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THE 6PHINGFIELD BALLAD.
It is tlto fiacred duty of the journalist to
kfiep this famous Hallnd in motion. The
Journal pives it. a shovo alicnd. In a Histo
ry of Western Massachusetts' we find the fol
lowing account of a well-known Iiallnd. On
the 7th of August, 17G1, occurred nn event
which lins been celebrated in ponpr. It is
doubtful whether any piece of American dog
gerel has been &o fortunate in the term of its
perpetual ion. It relates to the death of
Timothy Merrick, from the bite of a radio
make, and has been added to and modified,
until the versions of it nre numberless. The
verses nre said to have been written by a
young woman to whom the unfortunate man
was engaged to be married. A grave stono
still marks the place, but the ballad, of which
Uio lollowtngis nn authentic copy preserved
in the family, bids fair to outlast the marble :
"On Springfield monntain there, did dwell
A likely youth was known full well
Lieutenant Merrieks only son
A likely youth near twenty-one.
"On fiiday morning lie did go
in to the meadow and did mow
A round or to then he did feal
A pizen serpaut nt his heal.
"Vhcu lie received his dedly wound
ho dropt his sylho upon the ground
And strato for hum was his intent
Calling uloude still ns ho went.
"tho all around his vows was tiered
but none of hU friends to him npierd
they thought it was some workmen called
and their poor Timothy alone must fall
"So soon his Carftill father went
to seek his son with discontent
and there the fond ottlv son he found
dead as a stone upon tito ground
"And there lie lay diwn suppose to rest
with both his hands Aerost his brest
his mouth and eyes closed fast
And there the poor man slept his last.
' his father vieude his track with groat coir
cerue
Which he had ran across the corn
uneven tracks where he did go
did appear to stagger two and frow.
"The seventh of August sixty-one
this fatull axident was done
Let this a warning be to all
to bo prcpaired when god does call."
;ii(r.o;A (Laliumk
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Coroner's Investigation, Sic.
The excitement in tho city of Burlington
was continued throughout Thursday. Most
of tho bodies were removed for interment by
their friends ; but others were interred in tho
burial groundsill Burlington, the church bells
chiming mournfully during tho ceremony.
TIIK KILLER
Tho I.alijer of Friday, says : We have no
additions to make to tho list of killed pub
lished yesterday, except that two mutilated
bodies were discovered beneath tho ruins of
the cars, which have not been identified. One
is believed to have been a man about fifty
years of age; and, from the fragments of clo
thing, hud apparently been respectably
dressed. The other was evidently a laboritig
man, poorly dressed, and of Irish origin.
CONDITION OF TIIK WOUNDKD.
The following is a correct list of tho woun
ded remaining in Burlington yesterday, with
a true statement of their condition :
lion. William B. MeClay, New York city;
scalp wound aud breast injured. Injuries
slight.
Mr. Leeds, l'hilada. Flush wound in left
leg.
M rs. King, Charleston, S. C. Fracture of
ribs, back and hip injured,
John T. 0'llcr,.iu, Natchez, Miss. Com
pound, fiacturs of the arm.
Mrs. Gillespie. Left log injured.
ltichard Taylor, coal merchant, New York.
Injured in both arms, aud eyo lacerated.
Charles Hieksay, Philadelphia. Severely
injured in bhoulder, both legs, back and inter
nally. Mrs, Philips and child, N. Y. The former
with eye lacerated and back bruised ; tho
child with a slight contusion of one eye.
Mr. Howard A. Hughes, Turo, Mass.
Fracture of arm aud upper oyq lid laceratod.
John Fugh, .St. Clair, i'a. ; compound
fracture of right leg.
llonnis O. Kane, Georgetown College, I.
(.'. ; fracture of right leg, mid one eye lacera
ted. Daniel Sourbeck, Alliance, Ohio ; scalp
wound.
Mrs. Lincoln Phelps, Principal of Pntaps
co Academy. Kllicott's Mills, Md. j badly
bruised on left leg.
Miss M. Phelps, bruised in abdomen.
Caroline Hymen, servant of Mrs. Phelps,
feel injured and lingers lacerated.
Mrs. Boyce, Washington, D. O. ; contusion
of head, and spine injured. Her son bruised.
M r. lieeden, New iiope, J. contusion
ou head.
Lewis Lcrckenstcir, Richmond, Ya wound
in forehead.
Duct. Wheelan, Baltimore : thi"h wounded
and spine injured.
Mr. llavwoou, Charleston, b. C. ; shoulder
dislocated and fore-arm fi act tired'
Mrs. llolsman, fracture of left arm, severe
flesh wound.
Lewis A. Lukens, White Marsh, Pa. :
chest seriously injured.
John Kelley, 1 ittsburg, la.; lniureU lu
hend and spine.
luomas tinley, Philadelphia ; collur-bono
fractured, head and spine injured.
James W. Putton, Philadelphia : both less
fractured.
Mrs. Caroline Pringle, N. Y. ; injured in
head aud spine, und ribs broken.
Judire Beeves, Cbihcotuo. Ohio, contusion
of chest, right shoulder severely bruised and
face injured. .
Mrs. Cornelia IS. Lvont and child. Jainacia.
L. I., the former with hYsli wound in right
ieg aim couiusiou oi chest, vuild badly bruised
Benjamin K. Mills, Bridgeport, Conu.
Generally bruised aud skin torn.
Mr. O. risk, Conn. Toes of right foot
torn off, calf of right leg badly injured, and
scalp badly cut. Recovery doubtful.
Mr lsaoo M. Kay, Haddoistiold, N. J
Both legs broken above tha knee.
Commodore Smith. Washington, D. C.-.
, Cut about the head.
Mrs. Smith, wife of the Commodore, con
tusion on the hend.
INCIDENTS, ic.
Yesterday tho Directors of the Camden A
Amboy Uailroad Company, and a number of
the oflicers of the roud, were at Burlington,
rendering every assistance in their powor to
tho afflicted. The citizens and physicians of
Burlington, ns well ns thoso from" Philadel
phia, have proven themselves, by good works
and noble deeds, to be pure Samaritans, to
wnom a heavy ilelit oi gratitude is tluo. All
honor to them. The ladies of Burlington will
ever bo remembered for their kindness.
Mr. William II. Nowbold, broker, and resi
dent of No. 520 Spruce street, was injured in
tho back and legs. He was sitting on tho
seat in front of Mrs. Prescott, ono of the
ladies instantly killed. M iss M alia Newbold,
his daughter, was sitting on tho same seat
with Mrs. Prescott. Miss N. received a
severo wound in the thigh, a cut on the head,
and had ono nrm broken. Her body was also
bruised very much, and it is feared she re
ceived internal injuries. Mr. and Miss New
bold were removed to she residence of M r
Aertsen, in Burlington, where Dr. Gnrett did
everything in his power to make them com
fortable. Mr. Newbold is unable to move or
to be moved.
Mr. Benjamin Harvey, of Consliohockcn,
who was in the car next to the last one, in
company with his wife, wife's sister nnd her
husband, Mr. Lewis A. Lukens, or White
marsh, came to the city yesterday morning,
lie is hint in the head "mid arm, but not se
riously. We learned from Mrs. Harvey that
she was siding with her sister, nnd her hus
band anil .Mr Lukens were sitting behind
them. When the accident occurred, Mrs.
lluivey saw the car breaking nenrtlie centre,
und the portion of the roof extending from
just before her fell in with n crash, and upon
this herself and sister escaped uninjured. Her
husband and Mr. Lukens fell through the
lloor, nnd were covered up by tho muss of
rubbish, and were not released for nearly n
half hour. Mr. Lukens remained in an insen
sible state until yesterday morning, when he
revived n little, giving his fi ionds some slight
hopo of his recovery. His injuries nre prin
cipally internal. Mr.. Harvey gives a most
horrible picture of the condition of things
when she escaped from the car, and while
seeking for her husband. She says that por
tiniisof bodies were scattered over'the ground,
while wounded men and women, bleeding, and
some dying, wore lying upon the bank, expo
sed to the hot sun. The leg of n man was
thrown some distance from the body, while
his heart and other small part ieles'of flesh
nnd bones, were found in other directions.
-The Uev. John McDermott, a Catholic
Priest, was in the same car, and sitting near
the end, in company with two friends, both of
whom were seriously injured, lie escaped
with slight bruises, almost marvellously, as he
was thrown out violently and dragged some
distance, lit times being upon his feet aud at
others upon his head.
Bishop 1 Inane arrived in Philadelphia yes
terday nnd informed us that it was the daugh
ter of Capt. Boyce who had died from her
injuries, and md the wife, though she was in
a very precarious situation.
Mr. Win. Clark, of Chester comity, was
suHieiently recovered from his wounds to
como to the city yesterday.
At noon, yesterday, four or five dead bodies
from jtirlington, tho result of tho lato acci
pent on Wednesday, were brought to Cam
den. The number already dead front tho ef
fects of the sad catisualty amounts to 2 1, und
it is thought two or three others will not re
cover. Abnttf fifty nre move or less injured.
Mrs. Clark, of Trenton, left Philadelphia
in the lll-latctl tram, internum; to go tnrotigh
to Trenton, but fortunately fur her, she con
cluded, after getting in the cars, to stop at
Viuilington a few hours, to enjoy the society
of her friends, and then lake thu steamer
Forrest for Trenton. Her life was perhaps
saved therebv.
Among those killed tiro two merchants id,
ialtimore, viz : Mr. Meredith, of the firm
of Meredith & Spencer, and Mr. Dallam, of
of tho firm of Dallam A; Miller, both dry
goods merchants, and doing business respec
tively at Xos. 301 and 30li West Baltimore
street.
Dr. D. T. Teyward. of Charleston, S. ('.,
reported among the killed, is still alive, e
had his arm fractured, and is gelling along
comfortablv. e is in care of Dr. 1 riuible.
nt Turlington. M rs. Boyce is also with the
namo physician, and though very prostrate,
will, wo are informed, probably recover.
Mrs. Holsman, of Philadelphia, is now nt
the house of Mrs. Askew, nt Burlington, with
a compound fracture (d the left nrm. Shu is
out of datiter. Mrs. II. is the mother of
Mrs. Barclay, who was kilied.
A letter to tho Ledger from Dr. Chaloner,
of this city, who went up to Burlington to
render assistance, informs us that a little boy
six years old, nuined Jogun, living in Green
street, Kensington, in this city, is now tit
that place. 7u had been with his uncle, a
Mr. Finch or French, and was going to New
York, is uncle is believed to bo among
the killed, and oue whose body has not yet
been recognized.
The statement of De. K. Gavit, Ksq., Edi
tor of the U. S. Magazine, who was on the
train from New York, in the Bulletin, is as
follows :
HTATKMKNT OK MR. r.AVIT.
Having left New York yiterduy morning
in the 8 o'clock A. M." train, nnd being one
the first to witness the effects of tho appuling
and heart rending disaster which occurred
near Burlington, nt your roqupst I will at
tempt to give a brief description of the dread
ful scene, and endeavor to aid in the investi
gations that are already taking place to rest
the awful responsibility of the cause of the
accident on whom it "jubliy" belongs.
Our train, that is thu one that was coming
south, which was, before tho accident, a little
behind time was detained ubout If) minutes
at Princeton by a "hot axle box;" the con
ductor, on our arrival ut Borden town, used
the utmost diligence, and the change of loco
motives was made with despatch, und we
were under wuy again iu the bhortest space
of time. Just before arriving at Burlington
I was startled with two loud und'sharn Id ,ws
of tho steam whistle, which, us 1 knew io be
the signal of break up, considerably startled
ine, as at tho tiuio we we were under full
headway, .
The moment tho train stopped I was out,
and about oue hundred yards ahead of us ob
served the dreadful wreck. Thinking of
course assistance must be wunted, us from ap
pearance even at that distuuee the conclu
sions were that many must be seriously injur
ed, 1 hastened forward, i)ut, oh my God I
I was in uo wise prepared to witness the ex
cruciutiug spectacle that was immediately
presented. Men, women aud children, large
and small pieces of iron and other metals,
wood aud the other materials of which the
cart were composed, small articiesof baggage,
Ac, wer cruahed into oue graud conglo
merate mass. Mangled forms of men aod
women presented themselves on every side,
nnd, even if one could command his feelinn-s
jtulhciontly to get to work, ho would hnnilv
know where to begin, from tho urgent calls
on every side.
At my arrival nt the scene, the parties who
were unhurt and tho least injured, were
crawling up tho bank. One or tlie first ob
jects that attracted my attention, was the
body or Mr. Howard, cnt enmnlntolc in ,,
each leg nnd the trunk being noma distance'
from each other. Those who wprr.iinininr..1
with a number of passengers, who like myself
1....1 ......... .. r i. . . . .
nnu mum up in. mi uiu outer train, set to work
with a will, nnd in less than hnlf nn hour, the
bodies of most of tho wounded, dving nnd
dead were placed on the bank on either sido
of the road. Threo or four died while lyintf
there, nnd some without speaking or recover
ing consciousness after being removed from
tho wreck.
Round among tho mass could be heard the
sobs nnd wailing of those who hnd just recog
nized a dear friend or rclativo nmong tho
mangled bodies, n wire over a husband, a
daughter over n mother, or riff rerun. Some
ladies were almost frantic with excitement
nnd distress, nnd were rapidly running in
every direction in search or lost friend. As
soon as possible a freight train was barked
up from Burlington, and willistich convenien
ces or seats, doors, &c as wo could procure
from the wreck, we set to work to remove the
bodies or tho dend nnd those severely injured
(the latter first) to 'urlingt on. " As'l left to
nid the wounded on this train, my observa
tions wero mostly in j'ttrlington" after this
time. The hotels and many privato houses
were nt once thrown open for the recention
or tho wounded the citizens nnd ladies es
pecially turned out in immense numbers to
render assistance j nt ono time thero were
over twenty ladies in tho hall of one of the
hotels muking bandages for the physicians,
w ho were already in attendance. The French
Consul, ,'aron St. Andre, was still livincr nnd
nurturing tho most intense ngonv. Some
friend or relative was with others "endenvor-
ing, by every menus, to nlleviato his distress,
but ho expired in about an hour after his
removal.
lu tho same room lav Mr. Lukens of vour
city, whose groans were terrible at one time
it took five or six men to hold him on the
settee, although he wns perfectly unconscious
nt the time. 1 hnd observed him when first
taken from thu ruins ; his faro was as black
ns my hat, and I had given him up Tor dead,
but tho motion of tho cars appeared to revive
his respiration. Although the physicians
decided ho was beyond human aid, still he
was alive at last nccotiuts. Another of the
severely injured was my friend, the lion.
Win. ;. Maclay, or New York. I recog
nized him when brought up to 7'urlington in
a wogou ; I hod him at once conveyed to n
room, und after giving him a stimulant nnd
getting him on tho bed, ho nppearedto revive
considerably. 1 will never forget the forti
tude displayed by Mr. Maclay; although
severely wounded in tho back of his 'hend,
considerably crushed in his sido and chest,
and his legs cut and Ijruised. After being
temporarily relieved, he requested those
around hiiu to nid others who were more iu
jured. One of the most horrid spectacles was in a
small room, next nbovo the telegraph office,
where nine of the bodies wero placed side by
side, after being removed from the car. Oh !
that 1 may never again witness in parallel io
the aw ful scenes of yesterday. Among those
active in their exertions to alleviate the dis
tress was iishop Doane. If wo understood
him rightly, a party of ladies had left a
friend's house to take tho unfortunate train ;
two had b'.en brought back uninjured, nnd
the other, Mrs. Prescott, was missing. He
was using every i IVort to gain some tidings
of her. and 1 lind, by the reports this morn
ing, that his worst fears nre confirmed, nnd
that she is among the slaughtered victims.
One of the most Providential escapes that
cattio within my knowledge was that of a
gentletnnn, his wife, and two infant children,
from this city. The car they were in was ono
of the worst mashed up, but strange to relate,
although the seats nctually dropped in pieces
us they arose from them, and several others,
almost immediately beside them, were killed
or wounded, this whole Tautily escaped with
scarcely a scratch.
Yours, truly, D. K. Gavit.
Arti:siax Wei.i.s. According to a report
made to the City Councils of Charleston, tho
Artesian Well in that City has been carried
to the depth of 1,2 10 feet. A stream of wa
ter has been secured, with a propulsive force
equal to the pressure of 'J8 feet head, which
through the tube of inches internal diame
ter, will discharge live feet above the surface
of the earth from :!5 to -l." gallons per minute.
The water conies from beds of sand nnd grav
el, and it is by reason of occasional entrances
of sand into the bottom or the tube, that its
ingress is impeded and the quantity dischar
ged varied. Tho full supply of water that
can thus be obtained in twenty-four hours is
('1,000 gallons, while the calculated quantity
with the same tube for the same time, und
without tho impediment or sand, would be
10 or 112 gallons per minute. Thu met is
established that there is an abundant supply
of water at a depth of 1,200 feet below tho
City, and it only remains to perforate other
wells till tho needed quantity is obtained ; or,
ns recommended in the report, to excavate a
single one of tho required Bize,
A Ckookkd Hah.koad. The Potlsvile
( Pa.) Journal says that, one dark night last
week, an engineer of a lengthy freight truiu
on the Cattawissa railroad, to his horror,
perceived a light rapidly approaching, as he
thought, upon tho track, lie sounded the
alarm and the brukes wero at once applied,
when he discovered that it was the signal
light upon tho rear car of his owu train,
which, from the great curvaturo of the road,
shone full upon him 1 This was tho fault of
the roud und not the engineer. It is said
that on ouo of the New Jersey railroads, a
few weeks ago, an engineer descried a light
which he took to bo a coming locomotive,
and, fearing a collision, ho jumped off. By
the time he reached tho ground ho discovered
that tho light came from tho full moon, just
rising.
A Nkw Tiikokv. A Paris physician has
just published a pamphlet with tlie title of
"The Physical aud Moral Degeneration or
tlelluuiau Hace caused by Vaccination."
The startling theory that Jeuner, who, for
more than half a. century, has enjoyed the
reputation of one of the greatest benefactors
of humanity that ever existed, was iu fact the
principal author of cholera and a host of
uioderu diseases, has been broached before,
but without exciting much serious attention.
Now, however, the Imperial Academy of
Mediciue has placed the subject ou their
programme for discussion. .
Miss Murray, ex-Maid of iouor to Queeu
Victoria, is now in New York. It is said
that her ladyship is booking us.
Ai.irn.E ToofrrniCTrAiv-A stcimboat
StCtCK II.
The hour was approaching for tho depar
ture of tho New JJuven steamboat from her
berth nt New York, and thu usual crowd or
passengers, and friends of passengers, news
boys, fruit venders, cabmen nnd dock loafers,
were assembled on nnd ubout the boat. Wo
wero gazing ut tho motley group, from the
root of the promemido deck stairs, w hen our
ut tent ion was attracted by tlto singular ac
tion of n tall brown Yankee, iu nn "immense
wool hat, chocolate Colored coat ntnl panta
loons, und a fancy vest. lie stood near tho
stai board paddle-box, and scrutinized sharp
ly every female who came on board, every
now and then consulting nn enormous tilveV
bull's-eye watch, which ho raised from thu
depths oTn capacious fob, by localised' a pow
erful steel chain. After mounting guard iu
this milliner, lie dashed furie-nsly d'uwu the
gang plank und tip thu wharf, re-appear ii:g on
boiird almost instantaneously, with a dished
face, expressing the most intense nnxietv.
This series (operations hepeib.niied se cl.'il
times, niter which he rushed about tho boat,
wildly and hopelessly, ejaculating :
"What's the time er (lay ? Wonder if tnv
repeater's fast ? Whiiv'i'thp eup'n? w liar's
the steward ? what's tho mate ? w liar's the
boss that own's this ship V"
"What's the mutter, sir ?" wo vet, lan d to
ask him when he stood still for a moment.
"Hain't seen nothin' of a gal in a blue sun
bonnet, with a white Canton crape shawl,
(cost SI.),) pink gown and brown boots, eh '.'
come on board while I Wsw lookirg for the
enp'n nt the pint end of tho ship -hare vo '!
hey J"
".No such person has come aboard.
"Tormented lightniii' ! she's mv wile ! ' he
screamed; "married yesterday. All her
trunks and mine nre aboard, under a pile of
baggage as tall as a Connecticut steeple
The durn'd black nigger savs he can't huml
it out, nnu l won t leave my baggage any
now. .My wile, only lliiuU ou t, was to come
aboard at half past four, and here it's most
hve. lints become of her 7 Miocau t have
eloped. You don't think she's been abducted.
do yo, mister.' r-ioal; ! answer: went ve Y
Oh ! I'm ravin' distracted ! AVlint are they
ringing that bell for? Is tho .'-hip uliie?''
"It is the signal for depart nre, the first bell.
The second will be rung iu four minutes."
"Thunder ! you don't say so ? W liar's the
cap'n'r''
"That gentleman in the blue coat."
Tho Yankee darted to tho captain's side.
"Cnp'n, stop the ship for ten minutes, won't
ye?"
"I can't do it, sir."
"But yo must, I tell you. I'll pay you for
it. How much will ve tax'"'
"1 could not do it."
"Cnp'n, 1 11 give yo tew dolhuv," gasped
the I'aukee.
The Captain shook his head.
"I'll give ye live dollars and a half and a
hair! and a half! and a half!" he kept
repeating, dancing about in his agony, like ft
mail jackass on a hot iron plate.
"The boat starts at live precisely," said tho
captain shortly, aud turned aw.,y.
"O ! you Ptunny-heiiited Leathiu mur
mured tho Yankee, almost bursting into
tears. "Fartiii' man and v.ifo and wo just
one day married."
At this moment the huge padd'e-whcelj
began to paw tho water, and the. walking
beam descended heavily, slinking the huge
fabric to her centre. All who were not going
to New Haven went ashore. The hands be
gan to haul in the gang plank ; the fasts are
already cut loose.
"Leggo the plank," roared the Yankee,
collaring one c f tho bunds. "Drop it liken
hot potato, or I'll heave ye into thu dock'.''
"Yo, yo '" shunted the nu n in clieius, as
they heaved on the gangway.
"Shut up, you braying donkeys !" yelled
the maddened Yankee, "or there'll lie un
ugly spot of work."
But the plank wa3 got aboard, and the
boat plashed past the pier.
In un instant thu Yankee pulh d oil' his
coat, tiling his hat beside it on the deck, and
rushed w ildly to the guard.
"Are you drunk or crazy ?" cried a pas
senger, seizing him.
'I'm goin' to fling myself into the dock,
und swim ashore." cried tho Yankee. "1
miisu't leave Sally Ami ulonu in New "ork
city. You may divido the baggage among
you. Let me go ! 1 can swim."
He struggled so furiously that tho conse
quences of his rashness might have been
fatal, had not a sudden apparition changed
his purpose. A very pretty young woman in
a blue botiiiet, while Canton crape shawl,
pink dress and brown boots came towards
him.
The. big brown Yankee uttered ono sten-
toruiu shout oi "s-uiry Ann, - clasped her in
his arms, iu spite of her snuggling. and kissed
her heartily, right, before all ti e pa sei g. r-
" here did you come Irom . ho inquired.
"From thu indies' cabin," answered the
bride. "You told me half past four, but 1
tho't I'd make sure und come at four."
"A little too punctual !" said tho Yankee.
"But it's all right now. Hallo, cap'n, von
cun go ahead now. 1 don't tare about stop
ping, t omo high losing the passage nionev
and tho baggage come nigh gellin' drown
ed, Sairy, all along (if you but it's nil right
now. tm ahead steamboat ! Kutin up there,
fireineu ! Darn tho expense."
When the sun set the loving cmiplo wero
seen seated on tho upper deck, the big brown
Yankee's nrm encircling the tuMider waist of
the young woman in thu blue bonnet and pink
dress. We belieed they reached their des
tination safe and sound.
A Cim.u Bksitkd i:v a Dou-. As one oT
thu New York city cars was passing down
Fulton street on Monday morning, a lady
with a little girl attempted to pasj in fiont
the child being ahead. Before tho driver
could hold up, the child was nearly under the
horses' feet, when u large Newfoundland dog.
seeing it, bounded to her, und taking her in
his mouth, rescued her from imminent dan
ger of being trampled to death, brought her
to the almost distracted mother, tuul laid
her down. He looked up and wagged his
tail, ami gave a short bark, cxptessho i f his
delight und uwav ho went.
A C'ATF.fsor.v of I.oAiKits. Different na
tions have different kinds ot loafers. The
Italian spends his time iu sleeping, the Tur
kish loafer in dreaming tho Spanish in pray
ing the French in laughing tho English iu
Swearing tho Fiiiabiau in gambling tho
Hungarian iu smoking the German iu drink
ing, aud the American In talking politic.
I'kukstrian Feat bv a Lady. A lady re
cently wulked up and down Mouut Washing
ton, from the Notch sido, on a wager of oue
thousand dollars, and won tho wager.
A copper mine has just been discovered iu
Tcrrinlon, Conn.
OIITAININO REVEKGE.
Mr. Snarl resides in Forsyth street. Mi.
Snarl is an old bachelor, with an Irish girl tor
a housekeeper. Snarl lives in good slvle, but
tins some queer notions, lie dislikes d .-.s
above all things, organ grinders and lje'-":.:-j
hot excepted.
Snarl's next door neighbor is tfnrry Samp
son. Now, Harry is tho very opposite of
old Mr. Sn.u'. lie sets a high aiue on a
dog, and there is only ono urlicle equal to it
Newfoundland, nnd that's a woman. Harry
has several specimens of thu canine rarv.
The other, evening they got np u how ling
match bceauso tho liiooii became eclipsed.
They commenced about ten o'clock and kept
it up till the sun got an inch and a hair above
Williamsburg.
This so annoyed Mr. Snarl, that he had
Harry jerked up "for a nuisance," und lined
ten dollars. Harry paid the money, but
resolved on revenge. The iic.U morning the
following advertisement appeared in' the
nil. I :
Wami o At Forsyth street, two Hull Dogs
and fiur Spaniel Pups. For full bloodied
Dogs tho highest price will bo paid. Call
between 4 and 0 P. .M.
Jamks Snarl.
e need not sav that the advert ieinent
was inserted bv llat i v. I lis ren.-iui fir ma
king the rails between 1 and li. P. M. was
because Mr. , Snail was always out at that
hour, taking an airing around the Battery.
At tho hour specified, dogs and pups might
have been seen going up tho Bowery to
Grand, to Forsyth, nnd up Forsyth to" tho
mansion occupied by Mr. Snarl.
The m .-t person that pulled the door-bell
was n butcher bov from Centre Market, with
,i i. .,1' bull ,1,,.,'c il,..t -,,.,M I. i
j i f a tiger." Maggie answered the bell, when
i!ie lollowing colloquy took place :
"Does Mr. Snarl live hero V
"I Io does. Why do you ax ?''
"1 have got some dogs for him."
"Dogs for Mr Snarl mother of Mbses,
did you over ; you've niisttmk the door."
"Devil a bit of it vend that."
Hero Syksie took out tile M-iruing 'f-rn' l
and showed Maggie tlie ndvei-lis-.'iiient.
.Maggie was thuiiihrstruck, there was "no
denying theadvertisement " S!ienecording!y
told Syksie to go into the back yard vviii tho
dogs," und await the return of Mr. Snarl.
Syksio did so.
In ubout two minutes Maggio was again
summoned to the door-bell.
"What do you want?" x
"Mr. Snarl I've got them dogs ho wan
ted." "You have well then go into tho vard
wid the other blackguard."
No. 2 followed No. 1 : No. 2 wis soon fid.
lowed by No, H, who was succeeded by lots d,
5 and G. By half-past five tho back yard
contained twenty-one bull dogs and fourteen
spaniels. Tho 1'snnc.rgot tipu misunderstand
ing, and by the tinieMr. Snarl arrived, sevwi
spaniels hnd been placed hnrs lu cnnh.tt,
while a brindlo bull dog from Fulton Market
was going through liis third light with a.
yallar tarrier" from Mott street.
Mr. Snarl reached home a few minutes be
fore six. Maggie opened tho door and buift
out us follows :
"For the love of the Lord go back and stop
em. They are ateing one another tin. nnd
if not clinked ell' will devour the ce.-tern.
Since tlie davs or Cruiumel I've not seen
uch hullabaloo entirely."
Snarl "went back" Snarl looked into the
yard and would have sworn, but he could not
hnd oaths suflicieiitlv powerful to do pistice
to his feelings. When wo left, Mr. Snarl
was emptying "the back yard" with un axo-
o'.vn. 1 lie next morning Harry Sampson
complained ot lum lor having a "dog tight
on his premises. Snarl was lined twei.ty-tive
dollars liueen dollars for having "such a
light'' and ten dollar for being "an old
hypocrite." It is necessary fores to say that
Harry r-anipson slept better tnat ingot loan j !
attv nigm since me war wim .uexico. .. l .
lutflu..an. i
TIIIC VAIINIM1 TU
A letter has been received from a cor.-vs
potideut ill Texas, in which ho alludes to a
varni.di tree which, they have cultivated, and
says that Ihey are ignorant of the manner cT
obtaining varnish from it. B lieving the var
nish tree of which he speaks to bo t ho same
ns the runs rerun iei oi Japan, wo give the
method recommended at the Patent Oi'ice
as given by Thunberg :
I he verv best Japan varnr
-t ia ni'mMi.ii.l
from this tree, which grows in
great iibtitid-
auce in ninny parts of that country, and is
l:'..ow;se cultivated m many laces on account '
of the great advantages derived from it. !
I'his varnish, which oozes out ( f the tree ou
being wounded, is procured from clems that '
.ire three years old, and is received in Somo !
proper vessel. At hist it is of a helli sh ;
color, nnd of the consistcnco of cream, but I
grows thicker nnd black on being exposed to '
the air. It is so transparent when laid pure 1
and unmixed upon boxes or furiiil '.no, i!:.it '
evei v vein ol tho wyod t.tav be seen. 1 oi !
tho most part a dark ground is spiead under-
heath it, which causes it to n-lloct like a j
mirror, mid for tins purpose recourse is lie- i
quently had to the lino slnd re, which is got !
iu the trough tinder n griiii.-.t.uie.orto ground :
charcoal; occasionally a red substance b
mixed with tho varnish, nnd sometimes gold ;
leaf g round Very lino. ;
1 his varnish hardens very much, but will :
not endure nny blows, cracking and living !
almost like glass, though it i nn stand boiling i
water without nnv damage. Willi this the!
Japatie.-o varnish over the posts ef their j
-loots, and mo.-1 ai lu ll s ol luniiiare union
aro made ol wood. It tar exce-iis tne i n:-
nese und Siamese vamMi, ond the best is
collected ubout tho town nf a-sino. It is
cleared from inipmiiicehy wringing it through
very fine paper; then iibeitl a hundredth part
of the oil called toi, which ii expressed from
the fruit oi liirnrynitl 'iilrilo.svj, is tu'ldcd to it.
and being put into wooden vessels, either
alone or mixed with native cinnabar, or some
black htibstance, it is sold nil over Japan.
The expressed oil of the seeds serves for
caudles. The tree is said to be eqtti.lly poi
sonotis us the rhus venenata, or Au oricau
poison tree, commonly called swamp siiniccii.
.iyricultural JJit i.-i.n oj the I
at ('',,
Food for Yki.i.ow Fn rit It i i stated
that ut Gospoit, Va., where tho yellow fever
broke out, a census was recently taken of a
row of six small two-ntid-a-hiilf story houses,
and they were found tu contain person.-,
and in the second story of one of tlein was u
pig-stye, and a cow had recently been stalled
iu the" basement of another.
Growth ofCiuoaio, 111. The census of
Chicago bus just been taken. The present
population is 7,'.00; last November it was
(10,1 to increaso in seven months, ii,tW;
The number of new buildings erected ui'"'3
the last year was 2.000. many of. them of the
first t lasl. Tur are bow vessels belonj
ing to that J'oit.
A MllSt.H WUM.l.X lNTI-.UL.STI.Na INXT-UfcXt.
I Some weks ngo. Col. Jamrs '. Boyd, of
i Mcrcer.-buig, lo.-t his i ackct l ook in this
place. H contained -f I c-. i in rnwi. ami a num
ber of valuable papers, nnd ho made every
reasonable effort to recovi r it without succes.i.
L'ntil Sunday hist ho had heard nothing of it,
and he had given it up On Sui.day. howev
over, soon utter returning from church, on in
telligent ttnd neatly drooil young lady called
nt his house, and inquired if ho was Mr. Boyd,
tin being answered tiUirmalively. she asked
whether he had not lost a pocket book, to
which he replied that he had. Sho then ask
ed whether i,e would rctci.o the pocket-book
without asking any questions. He said ho
would unless satisfied that circumstances con
nected wit h t he cu:-e should forbid it. Sho
then said that she had thu pocket-book,
ami w ould inform Mr. Boyd how she came in
to possession of it if he wotdd not nsk her
name, or uoy other questions concerning' her
or her family. Col. Boyd ut once informed
her that he would so receive it. She then
stated that her father wassomewhat dissolute
and recently had indulged unusually freely in
intoxicating drinks. Ono evening when ho
was intoxicated, her mother bad found tho
pocket-book in his clothes, and discovered
from tho name and papers i'l it that it belong
ed to Col. Boyd. Her mother wept bitterly
over the frailty of her husband, and did ho'
go to bed at nil that, night so anxious was
sho to have the money restored. Sho culled
in u confidential friend and divulged her se
cret, and she was ndv'sud to envelope tho
pocket-book in a wrapper nnd mail It to Col,
Boyd ; but she desired to know how much
money was wanting, and she resolved to send
her daughter with it to Col. Boyd's house.
She aecotdinglv gathered up all the money
she had in thu house it was little for sho is
poor and gave it with the pocket-book to
her daughter, and sent her to restore il, and
to give all the money she had towards mak
ing up the deficiency, and instructed her to
say to Col. Boyd that the whole deficiency
would be made l.p us soon as it should be ill
her power. The story was told in an artless
and earnest manner, and the young woniau
gave unmistakable evidence of honesty. Tko
Colonel opened the pocket-book, nnd found
.'Ids of the money slill there, nnd id com Co
he promptly rel'nsed'lo take any o!' the wo
man's money to cover the deficit. The young
lady insisted upon him taking it, assuring
him that her mother would not be satisfied
until it was all paid ; but he assured her that
he freely foi gave her father, and felt deeply
indebted to her nnd her mother already. Ho
would have rewarded her well nt that time,
but he had every reason to bclievo that sho
would bo mortified, should he oiler her any.
He told her that ho would be in Chambers
burg on Monday and Tuesday of this week,
and the only favor ho asked was that her
mother should make herself known to him bv
somo means, und ho would never divulge her
name. Tho young lady then left, as she said
she must bo homo that cvening to go to work
on Monday morning, and Col. Boyd did not
learn her name or anything concerning . her
except what we have related. He spent
Monday nnd Tuesday in town, but when wo
saw him yesterday, he had not heard of tho
mother. It is his intention, if lie can find her,
to reward her substantially for her noble con
duct, nnd we think that should he -Jis'ovcr
her, our citizens should givo him a liberal
fund for her benefit without usking uny ques
tions. So nobh) a woman deserves u uoblo
reward. (..lutmherslurij ('.) Whig.
Walkjxo ox Rkd hot Iron Platts. Pro
fessor Pepper recently delivered a lecture in
the Polytechnic Institute, London, before a
large audience of mechanics, in which ho re
' marked that tho setting of the Tlnmo; on
I fire w as no longer a joke, but a reality. By
j dashing a small bottle of sulphuric ether with
particles ol metal potassium into a fiat cis-
i!i. a bright flame was produced, which illu
minated the w hole place. He then laid down
four plates of red hot iron on four bricks, nnd
one of his attendants Walked over thorn bare
footed without uny injury. fy wetting his
lingers in ammonia, the professor dipped them
into a crucible of melted lead, nnd let the
metal run off in tho shape of bullets into a
shallow cistern of water.
The New York Central Bnilrond, with a
capital of thirty six millions of dollars, it is
said, will earn, gross, this year about $ti,oOO,
tUMi, und that the Heading Kailroad, with a
capital of eighteen millions of dollars, will
or.ru this year, gross, about jO.liOil.Ul'O ! Yet
tlie stock of the former commands, a premium
of three per cent., while the latter is. about
thiee per cent, below pur. If the market
ju ices are true indication of the valuo of tho
respective stocks, the dilVereiiee in the work-
nig expenses ol tlm to.oJ! must ue great
deed. '
in-
Til- Pufe.d.) Advertiser says that bogus
American quarters nre iu plentiful circulation
in that city. The die is a perfect fac-siivile of
the genuine, and the general appearance tho
same. They can be detected only by llu
weight, being very 1'g.ht.
Bills of the Mill'ord Bank, Delaware, which
failed some time ago, altered so as to purport
to be issued by the Milford Bank, Massachu
setts, the Won't Massachusetts be'v pasted
over li e word Delaware, have Leeu put ill
circulation.
Nkw York Cun ts. Tho New York pa-
i pi rs stale that tho population or that city
lulls short of the oslimate tntido prior to th.i
i CcnstM. In the twenty-two wards, th ayhavo
la pot elation of fi-lO.iioO, or un increase of
; Ud.s'.o.l in live years. It was o-tiinaled that
i thu ciiisus would ive them 'ipiuIv a million,
j The edite; f -em to feel quite annoyed at
! this re.-ult. Wait until the Philadelphia
j census i. completed, and then woMior and
i ..de, ire ! ' ';. S'o.
I Cm.ii ocma Got.b. -1 ! has been discovered
! that a number of the S-"'0 octagonal slugs in
ciieulation leave had the centre sawn out, nnd
plate of .'hi. per inrerlo.!. ea i-deg a loss of
on each 'pice. Ti e bankers have given
notice that hereafter they w.ll receive the
slugs I'ldy by Weight.
Can any ona fay why it is considered im
pel. te foi-V. l.t.'ein'en logo ill the presence of
ladies iu their shirt sleeves while it is consid
ered correct for ladies tlieuifculvoi to appear
before geii'lemen without uny sleevts at all f
Wo meielv ask for information.
The New Oih'Hiia Delta states that tha
Sea riorjieiil has boon seen ou Luke Font-bur-truiu
by several fishermen, to whom he "gave
chuse." Tho dis tinguished individual is 400
feet long.
Tho Committee appointed to select site
for a Farmers' 7igh School, will nieet in ar,
rh-huig ou the 1-Ub of September, und finally
dtfidc upon the location. w