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,:'l':THE NIGHT.'
T barry coRNilrAt.t.;: ' '
Oh, Ibo enmmor nighl, i , ;
(las a .mile of light.
And nlia aits on a sapphire llironf.
i i' Whilat th(t swenl vviruli load her
Wild gnrlnnds of odor,
From the hud uf Iho rose u'eiblown !
- - Rnl Ihj! nutnmn nipht
Hus n piercing sight,
And a step both "iiong anil free J
' And a trniuo for woinlof,
i Llka thn wrnlh nf thunder,
When he shouts to Ihe stormy sua.
And thn winter night
Is all nohl and white,
And she sinaoth n sonz of pain, .
Till iho wild bee hiimtnelh,
And warm Kpiiii! comUh,
Whbn sho dies in a dreurn of ruin !
i , O tho niaht, Ihe tiifihl !
'Ti a lovely sight.
H'datever the clime nr time,
For snirovv Hi mi snnroth,
And the lover oinpotirelh
His koiiI is n htur-biigiil rbyme. -
ll bringelh sleep
To Iho forest deep
Tho forest bird to its nest ;
To rare, bright hours,
And ilreiiiiis of (lowers,
And Ihal balm lo tho weary resl !
llUcsccllaur oufis ntntttr
An Adventure with Rattlesnakes.
I noticed a "sketch" in the Courier a
lew days since, entitled "Tuogkaonuc
Mountain," Hint recalled to my mind an
incident thai occurred In ma on those
mountain.", some 2") or 30 years t)0. J
was at lliul lime r. resident of Sheffield. Al
t tie time to which I refer, I formed one of
a party of young men who made an excur
sion to' (he' summit of those mixintnitm, to
hunt partridges, 6.c. 1 here are, or ..Hre I
al that time, places there so infested with
rulllesn.il.es that it was dangerous to ap
proach Ihem. To avoid Ihese abodes, we
relied on the acquaintance of one ol our
party with their locality. Alter chasing
over the hills for six or eight hours, we
were lired enough to think of reluming lo
our homes. We were proceeding along in
"Indian file," through a defile some four
rods wide, one side of which was a moun
tain j the other som 40 feet high, compo
sed of loose ledges that were overgrown
with ivies, when a sharp rattle was heard
that sent a chill lo our hearts. The fore
most of our line saw the reptile just ahead
of him, and without thought raised his gun
and fired. As Ihe report of the gun echoed
along the crags a most hideous rattling and
hissing arose on all'sides.
We were in the midst of the "den."
F.ach rock and buslseetned populous with
rattlesnakes, and we could see them de
scending from the higher crags. We stood
still, not knowing what to do. To go back
woulti be as dangerous as to advance; and lo
remain where we were, as perilous as eith
er, for. several were moving in the bushes
near us. The slightest touch of a fang was
certain death, as we were too far from any
habitation to enable us lo reach it before
the deadly virus would, have taken effect.
We feared lo stir, lest we should attract
their attention sooner than if we remained
quiet. What passed in the minds ol my
companions I know not, but 1 remember,
that my own thoughts were of no very
agreeable nature. . .
At this juncture, one of us pprceived a
large flat rock, some Ihree rods from us,
and proposed in a whisper that we should
make fr it. Having ascertained that none
of our assailants were between us and it,
we made a rush for it, and gained it un
scathed. Our last, movements notified our
creeping foes of our whereabouts, as well
as to irritate thrin more, and Ihey made
for our position.
Our wen pons of defence were lour guns,
two pistols and an axe. Wh were then so
situated o to he able to defend ourselves,
in some measure. We cut a couple of very
slender sprouts that grew close by Ihe rock,
ilntioiied ourselves in the centre, and as
Ihe snakes came to the edge of our citadel
we killed them. Only five or six made
Ihe attempt, and we pilched their mangled
carcanseg back lo their comrades. Il was
evident that so long as we remained on the
rock we were safe ; but how to escape was
more than we could predict. If we could
have killed all of Ihe ret tiles on one side,
wilt) our guns and cudgels, we should have
eucouulorejd mure in scaling the ledge.
We remained quietly on the rock, and,
in a short lime the uttlesnakei ceased
their attacks, but on our making any move
ment, they commenced hissing sain.
Thee snakes, emit a disagreeable odor
when di.tu.rbed, and the air was filled with
il. We hud noticed a lull Iree growing
close by us, and one of our parly proposed
lo cut il, so is to f us it lo Ml against the
lop ol Ihe ledge, and thereby lonn, if il
did not break, a way by which we might
extricate ourelves, We iiuUully coin
ineiiced cutting it, keeping a sharp look
out fur Ihe spotted r.scali, who were now
doubly eomged by Ihe resounding blows.
This Iree fell with it ton again.! the
summit tf Ihe ledge, and we ascended its
trunk and esipd. llekre we Kit we
net lo'k farewell fiance al our UUWd
Ulligerriits, whe) had lhe Ukeit (kuwhiuh
ol our rotk. d ""H in
. f.-n.iL-n-hiet drotmvd by one ef us. We
a .......... . , .
formed line, aud shol II mem, am men
falsi as Is lh U' ft rattlesnake, H
(here il weej growing is) our ineeduws,
.huh Utii proHrrly applied, lenders il
haruiUa. Msny Prisons are oU aeao.iol
ed illi , tnde.d .rjr fw ,. I M
known persons a. knewMuj intidolsi lot
Ihn iiiwn, lli 'h ,lf,n
I . . "... I.l...
The weed (o which 2 refer e-rowi from
12 o 18 inches high, one stalk, leaves nar
row, and p-row sinclv from tha stem fmm
one lo Iwo inches apnrf. This weed is tur-
ronnoed wilh small bluish blossoms lhat
have five leaves; three on the lower por
tion ana two anove. i tee one growing a
anon distance irom me, which 1 inclose.
if this weed be bruised in cold Water and
applied, the bite it harmless. Were I a
botanist, 1 might give a better description.
JSottun Courier.
, WOLF NtnSR. IS INDIA,
' The wolf In India is looked unon. n. it
formerly was in northern Eurone. ni a -
cred animal. Almost all Hindoos have a
superstitious dread of destroying 6r even
injuring it; and a village commnniiv.
within Hie boundary of whosi lands a drop
of wolf's blood has fallen, believes itself
doomed lo destruction. The natural con
sequence is, that in the district less fre
qitented by Europeans, these auimals are
ery numerous and destructive, and orpnt
numbers of children Art Conslnntltr rrrrt,tA
off by them. Only one class of the popu
ntion the very lowest, lading a vasrrant
life and bivouackins among ihe jungles
wijl attempt to kill or catch them. rRven
these, however, although they have no su
perstitious fear ol the wolf, are always
found to be well acquainted with its usual
dens and haunts, very seldom attempt its
capture ; in all probability from the profits
...rjr iiiaae 01 ille goiu ami silver bracelets
and necklaces worn by the children whom
tho wolves have carried to their dens, nnd
whose remains are left at the entrance. In
a I parts of India, it appears, numbers of
children are daily murdered for the sake of
these dangerous ornamenls.
The wolf, however, is sometimes kinder
lhan man. In the neighborhood of Sultan
poor, and amona the ravines that mtr.,ri
Ihe batiks ol the Ooomtee river, thia nnimoi
ubounds; and our first instance of a "wolf
nurse" occurs In lhat district. A Irooner.
passing along the river bank near Chin.
dour, saw a lame female wn!f t,.
den, followed by three whelpi and a little
Iv on the uy went on a" rour PPrenl
ly on tne u . , . . i
companions, am... .r ' "'"V ,
as much care as if hY,e!f. Pr'ted with
own whelps. All went dSw,?. fnc of.her
and drank, without noticing the ie,,vt'r
who, as they Were about lo turn back',
pushed on in order lo secure the boy. But
(he ground was uneven, and his horse
could not overtake them. All re-entered
the den; and the trooper Ihen assembled
some people from Chandour, wilh pick
axes, who dug into the den for about six or
eight feel, when Ihe old woll bolted, fol
lowed by her three cubs and Ihe hoy. The
Irooper, accompanied by the fleetest young
men ol the parly, mounted and pursued ;
and having at last headed ihem, he turned
the whelps and boy (who ran quite as
fast) back upon the men on foot. They se
cured tho boy and allowed the others to
escape.
The boy thus taken Was apparently about
nine or ten years old, and had all the hab
its of a wild animal. On his way to Chan
dour he struggled hard lo rush into every
hole or den he passed. The sight of a
grown up person alarmed him, and he tried
to steal away ; but he rushed at a child
with a fierce snail, like (hut of a dog and
tried to bite it. Cooked . meat he would
notot, but he seized raw food with eager
ness, putting it on the ground under his
hands, and devouring it with evident plea
sure, tie growled angrily it any one ap
proached him whilst eating, but made no
objection to a dog's coming near and shar
ing his food. Ihe trooper left htm in
charge of the Uajtih of Ilusonpoor, who
saw the boy immediately after he was la
ken. Very soon afterwards he was sent
by the Rajah's order to Captain Nicholett's
al Sultanpoor ; lor, although his parents
are said to have recognised him when first
captured, they abandoned him on finding
Unit he displayed more of the wolf than
of human nature.
He lived in the charge of Captain Nich
olett's servants nearly Ihree years, very in
Offensive, except when teased, but still a
complete animal. He could never be in
duced to keep on any kind nf clothing,
even in Ihe coldest of weather; and, on
pne occasion, tore to pieces a quilt, stufled
wuii cotton, and ate a portion ol it, cotton
and ill, every day with his bread. When
hit food was placed at a dutuuee from him,
he ran lo it on all fours, like a wolf ; and
it was only on rare occasions that he walk
ed upright. Human beings he always
shunned, and never willingly remained
near them, On the other hand, he seemed
fond of dogs and jackals, and, indeed, all
animals, and readily allowed them lo leed
with nun. He was never knovn la laugh
or smile, and wts never heard lo iwk un
lit within a few minutes ol his death, when
he put hi. hands lo bis head and suid it
ached, and akd for witter, which lie drank
and dieoS Kitglith puptr.
Kiiiiutii nu I'f i iKY ate both re.idinu in
London with (heir families. KoMuth't iwo
una, Bed 19 and IS ye.is, are atieiidmii
avtioul, The family live lit a very pl.in and
uoiiuiuival style, I'ul.aky aud his wile, by
ih.ir joint wium.s, it U stated In a Loudon
teller in Ibe New Vuik Times, Lave made
Ibis year kbeul 1400. They have Ave ehild
teu. MiUii I'uUky'e father is a wealthy
banker uf Vieuua, but ie foi bidden e give
hi. uuly deugljtef a cenl. mother is aUo
living. l''iUuv' splendid e.iele in. liunga
ly wet aaiaed by the Auiliieiia al the lime
uf bis anesl, and his beautiful essile subse
quently eunseited iuiaa Ito.pilel.
Tt ltiT Ai.omv.-Tbe Fiiisburg
(Pa ) Peiuoeiaiie I'uion is ausweisble lot
the fullest nig I Why would tl uacbiiiia
like fur a oma le luums ibe psil f
Iti. a I Hetaese the ovull Ueeioei et lW
CXTRAORniNArtV BKRIRRj OF, CALAMITIES
OTR A NUK Ll FB OF A HOMICIDE. '
A writer in Iho Thomaston Watchman
plVea tho following slncular biogrnnhy of
James Hightovvef, recently ennvlcted of man-
slttiightor In that county. Three years in a
dungeon, it .eerris, it nothing to what he has
endured f 1 1 - '. j , , . ..
i About twenty one year ago a young lady
(if this section of country, belonging o a re
spectable family, became Iho victim of a
vile seducer; the frull was boy, who Is the
subject of our narrative. His mnthnr, ns is
tne casa usually with those of her sex who
are unfortunate, married a man of low breed,
ing and in qdvnrao oireiirnstances. cruise-
qnontly her son was destined to receive but
a limited share of education or moral train
ing. Al a tender ne hia ehnraeter was pe
culiar, nnd In snmn respects very extraordi
nary. When only seven years old he was i
B.lenuing a sugar cane mill; by some means
his left nrm nnd hand were ertudied, by
which nccidunl he forever lost the use of his
hand.
At the nn of ten hn wns bitten by n rat-tlo-simke,
being nearly nlono tin tho place,
he had lo call to bis aid nil the preaenre of
mind of which he was master ' Fortunately
ho used the proper nniidote and ihreby saved
his life, in iho shmt space of n few months
he was again bitten by one of the same spe-
eies nl rrplili-s; by pursuing Ihe same course
as heretofore, he was aaiti rescued from the
jaws of denth.
Between Ilia age of twelve and fonrteen,
ho made several attempts lo tnlie the life of
his step lather, which shows that he would
not be imposed on. About thai age he also
snapped, several limes, a loaded musket at a
neighbor. When fourteen years old, bo was
knocked down by liyhtnins, and did not
recover for some lime. At the aae of six
teen, he was attacked, while hunting in the
woods, by a very large panther. The pan
ther soon bore him down he exhibited great
presence ef mind by feigning death. The
panther then carried him into the swamp,
covered him up wilh sticks and grass, after
which ho look his leave in search of more
prey. Our hero, after tho panther's depar
ture, arosa and made hia escape home. IIo
was badly torn two of his jaw teeth' were
But TiU" !"' m,ny wound, were Inflicted.
cevared, and very1" 10 ule ,or e "
pave his step father a sevMIE'
left him. Kxo.pting another slight "aVMl.B,ul
lightning, his path was smooth until nine
teen, when ho becnine enamored of a young
lady; though figuring in a higher sphere,
his superior in intellect and family, yet sho
was smitten by the boy uf misfortune, and
resolved lo marry him, notwithstanding tho
opposition of her relatives, who made .evere
threat, ngainst our hero, lint what cared he,
who had iiiccr.nfully harried ngainst rail If.
snakes, panthers, and even the high power,
of Heaven, for the threats uf man 1 Nothing
daunted, hu continued to urge his claims;
aflur finding nil his ell'orts for a conipomisu
.... 1.1. 1 '
unavaHlin". he commenced a determined
course.. Ho procured his licence, placed a
magistrate at n conspicuous pnir.l in the
woods, and proceeded himself on foot to tho
lioiiso thut sheltered her whom beloved
secretly forced the door of her chamber, nnd
conducted her about fit e miles thioiigu the
woods, lo the place of rendezvous.
Before arriving at the phtca upon which
Ihe hymeneal altar had been temporarily
erected, illuminated ly the bla.e uf light.
wood knots, and the pule rays of ihe moon
alone, uur hero full into hi. former path of
bud luck, for he was bitten by a moccasin
snake; but he was too well used lo inake
bites lo suffer that occurrence to relurd hia
progress at suoh a momentous crisis, and like
. 1 . . 1 1 1 .
it uruve ana unuaiiuieu uuy, poriueu mi
ouurse, and in accordance with his anticipa
tions was lawfully married about 13 or I
o'vluck at night. His moccasin bite did nut
long keep him in bed, for ho then possessed
a uiir.a of unceasing ailenlion. Afler his
final recovery, he carried hi wife lo Ihe
home which he had provided fur her, Imping
that hi. cup of mi.foituno wu. then full, and
lhat ha would enjoy that bli. attending a
married life.
liul he was not destined lung lo enjoy thut
repose which be .0 much suughl. IIo .0011
became entangled in a qiiarul with one Mr.
Wheelei ; the result we WheeWr was kil.
led, and eur beio, after a ivgulur tiial 111 a
cuuit uf justice, was cunviciod uf muiialuogh
tur, and now, at the age of I went), has gone,
leaving hi. wile, hi. anticipated babe ami
his ewuel buuiu, lu die penitentiary, tbeie lu
be iueuieeiulud within lis dismal walls for
Ihe space of Ihiee yean, which lo him inu.l
seem lull,;, long, Who can contemplate his
past life end nu say, Surely he is the child
uf niisfuilune ! Have his inislurluues ended 1
Al. I who etnlelll Thut faoti. yet con.
ce.lod by the daik curtain of futurity.
Nw Jsaisr BrsiisTK S. -The Jei.ey City
R.ulinel and Advefliwr, uf the 33d u.l.(
published sleli.liea uf eiiine and pauperism
In Jeney 4ny and Hudauii county. Number
of inhabitants in J.ney eiiy, tl.ooo, vis t
Natives, IS.Oou ; Irish, 6000 ; wilier (uieigner.
400O. Number uf peieons whe have been
unfilled lo lua ("iiy 1'iUuu, 4 1 oo, vii:.N.
lives, It; 1 r tab. JS5U; etliei fuielgneis, 419
Number uf peraont eun fined tl Ibe pieiil
in Ihe Couuiy Jell, sis Natives,
lil.h,, 61; utber foreigner, I. Of 111 per
teas tshu bv lum.tes uf ihe Alui
bouse, uune base leu ii. lives, aud ne fu,
iiis sssept lite. "I Ttl ne isceited
d fiem b feuitj.tattf ) weia attiies, J
I'.O weie 1'ieb.
1MUIAN 1 leilT-lRATIt OF I.IEUT.; y, !
, : MAXtVIil.Ii. .,;
A letter from an officer of ihe nrm v. Tinted ! k
"Fori Union (New Mexico) July 2, 1884,'
gives the following totiuhlng aeemmt of the
"last fight" nnd death 1f Lieut. Maxwelli
brevet 8, ic,, 3l Vl jnrnnltT (
On the morning of. the 80th all-, Brevet
Captain Sykes and Lieut. Maxwell, Willi
about sixty dragoons, (there being no dra
goon officer on duty nl the posl,) started in
pursuit of the party of Apaches, whose Irnil
nad been seen tho day before, a short dis
tance fioin the posl. Afler a hard nnd vig
orous trail, the command enme in siehiof
Ihe savages early on Iho morning of tho 30ih.
Captain Sykea sent Lieut. Muxwell, wilh
twenty dragoons, t:p a preoipitntq "mesa,''
or small mountain, to cut ofT the relreal of a
band pf about twenty Indians, who were
nttetnplhig to gain dilJieult and nlinost im
pregnable passes of the mountains. Lieut,
Maxwell being well mounted, chaiged nl Ihe
head nl his rnon, to cut oil tho enemy ere
Ihey could puss a citimin point above him.
Unfortunately possibly fiom being belter
mounted himself nnd one sergeant and two
men arrived at the summit of the mosa some
few moments ere the rest of his hoops had
closed up. As soon as Lieut. Maxwell,
(who was uheud,) wilh Ihe threo men, m
rived at the above-mentioned pluce, the In
dians showed themselves above, pud com
menced a deadly discharge of arrows.
Lieut. Maxwell, with revolver in hand,
emptied it with deadly effect; but ete ho
had done so, ho had received an arrow
throuyh bis body completely through. ' He
urew His subie, and in doing so bis bridlo
hi hi received nnoiner nrrow, winch pas
sen lliroiiKli, and glanced ngainst his left
breast. lie still used his sabre, nnd when
ho received his last shot, be was in Hie
net of sabring an Indian; but iu the thai net,
while his head was bowed lo his horses
mane, be full aa oirow in his brain and
Tell like a knight of old, in his harness his'
sword grasped in his hand, and a smile upon
his face. The Imlinns fled. Then came the
troops thundering tip the bill but loo late,
alu. ! lor poor young Maxwell had fallen!
And as dipt. Sykes saw him, with upturned
fiec, laying stark dead, whom but a moment
sinco he viewed in the prime and bloom of
iiiHuiioou, t,B uowod his head and ' weni
none but b vtarrio, .
Lieut. Maxwell was buried at his post,
Vilh military honors; and around bis lonely
ra'- -"'i' ubs and were seon tears
adown woather-beuteii wht ru Wun
were strangers. 1 who had knowu tin.. r.m
boyhood, followed him to hi. long home; ami
although lenrs were lo me a stranger, still,
when 1. heard tho soldier's requiem and the
(usiladu over his grave they did burst forth
uncontrolled; nnd even now, while 1 pen
this sad memorial of his fate, they como un
bidden. He died without an enemy. He died ns a
soldier should, and lie. wrapt in his niurtial
shroud, 11.4 is a soldier's due. Peace to him,
; .. 1 1 1 .1 -..1 a, :. 1. .
my fiieud uud brother soldier May it be
my lol thus to die a glorious doalh."
' TOTiAITO. '
We give below a fe?v extracts for Ihe ben
efit of tobacco chewers. .They are worth
reading and pondering upon. They are made
bv Funtann, a distiimuished chemist. He
says:
1. 1 made a stria. I incision in a pigeon j
leg, and applied 10 11 tne 011 01 tobacco ; in
I'.-ss than ten minulea it lost Ihe use uf its
fool.
2. I repealed this experiment on another,
and the result was exactly the tame. . !
S. I made a small wound in the pectoral
muscle uf a pigeon, and applied the oil to il j
in Unco' minutes il could .no longer support
itself on it. loll fool.
4. This expeiiinent was repeated on so
other, and resulted iu ihe same way.
5 I introduced into Ihe pectoral muscles
of a pigeon, a smull bit of wood covered with
Ibe oil; in a few minute, it full insensible.
A. Two others lu whose muscles I applied
this oil, vomilud nil ihey had eaten,
7. Two others, wilh empty stomachs lieut
ed as above, made all possible vlloits to
VJlllil.
ii. One single drop of this lobacco oil put
upon the tongue of 11 eat, ha piodueed vio
lent voiiviilsluus, and killed hot In the space
uf one minute.
9. A Ihiortd dipped in 'he oil and drawn
through a Ih-.h wound of a cat, dug, ur any
other animal uf their sios, Mill il ji seven
minutes.
CuNNixTicuT Lweua Lw.--The new li
(juoi law provides thai if a man be found in
toxicated he may bo arrested and kept until
lie becomes sober, when, If he shall te.tify
fully, freely and feiily, iijrdiiig Ihe receipt
ur piouuiemuul uf ihe liquor upuu which he
became intoxicated, he .lull be discharged
aiheiwiee be .hull be fined J0, Le. Un
der ibis clause, a man thai w as intoxicated
vs.. recently arrested in (iieenville, near
Norwich, and be tesiilled lhat Ibe liquor was
fivt lo him that he diauk it from a bottle
in ibe deellini uf a liieud, whom beueuied
IU was dmibaiged ihe (JianJ Juiy and Al
luHiey al wnre deciding thai no fine or pmr
i.bmaul euuld be indicted en him, e Iok is
he bad le.iifiel faiily at le Ihe idaoe uheie
he pioceied Ibe liquor.
llt jrstUtl.'-C'aMfU'ueft uWy.-.&u
yaur suotboi it vei pur.
ilnggur f ey -She M ibll iae used to
imf a peaoul Maud euce, tut the loca
touut.ilell out dwllei bill tad felled.
rioNKEa weitnixo-ROMANCB i
naurri, ' '
jwAnRiBD-tn eamn, near Nebraska con
ire, Jn.io 19th, Mr. Alba Sherman lo Miss
Mary Swan.
The hall
was a dcli'diiM nor I Inn nf tfn
Pintle Valley, with the canopy of the skies
adorned by twinkling slnrs, shaded by light
Clouds. The music, Iho toothing, tumbling
ripples or the I'latte, en ono side, nnd, far iu
the distance, on Ihe other, low rumbling
innnuor, wnn taint nasties hi livid liahtninc
Tim I Inn A IV ' ii,.i.i.:m o
- - ... "nuuni, oeuieiury 01
Utah, dressed in his pioneers fuit of buckskin
made n eery happy nnd nnnrnprinte speech
to Ihe assembled spectators, (sorted around
on Iho bosom of Mother. Kurth, within tho
corriM.) among whom were the lion. George
P. Stiles, Associate Justice of Utah, Dr. Claik,
ine pioneer ol I'lutte Valley, and teverul
other distinguished guests.
Tub ceremony being over, Judge Stiles, in
his usual ogroenble mnnncr, peculiar t;i him
self, made a brief congratulary speech. He
tumaiked in conclusion: "We pioneer, and
our postoiily must plant tho stnrs nnd stripes
un the eastern continent," which was recei
ved with much applause. Tli bridegioom
proposed three times three for the passage of
Ihe Nebraska bill, Judge Douglas and On.
A.C.Dodge, which made the welkin ring
through tho Plutto Valley and Grand Island,
as nnno but pioneers can do. Next came the
supper, not on mahogany tables covered with
rich tervico of silver, but on Iwo Muckinaw
blankets spread on the ground. Tho bill of
faro included dried bullalo tongues, dried
venison, boiled antelope, boiled ham, wild
uuek, penola soup, cakea of nil sorts and
sizes; for wine, pure Platte water,
Vo dainty dyspeptics of crowded cities.
who attend biidal parlies in cosily palaces of
American mould, think you over enjoyed
uch a repast 1 Tho bride presided with a
native ease and gontility which showed she
wa. worthy of the heart and hand she had
just received. Her graceful manners and
sensible remniks drew forth Iho admiration
of all, and showed she hud been under ihe
pupilage of that accomplished lady, Mrs. A.
W. Babbitt. .
1 ho amusements commenced hv m I lid in n
donee, followed by c-oiiutiy fiirures. Pluttn
Valley colilion, and closed wilh the lornr,.!.
with oood wish for lnw lir n...i I.l-..:.
tre." Tho party gave hearty cheers for the
appointment of old pioneers to office in the
West, instead of the eastern silk stocking
gentry, and retired lo ineir respective lonts,
leeliug assured that they would live to travel
up the Plulte Valley with the Iron Horse,
instead of tho slow patient ox, and instead of
Pawnee dilliculiios, they would have to (ook
out for railroad luuuers, hotel porters and
hack drivers, that they did not gut into the
wrong car, go to n poor hotel, or gel fleeced
out uf double fee. by the cunning hackmun.
The whole bridal parly, with a single Cyclo
pean exception, started Jho next morning fui
Utah and California. Ve home-loving deni
zen, of tho cast, what think ye of amaniago
tuur of a thousand miles iu 1111 ux wagon 1
Council Bluffs llugk,
rKM U.K I.OIIIIYISTS.
Tho testimony In relation to Ihe extension
of tho Coll patent, taken by a committee, of
Congress, to ascertain whether undue or im
proper Intluenco had been brought In bear
on the votes of the members, is. coming ou(
piecemeal, Some disclosures are made of a
disgraceful character relative to Ihe conduct
uf ladies who visit Washington, for the pur
pose of influencing legislation, and getting
pol projects through congress by their Matter
ing attentions to susceptible members. It
appears that those "ladies" lake all tho
doubtful and disputed project, in hand which
promise lo pay well if snccesslul, and then
tiling nil their charms of poison and of fascin
ating convention to bear uu tho members,
either lo exact promises of support, or to de
lain them from their teats w hile the voto is
being taken. The membei. appear to tin
deistaud these ladie. tolerably well, and the
testimony shows more virtue in Congress than
it guuurally get. credit for. It is recorded
that several members, counted upon a. se
cure fur one of those projects, either fiom
age nr a sense of duly ware able toovercoine
the bleudishineut. uf female beauty, and vo
led "dead against it,"
'-Maisoii Kotiga," the Wu.hingtoii corres
pondent of the New Oilcans lUt, Httis wiiles
lu thai Journal :
A good story ha. lutely been lold, and il it
lapidly circulating here now at Ihe expense
uf ' Ihe Little Giant," Geu'l Sam Houston
meeting ltd verily Johnson iu tho Capitol, the
Snuakur and ex-Senulor vviy natuiully enlei
ed iuiQ convention about public men, is hen
speaking uf DuugUss, the Geu'l .aid he bud
been "ft back," "Sol back," taid Mr. J.,
"what do you mean by that! Why, suid
Geu'l II , ill I )ou never hear the stuiyl No
Well, Iheiu wata man in my neighbtiihoo.l
when I w.t a boy, who made it a rule not ia
allow his boy. lu come In Ihe table III! ihey
were seventeen )eait uld, He had a boy,
whom a neighbor, w hn was aware uf the
father rule, happened lo se uue day tiitinf
at a aide Uble, knowing, betever, h. ll.e
buy rt uiuie ih.n tone iea, be asked bu
ll heppeu.d lhat he wet .till uiuhibiled liurn
fuming lu Hie Uble 1 ''Why bid be, when
I wet Mleiilyen, father let me euiue, but I
oat se hungiy, and lu s re k.'(
miful, lhat I tluud up andlSiMM ! bi
sad eeid'Nl b.ppenej; wbeieetwi my
faibci nditlf o ' "
Ike stellswl le,'e di
14, NO. no
r m
a ix K( dot 11 ot anisn 1
We remnmrJcir,, by the way, a Weno nfnu
"'gly sltetched tout by a lady In Paris, when
we were last abroad, which is very iiliistr.'
five ofGrisi's imtttrnl seir-pn.-wessioe; and, in
deed, Eve-like Impetl'Jtbability. Pho (did
' narrating) had been Out driving, ihe day,
before, rf company with an Englisli lady'
. emertaineda groat deal, but wholliougfl
much ndmired for hef tylo and hftsplialiiyj
wns ercenlrlcnl'ly self-willed and hnccremo
niout. Ono of her errands, for the morning '
was In call and pay Orisl twenty Napoleon1
for singing at one of her parties. Thfl car
riugo stopped t Ihe prima donna's lodgings;
La Signora was "not at homo." "Hut i lnii
she is," exclaimed the imperious lady, "leg '
madam, bin sfto is now just in her bath." '
"Pooh I that makes no difTorence just iM
Hmo to seo her-come, my dear! (slie sanf
to her companion, getlinrf out of her carria!
let ns go strai-ht lo her foom-I know the
way." And, in nnother riomenf. i.n iu-w
ladies pushed by the astonished dressing maid
who mel thorn at Ihe bud-room door nnrl
penel.ated lo (ho dressing-room beyond,
where lay Iho magnificentjrisi in her tub !
ine reception and transaction ef burfnesa
was a scene of undisturbed self-possession, '
on both tides. , The greetings of the morn
ing were familial ly ejtchunged, without tire
fair singer' using from the water; but with
tho announcement of the errand; sti8 price'
fully diew in her masses of jet black hair,
which fell nearly la her knees as she rose.
and stepping out upon tho oil-dlolh, aproned
completely with the profuse riimlels. slid
dried her hands with a towel, took the money .
and gave a receipt. This done, she stood,
perfectly self-possessed, (like a Naiad Qucon
who had received pearl-rent for a crotlo. in
dripping unconsciousness of her beauty,) nnd
with her dark veil hld before her, curtsied
out her visitors most dignifiedly and grace
fullygiving to one of them onlyj (the lady
who told ns the story,) a ludicrous fiist reali'
zaiioii of tho mnchinery wilh which cdrtsie
are made. Sho declared, however, that tha
had more admired Giisi for hef behavior du
ring lhat call,' than for Iho finest triumphs of
her professional acting Home Joutna'.
FROM OIltGO.V-MOnE GOLD DiaCOVlWKD
From the Oregonian, published at PoMlnfidi--
. iviiviiuu iOib ikeitidaj, !) ran
steamer Lot Whilcomb, Iho gold mines had .
been disoovercd nenr Shoattvatcr Bay, and
thut the citizens had all abandoned their
several vacations and gone to digging for thn
"filthy lucre." There appears lo bo an unu
sual exuiluinotit nrqpng Iho people hereabouts,
in relation to Iho gold mines. Many have
left, and others are daily leaving for the
newly-discovered mines, leaving behind
orops tinharTested and business unsettled)
which will provo it greater loss lhan all they .
will get in tin) mines.
The farmers nro now engaged in their
harvests. Wheat crops wero never bolter.
Ami-mcah Patents. Last year ihe appli
lions fur patent numbered 2073, the cavenff .
filed Wero 901, tho patents issued 95T. The
extent of the field nnd tho variety of the pro
duction lo which litis spocioa of skill i np
plied aro shown in iho number, naltiro and i
character of the ptoductiona. In tho last ten .
years, 1S,410 applications for patents hava
been uiude, GG7 1 caveats linva been filed, and
7073 patents have boen granted. These in
clude improventt in every branch nnd divi
sion uf labor that human skill it applied (o,
or that human necetsities require.
Child Hitten ht a Rat. On Thursday
night a little son of Mr, S. S. Myers, uf
Flatbush, Long Island, fell something creep,
ing upon hi. bed, which ho brushod oil, sup
posing il lo bo a rat. This he repeated
several times, being at the lime only half
awake, but falling sound nsluep, he was sud
denly awakened by the bite of a rat, in the
centre of his forehead. Ho arose with hie
face coveted with blood, and aueeecded in
destroying hi. assailant. The lad wus ouly
nine years uld.
Some limo since, some grains nf wheat
w hich had been taken from an uld Kgjpliatt
sarcophagus at Cairn, were given to Ihe Ag
ricultural Society of Compcigue, by whunt
they were sou 11 with (lid most inipiising ie
.nits. The itumi w hich have risen fiom Hu
seed are at large at a reed, (he learet uro
mure than an inch in breadth, and the cult
have each ono hundred grains ol veiy large
11e to that teveitl uf the oiigiual eeede have
multiplied i,0OU (old. h i. ihoiilil thai llm
teed date as far back as Scsu.ius or al Ivasl
Ciootutta.
A fashionable lady, a would-be soiuebudyi
said to a fiiend ;
"ly new house, now Miicctiug,' is lu be
'sublimated and 'splendiferous ' There is
tj be a 'I'oilu lino' in fiuut, a Twne' in ihe
tear, and a 'loinouudu' all aiuuud II. The
water is lu pome in al the side uf the liuuse
in an 'rfiieedole,' an I 'j Uvn s U be 'de
graded,' and some laige licit are lu be
' upplaliie-l' lu Ihe 'villiu' lu the '")
A FT - Wiilum W. Fieiieit twarn ike
bliiipii fum the lu thoie la i'belp'
wiui f, )n Uaiiiuy, i 'g'" ''.
uue, t mile end a lull ftn Aae
0 five miles in hour is uthsr fai f
any Ihinf thoil df ttetmer.
I'lM.i'ail.a tl slues lue luainoJ
Mtea l l Jspen these s4 io it teal
Utekie ibeu leeib
OLD SERIES, VOL.