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American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-11

SJ BUTTER KNIVES, CAKE BASKETS, Casters
Butter Coolers, liigh and Chamber Candescks
Toast Racks, Napkin Rings, Salt dishes, BrOnzed
Tea helis, Oyster and Asparagus Forks, SOUP and
Gravy Ladies' selling OF low at the NEW FURNISH
ING WAREHOUSE, No. = N. HOWARD STREET,
Just round the corner of Market street.
mh2t-2m Z. T.. WETMORE s co.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

Convince me Of thal,' SAID the Quaker, 'and
thou wilt find me ready TO confess the fault
You said should hear something to my ad-
vantage, if would come here.'
Thou art mistaken Immediately responded the
Quaker; i only promised that thou shouldst hear
of something to advantage and is it not to the
advantage of poor tailor to collect an old debit
= IfI can catch YOU in the street, said The swin-
dler with an oath In the deepest rage, f'll give
you such cowhiding as will not leave the breath
in Your body
'Nonsecse, now, said the Quaker; 'f thou re-.
allJ intends 20 do any thing Of that sort. We bad
better step out into the back yard and finish the
business at once.
The rogue was completely non-plused by The
GOODNESS of the Quaker, and stood speeches. and
almost petrfied.
Now said the tailor good naturedly. 'et me
give thee piece of advice. When next thou
hast occasion to get suit of clothes, thou had bet
ter not attempt to cheat the poor tailor, but pay
him honestly, for then will thy conscience not dis.
turb thee and thy sleep will be sweet and refresh
ing. FAREWELL
There is no doubt of the literal truth of this
story, as we received it some time since, from The
lips Of the Quaker himself.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06
NUMBER 28.

hear that he Is greatly nja:ed by The, expos,oD.
His arm was broken. and his head bruised. Ii IL
feared his wounds Will prove fatal. He has beeu
removed to his house No, Clinton street, Brook.
lyn. asssa se4f .s,sTas.g sd' y, sso2Iq
MIR. Moore, Of the Croton Hotel. hearing that
there was some poor families made bouseless, by
the FIRE, loaded cart with provisions snd sent the
grateful and timely relief TO hundreds, who, ex-
hausted and fasting, would bu. for this, hive suf-
fered hunger, perhaps starvation. see,.z~
Such was the alarm al one time prevailing, that
many persons residing at considerable distance,
began to remove their goods. A, the Pearl street
House all was activity, everything was packed up
at an early hour. Capt. Flint. in the most prais
worthy manner, placed all his horses at the dis
posal Of the needy, and those whose dnty required
them TO exert themselves himself assisting most
heartily in more respects than one. From ihe
roof Of this building most capital view was had
of The whole of he fire.
The Philadelphia hotel, at:he corner of Beaver
and Broad street presented sublime sight. The
whole seven stores were wrapped in flames at Que
moment. The side being Stone, it presented the
appearance of volcano The flames ascending
upwards from the centre to all immense height,
while the fire pouring out from every wiudow on
its four sces give il grand and msjestic appear
ance-
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06
THE TARIFF.

cit is the poOr--those least able 10 bear pubic
burdens--who consume the greatest quantity OF
articles Of the finest necessity, there being for them
no other substitute; how exceeding cruel. then
the enormous duties upon articles of indispensable
use over all the world" "a sL--fsra
The above is paragraph from the U. States
Journal aud is part of an attack upon protective
tariff. We copy it in order 10 illustrate Its truth.
We a few days since, heard some families 10 New
England complaining bitterly of their inability 70
'get heip"--meanipg domestic servants. We
inquired the cause.
The girls are all drawn away into the facso.
RES" $50 ii saa d1Hs
"But why DO you not detai0 them T. .s.a
ave cannot afford to pay as much as they can
earn at the factories; beside they have hours of
leisure, rest, and Improvement there. Aud it is
stated in the report of The Savings Bank of Low
ell, that tse amount of money deposited by female
operatives In that institution, IS equal to IL nun.
dred and fifty dollars for every factary girl in that
city: AID this is not all, factory girls rank with
other independent people,. They are not consld.
cred servants" tyi s-Hs. u larsao9
All, thought we, how cruel it is to afflict the
poor and make them bear such burthens. Aud
what is an additional grievance. these very females
now cloihe themselves, al half the price they COD
effect that important part ofeconomy before they
multiplied the faorcs of the country, and thus re.
duced the price. How exceedingly cruel
We stopped few moments on The narrow side
walk Of Milk street. in Bostnn, unable to move
either way, excepting directly into very muddy
street, Jour course being hedged in by long truck
"a dray) ON each side, heavily laden each with 24
bales of goods. 'You get job then, occasional
ly," said we TO the brakeman. ~ a4 81 sdI
Hardly get time to eat said he, there is such
q continual movement of goods -.
SWELL these would be good times for you, il
you could live as cheap as your fathers did.
when goods could be imported nearly free ofdu-
ties.' , .r....
A truckfnan may not earn much more than
he did thirty years ago, but he can save twice
as much. "a
Oh the poor How exceedingly cruel .,
| We looked around the busy hive. The mason
was playing his trowel, and the painter his brush;
the Carpenter showed his forepain, and the shoe-
maker drew his thread with constaG: industry,
and the inspiring knowledge that his services were
in demand. Did they suffer from enormous du-
lies on sugar clothing? Their white Gotta
ges in Chelsea, Dorchester, Roxbury, Charleston,
aud Cambridge. looked very luile like suffering
Poor men what cruel times u. States Gazette.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

A Serere Retort.--Mrs. Beak wanted 10 insult
Mr. Snaud, aud thus she did it.-"Mr. Snaud, said
she, "you say that you're temperance man, yet
you chews terbaker, YOU do" "Hem-a-ye-
yes NUM-" he replied. feeling as fine had pmtof
vinegar between his teeth, "hu! II doesn't squeeze
my gizard out with stays. nor stick my back up with
has of meal-I doesn't"
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

There is Scotch giant at Milwaukee. seven
fee, five inches high. aud weighing something
short of the fourth part of a Ton. He has wife
with him TOO, who is in reality 'brawny lass,
weighs in proportion to her husband.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

On returning to the inn, aud nqsirng for the feb-
bells, he was informed that they had been gone
more than an hour, but which course, no person
knew. Filled with rage, and overwhelmed with
vexatioh, he gave up the pursuit.
The rebel party struck up lively pace, and ar
rived in the city on Saturday evening, anG stopped
of course at the Virginia House. on C. ST. The
lover and one of his Centrevilie friends, went I'M
medately to the Clerks Office, aud procured Ii
ceuse, whilst the other went in search of parson.
just as every thing was ready, and the sexton had
announced that the parson was waitings al the
Church to perform his duty. up drives another
brother, who had taken the route by Richmond,
in pursuit of the rebel fugves aud inquired if this
was the Virginia House? The Cenireulle friend
who Judged from his hurried manner of speech
that he was of the anti anne xation party prompt
v answered IN the negative, and pointed him to
Exchange as the Virginia House? The brother
IN great haste drove up to the Exchange, and 6b-
ding he had been deceived, came back, and deman-
ded of the landlord, if there was not runaway
couple in the house. Not now." says the land
loord, 'hey have just left through the back door,
aud will venture any sum they are gone to the
church; they went in devil ola hurry" what
Church what Church % exclaimed The brother.
Why to the Baptist in E. st. suppose, for it was
tHo ScAlou VI OuuICu,A saw uSio White
ago.
Away went the brother to the Church, hut
| when he got there the door was FAST The young
lady had told the sexton to lock the door as they
went, The brother leaped over the railing. but
unfortunately got INTO the wrong yard, Mean
" bile the parson in sweet mellow tone had gone
through the ceremony, annexation was cOnsum-
mated, Hyman approved and ratified the articles
of union aud ordered the clerk to record it in the
book of fate, aud the parties left with smiling faces
and hearts ,hrobbIng with the liveest emotions,
and returned to the Virginia House. Just as the
parties turned the corner, the brother found his
way out of the yard and came into the Church
much excited. "Has there. been couple Just
married here p be enIuired. There has" au-
swered the young parson. By whom he again
demanded. by me-" calmly replied the parson.
"Then sir, will hold you responsible" 81 sm
responsible, am responsible for what do" re-
Piled the parson, very kindly, "to much higher
power, and for the legal authority, | have that in
my pocket in the shape of license, sand wha,
God hath joined together let no man rut asunder.'
The brother at once saw that he was at the end
of his row. and after saying he had Travelled two
hundred miles in twenty-four hours forty of which
had been OH horseback; and was only five min.
u'es too late, he believed he would 60 back home
On eDquiring of tie gentleman form CentrevilIe,
was informed that the ladies in that part of the
Old Dominion are all for annexaiion--to a man
AN EYE WITNESS.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

A JOB HE COULD Mt Do.-A country man went
into a turner's shop in Boston,, where it was ad-
vertisedihatthe owner could turn every thing, and
requested him to TURN FEW soMERsETs. The
owner declined the job a, once
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06
EPlGRAM.

Women were born, so fate declares,
To smooth our linen and our cares,
And lis but just, for by my troth.
They're very apt to ruffle both.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

Said a French Philosopher TO friend,
who called Immediately after the prizes, had Civ
en- him extreme unciion,' you see am going,
have got my boots creased aar rS
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

HEAVY FEE.--Hon. William Cost johnson
of Maryland, has received one hundred thousand
dollars for his services in law case in which a
large amount OF property was involved.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

No less than FIVE attempts have been made, IN
as many days. to fire the city of Montreal. Three
persons are in Jail on different charges of arson
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

A newspaper Is about to established ia Jerusa
lem. Solomon with all his wisdom never dreampl
of such thing. to.2. 's
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06
IAN EYE WITNESS.

Running the thing into the ground. -.Soitaire.'
correspondent Of the st. Louis ReveiIe, tells
story of two rival shoemakers, Smith, and Jones'
who carried competition to such extern, that one
day the former would carry the popular current
of the town with him, and the next The latter wo'd
have IT all Oh his side. Thus things went on for
some time, when Smith had a vast boot construc
led. placed upon stand in front of his door, and
with sample of his manufacture in each hand, he
mounted into il TO exhibit to the passer>by, a spe-
cmen OF indomabie energy and perseverance,.
This was TO much for Jones and he was heard
10 exclaiin-" III 10 it," He a. once cut out a
capacious pair of boots, set his workmen at them,
had them. flushed, sent every living soul awav
from his shop at early candIe-Iight closed it up and
all remained mystery for the remainder of the
night. Morning broke; establishment and horror!
terrible Jones! triumphant in death! He had
drawn On the immense boots, fastened them ty
MS suspenders across his shoulders, and then sus-
pended himsefto a flagstaff right overhis pave
ment beneath him fultered postscript attached
TO the bools--ts substance was" Has smith the
soul to initiate this z" Smith hadn't
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

NURSERY PHILosoPHY.-' Woman, what are
you whipping that child for? For crying, do you
say? That's an original mode of closing the
little creatures tear ducts--a new way of assua-
ging infan,ilo grief. Little breeches is crying be-
cause he feels bad. and he has as much right to
feel bad as you. His only plaything has sustaic-
ed irreparabe damage, and his grief is poignant.
Did you experience but tllhe of the grief which
now agitales his little bosom, you would skuk
and sob for whole days,while he blows 1t straight
out, and IN fifteen minutes 1t is over with. How
would you like TO be whipped for ndolging in
your way And wha, though his mode is
some wi hat canorcus What if he does stand
a straddle u the miGdle OF the room, a flood OF
tears washing clean streaKs down his couutenance
his mouth wide open, shouGng forth to the whole
neighborhood his lamentations? his go-cart has
broken down, and he don't care who knows it,
! Neu Haven Herald.
Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-08-06

CITY OF Ses'lANr
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31
Correspondence Of The Tribune.
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
WAsHINrnM Ma

WAsHINToN, March %, ls45
Inns place is now getting ntoIerably dull, and
think shall leuve it to- norrow or next day The
Senators are generally gone home, and the Members
OF the House have left long snco except those who
are expecting office. understand that about sixty
Members of the last Congress have been or are office
seekers This accounts for the heavy vote on Tex
as 1t is humiliang Thing to say it, yet fear it is
too true, that many ofthem forgetting their oblga-
tons to their Country and her Constitution, though
they could find reluge from the Peoples indignation
in the sunshine of Executive favor.
heard calculation o-day, that there are about
five hundred ofiice.seesers nav in this city If this
business followed the usual rule Of trade-the price
being governed by the proportion of the supply to the
demand -ofice-seekers would be reduced TO very
low rate. There is no demanp and large supply
You will see some "groans in the Richmond En-
quirer" of Saturday Inst the state of Aunexa-
ton It feels that Texas is not yet annexed. Let the
Wings take courage
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.

A most melancholy and heart-reuding accident oc-
cured in this city last evening at the foundry and
blacksmith shop of Mr. Edward Duvall No l02 Charl.
ton street. The facts, far we could ascertain,
are these: Mr. FISHERMAN, keeper Of the Light House
at Sandy Hook, has been in the habit for some time
pnst Of aking the bay around the Hook FOR old iron
Sc: which he brought to the city and sold to Mr.
DuvaII On Saturday last n load was brought to Dn.
wallis shop by MIR FISHERMAN, among which a
bombshell petord, ubout IS inches in length and
10 in diameter, which Mr. b. had raked up few days
before. Yesterday, while Mr. Duvall was removing
the bomb from his shop to the sidewalk, for The pur
pose of weighing ii, he discovered that it contained
powder; and on taking hammer and striking it, for
the purpose of getting out the powder, exploded
and instantly killed Mr. Duva, tho Of the shop,
Mr. Aaron .. Prince, master mason, Of 10 Thompson
street, Robert Broderick, the corner Of Hudson
and King streets, and so injured boy, whose name
could not learn, that he died few hours. The
horse of Mr. Price, from which that gentleman had
just dismouMed, was also stantiy killed.
The windows in the neighborhood were very much
shattered by the explosion and piece Of the shell
weighing over two pounds, was blown 10 the corner
Of Varick and Carmine streets, distance Of nearly
four blocks, and struck within few feet Of two chill
dren who were playing in the street. II is believed
that this shell, with its contents, must have been in
the place whence il was raked since the last war;
Mr. Duval was estimablo- citizen, aged about 33,
and has left wife and child. Mr. Price was also
highly esteemed, about 40 years Of oge and has LEFT
"A wife and two children. Broderick was a youth Of
about II. The Coroner sent for Immediately
| but postponed the inquest until to day. We do not
learn that blame is attached to any person -.Nstr
York Tribune.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31

AN ENRAGED ELEPHANT. We learn by a
gentleman who came passenger last evening on the
Steamer Princess, from Baton Rouge, that the large
male elephant of Messrs. Hopkins 81 Co IS menagere,
Saturday morning killed the person who had been
for some length of time employed to take charge Of
it. 1t appears that the two elephants and camel
had been sent in advance of the other animals, en-
route, for Clinton, the female elephant and the Gamer
chained together. When about four miles from Ba-
ten Rouge, the male elephant refusing TO cross a
, small bridge, the keeper, who foot procured
a horse, Zone which the elephant was not accustom-
ed toy for the purpose of driving over, and in at
tempting to mount the horse shyed, and threw the
in the road The elephant Immediately rushed
upon BIN, caught him upon its tusks, and threw him
forty fifty feet in the air, which repeated
great number of times the tusks frequently passing
through his body. 1t then carried the body Com the
road towards the ods tossing in che air ut inter-
walls until 1t Tell between two fallen eswhich saved
it from further violence. The Infatuated animal then
returned to the road, where the female elephant and
camel had been chained tree by another keeper,
and rushed upon them, his tusks passing through the
camel, knocking down the female and breaking the
chain in two. The enraged animal then made off to-
wards the woods, carrying the camel by its trunk,
and throwing it at intervals in the air with its tusks.
The other portion Of the now coming to the
bridge, the elephant returned and made denonstra-
tons of an attack upon it, when firearms were
brought into requiston. Anumber of shots were
fred upon it, but without any effect. Word was
then the United States garrison, and some 80
or 40 OF the soldiers sent to despatch It with
muskets. The neghbors also turned out with their
rifles and shot guns, and some so or 60 shots we:c
fred into or rather upon nim, for the balls fire.
quently flattened up upon striking, and fell TO the
groupd At length it was determined upon 10 send
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31

0@The "Cleveland Daily Herald gives the fol-
lowing anecdote of Mr. Bancroft:
"THUs THEY DO IN GERMANY."-I is pretty
generally known that George Bancroft, the Historian
has enriched his mind with vast amount of ancient
lore, but is shockingIyLdeGcent in practical know-
edge-or, in other words; that he is far behind the
modern intelligence Of This progressive age and coun-
try.
Some years since, he visited Europe, and within
the venerable enclosures of the German Universities
he eommuned with German meaphy sicians; and
from their mouldy manuscripts, isolated habits, mys-
tic teachings, and unattainable lranscendentasn he
became a mental subIimatoa, incapable Of apprecia-
ing conforming to the imperfect actings and doings
of tho humanity infhis Western hemisphere.
lie returned to this country, and connected him
self with literary institution With the view of teach
ing the young American idea chow TO shoot" lie
gave and novel direction TO the mental and
phys exercises Of his pupils, soemny announcing
the reason-''Thus they do in Germany" Recita-
tons required ut unusual hours Eor "thus they
do in Germany" The ingress and egress to and
from his presence, and aftudinis alton while there
must be singuarly unique, because, ''thus they do
in Germany" Indeed, every movement Of tho bo-
dy and exercise of the mind, were regulated aud
made strictly coniormable to, ''thus they do in Ger.
many"
The Yankee boys "sood it" as long as endurance
virtue, and then "boed." They mustered
their force during the silent watches OF a dark and
dismal night, armed themselves individually and COL
lectvely with Brick bats, and then with noseless
tread and sirgle file, they poraded in front of the
idence Of the sad George Bancroft The word being
given, the " Brich-5ais flew" and the windows of
the said George Bancroft 'were smashed" The ru-
ture historian, unadorned save with night-cnp and
Shirt rushed to the door undetermined the ''where-
fore" and the loud and united response given
"thus they 10 in Germanyr
The end or Mr. Bancrolt's ''school keeping" was
about that time.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-03-31
STATE OF VERMONT.

Orleans District, IS.
Ehe Hon. the Probate Court for the District of Or,
eans--To all pe,sons concerned in the estate OF
Paul Cook, jr. late of Barton, deceased,
Greeting.
IA traitors on said Estate, request the Court to all
low them the furthert of one year from the fret
of February, ls45, for the payment of the debts.
Therefore, you notified that you may appear
a, az session of the Probate Court 10 be holden at
April next, and be heard in the premises And this
Order shall be published three weeks successfully in
the Colejonian printed at ST. Johnsbury before the
day assigned for hearing.
Probate Office, Irasburgh, 10 March. ls45.
4oo~3 GEO, NYE, .Jplgs,