The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-07-20

GENERAL TAYLOR AND THE PREsIDEscr,
Nearly one half Of our exchange papers,
Yesterday afternoon came TO us with the name
OF Zachary Taylor at the head Of their eci-
toriaI columns. as a candidate for The next
Presidency. A large number Of others which
we received. are already enrolled on the
same side, though they do not make the
same display Of the Generals uame.-N T.
EJpress.
JSroxrcATIoS FROM Ether. In letter
tu the London Times, correspondent de-
nounces a very fatal habit that has newly
sp,nng up :-'Enteriug chemists shop.
nurse came in Tor four ounces of ether. As
rhe chemist poured il out he said TO me,
.rhisis all the 60 now-it is used for inhala-
tion.' A small apparatus has been invented
for ladies'. So delightful arc the sensations
1t produces, that persons who have used IL
fur the roliel Of pain continue TO use it for the
tleasure i, affurds. On former occasion !
Fuf warned chemist OF the danger Of yield
lug 10 habit which would become his mas
ter Thu warning was neglecied-ihs habit
has gained the mnstery-and the man OF tai
lsm and OF energy has become the imbecile,
dwelling idiot,-ObserreT,
FooD EN1UaH. From every part Of Ire
land come good uIdings Of tho crops now
grOwins-all The crops. potatoes and all.
Ofpotaioes, from every uccoun, we collec:
that about Que sixth of the usual quantity has
has been planted ia the present year; aud the
remainder of the potatoe ground is occupied
w grain Or 10y some profiIab green crop. Ia
every province Of Ireland there is consider
/. -. han or
there was brfotf. On the whole, therefore,
wc have nn scruple in Inserting that there
is now OH Irish soil. in one shape or another
food enough to feed all The survivors Of the
Irish ;'rople who will be alive TO gaiher IN the
hArr,s,.- Nation-
tYsExsE ARRIVALS OF FOOD. The Cork
ErdniHcr of June ID, contains the following
announcement "A large fleet Of merchant
slip. has arrived in our haTbor from the
medi,erl anean, America, and other ports
i,lrn with bread stuifs- The bay before
Cove is covered with them; anc they certain
II present nj thi5 time more exhileratius
spectacle than ever did squadron Of battle
ships on The same noble waters. Il is said
that outside Of the mouth OF tbs IEzrbor, or on
'h-ir way to il, are no fewer Than hundreds oil
other vessels hearing 4 similar welcome
fFrightase for the great wants Of our people.
IMMENSE ARRIVALS OF BR6ApsrUYrs. We
announced with pleasure the arrival. on
Tuesday into our haibor of32 vessels OF large
tonnage, laden with maize. -four. and wheat;
There are also farther arrivals Of 80 vessels
similarly laden. with large number outside
the harbor. The quantity OF breadstufs
brought by yesterdays shipping amounts TO
1907 tons, which added to that brought BY
This mornings arrival. 10, l00-makes total
Of O,l77 tons. Our harbor never prssented
So gay a spectacle. there being over 200 yes
acls Of all tonnage. and bearing at their mas
heads the flags of nearly every country ir
tho universe Cork (Ireland) Examiner.
RUSSIAN GRAIN. Messrs. Watson, Broth
ers and Co., Of Feuwick street, have received
Slctter from the captain of one Of their YES
sells, dated Riga, LIST instant, Of which the
following is an extract:-'lt is almos; i'm
possible TO pass through the ships in this river
there are At present fifteen hundred ships in
port, and this only the month Of June, more
ships than ever were in Riga before 10 year.
IL will be seen that So sonn AZ these vessel,
obtain cargo es. bread will be chesper.-Lir
GP1OI paper.
Ancient RUINS ON THE RIO GRAxpr.-Th,
n. O. Picayune, in a detailed description of the
country bordering on the Rio Grnnde, saws:
About forty miles before reaching Preside dc
rio Grande il field for the lovers Of the curious
at this place is basin of perhaps fifty miles in
circumference, having every appearance of being
the ruins of some ancient city. In every direction
on the hills are to be seen columns and wall in
ruins, and in the desert these occur likewise in
many places. Some Of these columns appear il
skies and thees equidsiant, and forming sides t.
what may have been enclosures of some kind
Some round and some arc square, and all ap
pear if the work of man. The stones compos
ing them are both sandstone and limestone. AL
though many are so connected together as to leav
scarcely trace of any joints if they be the work
Of art, others are diSjointed and look as thougl
some mighty water course had, in ages past, swep
everything around them away, leaving these mon
uments of its power isolated and bare tell of it
existence in ages to come. Be this as it NAV
there arc great many of these Appearances 0
ruins, and in peaceful times, when neither Indian
nor Mexcans shall be proving about, some anti
Guarian or geoogist may discover and reveal tn
secret Of these walls and coomns The Mexican
believe them to be the ruins of some ancient city
which in ruins before the Spsniards came +
Mexico
DESrH FanN Pesos. Mar. Nov
ie. daughter of Asa NoMlcn ESQ. OF Avon