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TTUW cUfrcpUndence OF the boston .TUurna
Pearl Fishing in Ceylou,

W lthin few months past we have heard
much.of the pearl fishery in this island. There
had been none for nearl twenty years past
ana 1t was therefore quite a novelty to a
iarSr portion ot the present generation, and
many who could, visited the SPOT, 10 see the
actual fishing of the pearl oyster on the
borders of Ceylon. was not one of those
thus privileged, but have been favored by the
Government Agent, with the sight Of II large
number Of the beautiful pearls The total
value OF the pearls obtained was little short
OF ,ooo, As cannot give you an ac-
count OF the Pearl Fishery from inv own
personal observation, let me borrow the au-
thentlc statement of another.
ave arrived on Friday night, the gth of
March, but no fishing was begun until the
following Tuesday, when TWENTY-FIVE boats
were sent out at II o'clock in the night, all
ol them starting ut the signal of u gun thew
returned yesterday afternoon loaded, and the
oysters were all placed in what are called
Ruttoos, which were nothing but enclosures
formed by high sticks. IL was too late to sell
mem nut they are to he put up ut public
auction to-day at about l2. 1t is expected
they Will fetch about f3 b a a thousand
lt was thought that each boat would have
brought in about 900 oysters. hut thav
have not brought in ANYTHING like this num-
ner' Each boat load is divided into four
equal parts, on its arrival, of which three are
chosen for the government, aud the fourth
snare is again subdiviiod among the ,liyers,
master and crew Of the vessel, Whoa tgen-
y-hVe In number \ rife soldier accompa-
mes every fishing boat To prevent any under
mana work. The huatmen got their share
last night, and the excitement was most in.
tense as they passed along the beach with
tnelr baskets tull on their beads. Hundreds
OF natives were trying to purchase tho oys-
ter-, ana they were sold at the absurd rata of
oIaPiec", or f2ju thousand.
lho fishery was delayed until a ,1tnple of
iooo oysters, which had been sent Tor the
purpose, had been washed, and the result a.
certdlned. fhis VAS dose on saturday. and
ABOUT eoo pearls were found of diacrent sizes
out most ot them w'Ie s'cdliugs slw one
iArs' one only IN the sample. about the size
o' moderate pea, but the pearls were of A
most beautiful color, possessing quite A me-
"lll' lustre resembling glohul,s of mercury
rather than pearls The sample was con.
sIdned good one un the whuls, and tbere
w'7a great meeting at the Cutchcrrv yester.
day OF the Government Agent aud ali the
great ones among the natives 10 yaiuu them
ms Is done by passing through sicyes of diff
'eren' sorts to ascertain their size, They are
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tFrom the North Americana
Mannmiss in phiIadeIubio.

| ). DISTRICT CouRT-Judge Kane Yes
terday morning female slave. aged 3j, from
Georgia, accompanied by her master made ap-
plication on hdjeas corpus to be declared
free and released from the custody and con-
troll OF her master, therein named. The master
made reply that it is true the said negro
woman (namcdl now in the possession Of the
defendant was formerly his slave for life,
and resided with him in the state of Georgia,
but he does not now claim to hold her as a
slave having consented that she should be
tree, and permitted her to come to Philadel-
phla to reside and live as a free woman he
having thereby renounced all claim to her
services, and admits that she is free by his
voluntary act of manunssion, and is willing
that the Court shall make decree that
shall fully certify these facts. and be here
after the evidence that she i. free The Court
decreed accordingly.
The Southern master brought his slave to
Philadelphia for the express PURPOSE of man
her, AS that act cannot be perform
ed IN the state OF Georgia.
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NEW SERIES, VOL. 10, NO. II.

II MISERY LOVES COMPANY. The recent
meeting of the most miserable president the
country ever had, with the most miserable
hut one, gets many first rate notices.
from the Press. The following from the Sa-
lem Register, is a specimen
PAIR OF PATRIOTS. President Pierce ar
rived at the white Sulphur Springs in vir-
ginla last week, and, by n remarkably felic-
itous and appropriate coincidence, Ex- Pres.
ident Tyler was deputed to welcome him. in
behalf Of the visitors. John Tyler and Frank
Pierce Sure such pair never before
crossed hands in the presence of the nation
John ignored politics altogether, and was
slly IN regard to complimenting tho present
administration. But Frank seemed to con-
sider John = accidental reign Il model Of pu-
rlty and wisdom-(as compared with his own.
we Iresume.) President Pierce ''sort saw
dered Ex-President Tyler in this wise
Permit ne, sir, he said to express the graf
ilication that the Iart you have consented TO
bear on this occasion, has impaired to me
personally, ant to say that no citizen in the
country reJoices more sincerely than myself,
IN the Tact that -pon enjoy me best rc,cdrd
fhdt ran he dccordcd N faiihful ami rom
sfient'ouS Pn5Itc scrraHt, the only really val
uablc and worthy reconp pense for duties well
performed and days well spent You cannot
have failed to observe with Just pride. now
that the emotions OF personal ambition and
the prGiudices Of party strife have PASSED
away. ana the SonvirtiJn has settled upon
the public mini that, IN your coudact Of ma
hoHat qDa'rS pou ,rere dcfuatcd Jy pure mn.
"'es' ma Mat high purposes tccrc brdreiy
and trise}y erccutcd.'
This is decidedly the richest ioke of the
season, / lmulrts C,lbr al ,rrn
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then weighed and their shape and color taker
mo consideration The former is best wher
IT. Is most round, and the pearls color is cs
timated by its metallic lustre The larp,
pearl was valued at IS odd, and all the res
at little more than II the produce of the
whole 1900 was put down at &c l2s but
believe that it is well known that they are
worth considerably more, The large one alone
being worth about IS.
1t is said that the banks are in from eipb,
to nine fathoms of water. A diver goes down
with stone attached to his feet and a basket
when he reaches the bottom, the stone is
pulled up and he begins to pick up the oys-
ters' ,' choosing only the full grown onos.-
hen they are picked up, sign is given, and
then the basket is hauled up by the boatmcn
ana the diver either clings to it or springs
up OF himself. lie then hangs on the side OF
the boat, for two or three minutes to get his
breath, and down he goes again This they
90 about twenty times in succession by
which time they become dead heated and
throw themselves down in the boat in n pcr-
lect state OF exhaustion. and other divers take
their place. They remain down on an aver
age oil iorty-fiye to fifty-fve seconds, the long
est that was timed yesterday being | believe
htty-sevcn. This time slightly increases as
they become more practised but from eighty
to ninety is the longest time that diver was
ever known to remain under the water, and
that Is wonderful with pressure of fifty or
sixty feet OF water over his head
Ihe oyster is not bit like the common
oyster ana the SHELLS scollop shaped, beauti-
lnily lined with pearl. The oyster is very
leshy, and unless the pc irl is a large one, it
Is Impossible TO find it in the fresh oyster. on
account ofthe mass OF slime, &c The proper
plan IS to allow the oyster to decay about
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Z O ETIt Y.


~ A. D. pooTE.
The morning was dull, and betokened n dsv
Unsuitcd to curing aud carting of hay ;
So stephen bcthought him to take n trim down
And bring this thing. aud that, and tho other from
town;
And he harnessod the horse, and proceeded to 60
forth,
With pail of pale butter, eggs, berries, &c.
Now it happened that Stephen (1c) came down
On the day that the show was to enter the tow. .
And into the village he chanced to come forth
AS the Caravan" came into town from the north.
a. wondrous collection they purpose to show forth J
Elks, Elephants, Monkeys, Bears, Tigers, &c.
And stephen arrived opportunoly ween,
For never had stephen nm Elephant seen
80 he, with " old sorrol" fetched up by tho fen,e
10 see, without paying the twenty-five cents
ANA soon came tho creature, uncouthly and slow
forth,
with tusks, and with trunk, blankets, ribbons, &c.
But scared at the sight, the SCENT or the sound.
" oii Sorrel' turned quickly and shortly around,
And in turning so quickly and shortly about
lhe wagon turned over, and Stephen turned out :
And into the gutter the berries did flow forth
together with stephen, eggs, butter, &c.
Quoth stephen aloud, as he rose on his pegs.
"A hG for the berries, &c-and eggs
nut henceforth never can say it, of course,
ihat I've not seen the Elephant-nor an the horse.
ANA back to the homestead, old sorrel did 90 on,
Leaving wagon, and stephen, &c. and SO on
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r The colored mems n. Y. State Conven.
ton has been in session in Troy during the
present week The Troy whig says
The Convention is attended by ahopt ons
hundred and fifty delegates from abroad. and
by large number of delegates and spectators
residing in this vicinity In appearance. the
body is certainly highly respectable. There
are members oft who are fitted by education
and association and experience, to give dig.
nity ana interest to any political Convention.
Ana there are those, of course, as in all as
semblages of the kind, who appear to more
advantage when quietly following than in
leading. Better public speakers than FRED
ERick DOUGLAS are rarely heard In a Con-
ventlon OF his own people, he of course over
shadows all others. So well aware of this
Is ne himself, that he seems disposed to saw
ms little as possible DuFFGN, of Geneva. R,y'
OF Nilliamsburgh, lioDGE. of BROOKLYN. ST,
MoNDs, and BELL, Of New York, LorGEy Of
Syracuse, MYERS, of Albany and GIBBS of
Troy, are prominent in the business of tbe
Convention.
One object Of the Convention is to devise
some means by which the qualified colored
voters OF the State will hereafter act in con-
cert lhey propose to vote for such men
only lwthout regard to party distinctions Of
any klnd) who will favor the abroration of
the property qualifications now required Of
the colored voters.
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=" are aware that one Of the chief art,-
ces in the democratic creed il 20 fnllo,v Tho
party if it goes to the ID. But will the
honest part of the party stick now it has gone
there That's the question. ~ H. Senti-
mel
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.,. Tue ANNIvERsARY IF Know No1HrNersN.-
Two years ago this month, the first Know
Nothing Lodge in Massachusetts, was insti.
tuted in this city The ceremonies took
place it Is said, in clock establishment in
Hanover street. Its first trial of power wa.
IN the Municipal election of the following
December, which resulted first in the defeat
OF Mayor Seayer, and afterwards in the eiec-
ton OF Mayor Smith. The order reached its
acme short time before the last State cleo
uon' when 1t had between eighty and ninety
thousand names OF voters enrolled upon It's
books. 1t would be difficult now to estimate
the number Of its members who would rally
at the call of their leaders in a separate orga-
nlzation, but high officer of the association
stated publicly that he did not believe that
they could now, without aid from other
parties, control thirty thousand votes through
out the State.-BoSton Trarcller.
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" FOOLS measure actions after they are
done 10y the event wise men beforehand. by
the rules of reason aud right. The former
look to the end to judge of the act. Let
me look to the act, and leave the end to God
-B,sh0p Haie.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-09-14

A SINGULAR CAsE.-About two years ago,
Mr. John Cookson, an honest aud industri-
Gus teamster and laborer of Montpelier be
came conscious while drinking at brook in
a moving field that he had swallowed some
thing which he ought not, but which he
supposed might be piece of grasshead. lie
soon, however, began to be troubled with
some unwonted ailment in the stomach.
which has been increasing till this season,
when, from that cause as is now believed he has
been repeatedly visited by severe convulson
fits, which sometimes rendered him senseless
for three hours. Last Saturday evening, af
ter supper he felt crawling motion in hi,
stomach, and being seized with nausea went
to the door and threw up, with the freshly
taken food in his stomach, live red evit
three and half inches in length Ii NAV
be still seen alive at the store of Collins (
Pierce in this village Mountain
Freeman
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PRETTr WOMEN AND PoLIrESEss.-A talen-
ted lady, "who writes for the papers,
speaks thus of city railroad cars -
The seats OF the ear were all occunied
crowded, yet the conductor stopped for me.
Not wishing to disturb those who were seat
ed, was intending to stand, but gentle
man up at the far end arose and insisted
upon my taking his seat. Being very tired,
| thanked him and obeyed. Presently a
lady, much younger, much prettier and
much better dressed than myself. entered
the car. No less than four gentlemen arose
instantly, Offering her seat. She smiled
sweetly and unahectedly, and thanking the
gentleman who urged the nearest seat TO
her, she seated herself with a peculiar grace
of manner, She had one of those faces Ra-
phael was a ways Notwithstanding, sweet,
and expressive.
little after this young beauty had taken
her seat a poor woman, looking very thin
and pale, with that care-worn. haggard look
that poverty, and sorrow aud hard labor al.
ways give, came in, She might have been
one OF those poor seamstresses who work
like slaves and-stdrve for their labor. She
was thinly and meanly clad and seemed weak
and exhausted She had evidently no SIX
pence to throw away, and came in the car
not to stand, but to rest while she was help.
ed on in her journey. While she was meek.
ly standing for the moment, none of the gen
tlemen (D Offering to rise, Raphael's angel,
with sweet, reproving eyes, looked on those
who had so ofhciously offered her a seat. and
seeing none of them attempt to move, and
Just as myself was rising to give the old
lady seat, she arose and insisted upon the
woman taking her seat 1t was all the
work but ofa moment and the look Of
grateful surprise the old woman gave her,
and the glance of sweet pity the beautiful
girl bestowed on the woman as she yielded
her seat, and the evident CONSERVATION of the
hroadcloth individuals, who were manifestly
put to shame, all were to me irresistably in
tertsting and attractive. One of these same
hroadcloth wearers apparently overpowercd
with confusion, got up and left the car, and
Raphlel's angel took his vacant seat,
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aNfcDoTE.-A gentleman was once riiin,
In scotland by a bleaching ground. where a
poor woman was at work watering her webs
OF linen cloth, lie asked her where She went
10 church and what she had heard on the
preceding day, and how much she remcm.
pered' She could not even tell the text of
!he sermon And what good can the preach
,.g 10 you, said he, If you forgot it all .
An SIR, replied the poor woman. If YOU
.Iok at TINS web on the grass. you will see
'ha' as 'ast as ever put the water on it, the
sJn urieS 1t all up, and yet, sir, I'ee " gets
"hifer and uhifer.'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-23

At the MAN AND MORTAR, on Market Opposite Union
Street Nashville. asssg rsssssi large sugi1ss " fresh
Goods offers unusual Inducements TO purchasers.
r IQUORICE-ssO lbs best Calabria Received by
IL 7. WELLS.
ouS-Fpe Salad, Soerm, Painters, Tanners. Orstor
I J and Street oils Offered cheap by 7. WELLS.
oEGARs AND TOBACCos-ss,Oo 900 aus1dors,
- Napoleon Baryios, Ls0ndorO. Jenny Lisd Sgars;
rs boxes Nay Queen aud Fine Cut Chewing and butcher
Smoking Tobaccos. For sale low BY I. WELLS
DoRTER-Loudon in pint and quart bottles.
Il Received BY l. WELLS.
VARNIsHEs Furniture, Coach, Denar, Bresea and
" Black Japan, Iron Leather, Instrument and Picture
Wishes. Offered low by I. WELLS.
CULPHURIC ACID-12 carboys; Spanish VIII
~ nng-lS bbls Received by T. WELLS
II ydraulic Cemest and Plaster of Paris Of SUI
IL perior quality. By II. WALLS.
ELECTkIC Machines, Medicine cssts. Medical
IL Saddle Bags, Glms Boys Trusses Shoulder Braces,
Otero Abdominal Supporters. Reed by 7. WELLS.
DLACKING-4O gross fresh Paste Backing Re
ID ceived and offered eheapby 7. WELLS.
COLD LEAF, Gold Fol, Steer Leaf Red, YsHos0
VI and White BIozSss. Reed by 7. WELLS.
DIPES, Marbles, Gun Flints, Percussion Caps. Gun
L Wadding Received by T. WELLS.
A LCOH0L, Gins, Rum, Irish Whisky and vnegars-
N Received BY 7. WELLS
FrGnzfort, Loaisvi1e, ZSrisgt0n and
vi Cincinnati. Received and for sale BY T. WELLS
COUGH Candy-s5 dozen Howes Cough Candy.
~ and New England Cough Syrup. 7. WELLS. 4
GLUE AND SAND PAPERS in quantity. Re-
VI ceived and offered low BY 7. WELLS
DRUSHES-7S dozen HAIR Tooth Nall Hat Cloth,
ID Paint Busting, Sweeping Scrubbing Poona, Stencil.
Horse, Comb, Shoe, Stopping and Yarnish Brushes
Received by 7. WELLS.
COMBS-sS dozen, well assorted For sale very cheap
~ by 7. WELLS.
INDIGO AND NADER 2o5O lbs Of best quail.
i Ties. Received and for sale cheap by T. WELLS
DAM KILLERS dozen assorted sizes Received
Il by 7. WELLS
FTEAS-1O cases fine OolOng Imperial Young Hyson
u and GunpOwder Teas Reed by T. WELLS.
EIAvORING Extracts, well assorted, VerDaeeli,
u Farina, Corn Starch, 7iIg0riRis Pranes Preserved
Ginger, Sparkling Gelatile
For sale low by T. WELLS.
usage ORANGES los Fresh Seed Of this IA
" vore American Hedge Plant
Received and offered low by T. WELLS
ERESH X e ID CLOVER, Timothy HERDS
II GRASS, Blue Grass, and ORCHARD GRASS Seeds !
Received and for sale cheap by
T. WELLS
mh24 Market Street Nashville
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Premium Boot and Shoe Mandatory

JAMES W. HAMILTON. KBEy FULLER
HAMILTON & FULLER.
TENNESSEE BOOT G. SHOE MANDATORY,
Corner Market and Spring Streets, Nashville, Tenn
N7 would inform friends and the public that we
w still at old stand on Market street. where
we have on hand, and manufacturing much better
assortment of work than have before offered the
public consisting IN part of the following kinds
Mems supertne French Calf Boots and CATERS;
Men and Boys fine Cali Shoes Oxford and Monroe Ties
Mems, Boys and Youths Calf and Kip Boots, water.
proof;
Mems and Boys Kip and Thick Boots, double and sin.
gle soes;
Mems, Boys and Youths Kip Shoes, double and sin.
gle soles;
Double Sole Negro Broeans:
House Servants Shoes, heavy and light;
Youths and Children's coarse and fine Shoes;
-ALSO-
Ladies and Misses Calf Boots, sewed and pegged
q" Kid
" French Mo-
TampcO"
French Morocco Boots
sewed and pegged.
We are making our work from select stock and in
good Styles and warrant every part of the workmanship
Prices lop and uniform.
~ Work made to order. Also, repairing promptly
and NEATLY done.
- Cash paid for Hides or taken in exchange
janl1-ly HAMILTON FULLER.
n AND WARRANTS.-Wea are buying and paying
4 the very highest prices for LAND WARRANTS. Per-
distance having warrants to sell by sending to
by mail otherwise may depend getting the highest
prices at which they selling at the tmein Nashville and
The cash RENTED or paid to order.
iuiy2l Dyer PEARL& co.
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LIQUORS.

TEETH.
nENTISTS viii please take notice the undersigned is
~ our only agent in Nashville; and those wishing
make of Teeth will please make their purchases direct of
him. He has just received another supply of Teeth, which,
with bis former stock, makes it large and complete He
has also on hand few fine of Dental Instruments
all compete also, Forceps, Files, Puggers Excavaors,
Buns Drills, Bench Vices CoTundum Files, Wheels, DC
For sale by A. STRETCH,
Formerly Stretch Orr Wholesale aud Retail Druggist
Corner College aud Union Streets, Nashville. Tenn.
feb6--U
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R. L. CRENSHAw- ................D.S WRIGHT.
SOMETHING. NEW.

K. L. CKENSHAW IDS. WRIGHT.
SOMETHING NEW.
VNE having completed our Shop, and put up all our
w machines, are ready TO do all kinds of Carpenters
work the shortest notice SASH, DOORS, BLINDS,
HOLDINGS of ali sizes, BANISTERS, LATTICE and
BLINDSLATS, dressed SHELVING, DRAWERS, WIN
DOW and DOOR FRAMES of all skies, completed Boxes
of all kinds hand at all times; CIRCULAR WORK
of any kind done; LUMBER Of all kinds dressed
sawed to any size from quarter of inch 10 thirty
inches square, Persons wanting any thing in line
would do well to give cab before purchasing else
where, determined to do all work WELL and
give perfect satIs acion and cheap be DONE
all work delivered to any house in tswn without cost
Shop Broad street. west OF the Nashvle aud Chaa.
nooga Railroad where will be found at all times ready
10 wait on any person that wants work.
Feb l4-ly CRENSHAW Il WRIGHT.