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, 1852-12-18
From the Sandwich Islands.

/ The Polyncsian of the d Of November
says California sluss are at discount Of 9
pr c'nt., aGd vii, soon be at ). That pa
per advises rcr-os goin, there for produce
to bring small coin with them.
TIE WHALING FLEnT.-1he Polyne-
sim says; we have now in the harbor
of Honolulu something over one hundred
whals ships, while Tiers are or have been
at Lahaina about 50, and at Hilo about %,
during the present fall season. The amount
Of oil and bone on board the ships already
reported is as follows Ill 1929 b6ls. sperm;
2lS,100 bbls. whale 1856, ,s33 lbs. bon ;.
The best voyage in the list is that Of
the ship Niagara, Clough, WHO is out II
lnonths, and has 5000 bbls whale oil and
5O,000lbs. bone The whole fleet, with
but few exceptions, have done well, but
we can give but few of the best, and re-
fer our readers the list of the whole. The
French ship MI, - months out, has 1000
bbls. oil ami 81 900 lbs. bone French shin
Orion, - months out, has 800 bbls. oil
and 10000 bone Am, rican ship Splendid,
| ! months out, 1900 bbls oil and 5000
lbs. bone Bremen ship Republic, 10
months out, has ,250 bbls. Of oil and a.
600 lbs. bone American ship Ocean, 27
months out, has I,l0) bbls oil and 10000
lbs. bone; American Mon;ezuma, II months
out, has ll2 bbls. sperm, 2,l0O bbls whale
and 2},l33 lbs. bcne the Emerald, Il
months out, 100 sperm, $3.50 whale, and
3,400 lbs. bone the Massachusetts,, 10
monthss 100 sperm, $40 whale and 49,
Coz lbs. bone tho Magnolia, 13 months,
2,l00 whale, $4,000 lbs. bone the Isaac
Rowland, 10 months; 5000 whale, and
$4,000 lbs. bone.
The past season has been most success
ful one for this branch Of commercsTin the
Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and more ships
and more oil will have touched here by The
time the season closes than any previous
year. Could SHIPS be procured 10 freight
the oil home, much more would be shipped
than ever before fom these islands. Six
merchant vessels have already filed up fol
the United States with oil and bone, and we
have been informed that ten more could be
lreishtcd were that number here for that
purpose. -Four ships were engaged at San
Francisco 10 come here for freight, but they
havc'not yet arrived, although the time has
passed when they were expected"
There were upwards of 5000 sailors on
board these vessels in port,
, 1852-12-18
G129 999AN9OO9.
From the New York Herald. Oct. -.
News From Cuba.

~, -. - - -,
Inc T. D man steahiSn'p crescent NY,
Lieut. " d. ror'er' commahuer' arrived at
u'S Pote'yGs'cruay morning rom new VT
ieans wa lla'ar', III iJur udy a"u ''s''ec'
I"uIs iroul 'he ia'er l'"'e'
Mr.. Smllh, tue pnrSer ot the Crcsceh1
City, had been charged ny the authorizes
IN Havana with writing IN newspapers OF
the United States against the Spanish gov
eminent, and then circulating the papers IN
That city on The arrival oil the steamer he
crescent City had been driven from lhe
harbor on her previous trip by The Spanish
authorities.
The interest has been SO great to learn all
about her second reception BY the authori-
tics, that we have been very careful to as g..
certain the full particulars for the Herald.
The Crescent City entered the harbor of
Havana AZ the first break of day, and it was
supposed by those on board that it was ow-
ing 10 her not being seen until she was we'll
inside of the harbor that they were not mo-
lestel AT sunrise the Captain Of the port
Came alongside, and asked ior the obnoxious
Mr. Smith, who he was told was still on
board. lie then informed Can't. Porter.
that a. the shin was in mort no stems would
be taken to turn her out, but that no COM
mmication would lie allowed with the shore,
Or any one fiom the shore. Cant. Porter
said that he desired to present his protest TO
The Consul on which the Captain of the
Por. politely oiTcrcd 10 get further orders
l;om the Captain General, in the meantime
informing Capt. Porter that the ship might
lie in port as long as suited his purpose, and
the might go to sea when she pleased, as
they acknowledgedno control over her, but
Communicate she should not in any manner.
Such wasthe Captain Generals orders and
by way OF enforcing them, gnard- boats were
placed on all sides OF the ship, fllcd with
lhe usual police that board foreign vessels.
These poor fellows did not seem Ia. relish
the business altogether, as the sun was
pouring down upon them, without any avn
, 1852-12-18
H--aA
NO. Is
Late from China.

The San Francisco Evening Journel Of
Nov. . lth Las dates from China 10 the 23l
Of Augu t, sixteen days lafer than previous
advices. The Overland China Mail says
Tho hull Of the American clipper blrk
Antelope. which got on the soft mud above
Woosung was sold for 81, $50, and was
afterwards rais,d and taken 10 Shanghae.
No further report Of the loss Of the Hoogly
is given.
The Mail also contains en- account Of tho
breaking up of the rebels in Kwang-s, and
tn, end of the Ten-teh. Tien-ieh, The
leader OF the rebels, has fallen into the
hands of the government, and was to lIavo
been executed at Prkin'on the 18th OF June.
The rebellion Is regarded among lhe Canton
Chinese as finished.
Bodies Of dispersed insurgent have since
committed great excesscs, sparing neither
lives nor property. This Is said to have
been particularly the case at the two towns
Of Ssinen-ehae in Cwang-si, and Sau-chau
in Hu- nan.
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Nav
igaiion Company have despatched the screw
propellers ChuSan and Formoya to Sydney,
to form the alternate monthly communica-
ton between Singapore, Batavia, Swan Riv-
er, King Georges Sound, Adelaide, Port
Philip and Sydney, with view Of perform
ing few experimental trips and organizing
the necessary arrangements, previously to
the commencement Of the contract mail ser
vice in January 1853, The fall passage
money from Singapore 10 Adelaide is fixed
by the Company at $2l6; to Port Philip
aed Sydney $40. .r
, 1852-12-18

WATER DRINKNG.--Professor Silliman
closed recent lecture BY giving the follow
ing advice 10 young men
"lf, therefore, you wish for clear mind,
strong muscles, and quiet nerves, and long
life aud power prolonged into old age, per-
NIT me 10 say, although am not giving a
temperance lecture, avoid all drinks but
water and mild infusions Of that fluid shun
tobacco and opium, and everything else
that distur5s the normal state of the system;
rely upon nutricious food, and mild diluent
drinks of which water is The basis, and you
will need nothing beyond these things, ex-
cept rest, and due moral regulations Of all
your powers, 10 give you long, happy and
useful lives, and serene evening at tho
close"
, 1852-12-18
Tcrm.-Invariably in Advance,

For one year, when sent by mail, or taken al
the office, $500; for six months S3,h3.
No paper will be discontinued, unless at the
option Of the Publishers, until all qrrcarases arc
Puj.
,ApvFRrIsGNG.
One square, (twcve lines or less.) three nser.
ns, $500; for every additional insertion, 81 90
A liberal deduction To yearly advertisers.
The number of insertions must be distinctly
marked on the margin, otherwise they will he con-
tinucd I'LL forbidden, aud charged according y.
AGENTS.
The following gentlemen are authorized to re-
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ANDREW MUIR, Victoria, Vancouver S
Island
VIC. TngvErT, Salem, Southern Oregon.
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JAMES HALL, Postmaster, Fort Stella.
COON.
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WM. s. CALDWELL, lIillsborough
RonrRr NEWELL, Champoeg
JAurs c. STRONG, Cathlamclt;
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IluNRY G. Wu~oN, Port Townscnl;
BALcu & PALMER, Stciiacoom
W. W. MILLER, Ncslually;
T.. D. WARpAss, Cowlitz Farms;
$. 5. FoUp, Sem, Chickcclcs;
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+. 5. lloLIANp, Oregon City;
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$. d. HowE, Pcm's Cove, Whidby'S
Island
, 1852-12-18
Usefulness.

The very 6rst study Of life should be ia
connection with the inquiry, g How shall
make myself useful : But it is much more
natural for US all to study how we shall en-
Joy life. What shall eati what shall
drink, aud wherpwilhh shall ! be clothed ?
are what the nations sack after, SAYS the
I" Book Of Truth" But if we look at things
arigh, we shall see that the whole Of life
may be esnmmed up in USEFULNESS. When
Rev. DR.. Jackson Of Vermont, was about to
part with daughter just married, he said,
" | want you to remember this one hing
ALL YOU GET OUT OF LIFE is USEFULNESS"
This was advice worthy Of philosopher,
who had taken a right view Of things here.
What are q few heeting pleasures con
nected with the routine of society, COM
pared with the reflection Of him who can
look back from the bed Of death on a life
spent in doing good. The pleasures Of such
man are then to come. 70 him il will be
said, " Forasmuch as you bave done it unto
one Of the least of these, you have done it
unto me enter thou into the joy Of thy
Lord" Such a one has filed up life accor-
ding to its original design. But those who
squander away their time, after present
pleasure, like the painted butterfly, or in
boarding up shining dust like the sordid
miser, will find in the end that they have
greatly mistaken the object Of life, as well
as IFS duties. We should so use life as to
leave the world better for our having beon
in it. That is living to some purpose.
, 1852-12-18

DEAD LETrERs.-During the last quar-
Ter one thousand seven hundred and eighty
one letters were returned to the Dead let
ter Office, in the Post Office Department.
These contained $lO,6S9, in the aggregate.
Recently, about one million and third of
such letters were publicly destroyed, bon
6rc being kindled with them On the Mall.
We yesterday saw large number of the
various articles transmitted through tile
mail, the majority of which will never come
into the possession Of those TO whom they
were addressed. Amongst these may be
mentioned horseshoe gingcr-cake, the
postage on which was $2,l0; a donation 10
a church, being cake in papar box; a
quilt, New Years present to bachelor /;
Dutch pattern for a chld's dress a pin
cushion, the stand Of it the bottom of glass
lamp, the postage 81, the intrinsic worth
as many cents zinc frame belonging to a
galvanic battery, postage $l7; stone,
weighing two pounds, addressed to gentle
man by " Eliza" as a sample of his gener-
osity; pair OF mems boots sent 10 a lady
large bottle of salve and a bundle con-
tanning coarse shirt, pair of blue stock.
ings, and a razor.- Washington Republic
Oct. 3.
, 1852-12-18

EFFECT OF EXTREME CoLD.-The intcn-
siiy of cold experienced by the expeditions
engaged in The search Of Sir John Franklin,
was truly astonishing. Doctor Sutherland
states IN his journal, recently published in
London, that Pastovellrs spirit lhermome-
lei stood at 40 degrees below zero and the
mercury in Fahrenheit was frozen as solid
as leaden bullet. Even under cover, be
tween decks, it was 10 degrees below zero.
Vinegar, porter and ale were frozen in the
casks castor oil became as hard as horn
and the other liquid contents Of the medi
cine chest were IN a state as little adapted
for us, had they been required. Of the ef-
feet Of the cold on metals, the Doctor says
alt was necessary to be very careful with
our drinking cups. Tin never suited, fol
it always adhered to the lips, and took q
portion Of the skin along with it, A dog
attempting 10 lick little fat from an iron
shovel, stuck fast 10 it and dragged il by
means of lis tongue, until by sudden ef-
fort, he got clear, leaving several inches Of
the skin and sub accent tissue on the cold
metal. One of the seamcn cndeavoring 10
change the size of the eye of the splice in
his track-rope, put the marling-spike, after
the true sailor-fashion, into his mouth the
result was that he lost a great portion of
the skin Of his lips and tongue"
, 1852-12-18

we suspect, Mexico is influenced by Eng
lish Jealousy, it is bise enough. For f g
land has haG this very Garay grant in tie
hands Of her own people, and might have
Wrought it 10 her own most selfish and sor
did purposes. 1t passed into American
possession just as it became valuabe-when
California developed her golden resources,
and the Pacific unlolded the treasrr s Of
commercial enterprise. Then England
would, no doubt, have gladly recovered
possession of the Garay grant. 1t was too
late,-IBallmore Sun
, 1852-12-18

The receipts from customs Of the last
quarter, now that nearly all the returns
have been received and registered, arc
found to be about Si5,35O,OO0 Tins
would show an immense excess, If eon''n-
ued ihrought The year, over expendlulre,
and win swell the slrcaly existing sIirplus
70 lie nci1hbahood Of $50 100000.
, 1852-12-18

Less OF THE ANencAN SnIP MoBLE,
AND 70 LivEs.-English adyices mention
the total loss Of the American ship Mobile
with ~ lives. She belonged 10 Bath, Me-,
and sailed from Liverpool for New Orleans
on the 27th Sept, with a crew Of % hands,
and 60 passengers, all Of whom with the cx-
ception of persisted, On her first night
oul heavy gale sprung up, and the second
mate, who had mistaken his orders TO steer
w. S. w. had sleered w. N. w, and
made The lee shore, when the captain wa
called. In half an hour the ship struck on
the Arklow Bank, and soon alter began to
break up. In consequence Of the high sea,
the boats could mol b. launched.
Many thrilling incidents occurred on
board the wreck. A lady in the cabin had
upwards of .f50O, which she of,red 20 a
sailor, but he rejected the profrred gin, as
il would be useless to him in such circum>
stances. In few minutes sea swept the
lady overheard. The sailor, however, twas
among the saved. ..
The captain and crew did their utmost 10
save IheThip, till one after another were
washed overheard and lost. The Mobile was
1000 tons burihen, and a new ship.
, 1852-12-18

Women AND MEN.-Women, especially
young women, either believe falsely, or
judge harshly of men in one thing. You,
young loving creature who dream of your
lover by night and by day-you fancy that
he does the same of yon! lie does not
he cannot, nor is it right he should. One
hour, perhaps, your presence has captivatcd
him, subGued him to weakness he next will
be in the world, working his way as a man
among men, forgetting for the time being
your very existence. Possibly if you saw
him, his outer self hard and stern, so differ
ent TO the self you know, would strike you
with pain Or else his inner and diyiuer
self, higher than you dream Of, would turn
coldly from your insignificant love. Yet
all this must be; you have no right TO MUIR
mur. You can not rule mans soul-no
woman ever did-excepl by holding unwor-
thy passions. BE content if you lie in his
heart, as that heart lies in his BOSOM deep
and calm - its beatings unseen, uncounted,
onenlimcs unlclt; but still giving life to his
whole being g. The Head off Family.
, 1852-12-18

unable TO DEcIDE-A very interesting
old maid we once saw, during a religious
revival was induced TO go forward and be
prayed for. One ofthe ministers asked her
if she felt herself under the influence Of the
Holy Spirit. Placing her hand on her
stomach, she replied, al feel something
here. but don't know whether At is 'eind
CT religion. .ff
, 1852-12-18

JUVENILE SNAErNEss.-" Sammy, min 10
the store and get some sugar" ...
" Excuse me, ma ] am somewhat iudis-
posed this mnrnirg. Send father, and toll
him 10 bring me nspcr Of 'o5aceo along.
, 1852-12-18

Winter commenced 10 good earnest IN
Canada in the early par, of October. 1he
mountains near Quebec were covered with
snow, and ice had formed on sanding wateg
to the depth Of half an inch. At Owens
Sound, in the upper Province, two inches
of snow lav on the ground
, 1852-12-18

TuUCHMG INclDENT. - The Louisville
Democrat relates the following touching in
cident:
"An aged molher--a woman Of seventy
years-left her home in the Emerald Isle,
some ten weeks ago, 10 seek the abode Of
her children, who are now residing in Lou
isvilIe. After a tedious passage, and the
trouble incident to a long journey, she
reached this city from New Orleans, short
time since, aud soon she was surrounded BY
her children. Her son was the first TO see
her, and he hastened to inform his sister Of
their mothers arrival. They net - the
mother and The daughter-in one long em-
brace, which only ended as the infrm moIh'
er sank with excitement 10 the floor. She
had swooned away in the rapturous enjoy
ment of bchoid:ag once more a daughter so
long lost, She pronounced a blessing upon
her children and tainted away. Whenever
restored to consciousness, the sight Of her
children, and the pleasing recollection Of
their presence, would overcome her with
emotions, and again and again she would
faint in their arms Physicians were called
to her aid, but could afford no relief For
two days she continued in this condition,
until worn out by fatigue and excitement
exhausted nature gave way, and the mother
now sleeps well - in the green earth of
her new made home How strange, how
sorrowlul and how touching are the Incl
dents of life
, 1852-12-18

Tn, Secretary Of the Fayelte comfy Bi,
bic Society in Ohio, reporting the annual
meeting of that Society, says " Thiiry.hvc
years ago, We had thirty disiiIleries in our
county, and no church we have nov ihifly
churches and no distillery."
, 1852-12-18

Two distinct shocks Of an earthquake
were felt at Clinton, Ga, on the 1Oth Oct =,
1t intervals of thiriy-fve pinutcS.
, 1852-12-18
THE COLU M BIAN.

punItsuED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, ~
WILEY & McELR0Y.
! W. WILEY. T. F. Nj ELRoY.
, 1852-12-18

FROM BonvA.-We observe that the
extent of the revolutionary movement,
which was Published as only an attempt to
a, sassinate Ger. Belm, proves 10 be greater
than was supposed. The Peruvian govern>
meni, too, is charged with having aided and
abeiicd in the said movement through its
frontier provinces. AT any rate, matters
are not entirely quieted.
, 1852-12-18

New York CRYSTAL PALACE. - The
directors have given notice that the first
column of the building would be erected on
the 26th October. The Mayor and civic dig
nitaries were to be present. The Governor
has been invited The masonry is very
nearly done. The great octagonal outline
of the building is clearly marked out by a
broad stone foundation, and the ground is
dotted over by the granite capped piers
which are to receive the columns OF the
building. Reservoir Square begins TO make
quite a show, and it is plain that the Palace
will be the largest affair in the vicinity
, 1852-12-18

That brutcs reason, we have proofs daily.
A dog, for instance, going upon three legs
is evidently cyphering-he put down three
and carricA one.
, 1852-12-18

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, 1852-12-18

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-13
ARRIVALS AT THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS
YESTERDAY.

COLUMBIAN HOTEL.-J c Moir and r
r Moir. Patrick; A Slusher, Floyd; e I
HAYNES, Norfolk; ETC Hudnall, Bedford; p
A Sublett. powhatan; james McEsters, Co.
lumbia; w McCreery, castle; L Lee, Arnold
ton; P d Cofer. Buckingham; ] Crewdson,
Savage, Somerton; w s Wise, Buckingham
S Bedford, Bedford; Peterman, Blacks.
burg; II Mandelbaum and Carter, Bucking-
ham; John Allen, L Mosby and Mr.. BalIow,
Goochland; DIR. Daniel, Cumberland; Daniel
Brown, Powhaian.
AMERICAN HOTEL.-R G Anderson,
Amelia; ID Tennent, Petersburg; ] r Pal
more, Cumberland; r Atkinson and lady,
Petersburg; A J Morrison. w & F r r; c
w Kellett and 7 Hammell, c; S Miller,
Phila; L w Haywood. Maine; A b Clark
and L Ginter, N Y; T Fl Hamilton and c J
Martin, Charieston; r Ficklin, Danbury;
Gainesville; w r Rowland, Fincastle; S D
English, and Smith Franklin Va; r p
Dick and lady, Greensboro c;
CITY HOTEL.-Wm finder, Caroline :;
] I Whaling, Norfolk; S l. Whaling, r g. p
r r; S Dogget, King William; John liewson,
Fluvanna: II Files, c Gradlnck, S L Tuck
er, Amelia; Locker, J T Wood, Petersburg;
Nj c Whitehurst, N C; r Johnson, Henry
Hudson, Saline County; w B Chambers, Luz
nenburg; VIM Nicholas, Louisiana; II Llnper,
N Orleans; G Kimp, Brunswick; Mrs Sarah,
Little, Master Little, Baltimore; T l. Page,
Hanover; ] P Pearce, A Crump, New Kent;
L Cawthorn, Tennessee; q Harrel, Perqu-
wood; G S Smiley, Lexington; s E Berry,
Pottsvile; ] Little, Augusta.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.-C H Hoffman.
New Jersey; 6 w Patterson, New Brunswick;
Myers, New York; E Venable, Farmyille;
G Kreger, and d C Cummings, Abingdon:
VIM Kinney, Staunton; L w Redd, and w S
Clark, Henry; Fitzgerald. Salem; B Pitzer,
] Campbell. and E Huff, Roanoke; Fl Nc
Connell, Abingdon; ID G Thomas, LefanorD;
l. Tyler, Louisville; B Phillips, and Lady New
York; w Dick, and w A Dick, N C;
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-13

A Coon SHoT.-A bear, for some time past
carrying on an improper intimacy with the
young hogs belonging to the settlers in the
Queens Bush, closed his career last week in
rather singular manner. From litter Of
nine in an industrious mans hog-sty, the bear
had at times distracted four, and one night on
repeating his visit, the hogs screamed so furi
ously at the abstraction of one oftheir broth
rem, that the settler became alarmed, and load
ing his gun in all trepidation, fastened out to
the sty, and seeing the grizzly monster few
PAGES from him, with the porker in his mouth, he
let fly with the musket, and the recoi was so
violent that it threw him several feet backward,
with his head under the fence. Believing that
the blow had been dealt by the bear, and that
the monster was upon him, he roared out hide
ously, and was of course Immediately Joined
by his wife, who disabused him of the idea
that anything else but herself was by him.
He then got up, and found his monster anita.
gonist pierced through the neck 10 the hogsty
by the ramrod of the gun, he having forgotten
in his hurry to abstract it from the weapon,
and thus the recoii became so great as to upset
him. The bear died Immediately, and his car
case amply repaid for the loss of the pigs.
CAT (Ca.) Reporter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-13

A CARD.-The subscriber begs leave to inform
"A the public that he has opened the store No.
III Main street, opposite the Exchange Bank, as
Bread and Tea Cake Bakery, and respect
fully soicits their patronage.
=, From long experience in every department of
the business, and ever careful to produce nothing
but what is made from the best materials, he
doubts not by paying visit at his store, they will
be pleased with the variety and quality of Cake dis
played.
As regards his Bread he would simply state. that
- das ever 0en dis greatest elm 10 manufacture il
IN the very best manner, and without extracting
from it those nutritve qualities, which is but too
often done.
H ROLLS and TWIST furnished to dinner par
ties at the shortest notice
RICHARD ADAM.
N. n-hor ROLLS every morning, ard Hor
BUNS ana TEA BISCUIT every evening su Cts
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-03-13

At late fire in Cambridge, Mass, while the
flames were consuming the lower part of the
dwelling and threatening the whole building
with instant destruction, Mr.. Thomas G. Fay
q merchant of Boston, and boarder at the Brat.
tie House, observed in the upper story fe-
male and several children. Without stopping
moment to consider the dangers of attempt
TO rescue them, he rushed through the wreath
ing smoke, and for brief space, the greatest
anxiety prevailed in the crowd for his safety.
In moment more he emerged from the bur-
ming building, bearing the children in his arms,
and followed by the mother. The entire up
per part Of the building was in moment after
enveloped in flames. Such an act of bravery
displayed in the preservation of human life,
is worthy of more than simple newspaper
notice.