Democratic banner., 1849-02-12
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The Alton T'elegraPhsays: 'Thee follow.
ling extract from the autobiography cf q
ionrneyman Printer is SSppif"d from one Of
our exchanges, is said 10 be strictly true
II there il u mistake in the age Of the in
dividnal, he must have led a busy life, and
for his years, has seen as much variety q:
most men. lie doubtless will be all en-
bassador to solne foreign court one of these
days .e ..t- II. g. E. ~ .~e,5fer,
She life Of o Ptiater is, to say the least,
one Of variety. left home at the aga Of
nine, and was apprentice to the printing
business at thirteen, and since then | have
visited Europe-been in England, ireland,
Scotland, Wales and France-in Canada,
Nova Scotia, Labrador, South America,
West Indies, and all the Atlantic States OF
the Union, from Maine to L~ouisiana-and
have lived intwenty-seven cities and towns
of the United States. Ihave been a sailor
in the merchant service, and have sailed in
all manner Of ~craft-ship, barque, brig,
schooner, sloop and steamer-in the regu-
lar army as a private soldier, deserted and
got shot in the leg. l hare studied two
years for the ministry, one year an NJ. D.
travelled through all the New England
States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania and Virginia, as a journeyman printer,
generally with little else than a brass rule
in my pocket. ] have been the publisher
of two papers -, one in Boston, one
in Roxbury, Mass, one in New Hampshire,
and one in Maine. At one time had $3.50.
in my pocket Of my own. have been.
married twice, and am only 26 years old!
Was a member of Captain Gate MAORI
Ringold's flying artillery, at the encamp-
ment in Trenton, N. j., | was a temperance
lecturer, and the proprietor Of temper
.ance theatre
INTERESTING FROM BRAZIL AND THE RIv-
Err La PLATA.-The Hamburger barqueI
ALagraIena, from Rio Janerio, arrived at
New York on Tuesday, with intelligence
from that place to the LIST ult., and from the
river down to a recent date: |
The frigate Bramdywine and the brig
Perry were in the harbor Of Rio when the
.Nasdaknn left. ''''
Mr.. Aspinwaii's mail steamer California
sailed for Valparaiso on the 25th Of No
.vember. -,
As to Pernambuco, f"we regret says
the Rio Journal de Comcrcio, "to have to-
announce that previous accounts of distur-
Dances there, were well founded"
The official papers, however, give &C.
counts Of the complete overthrow Of the
rebels. HF
In the province of Sergipe, every thing
was quiet; but in Larangeiras and Ithabhi-
ana most serious election riots had taken
place. At the first mentioned place, sol
high did feeling run between parties, that
they absolutely committed sacrilige in their
eagerness to get weapons to attack one an
other with, as they broke open the grave
y"rds, tore up the Wondering bodies, and
used their bones as weapons. At Itabhi-
ana, the riots were more bloody, as four
were killed and thirty wounded. ~" '#
Accounts of the late California richesI
and the prevalent epidemic have reachedf
Rio, and created considerable excitement
in that capital.
Dates from Buenos Ayres to Nov. 10,
state that MIR. Southern, English Minister
to Argentine Republic, was waiting for in.
structions by the packet; if they should be-
favorable to the demands Of Rosas he;
would be received, if otherwise not.
1t is curious that little American Re-
public, numb, ring considerably less than
two millions of souls, should yet be able toj
make Great Britain knuckle, even though
III a just war.
Gen. Mcnsilla had received orders from
Rosas to march upon Entreris, with 5000
infantry and SOTO cavalry III addition to
the 1000 already Ell route. -Nirasoro, Cow
ernor Of C%orrieutes, had received orders
to counteract ell the forces he can and
place himself at the command Of Uriqui-j
"a. p e- s.EG -.. .E.. fi p
There was agreat dizziness Of freigits at
BIO, and a very large number Of vessels in
port-!he markets gluttsd with all kinds OF
produce, and many vessels loading Tor La
Plata, where business, it is stated, is de-