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The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-04
From the Petersburg Republican, Dec. /.
ANOTHER FIRES
ABOUT TWENTY HOUSES RURNr,

AboUI TWENTY HOUSES BURNT!
A little before 5 O'Clock on Saturday morning.
our citizens were awakened by the cry of FIRE -
Inc fire originated in the Tobacco factory of
OF Messrs. Orr, Dunn & Hill. situated on Frank
lin street., which, with the sweat house and everv
other building on the premises, the fixtures and
stock, was entirely consumed.
Thence the fire communicated to the Tabacco
factory of Messrs. Osborne g. Bragg, which. to-
gether with all the fixtures and portion of the
stock were burned. ~ ts.Es'.r5 a,srsr
The large and beautiful dwelling house of Ed
mund Osborne, Esq, at the corner of Franklin
and Wythe streets, (he latter more generally
known as " Weeks Cut'') was likewise consum.
ed, together with every clubhouse on the premises
except the stable.
A small house, on the opposite side of Frank
lin street, belonging to James Orr, ESQ. and oc
cupied by Mr.. Cruikshank as shoe shop and
and dwelling, was consumed, Mr.. @. saving his
furniture and working implements.
On Rose Alley, (running from Walnut street
to Lieutenant or Blandford run) the office of
Messrs. Osborne & Bragg, or 8 tenements nc
cupied as dwellings by the factory hands of those
gentlemen, and large house occupied as a lun
Der and store house by Messrs. Dunlop g. Tenent
were burned.
Between Rose Alley and Wythe st., houses
used for storing Tobacco, &c., belonging TO Messrs
Osborne & Bragg were consumed
we understand that all the property was in
sured, the losses being divided between four of the
Insurance Offices, as follows: Etna Insurance of
Hartford, Conn, $4,000, Mutual INSURANCE. Of
Richmond. $4,000, Petersburg Fire and Marine
Insurance. $4,000, Contributionship Insurance Co.
Of New York, $4,000
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OREGON.

Hon. WIN. Cost Johnson, late a member of
Congress from Maryland, and leading wb;p in
late letter to the Editors of the Journal of Com
merce, defends the claim Of our Government TO
Oregon. He hopes it will not be- made a party
questlon--aDd concludes by saying - s,. =. =.
The Father ofhis country wished to establish
an dneican charGcter-that We should act for
ourselves, and not for others, and not only make
the sentiment known but maintain it before the
world. Dor national movement is onward Those
at home who are in the habit of predicting the
dissolution of our Union, may have believers
abroad, but they have no proselytes at bome-
There are some, who for peculiar considerations
desire the abandonment Of our claim to OREGON.
and speak Of separate Republic. Ihumby con
ceiVe that they will have but few to Join their
standard either ready to parcel out our territory
to a foreign power OF couDtenance the establish
ment Of an independent sovereignty on its soil =
The strength and durability of the nation /. i, ,ho
magnitude ofts surface. Temporary excilems ME
in one section are spent almost before kno,1n ~
the eItremities. -
In expressing the opinion that the title If the
United States is good TO the entire of Oregon and
the hope that the nation will never abandon ne
claim, would not be considered as eote,,,;niac,
the desire that it should act preeipi,ateIv hat
with dignity and courage, which avoids ali ex.
tremes. Very respectfully, HEfTfTg
WILLIAM COST JOHNSON. :"
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U. S. SENATOR

lhe election for Senator 10 supply the vacan-
cy In the Senate of the United States took place
In the Virginia Legislature yesterday We see
no ln'ima'lon in the Enquirer of "Wednesday
morning OF who will be the man, but the Richmond
Wing says that at caucus on Monday evening,
Judge Pennybacker, of Shenandoah, was deter
mined on. correspondent of the Norfolk He
raid confirms this statement, and both agree that
ne Is " man of pure character. sound and good
talents" and will be elected without meeting anv
organized opposition Could our vote, however,
have made Senator. WILLIAM SMITH, of Eau
qner, would have been the man. But if our
TREND, that gallant and unfiinching Republican,
ROBERT G. SCOTT, Esq, is chosen Governor we
shall say amen, to the action of our party, with
hearty good will
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SOUTH CAROLINA

We rejoice to see that the Legislature Of this
State has entered its protest against the absurd
recommendations Of the Memphis Convention, as
it has done in the following Tesolutions:-
" Resolved, That South Carolina still adberes
to her principles on the subject Of internal i'm
proyements, and holds that the Federal Govern
ment has no right TO make appropriations in aid
Of railroads, public highways, canals, cleaning
out rivers, or any other Improvements, within
the limits Of any State or States, or communica-
ting from any one portion Of the Union to anoih-
er--unless plainly and absolutely necessary for
the defence Of the Union.
" RESOLVED, That in the proceedings of the
Memphis Convention, we regret to see much that
is in violation of the foregoing principles"
"Mr. Northrop has also submitted series Of
resolutions denying to Congress the power Of
constructing roads and canals, or clearing ont
navigable rivers in any Of the States, with or
without their consent; and also declaring thu,
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"FREEDoM OF THE PRESS.

For publishing that little article of our free
thoughts and fact, last Tuesday, headed,
What are ye going to do2" We received
from very good friend of ours. who keeps Re-
fectory, and is preparing Ten Pin Alley, the
article cut out from the paper, with message to
/" stop our paper and send in your BILL" both of
which we shall comply with. But with the
message comes reflection, that in this country
the boosted g freedom Of the press" is all hum
bug. We endeavor TO arouse the people to a
sense of duty to themselves, to promote virtue and
morals and in SO doing we touch the pecunary
interests OF some individual who, if successful,
Will, of necessity make miserable the hearts of
many an innocent wife ard child, and spread ruin
and desolation among citizens, and for this our
friendships are to be severed and so far as those
can affect 1t. our business is TO be checked, and
our press sienced. Well, if the community of
Portsmouth, desire to build up the former, and
put down the latter so be it, we came here to do
our best for the cause of truth and to pursue our
calling in good faith and honesty we cast our
lines here to make living for ourselves and our
family, by laboring in our vocation, and if it is
the Will OF those we have depended on for sup
port, that we should be disappointed, why, we
have only to say, so let IL be. But we saw again
to the property holders here, if industry is not
promoted, enterprise cherished, and morality en-
couraged, your property will become valueess,
your town deserted, and your population, what
remains, enervated and depraved These are
solemn facts, worthy of your most serious and
speedy consideration, gentlemen of Portsmouth :;
for the wines and liquors cannon flow, the lights
of the Ten Pin Alley cannot blaze, withou, Gus
toners, and without pay; and while these are
active, the work bench, the lawyers office, and
the Physicians duties will be neglected. And
lest We may be misunderstood here, we state,
that we allude to no one in particular we but
assert truism, for no man has the power of abb
guilty.
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GREAT PIGEON ROnsT

The Miners Express, published at Dubuque,
notices wonderful pigeon roost in the forks Of the
MsguOkita, Jackson county, (Wise) Il is three
miles long. and half mile in width. There can
be no estimate made of their numbers. Their
rOOsting places are about mile distant from their
nests and feeding places, being three in number
and each one covering section Of land and, in
passing to and fro, they darken the air with their
numbers, break down young trees with their
weight, and hundreds are killed BY getting en-
The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-12-04

BUNDELcUND.'-Over the foregoing sigma
ture, t,oeue very able articles on the subject of
the farm have lately appeared in the Washing
ton Union. The editors, in making their ac-
acknowledgements to the author for the service he
has thus rendered the public, express willing
ness to republish the whole series in pamphlet
form, if sufficient demand to warrant it should
be found TO exist. The articles from their neces.
seary length, have found their way into but few.
IT any, newspapers out of Washington, and conse
qnen,iy have been read only by comparatively
small number of the people. The work, in pam
phiet form, is therefore much to be desired and
we hazard nothing BY asserting that no reader
will rise from careful perusa of it, without find
ing himself edited and instructed
We accord most fully in the opinion expressed
above by the New York Globe. We have our-
self been instructed and edited by these papers as
they appeared, but their volume prevented us,
with our circumscibed limits, from copying them.
We think that reprint would do much good md
remunerate the publisher.-.Ne,D Era.
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HIGHLY CoMPLTMENTARy

Some Of the whigs," says the Vicksburc
Sentinel, " are openly defending the election of
Hopkins l.. TuTney, by their votes, in Tenbes-
see, on the ground that they voted for the most
Objectionable democrat, so that he should bring
disgrace and ruin upon his party"
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the ownership Of the public lands by the Gene
raj Government, as trust under the Constitution,
does not authorize any appropriation from the ma
"onai treasury by Congress to railroads or other
works Of internal improvement. H'
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MIR. CALHOUN.

We neglected to announce before, that the
Hon. John G. Calhoun had been selected by the
Legislature of South Carolina, to supply the va
cancy in the United States Senate, occasioned by
the resignation of Mr. Huger.
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SHIP NEWS.
PORT OF NORFOLK AND P0RTsMo nth,
WEDNESDAY,, December 3.
ARRIVED,

ARRIVED, .a
Steamer Georgia, Cannon, from Baltimore.
Steamer Alice, Skinner, FIN Richmond
Scbr Emma Virginia, Claptock, I'm PhilsdelpnS'
with mdze.
scbr WIN. w wyer, Ryder, I'm Boston, rndze.
Schr Robert Bruce Snow, FIN Boston, with mdze'
Schr Peru, China frn Newburyport, with an as
sorted cargo of mdze to Souter 4 Bell
Scbr Bridge, Thomas, finn Matthews, with corn
the master. =,
schr Maryland, Moore, I'm Cherrystonc, produce
to the master. - \.
Schr Gen Isaac Davis, Claypolu, fm HaVre 90
Grace, coal 70 r. Carnage. MI,
Schr John Anderson, Williams, I'M fork f'i'''
corn to the master. go, - S.,
Schr Thetis, Thomss, fm Nsnticoke' ono 70 nc"
Haven. It
scbr Metropolis, stuIl, I'm Proyincetown in bal
last 10 the master. "A
schr Jim2Crow, Holly. from Matthew'S corn y
Soutlsr & Bell. F s.s1 80 H.fi
.r #Hur#H
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tangled in the falling limbs and branches The
people kill them with clubs, and their noise is SO
loud that when gun is fired amongst them, the
report cannot be heard, and person can stand in
one place and shoot all day, the birds returning
as soon as thoy can load. ~ 81
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LAZY PEOPLE.

Thanks to Heaven and our ancestors. and 10
all others who had any part in making us what
we are, thanks TO them one and all that we were
not born lazy Lazness has been the parent Of
all sins that have been committed since The morn.
Ing OF the creation. Eve was in lazy f t at the
time Satan tempted her ifAdam had kept her busy
she would have been out of mischief and we should
all have all been innocent as young lambkins. IF
the antediluvIans had commenced building arks
when Noah preached to them, they might all have
been saved :: but they were too lazy TO work aud
SO they were drowned in the great equacious ca
tastrophe. The reason the Egyptians refused TO
let the lsraelites go was because they were 100
lazy to make their own bricks, and wished 10
compel the Hebrews TO do that work for them.--
The consequences are known; they were plagued
grleyousy and afterwards thrown into the Red
Sea. Lazy people in our own days are constantly
piaguing themselves, and are an everlasting
plague and eyesore TO Others. The sight Off
creeping, llstiess, indolent man, or woman is mis-
cry to the thrifty and Industrious People of this
class, are without friends, they are abhorred BY
their own relations and universally dreaded
They not only hate to work themselves, but they
hate to see work done, and would fam have the
whole world, as useless and inactive as they are.
Of this kind are your loungers, who delight in
hanging about workshops, printing offices, and
every place where they can interrupt business
1t we had as Homer expresses it,
% A hundred mouths, a thousand tongues, a
a throat of brass, and admantine lungs"
we could hardly find time and strength to execrate
such characters. .-.;-r. &. ~
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The OLD Corr. II is better" quoth my
aunt Prudence, +" to turn the old coat than ron IN
in debt for a new one" .s.n
Bot seel" replied /, "there is hole 10
lin"
Never mind shat," said she, put on patch
patch in the sleeve is better than a wit uPoB
the back the old coat will set easier lat home
than new coat in prison."
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Inc oNsIsTANT LADIEs--How often do We see
lady who cannot walk, cannot rise in the morn
ing cannot tie her bonnet strings fsins if she has
to lace her boots never in her life brushed out her
beautiful hair, would not, for the world, prick her
fingers with plain sewing, but who can work har-
der than factory girl upon lambs wool shepherd.
esses, dance like dervish in ball room, and
whilst every breath Of air gives her cold in her
fathers house, and she cannot think how people
endure the climate, she can 60 out to dinner par
ties in January, with an inch sleeve, and half
quarter Of bodice. Boston Eagle.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

AN EXPERT EXECUTIONER.-Ihe BOs-
ton Journal recently told pretty tall story
Of Sir Everard Digby, who was executed
in England for political offence. After
decapitation, the executioner took up The
head by the hair, and setting it down upon
the block, exclaimed, ",his is the head OF
traitor" The head Instantly replied,
"that's lie."
This story reminds US Of another, relat-
ing TO the selection of an eXeculioner BY
the Dey of Algiers, some fifty years ago.
1t was the custom to make the selection
from the prisoners of war. and the office
was much sought, as the person TINS Sc
lected obtained his liberty. On the oc-
casion referred to. there were three cam
didates, Frenchman. an Engishman,
and an American. The trial of skill was
to be made in the public square at Algers.
Three convicts were brought out and
placed on the stand, their necks and
shoulders made bare, and red thread
drawn about the neck Of each to mark the
place of decapitation. The Frenchman
advanced first, and, with single stroke
of the sword, severed the head of the man
so near the line as to call forth the loud
es, plaudi,s of the delighted Algerines.-
The Englishman now came forward. and
with inimitable grace and skill decapita.ed
his subject. The acclama.ions were loud
and long, from every side, and it seemed
doubtful 10 which of the two the prize
would be awarded, for, that i. would be t.
one or the other Of them did no. seem ,e
admit of a question. The American
however, was entitled to trial, and tool
his position. When all things were ready
he gave whisk of the sword, so sudder
! and so swift, that it was hardly observed
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

RELIGIOUS Commemorative were
comfortably seated in the stage coach. The
horses were under way, when a young
man continued conversation which tap
peared he had broken off at the last stop
ping place.
"At any rate" said he, II do no: be-
Iieve the story about Jonah swallowing
the whale
"And what is there so strange in that,
young man," said an elderly deacon on
the opposite seat.
"strange," said the youth. "i' is absurd
astonishing, impossible"
You speak very confidently, sir, wis.
er men than you have believed it," contin
ued the deacon, ''and indeed why should
not that be true as we'll as any other par
of the good book -
81 never saw it in the good book !" ex.
claimed the other.
"Then am sorry to say that you are
very ignorant Of your Bible, young man
and i. seems to me that person VI no man
ifes,s such lack of religious kowledgt
ought no. TO be so confident on such +;
subject" And the deacon looked at an
other very sober gentleman who sat nea
him, as if for bis approval.
1.-The other gentleman opened hi
| mouth for the first time, and said:-
Il perfectly agree with the young mar
II do not believe in that story either"
The deacon looked thunder struck, ant
| he siammered out: -
''But, sir, thought you told me tina
| YOU were church member :"
"Yes, sir, am, and believe ever!
thing tina, is contained in the Bible"
81 beg your pardon. sir. but
"And beg yours, sir--but the younl
man said tina. he did not believe that 10
nah swallowed the whale"
"Jonah swallowed-whale swallow
ed" said the deacon bewildered. "Di'
you no, say, young man. that you did no
believe the whale swallowed Jonah =
Not at all, sir! said did not believ
tina. Jonah swallowed the whale
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

vociferations, shared the same fate. The
Indian fairly danced with joy, and gave US
10 understand that as he could moi sleep
for pain, he would watch over US. You
may suppose that We slept much less than
we talked. The two strangers gave an
account of their once having been in the
same situation themselves.
Day came. and with it the punishment
OF The wretches. They were now quite
sobered. Their feet were unbound. bu.
their arms were still securely tied. We
marched them into the woods off the road,
and gave them sound thrashing. We
set FIRE TO their cabin, gave all their skin.
to the young Indian, and proceeded safely
10 the settlements.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

+" Well. we'll" said the deacon. ",ha,
alters the case, and I'm sure | did no,
Know what you were talking about"
Here the old man opposite took pinch
OF snuff, and Ieisurely observed that such
was generally the case with religious con.
sroversy that one party was talking
about one thing. and the other party Of
another. +" Therefore," said he in con-
clusion. Il very seldom engage in relig-
lous discussions. and more especially do I
avoid them when travelling in stage
COACH"
The deacon looked at the gentleman as
It he intended 10 know him when he saw
him again, and the young man wen, to
sleep.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

FALLING FROM GRAcE."- Zedekiah
Broadhead was man Of somewhat less
stature than Goliah Of Gath, though pos
sessing perhaps as much hysical strength,
so the village wrest'ers thought. when out
Of sport he picked up a whole handful of
them and dashed them on the ground
During religious revival Zedekiah was
converted and joined the Me,hodis. church.
One evening while on his way home from
class meeting, he was assailed by half a
dozen of his former companions. shouting
Nov Zed has become Christian. and
cannot fight, let US give him thrashing !"
Hold, moment interposed Zed, putt
ting forth an arm as long az rail. II
know Christian cannot fight, but remem.
Der belong TO a denomination who be-
lieve in falling from grace and" con.in>
ued the new convert, planting his foot
more firmly on the earth, and towering up
like gian, in the moonlight. and his arm
falling back to angle forty degrees
"if should fall from grace"-here he
lowered his voice to an ominous solemni-
ty. and advanced three PAGES towards his
re,reatng assailan,s should fall
from grace. ,ooe be to uou"' The ras-
calls overawed by doub. Of the saints
perseverance, decamped with precaution
leaving Zed, as ApolIyon left Christian,
TO 60 on his way rejoicing.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

EXTRAORDINARY DEN DIscovERED.-The
Jolies Signal in noticing the commi.tal of
man named Leonard, under charge Of
horse stealing, says: "Il appeared on the
trial that regular den had been prepared
on the farm Of Dr.. Daggett. above Lock
port. which was constructed by building
large hay stack. and excavating horse
stable underneath, and below the surface
of the earth. The entrance was conceal
ed by covering it with boards and scatter
ing hay on them so as to give j, the natu-
raj appearance of hay stack. How many
horses have passed this den 10 a distant
market is unknown; but when discovered
two were in it, which, however, were
taken out and disappeared before legal
steps were taken. A pile of manure was
found in the stable, and considerable
pile several rods from there. thrown into
a slough and concealed by high grass. 1t
had been conveyed there from the stable
on a wheel barrow. The evidence was
quite satisfactory, and the gentleman was
committed to a cell quite as far below the
surface of the ground as his horse stable -.
there to await his trial." The time has
arrived for the energetic prosecution of the
marauding scoundrels who have lately Ii,
upon the western country for the scene Of
their ou!rages.-[Peoria Press.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01

FARMER AND BEGGAR.-A story is told
Of strong. hearty. lazy fellow, who pre-
ferred begging for precarious living. 10
working for sure one, who stopped at
the house Of a blunt Massachusetts farmer.
and, in the usual language of his race.
asked for cold victuals and old clothes
You appear to be stout, hearty fell
low remarked the farmer; what occupa-
ton 10 you follow for living!'
Why, none, he replied, except trav-
eling from one place to another
Travelling about said the farmer in-
quiringy, 'can you travel well?'
% Yes returned the sturdy beggar.
Il am pretty good at that.
We'll, them sal! the farmer, coolly
opening the door, lie. nc sec you travel.
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-11-01
NEVER LOOK SAD.
by 7. II. BAYLEY.

III L. Ii. Ii 1 LEI.
Never look nothing's so bad
AS getting familiar with sorrow;
Treat him to-day in a cavalier way,
And he'll seek other quarters tomorrow.
Long you'd not weep, would you but peep
AT the bright side Of every trial;
For,une you'll find is often most kind,
When chilling your hopes with denial.
Let the sad day carry away
Its own little burden of sorrow;
Or you may miss half Of the bliss
That comes in the lap of tomorrow.
When hope is wreck j, pause and reject,
Ii error occasioned your sadness
II il be so, hereafter you'll know
How to steer to the harbor of gladness.