St. Mary's beacon., 1858-09-02

oil ttt New York Irfa'u VIII me hFyf'sR :
Il vss irfor,-ed last EsElt that grand
coalition &rl.ane was on fJ'. between the
friends Il Hunter AMI Bre k.riiiG9c with a
vep. u ti.e'e!cction Of one or i.l,. dt6cr II The
Presidency This movement rs ~:ii, tn be ,lic-
tated by an apprehension gr,winI out of the
increasing POPULARITY of Wis. and the waning
prospects q! FfdRtcr in Virginia the idea BEN.
that a UNION of'tke friends ~ both would he
sufficient 10 secure the Influence Of tie Old
Dominion for tinc or other a. these aspirint-
Some sIy That fit'iter has waived his claims
in behalf If Breckim'-e, while ,&hcr, a>Scr;
that the teri:yS ri the coalition contemplate 10
surrender III claim on the part OF either. hT:
merely 'tttiihn OF her respective forces the
choice as between the two to I've governed by
future circumstances The distracted state Of
the Hunter ranks ~ Virginia. caused By the
iniu?ciolls selection of Ietchcr as their STAN
dard bearer in the euSting GuhernatOrial con-
test. led me tn anticipate recently sstTe change
Of tactics ot NE part Of that clique, That an
ticipati6n IS fully realized in the Development
Of this new coalition"
Az IHsrkt AEST FOR EXA&ISrSG THE
ETE.-An Instrument callel the opthalmo-
scope. by the aid Of which tie Gye NAV he in
ternally examined, has recently hcc;s introduced
TO the notice Of the scientific world The in
strument is in the form of concave mirror.
with hole ia the centre in which lens is
fuscF:ce. and to tits another lens is added
which, however. is separated and movable
-" hen the instrument is used "A ligAted candle
is placed at the side "f the r,ticnt. The con-
cave mirror is then held in font of the eve to
be examined. while the movable lens is Sis
pended between tic light a,d the 1!4s;;t: Or il
such a manHe+ sS ~ Ca ccnrate the rays -
the first Oh the >ccunf.
he rctie. ted RAYS converge on the rctila
and on passing through it. dlvcrGc and render
luminous the whole interior oi tie eye, which
the observer can Sc by looking through the
lens placed ia the mirrors center. The retiua
and the lens form microscope. the multiply
ing power of which is about five hundred.
PoE'S RAVEN HE Boston Transcript no.
tees as on free exhibition in hist c:ty hcau-
tiful specimen of watcr-cotdF,d painting. exc
cef.& ~ Wehnert, membcr If fhc London
NaccT -t,i5S S-jFttS. The subject is taken
fr,rh Foes Raven. The mnurllcr:of the lost
Lcoaorc sts surrounded by volumes Of for
gotten lore" with his face buried III his Lands
The dark, heavy draPcry imlartS gloom 10 lie
apartment: contrasting with the soft dlcamy
light from above which envelopes the shroud-
ed form of the paintcrs'< ideal uf Pee ) creation.
Two rosy cherubs arc lifting thin veil from
the face of the ''rarc and radient maiden, tltcir
tiny faces lit up with the cxprcsSio+, + almra-
ton, intermir gtc,i ~fth care ieSt ihcv should
disturb her slumbcrs. There is q suftnc>s and
su6dued coloring over the v hole picture that
perfectly accords with the spirit and pathos Of
the poem. and the lcholder can almost hear
the RI vpv notes ..\cvcrInnrar
To TOBACCO PLAHTEI:S There As'e few
suggestions which we wish to MAKE to the To-
bacco .5<cwe4s OF Virginia and Nor,h Carolina,
the observance 81 NkIch would not only make
their 1ai1scco ntoEc sAtc*t!c and bring higher
pict, hut wo;,ld be : great accommodation TO
the Manufacturers. ;Mfe:iyp they are as fol-
lows:
LIST. Let the plant be fully ripe before cut
ting
I'd. 1'"'~a the largest plants for wrappers,
3rI. Care Tie oafcr portf,,n c, ,nv ,.up. u
possible, in the .iin--but II forced by rain to
house it. cure with the charcoal made of oak
or hichory--not Of pine. Let the wood hc
seasoned i'll the spring Of tia yca~ before II
there is much fire or smoke, put it out and
let the Tobacco take two days sun--anG at
from falling too much Oh the Icaf
THE RkrTtESNAKE.-Two scientific gen
tlcmen OF iho.rasville ia have lately been
experimenting with the rattlesnahe and The al
legged antidotes for its bite. Several expert
mcnts were tried with dogs which. after being
bitten, were subjected to various remedies
which were reputcd to I've efflcaciouS IN many
h,,k . -
tireir, the bite proving fatal in n ;c~ hours
WhiSkey was finally tried, and tire dog, after
icing bitten OF the ileShy part nf the thigh
was forced to swallow several glss of VIII iskey
at short intervals. The poor aNiynal was made
extremely sick for several lays whether ow-
Ing to the whiskey or 10 the bite of the
rattiesnake. the scientific gentlemen were una
bic to determine,i bnt finally recovered, and al
last accounts appeared as well as ever.
A SrAMPEDE-Tcn valuable slaves belong
ing to Col. q. W. Hughes, of West River in
in this county. left his farms IN body OH Tues
day morning last, At Queen Arn's. about ten
miles from Col. Hughes 1.-TWO oF them who
went there to get something, to eat, We're cap
tured by Mr.. Thomas +. Alvey and Mr.
Richard Il. Harwood. TIE rest Of the negroe.
who were 4 short distance off, waiting their re-
turn, suspecting from their long absence that
they had been arrested started IN pursuit and
coming upon them, at once with bold rusl
released their two comk,des. desperat.
fight occurred and two of fhe negro men were
We learn, dangerously wounded, and left upon
the field Of battle This seemed to brighter
and deter the negroes, hecause they as speedily
AZ possible returned home to their master. The
two wounded were sent for and properly cared
for. Their real condition We have not yet as.
certained.-AnGp. Rep.
HABITS OF SPIDERs.-The fllowing curl.
Gus fact is given on tho authority Of Mr.
Spence: Having placed a large full grown
spider ON cane planted uprighT III the mids
OF a stream of water, he saw it descend the can,
several times and remount when it had arrived
at the surface Of the watcl Suddenly he al
together lost sight Of it, but in few moment
afterwards, to his great as: onishment, perceived
It quietly pursuing lis way on tie other side o
the stream. The spider having spun tw,
threads along the cane, had cut one cf them
which, carried by the wirrl, had become at
tached to some object or the bank, and 81