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The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-02-02

SUGAR.
Hand and for Sale, i.
~ tlcie OF Brown Sugar
July 81, '4g.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-02-02
CHEWING TOBACCO

EOUR boxes best James River Chew
ing Tobacco, Just received and for
ale by
Z. D. WARD 4 co.
September 4. l847.
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CAROLINA INN,
asII|A
CEE.gRLOTTE, y: e.

InyUE abnve establishment, situated On Main
Street, third lot North Of The Public Square.
in the town Of Charlotte. has been constantly kem
oren by the present Proprietor, from the ist oi
January, $50 10 the present time. for the accom-.
modai,un of the Pubic, aud will couiinoe 10 BE-
Kept open for the same purpose
The Establishment, has be-, n enlarged and i'm
proved 10 very CO. siderable extent within The
last two years--ihc entire binding 10 ~ coinpeie
repair and is 80 CONSTRUCTED that all the ICONS
have abundant light and can be ventilated at plea
sure.
Tie Stables are not IN 'crinr 10 any belonging
10 any similar Establishment in Western Nor
Carolina and care will be taken that they shsu
always be supplied with abundance nf good gram
and provrudcr aud attended by faithful and elpe
rienccd IIosilcfs.
The Subscriber will use every exeriion 10 give
satisfaction 10 all who nay patronize his House
and hesiiates moi To say thai. from ten years es
pericncc he will he able 10 keep uP the aecomno
dation at the Carolina Inn, ia a style 10, surpa,s
ed by any Public House in the interior county
and he lakes this Opportunity 10 return his cor.
dial respects TO generous P1blie ior past iayo,s
and respectfully solicits a continuance Of their
patronage and confidence.
DROvERS can, At all times, be supplied With
convenient and we'll enclosed lo,s free oil ebarge
aud furnished with grain nj how prizes.
~ The Cha'o,fc aud Camden Stages arrive
and depart IL. weekly.
JENNINGS D KERR.
Oct. is, is41 5lif
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.aC RICUL TTK.4 H..
49,
Is.sss
From The DoIiar NewsPaPr.
sucLcriHg Corn.

Ia ,sply 10 your correspnnden, who asks
for information respecting the necessity anu
manner Of suckerng corn, l beg leave 10
offer through your columns my oxpe''e"o'
aud practice. A hull Of corn foil OF suckers
like an unoruned fruit tree, never bea's "ci'
| have never vet seen good ear OF corn upon
a sucker, generally a few grams OF corn gro"
upon II tossel. while the main stock IS pre-
vented from bearipc a good car, by the dram
upon il. caused by TOO much folnee. The
practice which have found best, is to suffer
the suckers To get about ono foot high before
taking them eff Tie msnnef OF dong It Is
of gtca, importance violent Je'k to 'iiect
the Of i,ct either seriously dls'u. BIS the roots
Of the young corn, or breaks the sucker ell
An iuch OF two above the point oil ITS Insertion
on tho main stock, where il is sure 10 grow
again. The proper msnuer to effect this oh
iect, 10 10 sc q. the sucker low down. and CIV
i,g i, a sudden twist YOU seldom fail to break
It oG Immediately a, the point Of insertion.
and ~i,hou. at all disturbing The roofs OF the
plant. Some Iiltls practice IL necessary 10
elfec, The object sk,l(uly. A consider thus
operation essential, and as the suckeflng a
large field Of corn, IS back breaking opera
ton. I always use IN my left hand. not un.
der nv arm, q stick formed like a cru'ch,
abou, sixteen 10 eighteen inches long TO rest
upon when STOPPING over hill Of corn, both
when suckerng and thinning corn. The last
operation IS essential IN this region where VIC
have only two spears Of con IN hill, end
plan, from five to SIX grains. Ia thinning
corn, care must be taken TO pull !. mp by the
roots using the hcnd IA Gil Gases, md not the
hoe. A few years since, my people. 10 save
their bucks, couten,ed themselves When thin.
ng corn, with pulling out the heart hlnking
they had elleciuslly killed ii. |, nearly oil
grew again. hosever. and the work had 10 be
done again. Tina, lesson ha. never been for
gotten on my place.
With the hope that these brief hints ma,
prove Of use TO your correspondent,
temssn yours, e.,
AGRICOLA
Long Green, Baltimore Co., Nd, 1850.
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From The Doiiar Newspaper.

E...sA rsso@-
Every man who Is about establishing han.
self on farm, should see tina, he has good
orchard OF both apples and pears. u there Is
not already one upon lis farm, lei him 60 .
abDu, setting GU, one, which can DO very ca.
silly done, aud ~ithou' much expense. IL the
first place, cnre should BE- taken IN selecting +
the trees TO be set gu the tfces should noi /
DO more than } feet high With good thrifty /
top, and The trunk Of the tree should not b. !
more than 3! OF 1 inches in diameter. The /
next pl,ce is 10 the sglcc ,on Of the ground Tor
the orchard; this should b. on good soil. and
where the wind has as Itile scope ss po,s,b'e.
I Having selected the ground. the next is 10 the
of the tres. These sh, I'D be dug obsui
fee, deep, aud sufii .ienlly largo ~ cItcum
ference as 10 place the roots IN without turn
,ag them one eide, or cutting them oil. as i
ccnorally tJnc to slse labor this should not
DO done, for II only puts the growth Of the
tree back and The forwardne-s Of the tree is
thereby delayed. Trees should be planted to
rows from lG 10 IS feet apart, ~ oftet thai
The branches and zoos may never interfere
with eaci, other. After The tree his been put
mo this hole, standing exactly erect, the best
and finest DIRT should be- put aroun the zoos,
mud care should b., taken that no stones be
hove bl' INTO tho hole. Trees ,bcs planted
~ill yield enough for the seller and all o'bet
ordinary uses Of family.
40 orchard should always be KEEP, trimmed
and all bugs and tho Ike should b, scfstec
of, and the trees be frequently wished viii
lime wa;er, which aill entirely keep them of
the trees, aud tho thrid,ness Of the Tree al
thereby be increased.
:. Who does no, like TO see on orchard wav
!. ing with it's golden fruit IN the gentle b'eezs
Of Autumn, or 10 walk beneath It's shades an
pluck the fru, from the tree |. i, no, F, ou
NY reader think II is. Yes, how man
h leisure hours and moments We can call I
ID. mind, which have been spcn, under some nc
IL ted tree amid the orchard. IN pnrtaklng oi II
fruit. and talking over the busy scenes of life
ALMEDA.
New Uamp'oa, ". H., 1850.
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The Wrong Tune.

There is hymn IN one Of the New L Y.
land Puritan collections, commencing, Plrg,
me with hyssop, make me clean," which va,
gwen out 90 Sunday morning. The cle'k sol
the hymn to the wrong tune, which he dld moi
discover until he had twice or three endea
vofed TO execute The first sentence, Purge
me with hyssop" etc. A, length, out Of al
patience, an old maid who led The treble, ~hin
ed out, "Hadnt you better take some oihe,
yarb, Mr.. H-w
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interesting IL Travellers.

A write, N Moore's Rural Nem YORKER.
an evc-llrni agricultural iu'nsi. published
in r ,chestcr. Nav " k. says that alum dis.
solved in whiskey will cure gulls on horses
caused By the cellar OF other pieces Of tic
harness. IL wall p,ever, gals from forming
or where they have occurred, constant bath
inc viii SECURE he continued use Of The horse,
and actually heal The wound while N service
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e. Passing away passing away -
-Irbfaus Ne most cherish fall hrst to decay
smiles that are sweetest, the soonest have hown'
Ard friends that are dearest, the earliest gone
Passing away-passng away
Wa have fingered here but fleeing DAY
The faces we met were the new and strange
And We sighed as we looked on so dear chahge'
Bot "passing away-passing away
Time has sped far that trst weafisohle u''
And we'll have we learned with rea1f P.f'
To rivet new tics round the yielding heart
We have learned TO love the new and strange.
TIL we fear TO think of the coming change
. nd veep as we dream of the saddenlng DAY
When these new. found friends will have pdssed
Gtrdy.
Walbavs passed away will have pass'd away
1, there. then, no love that will last for aye
Are there no friends who will ne'er esttanee
No hearts 10 be true mid the wreck OF change
Nav. nav, doubt not, lis chsngelsss thlng
To doubt the faith Of the hearts whore We cilns
AID we fam would trust, though all others decay
The Low, of these friends will pass Rsrer away.
Tbourh life NAV pass on, and we meet no more
i'm Is dreams are gone, and its strIvings oer
We will oft look back through memofys haN'
And these ewes and thess voices again recall
And Oh, may it bs in the final hour,
They may come We, again with holy power
And draw us on with yet stronger love
To ioin in eternal bonds above
Bu, Oh. shall we meet-shall we all meet there
,Fwere bliss to outweigh all worldly care.
And wall might joy through our mortal DAY
In this cold. cold world pass so swiftly away
Oh friends, dear friends. ii is vain to tell
How these fears and hopes in my spirit owen
Shall we all meet there shall we all meet thor'
lis my dearest hope, and my constant prayer
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MISCELLANEOUS
From the Nep York Organ.
SOMETHING WRONG:
Or, The Why, and the Wherefore,
Bf T : tRTHt
rConcluded

10 IA this time, Mr.. Carver and Mr., WI.
hams had held several nervie"s upon The
subject Of copaItnershp and many OF The
prehn;narles had been talked over and SCI.
lied. A. for Carver, he saw the way for en-
arrangement perfectly clear
There is daylight ahead al lAs', sad he
10 his wife, as he 81, uione with her one eve
ming. 81 am abou, taking partner Who Is
no, ouly an active business mau, but one "ho
has cash capital Of ten Thousand dollars
"Who 10 itl' inquired Mrs. Carver, seek
H., in a forced camness Of tone, TO hide The
,addeo pleasure derived from the comnun'ca.
lion.
"His name is Williams. For week Se
lave conferred on the subject, aud % MORO"
6aaI determination Of The matter VII take
place"
"The arrangement Is not yet concluded
then ~ said Mrs.. Carver, 10 DISAPPOINTED
soce.
"lrs as good az conc uIed replied her
b9sb,nd, confidently IL has entered mi
naiely and inlelligelty into an examination
The business, aud is fIy satisfied as to rs
-snabaiie.. To.mofros all be arranged
lss there IS dayligh ahead. ! have no
ceased 10 hope for morning aud now thu
dawn is breaking
al ,rus, all may turn out you anticipate
but. we have suffered so many dsappoln'
menls-' The voice Of Mr.. Carver trcn
bled and failed
"Ye,, yes. We have long been under
clsud," replied Carver but II Is rlf'ed nov
and the clear sky lsvsible beyond"
"Ah, James I" said his wife, With muc
feeling. i" If the clouds should not pass away
"They will pass They will pass POI
doub,eri Will you never Ie! hope fold b
wings AID res, on your bosom :"
II know that an too apt TO look 90 q
dark side. But, 10 there much wonder =
Psrhsps not. Sill, i, cannot always
night. Morning must come at last aud ne
see il breaking"
81, is time that il broke" vas answer
5y Mrs. Carver. "OJr children are gro
Ing up rapidly, and their wants are daily
the increase. Ny health 10 failing from ov'
tasks-I am sinking under burdens too hea
20 bear We need larger income, june
And We will have it," vas the condd
reply. "Caeer up The dawn is breaking
YET, for ell this confidence expressed
Carver, some lurking doubts remained IN
heart, and these became so intrusive on
next morning, as 10 trouble him serious
His wife noticed hs silent ihoughtlulness
the breaktas. table, and the fact well nigh
s,royed the little confidence vilh which
had inspired her.
As Carver went TO his place Of busint
tho thought Of meeting with Mr. Villa
oppressed him. lie fcl, now as # the chan
were all against the arrangement he was
anxious 10 make. Try as be would to b,
back the confidence Of the previous day,
silot was unavsiIipg. AT ten o'clock
Williams vas TO come in. But, he did
sppsaf al the hour. Nor had he pteseE
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Neu Hampton, ". H., 1850.
Prepared Moiasses for Fruit.

As economy is the order Of the day, permit
me, through tho medium Of your paper, TO
communicate TO our ladies' rcceip, for pre-.
pairing molasscs for preserving fruit, &C.,
which renders IL much better suited for that
purpose than a sytup prepared from the best
loaf sugar, as it is not likely to candy, nor II
well prepared to fomen,.
Take eight pounds molIsscs, brigh, New
Or'eon. or Sugar House, cish, pounds pure
water, che pound coatsely powdered charcoal!
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PIiItf.R & yogEG
Leucr from Mgor Dosald NeDerald, c'iH
tprek Post Office.

bShNf Ifb" HHf"I ffWSHh w.
troek Posi- Office
''ooRK touNrr. Nc. Dfc %. lsis
d. J kpli--bear S,ti
Led, in tbi. caunty. uili ietcd with q nefvoa
complainf, fr,lap-0s iltefi. tiuor Albus, ano
s,mswha dcrangrd mind, caused by ps,sitnc'''''
was for about twelve months attended ~ ioaf
our eminent, physicians. uhout any effect ~
every unc .ucccssiyrly declared her incuraor ~
that size had Ia die. She then procured '~o D.
ties Of your ibyssinia Mixture from me- v '.
cured her ettitely. She has since married ~
Is in perfect fo,d health and happy Tie A'l,
slns M,surt haa likewise proved very c'bra'''
IN many other diseases. but particularly IN iem''
discaes, IN which il should have The pte'eiu'
OF all others. Yours oncdientiv.
bUGALD MeDUcNh'
rticc for the Abyssinii Mixture pr boue g
cents. Il - 1. 81 30.
I.,kceise on hand aud Tor sale. DR.. Kun ~ =.
stofer, Universal Plaster. Gold Mine Bahan' '
T. J. iiULTuN. Agent
Charlotte, NJ
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TERMS.

TWO DOLLARS rcr anpuin in advance -.
DOLLARS and FIFTY CENTS " Yno,
be delayed three months, and Tiki
LARS il mt paid until Tho close OF ,he !,
G'Advertisetncnis inserted at One poNa' 4
square, 10 lines or less, this sized type W.
first insertion. and 25 cents for eaoh s s. ~
ancc. Court advertisements and she',n iaeIs
charged 25 per cent. higher; and o'su
OF 334 per cent. will be made from W. IN, rsae
prices, for advertisers by the year. "a, II
mcnts inserted monthly OF quar'r,"- ,ri
square for each time. Seml-mon'h'y
per square for each time.
DTPos'maaers arc authorized 10 ad ~ vs.
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DIR. l<UlIT.'S
Abyssinia Mixture,
Fur C.tarhs. luflucrzi. Cn~iiss ness Pil,s. ia
vel, ,icborflig. Gicei, fluur AIbus o. tho
WHITES, Wcakncnf, DISTINCTIONS, &c
ceLD IlIL,.. n. e.. Acc I,isls

cstb illL,.. n. e., Acc !, lsls
Dr. Kohl Dear Sii.
Yoa will please frward to u. as soon % o'si
vcutrni, fresh SUPPLY ofihe Res,ofrf rfIho Eloi
sud The Ahy ssinia Mixture, We have spld ont e
suuc ltmr The krstotcr and the prpufllv
ipWdtr, have proved 10 be very eilicarvp' ~
iuIInes, Of the Ghost. Eheumatism. Sste leg. i.
IlimmAlrusot be tyrr, Debility aud u,i'r clfo
uic diseases. We WARRANTED tho Abyssins Mt'
tufe 10 every patient, ind no ono has a~hcd 10 -
tho nlaey f,tgtned hat on the eun'raty e'fT
one his pfaised It's great .anst sc pnNcrs
We remain your, respectfully,
A & 10 ~ fIttSEYCt TT
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A. y y ". uoNEYCtT TT
Coxcoap. n. C., Jutr %, 1875

Dr. Kuhl-Dcsr sir:
wchavc snld gu, al uf yo'r abysstia Mirai
II has given eaiifs saiisfseiion To sll thoe ~
have Us u II. We have warranted the Al. ,''al
Mixture ~ all rascs GA our o.n account; lne Z"
can say. !, hs mycr 'ai.cd. We have dlily c's
Tor more nt Tie AbJ s'iin MIXTURE, sud 30 ''s
please send us as soOn ~ Pn.sihle such a 'aP,H
which will answer tie gr,st demand.
Very respectfully You're.
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A Striking Countenancc.

You've very striking counenance," as
The donkey said TO The ecphon, when he BIZ,
him over The back Nth his trunk.
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& III for twenty m,nu'es, ,heo strain through
fac flannel, duube --pu, Il again IN the kettle
with the White Of an egg and boil gently, ii,
it forms syvp Of pepper Conscience, aud
s,Ialn agnln.
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:. Passing away passing away y
rb,ngs We most cherish fall hrst to decay
smiles that are sweetest, the soonest have hown'
And friends that are dearest, the earliest gone
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" Passing away-passing away
Wa have fingered here but fleeing DAY
The faces we met were tho new and strange
And we sighed as we looked on so dear Change.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-15

Mowaits stora aud asked for pair Of shoes.
While John was trying how ihe shoe fitted,
ghe lady snguired, "You had innn la your
store, John pslsue by nnnie--whul ID become
Of him - ''fus,h snys Mswslg, "hut what
has become OF him would give a good deal
"a learn" lilo llen related tie ttory as above
sIqIod. "Strango,p replied iho lady. "And
you have not soan hin since 2" "No," re-
Piled MowPu, ~ have not seen him since. ~
"Nes you have seon'him," replied tho lady.
II certainly" said Mowhlr, "woula not con
iradicI lady Of your appearance, but have
not seen him Ia NY knOwledgo.' "Wall,
Ihon," says she, ~ hm John Pelsuei and that
subject on whom We held the jury, was tho
corpsoSof my husband. Ny family name 10
Randall. | Vas boru in Philadelphia. | mar.
ried, against Tho wishes Of my parents, John
Conner, sol'rr industrious man, by trade a
shoemaker. -Me lived happily for ina ysara-
Tie took 90 drinking, neglected his business,
aud once struck m0 while "a liquor. We had
no iamily,soi resolved, while wo were stitch.
ing shoes together, 10 learn liia trade aud
leave him. ! HUon made n parsahle shoe,
when ! assumed the ninlo attire, came To H..
York, and you gave me work aa a journey
nihn. Tho rest you know" John told the
present narralor, some days allcr that on
hearing his he wns dumb founded.
"Well, mndam," says John, ,"whnl arc your
plans for the future p Says shell have no,
lOrIned my plan" "Woll," says John, u
liked you as a Iourioyman, aud when my
foreman, was pleased, suppose now We go
into partnership fg lilo - Ia forty eight
hours thereafter tlsy were married. She
was fine looking woman, aud might have
passed for twenty-five
This, perhaps, the first instance on roe
ord of womun'H sitting us coroneris tury-
a. A..
boyo ~ q simple ide OF truth. whs witness
90 all dc facts
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tho thunder tones craHhi aud far away out on
the wide wild sea, where tbs hurricane bowls
music and big waves roar The chorus, ,'Hweep-
ing lha mHreh Of God'y-uIsre' lie brewA w.
that beverage Oflife, heaitli- giving whter---
Aud every whore IL Is thing OfboAuy-
glancing "a iha summer rAini slilni1g ~ lilo
ice gem, iill tho tFees seeff turnad 10 living
lewela--spFeading ROfeh veil OIef The seI-
ting sun, Or white haze around tho mid
niRhi moon, sporting la lhs cataract, sleep
ing in Ihs glacier;daneing iG lho hail shower,
folding iiH bright snow curtains softly about
tito winITy worldi Aud weaving the many eol-
ored iris, thai aerapha zone bf Tho aky,wl,ose
warp IL tho rain drop Of earth, whose wool
IN the sunbeam Of heaven, all checkered O'er
with celestial flowers, by the myAie hand
Of reiraclion. Still always II IA laaulilul life
water. No poison bubbles ON ila brink iis
fuHm- siuings mot madness uud murdur7 nn
blood stains lis liquid glass pals widows and
starving orphans weep not burning tears in
iia clear depths nO drGnkard's Bhrieking
ghost ifom The grave, curses u Ia tho words
Of siernal despair SpeAk oul, my friends.
would you exchange IL Tor the demons drink,
nlcoholP
A s,oai like the roar ofa tempest answer
sd "Non
Critics need never tell mD again that hack
woodsnen nre deafto the divine voice Of oil
oluoneoi '1s saw a. t''s, n'o'nsn w. ,es.
s'onny % 10y, u'o n'asn ., W. 'nun'h"o n ,h ~
Ias s'S iina II v moo" ~ - us % r'd 49,
80 blt'' ay w. T,''', Is.,'J '''',
''s,,,,, ano,ha, ;n,s,,,,,,,inm d,,ins ,h,.
~,ou'u.o ~ "''0' '"''NF No vas
"1vune' ...,.,., .r,L.t
nnvu Ju,' ,o'iu'su Wv Wy Iel'uN ., ,'ia' s.n,
su,ul s, epoeen W VIC 'o'sRuNg seu,en'ou' n'uF
s',, "'a ia'e "Ne''y 'a"an 20
'ey u'e wl' ,llJss''" ~ .h ny roasou |'n IN
nslp",'pi' ,,. 'cee'veu % ", ine hhsnnsss, !" 20
~ su,e ~ "v,e' ooe'' ,olRo'-I'
~ .asSs '"o sl'''lt We 'ones ~ u,,,n'"'a' pu-
, 'nus, VIC eauenea o' uouIn,I' nune, nNsI-
na'ns WIN .,us"os W 'e'I'p'9 PoNoi'N mINs
po BoI',su'n',v", B,,Du',,,, 10" p'nvoiI 10 u'o Ptv
1' go'ueu willow W 'l'o "ln'I'ahn anen ''o-
un.as we ",o',o" .. n'yu"I,n P'no ~ .
nu' 'eauoi Iaehs .''ni pug InSp' n'apPee
W I u'oaH ~ u'g sPti',.laiil. ~, a'u th"su
'I ul''u'''o'''Np'e W., ""su'"B ns"'sIn'n ~
nu'e' V"nNneu rom SUP 70 s'nrT WV Hlote
hnh u'', y ieoNa VIC NhngnS,S"i oI we "'gh'
sou' Wa' Seehen 10 dIhuno user among
,he heafsf-, ga s'es*'eAs Alinhll ol teleelrio>
~, pef'nahNhg ,''o nr"'u, hhe so.no secret
hru, he'uhS MI heu''A, hhu Wa''os'hs every
'o.M'oh'
ihe oanlp nee'ins coni'hued, ana reVi-
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Strange Incident in real Life.
BY LAURIE rom.

In New York, in 1896, my store was in
Maiden Lane, within three doors of the store
of John Mowntt,nu extensive dealer in shoes.
His foreman was John Pclsuc, who set be-
hind the counter stitching shoes md waiting
ON customers Us they stepped in. One day a
cornsc wns found in the dock, at tho foot OF
The street. The coroner took the jurymen
from the neiehborhood, and among them
John Mowntt mud his foreman, John Pelsue.
The corpse lay on table in the centre of the
room. Some Of tho jurymcn remarked that
aa soon M John Pelsuo looked on the corpse,
Inc started, turned pale and looked nsG go
ing to flint. lie rallied, however, but his
subsequent movements occasioncd some Gu
rious remarks. The jury having ronderod n
verdict of death 10y drowning,wero discharg-
ed. Mownlt turned round to look for his
foreman, hut behold he was not there. We
alenued cili of doors and saw him high up
The street, on a'half fun, when nc QUICKLY
mrneti coVuor. All sorts ofiHquiFlcs were
made, Int nothing could be heard of him.
This with his turning pnlo at tho first view
or The corpse, occnsiqned soino strange sur
misses among tho jurors for many, days alter
wards. John Mowatt was bachelor OF
,hir,y.ffye and Pelsue had soen about thirty
summors ~. -.sl -,
et, n certain day, about one month thoro-
aiicr, lady in lGep mourning Brrprei-
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De con Bo dkins,

Deacon Bodkins was good man ,hn, like alE
The righteous, ho Ind great trinls, The Den.
con was no, only good maa,-bst he had n
nice taste as to The fitness OF things, especial
~ touching the good order nIul dccorum Of
the church. Now il is well known that in
these latter days, there have rrupt into our
churches, some very ,nsccmly aud scandal.
Gus practices, sucl, as one half the conpfeea.
tion sitting, while the others rise, in time Of
prayer; and many Of those wlro 81, aud those
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Cor. ERENoSr's MlNE.--Ouo ofthe WnEhs
inglon lelIer writers says that Colonel Ere.
nonI received Official advIces, by The IIsT
California nLaii, OF the extent aud richness ef
his minss, that even to him appear incredI
ble. lfh1 can hold the lnud upon which Ills
IIEgitgS afd, HiiSi ~ SsiririT riir gotta y sf
TO l,e incxi,Aualiblo, and OF easy access, there
viii he no estimating his wealth, He ~ das
~ making leases TO arllcumrers, ,the per cent
age upon which viii mako an income nenrlS