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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-12
n. r,,,sr,us rr~Sc IN Lssds..

On Thursdey evening puehc meeting o. per
sons Connected with the Tailoring Trade IN the Ne
r-opohs wss he'll IN the large NOM az Exeter Had.
Tire object OF the meeting. whsch consisted o up
wards Of 1900 persons, Was % consider the P,O
priety x persloning Parliament IN reference % the
prescott sop and middle" system which u vas
stated injured the fair trader wei. ~ the ~ofk
lns people. Several working tsrogs addressed ne
t.nss one q whom stated thai he had beea eIa.
ploycd by Noses \ SON tr several years past a.
a confidential msn At the rate q one penny per
hour and expressed his regrs, that with f+0,ooO
per annum the Marquis Of Westminsier dealt with
that establishment.
Another speaker obscn ed that Il Was very vel
known that the woykius men engaged IN making
cOthinr fox the Government blshnents the
Post.Otfce the Custom House and Cor the soldiers
and police did not get more than Is, or AZ most
5 81 q day. and a th.p speaker declared that
f,- making cost for hrsi rate master tailor, pat
ron.ged bv the Duke ct Wellington snd ether arls
tOrstc customers, ne had only reserved -. cut Of
which sum he bad 20 pay Tor candle light aud tim
miugs. The following resolutions. and petition
TO parhsiaen, founded on them. were adopted
That his neetng sgrongly 1epores he hiekly spresi
evils Of dssution. snc crime engccdercc ~ rs
sep eating ard uld1euen sNtgcm IN ne pAiofng uais
"a system which - al he sane rue r1iuods 10 ne hons<
5rsiesneu. ard which, u not he'd ia CHECK eaedsn 30
convey disease ami dealh among he htkhes, and nvoesa
families IA he empire and al imsle'y 10 affect he weleeaug
q he community Al arge.
Thai this meeug hlly convinced hsl the Only meas
Of erectaSy dealing with evil ~ sash magnitude - ne
sop~s~ eating and uidlensn system 10 By ooi.iung the
TO have their work done their tnfiGd
az Government cuthins
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-12

TIE tHoLFRA.-lpr citizens vii not DE sur
pr.ed TO observe n ihe Weekly Report Of Deaths IN this
paper that several case. Of Choera have occurred ef
Wards lsand-he gres, rendezvous Of the poorest AID
mos. wretched ca. OF Immigrant. which European aRd
especially Irish, Starvation t. daily pouring upon our
saores
There fright since ite lises.e, A. = Wei
.novn TO iho.e IN he way Of Information las hngerel
around arst advent Quarantine year
and hall ago.
But weather i approaching ard We hope ne iaci
ai this dangerous Zoe : watching 81 ciose' vs." rouse
re City authorities 20 he utmos, eNeron 10 cleansing and
Seenr clean streets sewers. vhSryes snd al places
where Death reye.s 10 filth II the persons whose duty
= 90 seq this done neglect tis waning Tie most ieann
consequences may eusur.
People OF New-Yors SO ia, your servants DO their
luiy and thar speedily
A Lose VoYAGf The ship Clarendon oi Bos
.onl Ea.irrbrook, uus port from Canton. Whsmpoa
Aug a. Macao ~ passed Anger Oct II And len - Helena
Dec n The C. left Ibis Port In Dec 1885, having been Ab-
-eu, nearly 81 nfonih- She has Viso de- .o''ns nor.s
some OF Iur.. number uf unesl VIZ Liverpool. Bsta-
"a sinrapore Penang. AkysL Macao. Whampoa Hong
Kong and Annoy She has gone into pol- including III
las, cuiry - times has sailed - ~! miles being near
~ equal 10 y zines The circumference Of he Globe She
hss worked down TIE China sea twice against hc : w
Monsoon AID hss made ree passages 20 and from
singapore and Annoy ir coast ~ China, Hnd during
whole voyage has not os, hy disease or accident
The CoURrs.-At tie Circuit Court. Ff0Hr"
H4te, Vs. Nctais De R,i lone OF DE conductors % me
New Jersey Railroad recover damage ior injury bee
jog lorc.b'y expee t from he whereby psuuGs eg
broken already referred TO- e jar' gave verdict Tor
plaintiff Of t5cN
AIDTREtNIc DIsCHARGEs-Charies MFEhn, ar
rested by officer Gaen Of the s,eeu.L Ward charge
citing aud keeping d-oraerly house fund avoi 81
he eyes OF Alderman Oesuafer who let hini 20 o. o
proulise 10 appear A. O'Clock In lie morning
DEAD-Ppiceman John D CLARK OF the Ninth
We'd died yesterday afternoon =, oc.ocs - - Perry
FiRE.-Ihe lire at ococh yesterday was ~ ine
dwelling NJ p Secund-syeuue. The damage VS.. aioni
$50
RTsoULD-Olicer Ritter rescued negro las'
gli who had fallen INTO tie river 81 he foot % FranAsi
ANOTHER RTsCUED-George Hocs ic.' into the
RIVER a. The foot Of Bsrc.r- bui aaed o0 by OF Ger
arrn.frung
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-12

AGE-Uuder year. g. 10 years p : 20 8 a., b q
~ - 10 20 o. ls % 20 N 81 So 70 an a. - 20 a . ,
Co 10 Go 20 70 Il ~ f0 an 80 90 a. . unGnoWn -
PLAcTs Or NATIVITY r!ied States, 2ll ireland ~
England. 10 scotland g. Germany q France :; br
i.h Possessions Ia Nor America : Norway, j. IN
known,
From Hospital Believe, y SINAI. Po1 Hospital, aes
wells Island Wards Island a Randsis Island. (!
City Hospital Aims House, B.nckwels Island, = Co
" WHITE Clfv Inspector
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-12

and that Tho Captain prevailed upon him 10 permit
il, by stating that he would hip,seh be responsible
sor sny accident that might arse Noshins OF de
kind took place. Both q them thossht there wu
ws,sr enough. and 50 there WAS sr her kesl
,f-sngh,. and the mistake tfor such il wasl sross
f,ra the inpre ssion on the part of 10th that her
biCes woala Mt touch the inverted stO~ewcrk OF
he IN lLiverpod Tunes.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
From the London Quarterly RcvIew.l
A Hint To Preachers.

When the valorous and enthusiastic
Mrs. Headrigg was eNhortlng her son
Cuddie 10 steadfasness in the cause of the
Covenant, and beseeching him A." not 10
sully the marriage garment. the reply OF
the more carnal and worldly-minded of
spring was, Ava, ava, milher
Yc're bleezing ava about
marriage. and the job is how sc are to
win tescapc) hanging" In somewha.
of the same spirit, we fear, ID the mass of
men prepared to repel the addresses OF the
preacher. Immersed in pressing cares.
suprcmely concerned about the Job
actually in hand, they are apt To turn with
impatience from one who has an air OF be-
inc distracted from such matters, and who,
an they think. comes in amidst the urgent
necessities Of their every day existence
with exhortaiions and phraseOlogy which
they feel TO be utterly foreign to the busi'
ness in which they are deeply interested.
The obvious way 10 get the better OF this
is loI the preacher, along with the use OF
less technical language, TO show tic con-
nections between religion and the COM
monest interests Of life-D start from a
sympathy with the human wants, and
fears. and anxleiics Of the tlrongipg world
around him, and, by easy stages, carry
mems minds upwards TO higher and ho-
lier consideraiions-to reflect the light of
.hngs eternal upon the material interests
of time, and to borrow from lhings tenn
poral season and an impulse towards
those which are divine. But to do This
on any extended scale the preacher must
have large acquaintance with, and sin
cere interest in. the prevailing tendencies
of his contemporaries. He must know
what the nen around him are chiefly
thinking of-What winds Of doctrine are
curling the surface of society, and affect
ing the current Of opinions i'll the world
what are. the peculiar forms in which the
old hostility Of the human heart TO tho
truth of God is clothing itself, and what
the peculiar weapons villi which il is wa
ging It's ancient warfare. lie n ust bs
skilled 10 detect the symptoms Nich af-
ford diagnosis of the peculiar disorders
under which the latent poison that has in
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26

to the principles and practices of the War.
A happy union of the knowledge Of both
worlds, the actual and the spiritual, enables
him to handle the highest questions in a
practical manner, and TO level his high
argument 10 the medium apprehension of
common people. We shall expect, there
fore, great popularity for this work.
popularity gained without single sacri-
flee to the prejudices or the passions Of
the public; for its tone is as uncompromi-
sing, as its manner and style are moder-
ate, judicious and winning.--N,Y = Chris
tian Inquirer.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26

C,RcrMsrAxrIAL EvIDEHCU.-ln plea for the
suspension of public opinion in the case OF men
charged with crime, a, in the case of DIR. Web
ser, of Boston, until the result OF legal lnvesh-
CATION has been attained, the New York Journal
of Commerce remarks
Men do not reflect that circumstances may
appear terribly against an innocent man. The
case orthc Bournes, in Vermont, as not escaped
the recollection of our older readers. They
were tried and condemned to death for the muir
der of Russel Colvin The sentence OF one OF
them was commuted to Imprisonment for lille, and
he was already in the State Prison at labor. The
other awaited execution. The remains Of the
murdered man had, as wa, supposed, been de-
stroved; but nails, and bones, and buttons from
his clothes were found and identified. a lew
days before that named for the execution OF the
condemned man, Russell Co!vin catered town
alive and we'll"
The ,ston Transcript says the Journal omi's
to mention The most marvellous feature IN thls
case, which was, that the accused persons them
selves finally confessed the murder, their MINDS
having been wrought upon BY some worthy rell-
gious people, who actually drove them 70 the oe-
lief in their own guilt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
The War With Mexico Reviewed.

Bv \. A L,vrru"rr. Boston: Crosby & Nicol,.
Oar readers generally know the history
Of thus volume. The American Peace
Sociev offered Premium OF $500 for
" the best review Of the Mexican " ar, on
the principles of Christianity, and an en-
hrhiened stacsmanship." The Commit
Tee. consisting Of Hon. Smneon GTeenieai'
Rev. DR.. jerks. and Rev. Baron Stow,
D. d.. adludged 1t, among many compet-
itors, to our excellent and distinguished
brolher, the Rev. Mr.. Livermore, Of
keanp, \. II. How, under the pressure
of parorhiAl duties, with the labors oil
Commentary on ihe New Testament on
his hands, and With impaired health, he
found lllne and heart to prepare this tho
rough and excellent work, we are at loss
TO imagine. The more one does, the
more ne can" accounts for the fact that
moslofthe extra work of the world is done
hy men with their hands already full, when
;bcy volunteer new lahors.
As the best account of this volume, and
perhaps the highest incentive we can give
our readers to the procuring and reading
@, II, we will copy the heads OF the sue
ces>,ve chapters:
Chapter |. Introduction 2. Clrcum-
stances preGisposing TO the war with Mex
lco; 9. The chief motive of the war; 4.
hrrtexts for war; 5. Preparation for war;
Is. The beginning and ending of the war;
arguments for peace: :. The same sub
Zee, continued; S. The expenditures OF
the war; Q. The destruction OF human
lie; 10. The hospital and the battlefield;
IL. Legitimate barharlies Of the war;
ID Legitimate barbariies; l3. Militia
~ executions; II. IlegaliUes: Is. Po
hucJ evils of the war abroad; II. The
new territories; Is. New schemes OF
lnyaSIon and annexation; 10. Military
glory; 20. The true destiny Of the I'M
ed States; 2I. The statcsmou's rsribu-
uon; D. War maximS; %. Martial
lecramrc; 81. War and tie hre-sidc; 25.
The vices ~I the camp: 26. The war,
spirit aud de gospel of Christ 27. The
same subject continued: 2S Lessons OF
the war; 29. Substitutes for war; 30.
raciicatiun of the world; 81. COnclu
.ion. AppcnIiX. Vhc historical events
of the W.
The work is written in an admirable
Hlyielor lis object, being eminenlly frs sh,
free and popular. The writer wonderlul-
" uni,es sufficient degree of literary el-
rgance and exactaess, with the proper
measure OF American intrcpidity and a6ml-
don. He is not crippled by fastidious-
ness, nor clngged by a cumbersome dig
inty OF style, but moves on with busi-
ness,like directness, in the full command
Of ali his powers, and with a readiness
and ability TO avail himself of whatever is
suited to advance The object at which he
aims.
Z The writer shows himself 10 be a SCUM.
der mau than is often met with in his pro.
lyssion. lie Uethodizss stalistits, ana:
ives treaties, discusses boundaries. eluci:
dates n,t;Onal law, quite as we'll as he
apr'ias tie Christian standa ID cf morals
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
THE CARELESS COUPLE.

Jenny is poor aid am poor;
Yet VIC will we'd and say no more;
And h,uld, the BARNS you mention come,
As few that marry but have some,
No doubt bu' heaven will stand our FREUD,
And breai as well as children send:
50 fares the hen in farmers yard;
To live alone she finds ii hard;
! We known her weary every claw
In search OF cotton 'mong'i the straw
But whcu in search OF nicer food,
She cllcks among her chirpms brood.
WitA 10y I've seen this selI-same hen
That scratched fpr one could scratch Tor ten
These are Inc thoughts that make me willing
To taks my girl without i shilling;
Aud f,r Tn. self same cause, dye see,
lvnny's resolved 10 marry me.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
Sketch of San Francisco.

Portsmouth Square is the centre of the
town, having the custom house on the
wes, side, and public houses on all the
other sides, being two stories high, and in
the front and most public rooms OF every
one (there not being single exception
are tables for gambling in every possible
or imaginable way, with band of music,
a piano or portable organ playing the
whole time, while the rooms are all filled
to oyerhowing, and the tables crowded
like cider and ginger bread cart at an old
fashioned general training, the music
screaming its loudest and harshest notes,
the cOngregated masses dancing, talking,
laughing, halloing, singing and drinking,
gives a stranger better notion of Bedlam
than could imagine if | had never seen
San Francisco. And this is only spec-
men of the whole town, as | have not the
slightest doubt but that there are half as
many gambling tables in this town as
lhere are houses, some of course having
none, while others have from | 0 10 20 and
80, tables on which you can see gold, but
other than here you can find out as much
truth about gold a, we can every man
that has been to the mines telling just as
different stories as do the papers, all,
however, agreeing that some do well and
some not.
San Francisco is now thought to con-
tain from forty to fifty thousand lnhabi-
tants, ten to fifteen thousand of whom are
living in tents, and consequently suffering
good deal with bad colds, as this is our
rainy season; but it has not rained for the
last ten days, and it would be sufficiently
warm with summer coats and no hres, IN
short, we have no stove in our Office, and
of course no fires, and have never as yet
seen a particle of ice or frost in California.
Perhaps had better say word about
the prices Of some few articles which you
may not get in the papers. Pork and
beef from twenty-five to fifty cents per
pound; wild geese five dollars each; ducks
two and halt dollars per head; deer fifty
dollars each; potatoes from twenty to forty
cents per pound; clbbages, three dollars
for small heads, and large ones in proper
tion; stogy boots from twenty-five dollars
TO one hundred and fifty dollars per pair
lumber from three to five hundred dollar
per lhousand boarding from twenty-five
to two hundred dollars per week, and al
this you have TO sleep in berths as you do
on a steamboat; office rent "a room like
yours five hundred dollars per month,
&c. The price Of lots here q ne size of
full lot is from ten TO fifty thoasand dol
lars; small houses renting at one thousand
dollars per month, while some OF the tav-
ems rent for more than two thousand a
week.
Mechanics receive about fifteen dollars
per dav, and find themselves, which they
NAV do for i've or six dollars per day.
Common laborers do not find ready en-
ployment.
We have now about three hundred ships
Of all sizes aud descriptions lying IN our
immense harbor, while we have in the
citv a representation from every language,
color and nation, among which are Hong
Kpngs,' Tong Sings, &c.-Cor. u. y.
Journal.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26

How roTE,cu CHIIpREx.-lf you lind an CT
ror in childs mind follow II up MI ne Is Tio o'
it. If word is spelled wrong, be sure that 'he
class is right before it is dismissed. Repeat and
fix attention on the exact error, till 1t can never
be committed again. One clear and dlstlnc'
idea is worth world Of misty ones lime Is
of no consequence in comparison with the object
Give the child possession Of one clear, dlslinc'
truth, and it becomes 10 him centre OF hght'
In all your teaching-no matter what time IL
takes-nevsr leave your pupil till you know ne
has in his mind your exact thought.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
They SaY---.

Well, what if they do 1t may not be
true. A great many false reports are cir
culated, and the reputation Of a good man
may be sadly sullied by baselesS rumoE.
Have you any reason to believe that what
they say concerning your brother is true
If not, why should you permit your name
10 be included among the d" they" who
circulate scandal p!
They say. Who says Is any
person responsible for the assertion Such
phrases are frequently used to conceal
the point of an enemy's poignard, who
thus meanly strikes one whom ha dare
not openly assaiI. Are YOU helping the
cowardly attack If" they" means no.
body, then regard the rumor aE nothing.
They say-. Why do they say so {!
Is any good purpose secured by the cir
culation of the report? VIII it benefit the
individual to have it known; or will any
interests of society be promoted by whis-
pering it about! If not, you had better
employ time and speech TO some more
worthy purpose.
THey sal-. To whom 90 they say
it? To those who have no business with
the affair! TO those who cannot help 1t
or mend it, or prevent any unpleasant re-
suits That certainly shows a tattIinS'
spirit that ought to be re
buked.
IHey say-. Well, do they say It 10
him ? Or are they verv careful to whisper
it in places where he cannot hear, and to
persons who are known not to be his
friends? Would they dare TO say 1t to
him, as we'll as about him! No one has
a right to say that concerning another
which he is not ready to speak III his own
ear.
IHcy say. Well suppose II is true
Are YOU not sorry for il; or do you re-
ioice that brother has been discovered
erring Oh, pity him if he has fallen into
sin, and pray for him that he may be for
given and restored.
If it should be true, don't bruit II abroad
to his injury. 1t will not benefit you, or
him, nor society, TO publish his faults
You are as liable to be sIandercd, or err,
as your brother, and as ye would that he
should defend, or excuse, or forgive you,
do We even so to him. Watchman and
Reflector.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
POETRY.
MARCH OF REFINEMENT.

MARCH OF REFINEMENT.
VERSES FOR TnE YEAR 1900.
Tell John to set the kettle on,
mean to take drive;
only want 10 go to Rome,
And shall be back at FIVE.
Tell Cook to dress those hummiLs birds
shot in Mexicoi
THEY'VE now been killed at least two days,
They'll BE un pcu trOp haut
And Tom, take you the goldleaf wings,
And start for Spain at three;
want some Seville orangea
'Twixt dinner time and tea.
Flv round by France, and bring new
Perpetual motion gun;
Tomorrow, with some friends go
A huntin. in the Sun.
The trip took the other day,
To breakfast in the Moon,
Thanks to that awkward Lord Ballalro,
Has spoiled my new balloon;
For steering through the Milky way,
lie ran against star;
And turning round again too soon,
Came Jolt against my car.
But Tom, YOU get the ear repaired,
And then let Dan and Dick
Initiate with ten square miles OF gas
mean to travel quick.
Nv steam is surely up by now,
Put the high pressure on;
Give me the Dreath-bag for the ways;
All right-hey-whiz-l'm gone,
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26
A Real IriShman.

"An Irishman builds him turf s!ye
gets his fuel from the bogs, digs his patch
of potatoes, and then lives upon them in
idleness like a true savage, he does not
think it worth while to work that he may
better himself. Potatoes and butter-milk
on this they are born and brcd-and
whiskey sends them TO the third heaven
at once. If Davy had one Of them in his
laboratory, he could analyze his flesh,
blood and bones into nothing tutpotatoes,
and butter-milk, and whiskev they are
the primary elements of an Irishman.-
Their love Of fun eternally engages them
in mischievous combinations, which are
eternally baflled by their own blessed in-
stinct Of laundering. The United Irish
men must have obtained possession Of
Dublin but for a bull. On the night ap-
pointed, the mail coach was to be stopped
and burnt, about mile from town, and
that was the signal; the lamplighters
were in the plot; and oh ! 10 be sure
the honeys would not light lamp in Dub
lin that evening, for fear the people should
see what was going on. OF course alarm
was taken, and all the mischief prevented.
Modesty characterizas them as much here
as on the other side of the water. A man
stopped Hickman ye1,erday-" I'll be
obliged to you, sir, if you'll plaise 10 ask
Mr.. Abbott to give ne place of sixty or
seventy pounds year Favors, indeed,
are asked here with IS unbushng and
obstinate a perseverance as in Portugal.
This is the striking side Of the picture
the dark colors that first strike stranger;
their good qualities you cannot so soon
discover. Genius, indeed, Immediately
appears to characterize them; love of
saying good things-which nine hundred
and ninety-nine Englishmen in a thousand
never dream of attempting in the course
of their lives. When LordHardwicke came
over, there fell y fine rain, the first after
a long series of dry weather; servant Of
DR.. Lindsay's hoard an Irishman call 10
his comrade in the street." TIo, Pat.
and we shall have riot''-of course
phrase to quicken an Englishman's hear
ing" this rain viii breed riot-!he
little potatoes will be pushing out the big
ones"
Did | scnd, in my last, the noble bull
that Hickman heard : He was late in
company, when q gentleman looked al his
watch, and cried, " Ii is fo-m0rrolc morn
ing!-I must wish You good uight."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26

Wealth may be regained by industry
health repaired by temperance, knowledge
restored by study, alienated friendship
soothed into forgiveness, even forfeited
reputation Won back by Penitence and
virtue. But who ever again looked upon
his vanished hours--recalled his sighted
years and stamped them with wisdom.
or effaced from heavens record the fearful
blot of a wasted life
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-02-26

Observation-Disclosures is sin that IS It's
own punishment, and make: men torment them
selves; it makes the spirit sad-the body sick
and all enjoyments sourit arises not from the con-
di,ion, but the mind Paul was contented IN
prison-Ahab was discontented in palace; ne
had all the delights Of Canaan, that pleasant land
the wealth of kingdom, the pleasures ola court,
the honors and powers of throne; yet all this
av.ils him nothing without Naboih's vineyard.
Inordinate desire exposes men to continual yeT-
ations; and being disposed to fret, they will al
ways find something to fret about.-Mathe"
Henry.