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p@- That was rather an unpleasant
4" fix" that friend of ours found him
self in once upon time" It seems
he had acquired a habit of visiting pretty
frequently at the house of friend where
was an interesting young LADY, nothing
strange in that, by the way)-when, one
day as he was making himself quite at
home, child about four or FIVE years Of
age, looked up in his face with the
na;uete peculiar to children at that age,
and said, "Ma says you come here too
often !" The way Charley was, snak-
ed out" was q caution to +" household
pledges" of that ilk but it was nothing
to the manner in which our friend seized
his beaver and made tracks.
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BEAUTIES or THE LAw.-The papers
East have made the city of Burlington
the original point of . famous lawsuit
concerning q calf. Mistake entirely.
The case arose in West Point, Lee
county, thriving village on the route
of the Dubuque and Keeokuk railroad
and was commenced about year ago
by an action of replevin before q justice
of the peace. The difficulty was to
identify the calf claimed. The witnesses
of one party, some twenty or thirty in
number, swore that the tail was entirely
black, and those of the other party,
about equal in number, swore that it
was partly white. The jury returned a
verdict from which an appeal was taken
to the District Court Of Lee county.
The appeal was tried at the last term of
that court, but the jury disagreed. The
legal cost had then amounted to $500.
The case was continued to the present
term, and tried again last week at Fort
Madison. The jury this time decided
in the case, finding for the plaintiff, or
that the tail was "partly white" The
cost has now reached $500. Upon the
final trial, four members of the bar were
arrayed on the side Of the defendant.
Counsel fees and other expenses are Of
course to be added to the costs, in esti-
mating the amount expended upon this
litigation about a calf worth $3.-lowa
State Gazette.
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~ The new and beautiful steamer,
Tiger Lily, built by Messrs. H. & F.
Sheffield, commanded by Capt. Robin.
son, started on an excursion to Norwich
yesterday, from which place she will sal
to-day to take her place on the line be-
tween Norwich and Stonington. We
much regret that circumstances were
such as to prevent us from availing our
self of very polite invitation to join the
excursion. The boat is fitted up in a
style highly creditable to her builders,
and with her present commandant, will
doubtless soon become q favorite with
the public.
We learn that after the fourth of July
the Water Lily is to run between this
place and New London, touching at the
intermediate landing places.
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B@- The Wing National Convention
met at Baltimore on Wednesday of last
week, and was temporarily organized by
the appointment of George Evans, of
Maine, 10 the chair. A committe of one
from each State was appointed to report
permanent officers of the Convention.
John M. Clayton, chairman of the COM
mittee, reported the oficcrs-Gen. John
G. Chapman Of Maryland for President
Of the Convention, with a number OF
Vice Presidents. The Convention pro-
cesded to ballot for Presidential candi-
date. On the fifty-third ballot, Scott
was nominated, having received l5s
votes, Fillmore ll2, and Webster 81
William A. Graham, of North Carolina
is the nominee for Vice President.
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D@- The ". Y. Tribune says that at
the close of one of those warm days
last week, thousands of citizens wended
their way homeward tanning their rubi-
cund visages with a three-cent palm
leaf fan, and that some in the intemper-
ate zeal Of hot-blood, had got from two
to dozen fans, probably one for each
member of his family. This must have
been rather an unique sight. But after
all, we do not see why the males should
not be allowed to carry fans. They
have always been considered the pecul-
lar property Of the ladies, but since the
ladies are making such encroachments
on the dress of gentlemen, we think the
males justified somewhat in the retaliat.
ory measures.
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D% Dodge-the inimitable Dodge
with his Bards, are to give musical
entertainment at the Union Meeting
house on Saturday evening next, as will
be seen by his advertisement in another
column. A bare announcement of the
fact is, we presume, sufficient to fill the
house to its utmost capacity for Dodge
is as noted as the Swedish Nightingale
herself. His name is as familiar as
household words to all who " take the
papers," He is eminently the musician
Of the million, having rare faculty Of
making his audience laugh and cry al
almost the same moment.
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will relate a. it Is but few weeks
since the occurrence took place. A
stranger arrived in the place, and went
to "see the spirits" While there he
requested communication with the
spirit of his brother, and received assur-
ance that he was present, that he was
happy, had been dead certain time,
and many other particulars, which, no
doubt, would have been very satisfactory
to the company present, had he not in
formed them that his brother was living
and enjoying good health /! The medium
could explain it upon no other SUPPOSE
ton than that they were allowed to COM
municate with the living, at times, as
well as the dead.
A late dispatch from the spirit-land
through a medium in this place, informs
us that Sir John Franklin and his crew
are safe, that they have found q north
west passage, and are now among the
japan Islands, and cannot get away.
This same story was told by some spirit
something over year ago. Adieu!
G. H. D.
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b@ A lady, the wife of one of the
Goldfish aristocrats of New York, on dis
pensing with the services of faithful
servant girl, gave her the following re-
commendation
MADAM Suki Day lived with me won
yare an leven munth cookin washin and
cleanin and is useful kind of body i.
vary onest an never new her to be in
Ticker an she don't hev no boes cortin
in the kichen long arter nine o'clock
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COUNSEL FOR THE SICK.

COUNSEL FOR THE SICK.
Consumption's hectic is the fatal rose
Planted by death.
Then wait not, while each fearful symptom grovs,
The husky Cough. the ehills that mock reposs,
The short, obstructed breath.
Now-while tits yet to-day-the doom avert,
sovereign cure employ.
Tar, Chanchalaugua AND Liverwort,
These the elements that will convert
Your sorrows into Joy.
In DR.. Rogers Syrup, world renowned
These curstives are blent
All who e'er tried it, the effect has crowned
With infinite content.
FOR SALE, Wholesale and retail, by A sC0vILL
CO., Proprietors, At their Priacpsi Dspet, GOTHIC
HALL, Nc. 3l6 Broadray " y to whom all orders for
the medicine and letters relating to agencies should
be addressed, post paid.
Also for sale in Westerly, r. L., by srILLMAN 4
POTTER, and Z. W. BABCOCK,
Price-In large bottles, sl,oo, or bottles for sS
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Editorial Correspondence.


Scorr, N. Y, June IS, 1852.
DEAR Echo There has been a
material alteration in the weather during
the past week. Then it was over-coat
and mitten weather, now the thermome-
ter stands at go in the shade, with
scarcely breath of air stirring, or a
friendly cloud to screen us from the
scorching rays of summer sun. Last
week it was one constant rain, and now
it is continual shine. Crops look more
promising, though the season is very
late. There is much complaint among
the farmers, and some even are prophe-
sying complete failure this year, yet
there are others who look forward to a
late but plentiful harvest.
As in my last I wrote a good deal,
without saying much, in regard to the
"spiritual manifestations I will write
little more and leave the subject for
the present. Since then have been to
see them once. When I entered they
were supposed to be in communication
with the spirit of blind girl who died
here a short time since, and who was
while living, a " medium" Her friend.
who were present were very much affect.
ed by her language, and declares that
everything about the communication
appeared perfectly like her while living
After while the medium ceased speak.
ing, and some one inquired" Is Ellie,
. going to leave us ?" when the spiri
made the startling announcement that il
was not Ellen who had been talking, bu
her father! Then spirit pretendin,
8 to the name Of the Holy Ghost tool
possession Of the medium and gave us
long and truly eloquent discourse upor
the origin of the Bible, after which i
! offered to answer any question relatin,
: to the Scriptures, and did 50, though
, thought there was considerable dodgin,
when passages were quoted which con
tradicted their favorite theory. I hav
seen many things in these " manifesto
, tons" that are not to be accounted 70
8 upon any known principles, yet I hav
y seen nothing thus far TO convince m
that it is what it pretends to be, n
+ emination from the spirit world.
81 There are many accounts of amusin
irl incidents aAoat which have their origi
in these phsDomsnon one Of which
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impulse was to arouse her sister-in- law
and communicate the newborn gladness
She opened the chamber door, which hat
been closed in the course of the night
advanced to the bedside, and wa.
about to lay her hand on the slum.
berer's shoulder. But then she remem-
bered that Margaret would awaken to
thoughts of death and woe, rendered
not the less bitter by the contrast Of her
own felicity. She suffered the rays OF
the lamp to fall upon the unconscious
form of the bereaved one. Margaret
lay in unquiet sleep, and the drapery
was displaced around her; her young
check was rosy tinted, and lips half open
in vivid smile an expression Of joy, de-
barred its passage by her sealed eyelids,
struggled forth like incense from the
whole countenance.
"My poor sister! you will awaken
too soon from that happy dream !''
thought Mary.
Before retiring she sat down the lamp,
and endeavored to arrange the bed
clothes, 80 that the chill night air
might do no harm to the feverish slum-
berer. But her hand trembled against
Margaret's neck, tear also fell upon
her cheek, and Margaret suddenly awoke.
The mutual joy was made known, and
they wept in each others arms.
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1@ Spectator" writes from Wash
ington as follows:
had an opportunity the other day,
to see q statement OF the enormous
profits realized by the assignees Of
Woodworth's celebrated Planning Ma.
chine, during the twenty.four years
which the patent has existed. james
G.. Wilson has received in sales, assign
ments, and tariffs, $2,l3l,752 John
Gibson, of Albany, has received nearly
as large a sum. Charles Gould, of AL
bany, has also received very large
sum. Gibson 4 understand, is in the
receipt of 81 for every 1000 feet plan
ed in 100 mills, each of which turns of
10000 feet each day.
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V0C0SAOm6A OObHcoROm0emCes
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June IL, 1852.
Msssrs. Editors Remembering that
knowledged concealed, renders the world
no better, I am induced to write what
may be witnessed in this good old Quaker
city, the field where the first Peace
Congress assembled, although some of
the delegates were untutored savages.
A finer morning never gladdened the
crowded streets of Gotham, or the ver-
dant hills of New England. A slight
shower of rain during the night has lain
the dust and caused the trees, as they meet
the sun, to deck themselves with their
diamond dress. The heart that is sad
amidst such profusion of natural and
artificial beauties, metbink would have
been miserable in Eden's bower. The
broad and regular streets are a fair in
dex to the character of the second city
of the Union.
Market Street is completely alive,
presenting an air of business, very graf
flying to one who wishes his fellow-men
well. Bank-bill circulation is curtailed
here, as they allow no bills of less de-
nomination than fives, on banks out of
the State, under penalty Of twenty-five
dollars. So let your travelling readers
be on the watch and not be without
Pennsylvania money or specie, if they
pass this way. Fairmount seems, if
anything, more attractive than ever.
1t must be visited to obtain an idea of
its beauty or the emotions to be awak-
ened as one roams about and contem-
plates the labors of Frederick Grey, the
protector of this vast and inestimable
source of comfort to the city. Magni-
fcent and romantic as the scenery is,
thousands living here never saw the
|glory of Philadelphia. Laurel Hill, the
residence of :" Old Mortality" has put
on her rich dress and attracts many Wis.,
itors. Girard College, which affords
such opportunities to the orphans of this
city and New Orleans, combines in q
} degree not q little remarkable, both
beauty and durability. Upwards Of
three hundred children now receive in
struction there. Around the Exchange
everything is very lively. Business is
active at the mint, each die throwing
eighty coins per minute, and from the
amount of business to be done, I sho I'D
think it would not suffer by branch
mint at New York. The most interest
ing part of the city is in the vicinity ol
the State House. The old bell still
remains to ring only on the sacred
Fourth. 1t has cast on it these words,
|"By order of tho Assembly of the
Province of Pennsylvania for the State
House at Philadelphia" "Proclaim
liberty throughout all the land, and
unto all the inhabitants thereof-Lev.
25; TO-" 1t has been cracked, but has
been bored out SO its sound is good yet
In the square in front may be seen both
} gray and black squirrels hopping about
and very tame. Half dozen may be
seen at time. Strange to say, appear
ances do not indicate any call for Maine
Law, for intoxication is not seen. T.
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D@- A letter from DR.. De Forest,
dated Beirut, May 4th, announces, says
the Boston Traveller, the sudden death
of Miss Whittlesey missionary teacher at
Beirut, on the lst of May last, aged "a
years. Her disease was malignant cry
sipelas. She had been in Syria only
one year but had made great progress
in acquiring the needful language for
teaching geography in Arabic. She
was lady of active nerve, vigorous in.
tellect and devout and self-denying
piety. Her life was full of promise,
and her death eminently peaceful and
happy.
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REMARKABLE CURE OF DYSPEPSIA.

Gorham, Ne, March 1851.
Mr.. H. II Hay,-Dea Si,-Through me you may
confidently recommend Green's Oxygenated Bitters
as the best, il not the only medicine that will cure
Dyspepsia. Isufered for more than six years only
dyspeptic can suffer tried numerous medicines and
the skill Of numerous physicians but found no per-
manent relief, until obtained from you the above
named Bitters. -f
The contents Of the three bottles far restored my
health that for the last two years have had 90.
casion for medicine. strongly Recommend all Dys-
peptics to try IL. Joseph w. Parker.
REED, BATES, d AUSTIN, wholesale Druggists
No 20 Merchants Row, Boston, General Agents.
Price 81 per bottle; or six bottles for IS.
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@ Col. Bradford's Soda will g

1@ Col. Bradford's Soda will suffer
some while this warm weather continues.
It is so cooling, 80 refreshing, so enliv-
ening, that the wonder is that his foun-
tain is never drained. People who
don't know the beneficial effect of this
effervescencing beverage, should be
taught better at once, and that is the
object of this notice. The proof Of
the pudding is in chewing the strings"
says an old adage--so those who doubt
the truth Of this, should test the soda
themselves.
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politics, science, Go. The 6rst, on
British Statesmanship, is free and bold
one. There is an able review of Comb's
Constitution of Man, which will afford
hard nut for Phrenologists. The last
article, the Memoirs Of DR.. Chalmers,
will receive the attention of the reader.
GoDEY's LADY's Book, for July, is
a double number, containing ll2 pages.
The embellishments are varied and Du-
merous. " The first Tribute, !" I" The
Bower" 7" The Summer House," the
q" Rustic Pavilion" Metropolitan Hos-
tel" "Cottage Furniture," "Cslico
Printing" &C., are among the many
Plates of this number. The article on
Calico Printing is valuable one.
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"No liquor sold now or hereafter a,
Hart's. ."-Banner Of the Times.
a~ They do things differently down
this way, friend Banner. The merchants
do not 60 to the expense of advertising
what they have not got. But then, we
suppose the merchants up that way
don't have much, and in order to do the
fair thing by the printers, they advertise
what they have not.
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pGr A new idea has been started
among the thousand and one projected
reforms Of the day. 1t is to make the
press free press" in the same way
that schools are made free. Tits urged
that newspapers are necessary elements
of education, and should be furnished at
the public cost. The idea is novel, and
will bear discussion. 1t would save the
printers the annoyance of bad debts a
any rate.
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l@ The Hartford (Ct.) Coura,

1% The Hartford (Ct.) Courant,
says" We learn that VIM. Willard,
Esq, Deputy Warden of the Connect.
cut State Prison, has received and &C.
ccpted the appointment of Warden o.
the State Prison in Rhode Island. Mr.
W. is a. competent and worthy man, and
our Rhode Island neighbors will fnd
they have made capital appointment y
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~V. B. PALMER, the American News
paper Agent, is the only authorized Agent
for this paper in the cities Of Boston, New
York, and Philadelphia, and is duly EN-.
powered to take advertisements and subscrip.
tions at the rates as required by us. Hi.
receipts will be regarded as payments. Hi.
Offices are--BosroN, Scollay's Building
NEW YORK, Tribune Buildings PHILApEL.
pHIA.~N. w. corner Third and Chestnut
streets. l.. s.
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1% Mr.. ]. R. Rindge has kindly v,

% Mr.. j. R. Rindge has kindly vol
unteered his services to practice class
Of juvenile singers for the purpose of
singing some appropriate pieces on the
Fourth Of July. His FIRST school for
this object will be on Friday afternoon
at a o'clock, in the basement of the
Academy. All children are invited to
attend, to practice for this purpose. No
charge will be made for attendance at
this class. i..
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Book Notices.

We PART ON THIS GREEN IsLEr,
Love, song for the piano, by Rev. l..
Crandall, set to those beautiful words,
familiar to all, written by Mrs. Sarah
B. Judson on the occasion of leaving
her husband to sail for the United
States-for the recovery of her health I;
but she died off the Island of st. Helena.
We are not sufficiently posted up in
musical matter to give our opinion as
to the artistic excellence of tho song ;
but we have submitted it to the judg-
ment of friend who is aU fat in these
matters, and it is pronounced by him ex-
cellent. Published by Gould & Berry,
297 Broadway, New York, and for sale
by Champlin & Babcock.
THE SATURDAY VIsrTER is now un-
der the editorial management of Mrs.
Jane G.. Swisshelm and R. M. Riddle.
Mrs. Swisshelm will contribute to the
literary department of the paper as well
as to the editorial. TheHousekeeper," !"
a tale Of domestic life, will be commenc-
ed shortly story entitled Marrying
q Digni6ed Woman" from the pen Of
Charles P. Shiras, Esq, was commenced
in the paper of the 10th inst. Single
subscribers 81 90; 81 so in advance
Clubs of a, 81 25; clubs Of Is, 81 90.
Address Riddle & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
The NORTH BRrrrsH REVIEW, for
lMsv contains e;0hk articles I~vo,oS ~
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1% An Exchange says
ory measures,

The ladies down East have resolved
to kiss all the gentlemen that do not
chew tobacco. We think, though a
short crop is complained of, there will
be but limited demand if that resolu-
ton should be generally adopted"
We wish the lady readers Of the Echo
distinctly to understand that We dom,
use tobacco in any form.
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Another Scientific Wonder, m,~ss~s

Another Scientific Wonderi E~psvss~s 70
Dyspepties.-Dr. J Houghton's Pcpsn, The True d.
gestve Fluid or Gastric Juice prepared from Rennet
or the Fourth Stomach Of the OK after directions Of
BARON LIEBIG, the great Physiological Chemist BY
H0UGHTON, NJ D, Philadelphia. This is truly .
wonderful remedy for Indigestion Dyspepsia Jsundes
Liver Complaint, Constipation and Debility, curing
after Natures method by Natures own agent the
Gastric Juice. Pamphlets containing scientific evi-
dence Of its value, furnished by agents gratis Bee
advertisement in another column.
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~ In another column will be found
an advertisement Of Capt. Marryatt's
best work, "Poor jack" and other
writings, by the same author. Mr..
Peterson is an enterprising psblisher,
and orders for his books will be prompt.
ly filed.
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M A II L N E l. I 3 II
PORT OF WESTERLY.
ARRIVED.

THursday June IL, Sloop China, Gavit,
from Rondout, Coal; Sloop Hetta Robinson
from Greenport, Brick; Leader, Gsvit, from
Providence.
Friday, June 1S, Sloop q. W. Babcock,
Lanphear, from Providence.
Sunday, June 20, Schr. Jane, Hall, from,
New York.
Monday, June Il, Schr. Sarah Elissbsth,
Barber, from N. Y.
Wednesday, June %, schr. Admiral,
Barber, from Rondout, Coal.
SAILED.
7nsrsday, June II, schr. Phsnix, Dick
ems, for N. Y.
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b@- There are great fears enter
tanned ola falling off Of the sugar crop Of
Jamaica. At Demerara the yellow fe-
yer is raging with great severity. At
Antigua and st. Kits the crops are
suffering, and the cattle dying from the
effects Of the drought.
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D6r The editor of the st. Louis Re
publican recently received q bullock s
horn, from Texas, which measures near
ly three feet in length and the pair,
when on the said bullocks head, meas
ured, from tip to tip, seven feet and one
inch.
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D% A Revolutionary soldier, named
Asaph Morse, aged 90, was lately mar
ried, in Cayuga county, to blooming
widow Of 50. Mr.. Morse served hi,
country faithfully in the revolutionary
struggle.
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B@ John G. Rives says: 81 have
seen the manuscript writings Of most of
the great men of this country during the
last twenty years, and l think l may
safely say, that no twenty Of them could
stand the test of the scrutiny of one-hali
the journeymen printers employed il
my Office"