The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-28

better. This modest request for.a matter that
is likely to be q public good, we suppose, if
granted, ought to be sustained BY public opin-
ion, on " the ground Of public policy" just
as readily as are those establishments for sell
ing the intoxicating liquors. Well, we hope
to be informed in reference to these things.
OUR WEEKLY.
We shall notsend the Weekly to any mem
bers Of Congress who have not ordered them.
We did send twelve or thirteen numbers Of
the Tri-Weekly and several persons have re-
turned them; some with insulting notes; one,
for instance. has accused US Of .'dragooniDg
and wheedling means for the purpose Of taking
money from mems pockets tor our own lucre; .
others. have returned the paper with polite
notes, and some without any. A very large
number, however, have not returned them,
neither have they given any notice Of their
pleasure in receiving such paper We
have done what we believed to be our duty,
in sending thus far, and we shall be pleased
when the desire is signi6ed to US 10 continue
sending the paper 70 any who may wish it. I,
is not our intention to inirude ourself upon any
one. In this matter we have no personal in
terest; we have never supposed, for moment,
that our undertaking would be matter ofpro-
6t TO us but did, and do still, hope that we
shall do good. by arresting the practice Of vice
Gas we call IT'D practice which tends not only
to paralize the mind and energies of age, but
has its influence upon the youth, TO an alarm
ing extent, and so far as we can, in many
cases, trace its continuance, it is for the sake
Of filthy lucre.
Now, all that we have received to the pre-
sent time for the papers we have sent as above,
is the notes of discontinuance and abuse as a.
luded to, and few copies sold for half price; !;
and for these we have been made to pay post
age in several eases.
fany person who may wish to receive the
Weekly viii use the means set forth in the
prospectus 10 obtain it, we shall send it to them
with great pleasure.
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CURIOUS ErouGH.--In the middle Of the St
Johns, (says, the ST. Augustine Herald } and
about mile south Of Picolaia, pine tree has
planted itself recently. 1t stands perfectly
erect, and as near as we could Judge, about
tweaty feet out Of the water, and appears in
full foliage as if growing. Snags and sawyers
are common in the Western waters, and are
feared by the steamboats,, as shoals and break
ers are at sea but not one, we presume, ever
dreamed Of such in the ST. Johns river. The
wonder is, how such tree became transported
from terra firma, and planted in its present po-
sition. ~ 43f* S.a
DARING RoBBERY.-About S O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, a lady while passing along
Cherry street between l2lh and 18th streets,
Philadelphia, was robbed ofa gold watch, pen
Gil, and purse containing $35. by boy about
10 years Of age, who snatched the purse out
of her hand, and the watch and pencil from
chain around her neck, which broke in his
grasp: The boy was pursued for some dis
tance, but he succeeded in effecting his escape
The Submarine Armor, invented by Mr..
Taylor. was used at New Orleans some days
ago, for the purpose of rescuing properly
from the sunken wreck Of the steamboat DR.
Franklin. The engineer went down for the
purpose Of taking as much Of the engine apart
as possible, and remained down for twenty
minutes at time. The amount of prop srly
recovered is quite large.
The barn on the premises of Mr.. Cummings
1t Doylesville (Mass) was set on fire some
nights since and consumed, some cattle per
ished, and aquantity of hay was burned up
Two men, Leander Thompson and - Pratt,
have been arrested on suspicion of committing
the crime.
SHIP HErRr CLAY AsHoaE.--Loss OF
LrvEs--The packer ship Henry Clay, from
Liverpool for New York, went ashore on
Squam Beach ON Tuesday night--part Of he
cargo was thrown overheard, and it is feared
the vessel will 60 10 pieces In the attempt to
land the passengers, eight or ten lives were
.fsS L-lLL 4 - =. NJ.