The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-09-22

| mere rs fair demand Tor wheat. We
4OOO bushels Western at % cents. and 100
bushels prime Genesee a, 81 04. aud $500 bushcl
| Southern. on private terms. supposed. 81 .03.
For yellow Southern Corn so cents is asked
and 70 offered.
| There is no activity TO day in Pork. we quot
Prime at sS.l2a a SO 25. and Mess at 1915
CLIPPINGS.
| PUMPING THE WATER OUT OF LAKE Mrcut.
GAN.-by an arrangement with the English hond
holders. the State Of Illinois has given over
them the unfinished canal. from the w,ters n
Lake Michigan at Chicago To the Illinois river
lhry are about completing il. but The princ,pa
difhculiy now is To supply il with water. OWN,
| To the level of the Lake being eight feet HELM
the bottom Of the canal To overcome this IN,
present company, after various propositions. final
| ~ helhought themselves of raising the water
The Lake SD as To supply the canal. and have or
"ereu some powerful machinery for that Purpose
| at Piitsburg.
AssAssiNATIoN.--'T The Able Chevalier Thomas
stuart, SON at Sir William Drummond Stuart.
ewhose travels and exploits the Western Prairies
were 80 popular. was murdered on the 10Th july
at Case Brucciate little hamlet in the PapaI
States He went To retired spnt To battle and
there was met by ruffian, who was only liberated
from prison the night befbrp. and was stabbed and
rooned. The deceased was dignitary in tho
humanlsh Church, and in pruspe of a cardinals
hat.
On Thursday night, at the ST. Charles, dis
pnie arose between two young bluods, which re
suited In challange and acceptance. BIadens-
burg, the next day. was the ground of combat
The parties exchanged one shot. Neither got
hurt. hut both badly frightened. and were Glad To
declare themselves satisfied. WASHINGTON cor
respondent ". Y. Herald
The V.II,,,
| Mexican soldiers a, Vera Cruz like sheep. They
are shut up in the castle Of ST. Juan de Ulioa. and
at Inc present time number between 500 and 800
AT Marshall, Texas. an the 2nd inst, dur,no
the quarterly meeting in the schuul house, II large
tree standing by the door was struck with light
ming. Three peTsuns were killed and eight or
nine injured.
The branch mint in Dahlnnega, Georgia. coined
In the monIh."f August, 1873 half eagles, ! 500
quarter eagles amounting to S42. 522 So IL is
supposed all out of American gold
Two men. Edward Straut and Nehemiah
Wright, in crossing The Erie Rail Road track
were run over and killed by The Engine and train.
at Spring Valley on Thursday last.
An editor in Indiana whose ma per is apporen,lv
almost at the last gasp. Tins appeals To his sub
scroers - Help me, Cnsh as, or sink
An experiment is now in progress in Connect.
cut, tn manufacture cigars by the same machinery
used in making pins.
/ BEAUTIFUL Dickens has the following beau
tfnl thought in his " Nicholas Nickleby":
| q Ii is an exquisite and beautiful thing i'm our ma
tnre, that when the heart is touched and soften
ed by some tranquil happiness ar affrctionate feel
Ing, The memory of The dead comes over it must
! powerfully and irresisiby 1t would almost seem
as though our better thoughts and sympaihies
we're charms, in virtue ot which the soul is ena-
b'ed To hold some vague and mysterious intercourse
with the spirits of those whom we dearly loved
| IN life. Alas /! how long and how often NAV those
| patient angels hover above us, watching for the
spell which is SO seldom uttered and so soon for
gotten"
| The razor strap man, who is said to have &C
qnITed considerable wealth bv his trade is emit.
led To much credit fur his example of persever
| Ing industry IN business which. though perfectly
| 'rgitimate and honest, encountered the prejudice
and sneers Of hundreds whn would now meanIy
envy him the avails of his labors. We like to see
such Independence of mind prosper. and regret
there are not - more ofthe same sort left ''-Bau
| Sun.
| Mankind NAV be divided into three distinct
classeS-thOsc who too stuhhnrn 10 abandon or
ror even alter conviction-Ihose who are So gull
BILE as to he easily humbugged and deceived-and
those who are possessed of good common sense
and use II To the hest advantage in directing their
actions and shaping their opinions
WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DINNER TO DAY ?
Is question: often repeated in every family 1t
is as perpPXing 10 the wife as il is vexaiiIus to
the husband. As order is the first law of Nature,
we know not why there should not be a system
inr eating, as well as for every thing else be-
sides. il wnnd put an end To the puzzing question
we would suggest To heads of families and land
ladies' OF b"arding houses. that a regular ronline
of dishes for every day in the week-the same
dish for The same day in every WEEKS one of The
best methods that can he conceived in a well regn-
lated family. variety is all that is required {:
bur how 10 get at this variety seems 10 be the
question. Let then every day in the week have
| lis regular dish-thai is, the principal une-wlth
desert corresponding; aud we will guarantee
| that the question, 4" What shall we have for din
ner to-day 2? will soon be obsolete. Should cir
cumstances require change at any time that can
easily he effected without destroying the system
We have seen this plan carried ont, and success
altended-.N. y. blooming .Nems.