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The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01
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NEGROES IN DELAwARE.-The Convention
for revising the Constitution, at Dover, has
passed the following section Of the new Con-
stitution, by vote Of 10 yeas to nays:
No free negro or mulatto not now an in
habitant of the State, or who shall leave the
State with intent to change his residence,
shall, after the adoption Of this Constitution,
settle IN this State, or come into and remain
within the State more than ten days. All
contracts made with any free negro or mu-
latto, coming into the State contrary to the
provisions Of this section, shall be void and
any person who shall employ such free ne
gro or mulatto, or otherwise encourage him
so remain in the State, shall be fined in a
sum not less than twenty, nor more than FIVE
hundred dollars
The Hon. Mr. Bayard, in his speech sup
porting this amendment, states that thsre are
$4,000 free negroes in the State Of Delaware,
making about one-third Of the whole pop
ulation.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

Oh, yes, dey Is all well, zept Gumbo
Hannibal, an Cesar--an dey hab only got dc
mesils."
De mesils. de good lor Hope you
hab not brung dem wild you; for if we bab de
cholery an de measils too. de Ior know what
We will come to" said Stephen. trembling.
I've are all OBJ de earf-earfy - said
POmpey, with solemn grOan.
Dat am a fack." sighed Bob
It am dat ting" grunted Stephen 81
must hab de pleasure OBJ zaminiDg your head,
uncle Pompey; for you possess berry large
bump of scripturality, sumvhar= nov mind
what I told ye.'
" You don't say So Why steben, / neb-
er thot OBJ dat before, though to be sure
aliers thot | wer sumbody, I aspect I am
some on psalms, too, for here ar one larut
When ] wer one little niger. no bigger dan
a little pOssum. Just listen 20 dis
"De Lor he Tub good nigger well;
He know de niger by de smell
An while the pitch hold out to burn,
De brackest niger may return.
" Dat, my frens. am a quotation from Masser
Giles Scoggin. Oar heap more verses, but
Use gettin ole, an cannot recolmember uil."
II say, Steben, said Bob abruptly, i" did
you know dat dc mectin-house in de country
wer struck by lightnin last Sunday. and ten
or nine white folks killed. ker smash ?"
"No. H-h-ho-"
Nor | nuthurr said Bob quickly. as he
belabOred the mule into a respectable trot
with his wooden leg; nor nuiher, niggers
i merely a.red fOr Information Yah !!
yah yah "
Frow a brick at him. frow brick at
him" yelled both PompeY and Stephen, en-
ragged beyond endurance; and the bricks did
fly in good earnest. this time one Of which
CHANGING to hit the mule instead Of its rider,
50 incensed the animal, that he came to
dead halt within twenty yards from where it
started and we verify believe, that, had we
not run up in time to prevent violence, wood
on-lcgged Bob would have gone off with "a
flea in his ear.'-When Pompey and Steph-
en- returned from the scene Of action, they
were muttering something to themselves, not
loud but deep, the only sentence Of which
we could understand, (and we we're thereby
assured that they had again changed de sub
jeOt, was uttered by Stephen. who grOaned
il out in bitter accents,
"Poor Ike -
While POmpey very solcmnly responded.
Poor Ike /! POOR Ike God bress i'm -
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wuftea for ne Port Gibson RersRle
A COLORED coLLOQUY;
"TEE MARCH OF INTELLECT. y
ny ]. BOMBER, IN.

During this age Of improvement, while
men, women. and children arc bewildering
thoir brains upon such momentous and per.
rieziug subjects as Animal Magnetism,
Spiritual Rappings, Air Engines, (or, ss
1irs partington has It Mr. Eyric's son
,7'ieo engine, &c. &c. it frequently hap.
rsns aye, is Of daily occurrence. that small
lnois Of anxious seekers for the wonderful
may Be- seen on every corner Of the street,
aaziously onquiring Of every passer-by =
WHAT'S the news 2" and afterwards COM
iAea.ing upon what might have been commu-
noa;cd BY the one who could "a tale
unfold
Twas some years ago, when Phrenology
va' being reduced to a science, and men
we're wondering over its extraordinary devel-
opments; when men, and sometimes boys,
we're sighing TO be would be-Phrenologist :
Wien expectation was on tip-toe.' and era
NUNS we're being examined in every house
not excepting the high places Of Jerusa-
lem'-that we overheard, as we we're coming
from our breakfast, to enter upon our daily
occupation, that of-but no matter WHAT
Q conversation between two cullud gemmen,
the prototypes Of whom may stih be seen.
lis striking originality. its profound logic.
e extreme ludcrouness together with the
iact q our possessing an excellent memo
y, % 80 impressed it upon our mind, that
We have determined (eyen at this late day. to
commit it to writing, that We may have it
committed to type.
In order to make the matter plain, in re-
gard to time, place and condition. (for the
reader, no doubt. can see as far into mill
stone as oursclf) we would state, that
Twas about eight o'clock in the morning,
after breakfast. as matter-of-course.- in
the year Of our Lord eighteen hundred and
I'll be hanged, If I've not forgotten the exact
date, but viii call il Thirty odd-87, that we
we're arrested in a gait Of 2-4O, by voices en-
gaged 10 conversation in yard near by
Ono Of said voices emanated from a tall,
slaint-eyed negro as black as NIidnight's
fown, who was engaged in the very labori-
Gus occupation 20 whitemen as well as mig
gers,l Of cutting seasoned hickory with dull
cFoss-cut saw. (Lord what a situation for
dealer in perfumes were this, had he been
there , The second parsonage, a solemn
looking rascal, with thick lips protruding far
enough 70 afford q tolerable shelter, in rainy
weather, for two small darkeys. was leaning
On the fence, eying the former with look
wholly indescribable.
Finally, as he Of the saw stopped % rest
aud 70 wipe the perspiration from his brow
with an old cotton handkerchief which he
carried slung across bis shoulder, he was ad-
dressed by him with the thick lip, thus--ocl
:" say, Slebcn. why you no at Masser
Smiths concert. fodder ebnin'?' !
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01
For The Port Gibson ReresRc.
Reasons why Oakland College
should rot be in Natche7.
NUMBER THREE.


MEssRs. EDIToRs 1t is to be regretted
that Oakland Anxious" judging from his
concluding sentence in No. ", is about tc
close his series; for, although he al nd hi:
friends may suppose that his destructive bat
teries have materially injured the College,
the adberents, on the other side, think the
reverse. Instead of having the effect Of
causing the friends of Oakland to believe that
it is now necessary to have it removed to
Natchez, they are more than ever convinced
that rural scenery and rural residence are
more conducive to its we'll being than a resi-
dence in Natchez. Perhaps ny opponent
thinks that the article 10 reply to his, found
in the Rodney bulletin, is beneath bis no.
tice. So it appears. from his not referring
to it. But, as Rodney is such Of an /" ont.
efthe-a0ay" place, and its inhabitants are not
expected to be posted up as to the current
literature Of the day, he is excusable. 1t lie
true that it was not written in the most class
ic, chaste, and elegant style; but there was
nerve and sinew, faith and force. contained in
it. More than that, there was truth, abso-
Lutte, undeniable truths
I am pleased to know, sirs. that your col
umns are ever open to a free expression Of
sentiment on any subject of interest to the
public; and that you viii take side with
neither party, save in politics, until the
amount Of argument by the opposing writer's
has been almost or entirely expended do
hope, that no clique may ever have pad
lock in readiness for the door OF your lips.
nor hold a rod teyyorens over you, lest you
should be the medium of other ideas than
such as they entertain.
In my former article, allusion was made in
reference to the fact that. in case Oakland
were removed that the friends favoring its re-
moval, might also favor the removal Of the
Professors, and the appointmentof Of others
A rumor is in circulation, that one or more
Of the Professors intend resigning. Certain
ly " 0aklandi Amicus' has not brought them
to this conclusion, if the rumor be true. AS
am not acquainted with their private histO-
ry, conjecture must supply the place of posi-
tive knowledge. Prior to their coming to
Oakland, | suppose that they bad good situa-
tions, and that they came to occupy better.
Now, if they leave, it must be for the best
If this be done without the sac
rifce Of feeling or principle, who viii blame
sAs the editor Of the Rodney Bulletin did not
think that the arguments of 20. G." were worth
anything more than rdicule and sarcasm, he there
fore indalgod in that strain.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

A FOOLS DEcIsloN.--A poor beggar in
Paris, being very hungry stayed so long in
cooks shop who was dishing lp meat,
that lis stomach was satisfied With only tic
smell thereof. The choleric, covetous cook
demanded Of him to pay :or his breakfast.
The poor man denied it. and it was referred
to the decision Of the next man that should
pass by, who Glanced to be most notorious
idio. lie determined that the poor mans
money should be put betwixt empty dishes,
and the cook recompensed BY its jingling as
he was satisfied with only the smell OF tho
cooks meat -Fult0n.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

r A man has been sentenced at Paris
(France) to three years Imprisonment for sell
ing quack medicines. Among his compost
tions were the Water Of Giants" to hasten
the growth; water of Financiers, " to strength
en- the flesh; the Elixir Of Arabs" to for
tify the voice; "Prodigal Son POmatum," +"
composed, suggests the Gazette Tnbunaux, Of
the marrow Of the fatted calf; and the "Oil
of the Capuchins Of Alsatia, to make the
beard grow. 1t was shown that the waters
and clixirs were ether pure water or scented
inegars.-Foyeigu paper.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

INNOVATION MIR. Gibson, an English
sculptor at Rome. has made an innovation on
the old rules Of the art, by tastefully coloring
the hair and eyes Of his Venus, giving flesh
tint to the body, and colored border to the
drapery. Most who see it are filed with adj
miration. Such, says an exchange. was un-
doubtedly the practice Of the sculptors Of an
tiquity, and Mr.. Gibson deserves credit for
his fearlessness N reyiving it.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

a CHINESE NEwspAPEE.-In Pekin a
newspaper Of extraordinary size is published
weekly on silk. It is said to have been star
ted more than thousand years ago, somewhat
earlier than the one under the patronage Of
the Good Queen Bess." An anecdote is
re elated to the effect that. in 1927, public
officer caused some false intelligence to be
inserted in the newspaper, for which he was
put to DEATH Several numbers CT the paper
are preserved in the Royal Library at Paris
They are each ten and quarter yards long
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01
70 The spiritual rapplngs are topic now

T The spiritual rappIngs are topic now
every where, and some queer scenes are de-
scribed in relation to them. A fortnight ago,
circle F" commenced operations in Tully-
town On. J. and several Of the 'unbelievcrs
were permitted to be present. After yariou:
interrogatories, to which no satisfactory an.
swers we're given, one Of the party put the
following question; VIII the spirit inform
us who is present in this room ?" A rapping
SO loud commenced as to alarm several women
who were present. All were silent and eager
to hear the answer. The spirit finally an
swered, The devil p A dead silence en-
sued, while all present gazed intently upon
each other. At last one Of the "unbelieyers"
grOaned in a very unnatural tone, whereupon
the whole party fed One man ran all the
way to Morrisville, and declared to his neigh
bors that the devil had kept close upon his
heels the whole distance.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

PROPERTIES OF CHARcoAL.-Among the
many properties Of charcoal may be mention
ed, its power Of destroying smell, taste and
color and, as a proof Of its possessing the
FIRST quality, if il be rubbed over putrid meat
the flavor will be destroyed If piece Of
charcoal be thrown into putrid water, the
putrid taste or smell viii be destroyed, and
the water be rendered completely fresh
Sailors are aware Of this for when the water
is bad at sea, they are in the habit Of throwing
pieces Of burnt biscuit into it to purify it.
Coloris materially influenced by charcoal, and
in numbers Of instances in a very irregular
way. If you take dirty black syrup and
fltrate it through burnt charcoal, the color
will be removed. The charcoal Of animal
matter appears TO be the best for this pur-
pose. You may learn the influence Of char
coal in destroying colors by ftrating bottle
Of pert wine through il; In the filtration it
will lose a great portion Of this color and be-
come tawny; repeat the process two or three
zines, and you have destroyed It altogether.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

COMPOSITION OF Tue MooN.-Every object
on its surface Of the height OF one hundred
feet is distinctly visible through Lord Rose
telescope. On its surface arc craters Of ex-
tinct volcanoes, rocks aud masses Of stone al
most innumerable. But there arc no signs
Of habitations such as ours, no yestige OF
archiiectual rcmains-to show that the moon
is or ever was Inhabited BY race Of mortals
similar to ourselves No water IS visible /;
no sea, no river; all seems desolate.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

THE LIBRARY or CoNoREss.-The Library OF
Congress, at Washington, Is shortly to be opened
TO the public. II is an immense iron room, but in
appearance it will resemble finely cut marble or
wood beautifully carved and polished. The main
room, which is the part OF the design now being
finished, is 81 feet long 81 feet wide, and 80 feet
high. It occupies the center Of the western pro-
lection, and connects at each end with room Of
corresponding height; 80 feet inches wide,and 70
feet long. These rooms are fitted up with iron
and iron ceilings similar to those Of the main
library. They are also rooted with copper laid on
iron IaIteTs, and lighted bY ornamental slv Ights
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

The HEBREW GENEALoGIEs IN THE BIBLE
Genesis, cb. 5.-The Rev. DR.. Cumming
says, curiously, that " it is remarkable fact
that the names that arc given in this chapter
Of the memoirs and epitaphs. when literally
translated from the Hebrew, contain proph.
ecy of the Gospel Of Christ, each one con.
yeyine great and blessed truth.
adam is the first name, which means,
man, in the image Of God Seth substitu-
ted by Enos, frail man. Cainan, 'lamen-
ting Mahalaleel, teaching Methuselah,
: bis death shall send; Lamech, to the
humble Noah, rest, or consolation.
1t is thus that if you take the whole of the
name. and simply in the order in which they
are recorded, you have this truth stated by
them: !.
" To man, once made in the image Of God,
now substituted by man, frail and full Of sor.
row, the blessed God himself shall come down
to the earth teaching, end his death shall send
to the humble consolation"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

Il Wonderful things are done now
days." said Mr.. Timmins; "The doctor has
given Fack's boy new lip, from his check.
Ah," said his lady, mauy's the time /
have known a pair taken from mine and no
very painful operation either.'
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

20 A sensible writer slys: 1t is better
to throw guard about the baby's cradle than
to sing psalm at bad mans death-be
better to have a care while the bud Is bursting
to the sun than when the heat has scorched
The heart Of the mgnarded BOSOM
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

GETTING DRUNK LIKE CHRlsTfAKs. =
Bryant, the Poet. now travelling in Europe,
in letter dated at Smyrna, writes
81 In the behavior Of the people Of this
country towards the Franks, great change
has taken place within few years. The an
cient bigotry of the Moslems is fast relaxing.
Not only do the Turks get drunk ike Chris
tians, Of which was sorry to see some ex-
amples on board the Austrian steamer that
brought me hither from Beyroot, but they
submit TO contact with the Christians. and do
not think themselves. as they once did, con-
taminated BY it but they suffer our presence
n their most holy places
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

REMrs. Swisshem, in her letters to young
ladies, says that every country girl knows
how to color red with madder." This, we
believe, is an chronological fact, as we have al
xays noticed that with all girls. the madder
they get the redder they color.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

,nz- Does it follow that man raised on
ginger must be gingerbread? Let some Of
our young lyceums discuss this. The warmth
Of the subject viii admit Of spicy debate.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

RE A Western editor says he heard a
young lady at tue table ask for hen fruit
meaning eggs
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

u The table-turning mania has given
way to the newer experiment of lighting the
gas with the tip Of the finger. The N. Y.
Tribune gives the following directions -
" Let person in his shoes and slippers walk
briskly over woolen carpet, Scutfng his
feet thereon, or stand upon a chair with its
legs in four tumblers to insulate it, and be
rubbed up and down the body few times
with muf, BY another person, and be will
light his gas BY simply touching his finger to
the tube. IL is only necessary to take the
precaution not to touch anythH@ or be
touched by anybody, during the trial Of the
experiment The stock Of electricity ac-
quired by the process we have described, is
discharged BY contact with another object
A second person must turn on the Gas, while
the other fires it. The writer has lighted it
in this way, and seen it done by children not
half dozen years old. We are all peripa-
tetic lucifer matches, if we did but know it. !"
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

~ The New York Court Of Appeals have
decided that oral declarations Of dying per-
son in the presence Of witnesses constitute .
good will.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

THE SULTAN's BLocK.-By late letter from
Constantinople we learn that the stone which the
Sultan Of Turkey having prepared iorthe Nation-
al Washington Monument, Is being done in the
handsomest STYLE and will do his imperial majesty
credit The Sultan undertook this project Of
furnishing stone lor the monument at the sugges-.
ton Of Mr.. John p. Brown, the u S. Charge at
Constantnople, and is now understood to be desir-
Gus Of making his offering worthy OF the purpose
to v hich il is devoted.
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

.0y- Ruins writes a travelling correspondents
OF the London Morning Post, " are the great fea-
ture Of Ireland--ruins Of al kinds--riins old ana
ruins new w-ruins Of lordly castles-ruins OF een-
cradle churches-niins Of wealthy monasteres and
neble abbeys--ruins Of lowly eottages-ruins of
times Of power Of wealth, long matters Of history,
and ruins Of times OF rashness, extravagance and
posefty--ot undertakings commenced improvi-
IDENTIFY and thrown aside despondinely without
completion All is ruin wherever you 90; frcm
the crumbling walls and family chartered tombs
that tell OF greatness and absorb and delight the
antquary, to the unrooed cottages that elof pres
ent misery, death, and emigration; that shock the
man OF feeling and set the political economist the.
orising y
The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-06-01

#As the editor Of the Rodney Bulletin did not
think that the arguments of 20. G." were worth
anything more than ridicule and sarcasm he there
fore indulgod in that strain.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-08-25
MILL PROPERTY AND COAL LAND
FOR SALE.

VNHE undersigned wishes to dispose Of his STEAM
III MILL andC0AL FARM, situate in Perry county,
Ohio. one.h half mile from the town of New Lexington
& the Cincinnati Wilmington & Zsnesvilie Rad Road.
The Farm contains 100 acres of beautiful land, in
A high state Of cultivation, with a good Fruit Orchard
and several never. failing springs ofexcellent water.
On il are the Mill (now in successful operationl and
ten Dwelling fIouses, Store Blacksmith Shop, Stables,
Sheds, &c. THE Mill is supplied with coal from the
vein now opened on the premises, by means ofr1ii
cars, Mt an expense not exceeding two cents per bnsh-
el. The capacity of the vein is sufficient TO continue
the supply at the same costas above at least for the
next thousand years to como.
Also, 100 acres OF excellent LAND, situate in the
county aforesaid, three -fourths Of a mile from the
Rail Road and two miles from New Lexington, with
Dwelling House, Fruit Orchard. Springs, &c Sew
enty acres are cleared Sndths balance covered with !,
valuable for its coal anil Timber, being only three.
fourths Of a mile from a steam Saw Mill, lately erect
ed on the above mentioned Rail Road.
| II Will sell the above premises all together, or, ID
parcels, to suit purchasers, on very. favorable terms
1iFor further information apply 70 the sub
scri6or, on the premises. nc. GRANGER.
August 18th, le03.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-08-25

SCENES AT THE New YORK DEAD HOUSE,
The stencil arising from the New York
dead house, in consequence Of the great NOR
tally in that city last week, is exciting the
fears of those in the vicinity that it may
breed some kind Of epidemic, and the mat
ter has very properly been brought to the at
tention of the authorities. On Tuesday
there were more than one hundred bodies in
the d~eud-house, and only eighty-six were
removed TO Wards Island, two loads being
as many as could be taken away. Some
horrible details were disclosed in o COM
munication addressed to the board Of Ten
Governors by Mr.. Daily, warden of the
Bellevue hospital, who stated that during
Sunday and Monday last, there had been as
many as fifty bodies exposed in and about
the place. The house could only contain a.
bout half the number, and the remainder
were exposed to the sun. The friends Of
many Of the deceased having required to
see the bodies, the hospital men were OBJ
liged to be continually moving them. The
foo. ofthe dead house was covered with
decomposed matter an inch thick; while
outside bodies were piled six or seven high.
From these proceeded a pestilential vapor,
that filled the surrounding atmosphere, and
sickened all within its influence. A sight
more revolving could not be imagined. To
add to the confusion Of the place, collins
could not be got for the dead bodies, and
some remained uncofined up to yesterday,
awaiting the coroner's inquests. Imagine
a place about ten feet square, as the only
receptacle for the dead of this city, in sick
ly times like the past weeks and think wheth-
er such a deplorable state of things ought
to be allowed to continue, to the great dan
ger of the people, and the disgrace OF the
city of New York. The present condition
of the place would be a fit subject for pre-
sentation by any grand jury, in the faith.
full discharge of its duty. The writer i'm
pTored the board to see to it Immediately.
and suggested that they should appoint d
committee to devise some plan whereby the
coroners could have more than one place tc
send dead bodies, while awaiting the inquest
in order that a great number might not &c
cumulate.