The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-09-08

common oil, 500 h., value 6
Gas, value d OF
Ashes. value 10 4
Total, G9l IS s
The clear value Of peat is, therefore, 81 II
per ton.
There areseveral millions Of acres Of pea bog
in Ireland, go that, 1t will be seen, the riches oil
California, Peru, and the Ural mountains pale
their Intellectual fires before the treasures of the
green Isle. The national deb, OF England should
now be promptly paid of.
! John O'GrOats' Journal, has an account Of q
cat which is living scandal to Malihusians.-
She has had eighty kittens in four years.
Every American artist that goes to Rome
sends home dozen or two of the beggars in the
character of Apostles or Virgin Marys. A
sturdy old fellow who blacks boots, has been
painted twenty-eight times in the character Of
ST. Paul, thirteen times as St. Peter, cannot re-
member how many times as "a Roman Faith
err" and as "The Head Of an Old Man." at
least thousand time. He Gays "his religious
expression" is worth two cents an hour more
than any other mans In Rome.
The following is sketch Of Bem's biography;
"Of noble Gallician family, he first saw SER
vice as lieutenant under Davoust and Macdon-
aid in the French expedition against Russia
On the reorganization Of the Polish army, his
military talents secured him military profess
sorship, but his independent spirit, and his bold
ut,ersnce of free opinions, subjected him toloDg
Imprisonment, and even torture. In the Polish
revolution, his great skill an artillery officer,
gained him the command Of that branch of the
service. Up TO a recent period he has lived in
retirement in France aud England, devoted to
scientific pursuits. lie was on his return TO
his native land, when he was invested with The
command Of the National Guard Of Vienna,
which he held with honor up to the surrender
of the city. A price being put on his head, he
escaped TO Pesthi and Kossuth and the war COM
mittee gladly svaied themselves of his military
genius, since SO amply displayed in the fields of
Pennsylvania"
Jellsehich is said TO be very gsntlemany,
accomplished officer. lie writes poetry; and his
garrison song is very popular. Solar as Amer
lean experience goes, military men who write
poetry are good at nothing else. Nor does the
Ban of Croatia appear to be an exception TO the
rule elsewhere.
Daring tn. asst few years the Secretary Of
the Billie Society in Hungary has been COM
missioned to circulate about 800 900 copies Of
the Billie.
In the course of lSiS France added above
two millions sterling to the annual charge Of
her national debt.
The Jews abstain from trading during &c days
Of The year, as fOllows-viI: Fifty-two Satur-
days; two days, new year; four days Passover;
one day. Black Fast: two days. Pentecost: four
days, Tabernacle; ore day, White Fast.
The political economists are directing the eyes
OF she French to the E253 900, 600, which, in
the course Of seventeen years, they have ex-
pended on their army and marine, whilst they
have only expended a fourth part of that sum,
in the same period, on the improvement OF
roads railways, aud harbors.
THE UNIVERSAL rsrs.-The General Convention
OF Universaists IN the United States, is to com
mence its next session in Cincinnati, on the first
"Wednesday in October next.
FRoM INDEFsSDEscs, the 81. Louis papers
! have adyices 70 the 25,h inst. On that day Mr.
Mitchell arrived from Santa Fe, and alse Aubry'
! and Whites teams. A detachment of troops from
I Fort Leayeaworth had also arrived, bringing witt
\ them the two Indians concerned in the murder o
! Sir. Norris CoIburn, on the route from Santa Fe
I year or two ego. They were committed TO iai
! ia Independence, and will be tried, we presume
at th next term of the U. 5. District Court
! A YourHFUL CRiMIsAL--The grand jury @
/ Nelson county have found true bill of murder i
tthe first degree against Z. L. Wicklife, and hi
brother, Nathaniel Wickliffe, for killing w.
Cav. Nathaniel Wicklife is a youth, not owe
6ieen or sixteen years old He is said TO hav
bouaht the shot, loaded the gun, &c, for hi
orolher. He is now sick in Shelby county, at
relatives, but Hon. C. A. WicklifTe stated to III
court that ne would be brought home in few day
and delivered up to the proper authorities.
I EsA letter from Fort Laramie, dated July 21s
| TO t.e ST.. Louis Republican, gives the followin
J account of an accident TO Kentuckian; Gath
I Fort there are four of FIVE emigrants in the hosp
F, tai. from accidents with FIRE arms. got acqusil
= ted to-day, in the hospital, with Maj. Edmund
Gsinee, of Anderson county, n.y., who has bee
confined for six weeks with paralysis Of the lie
side. 1.-The gets better, he desires 10 reioin b
fnends in Kentucky, this fall. He was u.
Train a yent on the western line, and was striekt
down near this place, while on duty"
/ CIV fiad in the st. Louis Republican an i
compile te list of the names of California Emgrsn
who ha We died on the plains. In that list we III
the ioi flowing: VIM. Chapman, of Cincinnati; in
, Albert, aged 76, of New Albany, la; Lew Smith
Winning on, Ia; Joseph Hunteref Columbus, I
; WIN. Wells, Jchn 0cland, and E. Morse of Obi
d. F. Rogers of Paducah, Ky.; Preston Muir
, Green county, Ey.; r. S. Croshin OF Midway,
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