The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-02-17

whether he should order the maa 10 shs
guard-house, to undergo his trial BY court
martial; but the sergeant bluutly suggest
ed "a his commander the propriety Of or.
dcring out firing party on The spot, sni
bringing the matter to q summary conclu
sion.
sYour suggestion is the better Of The
two, sergcant," replied the colonel, smiling
grimIy. IL shalI adopt ncilhsr, however
but make the fellow the Lsarcr Of his owr
correspondence. Death BY the bullet i,
the fate Ut bravo men and true soldiers
and ammunition il not 20 plenty that car
afford to waslc cartridge on q traitor
Pin the piper TO the scoundrel's breast,
he shouted, "and pitch him over to convey
il to his friends below
The blood Of Silva ran cold at this terri
bic doom, and he attempted remonstrancc
on behalf Of the miserable culprit; bu. the
colonel was inllexiblc. The men to whom
the order was given were seldom troubled
with scrup'es; and If they had been, the
treachery ofa comradc would have cilcctu-
ally siIcnccd them. The paper was sctu-
ally pinned to the breast Of the terror. palsi-
ed wretch; he was lifted from The ground,
and carried To the edge Of the cliff by hall.
a-dozen pairs of sincwy arms. The Chris
tino sentry ut the fool Of the precipicc was
startled by piercing shrek, ms Of one in
mortal agony, in the upper air-then fol-
lowed swift, rushing sound, and then .
mass OF Iiiclcss humanity lay at his feet.
Years elapsed ere the restoration Of tran
guilty permitted the young Csrliss officer
again TO visit his parental home. In the
interval, oil that medical skill could effect
had been resortcd to for tho restoration Of
Donna Silva to her proper mind; but the
occurrences Of one fearful night appeared
to have driven reason from its throne lnrcv-
or. On the arrival Of her son, however, il
was resolved by the medical adv isers, with
Don Ricardo's consent, TO try the effect Of
his abrupt appearance in her presence. all
ot.er resources having failed. On bis in
':0 action 10 the room in which she sat, her
countenance was hen, towards tho ground,
and shoe seemed utterly regardless OF the
presence Of q stranger. fIc addressed her !;
she started 10 her feet nj the first accents
Of the voice which she Ind deemed choked
forever amid the rushing waters III the
Fisnd's Fishpond. She gaxcd upon him
the Pallid check glowcd again--the vacant.
lack-lustro eye flashed with the light OF in
tei'ect-with wild scream Of delight she
bounded toward him, clasped him 10 her
arms, and sunk upon his bosom. Her en-
brace wss long. The medical attendant
at length raised her head. "She has faint
ed" whispered her son. sShe il dcad!''
solemnly replied her husband. Aud % il
was. Tho struggle had been too great /;
aud her gentle spirit had passed swsy 10
the place where "ihe wicked cease from
troubling, and tho weary arc at rest"
THE GREAT SALT LAKE.-About seven.
~ miles south Of Santa Fe, and forty east
Of the Del Norle river, is the famous salt
lake. Il Is several leagues long and Of
considerable breadth, and is the reservoir
for several strcamlets that, at certain sea-
sons, pour their water into il as . common
receptacle. There 10 found salt enough
10 supply not the territory only, but half
the universe. ]. i transported not only 10
different parts Of the territory, but finds :
market 10 the neighboring departments.
Yet there are other locations that supply
il abundantly.
Il 10 said that single man, with great
facility, could, in the salt lake, collect, in
a single day, fvo hundred bushels. The
whole surface Of the ground 10 covered with
it TO considerable depth, and having above
il thin sheet Of water (of course, deeply
imprcgnatcd with il, but not Of sufficient
quantity TO hold all the salt in solution) by
the application Of the l,and or spade, 10
readily thrown into heaps. and the wagon
or animal brought to transport il, is driven
into tho lake and loaded without the least
delay or Inconvenience. The salt, when
carefully removed, is Of Glenn white col
or, 40 clear ind benutiiutns the best Amer
lean table salt, but ofieniimes, from tho
hurry and carclcssncss with which il is Ia.
ken up, il is dscolorcd BY the intcrmixture
Of other substances, mud hence its filthy
color. Like that fund in distant locations,
il is generally more or less tingcd, unless
boiled, by foreign bodies; but in cooking il,
il is relieved entirely from them.
Chicago Journal.
A WISE LANDLoRD.--One night Judge,
n military officer and priest, all applied
Tor lodgings At an inn where there was but
one spare bed, and the landlord was called
on to decide which had the better claim ol
tho three.
! have lain fif,ecn years in the garrison
at b. said the officer.
4 have set as judge twenty years in r.
said the judge.
with your leave, gentlemen, have
stood in the ministry twenty five years d