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CALIFORNIA.
now no GER THERE.

Tie mail steamers from this port take
you 10 Chagres-in saloon Sl25 to
$3.50, in a lover cabin 500 to 120.
Yousmake your way across the Isthmus,
partly in canoes and partly on mules, in
two days, and al cost of from SIS to 20.
From Panama, if you can find a ship
or steamer to'take yon, to San Francis
CO, the distance is $500 miles and the
cost $3.50. The entire distance from
this port to San Francisco is $500, and
if you hive luck, you make the journey
infrom 30 10 35 days: The greatdifTi-
Guilty is found in getting from Panama
TO San Francisco-a frightful distance:
There is no difficulty in reaching Cha.
gres- the cost Of passage 70 that place
in sailing vessels is so to S75; second
class passengers 30to $40. By steam
this ;ismade in about ~ days,
byGsailing vessels, in1rom IS 10 90 days.
The cost Of a passage around Cape
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FOR ORDINARY.

We are authorized to announce EDWARD
PRESLEY, as a Candidate for the Office Of
Ordinary at The ciisning election.
We are authorized TO announce Col.
WILLlAM n. MOSS, as a Candidate
Tor The Office Of Ordinary at the ensuing
election.
M The friends Of HENRY T. WRIGHT
Esqr., announce linn as candidate for the of
fice Of Ordinary Of this District, al tlie ensuing
election.
We are authorized 10 announce Maj.
w. L. COLEMAN, as a candidate for
Ordinary al The ensuing election:
Tile friends of HUGH a. NIXON, Esq.
respectfully announce him as a Candidate
for. The Office Of Ordinary, at the next
Election.
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which yet ad Ya1cln - q
Atslclla an epoch every movement
was Important: Events at olier seasons
Ilhe most trivial, we're now momentous,
kscaslihe forward shadows Of dark and
sol mn import. Nor we're the men of
|thalSday Limited sin,theirieward to that
whichfthc eye Of faith alone could dis
Germ for many weresEtlle instances
where the individual pioneers lived TO
erioy in seal frnition the llarvesis earn
ed by ,ileirindustry and forecast.
|.sA young German was found damong
he number, pursuing within The solitude
and depths Of The primeval forests Of
New York, the trapping of the beaver
upon its remote and then almost mac
cessible waters.
SssThat Individual lived to be pushed
before lie advancing wave Of civiIiza.
(tion inward, rand yet farther inward,
,hroughllle great rangeofsinland seas TO
the utmost extremity Of Lake Superior,
and thence onward to the Rocky Noun
tains; and still borne on tho waves,
surmoualing them till he was checked
only in his progress by the shores of the
Pacific,
t''This humble German boy, thus urg>
ell on from ocean 10 ocean, stands land
his mamory will long endure) as a type
of Amerian, progress. Tie field Of
his earlies achievemsnts-the Sences
Lake-tien a solitude and waste, is
now gemmedswilli gardens and tenn;
pies OF science and reli gioti ]; aid IN this
city lis final abode and resting place
and ssepnlchrc, are3proyided the means,
the muni6cence; ofthat young
=irapper, of building, furnishing and ma.
iintainiag publ library on a magni. Tls;fl
nicent scale, frse TO all ssand which viii
bear.io all time the name Of J dhn: Jacob
Aster.'
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COMMERCE.
AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT.

Mr.. Charles Kings recent Hlslorlall
Discourse before the New York Cham
Der d! Commerce concludes with stl,e ne
following. ntsand classically @beatl>> g
tifnlttri6niesto lie commercial profess
sion, as one ofslhe most powerful OF The i
agents Of civilizations: s.. Is:
what has been said this evening
shall id .in any manner 10 revive In
'teTestsiin stlle Cliambe of Commerce;
I shall derive tho highest qualification
from being, in some humble degree, as
sociatrd9with spcl; a revival, for /, loo
was bred a merchant, and never cease
to feel proud of being associated with
a profession ;whichkis the civilizer, the
reliner and the liberator of the world.
The g enuis Of Commctce isindeed well
symboized on lie Seal.of the Corpora,
tion, by the god Mercury, will The wings
ed cap and his sohl-compelling caduccns..
The old Greek Mythology, full as it's
of.hidden wisdom, and typical Of higher
ltlHlSSs Has III -SouIe VI tuo dtu uicu ~ 20
cribed TO Muicury, well foresladoWed
sllle nature and conduests of Commerce,
for it TOO; as is tabled oflhe youlhfnl
Hcrmes. robs Neptune Of h;s trident
Venus other girdIe,. Mars Of his sword,
Vulcan ofshis forges, and even nJupiltr,
Of his scepire. 1t is Commerce which
covers with5its ships the SUBJECT sea,
which sweaps over the globefor materials
TO adorn beauty, which seals in its scab-
bard the red sword of Var. ndcul-
.livates r Peace and the .arts oEPeace;
which lightssthe fires Of the mechanic
arts, and Slastand Creates Gf,all, teaches
man 5snoS longer to bowl 5wn. before5the.
the id5issofiIis. own sation one eaitlfor
int I'M tls skies; but okiing .erectto oheayen,
sto ia walk aniong his dsllowmen as an
equal while walk humbly and !devout;
|;Iyb etara die trge and no :lo3ge sconjec-
|EtdfaI os ,Dis auRa Coo.
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MO- fs

true 10 his party. All who have read
the newspapers astcnlively for years
past, know to the contrary. Theureti-
calIy; he is a vel ypalient democial; bur;
practically, / would not give slucks for
his democracy. Ten to one, IF you
converse will, him for llalf anShour upon
a question al issue belween'the7 parties;
youeeave him under the impression that
he is better prepared to advocate the
democratic side Of it before tile: Senate
than any other member Of tie bodY:s
But when the voting comes on, if tho !
question is Of great moment, you will
find all our political friends shaking in
their shoes, least. while the Incidental
questions are being disposed of; West
colt will say orsdo something likely to
defeat ,he purpose ofthe; PARTY YIN Cons
gress. This lsexceedibg vexatiohs.4
.Bnt, ever since his. ehlranceSilso Coma
gfcssluiidl lil., Ii has be",i l!ic c:is...l
70 OUlSlAN4A..4,
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FOR CLERK

NJ We are authorised 10 announce
WM. nj. JOHNSON, Esq., candidate
for Clerk Of the Distric, Court Of Edgeield
attbeensuing election. =.
p The friends of PETER QUATTLE-
BUM, Esqf.. announce him as candidate for
the Office Of Clerk of The Court Of Common
Pleas, OF this District. at the ensuing election
We are authorized TO announce TIL OS.
G BACON, candidate forre- election as
Clerk Of fhe Court. for Edgefeld District.
The friends of E. PENN, announce
him as Candidate for The Office Of Clerk
atihe ensuing election. y.
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=----=--, r, vur. rAists, ue.
rived from all departments. of$bumanin
dustry, that uneducated labor is com.
PAL ativeIy linproflable labor. | have
before the !siatementofa a number of the
most intelligent gentlemen in Massacbu.
selts, affirming this fact as the result o.
AN experience extending over many
years.. alnatMassacliuselts weshaye nc
native-born;cliild wholly without sclloo
inslru:tion';.bnt degrees of attain.
,ment, of mental development, are yari.
Gus. Halfsdozen wears ago, the Mas,
sachuseits Board of Education obtained
statements from large numbers Of cul
Observation-Disclosures authenticated from
the books Of alieifrespeclive establish
ments, and covering a series Of years
the rcsultsofswhich was, that increased
wages were fonnd in connection with
increasing ibtelligeDce,sju just as certainly
as increased heatraises The mercury in
the thermometer. Foreigners, and'lhose
coming ffomsother States, who made
their arksHWhehstliey receipled their
bills, earnedal,e least; those who had a
moderate oElimited education; occupied
middle ground on lhe pay rolE While
the intelligent young women who worked
in the mills iniwinter, and taught schools
in summer. crowned the list. The larger
capital inthe form ofintelligence yield,
edlhe largerainterest in the form of wa
ges. The inquiry was not confined 10
lnanufacmreLs,,b blrwas.extended 10 other
sdepartme ITS fof bpsiitie S., where there.
suits ofslabor$ could esmade ties sobjecl
OF fexact measurement. 4;
Tbis:is universally sos The mechanic
sees it,SwhenS Sha compares Tie work o,fa
stupid with that Of an ava kened mind:
Tie strayelle sees ii, when he passes
from an educatedinio anoneducatednas
lions. Sir. there: are countries in Europe,
lying side byside,Whefe, without com.
pass. chart; without bound or land
marks, I.couldrun lhe<line of demarca-
ton be,weensStheuwo, by the broad,
legible cIaractersgwhich ignorance has
written on. roadsYfelds, houses and the
persons Of men, women and children ON
one side, and which knowledge has in
scrbed on the other. 81 T.:
Il This difference is the most striking in
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mSnanNnMAMe S. % gllYy1JeAsa1 a4e aa49>.

.-gge- . -.
Horn dirertt TO San Francisco is $500 in
fifsi Glass;ships, and although ittakes Ten
months omake it, yet, as there are such
crowds aasing the Gh ,gres and Panama
itointe .sitsts he better mode Of reaching
Sibes 6fado. Another ,rou,eis by
sWaysof 5tsa Cruz, ,sthe City of Mexico
and capstco on :tlle Pacific. 4;
/. r oor. EnSf ION mad e:hisj journey.
The passage 10 Vera Cruz is $50,
made insbout S18 days. From Vera
Cruz Wal Mexico the transit occupies
:abonlI0 days, at a cost Of SIS. The
portion soalie Journey between tile City
.of Mexico!aad Acapulco is performed
lsLorssEe From Acapulco, where
The American Mail Steamers are TO stop,
excepting THE first one, the passage is
SI25, AM the distance about 1900
miles. le cost, therefore, by this
route. woaa abe $3.50, and the time oc>
.cupied :abssif40 days. II Tie passage
4fomsM Newly NoIk.lo Vera Cruz was made
III al ssteaHisf the time would be reduced
10; SO or days. Another route still,
aldsone SWSich presents some adyanta-
1a5 ges, 9'iissto tfarn.tIie city Of iMexicoito
MazaiIan 3nlbe Pacific via Guadalax-
ara. The5ourney ! from il,eilast named
place woGlsEbe on,horseback, and the
wEoleljolfs sey from Vera Cruz;&to Ma
zailans perfafined in about 20 days, at a
costofaboa sSl25, When. at Mazatlan
The trayellit is z, 900 miles nollll sof
Panama. The cost of passage by the
mail steamers from MazalIan to San
Ffaiaciscosis S75. Mazallan is a place
z of,largs BUSINESS. and there are almost
always sgesslsi there byswllicl passage
could sbe slaned up The coast. The
I:cost :sll lby IS route TO San Francisco
Would ls z75 and lie lime occupied
|47id dssa III companies Of ten twelve
Anef me fsesns n slshere would be no dapgerEo q
srobbery;in faTeIfng sei!llet Of the1a above i!'
named rouss@.. s.
Some paties are; preparing ~ ggoa5n
CalifoEnia lila Austin. Iesas
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9tnesIown; couGcfga sessionsot three days
Ito; ferret oul: a regular gun poWderSplot
|ofhisalrangement. He putllalf pound
Eof fpowder,in apump, and fixed a trap,
50, tliatthe first person, ,liflingslhe handle
should cause iliosexplodo. The; damage
done was,lhe blowing out oflhe head Of
|the pump and Tightening s1he Mayors
negro half ofhisswits. The wisea:
Ecres oflhe corporation connected it viii,
an:imaginary; plot Of flhe negroes 10 rise,
and forstbfee days scratched their nod.
| dies overthe momentous affair. This is
well ecdlleeted.bvmany Of lhe oldest
inhabitants of'Nashington. T mention
| il only 10 show tl,atihls uncomfortable
propensity ,ojoke with every one and
almost everything has characterized him
for his lifetime. n {.
Mr.. Weslcott:is undoubtedly a man
ofyery 6ne talents and attainments; and
withaf. of considerable industry: There
is hot, "a more observing man in The bbdy
of which he ISL member. This propen.
sity ojoke on ali subjects and all occa.
sions, however, prevents him from OBJ
tanning the reputation due his superior
intellectual merits, He is an adroil
debator, yethis style being thdt Of the
shrewd country attorney, does hot go
down with tile usual audience Of the
= s.T
senate. who appear to delightmore than
any others in being humbugged: Every
thing is done in the senaie for effect.
llsthere is 5miagni6cently grandeloquen,
Save Yeslcott and what lie does and
SAYS: SO i;3s.
Mr. Wesisoii's speech upon.lhs sla-
ycryiquestion; la,eIysspaBlished in tile
Uaion, is as able a statespaper as any
sotlief3,o which q II This prolific topic has
sSggiaeH2 1T wilIsslive wheniall said and
done by many men of far greater pre-
tensions and reputation shall have passed
from the minds Of men,. T; question:
whether any other speech yet spoken
upon this issue has been prepared with
the same .aborious careaad investigation:
Mr.. w; is a radical and yet ali uhre-
liable democrat, for ia Fit Of fun. takes
him, he rarely Besilalesto sacrifice an
important point TO the party for the sake
Of worrying his brother Senator'S. No
membero lstlle body is more active in
protecting the interests Of lis own con-
sliluenls; for he achieves for Florida tie
enactmenls of legislative fayors, which
with all IFS great political weight, New
York cannot attain: Next to sllis love
for fun, his ceaseless care for the inter,
ests. more especially committed 10 his
charge is his most remarkable characte..
ristic. He,was wfiltendown Benlonisll
on coming here. Afterwards he passed
for Calhoun man. Subseqnentlystbe.
wings ticklled themselves into the belief
that be intended coming ont for Taylor.
But after all, lie was here found lluesto
his political faith. Isby.no means. iniead
expressing that he lius. been constantly
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I1 / ID d S.
FOR SHERIFF..

u. I 7sThe friends ofWEsLEYBoDiE. Esqr:.
s5nnounce him as a candidate fprthe Dffices OF
Sheriff Of this District al the eeusl,ils election
I'VE are authorized 10 annonrfee Capt:
IHUMPHREY BoULWARi. as Can:
! sSida,e for Sheriff, at the ebsuing eleeiion'
= DThe friends Of Col. THOS.gAV..l.AN-
HAN announce him as candidate d Tor The
sbfficc Of Sheriff ut the next election.
) ,GJThe friends of Col. JOHN HILL an
noti,,ce kiu, rs candidate for Sheriff ol Edgg-
field District atihe next election. "
5.a9SVe are authorized ,o3announce T. j.
WHITAKER, as a candidate for: tie Office
Of Sheriff, at the ensuing election. :,
The Friends Of, VIM: P.sBUTLER, Esq,
announce him as a Candidate for Sheriff, !, at The
next election.
lfF.T The Friends Of ALFRED MAY.
announce him as a Candidate for Sheriff,
atfhe ensuing election.
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.NEWsPApER r, PATRONAGE: j ayl9 "a, |; Eis:..

In the language Of a. .cotcnlpo orary, we I
have lotsay, thar this Thing called ;newsss /
paper patronage is a curious Thing. II
is composed Of as many coors as the
srainbow. and is as changeable5 as The !,
chameleon. s: = ~
One man subscribes for alneWt1ssMpesr,
and pays for !, in advance, e goes llone.;
andreads it the year round The
proud satisfaction that it!is5his own: HaE
hands il an advertisements iilsF
price and pays forit: This iis.neRspapetr
patronage. s: ,;S:.ss
Another man says, t:spleasei put my nts
name on your, ,listsof. Subscribers. and
goes off, without paying for Time.
passes your patience is exhausted
and you dun him. he flies in aiipsssioaiss' III ~
andSpsrliap psspay perllaps nor aThisa
too is news spaPef atronage rs sssss
M AnptIleg, Jas tB3sseifi s16scEiiB forsa
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FOR TAX COLLECTOR.

We are authorized TO announce Capt.
p. F. GOUEDY, as a candidate for tho
Office Of Tax Collector, at the ensuing
election. Jan. 2
The Friends Of Maj. F. W.BURT, an
nounce him as candidate forYax Collec-
ior. at the ensuing election
5 The friends Of COL j. QUATTLEBUM,
announce him as candidate fort ak Col
sIeclor, at the ensuing election.
We are authorized TO announce VIM. l..
PARKS, as a Candidate Cor Tax CoIlec-
tor, at the next election. n &
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Final NOtSce.t

IA Ii persons having denahds against The
IN estate of John Landrum:a Sr.,g deceased,
will present them legally altested, on or before
ihes1si Monday in March next; and persons in:
;'debted to the estate are required tomake 'mme-
diate payment. Should they notatfend to 1his
notice, Their notes will be pl aced inihe hands Of
an attorney ioi collection before retHrn day ynca1.
I. JUHN sLANDRUM, Executor.
+ Jam. 3 I643. ~ 4t so
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yY:NI !. II DIJRIs0E
sRIJBEIsHERS AND PR oPRIEToR.aSs
B 1HT.LERMs..

8 RS and TRY G EETs, per annnm
paid IN ad van ce-s$S 8 ifnot paid wlthlnslS
month from the date Of subscription q q 20, 40
ifnot paid before the ton Sot me
Year. All snbacrip iptioas VIII be continued
fiGless otherwise ordered before the Te2plra-
tionof they but no pap efsWlli eiu,s VS.
less Il The option of the Publisher
fSnyi:bbssrson 3procnringg five responsive suo.
s. sctibers shall receive the paper Tor one
"a pyERTisESETs cons picuo onsfy Inserted at1o
rs ceuls per SQUARE lines, ,or less, for the
sertion. and s. for each on'naanss;
Those published month ,of gu ar'er!y, M,a, 3.
Be cbars S Ipet auase. Adyertlsemen.s !! q i
moi having The numb nsertions 'parked
an ,ben, vii be continued uutIl ordered oul
and charge ccofdingly. 1, z ,,,1, =:
onmGnic cations, post paid, VIII pc pron'P''
and strictly attende led To- .:,:s:s
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look oyershis ACCOUNT and Send liiT16fsttlie'
balance due. Butd does ;Iiie pay ifsheer-j
fully and freely Z leave YOU i toIan-.
sswer. Yel; his too,,is newspaper put
ronage! . i..s .ffiis: .ffsss:
Another man l:ves NEXT yoeiuui-iiiieverl
took your paper--it is too small, fcofn>,
pared with somegof lhe oyergroHh and;
sickly sentimental dollar weeklies, )gitsis
100 small, Idon't like its. ,politics-too;
Whiggish-too Loco,focoish, or, too too
something else. Yet he goes regular to.
his neighbof, and reads his BY d good
stove fire; finds !aul, with its contsnts;i
disputes itsleaderss, and gguarrels with
its type, ink or color. Occasionally,
sees.an article that he likes; lakes halfa;
dime and buys number. This;p loo, IS:
newspaper patronage. sss ID: ss,sss,;
Another sports fine horse, of: yper-
Ehaps a pair of them; is alwaysseshsWhip
in hand and spur on foot, single man, nan,
no use for him TO take; a newspaper, !,
knows enough now. Finally: concludes
10 get married; does SO, sends il notice
Of tile fact, with tpIease pnblisti and send
me half a dozen copies. IT'S :done;aoes
he ever pay forteilIior paper Or holice:a
No. "But surely sou don't charge for.
such ttihgs?" This, loo, is newspaper
patronage, y. ,s,,,55 I'D. 4!
Another land The class is very hume,
rous) thinks that the prompt bayimrieen,
oftwo dollars per anium entilleshim to-
the privilege OF calling the edilorstosa
personal account at least once a quar-.
ter, for any thing that appears in5the
paper whicI, he cannot relish. Il This
class believe that ncwspap pefsi are pubs,
lished for individual; and not general
benefit; and this, too, is called 'ncwspas
per- patronage. TRisclas believe fifm5
ly ip the. ancient meaning Of ,pdtroa. 's,s
Il: Another man (b1ess you Fir does us us
good to see sucta man; and we tddosseee
lhem sometimesss;ani We have seen slf'.o some
such lately, another man comes and
says: "The year for. which thav;e,F paid. riiid {
is about to expire; I wantto Pay. IS! ;iil los
another" He does 50 and retiies. 49,
Reader, is not newspaper patroSnaalpsse. yilI1S alss,
II curious thing? And ia that gleat m q dsyf.. az
when honest men are % get the reward ward
due TO hones',yawIliclh say you, of, llIoses
enumerated above will obtain. That sros..
ward. -. ! ,fz. Il, - = -, 8 =:
We heard rccenlly;ia gnodsstofysoffian
fTrshman who :liadineyer: seen any offbe.
birds Of smerita. The 6rslsfeaile4ef
fowl said he, e,,,''lfat, ever \ asec when j
Kim to: Amerikyi was o. park y,pine. IF
Sfieed him undei a hay slack, and shor
wiit5asbarii- shovel. The 4firstfimla,,5
I&shotnhim; I missed him; the gsecoud.'
.tifmefI shot HIN, sIhit him Finetbessa1l1al,S
place where Ilnissed ,himbefofe, and, Il. So
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cline, their comfort and competence will
abound I; for it is The intellectual and
moral condition. of the cuIlivator that
.impovcrislles ifsessoil, or makes it teen
with abundance. He ewho disobeys tile
law Of God in regard TO The culture Of
intellectual and, spiritual nature, may
live in ii the valley oflbe NiIe,:butshe can
rear onlysths lean kline = Of sPharQah !;
.buthe Whosobeys the, highest law, may
d@elFin The cold and inliospilalregion of
Scotland or New England, and ''well.
formed and fat neshed kine" shall feed
ON all his meadows:-Hora1e. Nann.
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From the Ne,U Orleans Crescent.
OF NOTABLE MEN ABOUT
THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT.

-
Done ,oith piece Of GAilk
Jas. D. Wes,colt, Of Florida, isa queer
looking little fellow; apparently some
forty-six orsseven years Of age. He
ndsfvefeet six or. seven in bis stock
iings, and stoops at; that. His mouth,
wIlen4atrest, (Which is seldom when in
company, )is .pdckered UP; and Wheniil
conversation, it appears large out of
proportion: His bright little dancing
eyes aleIullsof intelligence, and Withal
have a cast for cunning WllicIrwould be
.disagreeables IL not for the large
admixtareS 6f a propensity for genuine
.deyiItry-fun, ,Wllich chmarkes their!twink-
ling more strongly Than ANYTHING else.
Thisis a passion with him that over
rides every other. Characteristic and2leads
him 20 perpetrate jokes viii, a half ma
Hicious relish upon the 5grayest and most
austere OF Ills feIloW.selators. He wears
a quele-for the fun ef The lliings alone
thus carrying a joke aronnd with him
sparpelualEy. Most Of The sdidoes which
SheS has cut ap;here we're the result ofhis
Hove fofsf fguiiz1iical mischief: His short
but famous s5escIl; aIl abonf throwing
|sthe adminiistr ion INTO he EE otoniae, was
!ihtsnd asia Joke: 4 oftnnatelly
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1850.
New Rou1TE TO NEw-MExlco AND

New RoUTE TO New Mexico AND
CALfoRNIA.-The Fort; Smith (Ark.)
Herald contains letters from, 6 Gcn., Ar>
buckle and Major Bonneville, both well
acquainted with the pra;ries, recommend.
ing the Arkansas route to New Mexico
as being shorter and better Than the
Missouri one. They both urge Fort
Smith as aTpoin, a of departure, and the
Valley of the Canadian as The path; but
Major Bonneville, advocates the route
by the south bank ofthesNo Fork,
while Gen. Arbnckle. prefers the south
bank of the South Branch. Gen. AS
scheme is, from Fott Smilhto La Jova,
on the Rio Grande, $50 or at the us
most, $50: miles; La Jova. being near
the usual. place Of departure on the Rio
Grade for California, blythe route Of
the ella River. This is one. of The
projected great Railroad routes to The
Pacific, and has indeed, the merit Of
being one of the shortest ones.
!, SOMETHING New ON FooT.-We'll
tell the ladies a pretty secret, an they
will promise faithfully not tolsay anys
thing about it---except to their particu-
lar friends. A new style Of dress and
evening slipper is coming insyogue this
winter, which will decrease the appa-;
rent dimensions, while it will gradually
add TO the invincible fascination of all
the pretty feet in the metropolis. The
new slipper. is made Of black or bronze
satin, with three or four light bands Of
India.rubber running around the top;
and the insep otnainented with a good
sized roselte, Of the same color as the
slipper. Isn't it charming and quite
refreshing, after the=dull monotony of
Of square toes and plain quarters? The
new style, is Of course, from Paris, that
love Of a city, where they get up ribbons
and revolutions, slippers and instructions
at the shortest notice.
LEGISLATIVE INDIGNATIoN.-The
Legislature of Arkansas, a shorttimes
since, Indignantly changed the name Of
county from Van Buren to Cas-,
The amendments 10 the bill were>amus
ing. One, that all children named Mar.
lin Van Buren, should hereafter be CALL
ed Lewis SCass; another5that all blood
hounds hereafter imported tftom Cuba.
should be called Trough and Ready"
&C.