From Me Chayleston Courier. REMARKABLE FACT IN NATURAL HIS ..... TORY, ...s
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Major Jno. Pliers, a farmer of great respecta. bllity Tn this county, informed me, that while he lived at his fathers in Missouri, some enty years ago, buzzard, (is not this bird real vulture?) was taken alive. having gorged itself over a car case to such degree as to prevent its fying-its weight being too heavy for its wings, when he, together wiih his father, brother. and neighbor, with small shoemaker's awl ripped open ifS eyes, Mat nO Part ot he ball 0t either renaain- ed. The head of the bird was then put under one ot its wings, in which position it remained a few minutes, when, to the surprise of all it gradual, relieved it's head from it's wing, shook itself if to arrange its dlsordered feathers, and re.appeared with two good sound eyes, free from blemish, and possessing m every degree the power Ot visOn.- This seemingly cruel experiment was repeated with the same biId different occasions, in the presence of different persons, fifty times, and al- ways with the same result, and not the least nlu- ry appeared to have been occasioned by it. Alter lapse of few months, this bird flew away 10 it's accustomed haunts. have mentioned this fact to several persons; who, though they had never seen the like,' expressed no surprise or doubt of it's truth, but replied, that they had always heard that the down from the inside of buzzard's wing, Was a cure for blindness in horses, and one man remarked, that he cured most inveterate case of approaching blindness in himself by it. He pro- cured the down, spread 1t on bandage, applied 1t to his eyes, and recovered.

 JucentHy-Jhe editor of a vermont paper mas been much amused at what he terms the jacenitify of little boy of his acquaintance: he was about going to bed and was kneeling at his mothers feet, with his hand clasped between hers. she recited to him the Lords Prayer, which le repeated after her-"Onr father which art in Heaven"-"Our fa- ther which art in Heaven"-" Hallowed be thy name"-"lIallowed be thy naine"-"Give us this day our 1aIly bread"-"Give Us this day our daily" 70! mamma, let's ask for cakes."

 Couernmenn P0fyOnGge.-The General Gov. ernment controls the appointment of IA, QUO Post masters, 14,00O Deputies, 1, ,000 Mail Contractors and Agents, 2,O00 Reven ie and Light house ofi- cers--making in all 33,000 public dependents. Every State controls 2.00O appointments, and all of them 54,00o The General and State Govern ments, together, control s70O0 men. This IS ex- elusive ol Army, Navy and the troop nf persens employed by the Executive officers of the Nati0R- al and State Governments,