Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-02-10
From the Western Continent.
NUTS AND FIRE CRACKERS.

FOT S0fC, tPRtn GtJ thu' VI CSl'Pouhu
essence Of essences, for curing all diseases
,ha, flesh is heir TO.
This invaluable compound has been in
use for ninety-,ine gears, during which Pc
Rod it has obtained the patronage OF the
BEST FAMILIES IN VIRGINIA, and the OLD
EST inbabi.ant Of every city and village n
the Union. lis effects are Diuretic, Calhar-
tic. As,ringent and Emolient. It is equally
we'll. appIied externally or taken internally.
So certain are its effects that ONE BOTTLE
WILL LAST LlFErIME 1t is an astonsh-
mo fact. that. of thousands Of persons who
have purchased single bottle, none acere
crer knoun TO require another"!
Doctor Pipkin assures the pubic ne mas
written testimonials in favor OF his com
mound ,ha, would strike the incredulous
with amszement!
Is this a fact9-A man in Washington
was cAugh, lately stealing box OF The oest
Richmond Chewing Tobacco. tie pleaded
no, gully, but being closely pressed oy me
plaintiffs counsel, he sent for certain Sc
major, who defended him upon the ground
- virginia abs,Faclon." THE case was dis
missed at once. s.'
An Uneasy PIlow-A New Orleans pa
per states tina, SCOTT has arrested Gen. Pill
Low for trying TO take the feather out Of his
cap; and, though General Pillow empha-
iically denies it, The Delta has come to the
determination 10 bolster him up no longer.
A great many of the presses seem to have
put The Pilzow 10 bed, and tucked him in
very nicely.
E'ucidating.-The Hall Of the House Of
Representatives has been brilliantly ilIumi-
mated by Crulcheu's Gas. As many Of the
members have very dim perceptions, i, was
though, advisable 10 give them as much
light as possible.
A Counter Proposiiion.-Il has been pro-
posed, in regard to territorial indemnify, tina,
our troops shall take up a certain line and
hold it. We offer as an amendment, that
certain line shall lake up the prominent A.
BOLTON members and hold them. Our kind
nf dismemberment has this advantage, it
would give the greatest gain TO the country,
al the least expense.
+. Tit for tat.-lt is thousand pi,ies the
cabinet refused to sanction the appointment
of Senator BENTON as Lieutenant General
and Peace-M aker Extraordinary. 1t should
have been done on the principle of equiva-
len,s One Peact-maker exploded, to the
universal sorrow of the republic; the other
would have exploded himself amidst general
congratulations.
I'm Invaluable Recipe.-How to leave
your family fortune in one year Insure
your life for ten thousand dollars, and vo-
lun,eer for Mexico.
A Schneider's Prorer6-Mr. G1DDINGs
of Ohio, has been making grea, sibilla,ion
about certain remarks in Washington pa
per. Our tailor says, "A hot goose always
misses when it is spat upon.''
To Genea7ogists.-Will any learned gen.
ilemen inform US, whether WILMoT, the no.
torious Earl of Rochester, was the progeni-
tor of our pioviso WILMoT. There seems
10 be family likeness between them, with
these differences: The one was the slave
nf his passions-,he other has passion for
slaves. The one broke down his own con-
stitution-,he other would break down the
constitution Of his country.
.Alas!-Many papers complain of the laties
tude which has been permitted in The trial
of Lieut.. Col FREMONT; but, to our minds,
its longitude is far more to be deprecated.
And 10 think of a whole Court Martial
siuing upon one man for six weeks &! II this
is not reviving the horrors of the old ''peine
forte ct duye,'' we do not know what is.
Later from the .army!-.Not to be found
in any Of our cofemporaries!!-The Ele-
plant has again been seen, but he very
quickly turned tail. Our correspondent,
who appears TO have had an opportunity of
studying the structure Of the animal, informs
US II has very capacious nav. -
General ToRREJoN has again returned to
life! This is the fourth time this miraculous
man has been restored from the grave.
General AMPuDIA, who was killed at
Guiana or Guada something, has also been
resuscitaled!
Whatever may be our opinion Of Mexican
soldiers, we think very highly of their ply
A Queer Peitiom-Mr. REEMEIN, of the
Ohio Senate, presented petition Of eighty
one citizens Of Rockland county, of both
political parties, asking the General Assem-
bly, to invite Hon. THOMAS CoRwIN to re-
sign his seat, and TO confne the said CoRwIN
in the Ohio Penitentiary during the war
We trust the Honorable TOM will respond
tavorabIy TO the invitation, and accept gra-
eiously The apartments provided for him
!. is no, every man who has the opportunity
offered him of reward in accordance with
his desserts.
Facts for the People.-.4 Soporifc-
James last novel.
An Emetic-A story Of Ned Buntline's,
the Blue Avenger, fer instance.