Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-15

HAPPNEss.-Wh should You not be happyi
Are you writhing under the influence Of pow
erty. Never mind, fifty years, and death, that
constant labOrer, will bring about geneIalluv-
cling of the present generation. The rich and
poor, great and small, high and low--the child
of fame and the humblest laborer, will all be
slumbering together in the silent earth. Don't
look back-look ahead--press onward don't
repine-be cheerlul-ye cart reverse the laws
Of nature-the past you can't recall, the future
you know nothing about; therefore, do the
best yon can each moment, amt leave the result
with God.
PAY YOUR SMALL BILLS --Tol many people
who cannot plead necessity, careless in sunh
Zines as these regard to paying small bills to
chanes and tradesnen, prcierrng to retain the cash
and defer tho payment. This is a griGvOus wrong
and tends to produce an incalculahe amount OF in.
convenience and even distress Every dollar pnil
to tradesman or mechanic not only satisfies its
demand, but enables him 10 due course To pay an.
other, Who u turn pays his creditors and thus many
obtain relief from the movement OF tie first debtor
Ii you owe one dollar and have tho means TO pay IT,
you can do your part toward mitigating the pres.
sure on somebody
The COLLISION IN BosToN HARBOR.-Bo boston,
Oct. 9.--The collision between the British
steamer Niagara and the schooner Harriet
Maria, occurred off Boston Light about eight
O'Clock. The schooner was first struck by the
steamer, and cut down TO the waters edge
She had on board an assorted cargo and eigh-
teen passengers, all of whom We're rescued by
the steamer, except Daniel Higgins, of Orleans,
who was killed. The weather was very thick
at the time, and the accident seems 10 have
been entirely unavOidable.
THE REPORTED ALL OF LUCKNOW Boston,
Oct. "a letter received in this city, dated
Calcutta, August 10th, (the same as the one
published in a New York paper announcing
the fall OF Lucknow makes no mention what.
ever Of that Important event, but simply states
| that Gen. Havelock had received reinforce
| ments and was advancing upon the place.
The besieged at Arrack had been saved, but
not until three hundred lives had boon sacri-
feed.
The steamer Bengal was,expectedlto arrive in
| five days (August l5th) with fresh supply of
troops from Malta.
MONETARY AFFAIRS IN BosroN. IT, Boston. Oct.
! 9.--The evening papers Of to-day report the
money market easier, but negotiations of paper
continue about as difficult as ever so that in
reality but little relief Is actually felt
The banks yesterdayIgained one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars in specie, making
the increase already this week three hundred
| thousand.
MONEY MATTERS AT MEMPHIS Co.-McmDhia,
| Oct. 9.-The money market here is very tight,
but thus far, no failures OF moment have been
announced. Trade, however, in a general way
Is much depressed. .--
~ FAILURE OF THE BosToN BnLTING CO.-BOs-
ton, Oct. 9.-The suspension OF the Boston
Betting Co., is announced this afternoon.
ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.--rhe steamer
i. II. KenneIt broke her shaft, near Baton
Rouge, La, on the 2Sth ult,. on her way to st.
Louis, Mo-, and was compelled to return to
New Orleans. Companies A, IL and X, of the
Fourth Artillery, were on board, and Sergeant
Mccormick, of Company A, jumped oyerboard
at the time Of the accident, and was drowned
A PRESENT POR PRESIDENT BUcHANAN.-Mr
d. II. Barrows left San Francisco by the last
steamer, with barrel Of Los Angeles wine fol
President Buchanan together with samples
of oranges, citrons, almonds, lemons, grapes
&c. There is something besides gold in Cali
torna.
A NEW TERRITORY PRoPosED.-The citizen'
Of Utah who are opposed to the polyganon
principles of the Mormons are purposing
separation Of Carson Valley from Utah, so a
to have separate territorial government
The population of Carson ~ not more thai
5000.