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The annual mortality Of London is $4,000; and
this number Of persons is buried in only 200 Of
ground. Consequently the greatest abuses prevail in
relation TO inierrnents.
We get some idea Of the commercial character and
value Of annulies and policies of life insurance In
England, by the following report Of sale recently
made by anciion in London. Two annnities amount
ing 10 Glb0 per annun, less the legacy duty, during
The life Of gentleman aged 81 and policy Of ins,i-
rance for fl,60U on which there were accumulation
amounting 10 fls3 Che annual premium being 4i5
1851 sold for Ei7l.
Anew species OF paper-hangng has been invented
in England which IL a close and beautiful imitation
Of marble.
person in London is making money by DO
scrbing the character of any person simply by the
examination Of a lock OF his hair.
In Great Britain, every 50tl person is drunknrd,
every 280th prisoner, every 70Oth lnpatic.
The entire consumption Of wheat In the British
Empire is about 80 900, 600 of quarters in year.
On the Goth, Louis Napoleon entered upon his 42d
year. The event was celebrated by grand ball at
The Eiysee, about eighteen hundred persons being
present. The President opened the ball with the
Princess callmaki, the wife Of the Turkish Ambas-
sador. He was most particular in his attention 10
The Warehouses Of Londonderry, The staircases
presented the appearance Of series Of hanging gar
lens covered with shrubs and flowers OF the rarest
and nioat exquisite kinds,
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A CURIOSITY. We yesterday were shown the orr
gina receipt by tho celebrated fnancier, Robert
hundred pounds paid TO indcnture him us appren-
tce. We here annex a copy.
Received July 8, l75a, OF Mr. Robert Greenway,
one hundred pounds, being 10 pay Mr.. Charles Will
ling, my apprentices fce.n II is signed "Robert
Norris and tho original is in the hands Of gen.
teman Of this city.--Fha. Inquirer.
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AN lNa.Lsr WASHED yesterday afternoon the body
Of newborn child, supposed to be white, found In
Catholic grave yard, lar from Giulan's Tie ver.
dict Of the Jury that the child born alive and
to It's death ly violence. a4
IMrnovsMKsr.--Mr G. r. Sengsack lale Warden Of lie
Penenary, Is erecting large warehouse the Of
and Twelfth streets tile canal intending to engage
in the commission and produce business t Nm Or
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We learn from the New York Express that the de-
gree Of Doctor of Laws was conferred by tho Uni
yersity of Heidelberg the 18th Of April last upon
Henry Shelton Sanford, Esq, of Derby, Conn, for
merly attached To the U. s. Legation nj St. Pe,eis
burg, but at present 10 the U. $. Legation at Frank
fort.-'rhe legal and diplomatic httainments Of Mr..
Sanford pursuits TO which he has devoted himself
during long absence from his country eminently
cntle him this honor which he has received upon
the eve lf leaving Germany. s-58
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HAIR INyiGoRATuR, received 4 fresh stock ot
III narry's Tricoli,rnus, Gucrhhs Eu Instrale, aud
tnlrnnla Ln.irsG An OF which reeomn, mi inr he
qualities IN remoyius 'lautun giving stiffness an, iusre
the hair aud very pleasant agreeable wash Tor The
head.
PARKER'S Fancy and Persmery store
May U near Nat'onal Hotel, Pa avenue.
NEW FANCY GOODS I'VE shall open, tins ,lay few
very desirable French fancy ariiclesreesve per
lIhernia such az Tuck Combs, shell builoovery
beautiful patterns
Pore Monies she'll ivory, and leatber-a very convent
eni and safe article Tor The eaii dollar
Ten cartons Of hjous Kid Gloves. all ciooTs aud mum
beers.
Ten dozen heavy French silk Gloves al eolors
Twenty dozen light guss,mer thread Gloves new article
sizes numbered FIR gentlemen only
One case ot periamerss- CONSISTING Of hne Ext,Hefs,
Rose Soaps Almonds Soap Lip Ssiye, Cold Crta:n, Ia
bin's)
Six dozen English ueSlsusibie Salts (Pay's) ground
glass. PARKER'S Fancy aud feriuinery store,
MAY IL Pa AVENUE National Hotel
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AMONG rHG yrsIrRRs 10 the city, we notice the Hon Mr.
Penileion member OF the last Congress- and Mr. Clarke
| OF the Wheeling Gazette. t8t
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ARRIVALS Ar THE HOTELS.

THg AnEIpat rnsarRR has been rented by Messs Ismn
and OWENS, OF baltimore, and Monday week they will
open IL with the Museum company. s
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Notice 10 the public and Instructions 90
possnsnsters.

CALIFDPNTt md ORETON NfATLS, ria IA Va
MA, CHdGRES AND PANAMA.
mIIE Hated States Steam Packet Falc som will be lis
pais hy, from the Port oi New York on Saturday the
go,h May instant The public is hereby notified thai
malls may I've sent 10 New lo,k, Charleston, e. Swan;
mi, Geo and New Orleans, La TO he conveyed By sail
Ssean, Packet which will sail from New York the 18th
from Charleston, : e.. on tht2 tmornng); from SiNan
nah Goo The Hh May, tevcning) from iiav,na on e
N ~ June next anil from New Orleans the Steam Packet
Lthmus vii, be despatched with the n,a on The 9tth 81
MAY Instant IN Iie ~ connect with the Falcon al lie
vana on the 2i ol June next
Mail bags should be ma.ie up st New York anu AZ o'let
paints namsd, Tor Chagres, Panama, SUI Deg, Sah'a
hsrhsra Monterey San Francisco and Astoria Inc en-
tire postage Cor single letter not excesr nan sn iuse
weight will he f2l cents To Iassna De.,s 70 easer ~
~ cents 10 Panania he prepaid ~ aii ess.s snu :"
cents 10 San D,epo Santa Dabsrbs. Monterey SIN iran
cisco OF Astoria 10 be pyepsd seat unpad at TIE o
tion NJ the fs,,ier. -. -. -.
Ne,yspsper and pan,phleis-sea postage three cents
each, and inland postage 70 be added 1870,
D. IOILAMEh, Postmaster General
Pasr oyricF DsraRrSEsr, May 10, 1919.
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The BIBLR CAusE.--A meeting OF the Bible Society oi
this city was held on Wednesday night in the Rev. Mr.
Browns church u Tenth street Tie Hon. T. Walker
resolutions, and after having addressed the assembage
they adopted The Rev Mr. cotfey delivered able
speech in support OF the object Of the Society.
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DAILY NATIONAL WHlG,
PUBLISHED ng
CHARLES w. EENTON,

no-see frst page ,orpropeetas.
INycuANGE on baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, and
Hosion AZ eisht Ia sums suit pun hlaers, constantly
tnr sale by w LATHAM & GO,
MAY li-tf
VIRGINIA RANK NOTES, Checks on Rehmond, WIN
chester aud Leesbrr, constantly On hand and Tor sal,
IN sums To suit purchasers, aud At the best rates,
MAY li--tf u w. LATHAM u Co
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A THRF--A black fellow on "wednesday approach 4
furniture cart, helped himself bucket aud off with
it, The alarm was given and hundreds Of boys and men
gave chase. Tie thief lodged in aud about the Snlithso
MAN Institution, still holding his booty, Al last he
captured AMI affer having been dealt with by
gisfrats, sent To Jail.
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nARSIIAI's SALE. III virtue Of two W rits of fer
MI tacias or srre lacias under the lien law, issued from
rrk's Office 81 the District OF Columbia for the
~ al Washington, and 90 me directed shall expose 20
pubic sale, or cash, Saturday the al Of June next, ~
e front o the Court house door ot said county, NJ IL o.
cluk NJ, the following property, viz: Five twosiory and
All, frame dwelling houses with back buildings TO cach
o parts Oi Lots M aud o. IN Square Ma 3G9 IN The city
IL Washington seized ans, levied upon the property
Syanus Holmes, and soh Ia satisfy Iulirlas No "a, 10
March term, la favor of Ulysses Wari as, Jpciais
M 6I To March term 1919, in tvnr oil Waters and Zim
norman, against said Syyanus Holmes
ROBERT WALLACE,
may llA,lta Markltal ~ The District NJ Columbia Il
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The ROMAN CATHOLIC BENEVOLENT SocIRTY OF Sir. 10
sEpH were presented yesterday with beautiful banner,
al the residence OF Mr. Miller Ia Georgetown. They then
marched 10 ST Marys church in this city, tpreeeded by
band Of misc where the blessing Of the banner took
place before high at III O'CLOCK collection for tie
church te and tie Rev Mr. Cnar kstos Of Georgt
town. delivered sermon ON the nccasion faF
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Our markets to-dayshave been without movement
In flour sales OF but 800 AT "a 81 Ia and corn meal
50. The effect OF the foreign news extends no fur
iher than to make breads'ufis duller at previous
rates.
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lirRMAwN the celebrated German iuggIer is about
o visit the United States.
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II is neither wise, sale, OF expedieni nor accord
ing 10 sound precedent flor administration 10 per
nit itself to be provoked, by the discovery Of inJi
yidua cases Of deception and misplaced confidence,
into exposure OF all the grounds Of lis action,
10 publish it's private correspondence in the newspn-
pers.-- Nemdrk tN. N Advertiser, (IhR)
We would inquire OF our contemporary, whether
hs does not think that administration is quite as
competent to Judge of the wisdom, safety or expe-
diency Of arresling the tendency in its own party 10
deception, imposition and abuse OF confidence, by
exposing the facts in single case, as is an indiyid-
ual editor who is not coenizant Of the premisea2-
Such AT least. is our opinion, and we hold that The
publication Of Mr. BaooKs letter, in the case refer
red to, was perfectly iustihabe. II viii teach The
friends of the Administration, that Con Taylor will
not tolerate unfair dealing in any quarter,
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Gitp JntelIiarnec.

Tng TRIAL Of Daniel Drayton, In the Criminal Court,
charged with stealing two negroes, The popery Of Mr..
Hoover In April, lsis and carrying them away In the
schooner Pearl with seventy odd others was brought TO-
termination yesterday Messrs Walter Jonea and Key for
the United Siates, Mtssrs Mann and Carlisle for the
prisoner The jury, after an absence OF ten minutes re-
turned yer, Jet of guilty. There hundred and
thirteen indictments against brayton remaining.
1
FiaR.-On Thursday morning, about Two o'clock, the
stable Of Mr. Ulysses Ward situated the lot at the
Of and lh streets, west discovered TO be
IRE Owing to the unreasonable hour il long time
before the engines reached the Lumber 10 the
amount Of five hundred dollars destroyed also the
stable and valuable horse. There he doubt
that the fire was the work Of an incenliary
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their duty no denunciation can ever turn
aside. There has been no delusion, no de.i
ception, in the election Of Gen TAYLeR
He has not betrayed the Government into
the hands Of the peoples enemies, from
whose possession they have 50 recently res
cued it,--but this, no doubt, is the cause Of
all the grief and anger Of the Union
and lis co-cditofs As to the disgrace
lal career predicted ior Gen TArLoR's
Administration, the future will show who is
the prophet, I'VE, who prophecy brilliant
and glorious career for it, or this hoarse-
throated crow who is croaking its SIM ter
wishes,
Enough fol the present, but more when
the disgraceiul pen, whose production we
have thus noticed, shall make It's appearance
IN the Uui0n again
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-05-05
CURTAINS INGENUITY.

farmer attending fair with hundred pounds
IN his pocket, took the precauion OF deposilng
il in the hand OF the landlord of the pu1lic house
at which be stopped. Having occasion for it
shortly afterwards, he rcsorted 10 mine host ior
the bamen but the landlord, too deep for the
countyman, wonder d what hundred was meant;
and was quite sure no such sum had ever been
lodged in his hands by the astonshed rustic, At.
ter Intellectual appeals to the recollection, and f.
naly to the homo. Of Bardolph the farmer APP
piled to Curran for advice.
Have patience, my friend, said the counsel,
"speak to the landlord privately, and say you are
convinced you must have left your money with
some other person. Take friend with you, and
lodge with him another hundred in The presence
of your friend and come to me"
We mus, imagine and not commit to paper,
the vocilerations of the honest dupe, at such ad.
vice; however, moved by the rhetoric OF author
lily of the worthy counsel, be followed it, and re.
turned to his legal friend.
"And now, sir, don't see as l'm 10 be any bet.
ter for this, if ! get my second hundred again.
But how is that to be done1"
$50 ask him for it when ho is alone, said
Curran.
"Ay, sir, but asking won't do, lie adaid, with
out my witness at any rate, said the country
man.
Never mind, take my advice said the coun
sci, do as bid you, and return 10 me-"
The farmer returned with his hundred. glad
at any rate to find that safe again in his posses
sion.
"Now, sir, suppose must be content; but
don't see as I'm much better off
well, them" said the counsel, "now take
your friend with you, and ask the landlord for the
hundred pounds your friend saw you leave witt
him.
We need no add thai the willy landlord founC
he had been taken of his guard, while our hon.
est friend returned to thank his counsel, with boft
hundreds in his Tscksl.
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MNATl.ENRGIA M DONG.


The progress Of "eorsIA says the Mobile
Herald ami ubun', ia internal Improvements
and heW sorts OF industry has been very rapid
al" SO obvious are 'htIt 'ilecH on iho pros.
paIy o! TIE state Ini' mere IS no" no danger oi
Il Revision IN The sPint "mcH hl' prompted them.
Georgia Unless Alabama "NcflaNe her, VIII pres.
emily be 4 model southern state. sac now has
no" Iory 70 my hl'h"'ac'oii''' e'cA running
fo" one hundred 10 I'VE thoa'ahd SPhaies.
Tier yarns are iodni II every quarter o. lhe com.
uN aod her Iooni' are now heald nIa9Ihs tnef
cho.!u. sounds ~ proximity WIN lA' plough and
anvil
The pc.Hfe OF Me'e 'hIhSs Drawn ~ the "a
vmnah Republican, Is so cheering that we copy
portion Of 1t beo" as an example to The Peo'
pie OF our own state:
Coming down On a irci2hl Tram Hoh Marietta
TO Atlanta the oihei uay we noticed ""o 'o'io"IHs
articles Of ltaIshi 10 W': corn N sacks Hour III
sacks ana ~ O1ueIs, "h1aI "oo castings 40
nestle goods anu yam, couoh u od'C7' ''"ic ana
bacon, \ diversity 81 labor goes hand N hand
wan This progress ! nc eleI"1i menus ol CHl"t
aud nothing oai eo'o'' no longer appear III me
orcouh'i3' 'AcePt" Il l'i'oeu eA'eH" ne cui'
lNAIon Oh that s."pe IA Tue Northern counties
Val comrMaiFeIy cease II le" years ana
be transferred more ana more TO- lha I'ill .'5
bottoms oil ooa'h western "eofS'o. ne MI
side, IN the Cherokee reigoh ana m'udIe "eoF-
sla are no" shIinS WIN green crops Oh wheat
and other small grams mere are H"nuhS
mills as lhe EtoWaa' 'he Lebanon oo'u''Dus,
those IN Clarke ana elsewhere "neIo t"e "heai
IS purchased al liberal Pr'ce ana converted l'>
10 lour' Wh'eh mas some t'ilo s'lc" louna Us way
to Atlantic mafhe'a' WINE some mas Deeh eA'
ported rom th' porto n'a|n anu o'nef countries
me article Oh holherh iiouf Is no" almost DANISH
ed from ihl' market ana IT. mas required scarcely
year 10 accomplish Tue cna'sc' "ne year the
Central ka''roaa conveyed mo ,ne interior o.
oOo oaIfe!' 81 No''lo,' ' 'ou' me year ''''oN'
/ ing hfouBh' GOWN o'oou ua'ie'' o' "eo' ga
HOUR me uP"d'u current pc'h8 completely
turned; ana Il no" carries up none ahle'S II DC
tue georgia af'c'e "nch ua'olS OaCN again
loT consumption al '"i'ou' PoI''s IN the lower
section Of me o'a'c,
he moral ana Phys'cal influence oil our ra'''
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-05-05

The tear CT death otieHs proves mortal. B.
sets people on methods 10 save their lives. wi
lu@Iioy destroy them. To consult TIE pres
vaiion 81 life, a, The oHly end II It to make ~,
health our business 70 engage in no action d n
Is not part o' regimen, Or course OF phisic,
purposes 50 ahleci, 50 mean, so unworthy TO b.,
man nature, that generous soul would rath,,
die than To submit 10 them. Besides that. a CO...
tinual anxiety Tor lite yiiaies all the relshes J.
[, aAd casts a gloom over the whole face Of n
,urr. as il is impossible that we are every ne
ment afraid OF losiug.-Addisoa,
(Spsakng OF the tonbs at Westministerl
could not hul look upon these regaers Of e1is
tanoe, wheather Of brass or marble, As a kind ol
satire upou the departed persons who had LETT
no other memorial of them. but that they were
born and that they died. When | look upon
the iombI OF the great, every EMOTION OF envy
dies within me when read OF the epitaphs OF
beautiful, every iuorlinate desire goes GU, when
| meet with the griet OF parents upon a tomb,
stone, my heart melts with compassion when
sec the tomb OF the parents themselves, con
sder the vanity of srieying for those whom we
must quickly follow when see kings lying by
those who deposed them when consider rival
wits placed side by side or the holy men who
dW,dcd'the world with their contests and dis
puies, reflect with sorrow and astonshmen,, Oh
the little competitions, factions, and debates of
mankind, When | read the several dates of the
tombs OF some that died yesterday, and some six
hundred year, ago ! consider that great day
when we shall all OF US be contemporaries
and make our appearance together
Addison
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VOL. Nv.

ten. Worth /, now ,n New Orleans, WAITING
iar hi- .ami.y. on whose arrival ae wi. prpceel'.u
l4yaca. thence Do San Antonio, where BIS COLI
unu, consisting Of a fully equipped corps d. yur
thousand men, VIII be organized. Gen. Worth
v.i. carry long train oiwaLg us, and viii pro-,
coed to FL Paso thence TO the river ella, where
he will establish strong post; thence the journey
70 the gold diEgns' viii be found quite easy aud
practicable Emigants desiring to avail Jhcm-
selves olthe protection of Gen. WORTH column.
aud To secure a safe and overland journey 20 Cal.
goruia, should proceed with their Wagons, stores
aud equipment, 10 san Antonio, Texas. and fall
IN the rear OF Gen. Worths column. The Gen.
eral will leave San Antonio about tha first Of
MAY, and will be fully provided with al the ne.
ces>ary means Of opening good road as lar as
the ella. where tn pioneer viii find that most
OF the difficulties Of the road have been over.
come. The route of Gen. Wotlh'> column vii.
be through new, interesting and healthy coan-
try. A continued variety of scenery, strange or
iginal tribes. botanical aud mineral specimens,
curious ycstiges Of antiquity, with all the excite
ments and pleasures Of one Of he most adgeu-
turous expeditions Of modern times, will render
Gen. Norh's march one of thrilling and roman.
tic interest
The STATE UNIVERSITY,
We cannot but eel deeply concerned in the
success OF our STATE University. What the
leading schools Of other States have done for
their State character and State pride, we may
anticipate Tor this institution. The Wirts, the
Websers and the Criuendens, have infused kin
bred feelings in the bosom of their ia.ow.cti>
zens, and which have preserved and nouri,hed
tueir literature, and elevated it with men Of the
same high intellectual character. Ii is our duty
to watch over The University and see that there
are atai times secured to is f,cul,y the best men
Of the country. We have the means OF com.
handing the services Of professors equal to any
literary institution of the Union, and the revenue
OF the University being properly appropriated,
we may soon compete with distinguished ustlu.
tions in the value o. its library, chemical labora
lory and philosophical apparatus.
1t /. due to the present Hcu,iy 10 say, that from
present Appearances the people ot tue State
manifest growing interest ii the success Of tho
University. Nineteen counties are represented
by the students, ana there is one from Alabama
and me from enucsscs. Our counties stands
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NO. IS.
COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY. MAY ;, 1919

determined Co arrest those supposed 20 be imp.l-
Gated IN the tragedy and TO hold another inquest
upon the body 81 Robinson. We learn verbally
that \. l.. Mitchell, has been arrested, ana a war.
rant issued i1r oscar Michel anla third aariv.
Il is unnecessary 10 enter into all the facts bY
which the public mind IS auItatsi Ia Hancock
county on this subject. They are vo'umnous
and involve previous and bitter controversies.
Il IL obvious, however, that no organized com
munity should rest satisfied with The above yer.
dict, SO long IS any hope remains " throwing
Ugh, upon tragedy 90 a,roCious. y J..
Mitchell denies the killing OF Robinson, whom
he claims 10 have been his friend, and alleges
that Eagar and Robinson cut and wounded each
other. On the other hand those two gentleman
are known to have been intimate and fast friends,
they lived in tho same house and attended the
meeting in company. Easar, up 10 monda,
evening last, was not aware that Robinson was
dead. He knew he was wounded, aud expressed
great solicitude tor hin, often Nskirg for him.
lie was himself 80 low that II was deemed un.
safe to announce to him his friends demise. Mr..
y. L. Mitchell and Mr., Eagar arc both mSm-
bcrs Of the bar. Mr. Eagar is quite young, and
the near relative Of a gentleman between whom
ami Mitchell there had rccenty been desperate
and fatal atfray,
TuE SIAuusE TwtNs-Ailer ten or twelve
years of retired life CA their farm in North Caro-
na the celebrated Siamese twins, CuANC and
Enc, are about 10 start on another tour OF eNhi-
blion. They will commence in this city IN a
few weeks, and after visiting the principal cities
of the North and East, will proceed TO Europe
One oblectof their uayel,wo learn, is 10 obtain
the opiuion OF eminent surgeons As to the post
biliDy Of their separation. They will be accom-
panied By several oltheir children, who will also
h, included IN thu exhibition. ~ Y IubRaa
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-05-05

NOVEL Gauss OF pwoRcE,-rhe Star, pub
lishcd in Providence, X. l., says that a singular
divorce case was decided before the Supreme
Court OF that State week before last \ Mr.. Il,
pelitoned ta have tho bonds dissolved between
him and his laGy love on the ground that he was
a husband only in name-his wife granting hun
nothing more than the simplest platonic prlyii-
eye. The lady it came on. in evidence, married.
for the sake OF company, but had no idea oil Ia
king any OF the responsibilities OF the married
state. She h@d no taste that way, and So to rem
der assurance doubly sure, at night she would tie
herse!iup in canvass bag, to guard against &c.
cidcnts The court took pity II the poor fellow
and gave him chance 10 Try his luck again, BY
granting the prayer Of his petition.