Boston

Eagle.

Amount. 1832. 1833.

6

3

6

3

A Heavy Fall of Snow.

The Laporte (Indiana) Whig of the 29th ultimo says: "Snow commenced falling in this place on last Saturday, for the first time this fall. Although a large amount melted as fast as it fell, it covered the earth to the depth of several inches. Sixteen miles east of here it was over two feet deep; and at Niles, Michigan, we understand it was over three. It is supposed that it would have been five feet deep at that place if the ground had been frozen. The pressure upon the roofs of the houses was so great that several of them were broken in by it."

Brushes.

The most extensive Brush manufactory in New England is that of Stratton, Coolidge & Co. No. 22 Exchange street,

Boston. They give regular employment to about a hundred hands, and manufacture the best style of brushes of almost We have for several years used type-brushes from this esevery description, and particularly those used in factories. tablishment, and as we never before could find an article notice for the benefit of our brethren of the type. Their which would do a fourth part of the service, we give this horse-hair clothes brush, which may be found at most of the hardware stores, is an elegant and useful article-never injuring the finest clothes or the nicest beaver.

Speaking of raisins, leads us to mention as a curious fact, that the new Smyrna Raisins were received this fall, at Cincinnati, via New Orleans, a thousand miles more or less from the seaboard, earlier than they were at Boston or New York. [Cincinnati Republican.

The Congress Burial Ground. The following account of one of the most interesting to strangers of all objects within the limits of the city of Washington, appeared some time ago in the Baltimore Sun, whence we are sure we shall gratify many of our readers by transferring it to our columns :

About a mile and a quarter eastward from the Capitol, on the northern banks of the "Anacostia," may be seen the "Washington Parish Burial Ground," more generally known, however, in later years, as the "Congress Burial Ground," a title derived, doubtless, from the circumstance of a portion of it being reserved especially for the interment of members of Congress and other officers of the Government.

The project for establishing the celebrated repository of the dead, (for it has been an object of universal admiration with the thousands who have visited it since its completion,) was conceived and carried into effect on the 4th of April, 1807, by a few of the respectable inhabitants of the eastern part of the city, of various denominations, who, in a most commendable spirit, determined that the price of lots should be fixed so low, that individuals in humble circumstances could avail themselves of equal advantages with their more prosperous neighbors in the purchase of the ground. It was further agreed that, as soon as the little association who procured the "site," should be reimbursed, for moneys expended in the purchase and improvements, the entire property should then be placed under the direction and control of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the Vestry of which was an incorporated body.

Among the original signers to the subscription paper, I perceive the names of Messrs. Henry Ingle, George Blagden, Griffith Coombe, Samuel N. Smallwood, Dr. Frederick May, Peter Miller, John T. Frost and Commodore Thomas Tingey, who, together with many others, distinguished at that period for their enterprising spirits, made liberal investments with a view to promote the philanthropic object.Perhaps the first interment made was the body of the Hon. Uriah Tracy, a distinguished member of the United States Senate, from Connecticut.

The site is located due north and south; it is 478 feet in length and 413 in breadth, with a gentle slope towards the south. The ranges of lots are designated, north and south, by the letters of the alphabet, and east and west by numbers. The grounds are handsomely laid out in grass plats, which intersect, at convenient spaces, with gravelled walks and ornamented with shrubbery and trees of various kinds, such as the willow, cedar, American poplar, &c. and the whole is enclosed by a substantial brick wall about seven feet high. For the accommodation of those who have no vault, and wish to defer the permanent interment of their deceased friends, a public vault has been erected, the use of which can be obtained for a very moderate consideration.

What a train of reflections is started, on casting the eye over the many instances of mortality indicated by the numerous monuments here erected? The bodies of no less than fifty-four members of Congress quietly repose within these walls; and, on a hasty perusal of the inscriptions on the little monuments which cover them, I learn that they are gathered from almost every State and Territory in the Union. My own recollection of some of them reminds me that they were of all political parties-men of intrinsic, sterling merit, and splendid talents-some of whom were justly considered an honor and ornament to their profession, and whose eloquence never failed to enchain and transport the listening multitudes in the Halls of our National Legisla

Lure.

"The applause of list'ning senates to command,
The threats of pain and ruin to despise,
To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land,
And read their history in a nation's eyes,
Their lot forbade."

As I stood and contemplated the solemn scene before me, and in view of the fact that several of these tenants of tombs had been summoned away after only a few days' illness, and others scarcely with an hour's notice, how deeply did I sym

pathize with the bereaved friends at a distance, who had been thus deprived of the melancholy pleasure of administering to them in the closing hours of life, or of paying the last tribute of respect to their remains. I aroused myself from my reverie by this involuntary exclamation: Despond not, thou child of genius, thou devoted patriot, nor let the lofty flight of thy buoyant spirit be retarded; thy name has not been swept away into oblivion. When thy friends and countrymen from afar shall make a pious pilgrimage to this hallowed spot, the reminiscences of the past shall flit o'er their minds, and the tear of friendship will be shed to thy memory!

Passing on, I noticed a splendid monument erected to the memory of Elbridge Gerry, Vice President of the United States, who died suddenly on his way to the Capitol, as President of the Senate, on the 23d of November, 1814, aged seventy-six years; another to the memory of George Clinton, Vice President, formerly of New York, in the seventythird year of his age, "a soldier and statesman of the Revolution." This announcement, though brief, speaks volumes. A third to the memory of Major General Jacob Brown, aged sixty-five years. The services of this gallant officer are too fresh in the recollections of those at all conversant with the history of the late war to render it necessary for me to recount them here. This monument is surmounted by a broken shaft, strikingly emblematical of the summary manner in which he was stricken down in the midst of his honor and usefulness.

A monument, a plain shaft, of novel taste, but very neatly executed, to the memory of Capt. John W. McCrabb, of the U. S. Army, who died in St. Augustine, Florida, November 6, 1839, aged 29 years; erected by his devoted wife.

Pursuing my ramble, my eye suddenly rested on the word Baltimore; I hastened to the spot, and learned that the remains of Mrs. Pechin, the amiable and accomplished consort of Col. Wm. Pechin, of your city, were resting there.

A plain tomb stone indicates where the body of the late gallant Commodore Daniel Patterson lies. He died in the 54th year of his age.

A neat and beautiful monument, in memory of Frederick Rodgers, son of the gallant Commodore," who was drowned near Norfolk, on the 5th of April, 1828, making noble efforts to save Midshipmen Slidell and Harrison, his friends and companions in life and in death." His age was 17 years and 1 month. Possessed of feelings of the purest philanthropy and softest benevolence, this young officer, with a magnanimity which knew no danger, lost his own life in an unavailing attempt to save the lives of his comrades. Congress should have erected over this grave one of the noblest monuments, and the inscription should have been in letters of gold.

These are but few of the many evidences of esteem and affection recorded in this burial place. The tomb stones, generally, are very handsomely executed, and display beautiful inscriptions. In one corner of the ground, however, I discovered a grave, without a stone to indicate the name of the person whose remains were reposing there. Perhaps some poor individual was buried there, whose best friend was ashamed to acknowledge him, and who instead of making even a decent display over the neglected grave, preferred to steal there at midnight, and shed a clandestine tear to his memory; even if such is the case, the reflection is consoling that, in the court of Heaven, this poor, neglected individual may be more highly estimated than some who have possessed immense wealth, and who have glittered, like the gaudy butterfly, in the sunshine of an hour.

[National Intelligencer,

Texas Cotton.

The Hon. A. Hutchison, in a letter to His Excellency, M. B. Lamar, President of the Republic of Texas, describes at some length, a species of cotton found in the western part of Texas, which he has been pleased to term the Silk Cotton, owing to its superior fineness and whiteness. It is said to be of luxuriant growth, and is generally regarded as of the South Sea variety.

Circular to Officers of the Customs.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, First Comptroller's Office, Nov. 8, 1841. S Sir:-The following recent decisions of this office are communicated for your information and government: Canvass, called sampler canvass, to continue to pay twenty-five per centum ad valorem, as a manufacture of flax.

Cotton Lace, having paid twelve and a half per cent. ad valorem, under the act of 22d May, 1824, section 1, cl. 5, to pay twenty per cent. ad valorem, under the 1st section of act of 11th September, 1841.

Cotton Bagging, without regard to the weight or width, and of whatever material composed, is liable to the duty of three and a half cents per square yard, under the act of 14th July, 1832, section 2, cl. 14. Gunny cloth, if suitable for, and intended to be applied to the uses of cotton bagging, is therefore to continue to be charged with that duty.

Marking Goods.-On the importation of merchandise which, having previously to the operation of the acts of 14th July, 1832, and 2d March, 1833, paid a specific rate of duty, has since been exempt from duty, and which now pays a duty of twenty per cent. ad valorem under the act of 11th September, 1841, the rate of duty payable is to be branded or marked as heretofore directed; but when the importation is of articles which bear the same general name, but are of various qualities and values, as raisins, the specific or distinctive character of the article being branded or marked on the package, &c., will render it unnecessary to add the rate of duty. Of sugars, divided into two kinds only, of white and brown, the white only need be marked with its distinctive character," white," as all sugars not so distinguished, if subsequently offered for exportation, are to be considered as brown; and on the exportation of white sugars the same careful examination is to be made by the Surveyor, as is now required upon their importation.

After the 31st December next, when another reduction of duty is to take place, all importations of such goods of the class first before mentioned, as are permitted to pass into the possession of the importers, retaining their right to debenture, are to be marked in strong and legible characters, with the year of their importation, as" 1842." Wines and liquors necessarily remaining in public store from their landing on importation to their lading for exportation, to secure the benefit of drawback, need not be so marked.

The following list comprehends most of the articles to be marked as directed: almonds, camphor, crude or refined, cassia, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa, currants, figs, ginger, mace, nutmegs, pepper, black, prunes. pimento, raisins, Sail Duck, including Hollands, Ravens and Russia; sugars, wool, unmanufactured, the value whereof at the place of exportation shall not exceed eight cents per pound.

With regard to the officers to be employed in the marking, it is to be observed that the Deputy Inspectors of the revenue known as markers are to be charged with this duty in all cases in which the business of the port will not allow its performance by the Inspectors of the customs; but, to avoid unnecessary expense to the United States, when such duty can be performed by such Inspectors without detriment to the regular despatch of other necessary duties the requisite number of those officers will be detailed and deputed for the service, by the Surveyor of the port as officer of inspection. Musical Instrumen 8, principally of wood, were liable under the act of 27th April, 1816, section 1, cl. 5, to a duty of thirty per cent. ad valorem, and the act of 14th July, 1832, sec. 2. cl. 21, declaring that they should continue to pay the then rate of duty, such musical instruments composed principally of wood, as flutes, fifes, bassoons, clarionets, organs, piano-fortes, harps, &c., remain liable to that duty. To this list will be added accordions, and all other musical instruments composed chiefly of wood; if chiefly of brass or copper, they will pay twenty-five per cent. ad vaiorem; if of silver o-ivory twenty per cent. ad valorem, the former having previously paid twelve and a half, and the latter fifteen per cent. ad valorem; of leather they will pay thirty per cent. ad valorem. Musical instruments are not to be taken as toys, although

imported under that designation, except in cases in which the United States' appraisers shall report them as toys, or articles heretofore unenumerated, in contradistinction to musical instruments or manufactures of certain material or materials. Strings for musical instruments, having been free under former laws, will pay 20 per cent. ad valorem, under the recent law.

Paints, Painters' Colors and Putty.-By the act of 27th April, 1816, section 1, cl. 6, there is assessed on ochre, dry, one cent per pound; in oil, one and a half cents per pound. As the term ochre is here used in the law in its most comprehensive sense, it has been uniformly understood by this office, to include all ochry earths used in the preparation of painters' colors, and the duty chargeable on ochre has therefore been exacted on articles invoiced, or denominated in the language of trade, as red ochre, yellow ochre, red earth, brown earth, Spanish brown, powdered red iron stone, or oxide of iron, venetian red; to which list must be added, all painters' colors of whatever hue, dry or in oil, in which ochre, or ochry earth, is an ingredient, unless combined with a component material bearing a higher rate of duty, in which case the article must be charged with that higher rate; or when the specific rate of duty shall be less than twenty per cent. on the value, in which case the article is to be charged with twenty per cent. ad valorem under the recent law. Whiting and Paris white, by the act of 27th April, 1816, sec. 1, cl. 6, are charged with the specific duty of one cent per pound. As they are subject to this duty equally when dry or in oil, it follows that one cent per pound is to be charged upon all articles with whiting or Paris white as a component material, and with no other ingredient bearing a higher rate of duty, as in the articles black paint, composed of whiting, oil and lamp-black; and putty, composed of whiting and oil: when the specific duty is less than the duty of twenty per cent. ad valorem, the article will of course be charged with the latter rate of duty.

The act of 19th May, 1828, section 1, cl. 2, imposes a specific duty of five cents per pound on red or white lead dry or ground in oil; and the act of 14th of July, 1832, section 3, provides that nothing contained in that act shall be so construed as to reduce the duty upon red lead, white lead, or litharge.

In conformity with these provisions of law, kemnitz white, and venetian white, being carbonate of lead in oil, and black paint, composed of carbonate of lead in oil, with black coloring material, have been charged under the direction of this office with the duty of five cents per pound; which duty it is proper to charge on all similar articles having carbonate of lead as a component material; Iraganza green, having oxide of lead as a component material, erroneously admitted on one occasion at the duty of one and a half cents per pound, is to be charged with five cents per pound.

It is hoped that a proper application of these general rules, in the due examination of the several importations of painters colors, will lead to an accurate discrimination and uniform assessment of duty at the several ports.

United States appraisers reporting the fact to the Collector, Plate, Old Silver, fit only to be re-manufactured, the and he concurring, to be admitted free as silver bullion, under the act of 11th September, 1841.

Sugars, Refined.-It has been made a question, upon the exportation of Refined Sugars for benefit of drawback, the exportation being previously to the passage of the act of 11th September, 1841, but the debenture being payable after that date, whether the former or present allowance of drawback is to be made. It is the opinion of this office that the act of 11th September, 1841, section 3, reducing the drawback on Refined Sugar, applies exclusively to sugars exported after the passage of said act, and that therefore the former rate of five cents per pound is to be allowed on all sugars refined from foreign material and exported previously to the passage of the act.

Suspenders, composed in part of leather, to pay thirty per centum ad valorem, under the provision of the act of 11th September, 1841, leather being the component material bearing the highest rate of duty.