HASZARIYS GAZETTE, MARCH 26-

QA s,,,,.,,,,, or Goi.o.—llon. Thomas Ewbaali of

Washington, District of Columbia, late Commissioner ol

Patents, conitnunicates to the National lntelligencersoine interesting information in regard to recent discoveries iii The infortnation was received by Mr. Ewbsnk from W. W. Evans, Esq., engi-

the excavation of Peruvian tutnuli.

neer of the Arica and Tactia railroad in Peru. Mr.

Etans states, tltat in making excavations for the railroad

in Arica, hundreds of graves are demolished, in which are ntimerous lndiaii re|ics._ The excavations are seven- tf feet deep, and as the soil is loose sand, as the work

proceeds every thing from the top comes sliding down-

dead lnditins, pots, kettles, arrow-heads,‘ &c. Among other interesting mortuary relics, an. Indian was started out of his resting-place, rolled up in a shroud of gold- Before Mr. Evans had knowledge of the incident, the workmen had cut up this magniﬁcent winding-slieet and dividctl it among themselves. With some diﬂinulty, Mr. Evans obtained a fragment, and despatched it to Mr. Ewbank. Mr. Evans notices as a remarkable fact, that inltundreds of lndiait skulls which he has examined._ﬂ0l one has cotttained u decayed tooth. Mr. Ewbank_thinks the weight of the entire slirottd tnust have been eight or nine pounds, and had it been preserved, would have been the fittest specimen of sheet gold that we liatl since the time of the Spanish Conquest. In queiit remarks upon the preservation of souven departed. and the futility of attempting to secure the great dead from contact with their native earth, Mr. Ewbank says, it is their form of features, and not the body or substance of the dead, that should be preserved, and adds: “The mummies of Egypt are quarried for fuel, and whether those of the Pharaohs, their wives, their priests, or their slaves, are split open and chopped up with the same indifference as so many pine logs. The gums and balsams used in embalnting them have made them a good

l’ni:n'r LIATIIII Boot-s.—While standing in the office of one of the first-class hotels, the otlierday, we noti- t‘d a gentleman who canto with his baggage. eﬂlefcd his name on the book, atid secured a rootn. As soon as he had writcn his name, the clerk looked at it with astonish- ment. He called all the other clerks to look, and then he called one of the proprietors. who, on seeing it, appear- cd amazed.

We thought from the fuss that was being made over the name, that the man intist be come celebrated person. The idea struck us, that it might be Prince Albert, or some of England's noblotnon; but, as his features were truly American, we concluded it must be some great man, whom we did not know, belonging to our own country. While thus contemplating the man and his position, the head clerk leaned forward, and called-—

" Mr. Johnson, one moment, if you please?"

The gentleman stepped up to the desk.

“ Will you,” continued the clerk, “ please explain one thing? We have all tried to decipher it, but cannot taake it out."

“ What is it ?" asked the gcntlematt, with it quiet stttile playing on his face.

“ Why, sir, at the end of your itame on (re book, you

we missed three letters, I’. L. ll., and w- ire anxious to know the meaning of thetn, having never l t fore met them in mat position." ‘ 4 said the gentleman, “ simply means——l’at- ent Leather Boots. The last time I was here, I wore none other, but was charged in my bill, at leaving, two dollars for blaclting boots, and as l have no titne to dis- pute at leaving, I concluded this time to make you under- stand, that I wore such boots as needed no blacking.” — ——<¢>— -

“Idon’t believe it's any use to vaccinate, for small pox,” said a backwoods Kc-ntuckian, " for I had a child vaccinated, and in less than a week after, he fell out ofa window and was killed.”

substitute for bituminous coal; and thus the very meams employed to preserve thctn have been the active agents; of their dissipation. So it is when the materials of coﬁins, have a high iitnrked value ; they are then seizcd its bid-

den treasure, and tlteir contents cast out as flll)l)lsli.l Like heroes in the E-.istt-rn hemisphere, the descendants} of Munco Ctipac were sometimes, if ttot always, entotnb-~ ed in such, and with considerable treasure besides, '

vessels of gold and silver; hence we learn, how the Span-I,

The man who ‘' kept his word,’ gave serious offence to Webster, who wanted it for his dictionary.

lfour Maker thought it wrong for Adam to live single

,whcn there was not it Wti'll.'|ll on earth, ltow critiiinully n v guilty are old bachelors, with the world full of pretty girls.

Virttic isa rock. frotn wliicli rebound all the arrows

‘uh ct):|{]l|c|'t)l'S so-iyht for, often found, atid as often 51,", ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,_ , ,

un.lerc.l rich ltid:.iii sic iulcltrcs.’ P I

Foon or Title l’i:oi-i.i: or l'INoi.\\'n.—-lti the days of

Queen Eiizubtitli stilisttintizil diet was conlitied chiefly to. A plowtntin was often cotn- ,

persons of rank and WL't‘llll.

The inotnetit a tnan begins to rise tibovc his fellows, iic becomes a tiiark for their niissilcs.—\V. G. Simms.

A Fi:i:i.tso Rt-IPLY.-—“ Would you like to subscribe for Dickens’ llottschold Words?" asked it inagazinc a-.-cut.

pelletl to dine on “ water grticl.” 'l‘.'ie food ofthc labor- 1 “ llousehold words have played the dickeiis with inclong

crs was cotirse nml dclicictit; their cloihin-..z was incom-~ parably tnore so, and their lodgings were rude, dirty and uncotnlorttilile.

destittite of ;_-lass windows and cliimncys. The floors of!

the pt-:i-zittts’ lions:-s were of clay. and filled with the ate-, The lu.vuiy of linen wtul

cUll)lll2|lt'tl filth of tnainy yr.-tirs. confined to the riclt and higli-born. was all of domt-stic tnanufiictiirc. Tea and coffee, and to a great extent, sugar, were utiktiown. Beer was the uni- ver.-':il be-vertigo. chiefly on salted llltfillti. inctit in any form. The ortlinary fare of woikiiig men then, would produce a ri_ot tti ti workliotise now. Pota- toes and turnips appeared about this titite. ages, the people fed entirely on brvnd tttid meat. As late as I750. out ofn popttlatioii of 6,000,000, itt England and Wales, nearly one half were sustained by rye, barley and oats. Now, the same class of persons are coitsutncrs of wheat. The use of the potato as the principal article of food has been confined to a few districts.

The process of making the fatnous submarine telegraph cable, recently lost off the coasts of Newfoundland, was as follows:—Coppcr wire of a small size, of the requisite length is taken, and completely insulated by means of gutta percha. Three copper wires thus enveloped are placed side by side, in as compact a space as possible, all the interstices between them being ﬁlled with rope yarn. These three insulated wires are then twisted around each other by means of machinery, as in the strands of a rope and the whole is completely surrounded by another en- velope of gutta perclia. A traverse section of this cable now gives the appearance of it solid gutta rope, in which appears three copper ivires, running through its whole length. This is enveloped by twelve distinct large iron wires, running through its whole length. running parallel to it, which are strongly twisted around the gotta perchr rope, as before, by machinery, at an angle of 45 deg. This is then smeared with tar, and is ready for use.

'l‘lie liotises even of the wealthy werci

enough” was the feeling reply. —-.-o >- Are the minutes relating to an affair of honor always drawn up by the seconds?”

Can a watch fitted with it second-hand, be called a

'l'lieir woollen cloth second-Iiand watch?”

A popular writer, speaking oftltc ocean telegraph, won-

Tlie lll'_{l|(‘l’ classes of society lived tlcrs whether the news lfl'lllSllllllt'tl through the stilt water The common people seldom ate will be fresh.

BEAUTIFUL AND ’l‘IlUI£.—lt| ati article in it recent num-

ltt earlier ber of Fraser's Mag.-iziitc this brief but beautiful passage

0CCtlI’S:—“ Etlllcflllon does not commence with the alpha- bet. lt begins with a mother's look; with a father's stnile of approbation or sign of reproof; with it sister's gentle pressure of the hand or II brother's noble act of forbear- ance; with handfuls of ﬂowers in it grccti and daisy mea- dow; with birds nests’ admircd, but not touched; with creeping ants and almost imperceptible cmmets; with humming—bees and glass bee-hives; with pleasant walks in shady lanes, with thoughts directed in sweet and kindly tones and words, to nature, acts of benevolence, deeds of virtue, and to the source of all good—to God liitiisclf."

SURPIIIB inta-riss.—'l‘he Boston Times relates the following interesting accident of a surprise party :-—“ Every one knows that a ‘surprise party’ is, where a com- pany of gentlemen and ladies agree to visit, carrying their oivn provisions, sotne one of their acquaintances, without any sign or notice of their coming being given. A few nights sittce, in New Bedford, a party was formed for the purpose of giving a surprise to a married couple, but upon preceding to the house, it was found, that another visitor had anticipated them only a few hours. lt was a girl, ‘a little datlitig, and looked just like its mother, blegg ii,

heart l’ All parties were, of course, sliglitly ‘surprised.’ The ‘ surprise’ weighed six and three-quarter pounds.”

Mizoottssosts 'l‘si.soiui-it —souie Turkish ladies st Scutari left their lionies on account of the telegi-aphic wires having been cart-ii.-tl over the roofs of the lluum-._ They itntigined that the wire could tell all their secrets!

COMFORT roa A Gsiu:iut..--One story which 1 board of General Shirley I will add. During one of the assaults, the General’ii eyoii became choked up with the dust which the terrible bombardment brought in cloud. from Sebtistopol. He sat down in a hole where a shall littd burst to rub this dust out. Some lrisltmeii, hurry-

he was weeping, and bawled otit, “Don’t cry, Gem- ral dear, but stop there—-sure we're going to take the

place for yc!"—Loiidon Correspondent of lira"-gm.

Cuurisr.

“ Bsanv,’ raosi riiir. Caituu, THE Doe or was Sn. Pills sun l\ltNeas.—'l‘liis Dog, who has obtained such notoriety from his adventures in the Crimes, and bein decorated with a medal, is the property of Lieutenant George R. Lempriere, R. E. ,the Adjutant oftlie corps, who bred hiin—the sire being a thorough-bred Scotch terrier, the mother a thorough-bred English Bulldog. Sandy is now seven years old, and has traveled almost everywhere with his toaster. In 1350, he went to Gib- raltar, whence he took cotistaiit trips into Spain. He then came liorric again; and, after going to several English stations where Lieutenant Lt-inpricro was quartered, embarked with hint and the men, at the coin- mencement of the war, for the East, and was constant- ly with them at Malta, Gallipoli, Constantinople, and Varna,—at the latter place being found useful in fora- ging expeditions, and is great guard to his master's tent against the natives, whose honesty is not proverbial. From Varna, Sandy wont to Sinope, Trabizond, Rcdout Kaleb, Charaksoe, and many other ports along that coasts where the adjutant was astonished with the Park- islt army from time to time. From his being a most ex- cellent water dog, he ttiade (which is quite an uncom- ition thing) great friends with the Turks and Bashi-

azouks; he also distinguished liitnself on two or three occasions, when in going off to different vessels, the boat was swatiipcd and capsized. by rushing into the must fearful seas atid rescuing coats, oars, Ste. Thence he went to the (.‘riinca : was present at the battle ofln- kt.-rtnzin : received it bayonet wound, \\'l|lt'lI caused him

to go on three legs for sortie time : lioiti the effects of this wound, although now nearly recovered, lie is un- ahle to take long-contiutictl or violent exercise; am], as will he .-it-on front his portrait, it slightly afl'oi~t.s the ,gI‘llC(‘llIll|Oé|S of his seat in rt-post.-. llis inastcr being jcoinpt-lled from ill lll'.7IlllI to lt'ilVC the entity, Sandy was tsikt-it care of by sortie of the oflicers, and rcturtiitig llolllt‘ some niontlis oit “ titgt-nt piivato iilf:iii's,” to thi- ,grc.tt delight of hi.-I iiiiistt-i-, who never t-.\pt-ctcd to set- liitti u,~_nin. At one place in particular, WlH’.l'(.' tlic corp.- were short of supplit-.-t,poor Sandy had it narrow escape: St‘l‘ltitlS tliouglits \\'t'l‘0 t-iitcitttitied of devoiiring liim— altliougli nciirly starved hiinsclf.

Stiiitly always tnztrclics out at the head oftlie men, to |Wll0lI| lit‘ has l)(:(.‘t)lll(‘. so ttttaclied that he will not follow

ho-c of tiny otlit-r rt-giitit-iit. He is well tip to all the biiglc-ctills, especially those of dinner, breakfast, ttiid supper, at which liottrs ltc generally makes ofl'to one of the lHtI'l'ltCl(-l‘ti0llIS.

Hunt» ti-w inonths since, before leaving \\'oolwicli for lhompton Bi|l'l'ttCl(S, Cllllllllltli, iic tnurclicd into his iiiii.<iei~’s |"I0|lI with it nit-dnl rotitid his itcck, put on by sotno one who knew of his having seen active service’: but who did so was I-ever foittitl out. This iiicdiil being stolen ti-oin him, his tnaster procttrcd another for him to appear on parntlc when Sir John Burgoyne went down to present the men with their medals. From that time he has always worn the medal, on drill parades, attach-

ed by a piece of bltte ribboti. This second medal was stolen a short time since, but was recovered by some-. of the men, arid the delinquent handed over to the police. The medal is riot in real Ci-itni an one, as dogs are not so decorated, however distinguished in the servicc.—

Illttslraled London Nrirs.

IMPORTANT Discovsatss Exrizcrsu .—.l’i-ofessor Fara- day is oftlie opinion that we are on the verge of iittport- ant'discovcriu coricerningtho natureof physical forces an their relations in life and physiology. He says that all forces have asimilar dual property, and that even gravitation will be ultimately determined to pos- sess it. no force cannot be called into action I) electricity without the other, and they are always o as . VVhen the north poles of four magnets are place too. gether at right angles, so as to form a deep square coll, in the centre ofthat cell there is no magnetic attraction at all. " The northncss" and "~southnoaar" of a mag- net, Professor Faraday says, talta in curved lines out- side, not inside, ll magnet. _

CairicisM.—When Paradise Lost was published, tho- celebratod Waller wrote this passage :-"Tito old blind- school-mastor, John Milton, has published a tsdioisl, poctit oti the fall of man ; if its length to not considgi-.- ed as merit, it hath no other." 3' --

Pepys, in his Memoirs, thus speaks of‘ Hudilu-as rd. “ When I came to read it, it is so silly an abuse oftlsql . presbytor knight going to the wars that I am aslisud; loftli and by and by meeting at Mr. Towasondwot f dinner, I sold it to Mr Battersby for eighteen pence.”

ing past litni to the attack, took it into their heads that F