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From the Washington Union.
WESTERN BOUNDARY OF TEXAS.
Is Il lhe Nneces. OF lhe Rio Bravo Z

Is 1t the Nueces, or the Rio Bravo?
The Mexican party is disposed To confne Tex
as to the Nueces. The National Intelligenccr.
The organ of that miserable party, chimes in with
the notion aud in its article of this morning
would forbid us to occupy =" the country beyond
the Nueces and To the Rio Bravo" and virtually
claims 1t for Mexico, and would allow her TO ad :
vance her troops and occupy the whole of it.
f"r our own part, (and such we believe is the
feeling oi every Americana we entertain no doubt
that the Rio Bravo del Norte is the true bounda-
ry line of Texas. 1t was uniformly claimed by
The Unlted States. from the moment we acquired
Louisiana by the treaty of 1903. 1t was so as.
serted by Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and by
Mr. Clay himself in 1920. without the slightest
question. 1t IS claimed by Texas herself, under
her organic law and we succeed to all the rights
Ut Texas, by her voluntary acceptance of our
resolutions
We have British authority before us, which
accident threw this morning in our way. which
we must array on the American side 1t Is the
2ist volume of the London Encycopaedia of
Arts, Sciences" SC, &C., published in % vol
nmeS, IN the course of the present year. Under
the head of Teas, it describes it as a tract of
country In North America" SIT is bounded
north by Red river, east by The State of Louis
lana, south by the Gulf of Mexico and west by
the Del Norte-contalning upwards Of 100000
square miles,
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AMERICAN LUxURY.-The Lyons manufac-
turers consider us the most extravagent people
in the world. One of them said lately. "My
most costly fabrics are invariably secured for
American market and the agents for America
houses are more liberal in their purchases than
any class of huyers.''
An English gentleman once remarked 10 us.
that nothing astonished him so much in this coun-
try. as the immense number Of well dressed peo-
pie he saw every where. This extravaganza"
in dress is carried TO such an extent that hun
dreds of elegantly dressed people may be seen at
our churches every Sabbath, so impoverished in
pocket that they cannot chase up ftp or even the
first red cent To put into the contribution box
This IS none of our business, however, 80 we'll
retire.-,Norristo,on Banner.
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" SHOCKING BAD PAPER"

We are obliged to notice, with voXa,ion, the
shocking paper ON which the .Nc,o Era is printed.
and make an apology to our readers aud patrons,
assuring then. that it is not our fault The
streams have all run dry, and the mills have, in
consequence ceased operations. We were obliged
10 use this or cease operations ourselves, but we
are promised good article in the paper line very
shortly. Just what the PittsbuTg Ariel says
about dry weather out west.
How DRY and dusty every thing is becoming
The leaves are whitening up, and there is nothing
green in the pastures or meadows. There will
be great scarcity of fodder this coming winter
and every thing that can be used to feed cattle
will command high prices. The streams, in al
most every direction are getting almost too weak
TO run; some dry ms the cattle that seek
them. O for some rain--ong and steady enough
to save the earth from parching 1t will burn soon.
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TIE LADlES FEAST

We are happy to learn, by our Norfolk cotem,
poraries, that the re,urns of the Feast last week
TO aid in the repair Of the Presbyterian Church of
Portsmouth was equal to the expectation of the
Ladies who got it up. They return their sincere
thanks to the 4" Press OF the city of Norfolk" for
the kindness manifested in their notices of the
Feast, This is all right
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NOT by AUTHORITY ;

The Washington Union, in abiding to the re-
of Louisiana for troops, says
" The fact is, that Gen. Gaines has acted with
out orders, and, be his motives as pure as they
may, they cannot exempt him from the censure
of the Executive The command of the army
of observation was given 10 Cen Taylor, and
Gen. Gaines ought never 10 have medded with
his command. -
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FOR TEXAS.

The L. ). steamer Col. Harvey, having been
thoroughly repaired at this Yard, took her depar.
t"re yesterday for Mobile, thence TO Texas. Her
list of officer is as tollows:---
WIN. G. WHITTLE, Lieut.. Cong.
LIST Lieuteuant--M. Smith.
Acting NlaSfer-Geo. w Rodgers
Passed Asst Surgeon--Wm. a. Nelson.
Passed Midshpmen--R. Il. Renshaw, II. n
T. Arnold.
MidShipmen-A. f. Marley, j j. Waddell.
Capt's Clerk-Geo. Goldsborough.
Coast Pllot-,Ino. D. Wood.
,9ni Asst Engiueer--Sam. Archbold.
Ord do do -Fheo Zeller
The Harvey took on, the following passengers
Nj. NJ Thompson and William Luce, laird AS
sstant Engineers, and MIR John Brown
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eral. through the lips chiefly of his no, less war.
IKE wife, VIII kn"w how TO calculate. There
VIII he great armies concentrated in the woods of
Mexico - wsSnln eight days march'' of our lines,
1t not nearer than that. One thing is a comCort
The old gentleman will not be taken by surprise.
His demonstrations will be timely, and on a mag
n'icent scale. We hope the New Orleans vol
nnteers will have pleasant simmer excursion
for the defence of the Star of Texas
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HON. GEORGE McDIJFFIE

The Hamburg Journal Of Wednesday says
fThis distinguished gentleman arrived in our
city on Monday last. We are gradhod to per
ceive that his health has greatly improved He
has returned again to his home in Abbeve'
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and Mexico to our disadvantage. This war,
should 1t really take' place, will throw open to CT
villzaiion and commerce an empire quite as pro
life, and in the hands of its present poSsessors al
most as mpenetrable, as that nr China"
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THE VIRGINIA LITERARY. SCIENTT-
FIC AND MILITARY ACADEMY, IN PORTS.
MOITTJ

IL =
FIC AND MILITARY ACADEMY, IN PORTS,
MOUTH
1t will be seen. from our advertising columns
that the Exercises of this Institution are to be re-
sumed on Monday next, the 9Th instant. This
Institution, though prosperous. and receiving
considerable share of public patronage, has not
and does not meet with that liberal support to
which the services Of well qualified Professors
are entitled The gentlemen connected with that
Institution have right to expect the free and
cordial support Of the whole community. And
others have no right to expect the services Of
competent Instructors without such support
There are many reasons why this Institution
should he literally sustained. The first is, it is
for the interest of the community. 1t is 50 in
every point of view. But one important ground
for this assertion is, that moneY will thereby he
brought into the community which, otherwise.
would be expended elsewhere, or, perhaps. not
expended at all for the purpose of Education
Each scholar coming from the country brings, at
least, two hundred dollars per annum into the
town. This money is distributed among boarding
house keepers, book sellers, other merchants tai.
lors, &c, &c, and among others item, q part
and but part, to the Professors OF the Academy
What then becomes of this fund ? Does not ev-
cry one who reflects but for moment see clearly
that, ,bis or,o,o, oi,,.,,o,.., :;
en- lar 70 i,o,o,s, g., .;.
so,ro,,, h il;,i,.I I
of tho ,o,r,2 IT,
noint Sunnose then ~, tho IiboroT .nr,o., Sc
the citizens IF tho DI.,oa ,,u,,Lo ;,I>.,'l;
eo,al ;,di,;I,.I
cou,d ba bror,h, g., ,,i.,a.a e,..l1
r,;,,,,;o ,,, ''o
.,ry MONT or vio,,,2 WV.
Iors a,,,,u, e o,Il,a , a.. l:.
the businaes r,os,ori,v or ,bo
Tho worth soo,r;n,, os,,ooialr...
the comnI.int ;s gororoI ~ $500, 49,, 49,
,;roos b,,1 a,I h,.i,s., -, ..I,
ds,,ioin,, ,,;,,,o
Ifo,r ,o,rr = =, ho r,,oJ ;,.;u,nc
Thor own ci,;zo,s ,,h, ,.G,so 80
far tho oenoraI Good No,r,u, ,,i,aaI ,,;,'s..,
se16sbross is i,s o,yo ,,,,s, oro,,, r. ,.,;
prosper. we INNS, he readv and ,yiII,r 70 o;d o,oI
other be,,ior in mind Tho, nr,,,t,o i,d;,;I,.I
prosperity is TO advance tIt% oaner,I and co,so
nuentIv. our own rood. The res,,I, sr,I.., oc :.
relation to the Acadero, CON cell, xa.l;.a, r.
those whose in,oros, :, +;
munitv. will take tho ro,,,or - h.,oJA,L.;
utmost TO sustain the Ios,i,p,ioo no ho.aro;n -,
patrons 1T home and =, ,bosa,,o ,;r,o
occasion that NAV ,far olly,c.,o ;..oI,;..s
ADVANTAGES abroad For o H. -.
saw. that if fully examined ,,osa od,,,n,aaoa ,.;m
be found AZ ,eas, oo,,I e no, ..,,,o.i,.- -
any o,he, Ios,;,,,,ii, ,t,a,,..
inc there are some whose ,rjsdo,n Ie,ds ,b,, T.,
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I.AENCH

fine schooner of 80 tons, for the Canal Trade
was launched from the Yard of Graves and Fore
bee, Portsmouth, on Saturday, called the Melzar
jenkins. - Courier
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sCJ" The bark Phoenix, Boush sailed from Old
Point on Tuesday last, for Aransas Bay, with L.
,. Troops. The Bark Bachelor, Horton, sailed
for the same destination on the Saturday previous.
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fed the inner man on less sub,antal but more an
Propriaie food One Gerry warm afternoon the sim
gers had water melons and lemonade wherewi,b
to console themselves, and it happened that one
OF the gentlemen, in doing the agreeable 10 his
lady DIS a uis, upset the lemonade jug. The floor
OF the singing lof, not being quite water tight the
: lemonade trIckled through and the congreyati ton
sat under the droppings of the sancuary'' more
literally than they expected or even desired
SELF MARRIAGE.-A couple had been LIVING
together as man and wife i'm PHILADELPHIA for
some time. The gentleman, perhaps. becoming
tired of the incumbrance, refused to support his
repnted wife. She instituted suit to ohta i'm her
share of his worldly substance. The defence was
that they were legally married. 1t appeared that
no cergymen, or minister Of the law, oficiateJ at
the marriage ceremony but that the parties ac-
knowledged themselves and wife i'm the pre-
sence ct witnesses. This Judge Sargent decided
to be legal marriage, and ordered the husband
to give security FOR the payment of $40 per week
Tor the support OF his wife. With this decision
the husband refused To comply, and was impri-
soned for contempt OF court. He was subsequent
iy brought before the court, backed by an extra
ordinary combination of legal talent on an appi.
cation for a discharge. But all to no purpose !;
the Judge was memorable. This decision ia not
new. This Interpretation of The law was estab.
Iished in England many years ago, and a law
providing for marriage in this form was adopted
in South Carolina in 1909, {" in order that none
might be hndered in necessary work there
being no minister's
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COOP Things OUT OF PLAcE.-A correspon p
dent OF the New York Observer, in descaning
upon the rreverence Of church choirs, says there
are some pretty goings on sometimes, where the
cholrs are surrounded with good thick curtains and
the chorlsiers are concealed rom the congregation
Some read, some sleep and others converse doubt
less most lovingly on ovable subjects, and are
kindly afecilonate one toward another. But he
mentions particular case as coming under his
own observation. which is altogether too refresh
ing story not to be circulated in this hot season
The singers, in warm weather. took care to be
provided with refreshments, and thus thew re.
Plenished their outer man while tho congregation
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FEMALE LYNcHERs--Th Mount Holly Her
aid states that gay widower in the neighborhood
of Bass River, having determined to marry AGAIN,
applied to one lady and then another, and being
refused by both, went about slandering them. As
soon as they heard of his nngaant mode of ia
king revenge. they held council of war, and de
ermined to punish him in such a manner as to
make an example of him for his want of manly
feelings and chivalry-They accordingly arm
cd themselves with large tough birches, and
seeing the gentleman passing along the road, sal
lied forth upon him and assaulted him with such
ylgor that he was unable 10 make any resistance
they scored his back well, and but for the inter
ference of gentleman, who was attracted by his
cries OF distress. would not. have left an inch of
skin in his whole hide
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CLAIRvoYANoE.-Dr. S. S. Lyon of Bridge
port, 81. has located in this City with A. J. Da-
Wis, OF Ponghkeepse, the youth of whose eminent
CtdrUoydncc such marvels are related, as our
readers have seen. 1t does seem to us that this
matter Of Clalrvoyance may now fairly challenge
the attention of men of Science, of Learnino. of
Philanthropy, but especially of the Medical Pro-
fesslOn DR.. Lyon assures us that Mr.. Davis
can readily and surely tell, when in state of
Somnambulisn, what is the real disease of any
sick person. and what treatment OF any) will re-
move 1t, and even what course has been pursued
previously, what medicine taken, &c Now this
Is either most fragrant deusion or wondrous
and beneficent truth, which ought to be accepted
and made widely useful. The ,ney, wonder
claimed for Davis, that he is able 10 apprehend
clearly distant occurrences the position of things
lost or hidden, and even the thoughts Of strangers
is ct secondary importance. Dr. Lyon properly
declines TO subject this faculty to the mere graft
hcation Of idle curiosity, and intends TO employ it
wholly in the cure Of human Ills We mean to
satisfy ourselves Of the verify or Galsty Of these
prctentions before Mr.. Davis leaves our city, and
we trust many others will do So
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STRENGTH OF THE OPPosIrroN- OBJ
serve that some OF the Democratic papers exhibit
some alarm at the supposed array of talents which
nave been recently brought into the Senate by the
election of Webster Clayton, and Johnson Of This
State. The Democratic doctrines have hitherto
survived the attacks of Webster, where those
attacks were sustained by ADLER men even than
Clayton or Johnson either. and have nothing to
apprehend from future assaults-as to Mr.. John
SON he has high personal standing here, and is
Looked upon as a very able lawyer; but we must
recollect that Edmund Burke, 50 Justly celebrated
Tor scholastic and intellectual attainment has said
that the science of the law was the Sc Chinese
shoe of the human mind, calculated to restore
rather than to enlarge ito know the La,v makes
one lawyer. to know the reason of the law con
stItntes the intelIectualist. We have We, to learn
when and where Mr.. Johnson has displayed any
great intellectual strength, sufficient even to raise
presumption that he possessed the capabilities
of Statesman Bait. .4rgus.
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MODERN FINANClERJNG

An advertisement recently appeared in one of
the Philadelphia papers, stating that four thou
sand dollars in gold bars had heen lost on the Del
aware and Wilmington Railroad. This adver-
Lsement was taken by person of the name of
Moisture, to two young men, with the informa-
ton that he knew person who was in possession
Of the gold, and that he could get it for them for
S4OO. They applied to friend who advanced
them the money, and proceeded to meet the party
having p'ssesson of the gold. 1t was submitted
to chemical tests, and appeared to he genuine
They took possession Of it, but subsequently found
out by experiment that the bars had been coated
with gold by electro magnetism, and We're so
lhlckly coated that they bore the test Being Ia
ken in and done for, they applied to the police,
and McGuire was arrested and bound over for tri-
al. The other parties escaped detection. If these
yon"g men had not made too much haste to get
rich, they might have saved their money.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-04-17
NJ ] $ q Is u u a S. 8 o
MRS. CAUDLE'S CURTAIN LECTURES.
LECTURE III.

: A%ISi CRE
MIR. cAUDLE JOINS cLUB-THE 'sKYLARKs.'
"lm sure poor woman had better be in
her grave than married That is, if she can't
be married 10 decent man! No, don't
care if you are tired, sha'nt let you 90 to
sleep. No, and won't say what have to
say in the morning Pll say it now. It's all
very well for you TO come home at what time
you like--t's now half past twelve, and you
expect Pm 10 hold my tongue, and let you go
10 sleep. What next wonder A woman
had better be sold FOR slave at once
Sand so you've gone aud joined club -
The Skylarks, indeed! A pretty skylark
you'll make Of yourself! But won't stay
and be ruled by you. No. Pm determined on
that. Gll go and take the dear children, and
you may get who you like to keep your
house. That is, as long as you have house
to keep, and that won't be long, ] know.
"How any decent man can go and spend
his nights in tavern Oh yes, Mr.. Caudle,
dare say you do. for rational conversation-
! should like to know how many of you
would care for what you call rational CONVEX
sation, if you had it without your filthy BRAN
dy and water; yes, and your more filthy
tobacco smoke. Pm sure the last time YOU
came home, had the headache for week
But know who it is who's taking you to de-
siruction. It's that brute, Preltyman. He
has broken his own poor wife's heart, and
now he wants to-but don't you think it, Mr..
Candle; l'll not have my peace of mind de-
stroyed by the best man that ever trod. Oh,
yes 4! know you don't care so long as you
can appear we'll to all the world-bu, The
world little thinks how you behave to me-
1t shall know it thougll-that Pm deermin-
ed
"llOw any man Can leave his own happy
lireside to go and sit, and smoke. and drink,
and talk with people who woudn't one OF
them lift finger TO save him from hanging
how any man can leave his wife-and good
wife, too, though say it-for parcel of poi
companions-oh it's disgraceful, Mr.. Caudle
it's unieeliug. No man who has the leas
love for his wife could Go it.
And suppose This is 10 be the case every
Saturday But know what III do. know
its no use, Mr.. Caudle, your calling me a
jgood creature; Pm no such fool as to be
coaxed III that way. No; If you want 10 &C
! to sleep, you should come home i'll Christian
time, not at hall past twelve, There was &
time when you were as regular al your fire
side as Kettle. That was when YOU were
a decent man, and didn't go with HEAVIER
knows who, drinking and smoking, and max
ing what you think your jokes never heart
any good come 10 man who cared abou
jokes. No respectable :radesnau does Blu
| know what l'il do: I'll scare away you
Skylarks. The house sells liquor after lively,
Of Saturday night; and if don't write 10 tht
magistrates, and hare the license taken away
Pm not lying in this bed this night. Yes yot
may call me foolish woman; but no Mr.
Caudle,no; lis you who are the foolish man
or worse than foolish man you're--a wick
ed one. u you were to die to-morrow-nnt
} the people who go to public houses do al
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The WHEAT INsEcT.-A correspondent of the
New York Mirror gives the following account Of
an occurrence which came under his own notice,
and which may serve TO throw some light upon
the nature and character of that plague Of farmers
the wheat insect He says:
sin the spring of 1914 placed bag contain
ing half bushel of white flint wheat in seed
drawer, under glass, and near The furnace of my
Greenhouse. On the 9th Of March, l845, O.
Pened lhe bag, and TO my surprise found thous-
ands OF living insects, such as are now presented
10 you-some were on the point OF leaving the
Kernel, others were just commencing to eat
through and many were perfectly formed ana
running about in all directions. Six years ago
was in the habit OF soaking my early grains in
salt brine for the purpose of destroying The egg Of
me insect which assured my neighbors, much
70 Their amusement and unbelef, a0as ensconced
In the kernel. Now, by accident, the fact is
made manifest. The insect would not have ap-
peared until June, perhaps, had the wheat been
sown. The warm situation it occupied in ihs
greenhouse Brought it thus early 10 maturity"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-04-17
MAGSEALL ACADnMY0

A MEETING OF the Trustees of Marshall
- Academy, will be held in Staunton on the
first day of May next. This being the day fixed
upon by the charter for the annual meeting of the
Board. tits earnestly hoped that majority of the
members will be i'm attendance.
JAMES A. LEITCu, N. c. KINNEY,
JOEL MCPHERSON. ii. III. STUART,
The following gentlemen compose the board !:
John X. Purdie, Hugh Patton, VIM. A. Patteson,
VIM. Mitchell, jr. John Dove, N. G.. Kinney,
Charles II. Lewis, A. II. ii, Stuart, James
Points. Thomas j. Niche, John S. GaIlaher,
Joel Mcpherson, II. G. Scott. James ID. Green,
Oscar Nj. Crutchfeld, Jas. III. Piper, MORGAN
Nelson, Edward Colsion, w. G. Singleton, A.
r. Givens, q. X. Harris, Kenton Harper. WIN.
Kinney, WIN. Frazier, John b. Baldwin, George
NJ. Cochran, ID. w. Pa,teson, John G. Fulton,
and James A. Lei,cb.
March 81, 1876.
de- Wing and Enquirer, copy once a week
for three weeks and forward accounts to this office
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-04-17
NEW WAY TO MAKE BUTTER

The wife Of a farmer saves herself the
trouble of chdrnbg by the following contriv-
ance: She ties up her cream in linen clo!h,
over which she places piece of print, and
buries the whole in a damp place in the gar
den FOR iwehtyfour hours. She then takes it
up, and turns the cream (Which by this time
is M tie shape and consistency of pud1ing)
INTO bowl, and by stirring it with wooden
spoon, the butter quickly separates from the.
and i; is said to be sweeter than
that produced by the ordinary ethod-.Nas-
SdchWSeUS Plonphman.