The Columbian fountain., 1846-05-27
N EW S ITE MS.
What is it but Map Of busy life,
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns p Cooper
From the Spirit of Temperance Reform.


Selected by member Of The Club.
FATHER MATHEW IN THE WEST.
GREAT MOVEMENT in CHICAGO The Ri.
Rv. w. Custer. bishop Of The Catholic Church,
organised Temperance Society among the
members of his Diocese in Chicago last week,
and obtained sirteen hundred names. Go on
friends, though your work is great one, it is
not hopeless, nor is il without glorious re-
ward Should the Bishop carry this great
reform 10 all sections of his work, as he can,
he will be justly entitled TO the distinction ot
the Father Mathew Of the West
Well done, Bishop Custer, Of Chicago
Thy name stands high upon the roll of fame,
and shall be borne upon the Banner thai
waves over the advancing column of the TEN
perance Army; for thou has been truly a
father 10 The poor--thou hast by thy faithful
and noble, zeal in this glorious cause, dried up
the fountain of aoos, hast stayed the falling tear
of grief hast bound up the broken heart.
Would to God that other Bishops, Clergymen.
and Ministers, would initiate thy example, and
show themselves by such labors of love, the
friends Of the poor, Of the children Of sorrow.
and prove angels Of mercy TO those who are
pursuing course that will lead them 10 pow
erly, disgrace, wretchedness and woe,-,em-
poral and eternal. GREGORY.
FALLING OF HoUsE-MIRAcULoUs ESCAPE
On Monday morning abont ten O'Clock, while
workmen were engaged in digging cellar un
der two story brick house in Ensor street,
near Mott street, the whole structure suddenly
fell to the ground. The front and rear walls
fell even with the pavement; the roof lodged
within few feet Of the ground. At the time
Of The accident. Mr.. Robert Mace and three Of
his men were below engaged in digging the
cellar, and, strange 10 say, they all escaped
without the least injury. The house was the
property Of Mr.. John Rinebolt, who only pur-
chased il on Saturday last. Loss supposed to
be about $5o0.--Bah. Clip.
MELANCHOLY AccIDENT.-As Mr.. Alexan-
der Musy was returning in sail boat from
Tuckernuck to Nantuket, on Wednesday af-
ternoon last, sudden flare of wind upset the
boat about a mile from the shore, an d being
heavily loaded with stone, it sunk immediate
ly, Mr.. Musy and his companion, Mr.. Joseph
Kelly, attempted 10 SWIM ashore. The latter
reached the land very much exhausted, but
the former sunk and was drowned, only few
hundred feet from his companion. Mr.. Musy
was twenty five years of age, and ayoung
man of great worth and character-Ibid
A person living at Munich calculates, that
when the railways now in progress are termi-
mated, a traveller can go from that city in the
following time to The aforementioned places ::
To St Petersburg, in 66 hours, Naples, AZ;
Rome, 38; Hamburgh, 35; Paris 80; Berlin,
25; Geneva, "a; Milan, 3d. Venice, %; Dres
den, 81; Vienna, Is; Frankfort, II; Strasburg,
Is; S,utgard, g.
The WHEsT.--ln some fields the wheat in
Queen Anne's county looks promising. In far
the larger part however the Hessian fly has in-
jured 1t very much. Old farmers say that there
is more OF the fly at the present moment than
hey have known since the memorable season
of 1916, when the wheat crop was entirely de-
s'royed by that pestiterous insect CentrepiLe,
Nd, Times.
We learn from Washington, that the Cath
olic clergymen of Georgetown College have
all offered their services, in the present war,
as chaplains in the army, and that the Presi
dent has selected the Rev. John McElroy, late
oil Frederick, and Rev. Mr.. Rae, Vice Presi-
dent of the College, Chaplains IN the army, 10
proceed TO the "seat Of war"--Bah Pat.
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FROM THE ARMY.
0o- A private letter received in Baltimore.
from gallant young officer of the army-says:
"The war is done. The Mexicans can never
fight again, and have dispersed. so all uneasi
ness is now at an end" This is the substance
of all the papers contained.