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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27
Jackson aud his comrade.;,

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The following characteristic anecdo.e
Is reia,ea IN a country paper
we heard an anecdote the other dav
which we think IS good enough to pub
lish. 1t is as follows: After the ba,,Is
of New Orleans. Lacoste, a warn, fried
of General jackson. desired an introdmc-
ition7to Commodore Barron. and for thst
reason he went TO General Jackson to ref
letter of Recommendation or introd9c-
ton, which the old General cbeerfullv
gave him in his usually frank manner
Lacoste.s however. did not present the
letter. and one oil his friends who happen
ed 10 know of the circumstance asked him
what he done with il. He replied that
he had it in his pocket, and by gar
says he. i would not give the recommen-
dation of old Jackson to see forty commo-
dores.' =
me letter was a very fattering one,
ana q 70 this day is in the possession Of the
Avery similar. but even better a5 .,or,
is related of Major Davzac. SO lone M
eloquent advocate of the Democracy in
New York. and our late charge 10 Hol-
land The incident is literally true and
authentic. When Mr.. Polk was elected
President. and had gone to Washington,
General jackson. who was then in feeble
health, took warm interest in the APP
pointment of his old friend, Major Dave
FAC, to the Office which he afterwards OBJ
tanned. 'tti e'8i'a 81 f1.a3ISsI3 q
General Armstrong, General Jackson's
intimate friend.we believe il was, being
on aavisit to dWashingtou,y was charged
particularly by General jackson to remind
MIR. Polk of tho claims of Mr.. D., and of
the warm friendship and interest he en-.
tertained for him. General Armstrong
met the Major at the capitol. and was i'm.
mediately accosted by him with an ear
nest inquiry as to the health of his old
commander: gi o1s 3cs11
He is tolerably well,H was the reply
of General Armstrong. /" and his last
words to me before parting were---. Tell
Colonel Polk not to forget my old friend.
Major Davazac.''' a,ipa IN N
Did he say that ?" eagerly inquired
the gallant veteran, with flush of pride,
and "A gathering tear of emotion in his
bright eye. ri1c n
Yes, he did, responded General A.
e Them exclaimed the enthusiastic
Creole. "the Office may go to the Deyil4-
l wouldn't give the pleasure of being so
spoken of by such man for all the offices
in the gift of the President of the people.
or all the wealth OF the world" 80 IDS
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

MISUNDERSTANDING to the Pitts
burg Dispatch. a public meeting has been
called at Wellsburg. for the purpose OF
discussing the feasibility of annexing the
panhandle portion of Virginia to the
State of Pennsylvania.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

@ A German paper says that Kos
suth has been sending handkerchief !,
Vienna to De distributed in Hungary; af-
ter the tlrst washing they reveal a pro-
elamation traced on them by chemical ink
Another paper speaks of numerous az
rests lately made in Hungary. Among
the persons seized was relative of Kos
suth. 1f9 1' 7Iv9 srs : - i>''s :
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27
cLARKsBURG, WEDNESDAY, APR 81, 1855

Z" tf were attribute my success in business 70
any one cnuse, than another, if would be tota
Jndirious system OF advertising by which inform
ed the whole community what was manufacturing
and what had for sale Abbot lawrence
ssA As a general rule, those who ndvertize, sell
low err than thoae who do not Their increased bu
siness enabling them TO sell at IA smaller per cent
profit and mn ke much greater agsregnie profit"
- ~. .g.I T. q lIwEALTH OF NATIONS.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

~ Capt. Washington Summers has
been nominated as the Democratic candi-
date for the House of Delegates for Up
shur county.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

was incapa5le;; they maintained his fitness
when they knew he was unft; and the Sc
we're and insulting blow to their pride.
which they have received from their Lam
caster county idol. can only be considered
as a Just retribution for their attempts TO
deesivs the people of Pennsylvania.
Now. We happen to know something OF
the politics of Pennsylvania. and we will
bet pint of cider that no friend of Mr..
Buchanan'strenuously opposed the nomi-'
nation of Mr.. Campbell. and we think the
Wings ought not to complain of his /" I'M
Illness. as he appears to be giving them
particular ITS 49,
THE APPoINTEp AND DisAPPorsrEp.-
The receut special sessionof the Hniled
States Senate expired on its thirty ninth
day and thirty mine days of fear and
hope, alternate rising" have been passed
in the wilderness by the hopeful and hope
less possessors and expeetants OF Office
All have looked to the Senate with deep
concern. and the Senate has looked to
the White House, while the White House
has looked out upon the sea of political
scrambling with dismay.
The strife and turmoil are measurably
passed. There will be comparative quiet
for time at Washington. The, hotels
will be less densely thronged. Many will
return to their homes not richer. but far
wiser than when they left them. Mean
while the successful will find that the
long sought prize but indifferently rewards
the time. the expense and the agencies
used for its attainment. A s .af
In the thousands we have lately seen
of suitors of the appointing power there
is talent, energy, enterprise and courage
sufficient for the achievement of better
things than they have been here pursuing.
and we trust that many of them may be
prompt to realize this truth.
The above is taken from the Washing
ton Republic. The thirst for Office has
become perfect mania in this country,
and we are pleased with the course pur-
sued by President Pierce in many instan-
ces, disregarding the opportunities OF sup
plicants and appointing those who were
not applicants. If the same energy was
turned into any channel of legitimate bu-
siness that is exercised in the pursuit of
office, more fortunes would be made than
ever were experienced from government
patronage; besides the great amount of
independence and sell respect would be
saved.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

The IRISH ExoDUs.-A letter received
IN New York. dated Parsontown, Ireland.
March 26.says:o asow q EssA { 70
= "All ireland is in motion. i left Dub
lin for this place eighteen days ago. On
my route i met people in gangs of 30 to so,
in all directions. vending their way TO the
coast 70 emigrate for America The emil
grafton is terrible. fit continues a few
years longer at this rate, Old Ireland will
be depopulated. Our best farmers and
mechanics, servants and cideyant soldiers
and policemen ont of employ, have all Ia
ken the emigration. fever, and are pre-
pairing to emigrate. Our wonder here is.
how you find employ for all these people,
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

Gy Hon. James Buchanan. of Pa.
was SIX two years of age on Tuesday
last, having been born on the lSth of April.
1871.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

he received over all who were pittea
against him in the Petersburg conyen.
ton. .insT,cr
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

RELIGIOUS NoT1cE.-The NJ. E. Church South,
will commence its Quarterly Meeting in Clarks-
burg, on next Saturday, Goth inst.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-04-27

The TAX BlLL.-We shall next week
publish the ax-bill. as it passed the le-
gislaturc at its last session.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11
OMER PAsHA.--A Paris correspon

OMEE PAsHA.--A Paris correspon-
dent of the New York Times, gives
the following particulars concerning
the General of the Turks:
Omer Pasha is an Austrian by
birth, being a native of Croatia, where
he was born in 1901. His family
name is Lattag, and he assumed that
of Omer since fifteen years ago. In
1916 he was sent against the Albani.
ans, who had risen in Instruction, and
reduced them to obedience; some
years later, he undertook the cause Of
the Sultan against the Montenegrins,
with an army of 10000 men, but by
the intervention of Austria, the dis
pute was settled without the opening
of hostilities. He is now stationed at
Schumla, with an army Of 100000
men, awaiting the signal to commence
operations. lie is of small stature
but Of military bearing, nevertheless
He speaks Scribe, Italian and German
He is said to be indefatigable in the
surveillance Of his troops, and to COM
bine the discipline of a general with
the domestic superintendent Of a
father or patriarch.
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THr CpNrDsr An riE HtprobnoME

The CONTEST AT THE HtPPoDRoME
1t will be recollected that a Yam.
kee Girl challenged all the French
horse-wornen in New York, to ride
for a wager, the contest to come off al
the Hippodrome.
The Yankee girl appeared accord-
ing to notice, dressed in true Ameri
can style, her sash representing the
stars and stripes and a shield upon
her breast, while her competitor wore
the tri-eolors of France. Bets ran
high. The first evening an unusually
large audience witnessed tie contest.
The Yankee girl took the lead beating
her rival, to the delight of Johnathan
who sat glorious in high collars and
plaid pants, on one side, but to the
modification Of the French gentleman
who sat opposite, furious in his moats
tae/,e.
The second night 2 the crowd was
still greater-the excitement more in
tence--the French feeling higher,
and the universal Yankee nation in
great fore b. The Yankee girl was
again triumphant, leading the French
woman from the start.
The third night. the enthusiasm of
the parties (now distinctly DRAWN
was at the very highest. The stars
aud Stripes Auttered proudly in the
breeze, and the tri-colors waved
proudly too. The national feeling
was thoroughly aroused and as the
Yankee girl came in winner, tre-
u,endous shout went up for the vic
tress. The orchestra struck up Hail
Columbia, and thus ended the great
contest, to the glory OF America, the
excitement Of the city, and the pratt
Hippodrome.
We are sorry to spoil the above
graphic report, by adding, that private
letters to this Office, represents that
the Yankee girl, speehs nothing but
French--the whole thing being a
l1umbug. When will New York quit
her crooked ways ! Eps Cttou
Plant.
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1-Hans Yorkle says. in his epist1e
from New York of the 25th ulto.,
that
Twenty three States Of the Uuion
have to-day celebrated the annual
Thanksgiving day-which, originated,
as festival, in New England, has
become nationalized at least ten
millions Of people have to-day fattened
themselves upon those mercies of
Heaven which are best recognized
when bestowed on the plate. One
million Of turkeys, one million Of pes,
and ten millions Of potatoes-to say
nothing Of the provender SO graphic
ally known in the West as chicken
fixin's' Shave disappeared before the
rayages of appetite. Probably one
hundred thousand have to-day planted
in their constitutions the seed Of NOR
tai disease and as many will, this
night, dream of being in coal mine,
stifled with yapors and buried under
huge masses Of earth--an idea as red
olent of nightmar as any | can con-
ceive of. These statistics / present to
friend De Bow, whose report on the
census is about being delivered COM
plete.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

TuE PARTISAN PALACE Dr. INDUS
TRY.-This ediffce will be completed
in ample season for the great exhibit
ion of 1853. The external walls, con
strueted of q pole buif-colded stone,
are up to the second teir Of windows.
It will be lighted with 700 hrge win
dows, and q portion Of the roof will be
of glass. The building is oily about
two-thirds as large as the palace at
Hyde Park, London. A distinct build
ing is to be erected for the exhibition
of the fine arts, to be connected with
the other by corridor.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11
A REMARKABLE MANA New
York letter to the Mobile Tribune

York letter to the Mobile Tribune
says:
There is a remarkable man connect
ed with the Customhouse he9e-a
Spaniard. His business is to receive
and test money. He will pour the
contents Of an immense bag Of gold or
silver coin into the scales--for it is
weighed, not counted-and in trice
announce the amount in dollars and
cents. Then running his fingers
through the shining pieces, and apply
ing his nose to them, Immediately
takes out every counterfeit coin. He
has never been known to make mis-
take in pronouneing money good or
bad, and his infallible instinct for de-
tecting the spurious metal is located
in his olfactory organs.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

EVACUATION Day IN New York
The Courier and Enquirer, Of the
Goth ultimo, says:
This favorite and right honorable
New York festival was celebrated yes
terday with more than usual spirit.
A large number of the citizen so!diery
were "ont," and the Veteran Corps,
in particular, who justly honor the
day as it once honored them, made an
uncommonly strong parade for their
customary national salute. In the
evening the City Hall was brilliantly
Illuminated by the authorities, and
other buildings, private aud public,
were patriotieally lighted and deco
rated.
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nEAnother Comet was discovered

TIgAnother Comet was discovered
on Friday evening, the 25th ult., by
DR.. Robert Van Arsdale, of Newark
N. j., in the constellation of Cassiopea
which is nearly in the zenith. The
Advertiser says it is Of a small, round
bright appearance, with an exceeding
ly rapid motion, in a direction APP
parently opposite to that of the sun.
After only a short observation, it
chnnged its place very pereeptibly.
No record of this heavenly visiter is
known to have been previously made.
1t is no. apparent to the naked eye.
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1.-THE Crescent Of the 9Th inst,

| 1.-THE Crescent Of the 9Th inst,
has an article headed Opening Of the
| Great Pacific Railroad y We should
like to know what is meant by this !
Is this the railroad that runs out to-
wards Opelousas Ifso, it would be
well to wait until it goes father, before
calling it, The "Great Pacific. " The
Crescent's reporter is very poetic in
his description of the opening He
says.
cat few minutes after II o'clock
the order of all aboard was given and
the train moved off. The national flag
was hoisteo, and the band struck up
"The Star spangled Banner" to the
great delight of the Algerines. As
the locomotive was placed on the track
reversed, and was only guided by its
Ranges, the engineer did not think il
advisable to move at a very rapid
rate.
We should think not. The follow
ing descriptive Of the swamp, is a
very poetical piece Of composition.
The cars run through scenes of cul-
ture. "The laundering train passed
rapidly to the region Of swamps, where
the cypress hangs its solemn drapery
of moss; and then again into broad
patches of marsh, tenanted by flocks Of
wid-fowl that srrang from their con
ceallnent in terrified haste, and sped
away on whistling wings. These pas
sed, sugar estates again intervined, that
stretched away to the horizon s edge"
The horizons 'edge' seems very
clost to thetCrescent City from this
description. The locomotive runs sew
enteen miles, all told, from Algiers.--
Too much help to works of improve
ment is required from the press--the
papers from day to day labor with
railroad articles Of the very heaviest
kind, and works are spoken OF, as be-
ing "neary done" when they are
scarcely commenced.
\ great deal has been worked out
on paper for railroad enterprises, and
as humbug is the order, we are sorry to
say that fair proportion of it has in
adyertently Ono donbD crept into The
public prints, about railroads.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

1.-THE Daily Coast mail has co
lapsed again into a bi-weekly. Nc
cause assigned other than that it is
expensive. Here we are, the Capital
Of the State Of Louisiana, within eigh.
teen hours steamboat travel Of the
great commercial Emporium, and
must beg, and pray, and swear by
turns, on the subject Of the mails
which the Government seems loath
to furnish us, oftener than twice a
week. Ii neither lmploring in prayers
nor swearing in the orthodox vcrnac-
ular, will effect any thing, some other
plan must be resorted to. The last
Legislature appointed with other COM
mittees, a committee to ask the Post
Master General in the digniiiedIname
Of the State Of Louisiana, 'to bestow
a moments thought upon tliis subject J"
but the committee like an hundred
others, never reported
Now we are on the eve of another
session Of the legislature, and we are
to be cut off from civilization again.
This will be very fine arrangement,
if the printing is to be done by that
locofoco organ, the Courier Of New
Orleans
That the State printing has always
been done in New Orleans, since the
seat Of government was first located in
this place, is an outrage on the people,
retarding the. business Of law making,
in such manner, as to make it cost
as much again as, II would. Yet the
great organ of each of the great polit-
ical parties is in the Emporium" and
the powerful influence exerted over
the demigogues in both ranks, cannot
be successfully combatted against.
Even The minor crumbs of cost
for printing daily bills for the desks
of members, has always been done in
Now Orlerns, until in the last legisla-
ture there was some demonstrated
against it,
1.-THE Capital is to be cut off from
New Orlans noW-on the eve of anotl-
or session, and we are to have only a
bi-weekly or trl-weekly mail, and the
printing must be in New Orleans, it
would be well, as the Delta has I'd
marked, to convert the Gothic strue-
turo into an Insane Asylum, and ship
tho seat of government back to that
eligible location near the Globe Ball
room. That location is the only one
that will suit such parties as in these
latter days-lcave their honest call
ings at the grog. shops, to como and
make drunken laws for the State.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

A recent number Of The Merchants
Ledger estimates that, since the birth
Of our Saviour, 1858 years since,
thirty-two thousand millions of hunan
beings have lived upon this earth
aud Of these all but about nine hun
bred and sixty millions have gone
down to the grave. OF this great
army of The dead, nine thousand mil
lions have died by war; eight thous-
and millions by famine and pestilence !;
FIVE hundred millions by n,artyrdom /;
nearly six hundred millions by intoxi-
eating drinks, and the remaining thir-
teen thousand millions naturally or
otherwise.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

lHE PRESIDENT y WESSAGE.--An III
New Orleans Delta of the 9th inst.
says that the Picayune published al
extract from the message, dated the
4th inst, in which the document il
spoken of in the future tense. The
Delta says there has been breach o
confidence somewhere, and If any 81
the Cabinet have been guilty of the
fayoritism Of communicating the to-
nor of the message before its official
publication, ii should be exposed
Shall there be any disagreement upon
this subject We hope not Where
there is so much rivalry in the "pro-
mitigating business, the wares and
merchandise should be cast out fairly for
the reporters to. have a scramble after;
il there is fear Of its being torn to
pieces, in the haste with which it is
hurried to tile press.
If the message has been shown conf
dentially" to a few favorites, before
delivered we hope that the Delta may
be enabled 10 ferret out the parties.
4a-----s$ 80
~ Mr.. Geo. w. Morse, State
Engineer loft yesterday for Red River
to examine the cutoff, preparatory to
taking the State force there, to stay
the progress Of destruction. That
cutoff and Grand leyee in the Parish
Of Point Coupee, is d continual source
of alarm to the citizens Of the south
western portion of the State. Within
the past few years, all the leyee works
Of thai region, have been swept away,
by the river; and many large p'anta-
tions have become 50 damaged by
sliding-in Of The banks Of the river.
that they have been entirely abandon
ed.
10 Our friend s. L. Violet is
about to open another Drug Store, in
this city. We notice that the losses
in the medical profession during the
past summer have been supplied.
Our place, has always been very well
represented in the "learned profess
sions.' We are not lothe to confess
that we dislike to see SO many more
drugs added to the stock on hand.
Waddill, and Bogel have already large
stocks-more than the town should
take for the next Eve years.
The pew supplies now coming in,
must be taken, this is the rubb. We
look upon the accession of more drugs
to the stock, as a kind of prescription
it has to 60 down the towns throat.
The DEAD HEAD OMNIBUS UPSET.
In New Orleans we are pleased to see
the stand has taken against the dead
head omnibus. The common prac-
tice Of bribing the press to make all
kinds Of putfs for ephemeral things,
commencing with the grog-shop, and
going on to the Theatre itself; is a
practice that has degraded all profes
sions down to dead level, from which
it will take time to resurrect them.
Hall things are to be measured with
a silver guage, the force of the press
is powerless. Quack medicine max
ers, have been humored in their freaks
of deception, until they now come into
the printing Office, with brass and bell
metal assurance, and bargain for the
editorial column itself. In a large
city ike New Orleans, .lle dead
heads Of the "press-gang" can fill the
largest building in the city, and there
is no justice in forcing the show peo-
pie to pay heavily for their printing
work. and then send them to the
shades, III editorial. if they do not
adnit 1crrafis q host Of ra,,nrtnrs who
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-12-11

MAsoSIc--At the annual communication Of 81
James Lodge No. Al, A. Y. Ms Of this city, the
following brethren were elected as officers Of the
Lodge for the ensuing year:
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COLLEGES, &C., IN THE UNITED
STATEs.-In the United States and
Territories there are 234 colleges,
1851 teachers and 27,15s pupils.
Annual income from tn. endow-
ment, $I52,313; taxation BIS, 495
public fund, $134,540; othf sources,
$1,2G4,2S0---total, $1,916b28. OF
public schools there are 1891; Of
teachers $4,000; ofpupils, 1854, l73
Income from endowments, 1888, 594;
taxation. $t,686, All; pubic funds,
s2,574,669; other sources, 81, 147,-
S53-aggregate, So, 592, 530
10 A Washington Letter says +:
The Messrs. Benson and otkr parties
concerned in the importatio Of en-
ano from the Lobos Islands In 1852,
have applied to the State Dpartment
for an indemnity for the losss incur
red through the failure Of bis Gov
eminent to support them . taking
the article from the islam without
paying tribute to Peru. Tie amount
Of the claim is stated at a iillion Of
dollars. The claimants would no
doubt compromise for vet moder-
ate per centage on their dd1and.
The Work IN PEoanss.-We
mentioned, last week, that Inc hun
dred hands had been emf yed for
the Mississippi Central Rod We
learn that they have vigoro,ly COM
menced operations near the residence
of Col. Charles L. Thomas between
this place and the State he; and
that an addition has since BIN made
to the force. The Planteralong the
road are taking contracts lso, and
the work will undoubtedly J toward
with dispatch. We confdnlty an
ticipate that the Central roaIwill take
off a portion Of the next yes cotton
crop Of this region.-HollJsprim
Times.
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Why are good resolutions like fain-
ting ladies' ? They want carrying
out.