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WEDNESDAY MORttllvr; JfTf.Y 17 T'xi i Tu For Ihe Tioja Eagle. I VON HE I I NO OF Till DEAtU OF Z. J. At M.N*M,V A I 'Twas cvo B2 'lie la" ki.is ever and tinffii 'Arjiii pi'iy'til r.iy to tarth, "i P'jrno rosy conch, i i i to break tho migic spelt 113 home lire'. i "'as o'or; for soon r'j" iiaii nil his a a beams ,1 i i i i I his niijiliiy throne all wrapt.

1 lic'iinioa hud scene to 'view, soiifsters. ill ihoir circling flights cistirs, lad fo.rgot, vn'o strange, so licav'nlr bright, on 1 gazod miii. Tiic i chuck-- T'i'l i i eyu Hrm 'he seal of death" was set. i.j,-'" he upon i glowing orb, 1:1 i i it sank, i.ie '2i' I broad clpanso ii i'l wi'h'" mighty i long gleam that played upon and linked their spray wilh gold. i.im tlic scene and, long he wept- i i i i i i i soli, deep i i i of that i a let her curtnin.

down, and a His his only 1:1 i i shore, were gathered round i iii i i i hour, the spirit's flight. i wcro no lines of a ImoycJ up by fa.iib in i-Isnn it 1)3 His own--could i' pule beams phot from out rrv cor Hi tl antl fell across ci'ni in 'he agonies of dentil. lie i i I. Futlior- Fare thee well. snii he a i cold in death.

i i i i i iliat Uind lieatt w.ia i is i'l she worn track of i a ut i i had soared round the Eternal's thr inil.J'i AXD SKETCHES. A BOW IK, Tin; or Theodore 'ih'-nphibinihropic preacher, of Huston, haviri; a of i i tin', im on Tlmrms 'Die Kni'Iisii i i a i plied American i oucsti.ins rclatinn' rnttnma hafiita ol social existence on lliis side ol'tlie Wm water, hut i i (Jio toanoqr rnrinai. c.incerninj (fi-; people of the back woods. drew for the other's amusement, a vivid of the nchievmcnts of Bowie, the famous of Texas'. Cnrtylc listened wilh eyes to the close of the narrative, and cxclimations of involuntary en' H'rc'ilo- man was greater than Croiinvt-il -nay, nearly equal to Odin 'j Tcxaiis to build him an i i heroic in 3 rubbed his a together, ch'uc- 1:1111 exUcy of eavago glee, and made rcpctt i i story of bloody B-i: by miracle could it happen that fellow escaped the capital penalty of a suc colm violations inlcrroqitory.

Parlcer, as he himself could no satisfactory answer; 1 ton Ihou-anJ readers have perhaps pon- som- pioUcm without conceiving a :1 5'il-iti6n, i rtny not be uniale'resting to briefly, as a cldar elucida- cin bo in a few words. Let it be tlion, a although.the great s'ys- 1,1 cnmiiion law, a perfection of human tl the Anijln. Saxon race, prevails all tha States of the west, wholly of crimes, and.partially ss to TI and mMsurc of punishment annexed nevertheless in its practical application, it 13 controlled by the power of a omnipotent law of public occnusr; in most weatern courts juries uto of both the law and fact, interpretations often evince direct with tho dicfa of my Lord Coks sic comments of Blacksfonc. lne 8ub ect of homicide in particular, pub- hlS SSed ll bounds of book of OT settled as an immutable to jn-J anybody who ought combat, overy- i i Inli'i!" 1 I0 rcscribcd latitudinarian he waa a i a aC( i ttC( 3 by frc with addenda to their ch'' "nplimenlary to hia character a In truth, most of siv tlte otl a grew out of his in- i to espouse the the a a i Wo. mighty.

One Js hv by pe 7 trn light, and may, be- a thoror-'- man. diL, on and may, be- luT? tllorou knowUdje of the heart I On the evening of the 4th of Jane, 1835, the steamboat Rob Roy," started om St. Louis to New Orleans with a full crowdtof passengers. Immediately after "getting under good headway," (to adopt a favorite backwobd phrase,) one person attracted universal attention by the annoying eagerness with which he endeavored to make up a party at cards. Indeed, his oft repeated and persevering efforts to that end soon become insulting an unendurable and yet his appearance, was such as to deter the bravest on board from administering the chastisement which he so richly deserved.

He was a huge mass of mighty bones and muscles, with swarthy features, bearing the impress of many scar; piercing eyes, that seemed to possess the power of blasting the beholder-cold gleaming eyes, such as haunt the memory painfully a rank luxuriance of coal black hair immense whiskers and moustache. The savage-looking figure washabiteil in'the costliest clothing, and adorned with a profusion of jewelry, i the outlines of several murderous weapons were plainly distinguished beneath hia gaudy vest and superfine coat. Nor did he need these, to render him an object of terror. A connoisseur in the science of belligerent gymnastics, would have confidently pronounced, him a match for any five men on the (leek without any aid from lead or cold steel. At length, after many failures, he prevailed on a wealthy young merchant of Natchez to join him in a game of poker.

They sat down beside a small table near the bar, and wjpre soon absorbed in that most perilous of most ex- of which the two alluring ingredients are the vanity and pride of individual skill, and the uncertainty of general hazard. At firet'the stakes were small, arid the run of cards seemed wholly in favor of the merchant, but presently they bet more freely, and gold eagles and hundred dollar notes were showered down with extravagant ardor; and then the current of fort changed--ebbed away from the young merchant and flowed'to the professional gambler in a stream lik'e the ocean's tide. As usually happens in such caser, his want of success only piqued and maddened the loser, and he sought to recover himself, by venturing such desperate ventures as could not but deepen and con'linn his ruin. And thus they continued i a whole summer night. The intensity of excitement became equivalent to insanity.

Every nerve was strung--every energy the brain was taxed to the utmost--teeth were sej hard as those of antagonists in tug of mortaljstrife--the sweat rolled from i brows like great drops of rain. The pisaengera formed a circle around the players, and looked on with that interest which -v- ri nar concentrations of intellect and passion never tans to inuvno urn BlmuatT at rnt'rcnant and the gambler attracted all eyes, and kept many awake and gazing till morning. Among the latter was one presenting a countenance so piteous that it might have melted hearts of marble to tears. A pale and exquisitely beautiful faca peeped incessantly from the half opened door of the ladies' cabin, weeping a while; as if impressed by some dreadful sensation of 'immedicable sorrow. It was the merchant's lovely wife weeping her farewell to departing hope! There was one spectator also, whose appearance and action excited almost as must curiosi- osity as the players did themselves.

He was a tall, spare mar. of about thirty, with handsome features, golden hair, keen blue eyes of preternatural brightness, and his firm, thin lips wore a perpetual smile--mysterious smile of the strangest, the most inscrutable meaning. With tbe exception of his red calico ehirt, this person wns dressed wholly in buck-skin, ornamented with long swaying tassels, arid 'wild figures wrought out of varigated beads, after the fashion of some western Indians. lie beside the and held in his left hand a sheet pf paper, in right a large pencil, with which ever and anom he dashed off a few words, as if engaged in tracing the progress of the game. Still tht; merchant and the gamblefflersever- cd in their physical and mental toil.

The dial of the stars, with its thousand fingers of golden fire, pointed to the world-shadows of midnight; but still they did not pause. It still was shaf- fle and cut, and pass ante up, and I call and raked own the pile." Towards the morning a tremendous storm arose. The! red lightning Hashed awfully--the hail poured like a frozen cataract--the great river roared till it rivalled the loudest thunders of heaven; and the very pilot at the wheel was alarmed. But the mad players heard it not. What was the tumult of the raging elements to them whose destiny hung upon the turning of a card? Anfl the smiling blue-eyed stranger in buck-akin still stood by them with his pencil and paper, calmly noticing the developementa of the gajme.

ditynally the storm passed, as the'- beautiful grey out like a thing of glory in the traded with his rfAe infatuated merchant, dis- of his folly. He dared the climax comprising his last cent of mone'j'wind dollars, on two pairs of kings." The whinkertSOj-ld, bier called" i they showed hands, and the 1 blackleg had "two pairs of the board." The merchant dropped to the floor as if he had been shot through -the brain, and that beautiful young wife flew to his side and fell AT TWO DOLLARS A YEAB, Whole No. 622. shrieking upon his bosom. They were both borne away insensible to the Indies cabin.

As he'deposited the winnings in-his pocket, the gambler emitted a hoarse laugh that sounded frightful as the chuckel of a fiendl; but he instantly lost color asa low, calm voickremark- ed in his ear-- Villain, you play strong hand at.many dif- rent games, but here stands one whi can beat you at all of them!" Beggar, who are you to banter a gentleman thus rudely "I am James Bowie, of Texas," the other answered, with a ringing laugh and you are John Lsfitte, a bastard of the old pirate!" The gambler reeled in his chair as if he had been struck with a thunderbolt, but recovering again from the shock in a moment, asked in a firm tone-" Whit game do you wish with me, "Poker firsthand pistols afterwards, play toul," replied Bowie. "Very well," rejoined the other, and they took i seats at the table. For a time the success seemed about equally balanced, and the gain and loss being alternate. At last the gambler ventured one of his skillful manoeuvres in dealing. Bowie smiled strangely as his quick eye detected the trick.

He sauf nothing, however, but looked at his hand, and bet five thousand dollars, staking the money in ten large bills. The gambler went five thousand dollars higher, Which resulted in a "call." Bowie held four jacks Cut with his, habitual fiendish chuckle, his antagonist showed lour queens," exclaiming as he did so By heaven, the pile is mine yet," shouted Bowie, asWilh both hands he raked a heap of notes to the of twenty thousand dollars Jnto his own pocket. Choking and purple with rage and shame, the gambler roared-- To the hurricane deck, and let pistols be. trumps this turn Good ss gold replied Bowie, and the two hastily ascended the stairs and assumed their separate positions--the gambler over the etern and Bowie, over the bow. At that instant the sun was rising in a cloudless sky.

Nature looked Lublime. The woods and waters appeared as parts of one divine picture, with the boundless blue of heaven for its back ground. The broad-bosomed river rolled away like an immense sheet of burnished silver, speckled here and there, with the flash ofgolden bubbles; ehining fishes gamboled in the sparkling wave and all the bright birds-those sweet singara, whose life is a dream, and that dream only music--chaunted their wild anthem to the new a while the two great duelists, the most deadly ever known in the and their fingers Ili'e'aTjrrYfle' pared to slay and be slain. I am ready. give the word," cried Bowie in his clear, ringing voice, and w.itb that inseparable smile of strange meaning on his lips.

I am ready. Fire shouted the gambler in tones murderous as death. The two pistols roared simultaneously. Bowie did not move, though he barely escaped with his life, for the bullet of his foe had cut away one of the golden locks of his yellow gambler was shot through the heart, and drop p8g on the briri'k of the deck, had almost turri- bltjd into the river. He was buried by the squatters 'at the next wood-yard.

And thus perished, justly, a bastard son of the great pirate Lafitto. r' There never, was a jury empanneled in the West who would have brought in a verdict against any man for killing more especially under the circumstances, because public opinion pronounced that he ought to be And were the desperadoes that Bowie commonly exterminated. generous victor immediately proceeded to: the ladies'cabin, and restored the winnings gambler to the young merchant and iiis beautiful wife, who both received the boon as-a gift from heaven, with much gratitude and joy. If we should write a volume concerning the exploits of James Bowie, hischaractercould not be rendered more transparent than it is revealed in the foregoing anecdote. He always the same--the friend of the protector of the oppressed, and the sworn enemy of tyrants.

He was brave without fear--generous" beyond precedent. And'though he had gigantic ones, too, he atoned for all the errors of a life by the splendor of his magnificent His tomb is the Aluno, his the word, "Textfs;" and his-name will fill a humble though safe niche ih the Temple of Freedom through all time. He can never be forgotten till the. bowels of the earth cease to furnish metal for the fabrication of those bright blades of steel which bear hia imperishable Tiifits. RARA rare and noble specimen of the true 'genus Man in our office to-day.

A young citizen who takes and pays seventeen-papers, dailies and is a gem in society. He is iij sound --JcnbnCcourae; he is in. constant good humor adored-by and everything--and is, say to'every man an example! We "Buffalo Ktf, 1 MISC1MANEOUS, Why Epidemics Rage at Night. It was, in one night that 4,000 perished by the plague of London of 1665. It was at night that the army of Sennacherib was destroyed.

Both in England and on the continent a large proportion of the cholera cases, in its several forms, havo been observed toy occurred between one and two-'o'clock the morning. The danger of exposure to night air," has been a theme of physicians trom time immemorial; but i is remarkable they have never yet called in the aid of chemistry to account for the fact It is at night that thd stratum of air nearest the ground must always be the most charged, with particles of animalized matter' given out from the skin, and deleterious gases, such as carbonic acidjgasj the product of respiration, and'sulphuretted hydrogen, the product of thft sewers.li. In this day, and vaporous substances of all kinds rise in the air bv, rarefaction of heat; at night, when this rarefac- leaves them, they fall by an increase of gravity, if imperfectly mixed with the atmosphere, while the gases evolved during the night, instead, of ascending, remain at nearly the same level. It is known that carbonic acid gas at a low. temperature partakes so nearly of the nature of a fluid, that it may be poured out of one vessel into another; it rises at the temperature at it is exhaled from the lungs, but its tendency is towards the Soar, or the bed pf the sleeper, in cold and unvenlilated rooms.

At Hamburg, The alarm of cholera at night in some parts of the city was so great, that on some occasions many refused logo'to they should be attacked unawares in their sleep. Sitting up, they probably kept their stoves or opcfi fires burning for the sake ot warmth, and that warmth giving the expansion to any deleterious gases present, which promote their dilution in the the means ol safety were thus unconsciously assured. At Sierra Leorie, the native's hive a practice in the sickly season of keeping fires constantly burning in their huts at night, assigning that the fires kept away the evil spirits, to which, in their ignorance, they attribute fever and ague. Latterly, Europeans have begun to adopt the same practice; and who have tried it, assert that they have now entire immunity from the tropical fevers' to which they were formerly subject In ihe epidemics of the middle ages, fires used to be lighted in the streets for the purification of the a i and in the plague of London, of Iff fires in the streets were are at one time kepi i incessantly, till extinguished by a vio lent storm or rain. Latterly, trains ofgunpowr although sound in principle, must necessarily, out of doors, be on too small a scale, as measured against an ocean of atmospheric air, to produce any sensible effect.

Within doors, however, the case is different It is quite possible to heat a room sufficiently to produce a rarefaction and consequent dilution of any rha- 'lignaut gases it may contain and it is of course the air of the.room, and that alone at which comes into immediate contact with the lungs o( a person above is from the Westminster'Review, and' is no doubt perfectly It is also w.ell known that the heat body is about two degrees lower at nighf during than through the day. This may also account for much sickneas, by people not being careful to keep on enough of clothing at hot to maintain the proper decree of heat In warm southern climates, a fine net enveloping the bed like a curtain, while it selves for a musquito bar, also answers the purpose of A upon the principle of Sir Humphrey Davy's 'The ques- tioirmay justly be asked is carbonic acid gas naturally a cause ot fevers, cholera, This no one can answer wilh -yes, for n6 analysis of the atmosphere, in places infected with disease, has yet been able to detect anything peculiar irfit. Yet for all this, experirnce, and reason should not be lightly esteemed, and such we hold to be of the article we have Amer. Anecdote of a Highland Soldier. No man who.has;lived among- 1 the peasantry of Scotland, will deny th'e effects produced on them byjtheir popular songs.

During pedition of Buenos Ayres, a Highland soldier, while a prisoner in the hands of the Spaniards, having formed an to a woman of the country, and charmed by the easy life which the tropical fertility of ihe soil enabled the inl habitants to lead, had resolved to remain inl South America. When he imparted this reso-i lutibn to his comrade, Ihe latter did not argue with him, but leading him to his tent, he placed hini by his lide and sang him, Lbchaber no more." The spell was on him. The tears came into his eyes, and wrapping his, plaid around him, he murmured-" Lochaber nae maun gang back--Na!" The songs of bis childhood were ringing in his ears, and he lei that land of ease and plenty for the naked rocks and sterile valleys pf Badenoch, where s't the' close of a toil and hardship, he might lay his head in his mother's p-aFfl, THE LANGUAGE OF FtoVVERS. Being prevent at a party riojt long since, our botonical knowledge was brought into requisition by several, persons who were desirous of sending boquets to their friends, composed of flowers significant of their sentiments. As well as we are able, we give the most approved floral language attached to the most common blossoms.

It is a pretty thought -to) talk in flowers--those brightly tinged things which God has strewed all over the hill sides and A celebrated the Swede, we think it was--constructed a dial of flowers. The flight of time was told by their opening and closing. The language commonly attached to the DAHLIA is--Forever thine. HYACINTH--Affection returned. JONQUIL--First love.

BIOE Viotirr--Faithfulness; or, I must be sought to be found. WHITE VIOLET--Modest virtue. AI.THEA--I would not net contrary to reason. BACHELOR BUTTON--Hope even in misery. CAPE JASSAMIAE--My heart is, joyful.

are entitled to my love. ASTER--You have no cause for "discouragement. BAY--I 'change but in death. BROOM COR-N--Industry. HEART'S EASE--Forget me not.

LOCUST--Sorrow 'endeth not when it seemeth done. MAGNOLIA--Perseverance; or, you are one of nature's nobility. Withered--Lore betrayed. PEACH BLOSSOM--Here I fix my choice. PINK--You have my friendship, ask no more.

PRIMROSE--Man's love is like the changing moon. ROSE BUD--Thou hast stolen my affections. ROSEMARY--Keep this for my sake--I'll remember thee. DAFFODIL--Self love is thy besetting sin. ICE' PLANT--Your very looks freeze me.

IvY-r-Nothing shall part us. LADIES? SLIPPER--You are too wild for sober company. I OAK--I honor you above-all others. WHITE ROSE--Art has spoiled your beauty. TANSEY--I mean to insult you.

WHEAT-J'ake care of your ears, they are the best part-about you. MIMOSA--Your irritability hides your other good qualities. Box VINE--I change not. WALL FLWER--My affection is above time or misfortune. VERAIN--Now thine art is known thy spel binds not.

HOLLY--Come near me if.yoti dare. BUTTER is often thus covere SHORT PATENT 1 DICTIONAKT. Abstemious Man--One who never tastes 'wine nor spirits--at home. Apprentice--. lad learning by experience, the tyranny, necessary to make him a master.

Aristocrat--One who considers the respectability of hia grandfather to be sufficient payment for all hjs debts. Ballancc of Power--Common sense. Dram--A small quantity taken in large quantities by those who few grains of sobriety and no scruples of conscience. Gout--Sometimes the father's sin visited upon the child, but more often the child of our own sina visiting its father. Height castigate with whip or cowhide, a man whose openly avowed religious principles forbid his fighting even in self- defence.

Height of-Honor--To defraud landlord or tailor for the sake of discharging gambling debts. Height of Independence--To quarrel with all your neighbors who will not agree; With your own views and notions of things. Height of Philosophy--To starve "one's self to- death in order to illustrate the beneficial effects of the Graham system. flower which withers when touched, but blooms not again when watered by tears. Laws--Authority for publicly whipping the Learning--A common act of memory which may be exercised without common abuse.

Nuisance--The disturbance caused by your neighbor in making his fortune. Oversight--f leave your old in a and bring away a new one. Precocity--The impertinence ot your child. Reflective Turn--To have your umbrella tuijned inside out While turning a corner. Jtemorie--The feelings of a pick-pocket, caught in the fact.

tie a canister tjfti dog's tail, and observe whether he runs east or wejt. Suggestion--Advice giTenijby a servant to his master. Unfortunate Man--One born with a con- Bcie'nce. Young Man's Best Companion--IHe who takes him home, when he cannot take himielf THK great admirer of Avon's bard, who inquired where the following- passage is found Is that a 4 me ii informed that it maybe found in Macbeth, whose murderous SENSE SENSATION. The greyhound runs by er4sight alone, and this we observe as a fact The carrier-pigeon flies his two hundred and fifty miles homeward, by eyesight, viz: from point to point of which he has this is only onr conjecture.

The fierce dragon-fly, with twelve thousand lenses in his eyes, darts trom angle to angle wilh the rapidity of a flashing sword, and as rapidly darts back--not turning in the air, but with a clash reversing the action of his four wings--the only known that possesses this faculty. Hia sight, then, both forwards and backwards, must be proportionately'rapid with his wings, and instantaneously calculating the distance of objects, or he would dash himself to pieces. But in what cdnformalion of his res does this consist No one can answei. A cloud of ten thousand gnats dances up and pt wn in the sun, the gnats being close" together that you'can scarce see. the minutest interval between them, yet no one knocks Bnotherfcead- long upon the grass, or.

breaks' a leg or Wingf, long and delicate as these are. Suddenly amidst yorir admiration of this matchless dance, a peculiarly high shouldered vicious gnat with long, pale, pendant nose, darts out of the rising and falling cloud, and settling on your cheek, inserts a poisonous sting. What postessed this wretch tb di this! Did he smeflyour blood in the mazy fiance 1 No one A foul-horse coach comes suddenly upon a flock of geese on a narrow" drives straight through, the middle of them. A goose was) never yet fairly run over, or a duck. They under the wheels and hoofa, and yet, pome- how, they contrive to flap and Waddle safely oSv Habitually stupid, heavy and indolent, they are, nevertheless, equal to any emergency.

Why does the lonely woodpecker, when he descends his tree'and goes to drink, stop several times on his listen and look' around, before he takes his draught 1 No one knows. How is it that the species of which, taken in battle by otheri aunts to be made slaves, should be the black or negro ant! No one Poor Artist. Anecdote of Dr. Chalmers. A person well known in Glasgow for superior talent and scientific attainments, but withal, for a tinge Of scepticism in religion, was met by an old companion hurrying to the Tron Church, "while the bells for the afternoon service.

"Come," said I shall do no such thing," was the Do you think would trouble myself to hear a madman!" i I' You had better judge for yourself, by coming for once." And, taking his arm, they were both speedily seated the densely crowded church. What was astonishment of the sceptical gentleman, when the Doctor gave out "I am not mad, most noble Festus; -but speak forth the Words of trujth and soberness." He that false judgment of the preacher rebuked, it by.a voice from heaven; and the sermon which he hejud--the object of which was' to fixj.he charge of madness where it ought to.be fixed, on those who, believing in a future continue to live without God arid without hjpe, while it waa shown that truth and soberness were only with, those who act according.to their belief and pro-" fession of the gospel--was admirably fitted for deepening the impression made by tbe text, and removing the flimsy arguments of philosophy falsely so called." From that day forth, the gentleman became, a constant hearer of Dr. Chalmers, a confirmed believer in the doctrines, and a steady performer of the duties of Christian faith. OJ The Systeta of Nature. Upon examining.

the edge of the sharpest razor with a microscope, it will appear fully ai broad as the back of a knife--rough, uneven and full.of notches and furrows. An exceedingly, small needle resembles an iron bar. But the eting of a bee seen through the same instrument, exhibits everywhere the most beautiful polish without the least flaw, blemish, or in- equality, and it ends in a point too fine to be diserned. The threads of lawn ieem coaVser than the yarn with which are made for anchors. But.a silk'Worm'a weh appears perfectly smooth and and everywhere equal.

-The smallest dot that is made with a pen appears irregular and uneven. Bat the little specks on the wings or bodies of insect! are found to be the most accurate circle. How magnificent is the system of nature! The Mechanical Labor on a Newspaper. Few persons have any idea of the vast amount of mechanical labor, independent of the mental exertion, which ia required in the production of a newspaper. The London with mammoth supplement has 72'closely printed columns, which contain 17,500 lines, made up of more than a million pieces of type, bur thousand copies of this paper tnd meat have been printed in aboat four bmjn; The greatest number ever printed in one day was 54,000, and the paper weighed raven the usual weight being four and tbofc" The surface printed every night (with a single supplement) ia thirty acres, the Weight of type Constant use is seven tons, and 110 compositors and 85 pressmen ara constantly, employed.

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