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POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK
OF THE "GREAT PANORAMA"
AT ODD FELLOWS HALL.

NJ NOTWITHSTANDING the Immense crowds which
N still nightly flock to witness Brewers '-GLANCE
AT THE WORLD" it must positively b removed 81
the end of the present week, previous srrsngements
having been made elsew here.
This is the last opportunity for the Ladies and Gen
tiemen Of WAshinston TO witness this gorgeou. work
of art.
Exhibitions every evening At quarter Def re eight
o'clock, and On "Wednesday and sxturd ~ Afternoons
At four O'Clock, At Odd Fellow Hail.
~ Tickets Is Cents; children Half Price
mar IA
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19
LOST TRUNK!

A RUSSET Leather Trunk with the name Of w.
"a N. Ord. Natchez, Miss" painted on the end.
lost on Friday, 18th inst. at near the Post Office
in this city, while the hack containing it its
way to the carr.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by returning
the same to the owner, at Mrs Joness Of 9Th
and streets mar 19-3t
PORTE HONNAIES & HAIR BRUSHES.
4 LARGE supply just aeceived, and for sale, very
n cheap at
LANMOND'S
It'll street Fancy Store, above Odd Fellows Hall
mar 1S-eoSt
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SWEETS OF THE BosroN BEE.-Who ,Uill
ansver ? The Boston Transcript asks if we
have an old biscuit among us. 1t would be
interesting, in connection with the solution
of the important question, to find out
whether we have any strong butter among
US. The two will 60 together very we'll.
Meeting out. A young lady of our &C.
quaintance, on her first appearance in this
city, from the green hills of Vermont. and
meeting so many we'll dressed people, inno-
Gently queried her brother, who accompa-
MED her, George, what meeting is this
just out, and where do all the folks come
from" George smiled freely, but said
nothing. She is one of Vermont's rarest
specimens, and will make the doctor"
model wife.
The Humorous Editor. An Eastern editor
lately publishes an entire chapter from the
Bible, adding that he supposed it would be
new to most of his readers
Liquor, Lamp Posts. and Love. When
you see young man passionately embrace
ing lamP-post ten o'clock at night on his
way home, you can safely assert that the
young man is either "brewing," or that his
dulciean has said eyes," to his question Of
make me happy"
b6- Vice President King removed near
Matanzas, and whilst there was no dec ded
improvement in his health, there had been
no change for the worse.
D6- The Virginia House of Delegates, on
Wednesday, passed the Senate bill provid-
ing for the payment Of interest on bonds of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company,
guaranteed by the State. An amendment
looking to the foreclosure Of the mortgage
held by the State WAS rejected
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19
BY WIN. B. LEWIS, Auctioneer.

BY WI. B. LEWIS, Anctioneer.
Portfolio OF LithoEraPh and other
Engravings, and one Trunk Of Old
Books.
I SHALL SELL. on Thursday evening March IL.
at o'clock from the Folio. choice collection Of
newly imported German ane other Prints Also, one
Trunk Of second-h hand Books. The whole . lot IL
worthy Of notice, being something rare snd new in
their line. They will be arranged on THURSDAY after
noon If fair weather.
W. B. LEWIS. Auctioneef.
Pa ave-, bet ~ and 9Th sts
NB.-The sale will be continued Friday and Sat.
urday evenings same hour.
mar 16-3t
HYANTE Dim N edistely four first rate Vest
w Makers. None but the best ned apply a. tbs
best prices are given. g. W. HINTON.
Merchant Tailor
mar 15-k Pc ave-, bet W and 9Th sta
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IA is suggested that Worlds Tenn
perance Convention be held in New York at
some time during the approaching Worlds
Fair.
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nE We understand that Mr.. Cole, of
the Pension Office has been promoted to the
Chief clerkship. 1t is . very popular ap-
yointnent
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reported for the Daily Evening Star
THE GARDINER TRIAL.

FRIDAY, SEVENTH DAY.-(Continued.)
The afternoon sitting Of the Court yes
terday was occupied in the examinations of
the different letters of DR.. Gardiner, sub
mitted by the prosecution.
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MRS. SIGouRHEY AND CoLoNzAr1oS.-The
Rev. j. Morris Pease, Corresponding secrc-
tary OF the Pennsylvania Colonization So
ciety, acknowledges the following letter and
its enclosure, from the estimsble ladv and
distinguished poetress of New England, Mrs.
Sigourney, An act worthy of the intimation
of other ladies:
HARTFORD, March s, 1853.
My Dear Sir:-Having seen, in your
COLONIZATION Herald" An appeal for aid in
paying the passage to Liberia Of thirty one
emancipated slaves from Virginia, 1 enclose
twenty dollars for that purpose.
Wishing the mite were ten fold. remain.
very respectfully, yours,
L. q. SIcOURN1Y.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19

G1 Henry Wikof has been liberated
from prison at Genoe, where he was confined
on charge Of attempting to force young
and wealthy English lady to marry him.
He has since made his appearance in Paris.
Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19

An ABoL1rIoNIsr QuIzzEp.-Under this
caption Holly Springs, Miss, correspon-
dent Of the Memphis Eagle and Inquirer
relates the subjoined anecdote:
The following amusing scene actually oc-
CURED last summer between citizen of our
town and Yankee on board of one of the
Northern steamboats,, perhaps upon the
Hudson.
Our Southern friend discovered dispo-
sition in a very gentle looking man on board
the boat to open chat with him and nothing
10th to hear what his friend wished to say
indicated by his manner that he was ap-
proachable, whereupon the following dialo-
que ensued:
Yankee.-Well, sir, wish to ask you a
question; hope it will be no offence.
Southerner. not; I will hear
you with pleasure.
Yankee.-Well, sir, is it true that they
work negroes in ploughs at the South!
Southerner.-I will answer you in the IA
vorite method of your own countrymen by
asking you a question or two.
Yankee.-I admit the right, sir.
Standardization many negro fellows do
you suppose it would require to draw a
good large one horse plough:
Yamkee.-Well, suppose six or seven
say seven.
Southernv. are they worth, per
head,
Yankee.-Well suppose $500.
Southerner. would be S., 600. Now
whst would one large strong horse cost?
Yankee.-I guess about $500.
Upon this the Southcrner looked little
quizzically at his neighber, who, without
waiting to hear the conclusion, suffered
and stammered-
Well, I'LL knew it was a ID lie,
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A6 Vice President King removed near
Natanzas, and whilst there was no dec ded
improvement in his health, there had been
no change for the worse.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
Singular aud sad Affair.

1 The Philadelphia sunaslates that a
dayIort%o after Judge Elmer.sehten-
ced Tread@ay, a, Salem, MI ,to' be
hung for the murder ofrhis wife, and
The announcement .ot the fact had be-
come somewhat public, a little. boy, a.
ged about eight years, made inquiries
Of his parents respecting the manner in
which condemned criminals are execu-
ted, The parents heedlessly explained
tie matter and shortly afterwards left
the lad alone with small child lying
ini the cradle asleep. During the alb
sence Of the mother, the boy procured
a cord, and carefully adjusted il around
TIE neck the sleeping babe and, pro-
ceeded to experiment on the i'issruc-
tions he had received from his parents.
When the mother, returned, she found
10 her surprise, that her child was quite
dead, having been choked to death by
the rope. .g II
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
Foxes and Rats.

tits often the case that one nuisance
will destroy another. The Inverness
Courier, Scotch paper, mentions the
following plan adopted by a Mr.. Fra
ser, of Dochgarron Locks, who was
very much pestered with an unusual
number Of rats that frequented his
premises, the barn and dairy con-
s,an,ly suffering from their depreda-
lions. Hc accordingly, last spring,
got a young fox, and shut him up a
few days in his barn, when all the
rats, disliking the strangers company,
Immediately removed, and pitched
their camp In the dairy. Not liking
this move very well, he took the fox
and chained him outside et the end
of the building, when the rats, finding
themselves in a stage of siege, clearee
out from the premises entirely.
The Maine Farmer, in commenting
upon the above, adds:
"We know that foxes are great en-
emies to rats and mice. and we have
supposed that one reason why field
mice are so plenty in many parts ol
Maine, is because the foxes have been
hunted and become scarce.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
Akics Question Settled.

I entered log school-house once,
where .Debatin' Society was hold
ing forth upon'the question - If d
man saw his wife and mother in the
water drowning, which should he help
out frstl" This question was con-
sidered with animation upon both
sides for while, when 'backward'
ness hogan to- manifest itself. The
President desired debaters, If they
had anything to say, to continue on"
After pause, a peaked. looking man
in the back part of the house, got up
and said, with considerable ditiidenco
and embarrassment: ~ Huel
"Mr. President. I think if a man
saw his mother and wife in the water
drowning, he ought to help his moth
er out first; because, you see. if his
wife did get drowned, he could get
another one, but lie couldn't get an
other mother, not easy y s
This settled the question and the
verdict accordingly. 81 5.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
4 Model Husband,

,a Governor Morris, il we may judge
by the testimony afforded by his treat
ment OF his wife in his will, must have
truely been the, "model husband" He
was not one, Of your modern skinaints,
who cut off wife's inheritance il she
happens to marry again-not he! Quite
the contrary, in his will made short
time before'h his death, after settling up
on his wife liberal allowance, he says:
"And in case my wife should marry ]
give her 5000 more per annum, to de.
fray the increased expenditures which
may attend the connections" w. 7tn
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
4 Bird Convention.

We witnessed a few since, q congress
or convention OF birds, the character Of
which was inexplicable, and is sunexpla-
ined in all 'ornilhological works. We
question whether Messrs Audubon or
Wilson ever saw the like, for ifthey
had they would have been quite likely
to have made a note Of it. Spending
some days at a friends house in Wyo-
ming county during haying time, we
were among the mowers, one OF whom,
with his .scythe, cut in twain large
spotted adder or milk snake, the parts
oiwhichihe tossed ovet the fence into
highway. glna!few minutes,
L:.le-k.......k- =.
within one ko'Tthere was a large flock
composed oft.almosti every variety Of
birds Of our forest. Itwas truly a mix.
ed assemblage; sitting upon the same
rail were birds that we seldom fever
see in close proximity, twittering, Aut-
tering, singing as if they were having
a jubilee. a1is.4st 4=o
!, Occasionally they would leave the
fences, lightin the road and form hol-
low soparelnthe centre Of which would
be bodv Of the dead snake. The scene
continued about two hours, when the,
birds mostly returned to their native
haunts in field aud forest. f
1t was as if a common enemy had
heen slain, and they were celebrating
the event, for their demonstrations were
JOYOUS onps--had none Of thu appear
ance oi funeral obsequies. The species
Of snake 10 which. the dead one belong
ed, fascinate birds, and thus make prey
Of, them, they break up their nests, de-
your their eggs and unfedged young
ones. Do not these facts furnish a so
luton of the mysterious and singular
gathering, But-by what silent and un-
seen agency did the news go out to all
the hannts Of these birds in woods aud
meadows, bush and brier, orchards and
gardens, and so soon effect a gather
! ing so numerous and incongruousa-
Rochester Union.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29

tres aud other places of amusement
1'!is fashion Of publicleciures seem:
also to bo increasing in various parts
of the country, and has already be.
come a marked feature Of the times.
twill probably have an important
and valuable influence in the diffusion
Of knowledge. 80
The great topic Of interest in This
metropolis at the present moment is
the new motive power exhibited in
the caloric engine" invented by
Capt. Ericsson. Our papers of to.
day, as you will see, are filled with
accounts Of the trial trip Of the new
ship Ericsson yesterday, which seems
to have proved to the satisfaction of
all that the new motive power is d
perfect triumph ofscience, and that
the invention is one Of the most i'm
portant and valuable of all modern
times. There is good reason to be.
lieve that it is speedily to take the
place of the steam engine, both on
land and sea, doing away with four.
filths Of the cost Of steam, and all the
danger. The cylinders of the Erics.
son arc fourteen feet in diameter,and
are capable Of propelling her "a YES
sci oftwo thousand two hundred tons)
ten or twelve miles an hour. The
power is Increased by enlarging the
cylinders, and Capt. Ericsson esti.
mates that, with cylinders of,wenty
feet diameler,a speed would be OBJ.
tained far exceeding any thing now H.
Aoat. III begins to be thought that by.
and-by voyage across the Atlantic
may be safely madein a week. Lar
ger ships, with engines Of greater
power, will speedily be built. The
oroprietors Of the Ericsson, it is said,
lave determined toibuild half dozen
Immediately, some ofthem as large as
our thousand tons. .'.a .'0
9 Who can calculate tho important
fleets this invention may have upon
lie history and condition ofthe world,
when it shall bring all the nations Of
he earth so muchnearer to each 9th.
II, and facilitate to such wonderful
egree the commerce and intercourse
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
.Mlisrellancous,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
anThc Burmese Empire.

% The aspect Of affairs in the Bur
mese Empire, seems to Indicate that
one Of the events likely to arise out
of the present war, will be the open
ing iof that country to the messengers
Of the Gospel, and to Christian civil.
zatioh. All classes of;the natives are
imploring British protection. They
express themselves sick of a tyranny
to whose rayages they have been long
exposed, under which "life,. fame,
property aud families, nrc, not worth
five minutes purchase" The Karen
Christians have been long praying for
The English to come and take their
country, and give them liberty; and
now that there is some appearance Of
their prayers being answered, they
are watching the events Of the war
with intense interest. The Karens
are u portion Of tie, aboriginal inhab.
ilants Of the, e,counfry who occupy all
the mountain regions Of the southern
md eastern portions of the Burmese
tterritory-many of whom are Chris.
tians, under the care of native evan.
,gelists, who some years ago introduced
the Gospel among them. They are
a patriarchal alpeople, whose traditions
have SO much of Scripture charac.
ter asioahave led some to conclude
that they fare of the Jewish race
This, however, is very improbable
1t is morelikely that these traditions
are faint vesliges of primitive Chris
tianity. The Karens, wherever they
have been met with have manifested
great readiness to receive the Gospel.
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
The Rail Road Car.

Would you like the luxury ofa new
sensationi Take your stand six feet
from q railroad track in the night, aud
await the passage Of the expruss train.
There is no wind stirring; clouds
close in the light Of the starsi the hum
of life has ceased; blackness aud 81,
lence brood together upon the face Of
the earth. Afar off the listening ear
catches a dawning roar. Half heard
and half felt-it grows into more dis,
tinctness-par, revealed in the trem-
bling earth, apd. partly felt as a shape
less horror filling the air. Every sec
ond swells its awful volume, and deep
ems its terror. The earth now quakes
underits tread-a glazing glare flash
es living horror into the surrounding
air-and you see it, crawling alon
its snaky track, with fiery headcrouct
ed to the ground, and its long ,rai.
sweeping from side to side with Y.
Wy motion, a gigantic and terror:blsa; Dr.:
thing monster, instinct with life ald
power, crushing the earth with ITS
tread, and creating a whirlwind yth
its blasting breath. as it sweep q.
long. Is there anything in the wrld
which impressess the mind with a
,rof,nnder sense of resistless ptwer
than that enormous mass, with it bla-
zing eyes and smoking breath -ush-
ing with the speed Of cannon ball,
and startling the air with theover-
whelming horror of its flight Z What
could the, savage think, seeingit for
the first time4 Imagine such 4 flight
across the country fifty years ago.
unheralded by any rumor of IS COM
ing-revealing its existence by its
presence, g and rushing sudd'nly into
oblivion, as it now rushesiinto the
darkness while you gaze pon the
spot where it Disappeared, lnd hear
only the echo Of its distant tread
What rumors Of, it wonla fill the
earth. What tales Of its grandeur
Of its speed and power, wbnld startle
the credulity Of the rcmotest village
gossip.-Nsw York Tmes
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
The English Language.

Our language is now spoken by
seventy-6ye millions of people, aud it
is exceedingly copiops. Webster's
Dictionary, the standfd work, con-
tuins more than 7O,OO0 words. In
our daily life business, we use only
abou, oie sixth part Of them. There
are only about iO,O0oIiu daily use by
those aho write andlspeak our Ian
guage. The Chinese language con.
taius only about 3s0 words. but !, by
modifying tho sounds, a dozen differ ',
ent ideas ure expressed by the same
character. To appreciate the flexible
character Of the English language,
we have but to read the works ol
Washington Irving and Carlyle; the
language Of the two appears TO Dc Dc
entirely diileront. " {,
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
siugiilnr Circumstance.

, "A Asiurular circumstance is mention
ed by the skowhegan (Me. Clarion.
A few years ago, d man by the name
of Johnson, pedlar, stopped at tho
house of one Hughes, in Madison,an
was never afterwards heard Of until
recently. r, Some time after johnson
stopped with Hughes, the latter was
drowned, and his wife became insahe'
She declared her husband the mur-
derer of johnson. and circumstances
gave plausihility to her story. Now
johnson turns up in California, and
the children of Hughes are thus re.
.lieved Of the stigma of being the off,
spring Of a murderer. ,,a.,...
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
humorous sfrapgs

/ s1~rSN~~~.~~J~~oS~ ~oS~~Nos~~~SSsnse>
Peter Singles, Escape from MI.atrim71lo1lhy
awe are all subject to disapPoipt-
men,,p says my aunl with sigh.
"Truc, we are," | answered; "butyou
don't pretend 10 call mine dlsappolnt"
ment" ~ 90 90 07oI.
"What else you b|ockhead" Il
"Why an escape, aunt, a wonderful!
miraculous and delightful escape."'
"why these are strange words, Pc
ter" ''
No more strange than true, my good
auIt--and every days observation nn7ak makes
il more SO. goeoit
"Howi sop r-,aq .sg
a"Merely peeping aunt, looking mo
the hearts, the secrets ard houses or
those that are married, i am taught
then the blessings Of liberty.g,'Ils a
gift oi Heaven, bestowed on man ~
his divine Creator-and animated be-
ings free from the thraldom Of slavery
sing together for joy-for why-oe'
cause they are free." ,&i4Ss~-
"Why Peter, you seem inspired.":
ELAN aunt, wnen speaking OF tliber-
ty." '!'ei s"' 7r' '1@ ~ "a
"Thsn goa don't regret the loss of
Dolly" '.' ~
"Not a fg-not fig-did you ever
hear the reason Of our separation, aunt'"
"No." s+. sgs -,ql,7tisl rrFi
"Well ! will tell it TO you-'tis an
excellent Joke, I assure you've were
on our way to the church for the awful
crime OF MISUNDERSTANDING along
the, path leading TO the holy pile, quite
loving and affectionate, when all Of i
sudden DoIly-looks up IN my face and
cries, Peter, Prter-What, DoIlya says
I-Peter says she, who is to make the
fire after we are married! You course,
Dolly, ] replied; that you must be a.
ware is females place--!ier duty.
Mr.. Single, ! tell you il is unmannerly,
ungentlemanlike, and il is unhusband-
like to say I must make The fre-dc
you thinkI willget up OF cold frosty
morning, while youIare sleeping in bed,
and make your fire, isir.a Why Dolly.
my dear, this is strange conduct-and
went on to tell her, that I would pre-
pare the wood over night, and have ey-
" 'hag ready ssE hsFs5s Ps'ls f
SjSs'f SSs4 make make iAf A, fdu dusa vii! now saH
Then Dolly hang me i'll have you.
Then Mr.. Single hang me iflcare."
"Aud so YOU parted" es7
Yes on.he spot-and ] have rejoieed
At the event ever since."-Sat. Ga.
zette. iS VI
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
Advantages Of Printing.

Mr.. B., u well known Metropolitan
printer, once told us that on one occa-
sion an old woman from the country
came into his printing office w,th'a'l
old Bible In her hand. 81 want" said
she that yen should print it over again.
1t is getting leetle blurred, sortol
and my eyes isn't wot they wos;
How much doyou aSw "Fiily cents"
"Can you have it done in hall an honr'
wish you would; want 10 be getlln'
home; live.a good ways out Of town"
"Certainly." When the old lady went
out, he sent round to The American Bi.
bic society, & purchased q COPY for flt-
ty cents, "Lor' sakes a.massry" ex-
CLAIMED the old lady, when she came to
look al, "how good you've fixed l'!-lt's
e,en most as good as new! ! never see
no,hin' so curious as what printin' Isl"
Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-29
Chance for The Girls,

The young men mining for gold in
Australia, have sent home for hun
dred single females, 10 make wives ol
them. A vessel has been chartered in
England to. carry out 650-thpir pas
sage to be paid BY hehopeful Benedicts
on the arrival Of the. cargo at the gold
diggings. Two hundred "lcences"
are granted weekly by the clergy, and
as soon as an Emigrant ship heaves in
sight, proposals are made 10 every
young lady on board, with speaking
trumpet. $3.50 " ''
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Germs:

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A man got up the other nigh,sand took.
as he supposed, card Of matches, and be
gan to break of one by one, trying 10 light
a lamp, until the whole card was used up
without accomplishing his obiect,when hs
discovered he dused ur his wife, comb.