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H M ~ Ne learn hnQf1itially, but no doub
correctly, ihat tise Ifonl Thos Butler King
late Representative III Congress from ID,
n Stafsyys Gporefss Aas received fro&a Az Pres
idsnt of tts Thfted States the appointment
4 of#Collectssr Of Ehe Revenue for the port oi
San Francisco, ia California
The Administration has We think, 1been
I fortunate IA obtaming die services, for this
\ important autytof a gentleman 50 well and
\ SO fayorablb known TO the whole cogatFy as
MI King!and $D distinguished By the abili-
n ty with which he l4s discharged the public
trusts which have been hitherto confled to-
Il him Wc4shallbe Sorry 20 miss him in the
place in which VII have been accutoned 10
EEL him Fat wsfhaye j conf lcnt&trust that
the changeof bin sphere of daty Will rather
enlarge than CONTRACT the sphere Of BIS pub
lid usefalnsSs II .FRfiaaat fAt4 liigsteer u
IT, AmSag the Iniany Ingenious contri@
II vances whicll afcat Ir5seltegeiting ATTENTION
at The Fair otthG A mericRn Institute III New
Yorkiis oac h sypPlg7tte pleee Of an ampu~
u tat4d leg. I: Al compo4ed az sofia wjlfoH
Flwood ara ste4l tFingH, With lue regard to
the laws Of aI:4tRhy5 eytfy jointin the natq
<Iaf leg being copied win ninuteness anil
4nicety deserving If much maise Tht POST
says that'it is'ilhFo4sshleS kasn attached 40
the body, To d5scoEcr n y dl1ssreucc between
\ 1t and the naearhl litAb
\ Mas eiAlss Airs tien Gains, who a
year Or two a3;oI ~a4. giving, IN anticipation,
"a thousand dsl4rs ID oue needy fLiehd, five
thousand Is aiiothsriAc Sc &c, is row APP
plying to tho Mi4si$.ipri LegisIaturetto OBJ
tain pension, I'D account q her late hpB-
bands SERVICES, f3r .lef 3wn support. This
Ills melancholy change III the circumstances
Of this anliabIa e# Warmly aid brave hearted
| but eccentric lHtsh Mornhn She is sure, OF
the warmest dymRathy dnd che best wishes
Of ali who knsw herl VA
h. Licuh AH. y Porter. Of tie Z S.
\ Navy, .has nfeseIited ID TIE editors Of the Ma
tionaf Intelligop5sr for distribution among
practical fayIpSfs d variety of choice seeds
from the Medit(rfaneaRi Among them is
/. the lasting. melon pf Naples which it il said
can DO kept gopa and fresh for one year
merely by'hangihs il Up in a cool and dry
place. .h s.{.
NJ al the Ercscnt Circuit Superior
Court Of Rauqur eFoaniy, Va, Judge Tyler
has decided ia theAcase Of the ownership of
Wesley Chapel, f9uqaier County, which has
been In 6tagati0n 4pr several years past, IN
favor Of tl;c Metlsklist Episcopal. Church Of
the Baltilrore Conference
Al.rnr5 Nolta We learn from liz
Baltimore County Advocate that spurious
So notes afein cirtalation, altered from gen
time Sis IT the Chesapeake Bank, by past
ing the figure rs sYdr tie rs, and Uncover
one
~ Mr. Clay arrived at Lexington, Ken
tuoky, on "Wednesday, and was received with
much enthusiasm NJ the people, without Dis
tinctsnef party,
II us-lA disappointed pld bachelor, out west,
SAYS vat makes liBtle difference whether a
! man colnJ.its suicide OF matrimony Inone
case he losses his ttiitte, and in the other, his
bfecehes --H
] AlaxlsiS MS. q bR - Ross. who bought
the first Kind ticket At Providence, foRSsd90
I was tbe.iirst, last, AID only bidder thexstere
III GnrAr Ncr-NlIr John Vanhoozer Of
jefferson county, Tennessee, died atAis res,
t iaence abont list August, aged one hanar q
and tleeRfgftao gei,s RAJ
M 10 liab you auy Jeany Lind slippers,
inquired i darky capklofa shoe merchant,
the other day, as She made visible a Chlaese
foot about the size of bread basket
M An Irishmap, Vito. lix9a ID an attic,
being asked what part vi the house he oeou.
pisd, answered, !" III the house were turned
topsy-turyy. I'd I'D alvin on the FIST fur q
EI g1.-si - Al
~ An inmate Iii mad .house being ask
cd what brought him there. replied Amerc
j. bubble al words, sir | said everybody was
mad, and everybody said was and the ma
jority parried ita
t--+~t .sr-t---
ns 4 witness III ccurt.of justice. cut
West. being asked what kind joe ear marks
the hog in question had, replied that be had
NO particular earn. ar1lks, except a very short
tail l$