The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-12-08

should be called upon to pay for tho blanket
aud fully determined hereafter to see to his
lawful business, and let paper making alone.
new lIfe preserver has been brought
forward IN New York, the inventors of
which CLAIM for ii the following advan
.ages:
"A person Wearing one OF these life pre-
servers can CARY from fifty 10 one hundred
lbs. IN addition TO thels person, and float
iou' persons in the water. wlhon: sinking,
and can take no other position on he water,
except With the head aud shoulders cnlifcly
above the water.
The entire person, save The face, is en-.
closed by an India rubber dress, parts OF
which are il 0,ied. enabling the uearer TO
float IN an erect. ns sleep IN reclining pos
iure. or with paddles which are attached
pfcpd himself 81 The rate Of three miles
per hour. Ills person is kept enirely dry,
and the heat Of his body SO retained that he
IS warm and comfortable. whca aIatlns on
the aaIer 10 cod weather"
ASECDOTE OF NAPOLEON.
Dung The rapid sci urn Tia, lie made
IN Belgium, ~ 1910, Napoleon, according
TO his habit, ven, ono morning, very plsinly
dressed, 10 whlk in tho gardens Of the
lacken Palace, accompanied by ca abide.
camp, where he me, young man who was
occupied IN arranging some ilowers. lie
vas pleased with the frank and proposes
ing features OF the young bo'anlsi, and be-
gan q conversation with him. The young
man, who was the son OF the head garden.
cr--.hed s'niicd with gfea, care and econo
my the history Of the vegetable wotld-he
could name, without hesitation, the foreign
aud compIIcAicd names that the over learn
ed have gwen, often ~ so ridiculous a man
ner, 20 The most graceful productions Of ma
,ure. lilo spoke oil the SrdossnIhe, the
Atis'ooche. The Rahoa, the Sceroyllon, The
ti,dfoehaidce, and thousands Of plants Nth
diff ult names, bs another would have talk
ed Of sp,usch and parsley. lie koe~ the
nature and property OF each plan, short,
II vas botany petsoaified, 10 any young man
Of twenty Two.
Are YOU comfortable in your situation
here !" says tho Emperor, speaking with
interest. Yes, sir" replied the young
artist, ~ho vas far from supposin, the rauk
Of The person who in,eriogated hin. Il
live IN the mids, OF what love, but ON
only m assistant to the hesd ga,deuar. -
Napoleon never dIsapproyed Of ambitious
ideas. flo had remarked 10 tho ycuug
alu., his profound study, and the interest
he took ~ his profession. hat would
YOU like T. nys he. "Oh. sad the Dung
Belsino, "~hat would like is madness. y
But still le, ne know" says The E,npe or.
1T would require fairy TO realize the
dream that has ofen occupied my mind. "
al AN not (aiy,' replied Napoleon,
smiling IN hls turn, "bl, am Hbou, the
person of the Emperor, aad he could, II he
knew Them, realize your wishes" " \ ~
ate TOO good, sIt, sad tho young man. " 1t
is certain tha, the Emperor could be the
/ fairy that wish for, iof /, oil depends on
hin. Daring urney that made Tor my
instruction, saw IN France the gardens OF
Mslmsison wl,hi,s eleven bridges aud Turk.
,sh k,o,ks The Emperor, understand,
has gwen this ehitmlng place 10 josephine
ii a fairy rete here, | would ask for
noihng more than TO DO head gardener Ia
Josephine. You see how modes, | am =
1" vii think Of 1t, says the Emperor, al
mos, beiraylng hIs incogui'o, but do not
despair OF AIRY lore; !" and after some further
conversation with the young bo,anlsl, Ma
poleon Withdrew. He left Brussels on the
morrow.
/ Daring the two monlhs that followed thiI
conversation the young gardener couIC
scarcely think Of any thing but the wand o
a fairy and the place of head gardener
when one day he received sealed packe
with the arms Of the Empress Josephine
upon it ii contained his nomination TO th'
pos, he had so much wished for. lie has
lened 10 the post, and was very soon intro
duced TO the fairy Of Llckcn. that man Wit
forgo, nothing, aud 10 whom he recognized
r thu Emperor, to express to hun almost
species of alteration.
lie still occupied the post Of fits, bo,anis
at Malmason when the L npfess Josephine
, died - l. Impartial.
DEATH or Az ECCENTRIC CHARACTER
William G. Bayles, aged CD, died a
Boston on Wednesday, leaving a forum
estimated at over 5000 600. The Travel
let says, for six months pas. the decease
. ha. confined himself entirely to his room
u refusing to see any one--even his ow
bro,hef--bu, tho lady at whose house b
: boarded. lie has not during tho tim
0 washed himself or shaved; has changed h'
J. linen only when he could not longer kee
j. i, on him and has patched his clothes III
i iii lue or nothing Of the original clot
could be seen. lie has, so far as is knowi
Q taken nothing of late but strong cofie'
= without milk. lie refused to the las.
II take any medicine or to SEQ physician.
!. U. S. BRANCH MINT.
d The following is the coinage at tho |
p States Min, at New Orleans for the mont
" ending els, October, ls4s: Gold coinag
10000 eagle pieces) $4,000 Silver d
n