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nN SATURDAY, THE 3lsT INSTANT, Will Be PU q.
~ lished the first number Of the american Medical
Monthly emss azine aiming 81 octave pages with illus
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volume Csrnochan Rest ration # the Upper Lip; Bow
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About Shanghais.

We copy the following paragraphs from the
Sunday Times, relative to Shanghais
The ordinary varieties of the domestic fowl
are completely overshadowed literally and met
aphorically, by the Shanghai. Like Marcia
the Shanghai rooster towers above his sex,
and like everything on stills in the world, at
tracts corresponding degree of admiration
Yet he is gawky Colossus made up flannel,
and Questionable shaky about the
knees as Dickens giants, and coarse in fesl
as he is unseemly in appearance. The Chinese
are wonderful people in some respects Bya
diminuendo process, they will reduce you any
species of tree to the size of cabbage, or
rice re1sa, eyaggerate small bird or animal, by
cultivation, to an extraordinary bulk and atti
tude. The basis of the domestic cock and
hen is, we believe, the jungle fowl of Asia, q
mere bantam. .n,....
"The Jungle cock measures, when lie is on his
dignity, about eight inches in height, while the
stumbling Shanghai rooster, which never stands
on his dignity, for it has none, can feed from
the top of a flour barrel. Size is the measure
of power, other conditions being equal say the
phrenologists. Now, by this rule, the Shanghai
being six times the size of the bantam, ought
to lick said bantam, other conditions being
equal But they amt.
IHc EoHdllSHdl ID SUCH u poor, SpunkleSS crea
turc, that a plucky little pigmy in feather
breeches will thrash him in the presence of his
assembled harem, in less than three minutes
We speak by the card, for a neighbor of ours
rears Shanghais, and anotherneighbor cutivates
bantams, and between the two feathered fami-
lies there is i'll blood. Among the oriental
brood, there stalks monstrous rooster-a
knock-kneed, bob-tail, ungainly ogre, with a
deep asthmatic crow, that sounds like the bel
lowing of a bull calf through worsted stock.
ing, and gait that reminds you of the Ken.
lucky giant.
Between him and the bashaw of the ban
tams the collisions are frequent, but in all
cases the mandarin Of the Shanghais, after a
few Intellectual demonstrations, turns in his
tracks and vamouses with prodigious strides,
the bantam hanging on his short tail feathers,
like Cutie Sark' to the caudal appendage OF
Tam O'Shanter's mare, until the hold tears
out, whereupon the victor elevates his crest
and INDUCES in fasetto cock a.doodle.doo!
We rejoice in these triumphs of pigmyism over
gawkyism for the fact is, that the misbegot
ten celestial has a vile habit of growing every
ten minutes or so from two o'clock A. NJ until
daylight and hence our hatred Of Shanghais
We hope that when the Chinese rebels reach
Shanghai, they will annihilate the breed"
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How TO CHOOSE A Observation-Disclosures
ing is not so full of sunshine and rose-colored
bliss as many imagine. 1t is hardly possible to
get along without cooks, scullions, and cham
bermaids and what with their waste, whites,
and impotence, says Aunt Sally, they are
plaguey drawbacks on domestic peace and com
forts. Old Peppcrgrass was the customer for
discriminating between the useful and the care
less. Peppergrass sent to the register Office
that he wanted good girl for general house
work. About the time he expected an appli-
cant, he laid broom down in the yard, near
the gate. Presently a girl comes up to the
gate, opens it, and strols up to the house, the
broom being Immediately in the path, Miss
Betsy strides over it. The old man was on the
watch, and the first salute the girl got was, III
don't want YOU" The girl sloped, and sudden
" uletheaded Nancy appears. Seeing the
broom in her way, she gave it a kick, and wad-
dies up to the house. "You won't suit me,
that's certain, Miss Mopsyr' bawls Pepper
grass. She disappeared in hurry and, final
y, third appears; opening the gate, and COM
ing into the yard, she carefully closes the gate
behind her, and walks up-the broom is still in
the path; this she picks up, and carries along
to the house, where she deposits it alongside
the woodshed. Before the girl could explain
her business there, Peppergrass bawls out,
Yes, yes, come in, youW suit me-" And she
did; for that girl lived with Peppergrass seven
years, and only quilted him to 60 to housekeep-
ing on her own hook, and a capital wife she
maze. Peppergrass was right
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THURSDAY, Dec. 90. 1853.


William Carey Jones, esq, of California, was
admitted an attorney and counsellor of this
court. n4
No. IS. J. NJ Curran, plaintiff in error, Us.
the bank of Arkansas, the State of Arkansas,
ct al. In error to the supreme court of Ar
kansas. .-
Mr.. Justice Curtis delivered the opinion of
this court, reversing the judgment of the said
supreme court, and remanding this cause for
such proceedings in conformity to said opinion
as to law and justice, and the Constitution of
the United States shall appertain.
No. 81. d. Smith, ct al Us. Thomas j. Cham
bers, appeal from the district court of the United
States for Texas. ~
On the motion Of the appellants counsel, the
decree of the district court in this cause was
affirmed with costs.
No. 50. the northern Indiana railroad com
pany, ct al. appellants, Is. the Michigan Central
railroad company. The argument Of this cause
was commenced by Mr.. Bronson for the appel
lants. and continued by Mr.. Pruyn for the ap.
pellee.
Adjourned until tomorrow, IL o'clock, A. M
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Maryland Oyster Trade.

Maryland Oyster Trade.-According 10 the
Baltimore dmerican, the product of The oyster
trade OF the city is equal 10 or greater than the
product OF all the wheat and corn raised in the
State of Maryland. The whole shores of the
chesapeake bay and its tributaries are adapted 10
the growth Of the oyster, and as but one year is
required for their full growth, an immense profit
accrues TO those engaged in the business--a profit
whlch Is estimated at some three hundred to six
hundred per cent There are $50 vessels engaged
IN the business, which average about 900 bushels
10 inc cargo and require nine or ten DAYS for the
rlp. These vessels, making in the aggregate
o,Voo trips during the eight months in the year in
winch they are engaged, give total of 4, 500 900
,n, per year sold in the Baltimore market.
ne oysters bring an average price of 50 cents per
bushei, which gives grand total of 50 400 600 per
year pad Tor oysters by tho dealers in the civ
some OF the houses send by the Baltimore and
ONO and Baltimore and Susquehanna railroad, 10
say nothing OF the other modes Of transportation
rom eight TO twelve tons of canned oysters per
Jay me shells are carried for manure 10 all parts
o. virginia and North Carolina. In the "shock-
ing 81 oysters, the shells will increase about one
ionr'h which would give total of about 5000, 900
bushels OF shells, which sell for two cents per
uusnel making return Of $1,000 per year for
the shells alone ia
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THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate--Thursday, December 90, IsSa.

Senate--Thursday December 30, 1863.
A number of petitions were presented, among
which were the following:
MIR. 81 MINER presented the memorial OF the
American Peace Society, praying the adoption by
this government of arbitration as means for
settling international difficulties.
Mr.. DAWSON, the memorial of Cyrus McCor
mick, praying the renewal OF his patent for reap
ing machine.
MAJOR SAMUEL RINGGoLD.
Mr. JAMES, pursuant to notice. introduced the
following Joint resolution, which was referred TO
the Committee on Military Affairs.
n Rssolued dc That in testimony of the appreciation
by Congress of the gallant acts and private worth of the
late Major Samuel Ringgod who was slain in the COM
mand Of the light artillery in the glorious battle Of Pao
Ato-the first in the with Mexico, the President
the United states requested to present sword TO the
nearest male relative OF that distinguished officer
WESTERN RAILROADS.
MR.. ATCHINSON introduced bill granting
the right of way and portion Of the public lands
10 the States Of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and
Ohio, TO aid in the construction of railroad from
Kansas, via Jefferson city, ST. Louis, and Vim
cennes 10 Cincinnati, with a branch from Vim
cennes 10 81. Louis, Kentucky.
NEW ARMoRY.
MIR. PETIT submitted the following resolu-
ton, which was considered and agreed to-
Resord, That the committee Military Affairs, in taxi
ing into consideration that part of the report of the Sece-
ary of War; which audes to the removal of Of the
armores of the United States the establishment Of
be instructed to enquire into the expedency Of
locating such renssyed Armory at Canneton, in
the State OF Indiana & 4t#
DISTRICT JUDGE oFtRHoDE ISLAND.
MR. ALLEN gave notice of bill TO increase
the compensation Of the district Judge OF the dis
trict Of Rhode Island
PRIVATE BILL.
MR.. BRODHEAD reported bill for the relief
of John Gender, jr., and John Duff, and moved
that ii be now considered. n=
There being no quorum present the Senate, on
motion, adjourned.
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supreme Court Of the United States.
WEDNESDAY, December %, 1853.

Nos and 5. The United States rs. Thos.
II. Patterson and us. Samuel Davenport's heirs.
Appeals from the district court of the United
States for East Louisiana. Mr.. Justice Camp
bell delivered the opinion of this court, reyers-
ing SO much of the DEGREES of the district court
as authorize the location of SO many acres OF
the lands embraced in the grants set forth in
the records as have been disposed of by the
United States on any other unappropriated
land Of the United States within the State Of
Louisiana, and affirming so much of the de-
crees as declare the grants to be valid
No.33. Henry Chouteau, plaintiff in error, Is.
P. Moloney. The argument of this cause was
concluded by Mr.. Reverdy johnson for the
plaintiff in error. ~
Adjourned until tomorrow, Ii o'clock, AN
Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-12-30
Colonel John HarDer W

1oionei John Harper was employed in one
OF HIS lower countIng-rooms when the startling
announcement was brought him that the building
was on hre, coupled with the inquiry, What
portion OF The property shall we save first, sire"
Never mind the property" replied Mr.. Harper,
"save the lives
This is sad calamity. sir said friend 10
Mr.. Harper, abiding TO the conaagration--.sa
large number OF poor persons thrown out of EN-.
ployment." ..#
All, yes answered MIR. Harper, God bless
them, they must be seen to-
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Responsibility of a Court.-A Philadelphi

Responsibility OF Court.--A Philadelphia
merchant, consistent temperance man, was re-
Gently summoned for the first time, as juror in
the court OF nis prius, in that city; and after the
Judge had charged the jury in reference 10 the
case 10 be decided, the juror stated that lie bad
learned with regret that the only place for Jurics
TO retire and agree upon their verdict was al
houses where the principal business done was
selling liquor, and he thought he ought not 10 be
required 10 go as iuryman where he would not
go as private citizen. BY going there, he said
nc assisted 10 support them, and consequently
contributed TO sustain and increase the evils OF
iniemperance, and considered it wrong that he
shonld, IN any way be instrumental in sustaining
drinking houses. lie said he was ready and will
ing 10 accompany his fellowurors 10 any rcspecta-
Die place. "
The Judge stated that all the evil and injury that
followed must be charged upon the court, and that
the Juror was not responsible for consequences,
but must go as directed He accordingly went.
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CONGRESS-.

The Senate, yesterday, transacted no bust,
ness of especial public Importance.
The House was not in session, having on
Wednesday adjourned until tomorrow.
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Sad End of a Drunkard.

ss"u E1HH VI q NtFy UlSSIDutpU
woman, named Anne Morris, returned to her re Isl
dence, house of i'll fame, No 20 Elm street las,
evening, when she tumbled into bed, leaving
candle burning near the clothes. In a few minutes
the bed was on fire, and the unfortunate victim OF
rum was so severely burnt that she died soon at
forwards. The fire caused some damage 10 the
premises. The deceased was "a native Of ireland,
and about twenty three years of age. ~
... IN T. Mirr0y
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Recent Foreign Inventions.

RENDERING WooD FIRE-PRooF.- William
Vaughan, of Inield-terrace, England, patentee.
A large iron alright cylinder is provided, and
to this, in any convenient manner, is attached
an air pump. 1t is filed with a solution, l76
parts by weight of the phosphate of soda, and
ga parts of the muriate of ammonia to every
u gallons of water. The wood is placed in the
cylinder through proper door, which is stop
ped up tight when filed, and the air pump is
then set to work to exhaust all the air, and
thus subject the timber to pressure when in
the solution. 1t is left in this solution for "a
hours, then taken out and dried, when it is fit
for use. The salts used in the solution is all
that is new. The old liquor can be used
number of times by simply recruiting its
strength. A hydrometer would be very useful
for the purpose Of testing it, but the patentee
does not seem to know the use of such an in
strulnent
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our citizens desire to engage in the manufac-
| ture, we can recommend them to any quantity
| OF mud cheap and clean as any dirt. If any
one asks, where is it? We answer, Broadway
and Chambers streets, and all our other streets.
PURIFYING TALLow AND MAKING RICH Ma
| NuREs.-J. Webster, Of Ipswich, England
patenee. The rough fat of animals is boiled
| in hydrous-sulphuric acid for about two hours,
when it is allowed to settle, and che fat which
floats on the top, is run into a separate vessel
The animal natter besides the fat combines
with the acid, and this is used to dissolve bones
or mineral phosphates for making manure.
Thirty pounds of common sulphuric acid is
stirred into eighteen gallons of water; this is
bath for ITO pounds of rough fat, such as
whale blubber, kitchen stuff, &c The tallow
which is obtained by boiling is washed with
hot water until all the acid is removed; one
pound of ground chalk is added to the last
water which is given. The tub used for wash
ing the tallow has a false bottom, which is
covered with a cloth. This Above the dirty
water to run off with very little trouble. Sui
phuric acid has long been employed for obtain
ing tallow and purifying oils; this is not
claimed, but simply the use Of the calculated
liquor after being so used, (which may be en-
ployed to obtain tallow until it gets too yellow
in the color,) to make phosphate of lime ma
nures. ~.
WASH FOR POROUS AND OTHER wALLs.-B.
Barrett, of Ipswich, England, patentee. Take
one bushel of limestone, and dissolve it in twelve
gallons Of water to this add twelve pounds of
alum, dissolved in half gallon of warm water,
also half gallon of beer grounds, and quar-
ter Of gallon Of OK gall. This mixture may
be colored with any suitable mineral color. 1t
is laid on the surface Of the wall, while luke
warm, with brush 1t soon becomes hard,
and is very durable.-Scientifc american.
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The Grand Lodge of Free Masops. Of IN,

State of New York, held a session at Troy yester
day, and celebrated the anniversary Of 81 John
by imposing and appropriate ceremonies, at the
dedication Of the Masonic Hail. beautiful new
sdi6ce, and public installation Chapcclor Wal.
worth presided
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AN INCIDENTS Speaking of, the tightness in
the money market, says the Philadelphia cor.
respondent of the Baltimore SIN, little Incl
dent came under my notice on Wednesday,
which is worth relating. stepped into one Of
the fashionable jewelry stores in Chestnut street
and saw lady purchase a lot of diamonds
worth $525, and ordered them to be sent home
A few minutes afterwards met the husband Of
the lady in brokers' office, in Third street,
negotiating note Of FIVE thousand dollars at q
shave Of four per cent. per month.
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The Perils of BaIlooning.-M. Arban, the
nronaui, who went up in balloon, some two
years ago, from Barcelona, Spain, and was be-
evcd 10 have been drowned is said TO have made
his appearance in Africa, where he had been held
a slave for two years, when he contrived 10 make
his escape,
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| PRESERVING VEGETABLE SUBsTANcEs.--Ju-
lien Boilesve, of Brompton, England, patentee.
This invention relates to the preservation of
grain and other vegetable substances. The
substances to be operated on are placed in any
suitable alright box, or vulcanized India rub
Der bag, and chlorine and sulphurous acid gas,
is introduced by means of q tube, The paten-
tee is an engineer; had no been chemist, he
would have chosen much better gas for this
purpose, namely, carbonic acid gas. Chlorine
gas, however, is the best that is known for de-
stroying any fungi or insect that may be in the
grain.
ARTIFICIAL FUEI.--L. G.. Ducayla, of Bor
deaux, France, patentee. This artificial fuel
is made of coal ashes, wood, anthracite coal
dust, dry clay, peat earth, and common mud,
sea salt, and nitrate of lead Two-thirds OF
the compound must be of coaldust, and four
pounds of the nitrate of lead are added for
every ton. The rest of the ingredients named
are made up of equal parts by weight, except
ing the salt, ten pounds OF that being sufficient
for one tom These substances are well mixed
together, and formed into dough balls and dried
in the SUM- These balls may be of any suita-
BILE size. We have no doubt but these ipgre-
dients will make very good artificial fuel,
which may be successfully employed where
coal and wood are high in price. II any Of
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Why was il, that in so many instances in the
State Of New York, instead of appointing the
men selected by the national democrats to fill
the various Offices, the appointments we're con.
ferred upon others who neither asked or de.
sired the favor? Was it because the men re.
commended were not worthy? The democracy
of New York know better.
Take the case Of the collectorship of the
port of New York. Was it for the reason that
there was no suitable candidate, that an emf.
nent professional man like Judge Bronson was
sought out and urged to accept post SO un.
congenial TO his tastes and habits?
| Again, take the case of the attorneyship of
the northern district of New York. Several
eminent and unexceptionable candidates were
urged upon the administration by the national
democracy; among them Mr.. Clinton, the late
candidate Of the nationals for Secretary of
State, but all were rejected. The appointment
was conferred, first, upon Mr.. Foster, who re-.
fused to accept then upon Mr.. Skinner, who
also declined; and finally upon the present
| incumbent.
| These are examples only of the course pur.
sued. 1t is not easy, perhaps, for the demo
Gratis OF other States to sec the precise motive
Tor all this; but il cannot be difficult for them
to see that there must be n motive.
| But there are other facts, which, if not more
significant 10 New York democrats, may be
better appreciated by those of other States
Soon after the inauguration, the Albany 1Has
the Buffalo Republic, and other papers Of that
stripe, ultra freesoil prints, which had never
uttered one word indicative Of a change Of sen.
ument, were selected as the special recipients
OF governmental favor.
| These things created anxiety and apprehen.
] sion; but it was not until later event that
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-01
PROBATE SALE.

DY virtue of commission TO me directed
ID from the Hon Sixth Judicial District
Court in and for the Parish OF East Baton
Rouge in the State bf Louisiana, will offer
for sale at the late place of residence OF
Jacques Moreau, deceased, in the town OF
Baton Rouge on Monday the 9Th day of
June next. A. D., $50. at llso'clock, 4. NJ
the following named effects belonging TO
the succession of said deceased, 20 wit !:
Counter and lot Of shelving with show
case, looking glass, sofa, clock, tailor's
lamp, &c. &c, For Cash.
MAY 22 SO. Fl " BAGIN, Sheriff.
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ETAT DE LArLOUISIANE.


Cour du Sixiemc Dist. Judiciaire,
Paroisse d'Ea Baton Rouge.
Dams laifaire de administration NJ IN,
de URiAH BLUE, un absentee. W. %
I'm vertu dune commission lance dams
IL l'affaire ci-dcssus numero'e ct moi
adressee par Hon. la Cour du Sixieme Dis
trict Judicaire dans ct pour la Paroisse d Est
Baton Rouge, Etat de la Louisiana, J'expo-
sersi en- vente publlque, a la porte de la
maison de Cour dams la vile de Baton Rouge,
sancdi, ie 4ne Io1r dc JUN, A. d., 1853.
| / heurer, du matin, la propriete ci-apres
exposer, ct decrite. savoir:
UN certain terrain de terre situe dams Get
re partie de la vile de Baton Rouge, arpente
par le fen Anthony Gras, mesurant soixante
pieds de face sur Ia rue de fEglise. sur cent
vingt pieds De profondeur. ct desigDe sur lie
pin de Ia dit vile, CONNIE terrain No. a,
de fflet No. 4. Conditions DO In Veme-
CoupTsyr. II. V. BABIN, Sheriff
Mai 3. 1853. rs f..-.....-s-