The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-14

mated, will be required to complete the work.
The New Orleans Bulletin advocates the route
as nightly advantageous to the trade of that city
IL says II will concentrate at New Orleans the
produce OF the Pacific whale fishery. The oil
would be transported across the road, and the
ships kept permanently in the Pacific, avoiding
Doth the outward AID homeward passage round
Cape Horn, which at present occupies nearly
one-thlrd of the entire period they are absent
from the United States At least one-half of all
The oil and candles required for the United
States is consumed west Of the mountains, and
the Bulletin says the annual import of oil into
New Orleans would probably amount to four or
hve millions of dollars, and would be constantly
increasing with the increased wants and popull-
tion OF the Great West: The same result would
take place in Supplies required for the West of
teas and other productions Of India, which wonld
inevitably find their way 10 the United States by
this route, as they would reach the waters of the
Atlantic at point but few hundred miles from
the mouth of the Mississippi, whereas if they
Went by the Panama route to Chagres, they
would be transported to New York and Phila-
deipnla as cheaply and rs promptly as to New
| Orleans.
| RAILROAD ps. MArRIMoNY-Jerry hobbs, ac-
eording to the Cincinnati Despatch, met with an
adventure on the railroad few frosty mornings
ago. His SAUNDERS were disturbed by the hlarity
of a wedding party TIE lady, he says, was
rather pretty, with dimple on the end of her
nose. The bridegroom was encased in rather
an uncomfortable new suit. The incident was
that,
! "At the Willow Springs the cars made a
short stop-a stay of two minutes. The gen.
| tleman Just married thought he would step out,
take Il look at the country, and exercise his
limos. While he was engaged in this pleasant
occupation the cars started. Je ny was on the
platform of the last car when this casualty oc-
cured He saw the gentleman start us the ears
did. He heard scream, the lady rushed out,
and Jerry just had time to catch her, and so pre-
vent fearful leap The cars were speeding
on: the lover was painting behind. The cars
gained on the husband, but the husband still run
The scene at this moment, says Jerry, was in
| tensely exciting. but by no means promising
The young husband stumped his toe and fell,
but gathered up, and again run. Jerry pulled
the rope that runs along the top of the cars, bu,
fatal mistake, the locomotive ircre Used its speed
&" Edward, oh 3! Edward" screamed the BRIDE
| "Anna Maria" came family borne upon the
breeze, aud the husband disappeared in the dis
lance. The lady tainted,
Railroads 60 ahead Of canhls and rivers, and
in this instance ahead of matrimony it elf"
y THE REVENGE OF THE RICH MAN. The
!
executors forms, we understand, Il very interest,
ing record of the impressions and experiences OF
a very singular but acute and observing man.
This document abounds in observations upor
the vices and folies of his fellow men, and in
l culcates the necessity of cultivating a higher
feeling of justice and philanthropy among men
e He censures strongly the hostility and prejudice
of the poor against the rieh and gives severa
+, instances in which this feeling was excitet
=, against him by suits tried before jurics. He re
: trred particularly to one case, in which HI
|, brought suit against rich widow lady, who
a husbands notes he (McDonogh) had cashed in
his lifetime to assist that husband out of som.
S embarrassment The widow refused to pay the
: notes, and McDonogh brought suit The case
came before jury, and the lawyer of the de-
PENDANT, who had no legal defence against the
note, appealed to the prcjudices of the jury, and
, invoked them to protect the poor widow and her
, orphan children against the cxactions of the
e avaricious shillionaire, John McDonogh. The
t appeal was but too successful The Jury re.
u turned verdict for about ten per cent. on the
face of the note land thus" exclaims Mr.. Nc
Donogh " was ! deprived Of my just dues be-
I cause by perseverance and industry had accu
q INFLATED wealth" But" he adds, "these Jurors
It III thus permitting me to be robbed, little knew
t., that they were rObbng themselves and the
!. children And SO it has proved, and tie old
+ man mas had his revenge.-New Orleans Deha
d KEEP YOUR T'EMPER.-Mr c., of Newbury-
Y port was one of the irascibles. Many a story
is told of his fretful temper One winter, his
son, who kept grocery in that town, was elected
a representative to the State Legislature. The
store was left in charge of an old man and q
boy. One day, whilst the boy was gone t.
dinner, the old man happened to have flood Of
customers, all at a time one lad wanted cents
- worth O sand put up in Il paper-a other 4
cents worth Of milk, and wanted to borrow tn.
measure to carry it home in while a little girl
" was waiting for IL cents worth of black pepper
which the Cd man was trying to put up for her !;
the paper was too small, and in putting it in an
envelope, he got some Of the titilating powder
in his eyes, which started the tears and hi,
temper, which had been brewing and simmeirinp
during the whole operation, now burst forth ::
Il wish the gin'ral court was in tophetr' growled
he forth" what in thunder did they choose my
son for; yes, and he was fool to accept it, too
to go and leave his shop with me to take care OF
pretty doings" Here little boy came in
for cents worth of vinegar, in n hurry. "A
cents worth Of Vine gar !" drawed out the old
man, mallclousy-"a cents worth of vinegar,
and l 'spose want that put in taco papers!
wish the ID old store was sunk in Merrirac
river, with the VIII lie ginral court inside ont
do by thunder r'-Boston Post.
From the Virginia Spirit Of Jsfsrson
WHAT WILL THE North DO ?-The Wing
| politicians hive surrendered to Free-soilisn
body, soul and all, but if there be fragment of
the Wing party left, who will join with the Ma
| tlOnal Democratic marty of thu Enn;ra St,t, al