Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-31

hth "Pfidtloh ~ mus cloqucntll described by
Mi. Name OF the Journal.
ROW ~ THE DIAMOND.
Our city fathers have been setting bad ex-
ample To the b'hoys On the occasion ofthcir
last meeting (Nlondsy EVENING" difficult,
occurred betveen some OF the members AZ.
ter the adjournment OF tho councils. the be.
iigemn,s stopped in the Diamond to talk over
matters.
Sir said No. !, "your course is entirely
no such thing"
! This was not 10 be borne even by the for.
barring No. ,, aud You're liar" pro, oked
an instant contact of No. Is sick with No. rs
head. No : then got No. Is finger between
US teeth amt began to gnaw away like COOL
Fellow. AT this Stage of the battle No. 2
came uP aud presuming that No. | was in
rather bad way, or that finger. at least, was
IN tight place, administered a settler behind
No 2s ear. AT this No. 4, who thought the
thng Tree fight. made an onslaught, upon No
g. taking him IN the rear.
Clear TIE ring b. Jabcrs let's have bit
OF iun any how, roared AN Irishman. throw.
ing his fists around him aud hitting whenever
he could see head, With cOmuicndable i'm
Tariiahty.
That's what say yelled an editor who
y member ol the council and who saw
glorious chance Tor something Of the exciting
DE aisy wld YOU, We spGpane and dont
De alter splitin your throat wild your noise Z"
and Paddy made on alarming demonstration
sSai"sl tue knight of the quill which resulted
IN Tue instantaneous disqualification OF that
diguitsy.
Colt, No. L. cried No. 5, oil the coun.
What's that you say" sid No. 6. and he
a forward ooh Y, = IL
in haste
'.D----u We. take that" said No. :. and
ne jumped into fine meat nous. OF No. Is.
command the p,Iccl' said Wstchman.
" Peace he ---, said d reverend father.
and he snatched the Watchman's mace. and
oegan laying II on the heads of his neighbors.
WHAT'S that you saw said another. aud
by way OF resenting the insult 10 peace, gave
The conquorcr OF The Watchman : rattle; a tire.
mrndous rap on the nose.
By this lime blooly faces aud black eyes
were plentiful enough. and n crowd having
collected suspension ut arms, was agreed TO
io---and most OF the combatlsuis NOV.
ed away, much 10 the clmgrin cl No. | who
made the Liberal Offer of "lour dollars aud
hall ior another Itch at No > A. No. 2s
friends lmd cooNcd him away, the generous
amt benevolent intention minated I'D the re
ward was not carried out.
TENDENCY Oh LIME TO SINK i5kI,oW
THE SURFACE OF THE SOlI..-lt i, re-
marked by Dundouald, in his Treatise show
Tag ihc intimate connection that sub>isls b..
tween agriculture and chemistry" that lime is
known 10 have tendency 10 sink below the
upper surface AID 10 form itself into a rcgu.
lar stratum between the fertile and the mier.
tale mould. After breaking up pasiur,, ground
dat formerly had been lined on the sward.
o. j. frequently observed in this situation.
THIS has been generally aecribeJ 10 its specific
gn'ily and 10 Us acting IN mechanical man.
ncr. la grdNclly, or sandy soils, there can b,
no doubt but that the djlusi,y aud smallness
oi illc PARTICLES OF lime will induce ID me-
chaaically TO sink through the larger particles
OF the saudi orgravel aud 10 remain al rest ON
the more compact stratum which may resist
lis passage.
When lands of this description have been
hinrd 'lh kept constantly undeTannual crops
uae greater mechanical process of thu plough
WIZ operate oEainst the lesser one ot sthsi-
dcncc, aud keep The lime diilused through the
s"ll, but M clay or luamy soils which an, e.
qually diilusdblc with lane, and nrafly of the
sane specific gravity, the tendency which
iiiue has 10 sink dpwuwnuis cannot b, &C
counted for simply on mechanical principles.
JAVA ADJUSTMENTS. The hog and goat
bghi Was vastly amusing. a wild hog anl
beautiful goat were turned iaio a small arena.
a synoi being allowed the goat to leap ON oc-
caslonaly. At first he was very cautious
aud watching au opportunity, jumped down
snd butiei tie hog whenever hc turned his
buck. His escapes aud inghts were comicpl
M ibe extreme; bat IN very short time he
bad the better, and Length beat The hog from
place to place, till he fell quite exhausted and
/ yanqui-h-l.
! Neat followed the battle roval-iliree wild
I h'g- sN dogs and the victorious goat The
h'Is were fora to pieces, most oi the dogs i'm
/ tlr Imo state; bat the govt was us fresh aud
/ irniiCh~ome as ever. Never was Comhltanls
more impartial; hog or dog were the same to
/ INN, aud all most sudiousiy avoided him.
/ The tiger ana buffalo fights sllurlrd little
sport. The latter gsius almost iuvarbbly an
I easy couqu'st--Addis)H's LIdian Letters.
DON'T LIKE TT-Th, Englisl Journals
are NOT az uU pleased that the United States
have >Ild upon California. The London
/ Tune, describes California as embracing IN its
extent nearly one half Di toe territories of the
McNicau republic, with splendid natural adj
vanuEes scarcely yet touched soil in many
places ~ terrible as the plains of Champagne,
aud climate compared 90 the suns and skies
OF Anddlusia. The magnificent harbur OF San
Fmneisco Is especially appreciated in the Br.
us1 inventory OF ihe advantages belonging 10
California. The claims Of English capitalists
ipr the money irnt to Mexico, uni lor which
thry hold mortgages on hat territory. it thinks
should not b. demolished by tee "unsrropu-
iousnes- OF TIE invaders OF tle imb,ciliy Of
The sufferers"
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS. ID often
thinks, Pete said sam Johasing to Peie Gum
bo last evening. II often Inks. Pete. dat de
Irt,ilIon OBJ Us dlrkies ia solciety Is a frl
more drgreeable one ,lln dat Oh white folk.