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The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1846-06-30

IN The court OF
Common Pleas nf
Somerset cn,inty.
of January Term,
1913. No. 533.
And now To wit: 7
May 1916. The
Report OF The Audi
tors. 10 settle and
adjust the account
and make a full ex-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12


The Wisconsin Convention have passed the following
curious law against the collection Of small debts:
Sec l. There shall be no law imposed within this
State for the collection OF any debts Of less amount than
hundred dollars, contracted within this state ater
the adoption Of this constitution
Sec 2. The Legislature shall have power to enact
any law for the collection of debts contracted within
this State of less than hundred doiiars ater
the adoption Of this constitution.
The Convention sitting to form consdtutiou for the
State of Wisconsin, has rejected by large vote the
proposition to make the negro politically equal to the
white man.
Governor johnson, of Louisiana, in we'll written
November as day OF public Thanksgiving and prayer.
The states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Counsc-
tcut Rhode Il land New York, Pennsylvania Mary
land Ohio Michigan Indiana, and now Louisiana have
nksgivng the same day This time honored festi-
val 10 fast growi ing into national holiday.
BuHRIcASr AT BARBADoEs.-Cspt Pool Of the British
ship Pasee Merchant from Liverpool and which vessel
arrived here Saturday that he spoke, the
18th ult of Alto veo, the British brig Dsmpssy, from
Trinidad, bound TO yacme The CAPITA n Of the Demp-
sey reported hurricane passed. over Bsrba
does and St Vincent the 81 uit, which drove
vessels ashore at the former port and six at the latter
NJ o. 1ropic.
ton for the present will close In few days Our
forwarding merchants understsnd, will not receipt
goods through to Philadelphia after the 10th instenf
some houses erday refused TO receive goods navnf
already a. much as they can possibly ship boss VII,
We believe, leave until Saturday next, but freen aer
would advise those OF friends having iregn LOT me
East TO attend to their shipment VI "ey
may cause their detention on the canal all winter.
William Y Minton, Of Campbell county, Va, ccmmit-
led suicide on the 3ist Mt, by hanging nimseum ~
stsbls.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12

CoURr FOR THE CORRECTION OF ERRoRs.-Nov
l0-Present-Lt Gov Gardner and u Senator'S.
No Isl. Miles VS. Pulver submitted on printed ar
gumeuts. No Al. Mccullough VS.. j. Moss Mr. j, "
defendant in error; MIR. NJ. I. Reynolds on the same
aida
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12

Among the late arrivals in Washington we notice
Franc,s j. Grund Esq, late United States Consul at
Antwerp Hon Geo. NJ Keim, Of Pennsylvania, excel
lector Van Ness, and Hon. w. Cost johnson
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.

From the New Orleans Times, Nov. 81
Private advces from the city of Mexico up to the aeth
of Sept informs that santa Anna had left the capital
that morning with 1000 cavalry and 800 infantry lie
utterly unsuccessful in raising loan OF two millions
mortgage OF the of the church. rs lien
considered by capitalists illegal He then applied
for 5000 000 but could merely obtain SGT 0OO which
the total with which he started
Santa Anna proceeds to San Luis Potos where he will
halt and concentrate the whole of the Mexican forces
Instructions have been forwarded the Gsnsr al com
handing the army of the north make further re.
sstance at Sallo but TO fall back upon San Luis Po
fosi
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12
MISCELLANEOUS.


MONTEREY, Mexico, Nct. /, 1916.
The weather begins to admonish that winter Is not
Iar on. The mornings quite COOL rendering over
syss, ana even fires very comfortable. Everything be-
ns 20 assume quiet aspect in this region The troops
S oneiing into quarters for the next two months-the
and are placed excellent rooms-the ammunition is
@ removed from the cathedral "a magnificent build
s vuiue sna inl and religious services will soon be
and mechanic shops are opening again Families are
returning, conndsncs taking the place Of distrust to-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12


We learn from letter received in town from Wash
ngton that Captain Foster Of the u g. cutter, Wood.
bury, who tried here certain charges Che yer.
dict having been transmitted seae has been acquitted
We glad of this fer Captain Foster s after
own heart-New Orleans Topic, Nou D.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
First American standard.

The following extract is from the Lon.
don Morning Chronicle Of July 25. l776.
The analogies Of the frs, American en-
sign are ingeniously set forth; ye, "a our
prejudices against The snake are deeply
rooted, and as old as original sin itself,
few of our country men will regret tina, the
device was changed. The extract, how.
ever, is curiosity. and y i'll be quite new
10 nine 'enths Of the present generations:
THE colors of the American flag have
a snake with thirteen ra,llrs. the four
teenth budding described in the attitude of
going to strike. with the motto: "Dont
tread on mf!" II is rule in herald,y.
that the worthy properties of the animal,
in The crest borne, shall be considered,
and the base ones cannot be intended
The ancients accounted a snake or a SER
pent an emblem Of wisdom, and. in certain
attitudes, of endless duration. The rat
ilesnake Is properly an emblem Of Amer
lea, as this animal is found in no other
part of The world The eye Of this crea
ture exrels in brightness most OF any 9th
er animal. She has no eyelids, and Is
therefore an emblem of vigilance. She
never begins an attack, nor ever surreu-
ders; she is therefore an emblem Of mag
nan nifty and ,rue courage. When injur
ed. or in danger of being Injured, she
never wounds until she has given notice
to her enemies of their danger. No Other
| of her Find shows such generosity
When undlsturbed. and in peace, she doe.
| not appear to be furnished with weapon.
of any kind. They are lalen, IN the roo
OF her mouth, and even wher EXTENDED
for defence. appear to those who are no
acquainted with her. to be weak and con
temp.ible, yet her wounds, however small
are decisive and fatal. She is solitary
and associates with her kind only whrr
It is necessary for their preservation. :
Her poison Is al once the necessary means
"f dige-iing her food, and certain desuuc
ton to her enemies The power of fas
cinatIon attributed to her. by generou
construction resembles America. Thos
who look steadily on her, are delighted
and involunlaiily advance towards her
and having once approached. never leav,
her. She is frequently found with thir
teen railles. and they increase yearly
She is beautiful IN youth and her beauty
increases with her age; her tongue is blu
and forked as lightning.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Pleasures Of soldering.


Major Forsyth. the Editor Of the Colum
bus Georgia. Times. has written several
letters which rank hi,h for graphic pow
er and spirited details. From recen,
letter the Richmond Enquirer extracts a
few passages. showing how rich a field
Mexico presents for lover of En,omolo.
gy and Natural History:
This country is distinguished, above
all other particulars. by lis myriads Of
crawling. flying. singing. and biting
things. Every thing yon touch has a spi.
der on il. We are killing them all day
in our tents. We never dare draw on
boot or put on hat or garment without a
close search for some poisonous reptile or
insect crnuching in their folds or corners.
1t is wonderful that we are not stung
twenty times a day. Yesterday morning,
Sit at meals for the want of the wherewith
TO make seat.) felt some strange thing
crawling up my leg about the knee. Ii
did no. take me long To seize j, with my
hand aud TO di-robe. Looking into the
leg of my off.drawn drawer, beheld a
v'iainous looking creature. Of black and
yellow. with a long bony tail. called
my mess To look al il, when DR. Hickey,
who has been before in this reptile cnun-
Try, pronounced it Mexican scorpion
and told me for my comfort that il was as
poisonous as ra,,lesnake. His sting
,,,hap | al ob.,{
him in my hand he struck out at my
clothes, instead Of IN at my flesh
Thinks 10 myself there's an escape
Besides these we have spiders, cent?
pedes. hOrdes of flies, and every thing
else tina, crawls. flies, bites, and makes a
noise. A gang of locusts have domic,led
themselves in our camp, and keep up a
sleepless clatter all night. TO this j:
joined the music Of frogs and the barking
Of the prairie dogs. A few nights since
panther came smelling up To the lines
of our senlries. All these small nuisance:
are universally pronounced in camp as
| death to ones patriotic emotions, and
right hard fight with the enemy, TO be fol
| lowed by radiance Of this pestilent coun
Try. would be hailed by the whole regi
ment as a contamination Of too mucl
happiness. But here we are to STAY fight
ing his insects and vermin. with no pres
en-, prospect of finding their masters, Ton
enemy.) for whose special use and appro
pirate comfort they seem to have bee
formed by Nature. Some few of our OF
ficers profess to be enamored Of this coun
try. The air here. near the seacos,. j
certainly fire, AMI one is at loss TO ac
coun, for the sickness; but. aside fror
that. would willingly fnrego the posses
sion Of all the rich acres have seen t
ge, back from this land of half-bred In
dams and full bred bugs
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
The Hottest lever Naw.-The story 0

The Hottest / eUer Saw.-The story Of
The connlryman who drank the lemon wa
ter from the finger bowls al one OF the
fashionable hotels. and called II poor lem
onade, has found its equal in the follow
ing: A gentleman at one of The hotels in
an eastern city, 81. beside conn'ryman.
who from his appearance had jus,
come down." He used .splitted spoons,
as he termed silver forks, with remarka-
BILE agility and The fricassee de poulet and
other viands. were sent to their long ac-
count with magnet ic speed. On the OPP
pnsl,e side Of The table. sat plate Of pep
ptrs. the genuine red hot ones. strong
enough I" shake a man To pieces. which
The coun,rvman eyed fnr \ moment. and
then plunged his fork over. and convey ed
one entire to his mouth. lie munched
and munched. and munched away. until
he could stand il no longer.for he was the
color Of crimson, and the tears poured
down his cheeks. He hastily took j, from
his mouth, and laying it down aside his
plate, exclaimed, "There! lay there and
cool, will you!'
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Gallant Suitor The Able Arnauld.
in his entertaining Memoirs. relates, tina,
King James aud his court being once
present al one of the combats between
bull dogs and lions at that time frequent,
in London, one Of the maids OF honor TO
the queen was attended by young man
of fashion. who was much attached To her
but whom she treated with Indifference.
The lady. either TO prove the strength of
his passion, or perhaps TO get rid of hun
dropped one Of her gloves upon the stage,
and turning TO the gentleman. affected to
appear extremely concerned at her loss.
He well knew what this meant, and quit.
ting his seat very coolly walked upon
the stage with his sword drawn, and his
lief. arm wrapped up in his cloak. He
then picked up the glove which had ex-
posed him To so much danger, returned TO
his seat. and restored to the lady her
glove, to the admiration of the whole
court. Having indicated his courage.
the gallan, youth very properly punished
the coque,te who had put it to 50 severe
a test. by taking no farther notice OF her.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Gen. Iaylor's Schooimaster.-The
schoolmas,er of Gen. Taylor, the hero OF
the late brillian, victory over greatly
superior force of The Mexican army.
resides in The ownof Preston. near Nor
wich, Conn. The news OF Gen. Tav-
lor's bravery enkndles in the old gentle
mans bosom a degree of patriotism
ject of our difficulties with Mexico with
all the ardor Of youth. and to look with
patriotic interest for Whatever may relate
to the glory and fame Of one, who when a
lad. was placed under his care and in.
s,ruclion.-Elisha Ayres, ESQ.,. is The
name OF the person To whom we refer.
He left the town of Preston in 1887, or
Whereabouts. and pursued his way south
ward on horseback. in quest Of business
lie established himself as teacher 10 The
county Of jefferson, near louisville, Ky,
Here he became acquainted with Col
Richard favlnr. who had removed from
The State of Virginia and a, that time wa.
collector of the port Of Louisville. lie
resided in the family of Col. Taylor ;
portion of The time, aud had placed unde
his charge two oe his sons, named Han.
cock and Zachary-lhe first named abou
years Of age, and the las, about six
lie speaks of Zachary, as being = smar
boy, who gave promise of usefulness
and relates with much satisfaction varion
incidents and anecdotes connected wI,l
the family and the times at that period
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
The Em peror Nicholas.

The United Service Journal for May,
in a very interesting and lauda,ory article
on the Emperor Of Russia gives the fol-
lowing among anecdotes illustrative of his
character and habits.
He is frequently met on foot in the
street absolutely alone, and the immediate
cnn,ac, in which he then comes with his
subjects Of every degree is sometimes The
occasion Of drawing forth his afablli,y
and proving the kindness Of his nature.
The etiquette on meeting him. is for men
to uncover the head and women to cour-
tesy. He returns all salu;alions not ex-
cep'ing those If the meanes, peasants.
Ii happened once that as he was thus
walking alone, he came up with French
man newly arrived at 81 Petersburg. who
ignoran, of The reciprocal consideration
there deemed due from man to man was
smoking his cigar. The Emperor dress
ed as usual, in his offit GERS cap and cloak
passed him. and bowling said
Sir j, is no. permitted to smoke in the
Streets
ny! SfIu ult TTtUCIlIUaH.
Il. Is no, considered polite To those who
walk there also; and therefore is forbid
den.'
q respect authority: I obey lie thre "
away his cigar and continued walking by
the side of the supposed officer. and with
| French facility entered into con7ersation
which he turned chiefly upon the country
and the government; the Emperor giving
| him much information.
He soon found that many persons salu
ted his companion.
You appear Monsieur, to possess
large acquaintance, said he
That is fact said the Emperor.
They walked on. the Frenchman talk
ing and the Emperor replying.
More salnialions, uncapped heads. an,
low reverences, raised The curiosity Of TIT
stranger.
You appear. Monsieur said he. 81
be person Of consequence here; fear
have been most unceremoniously in,rud
ing upon your time and patience; surely
you mus, be the Governor-General
Il have been happy to afford informa
ton to stranger; but you are mistaken
in supposing me to be the Governor G en-
eral.'
'Why, then. do all persons whom W
meet salute your
Because am their Emperor
The astonished foreigner. gta.ifed will
his adventure, paid his willing homag
also.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Good Lar The Government Of IIol-
land have law that when a man has a
seventh child, (-ix being alivr) the State
shall supper, aud educate II! The case
was recently tried. and the Cour, decided
that the State should pay $50 forms
$500 per annum, I'LL the child was
eighteen years Of age.
Such law in this country would
ruin US, even quicker than the Mexican
war; nar rnf
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

The BellevIlle Advocate says; We
are highly graulied :, the truly patriotic
course pursued BY Hons. s. A. Douglass
and J. A. McClernant on the River and
Hsrbor bull
Now, Mr. Douglass opposed the veto
and Mr McClernand supported it. Yet
the Advocate is as consistent az those
papers tina, pretend to be for building
lake harbols aud pulling snags on. Of the
Mississippi. willis, jus,fying the velo.--
Chicng0 Dem. t ~
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

algonquin Mining Company of De-
Hon This company, we are informed
bv one of It's members. on whose word
we place reliance. is meeting with noble
success on their locations al Flint Steel
river, some eight or ten miles east of the
On,onagon. Exceedingly rich speci-
mems Of gray epidote. filed with native
copper. were exhibited TO us, which
mus, yield a very rich percentage. Dur
ing the first nine DAYS of their mining.
we are assured that with but one operator
there Is as thrown ouf five tons of rock !.
which would yield an average fifty per
cent of copper The company have ten
men engaged al their works. and have
opened since spring road through the
country Of more than nine miles. besides
clearing and planting two and a half acres
Of land. A commndious dwelling house,
two mechanic shops and warehouse. are
nov being erected Lake Superior NeUs.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

OH But Good.-WlIliam the Fourth
late King Of England, when Duke OF Clar.
ence. and during his service off The coast
of Canada, made an excursion INTO Upper
Canada crossed over into Vermont He
entered tailor's shop, and on seeing the
,ailor's wife an exceedingly beautiful wo.
man, he without ceremony ravished kiss
from the lady and emarked-.There!
now. tell your country women that the
son of the King Of England has kissed
Yankee tailor's wife, Unhappyily for
him, her husband. the ,ailor, at that mo-
ment appeared from the back room. and
being stout fellow, gave The scion of
royalty tremendous kick exclaimng-
sThere now, GO and tell your country
men that a yankee tailor kicked The son
of the king Of EngIand!' The Duke
sloped.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

A Miss Lamson was rescued. during
~ adelaide, on Squam Beach, Mass, af-
Ter she had been IN The water for long
time up to her neck. The .loop being
bottom up, and the Young lady in the cab
in. she was rescued by cutting hole
through The bottom Of the sloop. Every
other person on board persisted, as did,
also, in the same gale. the crew Of the
John Ward, aud all bu, the Captain Of
the Schooner King.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Il is stated that the Rev Thomas Pomp
Of Eas,on. Pa. during the last fifty years
has married 1912 couples; baptized T.
GIT children: confirmed 1857. and al
tended l.640 funerals. He preached his
first sermon in July, 1896. and had a,
that time four congregations. He still
continues TO devote himself TO the dulles
Of his station, although fas. approaching
eighty years of age.
The Rev Mr. Pomp served his time a,
the printing business in Baltimore. His
father was pastor Of the German Reform
ed Congregation which erected the church
that was afterwards known a, Christ.
Church adjoining Baltimore stree. bridge
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15
BARRETT HOUSE,
Corner Of jefferson 4 Third-Sts, Burlington,
J. G. FIET Err,

Pr0prfefOf.
VTNHlS House, recently opened. is one Of
L the largest and most commodous in
the Western country. 1t has all the con.
veniencies Of the large hotels in the cities,
and is fitted and furnished in the neatest
and most substantial manner. The propri
etor has had much experience in the keep
ing Of public houses. which. taken IN con.
ncxion with the facilities afforded in Bur.
Iington for furnishing his ia bile, justiies him
in promising that the character Of his house
shat be kept up.
Visitors from The South and else where, with
or without families. can at a II times be accom-
modated with pleasantand airy rooms and on
rel soma bile terms.
Families will also be taken a permanent
boa rders.
September 25 1915 Is
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

How TO be Safe. Doctor said a
paiien, abou. five years ago, after reading
over the prescription Of distinguished
friend oftemperance, whom i'll heaI,h had
obliged hun 10 consult. Doctor. do you
think that little spirits now and then,
would hurt very muchV
Il do no, know that little now and
then would hur. you much, bu, cir. il you
dol't take any. il won't YOU hurt al ALL
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Mr. Ciay--Uater RoNed Hemp. The
Lexington Observer says: "We have
received from Ashland beautiful speci-
men of UMer- roited Hump. Ii has very
much the appearance OF Rnssia Hemp,
and is doubtless. in every respect equal if
not superior, 10 The article Of foreign
growth. nf
Mr. Clay has acquired no lstsie repu,a-
,ion in the East for his skill in the pre-.
paration Of Hemp for naval purposes, and
we have no doub, will take great pleasure
IN impar,ing his knowledge to his brother
farmers.
No, being very critical Judge in mat
tiers of this kind, we solicit the attention
of our agricultural friends To the specimen
lefs with US by Mr. Clay. Let US sec
whether they are willing to admit his
superiority IN that line rs well as in the
high qualities Of the Statesman.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

A Man of Business.-'The new Edi-
tor of the Oregon Spectator holds at once
the following offices: Secretary Of the
Territory. Recorder Of Land Claims, Re-
corder Of Marriages Clerk Of the Suprem
Court, Clerk Of the Criminal Court, Re-
wiser Of the Laws:in addition to all which
legal trusts. he seems to be Doctor OF
Physic. A universal man like this is just
the thing. OF course for an editor.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

In the streets Of Leicester one day,
Dean Swif, was accosied by drunken
weaver. who staggering agsins, his rever-
.nce. said. I've been spinning i, ou,.'-
Yes. SAID The dean. i see you have.
and you are Keeling i, home
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

British Humanify.-A private in the
BRUSH army, on the Su,lrj. India. in a
letter written to the Stanford Mercury.
England. after relating the incidents Of the
battle Of the ooh. adds:
.On The succeeding morning, zoe COM
menced hanging nnd shooting all he
prisoners, mhich drendfM ,oo,k occupied
as nearly The ,choie Of The day!!!'
The private speaks Of il as dreadful
but sill as one of those matters which
should create no surprise-in fact, hing
Of course with the British army in India,
after successful battle. How basely
hollow and hypocriiical appear England
professions of philanihr"phy, beside such
record of alrocious and cruel massacre.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

Plain Directions. Represent me N
my portrait said gentleman TO M.
painter with book in my hand aud
reading aloud Paint my servant ais"
in corner where he cannot be seen, but
in such manner tina. he may hear me
when I call him.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-10-15

In company the other day, man
said tina, the Italians had no W. in their
language.
.Hyw Them demanded countryman,
with mingled air Of triumph and con-
tempt. do such chaps spell wagon!'
This was p0ser!'
"A poser!' pooh! no poser a, all. See
here, uuagOn. 4