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from search.
Gen. Cass says the United States denies the
right Of the cruisers Of any other power what
ever, to enter their vessels by force in time Of
peace, to decide the broad question whether the
vessels are frieghted according to law as claimed
by England, and tosend them in at pleasure for
trial, cannot be submitted to BY any independ-
ent nation without injury and dishonor. In
conclusion, Mr.. Cass il instructed by the Presi-
dent to inform Lord Napier that, while he, the
President, is determined to execute the treaty
Of ls42 with fidelity and efficiency, he is not
prepared, under existing circumstances, to enter
into any new stipuiations on the subject Of the
African slave trade.
The Senate made the Kansas report the spe-
cial order for Monday, and adjourned.
Louisville, April "a.
s coal boats were sunk on Thursday night
near Louisville by the storm; one pair was own
ed by r. l. j. Watson, one pair by VIM. II.
Brown, and one boat by Henry Neal. The
crews on Watson and Meals boats were saved.
Six men we're lost from Browns boats, viz:
Henry Brown, VIM. Brown, D. Jackson Murray,
and two others, names unknown.
New York. April "a.
St. Georges day was celebrated yesterday BY
the St. Georges Society. There were religious
services in the morning at st. Thomas church.
1t which Lord and Lady Napier, and the Prus-
sian ambassador was present. The dinner wal
given at the Metropolitan Hotel, and Was ct
tended by large delegation from the diplomatic
corps.
Harper / Bros. have resumed payment in full
giving notice yesterday that Ill their paper vii
be paid q maturity.
Augusta, April %.
The banks Of the State will resume specie
payment on the lst Of Nay.
Hampton Roads, Va, April IS.
The U. S. sloop-of-waE John Adams arrive,
here last night.
Albany, April 2S.
The Auditor Of the Canal Department has r.
ceiyed the following
Fort Edward, April 22.-The entire length q
| the Champlain Canal il in good condition.
Memphis, April Is.
Connections Of Charleston and Memphis roa
will DO interrupted 10 days On account Of hsAy
rains. s 4# asassk 60 ~
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United States Products.

The following statistical article upon the
agricultural products of the United States
will doubtless prove interesting to our agri'
cultural friends, showing as it does, the vast
Importance to the country of the labor of the
| husbandmau
"Agrcu i.ure is doubtless ono Of the richest
resources of nations wealth and greatness.
1t has been so in al, ages, for the products of
agriculture are the elements of art and manu-
facture. The number Of farms and planta-
tons is about 800 600 with us 600 600 of
improved acres, and 100 100000 of unin-
proved. The farms average 200 acrcss each,
Of the average value of S22j1 each. and an
average of 500 worth of agricultural nipple
mcns to each. The forms generally are the
| largest III the Southern States. South Caruliua
having, among 5000 farms. 1900 of over 1000
acres each. and sixteen of over 10000 acres
each. The smallest average is in Maine
about ninety-Seven acr?S-rangng 10 about
one hundred and in New York, New .Ier soy
New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Using to upwards oftwO hundred in Maryland
Kentucky and Tennessee, three hundred in
Virginia, North Carolina, Mississippi and
Louisiana, four hundred in Georgia, five
hundred in South Carolina, nine hundred in
Texas, and four thousand four hundred in
California The last two averages are rather
apparent tnan real. The census taken from
1880, shows Indian Corn. our native grain,
to be the great staple Of the country. yielding
at that time six hundred millions Of bushels,
valued at three hundred millions of dollars ::
more than the combined value Of the three
next staples, of Wheat. Cotton and Hay
The crops is grown from our Northern to
our Southern limits, and affords better test
than any other Of the advance of American
tilage. In no State has it refrigerated. Its
increase from 1910 to 1850 was sc per cent,
while the increase of population was only
thrtyfve per cent. The crop for 1856 was
estimated at eight hundred millions of bush
els nearly double the crop Of 1910 The
wheat crop from 1910 to 1850, increased only
| 5 per cent. In New England. the cultiva-
ton during that time declined fifty per cent.
1t languishcd in New York, is nearly station
airy in the middle States, but is increasing
largely in the Northwestern States. Chicago.
which about twenty years ago imported flour
and meal for her own consumption, is now
the greatest primary grain market in the
world, rivalling Odessa aud Gaatz, Dantzic
and st. Petersburg. and her brands of flour
are recognized throughout Europe. or our
exports Of brca1stuIl;s, wheat is the principal
item. In 1850, the proportion was $40 900
900 Of wheat to only 81 600, eco of Indian
corn. Our exports of breaJstutls. according
to Mr.. jay, have of late years singularly
varied. In II, owing to the Irish famine.
they rose to Sos 600 600. They fell in 1853
to &31 600 900, and in 1852 to S2j 600 900,
rafiSing again in 1854 to SO 600 900: sinking
the next year to SIS ,000 900, and again rals.
ing in 1857 to S,I0G00OO.
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Cl)oitc i,'octrll.


hrr'ly struggle. brother workers.
Win steady z,ai and will:
Fortune stoopS for you 10 conquer.
II You MS" voUr utmost skill.
ARE You bH!lItd by mi>clnncqs-
Overlooked while others rise?
Patience, brothers, skill advances.
Constant efforts gain the prize.
1lar' You struggled Never heed it
II! again; he not dowucaSt:
Go1d s"tr'sS may Yet succeed it.
Fortunes Smiles be- yours ut last.
k"'r yon doing; earnest Labor
IA not maize your efforts worse.
Struggle on for work. my neighbcr,
Is blessing, not Il curse.
mi If some look culdly on youl
Nnch to You arr little worth:
Fortune i.!vorS those who hrlvrlv
Iriz" their lnb"rs morr than birth.
frldc and TITLES are not wanted
With the man Of merry" and zeal.
Working with will undauntcd.
Upward towards the road of veal.
Ar Your hands grown hard and horny ?
Never mind. il hearts are right:
Day may dtwn on roIdwdy& tIlnrnv.
Which You leave behind at night.
Nerves OF steel, be up and doing!
Never think il is too late!
Wealth will seldom come with wooinm:
Grasp your work, and raise Your fate
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CoOLING Rooms. The warm wca Their
will shortly be here and every one will be
seeking the refreshing influence of cool and
shady place. whcreunto they can retreat from
he blazing sun: so we will give our readers
few hints concerning the cooling OF the ir
houses. The first necessity is a thorough
draft. This Cal. always be obtained by open
ing every door ard window in the basement,
the top ofevcry window above. and by
thowlng each door wide open: but above all
he sure that the trap door in the roof is open,
and there is plenty of air room from it down
stairs: so that which ever he the direction of
the wind, there will be at least one ascending
current ofairin the house. Another requisite
is shade. Our common Stat shutters answer
well foI the windows, but the most cheap
and convcnient shelter for the roof is to cover
1t thickly with straw. dried reeds or rushcs.
These will resist the influence of the MONDAY
sun, and keep the garnet almost as cool as
the basement. One of the most simple
methods, and at the same time cheapest means
of artiIically lowering the tcmpcra u'c ola
room is to wet cloth o. any size, the larger
the better, and suspend it in the place You
want cooling let the room be well ventilated
and the temperature will sink from ten to
twenty degrees in les, that half an hour
The above hints will he useful to many. aud
as last suggestion VIC will inform the re- adler
that, in summer it is well to keep solution
Of chloride of lime in the ousc, and OCCASION
ally sprinkle it i'll the more lr,qncuted parts,
as the Passages and staiIs.-ScIcMfc .fmcri-
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AN INTERESTING DEMONSTRATING the
services of the Union Prayer Meeting last
night at the Town st. NJ. L. Church, DR..
Awl showed n pocket Bible, and related an
interesting incident connected with it, lie
stated that it belonged to gentleman who
was soldier in the English army in the wars
against Napoleon, who was praying man,
and who was much exercised in mind respect
ing his situation. His mind was directed to
the verse of one of the Psalms, which reads
thousand shall fall at thy side. and ten
thousand at thy right hand, but it Shall not
come nigh the This made great I'M
preston upon him. On the morning Of the
battle Of Waterloo, he read his Bible as was
his custom, and instead of placing it in his
knapsack he placed it in his haversack.--
The division to which he was attached was
not called into action until three O'Clock IN
the afternoon. He went into the battle, and
during the fight the book was pierced with
two bullets, which protected him from their
force and doubtless saved bis life. At the
conclusion Of his remarks he returned the
book to the owner, who was sitting in one
of the pews lie IS now an old man, and
still continues in the service of the great
Captain of Salvation. lie resides in this city
and his name is Ross. Philadelphia Paper.
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LIVING CONFEDERATION IN Brown SUGAR

LIVING CONFEDERATION IN Brown SUGAR.
A correspondent of the Couniry Gentleman
says IL take the present occasion to correct
the common impression Of the illinformcd
that swarms of aniinalcule are present in
everything we eat and drink. On the con-
trary, they exist only in certain Circumstance
and when they do occur, of course impair the
value of food for all dietical uses. As all
animal structures, from the largest to the
smallest. contain nitrogen, one Of the cond-
tons of the existence Of animalculM is the
presence of nitrogcnous matter upon which to
feed. Now pure sugar contains no nitrogen,
and therefore cannot contain animal life but
in brown coarse sugar the existence of vegc-
table albumen oilers nourishmtnt to these
beings, and accordingly they are commonly
found invested with minute insects called
sugar mites In general, the more sugar is
contaminated with a!buncn, the more nu-
mcrtus arc these disgusting insects. They
may he detected in the less pure sugar 10y
dis>olving two or three tcaspoonfuls in a
large wine glass full Of tcpid water. After
standing an hour or two, the annalculn will
be found some on the surface of the liquid
some adhcring to the sides Of the glass, and
some in the dark sediment at the bottom.
mixed with cane fragments, git and DIRT
The mite is visible to the naked eye as a
mere spcck the microscope, however, OK
hibits its appearance and history from the
cgs state to the perfectly developed animal.
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PERSONNEL or CONGRESS. The House j.
composed Of 24l members. including dele
gates from Territories. Of these, % have
cray hairs and % are bald II wear full
boards: j the mrlStachc alone and Il3 have
whiskcrs Of different fashions, from tho
"goatce " to the - mutton chop" style The
appearance Of the House is very Youthful
rl1d members are generally medium sized
men. North Carolina has the talcst repre-.
sentative and Maine the shortest. Not more
than members are of the build of the re.
nown@d Jake FalStail, and of these kcntuc
Ky has representative who shows the best
living
OF the members Of tic House So are accom-
panied by their wives % by their daughters
alonc. About one fourth Of the members al
single men and of these one half arc couiirm.
cd old bachelnls and the remainder want tc
get married whenever they can. There arc
probably in the House about two dozen
Handsome men," in the opinion of the
ladies', ard about the same number who are
in the opinion Of the same Judges, " hldeous ,
There are five members who speak on
every question which comes up and partici
pate in all the legislation deere both public
and private. Three always speak for the
ladies in the gallery and are never happy un.
less some " bright eyes are gazing at them
About one half of the House are talking
men, and these may be divided into seven
classes, as follows: First, eloquent and logi
cal orators second logical and eloquent
third sound rcasoners fourth, good takers
fifth, buncmnb speakers sixth. vlstuperativ,
dcnouncers; and seventh, borcs. The first
four classes, ! may add, are very small, Will,
the last three ar" large.
Hon. Joshua r. Gi;l,lings of Ohio, is tn,
oldest member and the oldest man in the
House. lie has been there about 20 years
Mr.. Orr, of South Carolina. the Speaker, has
represented his constituents some / years
and Mr.. Houston, Of Alabama, has been in
the House nearly as long.
\ birds eye view of the House does
not strike .hc observer with conviction
that it is very grcat-grcat in intellect great
in patriotism, great in soul.
There is very little genius to emit flashes OF
light, and the talent among the members is like
the gold of Australia, covered up with great
deal of earthly matter The word which dc
scribcs the House best is clever" the mem.
bcrS are very clever men in every sense oil
the term. and there is AS much goodness Of
heart among them as can be found in any
Two hundred and foIty-one men in the couu-
try,
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SrcKING Up WATER FROM S4ND.-Liy
stone, the African traveller, describes
ingemus method by which the Africans
tain water in the desert -
The women tie bunch OF grass I'd
end Of a reed, about two feet long, and i
it IN a hole dug as deep as the arms
reach. then ram down the wet firmly az
it. Applying the mouth to the free q
the reed, they form vacuum in the
beneath, in which the water collects, n
short time rises to the mouth. 1t VI
perceived that this simple but truly plS
rhical and ellectual method, might have
applied in many cases in different cout
where water was greatly needed, to the sd
of life. 1T seems wonderful that it sh
have been now first made known to the W,
and that it should have been habits
practiccd in Africa probably for centuri~
1t seems worthy of being particularly n6si
that it may no longer be neglected frorS
norance. 1t may be highly importa.s
travellers OH orr western deserts and prlS
in some parts of which water is kns
exist below the surface.
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TRUE PoILTENEss. AS to poltencss, many
have attempted to define it. ! believe it is
best to be known by Decentralization
not being able to comprise it. | would how
ever, venture to call it 'bcncyolcnce in lilies, "
or the preference OF others to ourselves in
little DAILY, hourly occurrences in the COM
mercc Of life. 1t is perpetual attention we
either prevent or remove them lowing,
cercmonious, formal compliments, stiff civil
ties, will never be polteness that must be
easy, na,ual, unstudicd, manly, noble; and
what will give this but a mind benevolent
and perpctually attentive to exert that amiab'c
disposition in trilles to all you CONVERSE and
1--we with. -Lold Chatham.
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WIEN PRESIDENTS DINE. On Davy
Crocl cts return to his constituents, after
surrounded him one day and began to inter.
rogaie him about Washington.
What time do they dine at Washington,
Colonel y asked one.
Why" said he, " common people, sucl
as you are here. get their dinners at one
O'Clock, but the gentry and big 'uns dine Il,
| three. As for representatives, we dine at
four, and the arstocIncy, and the Senate
don't get theirs TIL five"
"Wcl, when does the President fodder p
asked another.
"Old Hickory" exclaimed the Colonel
) attempting to appoint time in accordance
with the dignity of the slation,l " Ole
! Hickory. well, he don't dine till next day
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Hurry AND HASTE. Nothing was ever gain
by being in hurry. 1t is the most mphi-
loSophc,l, injndicious condition into witch
poor human nature ever throws itself "A
man in a hurry always does his work care
lcSsly. and generally conIrivcs to commit
some blndcr, through the excitement Of try
ing to do AN hours labor in ten minutes,
which spoils the whole thing. andnccesitaes
its being done over again, at the expense of
twice as much time and trouble. BY always
hasting. but never hurrying, one may ac-
complish an immense deal. Arrangements,
application and stcadincss, are the three
great auxilarics to the performance Of any
thing and everything without them, nothing
can be donc-with them, there is never any
need of hurrying Oncof the most prolific
novelist of this age, has never, since he com
mcnccd his public career, written lotieer
than two hours in the twcnty.lour ; but he
has written two hours in ercry twenty four,
and volumes upon volumes attest the power
Of accomplishment which lies in his regularity
and deliberate application. There is not a
particle of use in cndeavoring to do anything
which ore has not time to do well, except in
very rare and exceptional circumstances.
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A SErRET.--ITow do you do, Nh
Have you heard the story about Mfg. !.
Why. no, really, Mrs. Cad. Wks
Do tell
Oh, I promised not to tell for a
world No must never tell ont, IN
1t will get out.
Why, III neTer tell ont as lon
live, just as true as the world. What
Come tell
:, Now you wont say anything al
will yol.?' a.
No, I'll ne*cr open my mouth all
never. Hope to die this minute. =
Well if you believe it. Mrs. Fur
me last night, that Mrs. Trot told h
ncr sisters husband was told by
what dreamed it, that Mrs. Trouble
daughter told Mrs. Nickons. that u
mother heard by letter which She.
her sisters second husbands Dldests
step daughter, that it was report eds
Captain of a CAN'T boat just arrivtdS
Fecjce islands, that the inertnaiis Al /,
section, wear crinolincs made out
skins
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SnhEp TICK DEsrRoYnn.-M
ncighbors. in order to free their
lambs of that disgusting and tHe
sect, the L" tick, " apply spirits.
which is most weakening ap3
although ctlectual in removing
iurics the animal almost as
the evil itself, If not remove
give my lambs, after shea
thorough washing in New
liquid which, while it almost
destroys the tick" ltava
bright and lively, without.
depression or loss of en-.
This is by no means an
tion-two gallons of good /
cents per gallon being
lambs, if properly appIicd.y
list in a lock Of wool whicltu
oughly wet in this rum, or ar 2.
liquor. Alcohol. in a concet
sure death to the ms. ct. -Ge1
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" HOLE No. SIT

VINO CAN TELL TIE AGE OF AN OyTER.--
The process by which oysters make their
shells is one of the most singular phenomena
in natural science. A London Gvsternan can
tell lineage of his flock to a niciety. The age of
bis blvalve is not to he fonnd out by looking
into its mouth. 1t bears its years upon ITS
back Everybody who has handled an oys-
ter shell must have observed that it seemed
as if composed of successive layers Of plates
overlapping each other. These are technical
ly called - shoots and each Of them makes
years growth, so that by counting them,
the year when the creature came into the
world can al ence be determined. Up to the
time of its maturity the shoots are regular
and successive, but after that time they be-
come Irregular and are piled one over the
other, 50 that the shell becomes more thick
cned and bulky. Judging from the great
thickness to which oyster shells have attain
ed, the :nolin is capable. if lef, to its natural
changes. unmolestcd, Of attaining patriar-
chal longevity. II
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PREsER WING FLowERs.-Ou fair READERS
al of whom. re know, love flowers TIL
season of which is now at hand will he in
terested in the flowing manner of perscvini
them from willing, which a contemporary
assures us is highly Successful. The plain /
This: Procure fiat dish of proclaim, inB
which pour water: place upon avasc of flower
and over the vase a bel-glass with its rim
the water. The air that surrounds the floi
ers being confined beneath the bell glass,
constantly moist with water, that rises III
it in the form of vapor. As fast as the wa
becomes condensed it runs down the sides
bell-gloss into the dish and if means be -
ken to enclose the water on the outside
the brll'Slass, SO as 20 prevent it evaporat
into the air of the sitting room. the ATM
phere around the flowers is continually da
The plan is designated the Ilopean Al (
ratus.' The experiment may be tried d
small scale by invcriing tumbcr over d
bud in saucer of water. s.
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A SIMPLE DIsINFEcTANr - on
three good sized onions in halves, 1
them on plate on the floor. III
noxious effluyia, ETC., in the sick 4
incredibly short space Of time. antN|
to be preferred to perfnmery ~
purposes. They should be CHS
six hours. IN
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u The following table is worth )
for reference, as it contains informal
the time when born. age and dcat;
greatest men of our coiIE.ry
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GJTMrs. Darlington says she was much
elucidafed last Sunday. on hearing fine
concoulse on the parody of the prodislous
son.
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G-J~The Bible through the influence OF
Catholics, has been excluded from the New
York Fourth Ward public schools.
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b'NS tbuIlticSS sect.
| shall never forget This lesson. PRAY
God that every one Of my sins of onlis-
sion may not be followed by such a train
of mischicf.'
TO be reminded of her fault, the lady
had the dollar set in plain bracelet,
and wore it constantly upon her arm
Every day the base coin left green
mark from corrosion, and as she washed
it off, she thought how blessed it would
be if the consequence of sin could be so
easily ctIaced. But that she knew by
experience could not be.
In the three days since she had first
been careless of the right, that dollar,
which she had suffered to slip through
her fingers, had brought sin or nnhap-
piness to herself, the two huckstcrs, the
minister's wife, the l,ypocritc, and the
ill-uscd foreigner. Thcy--nonc of them
would ever, during their whole lives,
escape from the consequences of her
culpablc neglect in not stopping the
circulation of that counterfeit dollar,
C--T7The Bible through the influence of
Catholics, has been excluded from the New
Nnik Fan, kh Wand ,,u hlir srhn,,ls
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TRiAL OF MooRE.-The District Court
has been engaged almost exclusively during
the past week in the trial q. W, Moore. In.
dicted with Northup for the murder of Rey.
nolds A large number of witnesses were
cxamined,-a great portion OF the evidence
having but little bearing on the issue. One
witness, Mr. Dryden Of All,ghenytown,
sworc positively that Moore fred one sho,
at Reynolds, soon after Northup commenced
shooting. The fact was not sworn to by
any other witness, but no attempt was made
to impeaeh Dryden's character. The ovi
dence in the case was concluded Saturday.
The argument was opened on Monday by
Nj. Nupp for the pro ccution. who was fol.
lowed by Messrs. Meredith aud Mcconnell
for the defense. aud closed on. Tuesday, by
Mr.. Anderson, the District Attorney The
Court instructed the jury that IL they be
lieyed Northup was only guilty Ct man.
slaughter they must acquit Moore, as hy
our Law there can he no accessory 10 the
crime OF manslaughter. This instruction
was considered very favorable for the pris
oner. The case was given TO the jury at halt
past eleven o'clock yesterday. and at halt
past two they brough, in verdict Of s'no,
guilty "-.Nsedda Democrat.