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The southern press., 1851-04-04
with high hopes. and plsasing sndeip.sioa.. no

with high hopes and pleasing snlcipatons, no
doubt
On arriving at Mr. Bakers handsome country
residence, behold it was not there. Nothing but
little shanty, situated in lonesome, out-Of-ths
way place, with every indication Of incidence aud
poverty, instead af neat, comfortable dwelling,
presented itself TO the astonshed strangers. The
poor glr and her mother, after taking fair view
of the premises, ard discovering the imposition,
and the manner in which the daughter had been
duped, overwhelmed with disappointment, morti-
hcation and disgust, at once decided to return to
the city.
They found friendly shelter at the house Of
Mr. Hallock, at no great distance, and after max
ing proper inquiries respecting the character. hub
it's and circumstances Of the said Joseph Baker.
as tAey were understood in that community. tbev
declared that the marriage had BEEN brought
about by false pretences, misrepresentation and
Hypocrisy. A lawyer and justice were soon
called in, to unite the matrimonial knot which had
so recently, and so imprudently and fooishly on
the part of the girl, been formed by the parties.
Writings were duly executed by which the young
lady had renqushed all claim and right Of dover
TO any property which the said Joseph Baker
might have, with consent on bis part that the
marriage contract, to all intents and purposes.
might be dissolved. The mother and daughter
took the cars on Monday, and returned to the
city.
We understand that Miss Craig, now Mrs. Ba-
ker, is an industrious respectable gr-a tailoress,
in New York, and ofrespectable connexions; and
that the matrimonial alliance between herself and
Baker, was with the advice and consent of her
mother, who It seems gave too much credit to fair
protestatIons without proper proof. The girl, we
apprehend, has learned that answering an adver-
tisement of that description, is silly and some-
what dangerous practice.
The southern press., 1851-04-04
FOR fnai dinner to Macready, Tennyson
wrote the following

Farewell MAcREADY, since tonight we part,
Full handed thunders often have contest
Thy power, well used TO move the public breast,
We thank thee with one voice, and from IT, heart.
Farewell Macready, since this night we part
Go, take thine honors home rank with the best
Garrick, and stntelier Kemble, and the rest
Who made nation purer thro' their art.
Thine is it that our Drama did not die,
Nor flicker down to brainless Pantomime.
And those gilt gauds menchildren swarm TO see.
Farewell Mscready moral, grave, sublime.
Our Shakspeare's bland and universal eve
Dwes pleased, thro' twice hundred years, on
thee
The southern press., 1851-04-04
From The Soil of The South.

NATIVE FRUITs.-There are many good fruits
through the South that are "born to blush un-
seen, and waste their sweetness the desert
air, without the fostering care Of the hortculur-
st. Ii is generally admitted that the scuppernong
grape is the child of the muscadine How ii was
hybridized to change the color OF the skin, and i'm
prove its aroma, we do not know, but in all its
habits it is precisely like the muscadne; and seed
planted from it, produces the blacklist kind of mus
cadnes. There is grape aboundng all over the
Southern States, by many called the summer
grape. 1t grows in any kind of SOIL and like the
muscadine, runs hundreds of feet, and bears fruit
from bottom to top. There are two vines of
grapes in this vicinity growing wild, and run
nIng over immense trees, that IN all their habits
are like the summer grape, with punches formed
like 1t. Yet one is white grape with most de-
licious pulp, unsurpassed by any in cultivation,
the other black, but equally good; the summer
grape is an acid unpaetable fruit. and yet, we
doubt not, by some freak Of nature, has produced
both these varieties. We taking measures to
propagate from these two varieties, and hope to
be able to give good account Of them. Who
knows but one may turn out a "Diann. F" and the
other an "IsabeHa?" We should preserve our
natives, and experiment with them The wild
grape does not grow easily from cuttings; it may
be grated or layered, which is TO cover the limbs
with earth for few inches, and they readily strike
root. There is one delicious fruit common all
over the South, growing wild in old fields, on hill
sides, and around dtches which if it took the
green house TO perfect, would figure largely at the
deserts Of the wealthy; but they spontaneously
come forth, they are left worthless to man. We
speak of the may pop, fruit superior to pomgra-
nate, and we verify believe equal to the best Cuba
orange There are other fruits neglected, because
they common. Who ever eat fully ripe per-
simmon, that did not consider it equal to the best
Of plums, and yet the persimmon tree is suffered
TO grow wild, without any attempt TO improve lis
qualities by cultures and France, England and the
Northern States supply us with plum trees which
too often cultivated, but for the breeding OF
curculios. Let improve the fruit adapted to
our own soil and climate first, and then acclimate
others. The persimmon is the true American
date. and might be made a source of luxury and
profit.
The southern press., 1851-04-04

BoYs.-Mrs. Denson, the accomplished sssis-
tant editor of the Olive Branch, gives the follow
ing excellent exposition of that queer and inexp-
cable creaton-a boy:
A boy Is the spirit of mischief embodied: per
feet teetotum; spinning round like JENNY or tum-
bling heels over head. He must invariably 20
through the process OF leaping over every chair in
his reach, makes dram-heads Of the doors. turns
the TN pans into cymbas, takes the best knives
out 10 d'g worms for bait, ard loses them hunts
up the molasses cask and leaves the molasses rum
ning,. is boon companion to the sugar barrel,
searches up all the pie and preserves left after Sup-
per and eats them, goes TO the apples every ten
minutes, hides his old cap in order to wear his
best one, cuts his boots accidentally if he wants
new pair, tears his clothes for fun, jumps into the
puddies Tor fun, and for ditto tracks your carpets
and cuts your furniture. He is romping, shout
ing, clustering, and in all but his best estate ter
rbe torment, especially to his sisters. He don't
pretend TO much until he is twelve, then the rage
for frock coats and high dickes commences. A.
fourteen ne is too big to split wood or go after
water, and at the time these interesting Offices
ought to be performed, contrves to be invisible.
whether concealed in the garret with some old
worm-eated novel for companion, ensconced in
the wood shed trying to learn legerdemain tricks.
or bound OIL on some expedition that turns out 10
be IN most cases more depIorable than exporable
Ito coin word; at fifteen he hns toIerabie expe-
rence Of the worId-but from fifteen 10 twentv
may we be clear from the truck when he is in
sight; he knows more than Washington and Ben
Jamln Franklin together, in other words, he knows
more then than he will ever know again.
Just hail one of these young specimens "bov."
at sixteen, and how wrathy he gets If he does
not answer you precisely as the little urchn did.
who angrily exclaimed. "dont call me a boy, I've
smoked these tive years, " he will give you with
ering look that Is meant to annihilate you, turn
on his heel, and with curl of the lip mutter dir
dainfully, "who do you call boyi'' and {! ! the
emphasis
But tjesting aside-an honest, blunt, merry, mis-
chievous boy is something to be proud of, wheth-
er as brother or son; for in all his scrapes his good
heart gets the better of him, and leads him soon
to repentance; and be sure he will remember his
fault-at least i've minutes
The southern press., 1851-04-04

EMIeRATroN OF PAUPERs.-Durng the last three
or four weeks, several hundred paupers have been
landed at New York in starving and diseased
condition. The ma lority of these, it appears, are
taken from the poor houses, in the South of Ire
land, by the land owners, on whose property they
have been living, and who, for their support, are
forced to pay poor rates, which are levied on the
land at so much per II may be seen from
this how deslrous these land propretors are to get
rid of such burdens. Accordingly, they take
them from the poor houses, or of the land, and
contract with the captains of English vessels to
ship them to some American port at a reduced
rate per head, in consideration of the number
III food they receive during the passage, is Of
the very worst description, and this, combined
with the sickness consequent on long sea voy-
age, renders them fit subjects for the hospital, on
their arrival. Some are so exhausted with dis
ease and hunger, that they often do not survive
the voyage, while others die a few days after
landing. On Sunday last, about one hundred of
these miserable creatures might be seen, in Broad
way, begging the charity of the passers Many
Of these were formerly honest, independent farm
ers, in their own country, before the famine, and
bad legislation, together, reduced them to poverty
and starvation. There are also, we Understand, a
large number lying in the last stages of disease in
some OF the most loathsome cellars at the end OF
Washington and Greenwich streets, where they
are unable to obtain that medical attention which
their condition requires.
Among those who engaged in sending these
unfortunate beings to this country, the Marquis OF
Lansdowne, and the Knight Of Kerry, have rem
dered themselves conspicuous. These are at pre-
sent engaged, rs we learn from some of their for
mer tenants, in making arrangements for the
wholesale deportation of the paupers on their es-
iates, numbering altogether two or three thousand
persons.--.N y. Post.
.7s5 The Toronto Globe of March %, has the
following paragraph-
The Oswego delegation has returned home,
convinced that the subject is under serious con-
sideration, and that it is very likely that the
canal will be closed to American vessels-unlcss,
indeed, treaty should be negotiated, under
which the Americans would obtain the right of
navigating the CNcadinn waters.
A DUEL.--Dr. scott, OF Powharan and John
VI. Daniel editor of the Richmond Examiner,
have gone to Baltimore it is said, to settle an af
fair of honor a card appeared in the Whie
over the signature of DR.. s., denouncing Daniel
for foul reflections made upon him in an edito-
rial Daniel and William Crum, his friend, it is
said, passed through in the cars yesterday Dr.
s. and his friend, Branch T. Archer, we are i'm
formed went by Norfolk,-Frederick Ne,os.
The southern press., 1851-04-04

Postal ARRANG EMENTs WITH CANADA.-We
understand that arrangements have been made,
though not vet formally ratified, by which, on
and after the 9th instant, mails between the Uni
ted States and Canada may be exchanged at the
following points, viz:
On The side of the United States-At Port
Huron, Michigan; Detroit, Michigan; Black
Rock, New York; Lewiston, New York !;
Youngstown New York; Rochester New
York Cape Vincent New York; Morristown
New York Ogdensburgh, New York White
Hall, New York. Plattsburgh, New York /;
Rouse's Point, New York; Burlington, Yer
mont Derby Line, Vermont.
On The side of Canada--At Port Savina,
Windsor, Waterloo, Queenstown, Niagara CO.
bourg, Kingston, Brockyille, Prescott, ST. Johns,
Stanstead.
Mails, by through bags, may be exchanged by
the following Offices, viz:
Buffalo. New York; Albany, New York ;
New York, N. Y; Boston Massachusetts.
Toronto, Upper Canada; Kingston, do ; Mon
treal, do.
Between any office in the United States (not
over three thousand miles from the Canada line
by the route seected) and any office in Canada
the postage on a letter not exceeding half an
ounce in weight, is ten cents; over three thous-
and miles (withn the United S'ates) from the
line of crossing, fifteen cents. Every additional
half ounce, or additional weight of less than
half an ounce, is to be charged as one addition
al rate. Pre- payment in either country is option
al but less than the full rate cannot be prepaid
The postage on all printed matter is to be pre-
paid, or sent free, 10 the line; and any postage
afterwards ACQUIRING thereon, beyond the line,
either way, is to be collected by the receiving
office. The Offices of dispatch and receipt are
to post bill TO each other in due form; and the
United States dispatch offices are instructed to
keep regular accounts of the malls received and
mails sent, separately from their ordinary ac-
counts. The United States dispatch Offices are
TO stamp United States" upon all letters sent
into Canada and the corresponding Canada of
fees are to stamp "Canada" on all letters sent
into the United States for delivery.-Repubiic
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ESSENCE OLE CnFFEE.

Win 12l Cents TO sGUe four Pounds Of Coffee
rTNHIS ESSENCE has been proved by many thousands
of the richest and most respectable families well
by the poorer class Of people almost through the whole
United States to be by far the best preparation Of Coffee
offered 10 the public Coffee made by this Essence
Is much wholesome, more delicate, fnehavored,
perfectly clear, and in every instance, superior to the
finest Java coffee.
In order to give full satisfaction and proof that the
above article Is perfectly healthy and to show something
Of the deserved reputation II has gained and justly emit
tied to- few certificates and recommendations,
particularly relating to health, from DIR. Booth and Dr.
Chiffon practical Chemists and Anay Of the cities OF
Philadelphia and New York; also, from our Agents, all
Of whom are prominent Chemists and Druggists
College Avenue, Tenth st., below Market ST.,
Philadelphia Sept. d. 1851.
have examined the Essence Of Coffee manufactured
by Humme Boiler Co., and find that It's constituents
not in the least degree injurious to heath II may be
used freely and with perfect safety
JAMES BOOTH, Prof. of Chemistry,
applied TO Arts Franklin Institute.
No 10 Chambers ST.. New York, Aug. p. 1851.
! have examined an article prepared by Messrs. lum
mel Boiler CO. Of Philadelphia called Essence Of Cof
pose Of improving it, find II free not only from any
thing injurious TO health, but the contrary the in
gradients of which IL is composed perfectly whole
JAMES r. ClllLTON, NJ d., Chemist.
Messrs. Humlnel, Boiler Co.-Gentlemen; We take
pleasure in recommending Essence OF Conee as
very superior arcle tisoxtensyey used In county
we have only had year. and have sold over 10000
packages We believe II 20 be Of those articles that
win remain in constant use, and the more II becomes
known the greater will be the demand for It.
Yours, respectfully, g. A. NORRIS co.
This Essence Of Coffee may be had, wholesale aud re
oct 4-itf JP CALLAR
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ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.


WrLLARD's HoTEL-M C Watkins, U s N; j
w Bryant, Fla; M Abercrombie, Ala; r
Smith, iii; ID p Van Buren,, N Y; Mrs w Wal
lace, N Y; Welmurding, N Y; Geo Chip
man, Vt; Gen Javiro and son, Mexico; A A
Putnam, Mass; j McEally, Y; WA Rhodes,
Phil; John Bigelow, N Y; s F Butterworth,
Washington.
BRowNs HoTEL-E McCurdy, Pa; Hon J
Sutherland, jr Y; D II McNair, Ky; Hon
Judge Catron and lady, Tenn; Hon v Il How
ard and family, Texas; McGregor Md; E
Alexander, Ga; VIM M Swaine, Phila; C w
Goddard, Y; w Massi, N Y; w P Williams,
Ga; 7 G Skerrett, London; Gunnygyn, Mo
bile; Anna Gunnygyn, do; Mr. Shneider, Bait;
Mr. Legenheimer, do; G w Devenew, Cumber-
land; Judge Reed, Ohio; j b Moore, d G.; Jno
GLENN, Tenn; Hon W II Bissell and lady, Ill.
NATIONAL HoTEL--Judge Butler, C; DR. j
s Eshleman and lady, Pa; A Sandey, La; C
Walsh, N ]; NJ Price, do; d Price, do; L Will
son, Md; Hon A J Ogle, Pa; Mr. & Mrs Markle,
Md; b ] Barbour, Va; G w McElroy, Md; w
Colyin, do; Muncks, Bait; Maj 0 b Wright,
do; w Gibson, do; Mr. and Mrs Lambert, Y;
Mrs Olcott, do; Mr. Sherman, do; Mr. and Mrs
Bronson, do Mr. Peabody, California; w
March, N Y; Bowen, Va; Berlyn, do; W
Winston, Culpeper, Va; Mr. Young, Washing
ton; VIM Bolts, Va; John Jamison, d C; Miss
Hall, Bait Mr. Hursthal and sister, Ohio
Hursthal, N Y; ] Duff, Boston; A Woodbridge,
lady, grandson, and servant, Va; Miss Clark,
Va; W Bryant, Fla; Q Patterson, Nd.
UNITED STATES HoTEL-W r Bridges, N G.;
II Hall, CT; J A Crane, Va; w L Hilton, do;
A Ford, do II s Barker, U S N; r d Fenley,
Md; ] A Calvin, Washington; J NJ Bryce Y;
John Brown, ST. Mary's; s + Smith, Balt Thos
G I Greer, Tenn; John Grimes, Md; Z G
Thompson and lady, Bait; II Gaylord N Y;
w S Hunter, Va; Mrs Col. Thompson.
IRVING HoTEL-H G Sheppard, Mass; G s
Williams, Y d Jackson, Md; ] G Shackel-
ford, Ohio; H Lynkins, La; Col A M Mitchell,
Min; Mr. Harris and lady, Utah Ter; G Bran
deberry, do; S W Camapan, Va; w Hanson, Pa;
w Magens, do r G Cooper, N Y; H Fisher, Md;
Benz Slack, Bait; Mr. Redding, N Y; L Larned
jr, W c; A Mitchell, Phila; H Sparks, Y
s M Stillwell, do.
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GEORGETOWN AND IT'S AFFAIRS.
GEonanrowN, December 6-l2

GEoRGETowE, December 6-l2 IN.
| The Boards of Aldermen and Common Coun
Gil were in session last night, but passed nc
measure of any moment, except one for the re-
pair Of the Bridge-street bridge.
L. s. Wright sold at auction yesterday the
following property, part of the estate Of the
late Col. Cox, most Of which lies beyond the
limits of the Corporation: A meadow lot, con-
tanning about three acres, to Hugh Caperton,
for 81 ,525; lot No. 1913, to M. Crimmins, fol-
1896; lot No. 1876, to do, for $155; lot No.
1877, to I. Hunter, for $3.50; lot No. 1919, with
an old house, to John H. King, for $500; lot
No. POI, to r. Cox, for 1886.
Our market was well supplied this morning
with meats, poultry, SC. Best cuts of beef,
loo. per pound; mutton, 6@8c. do; bacon, all
kinds, 122c. do; pork, l0c. do; butter, 200
314c. do; lard, 124c. do; eggs, 25c. per dozen;
turkeys, 62tc. @$l.50 a piece; ducks, 500
62ac per pair; chickens, 374@5Oc. per pair
geese, 373@623c. piece; pheasants, SOC. a
piece; partridges, 10@129c piece; apples
25@373c per peck; potatoes, 25c. per peck;
cabbages, 3@1Oc. head; celery, 10c. bunch.
| Flour and Grain Marhet.-Flour market I'M
settled by the Humboldt news, and tending up
wards. No sales reported this morning; hold
ers stand off, for the effect at the North.
| Drovers' Rest.--650 head of beef cattle have
arrived during the week, $50 head of which
were sold to Georgetown and Washington butch
ers, at prices ranging from 1915 to 1916 per
100 lbs. gross; and 500 head continued on to
Baltimore. Sheep, from So to $4 per head
Hogs, $6@$625
The celebrated DR.. Valentine will open at
Forrest Hall, tonight, his budget of curiosities
/ have no doubt his fame will draw crowded
house.
The wheat market is more active and prices
advancing We note q sale this morning of
1000 bushels red at SOC. prime white readily
demands SEC.
About 6,O00 to 5000 lbs. wagon pork sold
this morning at $6.123@$625.
Sailed-Packet brig Ann Elizabeth, Eldridge
Salem; schr. Statesman, Polk, Salisbury
| Canal 7rade.---Arrived, boats Liberty, 81
miles, wood, bark, &C.. D. & H. Clagett, 81
miles, 1856 bbls. -four, Is do. whisky; Phineas
fanny, 81 miles, 773 bbs. -four, SC. Anawan
Cumb., ll24 tons coal; Metacomet, Cumb,
| 1O4} tons coal Col. Crockett, -four, wheat,
corn, Sc. John Lambie, % miles, wood
The following boats have departed with mer-
chandise for different points along the line :
Reindeer, Caroline, ID. Trisdale, Julia, A. Elgin,
Jas. A. Magruder, X. II. Lambell, VIM. Jack
son, Geo. Waters, and Chesapeake.
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CIRCULAR.

WASHINGTON, 4ngnst /, 1881.
CIR: After consulting many persons interested in the
- principal Railroads in the United States, the under
signed propose TO establish agencies In this city and
New York. for the purpose of collecting full and authen-
tic Railroad statistics and such other information as will
enable them to desiring invest In Rail-
road securities or to procure Information OF any
connected with the construction and administration Of
Railroads They also PROPOSE especially, to urge upon
Congress modification Of the laws relating contracts
for carrying the mail, to authorize the Post Once
Department to contract for the perpetual Railroads.
and instead Of paying quarterly
States chargeabe upon the Of the Post ONO
Department amount the interest upon which per
cent. would equal the payments now made.
The Government now pays $500 per mile for carrying
the mail. frstcass Railroads. This Ia per cent on
$4,000 The undersigned would that instead Of pay
ing $500 mile, per annum, the Department should de-
liver, contract in perpetuy, Eve 81 900 bonds
bearing interest Of five per centum. At this the
charge upon the Department would be reduced $500
to $3.50 a mile, Per annum, and the $50 a mile saved
would create a sinking fund, which will, in years
pay of the bonds give the use of such roads
thereafter free Of all charge; thereby eectng vast
saving the present annual expenditures Of the Post
Office Department, and consequent reduction Of the
The effect will be advantageous TO Railroad CON-
panies than TO the Government. For instance, such
Company than 100000, which would enable that
company complete its road early realty
increase its business and profits
But TO meet objections and impress the public mind
with proper OF tho benefits TO result from this
will require concert Of action and continued
active effort through the press and otherwise. The
dcrgned tender their services to your company expect
ing o reasonable compensation, partly contingent upon
the Of the and respectfully suggest the
propricy of Your sending delegates this
city the first Wednesday in December next, confer
with delegates from other Railroad Companies, az 10 s
details of the proposed arrangement and the mode OF
bringing the subject before Congress.
should be your pleasure to accept OF services 4,
this matter will promptly attend to all other business
which YOU or your Company may have with the Post
Office Department, other branch Of the Government
Hoping hear from you at your earliest convenience
are, respectfully, your obcdient servants,
DUFF GREEN,
nov Oft BEN. H. GREEN
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NOVICE.

FIIE general estimation long enjoyed by the Perfumes
issuing from the premises of LuBIN, having led to
variety of worthless limitations and countereits notwh
standing the signature affixed TO each label accompanying
the genuine article, NJ FELIX PROT proprietor Of the
establishment LUBlN, has the honor Of informing his
friends and the public that lie has substituted for his
former labels one Of wholly different description, and
that he has caused to be manufactured for his envelopes
description of paper presenting in form Of watermark
the seal Of his house.
In Order therefore, to avoid deception, he respectfully
begs them to pay special attention to the LABEL appended
to such articles bear the of his house. and to
trust the execution Of their orders only TO dealers
responsibility, or address them directly to his premises
No. 90 Rue Ste-Anne, Paris
OPENING to-day, in Extracts-- Heiotrope, Geranum,
Musk, Winter Blossom, Newmown Hay, Jockey Club,
Mouseline Amber, &C., &C., &C., with many other choce
articles of the above house. pARKER'S
Fancy, Perfumery and Comb Store,
nov S-eSht under tho National Hotel.