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Southern shield., 1849-04-28

THE LATE FRosT.-From almost every sec ton of the country accounts reach us of the devastation among the early corn and cotton, and also garden vegetation, fruit, &c., by the frost of the 5th inst. In the neighborhood of Vicksburg, as we learn from the ''Whig," the cotton which was up was so much injured that it would have to be replanted. That paper says that "in Hinds and the adjoining counties the cotton is entirely killed"
 The weather at St. Louis, Louisville, Cincn- natl, and Pittsburg, was exceedingly cold, con- siderable snow having fallen. In the vicinity of Lexington, Ky, every species of garden veg etation, even to peas, was killed
Southern shield., 1849-04-28
SONS OF TEMPERANCE,

FENHE members ot Helena Division No. ?, A S. T., are requested and notified to meet at the Division Hall on Wednesday evening next, at o'clock P. M., as business of impor- tance to the Division will be transacted. It IS hoped all the members both of the country a1tl.- 2 Town will be present. By order of the ". Pf
 ROYAL F. SUTTON, \. +. x. a
 April 2s, Isl9. x.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

MosALs IN TExAs.--A Galveston paper, the number of divorces grant ed attfe recent session of the Legislature of Texas says, in that State the marriage contracts not as binding as horse trade.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28
SHERlFF'S SALE OF LAND
 FOR TAXES

N oTlCE is hereby given, that I, Davis ~ Thompson, Sheriff and Collector of the revenue of Phillips county, will. on Monday, the 2lst day of May, IS49, Git being the first day of our next Circuit Conrf1 expose to sale at the Courthouse door of said county, the following described lands, levied on as the property of Samuel King, for the taxes due for the year IS4S, or so much thereof as will be sufficient to pav such taxes to wit:-w ] r 1 S, ? C, 230 acres;--n " 34, l e, 32O acres;-w , 6, ; 1 so acres. Terms of sale. cash in hand. sale to take place between the hours of 3 a. m. and 3 D. m. of said day.
 DAVIS THOMPSON, Sheriff
 Phillips CO.,, Arks.
 By JAMES B. SHELL, DePy. Shf. Helena, April 29, ls49.-s2.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

PosT MASTER AT MEMpHIs.-We are please to learn that F. $. Latham, Esq, editor of ' Memphis Eagle, has been appointed Post 'Is- ter at that place. The late incumbent, 'i' b. Winchester, has held the office so lon''ha our memory runneth not back to the contrary In republican government we mink that no man should hold pre-empti|' on any olnce' and occasional changes hay a salutary lnhu- enee-. The selection otY " Tor ''A-- station, we regard as an t'eeuiiigiy goou oiie as he is gentleman of s'c' integrity great illduS- try and energy; and ghother reason why we are pleased at this arolntment IS because Mr. La tbam is connect with the press, one of that class who ar, ,egarded by portion of mankind as bavirc right to offices of honor or profit, but only ' u u lii' o'i'eIS (oi'en leS' ,ror,b,. Into them.
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N 0 PICE TO PREVENTION CLAIMANTS.

Every person entitled to the right of pre-emp- ton to any of the lands within the townships and parts of townships above enumerated is required to establish he same to the satisfac- ton of the Register aId Receiver of the proper Land Office, and nali payment therefor as soon as practicable er seeing this notice, and ;aic day appolnted for the commence ment of the public sale of the lands embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim will be forfeited.
 RICHARD NJ. YOUNG.
 Commissioner OfMe General L0ad Office
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T H E so U T H E R N s H E L D i.

SUFFERING IN CAPE BREToN-The Hali- fax (N. " Sun of the 3Oth ut., contains extracts from a letter recently received at Halifax from Sydney, on the Island ot Cape Breton, giving an account of an act ot cru city on the part of the Mining Association,
 which has a legal monopoly ot the coal
 business of the Island. The statement is,
 that several persons living in the neighbor-
 hood of the Bridgeport mines, and being in
 a state of utter Restitution, dug coal upOn
 Meir oUn lands, and carried it to Sydney
 for sale, to obtain the necessarieS ot life. On being discovered by the "hunters" of
 the Mining Association, the men were ar rested and imprisoned on charge of tres passing upon the rights of the Association. The letter also states that the mines at Bridgeport were on fire, and had been burn ing for some time, threatening extensive mischief to farms which were over where the mines had been worked. Two lives had been lost, persons having entered the pit, unconscious of the fire, and been suflocated. It was said, at the date of the letter, to be so hot at the mouth of the pit that no one could approach it.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28
FROM THE FRoNrIER.-A letter to the S+Ts-.,;~ pso-,-l !: ,..s, > 1, 1.,,,,ruUuuruce.


 StIu,,- F. ,a. ,,.,s. ol,, TlI,u pv pvuuence Missouri, April 6, says:
 At this lime every State in the Union, ex- cepting Deleware and Texas, is represented at this phce by delegation of emigrants to California, and by reports from those who haw arrived, the number will be great ly increaed from each quarter. The vari- ous companies, as fast as they can complete their outfits, are going into camp, and ac- customig themselves to the duty pertain ing theeto previous 10 leaving the settle ment.
 Ther are more persons from Ohio pre- paringt 10 emigrate, than from any other State. From what can learn, large num- bers ar en route, overland, from the south ern potion of this State and from Illinois. The nmbcr at pr -ont in this town has been nriously estimated, but should judge it wilhot exceed 1000.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

PRosoRIpTIoN.-The Washington Union asserted the other day, that there were but few Wings removed from the departments at Washington during the administration of MT. Polk; in reply to which the National Whig publishes list of the politics of the subordnatesi in the department, which stands thus-Whigs, 59; Locofocos 266.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

ES Saml. J. Peters has been appointed Col lector of Customs at the port of New Orleans.
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SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS

we call the attention of our readers to the Proclamation (published in our advertising col umns) of the late] President of the United oates' tor the sale of lands belonging to the gov
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

As will be seen, the sales are to commence at this place on Monday, the 4th day of June next.
 At Champagnole, at the same time.
 At Washington, on Monday, the 18th day of June next.
 To persons who have settled on any of the land advertised with the intention of holding 1t by right of pre-emption, we particularly invite attention to the notice appended to the adver- tisement above referred to, headed ''notice to pre-emption claimants"
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

MR CLIFFORD, United States Minister, arrived at the city of Mexico on the 3Ist of January, and paid his official visits to the heads of department on the lst of February, by whom he was most courteousIy greeted. The authorities have assured Mir. Clifford that all Americans travelling to California shall receive the protection of the Govern ment. On the 2Oth of February the city contained some 300 California bound Anne Int.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

GOVERNMENT ADvERTIsINC.-The Secre tary of War having published an advertise ment in papers, with one exception, ex- clusiyelv of tho de.-----: <, .,,,,a complaints have been made of his seeming rejection ofthose papers friendly 10 the ad- minStration. The National Intelgencer gives very satisfactory eYrlanat ton of this matter, and sihews that the Secretary of War was bound by law to publish as he has done. It also quotes the law in reference to the appointments of publishers of the acts of Congress, and the treatise made, from which it appears, that these appoint ments had -ta- -he=naadA hsrss o.'eln's . rs late Secretary of State, and not by MT. Clayton, who now occupies that station
 Louisville Courier.
 -o-~-~-~-o-~-~~~~~-0--~
 MT. CoBDEN, in discussing in the British Parliament the question of reducing the ar my, thus alluded to this country in connex- ion with the alleged necessity of keeping troops 10 preserve order in large cities:
 "How is it in American towns! You have in many of them as large population as you have in the towns of this country New York is larger than Liverpool, yet you have there neither a soldier nor barrack oi any sort They have in New York con- hicting interests, opposing classes, and constant influx of foreigners, as they have in Liverpool; they have an ever varying pop ulation, including emigrants from Germany and from Ireland, as much as we have IT any town in England; yet the peaceis pre- served there. And Isay, what Englishmer can do in New York they can do here, and that there is no necessity for amiltary force to maintain the peace of the country, ifthe people are fairly represented and properly lcounseled."
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

Posr MASTER AT LITTLE RocK.-In tele- graphic despatch to the Louisville Courier, from Washington, dated l7th inst, we see il stated that Wm. c. Hope has been appointed Post Master at Little Rock, in this State.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

TEE WHIG PLATFoRM.-A Michigan cores
 ,,.dent of the Rochester Democrat states that
 i the Michigan House of Representatives on the 9th inst, Mir. Morton, a Democratic mem Der, moved for the reading of the Whig plat form.-Thereupon the honorable Mr. Coe com menced reading to the House the Consultation of the United Stotes. An attempt was made to stop the reading, 'but one of the Locos got up and insisted that he should go on; that the docu- ment appeared interesting, and he had never before heard it read. He had sought for it in vain in his town, and he wanted to know what it was about. He had no doubt it would be new to most of them. Party discipline, however, choked the reader down.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

A TaGENT.-Wm. Thompson, southeast co Ter |pai'lmore and south streets. Baltimore. ld, ne authorized agent for this paper in that dv.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

"This is the quickest trip that has been made by any boat now running. The J. M. White made the trip in , days l2 hours and s minutes; and the old Alex. Scott made the next quickest time to the White, and the Belle Key stands next. Taking the stage of the river into consideration, and her time is as good as that of the White and the Scott, if not better.
 "Nothing occurring, the Belle Key will make the quickest trip from New Orleans to Louisville on record"
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

TIE BELLE KEY.-This splendid steamer has, if no accident occurred, perhaps made the quickest trip to Louisville that has ever been made. She passed this place at night, on the 2oth inst, about II o'clock, having left New Orleans on the 18th inst at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. The Memphis Herald, of last Satur- day. noticing her arrival at that place, says:
 "The Belle Keycame up this morning run nlng like 'skeered dog,' being only ? days iI hours and 45 minutes from New Or
Southern shield., 1849-04-28
SH ERIF F'S $ A l. E

April 28, 1849-1w.-$2.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

, OI IIIIIIPo COUIIty3 AIh5' April 28, 1s49-lw-s3.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28
From the St. Joseph Gazette From one of Col. FremOnt's Men.

To MT. A. Robidoux of this place, we are indebted for the following letter from Mir. Kern, who was with Col. Fremont on his way to California. The letter contains many facts connected with their suffering. that we have not yet seen published:
 ,oc Navy MEv,Co
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$ H E E 1 F F'S $ A l. F. .

April 28, 1849-1w-&4.
Southern shield., 1849-04-28

The following letter, received by NIT. z. Leonard, of our county, can be relied upon, concerning the true state of affairs now existing in California, as the writer is a man of well known veracity, and was for many years a resident of this county:
 SAN FRANCISCO, U. O.,
 Oct 0S IS4S
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-21

officers on the quarter deck. Our con.
dition was psriou, in the extreme |;
victory or escape were alike hopeless.
Our ship was disabled many of our
men were killed, and many more
wounded. The enemy would, without
doubt, bear down upon us in few
minutes, and, as she could now choose
her own position, would, without doubt,
rake US fore and aft.
I Any further resistance was there.
fore folly; SO in spite Of the hot-bran.
ed Lieutenant, Mr.. Hope, who advised
them not to strike but to sink along.
side, it was determined 10 strike our
bunting. This was done by the hands
of a brave fellow named Watson, whose
saddeped brow told how severely il
panied his lion heart to do it. To me
it was pleasing sight, for had seen
fighting enough for one Sabbath; more
than wished to see again on a week
day. His Britannia Majesty's frigate
Macedonian was now the prize of the
American frigate United States.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-21
Naval History Of the United States.

ssThesiOllo spiIlted account 0ipthe
celebrated battle between the U. s.,
frigate United States, and the British
frigate Macedonian, in which the lat
ter wasftaken, is from work entitled
Thirty years from Home, or a Voice
from the Main Deck, by SamuelLeech.'
The author at the time was a lad on
board, the captured frigate, and his inn
pressions of soltsrrible a contest ars
much more vivid than one cleaned from
official dispatches. aaqaa dap f'i'fi'
THE Sabbath came, md brought
with il stiff breeze. We usually
made sort Of holiday Of this sacred
day. After breakfast, it was common
to muster the entire. crew on the spar
deck, sometimes in blue jackets and
white ,rowsers, or blue jackets and
blue trowsers at other times inDblue
Jackets, scarlet vests, and blue or white
trowsers, with our bright anchor but
tons glsncing in the sun, and Our black,
glossy hats, ornamented with black
ribbons, and with the name Of our ship
painted upon, them. After muster, we
frequently had church service read by
the captain /; the rest Of the day was
dsypted to idleness. But we were des;
tined, 10 spend the Sabbath, just intro;
dpceds,o the reader, ina very different
manner. lss4il asR Slns yliya !gst jsi
We had scarcely finished breakfast.
before the fnanat itheImast head shout
ed, ssSaikhe !Ssaazs ,p5 ssyp sgiaad II
isolrhei cap.ain,rushsd upon deck, ex.
clainiisp. - mast head there p'sa2a t,s0
sdssSirsr' siht gsaaoasaisAci s1sllpsigsA .,
s.osd Where away isr,hes saifa''ee ;saliaf
"A The precise answer to this question
fdo not recollect, but the captain pro.
ceeded ID ask, sswhat does she lloot
s:ig1 ~ ,surllhs'g q si9liaffa q EiHi3qs ~
xA squars-rigeed vessel, sir," wal
the irseply'of The Lookout: 81, s' ". ,i,.s !,
After q few minutes, the captaII y In
shouted again : Mast head pthsre"'
I. a 81 s;as ,s,ss,,, s,li lsst 81
1Ybat does she look like 3sw yiali
"a large ship, sir, standing towards
usw
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-21
Tom, II You Love Me-, say ,o So.

-isetsa 7iiA BY JAMES KErNf.io aMae, 7si
Dear Tom, my brave, ftee-hsarted lad,
e Where 'er you 60. God bless you!
FYoa'd better speak than wish you had, =
4lf. Ifloys for me distress youE Egasiea isl qaf
- To me they say your thoughts incline,
.s,s, Aads possibly they may 50; sau 81
N Then once Tor all, to quiet mine, sbsa 3
a.,i Tom, ifyou love me, say solo 5ais.caa
On that sound heart and manly frame,, a,
sitslightly sport or labor.- sqsG ,gas
I. Good -humored, frank, and still tho same 1.
To parent, friend or neighbor,l 5g qaiE
b Then, why postpone your love to own "a
~ For me, from day TO day so; Il zaiss
And let me whisper, still alone. ii;,cs ai
'jyci Tom, il you love me, say So 4 qaJ 4
How oft when was sick, or sad ,5 ,t,
With some remembered folly. y, -
The sight Of you has made me glad,
And then most melancholy, s,.
Ali why will thoughts Of one so good s.,
i, Upon my spirits prey so' an s9r
BY yau it should be UNDERSTOOD III a.
Tom, if you love me, say so!
Last Monday, at the cricket match,
~ No rival stood before you; a.
IN harvest time for quick dispatch,
~ The farmers all adore you,
And evermore your praise they sing
~ Though one thing you delay SO,
And II seep nightly murmuring,
Tom. if you love, say so!
Whate' 'er OF ours yDu chance to seek,
os' Almost before YOU breathe it,
I bring with bushes on my cheek,
'l.''i And all my soul goes with it
Why thank me, then, with voice so low,
= And faltering turn away so;
qn When next you come. before you go,
, - Tom, if you love me, say SO!
% When Jasper Wild, beside the brook,
80 Resentful round uslowered, ~
" 1 Oft recall that lion look,
That quelled the savage coward.
Bold words end free you uttered then;
l2a Would they could find their way SO, ~.
When these moist eyes so plainly mean,
lse Tom. II you love me, say so!
~ NV friends, Ills true, are we'll to DO,
~ And yours are poor and friendles';
All. no, for they are rich in you,
'e Their happiness is endless.
You never let them shed tear,
Save that on you they weigh SO;
There's one might give you better cheer;
Il Tom, If you love me, say so! iI -t
. My uncle's legacy Is all hra3 oe!
sa01iF For you, Tom, whenyou choose III;
In better hands it cannot fall, i} Z.
81 Or better trained to use it.. g
- I'll wait for years, but let me not
Unwoo'd, unphghted stay SO;
is Since wealth and worth make even lot,
5sg8 Tom, if you love me, say 90 @.
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Y n. ADoLPHv6 RUTT y Re
TERMS oF ADVERTISING.

d TERMS OF ADVERTISING. ~
.fduerfisements inserted at SO cents per square
(fourteen lines ess,) for the first insertion, and
25 cents for each subsequent insertion. One col
umn one month 81 co. Three months $40. Six
months SI5. Twelve months 1926.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
Deplorable Accident.
LUDLOW, Sept. II.


About two o'clock on Sunday afternoon
our citizens were startled by report, ac-
companied with conclusion which shook
the buildings to their very foundation, and
upon our casting our eyes to the northward,
discovered large volume of smoke rising
from the vicinity of the Rutland railroad
work, on section eight, about two miles dis
tant. Upon repairing to the spot it was
found that the powder magazine belonging
to the corporation, in which were some ton
and half of powder, partly in kegs and
partly in open flour barrels, had exploded,
killing two Irish boys, one Is and the other
II years of age, and mutilating their bodies
in shocking manner. We saw one of
them which presented nothing but black
ened mass of flesh without any resemblance
to human form. The conclusion on the
spot must have been tremendous, as the
ground on which the magazine stood, was
torn up to the depth of two or three feet,
and splinters of the magazine, the largest
about the size of mans hand, scattered
for great distance around. One of the
bodies was thrown some ten rods, we should
Judge, into the pit the other less distance.
The windows in the houses for circuit of
mile, were more or less broken, and we
noticed one at the distance of half mile
where the entire sash was destroyed.
The magazine was fired by some boys at
play A considerable quantity of powder
had been scattered on the ground outside,
and some five or six Irish boys assembled
and gathered some Of it into a pile, and
without considering the danger, fired it,
which communicated with the inside and
ignted the whole. 1t was some two or three
minutes after the first flash before the ex-
plosion-giying chance for part to get
out of the way, but indeed, their escape was
remarkabe.-V Star.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
The Island of Cuba,

The Island is ga miles in extreme
length, with width varying from % to III
miles, and covers an area of $4,000 square
miles, being about the size of the State OF
Maine. 1t contains population, at the
present time, of 400, 900 of which about
100000 are whites, 100, 900 are free color
ed, and SOC, 900 slaves Its imports in IS47
were S32 1891 l9, of which $7,049,975
were from the United States. Its exports
during the same period were 49,, 99S, 40,
of which Sl2,394 $40 were to the United
States. In lS47 the number of arrivals, at
its ports, was BAG, and the number of clear
ances 1916. Its principal harbors are the
finest in the world. The amount of Amer.
lean tonnage employed in the trade with
Cuba is 476,773 tons. 1t has 1876 miles Of
railroad completed and in successful opera
ton, and Gil miles in course of construction
1t is well watered by numerous rivers, and
its surface, except in the central portion o.
the Island, diversified with mountains. Onl,
two-6fths of its surface are cultivated. OF
the remaining three-fiilhs, now unused, one
is probably worthless, leaving one half Of
its agricultural resources undeveloped. The
climate is so genial, that it yields two crops
year of many of its productions. 1t also
abounds IN materials for manufacturing pur-
poses, and its mountains contain mines OF
copper which are worked TO considerable
advantage.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
From private journal of the Mexican Campaign
Cherubusco the day after the
Battle.

The morning of the Goth of August was
as bright and beautiful as could be imagin-
ed. The warm sun poured its cheering
rays upon tree and flower, and the birds
sang as sweetly as though there had never
been such thing as battle. Indeed,
when away from the immediate scene of
strife and the suffering objects of its fury,
1t was hard to realize, that on yesterday had
been fought the greatest aud bloodies: battle
of the campaign. Ten hours previous,
thirty thousand men had filled the air with
the booming of cannon, the rattle of mus
kerry, and all the din and confusion of battle
Now all was calm and still and beautiful. -
A fresh, spring-like breeze stirred the broad
leaves of the corn, and frolcked with the
blossoms of the orange trees. Every thing
in nature seemed to rejoice; and well might
all nature clap her hands in gladness, for it
was a fearful struggle, that battle For
three days the contending armies fought face
to face. For three hours the roar of mus
kerry was as incessant as the roll of drum,
and only broken by the loud reports of burs-
ting shells and heavy artillery. Out of our
little army alone, over eleven hundred had
been stricken down by the iron hail 4; and
the enemy, with his tremendous odds, found
himself for the time without an army!
1t was ten o'clock in the morning, and
yet our surgeons had not finished dressing
the wounded the first time; aud in almost
every room of the hospitals one might see
group of three or four amputating a leg
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
Remains of an Elephant Found
in Vermont.

Prof Agassiz, bringing forward the tooth
and tusk, remarked that the Mastodon was
not the only big beast about, and proceeded
to show that this was not of that species.-
The teeth did not present the mammillated
surface of the mastedon teeth, but were flat
and grooved, as in the living species of Asia
and Africa. 1t had been found, few weeks
ago, in the construction of the Rutland aud
Burlington Railroad, upon the slope of Mt.
Holley, one Of the highest mountains in VI.
This was the first true elephant found in a
fossil condition in the Northern States This
was certainly not the same kind of elephant
which had been found in the Kentucky Cave.
1t was question whether this was identical
with the fossil European elephants or not
He deeply regretted that there were no spe-
cimens with which he could compare these
teeth, but he would venture from recollec-
ton 10 predict that upon direct comparison
they would be found to differ from Europe
ans, in the same proportion that the Masto'