Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-09-27

ship OF the Home Squadron, was 10 leave New
York on Saturday for the Gulf of Mexico and
the West Indies. Her mission is doubtless
connected with the noubes in Cuba, and the
Round Island expedition. The following YES
scs in addition to the Raritan, are either al
ready in the Gulf or on the coast OF Cuba, or
on their way 10 those countries, viz: the
sloops lwar Albany, Germantown, and Sar
atoga, steamers Water Witch and Gen. Tay
lor and schooners Wave and Flir. Sloop
ofwar Portsmouth dropped down from the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and anchored of the
Battery. She will sail soon as the flag ship Of
the African Squadron, with Commodore Greg
ory on boarI.
CIR ,ce Grccnwnod is now in Boston super.
intending the publication of collection Of her
writings, under the tite Of Greenwood
Leaves Grace Greenwood is the nom de
plume OF Sarah Jane Clark.
Freghts never were 50 low as they are at
present in Philadelphia, being four cents a
foot tu New Orleans.
The editor Of the Point Coupoo paper says
that while he was lately sitting in his bachel-
or's hall with his devil, u large rattle e.snake
fell on the floor near his feet lis bachelors
hall is no doubt destined to remain bachelors
hall No sensible woman would think of CO.
ing in with a Locolcco editor, devil and
rattle snGke.-LoWSuW Jour.
In marriages, formerly, the lady was allow
ed so much per month for pin money, The
gents now spend SO much per month ten pin
money.
AS cowardce ever invites TO aggression and
is in truth the last expcdien by which it can
be avoided, we should not be surprised if the
country were involved in war by the very pu-
sillanimity of this administration - Washing
ton Union.
There it is. The Locofoco organs are of
the opinion that the nations which trembed at
the voice of James X. Polk, will pluck up
courage and invade our rights because old
Zachary Taylor is President. Some things
are too absurd even TO be laughed at.-LouiS-
vile Jour.
| An ource of wit that is bought, is worth 4
pound that is taught.
| colt ha. been said that widows resemble
green wood, which, while 1t is burning on one
side, is weeping on the other.
DrThcre are in the United States 267lght
houses and thirty-two floating lights along The
Atlantic coast.
! DR.. Franklin used to say tha! rich wid-
ows were the only piece of secondhand goods
that sold at prime cost,
| A lady's lover ia most like her lap-doe
! when he bows and vows
The Charleston Mercury says that" the on
! ly way TO a Northern mans sensiblll,es II
through his pocket We remember, tha
after the great Pittsburgh fire, throo times a
| much money was contributed for the sufferers
by the city of Boston alone, as by the whoI'
State of South Carolina. Such facts 60 IL
show that it there is way 10 the sensIbliiilc'
oil Northern men ,hro' their pockets, there II
also way to their pockets ;hro' their sensibll
tiles. .-Proaticc.
Il 0PThe citizen. of Florida are clamoroui
against the President for not calling oat a larg'
militia force to put down the Indians. Tht
President understands the ait Of war perhap
as well as any other man in the country, an'
knows from experience What the wants .
Florida are in this matter. lio has sent then
word that the United States troops alon
would be relied upon, that their operation
would be confined to a line of posts, and tina
1.-The Indians would be removed by contact
No plumber OF the government tins time b
the Florida wal.
II How 10 KEEP SrovE BnlGnT.-Mlx tw
tea.poonlus Of British lustre with gill ,
alum water: let the stove be cold, lrush