The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-08-14
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the parson,) we Cannot helprecordingl A
miner took sick and died at bar that was
turning out very rich ,washings, and It was
not easy to call men of to attend to many
duties that did not sspay'. AS Que who, died
happened to be a fayorlte among his, compan-
ions, nit was concluded to have genera
Lturnou. at his burial .iH An old Missouri local
preacher was engaged to officate La grave
WIS dug, and every thing promised to con
clude in a solemn manner;i but asthe parson
bad never taken the pledge, Cor had laid il
Easide in California, if lie had, he thougLtit
hut proper to n,oisten his clay . little before
bis, solemn duties The .parson being a ia
vorite, and the grocery near rby, ahe partook
with one and another, before the services
pcomrrenced,a until his sunderpinningi became
quite unsteady Presently IT was announced
that the last sad rites were about TO be
concluded, and our clerical friend advanced
| (rather unsteadily toperlerm the functions
Ildue to his office Il After an exordium worthy
bof his best days, the crowd knelt around the
grave ;butas he was praying with due fer
ivency, one Of the party d scovered some Of
THE shining metal in the dirt thrown from the
lgraye, and up he jumps, and starts for bis
l,pan, followed by the crowd, The good man
Opened his eyes in wonder and seeing the
game, cried out for 'shares.' His claim was
recognized, aud reserved forpih him It'll he
should get sobsr.y7Inlth the meantime, another
hole was dug for the dead man that did not
furnish the like temptation to disturb his
Claim and he was hurriediy deposited with
cut further ceremony, W ~ acifc Ne,cs. ag,r
| j;AssAFGrIDA ~ This article i obtained
from a, large unbelliferous plant growing in
Persia. The root resembles a large parsaip
Eexternally, of a black color.; on cuttingEit
traversly,th the assaietidat exudes ino form OF
awhile thick Juice, like cream, which fom
Exposure to the. air, becomes yellower and
[yellower, and at last Of dark brown color:
Its Ne.y art to run. into putreilctlon, and
hence thosa a,l rplect) it carefully defend
it, from the sun. The fresh juice has an
excessively strong smell, which grows
weaker and weaker upon keeping "a single
dram Of the fresh fluid smells more than a
hundred pounds of The tdsy asIaiGtiaa brought
TO VS., IN, The Persians are commonly obi ed
to hire ships On purpose tor its carriage, as
scarcely any one will receive;it along with
other commodities, its stencil injecting every
thing that comes near it, Scientific Anne
ricLn. a2.' ,'lFl'n lln' - 3@.1
r Alex. MCLEOD This parsonage, who
/ enjoyed momentary Inotorety in this country
on account OF his trial upon a charge Of being
concerned in j the, burning oft the steamboat
/, Caroline, at Schlosssr, in 1897, has beer
underwriting to recover himself from thu
obscurity into which be sank aimmediately
lafer the trial was closed He has petitionet
the Canadian Assembly for compensation
Tor his detentation., The British Govern.
rnent, at the time Of his arrest, upon, ascer-
tanning that his own iadiscreet and empty
Coasting had3 brought him into trouble
merely extended TO him that protection
which it owned him as a British subject. The
{ subject WIS taken up in the Assembly la 1
! week, and the petitioner allowed tow:th
draw by request, with the understanding
that it shouldtbe once more brought to TIL
!, attention OF the Home Governmcnt.--Ro
ch stcr Democrat. q espoa9o sdt n Atgni
GI gI[0I.H uIif-a HIM.. -l---l----- 4QtGIbs
q Many, of the papers unfriendly to the ,att
4 Nashville Convention, and to the Southern
) movement, are publishing the speech Of Mr.
J Foote with great recommendations upon the
; correctness Of its reasoning, and the truth o
: its positions. oIn that speech he takes the
b ground that he now occupies the very position
: of n-interpention, so recently occupied by
! the late Mr.. Calhoun. Now,the verybestev
d dence that this is not true, is that these very
journals, now pub ishihg Mr.. F.7s speech
! with SC, many honied concentrations, were
q never known-to agree with Mr., g., in any
y thing. ln IL they believe that u Gena Foot.
!, was now occupying the same ground tina,
/, Mr. Calhoun lately occupied, and wouldn now
occupy if living, it would be no recom:nel,.
e1 dation with them. Why then, this hypocracy
in eulogising SO highly speech, the bprder
] of which is to prove that he, General Foote
/ is now firmly planted on the Calhoun doc.
} strine, when will, them, that any doctrine is .
!, Calhoun doctrine, has always been sufficient
10 ensure their opposition. Such hypocrisy
a Inconsistency is too glaring and ban efaced
, to deceive any one. How If, the world have
] they deceived themselves so long in this mat
lier ;;7-T Canion Mss Aadisonionr iri5s
n The Washington correspondent Of the NY.
Commercial, describing the robbery and recap
ture Of slaves in Washington, says vi ..'i
III. The reeaptured fugitiyes we're conducted by
a respectable white man, aneducated gentleman,
a well known citizen of our State,,a person in
all respects, barring his fanaticsm on the sub
| iect of slavery, worthy ard estilnable. No b,ls
I allude to Mr.. Chaplin, of Albany, a pro
minent member of the extreme, wing Of the
Abolition party of New York, ard ! believe its
regularly nominated candidate for Lieut., Co
vernon, ct the approaching ELECTION Hclis also
associate editor of one or more OF their accepted
organs have known him for some years and
though have looked upon hin, as a, misguided
enthusiast, have regarded him as one whose
friendship was to be desired and valued lfj IS
ANOTHER LARGE FAILuRE.-A large produce
house in this city is reported to have suspended
/ payment to-day. We have not ascertained
/ the extent Of their liabilities or assets. The re-
cent decline in pork is as mentioned the calIse.