The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-15

LAUDAABLE ENTERPRIsE.-Tn NIassachu
setts The cergymen. without distinction of sects.
are combining their efforts to establish an asvlum
TOT discharged convIcts. Abbott Lawrence offers
TO contribute slOO. providing $4,000 be raised
May success attend them, we saw Away with
the narrowness of soul that. because fellow ma
has erred, would put the theta on his forehead
and send him 10 the world a prescribed man +
we nave heard ct a case in which party ridino
IN wagon we're accosted by DISCHARGED conyict
who hnmbly asked ride on his was to Look mn
his friends. His request was spnrned, and that
ny one OF the party who was himself a fuoitive
rom justice. Ouch conduct il is that dyi;es n
ma" 10 cfime When his fellow men have no
sympathy Tor him, what can they expect in re-
turn ?-W J Sun
MING IN lRoUBLE.--At the first consen-
ment OF oeld!liZ powders To the capital of Delhi,
! they were brought TO the King in full court. and
explained their uses Eager to tes, their virtues
the King dissolved twelve blue powders in ooh
let OF water and drank il off--hut with wrv face
II was evident he did not relish it, He was then
told, that II should be taken in a mixture-when
he instantly dissolved the twelve white nav
ders and drank them off But the roar that fol-
lowed will be remembered as long as Delhi stands.
The King became possessed with the idea that he
mad juvenile earthquake inside.
CoTToN-The Charleston News concludes
rom the information from the various sections OF
the Cotton region, that the present crop will fall
short OF the last, which was itself short crop,
reaching only 2,0e0O0O bales.
CAUTION TO SURGEoNs.-A verdict of $500
damages were recorded in the Berks County.
Nra.) Common Pleas last week. against phys
icians residing in Kutztown. for unskilful and
negligent treatment of Il fractured arm.
WORSE THAN THE TooTHAcHE.-A Dutch
man, proceeding TO place whence he heard cries
ot distress, discovered one of his countrvmen Iv-
ny ondet stone wall. which had fallen upon
| him and fractured his legs IS Veil den. neigb.
Dor Vanderliken. vat ish de matter wild Won q,
DE matter. Wy don't you see mine condition
via all deesh pig stones upon me, and both mine
legs proke close by mine body ?" Mine Cot ~
SAID Hans, lis dat all you hollered so like dun.
oer' fought you wash got the toothache 2"
NEW EoEssARY.-One of the Alabama
volunteers, writing home from the Army. saws
is preuy tough, tell you-wage only 81 q
rnon'h, whIskey from one tn two dollars lion
and other necessaries Of life in proporlioo.''
HARDENED OFFENDER-A hardened Of
fender about being hung, the attendant CLERGY
man, under the impression that he was rene,.
tant sinner thus addressed him
In few moments you will be in ano,be, nd
better world envy YOU your place.
do yon! ]" said tho fellow eagerly, how'll
you swop situations %
" never knew" said Lord Erskine, Ca man
remarkable for heroic bravery, whose very aspect
was not lighted up ny genlleness and humanity. d
Inc people may not be as wise as demagogues
teH them they are, but they are far wiser than
| demagogues think they are.
VERY GooD.-Lord. John Russell. il seems
has sent tina very liberal subscription Of Goo to
the Golden Testimonial
The Razor Strop man has CEASED selling on ac-
count Of the new tariff. He has no more of the
same soI' lef."--B Boston Eagle.