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sg issssi sssss Bssssssss sssssss ssssssss sssaasssssssssssss ssss asssssst sssssMi wife. Not dreaming of any thing wrong * the lad y has tily threw .on her shawl an d bonnet , and decla- red herself ready for a start. .; - .. . Stepp ing on shore , Dad«e hailed a colored coach - man , gave him a shining doublo o n , and in asmo . th- ered voke t ordered him to drive leu miles in an eas- terl y direction , and then , withou t a sing le question , turn around and slowly return. Leavin g Dodge and hi s fair companion to enjoy their p le asant drive , af ter a tediou s confinement in a noisy, and cla ttering steamer , we will , now re turn to the captain , who , at the appointed time , gave the steam er ' s bell the accust omed number of rings , haul- ed ia t h e plaak , bid a good day to his frieuds , and shoved ou t into the mudd y river. After seeing that the additional frei g ht was well balanced , ropes and chains prope rl y stowed away , and every thing, in sailoi ' s p hrast f , * ail lau t . \ which occup ied nearl y a n hour , the captain entered the la- dies ' saloon to scrutinize his new passengers , and pass an agreeable halt hour wi th his sweet and af- fectionate wife. No t seeing his lad y, he repaired to his sta te room , where he found th e usual variety of out and in- side dresses , ni g ht caps , sli pp e rs , s tockin gs , &c , bu t no wif e; whereupon , fe eling a little uneasy, (the honey-mooa not.yet being passed .) a general s earch was made from stem to stern , but withou t the least succ ess. ,. . For a moment the captain s tood like a statue. — A thoug ht struck him !' Wher e was Dodge ? Some one rem arked that be had not been seen since the boa t left Natchez. Wi th the speed of a madma n , the captain rushed to the state room of the Yank ee singer, when , to bis utter astonishment , he found that the baggage h ad all disappeared , and on the bed Jay a letter , di- rec ted to captain —- , of the steamer B S-—- ' . Th e fetter was quickl y torn open , w hen , to add still gre ater fury lo bis frenzy, his eyes fell on the fol - lowing :— Dear Sir :—Thinking that you mi g h t pos s ibl y hav e the p leasure oi relatin g to your friends , how you caugh t Dod ge napp ing, by persuading him t o make a declaration ot love to your talen ted and trul y accomp li shed lad y, you tried your utmost , bo t h b y mi srepre»e!itatioii and personal influence , to gel me in the rr.e-hes of your skillfully wove n net ; and thinking lhat when we get among the Roman s , we are ju stified in doing as the Roman s do , [ hare b y the same metho.f , taken possession of your beau tiful wife , withou t her own ot your con sent Your Jad y shall receiv e that attention and kind- ne ss , that non e other better than a tfusionian kimws how to bestow; and unless you conclude to \ b om ^hi p, \ ackno wled ge the corn and immediately take possession of ihe prize , (which , be tween )0U and my s elf , I con sider the most manly and w se st course ,) I shall , if it m eets her approval , lake h er tinder my char ge in the next steamer bound for the Cr escent Cay. Yours f or fun, let it come a t whose expen»e it may—in a horn. Ossi ax E. Dodge , the Bos ton Vocalist. P. S. —Enclo sed you will find the amount ol my f a re , and inasmuch as 1 have taken possession of your/air , it is perfectl y fair , that you should take posse ssion of my fare. Iu a voic e of thunder , the captain gave orders for the ac tion of the eng in e to be reverse i , and t aking possession of the p ilot house himself , he had , tor a time an excellen t opportunity of coaling hims elf dow n in to somethin g like a s tate of reflection and r eason . Bding naturall y of a generou s noble-hear ted and Jivel y turn of mind , he was soon obliged lo ac- Inowledge to himsel f , that the \ inf ernal Yankee \ had outwi tled him , and lhat a; ler all . if his wife liad received tha t attention promised m the letter , i t would be heller not lo make a fool ol himseli , h y a grea t sp lurge and show , bu t handsomel y ac- knowled ge that he had been whi pped a t his own weapons : return the vocalist the am ount of h is fare , and then present him with a life ticket for the steamer B S , curren t a t all s eas o n s of the ye ar. A bout the time that the capja in was raging the wildest , Dod g e was explaining to his fair compan- i on the manner in which her law ful lord had com- promi sed her honor and di gn ily, and r epresenting her as a widow , and the proper person to receive ihe addresses of any and all young men , who m i g h t by acciden t ' or o t h e rwise , engage a p assage in the same s teamer. Little b y li ttle, in his usual sh rewd manner , the vocalist revealed the complic ated p lot , f rom beg inning :o end , until ihe whole conveisalion , p lan s , &c , wer e brought to li g ht , including e v e n the cap-sheaf of the ,, whole—the letter left in the s tale room. The JaJ y trembled , wept violen tl y for a few mo- nism s , and fina l l y wound up wi th a merr y ring ing laug h , exclaiming— \ Oh won ' t he be angry for a few minu tes ! But he ' s a noble fellow , and will , i u half an hour after- wards , be willing and h appy lo torge t and forgive. But he shan 't forget , as long as I have a tongue — Oh. won ' t I hector aim! But , Mr. D od ge, h adn 't we be tter have the driver hurry 1 For ttie captain will r eturn immediatel y on the recei p t of j our no te , I know tie will ; for oh , sir , w e ar e very l o ud vl each other ; indeed we are. \ Dod ge order ed the driver to increase his speed , and if he should di. -cover a steamer coming up the riv e r , to immediatel y inform them. ¦ * D an ' s one couim * now , Massa , \ immediate l y rep lied the driver. \ Whal' s her name : \ in quired Dod^e. \ R eckon Massa ' s fr om i.e norf ; <ion ' i k now ni g- ger can ' t read , \ , iej uined me laughing piince oi dar k ness . Dod g e ami his fair compan ion immediatel y took a View of the distant stexnb</a l iroin the window of the co.ich , and socrn satisfied theiii. -srlves beyond a doubt that she was none oilier ttiau the lUeu.ica! ii s . \ Wah d oes M a?sa want ni g;;a drive to now r \ inquired the w onder str icken , hui respectful driver. •« To ' Natchez , under the lull, \ rep lies Dod ge . • ' and govern yoursel f accoidin^ to ihe speed of y un- der steamer , as we wish to boaid her \ \ Yes-san. \ As the bow-line was thro wn ashore , Dod ge and the pseudo widow alig hted from the carriage and w alked slowly towajd» the buat. The captain , overcome with jo}\ , at the sLht of hi s young and ta auwul bride , s piang i roin the lajf- Xail , and - <ooji had her clasped in his ar: ;;s. Alter a hug, a kiss , and a few words in private , he turn ed round to Dj l^e , w ho stoo l looking on like one convinced he had no lig ht to enjoy the scene , and exclaimed— \M y de ar feilow , this is happ iness , and no mis- take ; t»ut I'll own up that I' v e tffi* u sold ; and lhat you ' re too many f or me altogether. And now , sir , if you 'll pr omise me thai you will never relate the facts of this case south of Alasun & Dix ou ' s line, you shall he entitled to a cabin passage on my boat iwui the present time to the lail of 1899. \ \ I am much obli ged to v on . caMain , for yom ofl er . \ r eplied Dod ge , » hut should prefer not in accept u. as jokes tha t are paid for . a rc not , as a g enesal thing, so long reiiiembfud . or so well en- j oyed , as those founded oa aflectiou lor the vid- «t« a *' : — ; ? — f — I VW, \ Hit again, by the great father of rivers !\ ex- claimed the- ; captain , \ bu t I' m now behind time , a nd mus t . bii . rry off ; so , ' God bl ess you , tri y, d<ar fel - low , bu t don 't , amid the exciting scen es of concert- izing, ever forg et captain — , or the steamer B S , or your elopemen t wi th anoth er man ' s wif e. \ On his arri v al at New Orleans , the vocalis t found a le tter in the post-office , containin g, together wilh the good wishes of the captain and his wife , an elab- ora tely, finished and , m assive gold ring, on whi c h wa s engraved the captain ' s name and res idence, and undernea th, in very tine lettering, ihe simp le bu t impre s siv e w o rd , \ sold. \ - ' • ' ¦ • ' • iV i ¦ ' Dod ge show ed us the ring, and amid the shouts of the fraternity, exclaimed— \ Boy s , 1 h ave preserved ibis ring with great care and a ttention lor a wedd ing g ift , but . havn Vas yet found the first woman who had the courage lo otter her self , and i t' s all nonsen se for me to raeuiia a ihe sub ject , for they 'd insist upon it • Old Dod ge * was somingone of his j okes. \ Fr om the Rondou t Courier. S outh American .Notes. — I went to the public squar e al 4 o ' cl ock in expectation ol seeing a bull figijt , bu t was disappointed in the exhibition — Theie were abou t 10 , 0 00 person s present. Five or six bulls were siiccostveiy turn ed into the arena to be lormeni ed. The animal *, however , appeared to be tam e. It was diiiicuJUo goad them into the ne- cessary fury lor the spoil. Some ol the men ou horset/ack displayed much skil l , boib in the man - agement of lheir hoists and iu thr owing the bull by sei/. ing his tail , a na g iving it a sudd en jerk :o one side. National airs are p Uy eu during ttle lime by a band of music , and salute * ot artillery ate tired at intervals lion, a battery in one \ ang le of Hie p laza. The houses surr ounding the plaza , and those ot the principal streets , were tastefu lly utuora ted Willi hang- ings of damask ot the national colon, fed , bi qe and y ellow , susp ended from tops ol the windows and extending to the pavements- I n the evening a splendid ball was g iven in hon or ot Wt occasion. Ihe rooms weieha ndsomely dec- i ratew ' , the ad joining galleries brilliantly lig h t ed with vailegated lamps , and the square coun was tih ed with chiubocry, laaieiiilly arrang ed , i oimuig a delightfu l proineuaae. The supper was sump- luou s . The music shuck me as peculiar i» as s tyle , as well as the dancing. The coup le s arran ge themselves as if to dance and cowra dance As the movements are upon an unyield ing tiled floor there is no jumping, no French ambition lu spend halt the time in the air , or Ya nkee siriie to dance < he airufi£csi. On lii e contrar y the) am all gently. Ihe movements instead of being up and uUWll . llke a paper toy between two electrical disks , is l ateral , t he time being Kept by a slight sciape upon Illegal- ly pavement These dances appear to a stranger i ntricate and difficult , on account ol waltzin g in a very confined space , iulioduce d al every turn. The arms have more employment than the fuel , and aie bran dished by the lair ones with much skill and grace . - The General sat in state at the head ol the lo om , lolling with graceful indifference over the amuse m ents ol ins subjects. Immediatel y behind him sal hi s wo sister * on elevated seats , whose piump cheeks and smooth bruws huve never been distorted hy ihe fatigue of thought , an d auiaZeii the co mpany by a disp lay of p hiloooptucal indif- feren ce in sleeping during the whole ot the no.se and bustle of a crowded assembl y. Hie sleeping beau ties weie ihe admiration of the room. Never before , 1 vi-utuie lo say, had they attracted so much attention. The next day I din ed with the Marquis del T , a t his SISler ' s house , Wit h 15 COUp le lion, Lauacu - . T ins entertainment was suinpliious i the mo>t d«u- cate dishes and WllteS followed each Other in end.ess succ ession. The setvatits were as numerous as the gues ts. There was a total absence ot all foimattt y ; the gentlemen frequently rote from their seats lo attend lo the wants ot ladits , or c arry them on the end ol a fork , a delicate morsel. This little civility i s usually letuined in kind , and forks aie seen pa>- sing in all directions. As this may be translated int o batin g to your health , there is a civil obligation to eal ihe inoisel. Treatment of Clergymen. —We gave a funny let ter , tue oth er day, in which the trials and hard- ships ol a village cteigyinau were cleverl y shown up. Th ere is another laud , and another religion , wiieie Ihe contra ry ex Heme pie vails—wheiecieigy- men are spiritual masters , as here ihey are spirit ual slaves. At, the nest knowled ge isgol by compar ing extremes , anu as a compromise is a sale (run g al- ways to piopoae , let us see flow ttie brahmi ns , ^ tne Hindoo cieigy,) are esttemed in liwia. A wuter in Hum ' s JVicicbaiJ ls ' AJa g azine says ;— ' . * The slig u ieot disiespect to one of this sacred o rd e r is 1 the must atrocious of crimes. ' For con - tumelious language lo a Brahmin , ' says the law of JV leiiU , ' abudia (or couimoiijparishioiier) a mu si have an iiou lod , leu fingeis long, thrus t red-hot into his mouih ; una lor titterin g to * g ive in struction lo priests , hut oh must he pouieu into his mouiu and ears. ' — ' If a Suilm sits upon the car pel of a ttiahuuu. in that case the magistrate , h aving thr usl a hot iron into his back , and biauded him , shall banish bun ihe Kingdom ' '1 he following piecc p t refers even to the most exalted classes : • For sinning a Brah- min , even with a blade ot grass , or overpowerin g linn in ar gument , t he oiletider uuiat soothe him b y laltlti ^ ptostiate. ' Not only is extraordinary »t>peci Uud pie-eiiiineuie paid io the bialiiiuiis, hut they aie ai lowea me most strikin g advantages over ah - .otner iiieini.eis of ihe social body, in aiiuosl every- tuiiig which regards ihe social stale. In Ihe sraie ot pu ni'huients lor crimes , i he penalty oi tile Uran - ium , iii UiiiiOM all cases , is infini tely iiufuer than .hal vl the inferior castes . Althou gh punishment is re marhabl y ciuci a:.d sanguinary lor the other classes ot the liuwoos . neither the lije , nor even the prop- eity of a fJiahiiiin can he Drou g ht into danger by Hie most a:rociuus otku ces. A tower rale ol imeiesi lor money is exacted liom a Biatnnin than from the oltter cl.ieses. As inuuli the laigest portion of exis- tence among tne Hindoos is engtussed by the perior- inauce oi an minute ui,d nurdtiisome ritual , w hich [exte nds to almost eveiy hour ol the nay, and every function oi natuie anu society, the Uraniu ms , wtw are the sole judges in these complicated and endless 1 du ties , aie ien.;eied the uncontrollable - -ma sters Oi hum an file. I uus elevated in power and puvileges , the ceremonial of society is no less lenmika nly in Uieir l avor . They are so much supeiior lo Ihe hing, t hat ttie meanest bra hmin would consider himseli polluted by eatn. g with him , and u eath itself would appear lo him less dread ful than the degradation 01 p ermutin g his daug hter to uuue herself iu mar riage with his sovereign \ - . [iV e should add to this , from the same article , aa account of the duties of otie ol these Hindoo clergymen. The mornin g du ty, only, is thus de- scribed:— ] \ U p on arisin g fr om sleep, a Brahmin musi rub his teeth with a twi g ot the d g-tr ee , repea ting pray- ers. The twig is tnen careiulf y thrown away m a p l ace flee from impurities. Aohiiiou next enga- ges bis attention. Standing in a river , si pping wa- ter and sprinkling it before liiin . he r ecites maudibl y th e holiest text of the \ Veda , wil ti the names oi the s even worlds. He next throws water upon his he a d ei g h t times , and lastly upon the groun d , reci- ting the ' following, among o ther- prayers : 'O . wa- ter , since ye aflord us deli ght , gran tjus present hap- p in e ss , and the;; 'ji(i]) lurous . 8i g h . f of the>upreme Go d. ' He then p junges ' tli ' ree tirhe sln lo the water , repeat- ing each tune the expiatory text which recites the cr eation , and then , w ash i ng his mantle, the morn- jug abluiion i s finished .. , He bathe s agam at noon , if an huus ehbide r. laiitl iaj so at evening, ii \ be long- ing to a sacred order of devotion , with piescnb ed ceremonies .- Coming out ol: the water and pu lling on hi s man t le , he . siis down to worsh i p the rising sun , hb ldtng a considerable quan iiiy of cusa-tjrass in his lefi h and , and three blades oi it in his li g ht , repeating the holiest . tex t . of the Veda. : .Hetheii sjps w ater three limes, r epeals and recites as before , nibs hi s hands as if washin g them, touches with his wet hand his feet. head , breast , ey es , ears , n oi-eand na- v el; and again three times si ps wa ter. / If , h owever , h e should sneeze or sp it , he mu st not 'imm ediately si p wate r , bu t first touch his rwht ear. The sip- ping, however , being at l ast pel formed , he passes his hand bris kly rouiid his neck while he prays , • May the waters pieserve tne I' He then shuts his ey es and meditates in silence. He next ponders on the holiest of texts , and this siii'lime duiy is pt-r- ioimed in the following manner : closing the leu nostril , he draws his brea th thr oug h the li g ht nos ttil . ahd then closing il with nis thum b and suspen- ding his br eath , lie ' r epeats to himself Ihe holiest text ol the Veda , and makes other repe titions , alter which he em Is the suppresse d breath , and thus fin- ishes on e part ol his meditation. This process is repea t ed t hree t ime s , and the whole is then conclu- ded. He then stands on one foot , and looking to- wards the east , wtiii . e his hands are held open 'tetore him iu a ho/low form , reci tes p rayers la the sun , of wtiich this i* lite must remarkable : ' Thou ait self- existent ; thou ait ihe most excellent ray ; thou giv- est efful g e nce , grant il unio me. ' These ceremonies ended , the oblation comes next. It consis ts of tila flowers , barle y , water , and red sanders wood . In ihe las t p lace comes the invocation of the holiest tex t of the Veda , n-cited along wilh ihe tn-iileral mon osyllable , and the names of the thre e lower world s pronounced inaudibl y a hund red or a thou- sand limes , or as olten as pra cticable , coun ted upon a ro sary ol wild grams , or o t gem s strt in gold. — Addi tional pr ayers aie . recite d , and the mornin g worshi p of t h e . sun i s terminated \ Such is the name g iven lo the magnificent build- ing whicn is in the pr ocuss ol erection in H y de Park , London , i u curimin the coHtnhvnion s ot all nations for the great exliihi;ion of 1851. This Wonde rful production of art is . 1848 feel long by 408 broul , coverin g about 18 actcs uf grounu , anil g iving with ih e galieiies an eiihib itin g surface of iweniy-on e acres. '1 h e lata! cubic contents w ill be 3 3 , ou0 , uOn feel , giving room for formin g ei g ht miles of exhibi tion tables. A galler y round the inside will extend nearl y a mile . The number , ol column s will be 3230 , var ying in l ength from 1-1 feet 6 inches lo 20 leet. They wilh the sashes and sashes an d g lass will be throu g hou t similar inl ' oiin. Th ere will be 224-1 cast iron ' g irders f or *uppoitin g the galleries and roofs , 1 128 intermediate heurus , and 8»8 wrou ght iron trusses. The gulteis for cairy ing oil the water , ingeniously c arried throug h the columns , will b e 34 miles in length. There will be 282 mile s of sas h bars . and 9 0 u , 00l) super- ficial leet of gla ss. Some uood will he used i ' oi joist s and flooring, bu t the most of the buildin g ma- terial wi;l be g la ss anu lion , the , ehtire outside be- ing composed ol l hem 'J lie entire cost of freein g and main tainin g the buildin g for i.s e , is es timated at jElotl . UOO . It is proposed, to dispose oi lhe . iim- t erials after Hie close til the exhibition , in which e vmt the • expense will he reduced to £7!i,8H0 — While the actual labor of constiuciitiu pioceeds , a vast amount of preparator y uork ftoes on simul- taneousl y S ash nars , window frames &c , are ko! read y hy hundreds oi workmen under neiVIn orin g s heds Piles ot material aie collected m every par tot the ground , and at the 1st ol Decembci ibre e-fouiths ol it Mas on hand , 9t>0 hands we re t h e n emp loy ed , soon lo be increased to 1 500- The iro n woik is all bioug ht Iroin fiirmin g hum. The g l ass is all luinisbed b y cue fiim- 'Ih e limber use d is from the Baltic , and of excellent quality. — Gas has been laid in the e. r<iuiu:s and the work is con tinued durin g most or all ol the inuht . W thin a commodious set of offices the heads of depart- ments regulate the work and piescrilie the labor lo he pu rsued. An timeti ous system ol btass checks or tokens has b een devised to determine the uum ber o l hours par day f or whic h each nan has ia- boied , and the pay which is due him. 'I he wh ole busine ss is earned on in the most systematic and on.eily manner , and it is very rsinarkab le with how lit tle noise and bustle ttie work proceeds — N earl y every-thing is bioug ht on the ginund l eady to be put up, and thfc loudest sound which rearhes th e ear is the occasional chick of the hammer , \ clo- sing up rivels \ Over so l arge a space the noise oi labor is lo st , and the building aiises almost as noiselessly as did Solomon ' s temp le No t onl y will Am er.ca furnish her full share of articles for the exhibition , bu t the ingenui ty of one of her sons is likely to be brou g ht m ' t o exercise for the erection of the biiildui fj i tself. We learn t. ' . at .Mr Benjamin Hardinge of Cin- cinna ti , h as propos ed to cover the iron columns , p il asiers , entablatures , &c , v\i lh a kind of porce- lain oi vari egated enainel .giving them the richness and beauty ol the choicest polished nuub' e and pteci OtlS Nones , viz :—ihe a^ate , ch alcedon y jas- per and o lher silieinus formations , lie also pto- poses to app l y li quid sili ciiates to the g ' . a?s in va- i'iej yited culoied crystals , in uri smatic or softly bl ended rai nbow tints , whi ch will give a beau tiful mellow li g h t to the interior and supersede the blinds which »eie af first proposed to modify the g^re of liah t throu gh sin h an immense surface of g lass. — T he expense of this will he comparati vel y small. — Ih e material being composed of qua r tz or white sand dissolved in lar ^e quantities throu g h the agen- cy of h y drofluoric acid , and o ther solvents, it is said to be ihe cheapest finish upon iron or glass ever known , is applied with great facility, as s o h ard as not to be removed by a file. .The ' buildin g will ha ve heeu comp lete d when ihis ar ticle reache s our readers , \and a vasl lemp le , *ays .an Eng lish p ape r , will ha ve been raised , in Sv ' hich the brot herhood of nations is to he celebra- ted—a temple enjoy ing the temperature of June , at once thoiou ghl y ventilate d and refreshed , li g ht in appeaiar j ce a s a banboo caiie, and sirong as a Nor iiiarj Keep, . wi th decorations as graceful as those of the Alham bra , and res embling, no thin g , perhaps that was ever before erected , bu t some gi g antic con- servator y a t once graceful and magnificent. \ ., , . . . -. ' - ' . ' . . \ . fHolden ' s Mag. The Chr ystal Palace of Concord. .; ASSMBLV . . :: - . .; : Albanv , Feb. 3d . Pe titions wer e presented as follows : Three for the unconditi onal repeal of the Free School Law ; to prohibit the sale of ' ' in toxicating liquors asa bev- era ge ; for alteratio n of the law ta.vui g B ank Stock; lor a law providing lor the education of JPau per childr en or children of intemperate parents ; ' to fur - nish each Sch ool Disdric t with a copy ol YVebstei ' s Dictionar y ; six to s lay collection of rent on ma- Legisla ture of New York. nbrial lauds un til the decision of suits riow perid , - ingf agains t the repea l of the mililia Ja w and for the 7 am endment o f;-;tile same ; two for an. amend- ment of the Free School law. The selec t committee on Excise reported adverse- ly to the bill amendin g the law relative to that sub- ject. \ ; Mr: Sherman , of Duc thess , called for the con - sid eration of the resolution offe red b y him relative to the Tariff. Mr. Burrou ghs of Orlean s , moved that they lay on thetable Lost. - - ; '' Mr. Ferris of Tomp kins opposed the passage of the resolutions ; Mr. Whe eler , ot Franklin , moved that they lay on the table and be printed Carried. Notice was g i ven of bills for the incorporati on of the Society.lor the Relief of Fiieud lesa Boys , in t he ci ty of New Vork : and for Ihe better government and mana g ement ol the New York Alms House and Peni tentiary A bill was in troduced authorizing assessors to ex amine persons on oath relative to personal as- sessments . Mr. An'hon of Ri chmond called lor the consid- era tion of the resolutions of Mr Thompson of New Y nik relati ve tp an expression of the views of the Houst on the Compr omise Measures helote the elec tion of an Unit e d States Senator Mr. Au lhon advocated the passage of the same and pro tected against the course of the Judiciary Commi ttee in not repo rtin g the mailers referred to them on t his subj e c t . A motion to lay on the table was carried. Satu r day , Februar y 8 , 1 651. A Free p assage in the U. S. Mail , tor all Newspapers , throu ghout the coun ty in which ' they ma.y be publish ed. i ' iiw wmH wmmmmammaaKMnBtntmmmmvBMmmemBmt immmmtmmnm ua The Popul ation of Long Island, b y the census of 18S0 , i s as follows : Kings Coun ty, 128.899 . Que ens \ 36, 832 Suffolk •« 3 6 ,826 The Hon. B. YV. Crownin gshieid , of Salem , Ex- Secretary of the Navy , under Madison , f ell dead in a s tore in Boston , on the 3d inst. The cause was disease ol urn ueatt He was nearl y 80 years ol age. T Hh C O KK K CT O R. The Long Island Rail Ro ad is now said to be in a fair way of m eetin g with a change— then if any thi ng i s in a situation for improvement , no thing s tands bcfoie it; us it appears to us , there is no one poin t about it , bu t improvement will work for i ts benefit , and t or the good of all concerned—like all olher almost irreclaimable sinners. The Legislature ol Michi gan have re-elected Gen Cass lo the United Slates Senate , lor the term of 6 ytais fro m 4th of March next. The quack ph ysician , who is now in the city piiaon , Now Yo rk , on a char ge of causin g the death oi (Jeo r^e Uobine t i , the Mammoth Boy , a lew days since , by admiinsie iing lo him improper medicines , has , alter much hesitation , told his name and age , as near as he knew it. His name is Elisha J. T ,a- ih.itn , agtd about 40 years , and w as born iu Sag Harbor. He was committe d b y the Coroner to awai t the action of the Gra nd Jur y. Th e committee of way s and means have refuse d to report s bill altering ihe present tariff. YViuii.\gton , N C , F eb. 2. JLm. s if the Steamboa t America. —The s teamboat America , f ormerly ol Philadel p hia , which left this port on the 14lh ultimo , lor Mobile , foundered on the 29ih ni t 'I he schr . Cham p ion , of Boston , p icked up one Dual' s ctew con taining six men. ¦ . • I t is believed the other two boat? were saved — M the time ol the Joss of. the America there was a severe gale preva ling. ' , The America was built for Messrs. Bender and Wrig h t. She ran from Phila del p hia to Cape M ay l a s t s eason. IVie Rhode hian d S enato >s!i ip —Thirty-four memb ers ot the Rhode Island Leg islature have pub- lished a card , d ecl a ring t ha t t hey did not vo te for Mr Ja mes to the United States Senate. The olher Whi gs ' will prob ably follow in a like disclaimer. On the other hand , Mr. John Hokien , who avow s himsel f a Whi g, d eclar es lhat he and thirteen others vo ted for Mr. James. . They were , in the first place , vexed wilh the iriends of Air. Simmons , because lliey would not support Mr. Whi pp le , t he regular Whi g candida te. The writer further says that Mr. James is\ sound upon all the leading Whi g m eas ure s , \ and tha t they had satisfactor y assuranc es that he will \ sus tain the - Whi g par ty in the Senate. \ The writer fur ther says: \ The re sult , we b elieve , will be favorable to the Whi g par ty, and to the promotion \ of Wh i g meas- ures in this Slate and in the countr y. Gen James , our n ew Senator , is a Whi g. He voted for Gen! Harris on lor President in 1840 ; he voted for Mr. \ Cl a y for Presid ent in 1844. In 1848 , a t the time of the election of the last Pre sident , he wa s absen t from \ this Siate upon Lake Erie. - Had he been here , we ate a ssure d he would have voted lor General Taylor for President . He voted for his present Ex- cellency , Henry B Anthony, for Governor of this Sia te. What belter assurance can any man give of Whi g sentimen ts tha n these vote s , reachi ng back lor the las t ten years ?\ The Providence Journal gives , in additio n , the fo llowing: \ 1 he town is full of rumo rs in relatio n to the l ate Senatori al election. Before it is sealed how the elec tion was accomp lished , a fierce dispute has ar isen as to the man who has been elected . The f ollowing rumors are in every body ' s mou t h : lef t. Tha t Gen James stat ed to a Democratic member of . the General Assembl y, - tha t he was a D emocrat , and noihing but a D emocrat ; and that he would acc ept'the o ffice of Senato r only asa Dem - ocrat., ' . - ' . ' . . \ .: ¦ 2d That Gen. Jam es has written a le tter . in which he unequivoc all y pled ges himself in lavor of the measures of the , \Vhi g.par ty. : - . - . Both of these state ments are made upon such au- thori ty that we should not doubt either , if i t was nol c ontradicted b y ihe o ther. 3d. That Gen. James denies having written such a le tter , and demand s that the men who make the asser t ion shall produce the document. SAG-HAltBOK . There aie-o ther? rumors not less astaniiKj,, and contra dictor y V;but these are sufficient for on ; day. ' m ^1 \' V \It is also understoo d , and we have not heard i disputed , that General Jame s contribute d a l sr V sum, generall y s tated at §3000 , to the Democra t \1 reg istry fund. \° J Of course , Gen- James will , as an hono tab li om I see the necessi ty of definin g his position. ' i The National Int ellige n ce r publi shes an extract \ fr om a private letter I rom Berne , dated Dae. 16'h '% in whic h il i s stated lhat the Swiss National L' $ s embly has unanimousl y ratified the tre a ty with th \ ^ Uni ted Slates , wi t h m a ny demons tration s of sati,! S if action. The committe e that reported the treaty < ^ ! r ecommended the establishment of a perm anent mis ' - I sion ai Washington. .They are also about to m t ^ [a block-ot m arnle from the Al ps , for the Washi nc '^ ton Monument. ° \ \General Charles T . James , who has betnelec- ^ ted to the United States Senate b y tht Legislator •? of Rhod e Island , is the well known Mill butfder who (or the last leu or fifteen years has supBrint en * \ ' ded the erec tion of more cntton factories from Main t * [ to Georg ia , than any o lher man. * * Of G eneral James ' s peculiar qualifi cations for the hi»h r : < . office of Senator , we know but li ttle. He is too ^ ; l ar gel y in terested in Coiton Mills , no t to be a hirh i tariff man. . We can only add inal he is good l 00 \. . v ; ing, and one of the best rifle shots in N' ew Eng \ land. In earl y life , he was a • ¦ hard boy \ and iow- ed his •' wild oals \ all over his native Siali . We \ confess to some sur pr ise that ihey have borne him such a h arvest. * • • Great limes tht« when VV hi g Sta tes , in c onsequence of famil y . ' tndi ' send Democra tic Senator s to represent them in Cos ' i gresa. \ New-York . — It is now certai n that the popula- lion of our state b y t he new census , will v ary rery ' li ttle from 3 , 100 , 0 00—probabl y rang ing a few bun- dieds under lhat amount , I t i* alsu generall y con- ceded lha t ihe dotal repre sentative population of the : United S tates (composed of all ihe \ free persons \ and thr ee-filths of \ all oth er persons \) will range somewher e fiom 22 to 23 , (W0 , 000 , makin g tha ra tio of representation (the House being inflexibl y limited to 233 inembei s) soinewbete from 96 , 000 to 100 , 000 inhabitants. Should the ratio , hotve rer \ range as low as 95 , 000 , our state will probabl y bare 33 members after the next Congress , or one less t han at present; should , it tange bttsveen 95 ,5 00 and 98 , 000, we shall probably have but 32 mem- bers; should i t (as we expect) go above 98 , 500 , we snail probably have bu t 31 members . Vety few ot the old states bold lheir own in the g ian t rush of depopulation an well as Mew York docs. — [Tribune. Excitement. —Qui te an excitement prevailed '|§ among th e . boarders oi ihe Exchange Hotel y ester- |g day. On Sa turda y a lady with lour children ami- |$ ed here on her way to New York , and took loc j- c |$ ings a: the Exchange Hotel. Al an earl y houro/i $j Sun d ay , a gen tleman accomyanied by a legal |; fri end , c ame to the hotel and examined thereg iattt. - .f l Th e gentleman on seeing the ladies name , decl ar- ^ ed thai he was her husband , and d emanded to be 4i shown to her room , fur the putpus e of (akingcharge | oi tht children. He was requtbted to wait until | she should rise , when , p erhaps the allair would b» | aetile d iii ail amicable manlier. The gentlemanaiiJ .;;| hi s friend then left the- ^ room , and li wa s suppwed | thai Ihey had gon e out oi the ; hotel ; b ut in a stun t || nme the clerk heard the screams of . a lem a i e , »nd - : $ g oing into ' the entry saw the husband running d own <;fl s tairs with hts child ren, pursued by their inoltui. |« H e immediatel y went lo the ladies assistance a- .c ' fii r escued 3 ol them , which he gave into her chain. IJ* The husband retained possession of ihe young ett , v 'Ji and was going ou t of the door , when th e tier* $ cuughl i t by the clothes ; but the father pulled il ml ¦ ;| of his hands and ran off with the child , which wu ¦ ¦ ¦ perf ectl y naked , ii s clothes having been lorn oS in ih e affray . ' Th e servants of the hotel , - summoned b y ilia screams , of ihe woman , pursued , and chasing the man d own Peiin. ' st. succeeded in overta king him. T he child was reca ptur sd and handed bac k to in mo ther , who s till remains at ihe hotel . We pt«- sutne lhat the children will be brought befoie some ot ihe courts ou a writ ot hatieas corpu s to - day. [Piisbuig (Pa.) Gaz. . of Monday . A Hopeful Commu nity. —The Californ ia Courie r ^ of Dec. lUity, gives Ihe lollowtnj d e scri p tion of liie stale of society in San Francis co :— ' ! . ¦ - Our city is infested with burg lars , incendiaries , ^ assastri s . .and ro bber s , and there is now no time to ,%; dis cuss the moralit y and extent of panishmenl liat ^ should be inflic ted on them when they are found ,|| off endin g Fiom the putl ieus and prisons ufewy \^ city we have rture sentative s. They aie here to y|j| commi t ihelt , robbe ry, auon, and do wha tever else |^ m ay be wicked ; that ihey may live . Theyate not ; - ^ di sposed to : work and make an honei l livim. — J* Now , uiiiil these scoundrel * are severely deal t ^| wi th and pursued with terrib le effect , they will F an || an d carr y out thei> deeds of darknes s. The city ^. is no t safe one day. We have no prisons or pent- |y lentiaries to lock them up in . We must rid tbec i- | t y of them by : a summary proces s. Let one or wo ;|J examp les Oe set , by shootin u or hang ing wm, m ihe rest will probabl y find it best to leave lor oifttt : ^ parts. % The Chea p Posta ge Bia . -In the Senate of the Unite d Slates , several amend ment s are propo- sed to the cheap postage bill , conlormin g i ts I'tovia- ions more ne arl y to the recommendation s ot t\ Pos tmaster General.- We are g lad t o see, bow ev e r , that the provision allowing Uih circulation of aeni- paper s free . in the county where published, ««• tamed for the benefit of ihe country press, i b<j 0 \ is al together a most importan t one , an d conltmplate a real , prac tical and salutary reform , f 111011 come h ome to the every day business and interc ou - ; of our ci tizens. The Postmaste r General has con- fere d a las ting obligation upon his country men, °J ; : urg ing the subjec t, upon the attention of tongre • .^ T he bill , thou gh opposed , wi ll without doubt , paw. g| We shou ld be exceeding l y sorry to see it rej\\- \ ; fj and the disappointment of the peop le , woul d oe. mos t universal. ?fi .sis Cattle Trade in Maine. -During the p« l J» | 422 0 head of cattle have been driven across | K enneb ec brid ge in this city , on their way » i | Massac husetts cattle markets. This is » >« «> , ^ number by more than a thousand , we are in tow | than ever crossed il in any one year. Oyer i . _ j sheep and lambs have al so passed since last if\ » ^ [Kenneb nc Journal. : 4 The re to Cap ital of California. -^ lhe Val . elec tion in California , the citizens decided up° ^ lego as the permane nt seat of Governm ent, cap i tal is a city laid out on the Ba r? l . &an ,, u | a toi. co. I t is the pr oposition of. a Spanish spe ^ . who consen ts to g ive to the , Common**\' , acres of laud , divided in to the necessary w around for the Government building * , uo « f Chari table liuti tutions , &c , and to exp«a ^ erec tion of some twenty-live publ ic buiMinp,
