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THE FIRE.
'Twna midnight iltep, or lliereabnnt,
When i-vil sprites, 'lm said, are out
Their niry raniblef tnkini;;
Many had sunk in soft rcpo.e,
Ami snme had just begun in doc
Half sleeping, mul hall waking.
Oihers, percliance, lay wide awake,
Conlrivinri plans, the best to make,
Some claims, oi title slioiiycr :
The debtor, woinlerinrr how liu'il mecl,
The dun that met him in the stiret,
And said, lluM wait no longer.
When, bnrsling on the ear of night
Such horrid din, ns well might flight
Sound sleepers from their slumber,
The startling cry of Fire! is beard,
All ipiarlers echo back ihe word,
From voices w ithout number.
Siarlinrr, nfrialtted, from Ids bed,
The drowsy sleepm lifts his head,
L:(iiiiif!i "what's the matter '."
Whence does this hnbbiib nil proceed?''
A rpics'iim Vainly asked indeed,
'Mid such roiifusiuj flatter.
At length to every drowsy brain,
The cause of nil Ihe noise in plain:
And now besiins the flurry
For pants nnd boots each gropes around
Hut who, thesn garments, ever found
When ho was in a hurry t
At length equip! or partly so
Throiisih street nnd ally swill they go,
With laudible desire
Kacli strivina to outrun the trst,
And all resolved In do their best
In pulling out the lire.
Put 'twas prrivnl;iiiL', in III' extreme,
To put to llinlil some pleasant dieiim
Willi such precipitation,
Hurried from bed but paitly diesscd
Such willing zeal to manifest,
On such a mean occasion.
Heboid the cause of all the noise !
Some wicked, niiM-liief-lnving buys
For New-Year's recreation
ll.ul, on a coiner, rudely placed
A building, thai bad belter graced
A mure retired location.
This holding out a chance for fun,
Could not pass, unimproved, by sonio
Who in such sport delighted :
Anxious to bring the nll'air In liubt,
Straightway resolved, that every niht,
To have the building lighted.
The joke now out, and pas! the fright
Some foamed with rage some laughed
outright
At such a termination,
Hut nil slunk back again tn lied,
From which they in such haste had fled
Ttius ends tho cosklaciiatiux.
Sketch,.
THE IRISH APPLE GIRL-
UY LIEUT. Mt.'RCAY.
At the last season, Newport was one of
the most lively nnd spirited that was ever
enjoyed at a watering place. Kvery part
ol our Union contributed its quota to make
up the cordon ol beauty nnd fashion lhat
assembled nightly to participate in the gay
dance, the musical soiree and the fancy
ball. There were some ladies of rank also
from abroad, and altogether Newport was
the centre of fashion and beauty lor Ihe
time being. Come with us now, in ima
gination, into one of these gay assemblies;
Ihe band is discoursing its rich tones, and
feet as light as fairies' tread, are gliding; in
tho mazes of the dance. At this moment,
a couple fatigued with the exertions of a
polka, have stepped one side from the danc
ing half, and sitting at thedoor of the with
drawing room, are criticizing the dancers.
They are a fair couple; the lady is not
more than twenly-three, and the gentleman
three or four years her senior. She is a
very dark brunette, with a speaking eye,
and the unmistakable belonging of a south
erner. Her fine figure had been developed
under a tropical clime, and she spoke and
acted with an energy and fire, though fine
ly tempered by a distingue, air of refine
ment, that was peculiarly Southern. Her
cjmpanion showed himsell a gentleman of
high breeding, and evidently a Northerner.
His high, bold forehead, (ull blu.e eye, and
classical profile, bespoke intelligence and
native power, while his manner bore token
of the tendered interest in her by his side.
How charmingly Mrs. Warland looks
to-night, Mr. Curditt, don't you think so?"
said the lady, referring to the person of an
elegant looking woman who was dancing
the mazurka at that moment with at) Eng
lish nobleman.
"Charming;," repealed Mr. Hurdilt, Ihus
addressed by his partner, "With one ex
ception," he answered, "I think her the
finest woman 1 ever saw."
"Do you know her, Mr. Iiurdittt"
"Well and few of those with whom I
am acquainted possess such charms ol mind
as well as of person. You must have heard
her converse; is she not delightfully en
tertaining V
"She is indeed, and the star of every cir
cle that she graces. Mrs. Warland must
be nearly forty, and perhaps there are few
belles in their first season so attractive."
At this moment the lady of whom they
were speaking, glided gracefully out of the
dance and seated herself in an alcove of
the hall where she was at once surrounded
by the elite ot the company.
"Dear Miss Langly," said, be whom we
have introduced to the reader as Mr. Cur
ditt, "appropos of this leisure moment, let
me speak to you upon the subject we were
discussing yesterday,"
With all my heart ; anything tor an
argument," replied Miss Langly, "you are
so very convincing, and bring such indis
putable evidence of your position, that
any one might know you were a lawyer.'
We were interrupted yesterday just as
OUOUl to tell vou n trn slnrv Uv
way of example, nnd in proof of the side I
had taken upon Ihe subject we were dis
cussing. Shall I proceed with my argu
ment V J
Certainly, especially if n story is to
come of it. Co on, Mr. fJurdill.'
"Well, as novel writers begin, it was a
hot afternoon in July, and the sun was
pouting down upon Ihe east side of Uroad
way, New York, with fiery h.nt, when a
private carriage drew up by ihe corner of
Canal slreel, nnd the occupant, a rich old
gentleman, called to a poor Irish child
who Fold apples, and who came to the car
riage door ottering her basket, and expect
ing to sell a few penny's worth of the con
tents. My little girl,' said Ihe man. 'whose
daughter are vou ?'
1 haven't got no lalher nor molher. hut
that's my aunt that sells apples over at Ihe
other corner ol liroadwav nnd f n n .1 1
slreel.'
Wou'J you like tn 20 and live with me
if Votir aunt is willimr
AfitT a mom Mi's hes'l;.t!on (he child
answered, lnoking into the kind face of the
old gentleman.
'Yes, sir, I think T should like to.'
'What is your name V
'Ilonora Carey, sir.'
Go ask your aunt ; tell her I will give
her filty dollars for parting with you.'
"Fifty dollars?' repeated the child, in
astonishment, gazing with her handsome
eyes upon the old gentleman.
'Yes, yes, hurry over and tell her.'
The child's story brought her aunt (o
the carriage, where (he bargain was con
summntrd, and she was (old to come to a
certain number in Dlei ker street on the
next day, where her signature would be
reqired and the money paid.
The old gentleman was one of the rich
est of New Yolk's retired merchants. lie
had been married many years, but had no
children, and his heart yearned for a child
to dote upon, to instruct, to love, and to
endear to him. Little Ilonora Carey hap
pened to catch his eye ; she was a beauti
ful child, though dressed in a coarse frock
and with bare feet, and the thought struck
him that he might adopt her if circumstan
ces were propitious. He inquired as I
have told you, and in week after, Ilonora
was !omvticnlcd in all the magnificence
of a princely town mansion. She was but
nine years old, but still she was deemed to
be old enough to commence her studies,
and the best masters was induced, hy extra
ordinary piy, to expend unusual labors
upon her, sj that in a liltle more than a
twelve month, Ilonora's own molher
would not have known her.
She now walked with the lightness,
confidence and grace that a good danseuse
can only excel in ; her language was well
chosen, her subjects happy and spirited,
and her manners refined and easy. The
experiment was successful, nnd "the old
gentleman was trebly repaid by tile un
bounded love the child bore him above al!
else on earth. She seemed only really
happy when by his side, nnd he on his
part, often told his friends that had she re
ally been his own chi'd he could not have
loved her belter. He was still more near
ly drawn to her hy Ihe death of his wife
which occurred during (he second year of
her adoption, nnd Ilonora seemed to redou
ble her efforts to conduce to the happiness
of her benevolent benefactor.
Well, years rolled on, and Ilonora grew
up strikingly beautiful. The fine persons
with whom she had associated, her masters
and studies, had all tempered her native
accent, so that every intonation of brogue
was gone, leaving a rich round tiers of ar
ticulation, so to speak, that was an univer
sal beauty in itself. Her thoughts seemed
teeming with jewels and prec ious stones
gathered from the mind of intellect ;. scores
of devoted lovers id rove to win her hand
but she seemed wedded to her protector
and benefactor, and until his death the
li-teited to no w-itds of love from any one.
He left In r his entire fortune, hall a mil
lion of dollars, and then the simple apple
girl was an heiress, and mistress of one of
(he finest establishments in the metropolis
ol America.
There were many in the fashionable
train that paid her homage whom she
might perhaps have liked, if not loved, but
she possessed a shrewd and well balanced
mind and knew how easily she might be
deceived as to the motive that actuated
those who sought her hand ; for she was
an heiress, ns 1 have said, of no mean pre
tentions. In the height of the season,
Ilonora suddenly disappeared from her
proud mansion, which she left in the
keeping of safe agents, nor did she return
for nearly a year. When she did, it was
as a wile. Alter developments showed
lhat she had repaired to Philadelphia in
the interim, and in the midst of a lamily
circle which were her lriends, made her
home. Here, with the assistance of the
family, she passed for a young orphan with
liltle or no estate ; but the elegance of her
manner and the brilliancy of her intellect
drew around her many sincere admirers,
who, of course, sought her for herself
alone. From them she selected a young
student at law, whose excellence of dispo
sition and true manliness won her heart,
and they were married, her husband
solemnly believing he wedded a penniless
girl. .
Aladdin-like, when he came to New
York, the place that was to be his future
home, broke with astonishment upon him.
Rejoicing himself in the fact that he knew
not of her wealth inasmuch as it proved
his sincerity, he acceded, most happily to
ner plans, and tiers they were at once do
mesticated. Ilonora, the poor apple girl,
was the centre of attraction in thu first cir
cles of the town society. She was courted
by all classes of the rich, the proud and
the learned.
"Now, my dear Mis; Langly, there is
an incident in point which goes to prove '
(he position which 1 advanced yestcMay,
lhat circumstcncei, not blood, make us
what we are. Do you not yourself (hink
so, when you consiuer Ihe poor Irish apple
girl, with no better blood in her veins than
that which warmed (he pulse of her aunt,
who sold Intit at an opposite corner, be
came the most distintriit woman in New
York, celebra(ed for her wit, intelligence,
beauty, and dignified grace t"
: 'You are so fluent, Air. Hurdilt, that you
pume at fault ; all you say is very fine but
still I cannot but think with Pauline, that
mere is something glorious in the heritage
of command, and that a person who has
ancestors seems like a representative of Ihe
pas!."
'If you think thus with Pauline, Miss
Langly, I think none the less with Claude,
that brave deeds alone are the ancestors of
brave men, or with Ihe shrewd philosopher
who likened those persons who boasted of
ancestors to the potato plant, the best part
of which is under ground.'
Fie, fie, Mr. Curditt, there's no getting
along wilh one so ready as you nre. Hut
what does your flory weigh alter all ?
One must see such a woman as you have
described to admit that she could be so
well endowed. It is true that all this
may be, but yet it appears to me more pro
bable that in your generosity of disposition
you may have accorded more excellence
to one who has thus risen in life than she
really deserves. I cannot believe that one
who lacks gentle blood could arrive by any
means short of a miracle at such a degree
of enviable elegance, as as Mrs. Warland
exhibits for instance, at Ibis very moment.
See, she is waltzing with her "husband
they nro very graceful."
"Now, my dear Miss Ling!)-, I think I
shall make a conveit of you, for that very
.Mrs. Warland, the belle of this aristocratic
company, is she of whom I have told you,
Ihe Irish Apple Girl.'
HOT SUMMERS.
The excessive heat which prevails at pre
sent gives some interest to ihe following ac
count of remarkable hot summers: "In
1132 the earth opened, nnd tho rivers and
springs disappeared, in Alsace. The Rhine
was dried tip. In 1152 tho heat wag so
great lhat eggs were cooked in the sand. In
1 ICO, at the battle of Hula, a great number of
soldiers died from the heat. In 1276 and
1277, in France, an absolute failure of the
crops of grass and oats occurred. In 1303
and 1304, the Seine, the Loire, the Rhine and
tho D.tnubo weto passed over dry-fooled.
In 13!3 and 1394 great numbers of animals
fell dead, and the crops were scorched up-.
In 1140 tho heat was excessive. In 1538,
1 530, 1310, 34I, the rivers w ere almost en
tirely dried up. In 1550 there was a great
drought all over Europe. In lGI5nnd 1616
the heat was overw helming in France, Italy,
and the Netherlands. In IC46 ihero was 53
consecutive days of excessive heat. In 1678
excessive heat. The same was the case in
the first three years of tho eighteenth centu
ry. In 1 7 1 S it did not rain once from the
month ol April tholo minth of October. The
crops were burnt up, tho rivers were dried
up, and the theatres were closed by decree of
the Lieutenant of Police. The thermometer
marked 36 degrees Reaumur ( 1 13 of Fuliren.
heit.) In gatdeus which were watered fruit
trees flowered twice. In 1723 nnd 1721 the
heat was extreme. In 1746, summer very
hot mid very dry w hich absolutely calcined
the crops. During several months no rain
fell. In 1748, 1751, 1760, 1767, 1778 and
1788 the heat was excessive. In 1811, the
year of the celebrated comet, tho summer
was very warm anil the wine delicious, even
at Suseiios. In ISIS the theatres remained
closed for nearly a month, owing to the heat.'
The imi im ii m heat was 35 degrees (110 75
Falnenheil.) In 1S30, while fighting was
lining on tho 27ih, 23ih, and 2Dih of July, the
thermometer maikcil 3fi degrees centigrade.
(07 95 Fahrenheit.) In 18112, in the insuneci
lion of the 5th and 6:h of June, the thermom
eter marked 34 desrecs centigrade. The
highest temperature which mnu can sunnort
fur a certain time varies from 40 to 45 degrees
(101 lo 113 Fahrenheit.) Frequent accidents
however, occur at a les elevated tempera
ture." (laliguani's Mcssenser.
I'orix.uioN ok tiii: ixitkb statls.
PAST AMI t ill IIB,
William Dai by has communicated to the
National Intelligencer the follow ing synopsis
of tho population of the I'uited Slates, ac
cording lo the several Ceiisusses hitheitn ta
ken, wilh tho probable aggregate at each
decennial numbering during Ihe iicxtceiitury
viz. :
Table I. Population of tho United Slates,
ns recorded in the Jabular view ol Ilia
Heven Kiinuinerations made by Ihe Decen
nial Census, 1790 to 1850, inclusive:
I TOO 3.928.872
1800 5.305,952
IS 10 739,811
1320 9,638,131
1830 12,K6ri,920
1810 17,063.353
1850 23, 144, :?j
Vadi-B II. Prospective View of the PoptiU
Don of tho United Slates I10111 I860 to 1950,
inclusive, on ihu ratio of nun mid a thud
decennially, as found by Table I, veiy
nearly :
I860 30 053,000
1870 41.145.001)
1880 54.859,000
1890 73ll44,000
1900 07,523,000
1910 120,034,000
1920 10.045,000
1930 313,360,000
1940 284,480,000
1950 379,307,000
In the FstNCii department of Lot, there
is a collossal walnut tree, BO'J years old. It
ycaily hcais IS bas of walnut.
) c c t r u .
THE CALIFORNIAN'S FAREWELL
I'm going to the Diggins, with Smith, Jones
auu iiiggins,
Where the sands nil in the gulches arc
bright wilh precious ore,
I shall take a pick nnd shovel build a log
and canvas hovel,
And in the gravel grovel, on that bright
nnd golden shore,
Where the stones and sand nre money, and
the rivers milk mid honey.
In that wuuderous Fldorudn, by the Sacra-
meu.o shore.
I'm
going there by
water, nnd I know I
hadn't ounht ter.
For I shall b so sea sick when winds ami
waters roar,
t shall feel, when on the Ocean, for thee n
deep devotion,
But I fenr iho vessel's motion, will make
me think of shore
For when llm sea mnkes breaches, one na
turally retches,
And would be very glad indeed to be
upon Ihe shore.
I leave you sad and loneiy, for I know yon
love me only,
But I fear you'll find another ere my expo-
union s o er;
Where tho broad red sun is selling, I am go
ing to get a wetting,
But there'll be no use in fretting on the
Sacramento shore.
1 lovo you, nud I leave you, nnd awhile of
joy bereave you,
But all will be sereno again when I return
once more.
O Adelaide ! fair Adelaide ! indeed I'm very
sad afraid,
I'll gel to be a skeleton, and never see you
For Ihe dining will be scanty in our little
canvass shanty,
And I shan't be so gallanty, w hile scratch
ing for tho ore ;
But I'll get wilh some hard knocks, a pocket
full of rocks,
And then grow fat upon tho thought of
seeing you once more.
O fair nnd lovely creature ! nngel in form
. nnd beauty !
1 know you love tne truly and will love
me ever more ;
But, fair one, of alarm your troubled feelings
calm,
I shall not come to harm in tho precious
land of ore ;
But shall get from the hollows a hundred
thousand dollars.
To bring you for a settlement from Sacra
mento's shore.
My
spectacles a straddle, on my n
all
like a saddle,
Will guide me to Ihe placers and pockets
of the ore,
And, "by Erebus and Nox," I'll get through
all these knocks,
That pocket full of locks on that Ophii's
golden shore,
But never Ihink that same is the "nun' sacra
fames."
1 only Hk a competence on Sacramento's
shore.
Dear Ad. least yon grow thinner, be dili
gent at dinner,
Eat beef, Mia good for lov they say, in
books of nncient lore ;
And I, in lhat fair valley I shan't stand
shilly-shally.
But my appetite I'll rallyj as oft I've done
beioie ;
My spectacles on'my nose make all "eoelcur
de rose."
And will brighten e'en Ihe barren glades
on Sacramento shore.
I say nothing of the few I have given up for
yon,
That loved me in despite of the spectacles
1 wore ;
There were Sarah, Mail nnd Lizzy, and Gin
ny, Jane and Sisy,
And one lhat sang like fJiizi, nnd any
number moie ;
For you I sa?iilico them, however much I
prize them,
And with pickaxe on my shoulder, seek Ihe
Sacramento's shore.
Then farewell, Adelaidy, the idiip is almost
ready,
Think of all the airs I used to play, as late
Ihe evening wore ;
When I'm lossing on the billow, nnd you
loss on your pillow,
Still wear for me the willow, till my pil
grimage is o'er ;
Then a lassie fair and bonny, with her true
nnd loving Jonny,
Will stand up at tho alter, nud I can't
say any more.
ittteccUaucoMB iattcv.
a miseh's B cm' est.
A Mr. Neild, recently deceased, has be
queathed to Queen Victoria nearly the whole
of his properly. It consists ehielly of land,
scattered in various counties, ami in valued
nt half a million sterling. Nield was a bar
rister al law, and died in Chelsea, aged 72
years. He wa possessed of nn immense
fortune, but was of very eccentric and penu
rious habits. At the death of his father,
thirty years since, he came into possession
of about 230,000; w hich' sum had not been
touched np lo the period of his death. The
deceased was never known lo wear a great
coal, and would nol allow his dress coat to
be brushed, aa it would take off the imp anil
deteriorate its value. His appe iriti;cn and
manners led strangers lo imagine Dial he
was in the lowest verge of penury, nnd their
compassion was excited in his behalf, which
he never failed lo accept when it led loan
exhibition of their benevolence, for Kime
years before his death, Mr. Nield scarcely
allowed himself Ihe common necessaries
and comforts of lifo, and ha left a paot old
housekeeper, who was with him for mor
than twenty-six years, without the smallest
provision or acknowledraeut fnr her protract
ed and far from agreeable or remunerative
services. A few days before his death
Ihe deceased told one of his executors thai
he had made a most singular will, but as Ihe
property was his own he had done ss he
pleased with it.
, a nrcsnfttTr nniiT with a ri.a'K
I 11 1:1 it.
' The Portland Argns contains the following
account of n bear light, which Irnnspired in
Andover, Norllt Surplus, Oxford CO., Mnine,
on tho 22d nil :
As Erastus Bean, n young mnn ef 00 years
was hoeing in his field, accompanied by n
boy oT 12, named Dunn, ho looked up nnd
saw near him a large black bear, of the
white faced breed, (die most savage of the
black variely.) Having taken bis pun wilh
him to shoot partridges, he caught it up nnd
fired at the brute, but w ith lillle effect, ns
the bear immediately began lo closi upon
him. Bean fell back slowly, loading his
gun in the meantime, when, just as he had
got his charge in, his heel caught against a
twig nnd he fell backwards, nnd bruin leapt
upon him.
Ilis sittintinn now was a frightful onp, but
his coolness did not forsake him nnd he
immedintely fired again, but with no visible
effect. The bpar nt once went lo work, seiz
ing his left arm, biting through it nnd lacer
nting it 'severely. While thus amusing him
self, he was tearing wilh his forepnws the
clothes and scraching the flesh on the young
man's breast. Having dropped bis arm, he
opened his huge month to make a pounce at
his face. Then it was that the young man
made tho dash that saved his life. As Ihe
bear opened his mouth, Bean thrust his la
cerated arm down the brute's throat, ns far
ns desperation would enable hi.n. There he
had him. The bear could neither retreat
nor advance, though the position of the be'
seiged was anvthinz but arreeab e on so
warm a day ns Thursday ,ast. '
Bean now called upon the lad lo come and
take from his pocket a jack-knife and open
it. The boy was a fitting companion for this
brave young man. He marched up to the
work boldly. But before he could get at the
pocket he had lo crowd tho beast's head
over a little lo get at it the beast meantime
not being nt all easy wilh such a hnce
mouthful in his throat. Having got the
knife, Bean, with his nntrameled hand, cut
the bear's throat from ear to ear, killing him
stone dead while he lay on his body. He
then threw tho benst oir, notified his friends,
had bis wounds dressed, nnd is now comfor
table. It was judged tho be.tr weighed
nearly four hundred pounds ! One of his
paws, which our informant saw, weighed
two pounds eleven ounces.
A no vet. mf.thoo of raising food for the
the millions isnbont to be fully tested by the
French Government, who have recently de
voted the sum of 30,000 francs for facilita
ting Iho operations of Messrs. Berthol nnd
Derzeiu, in their establishment for the artifi
cial propagation of fish. This establishment,
based upon previous discoveries and practi
cal experiments, turned out, dun'ng the last
year, 1 000,000 of trout and salmon, nnd of a
species of fish partaking of the qualities of
bmh. It is proposed to stock, by means of
this new discovery, all the available streams
of Fiance, and the prospect of success hith
erto afforded by the course pursued, bids fair
for the realization of tho project in question.
The eggs required for the purpose can bo
conveyed a considers ble distance without de
trimeiit.
American Pkacm Fir:s. A preparation of
peaches under this title, wns shown us by
Mr. Charles Downing, of Newburg. The
peaches were first peeled, then cut in halves
nnd the stones removed ; they wero next
placed on plates, wilh their hollow sides tip,
and containing one-sixth of their weight in
sugar.
After having been sufficiently diied in an
oven, they may be stowed away in jars; or
boxes like figs, the texture of which they ma
terially resemble, while their flavor is entire
ly superior. They may be swollen by water
and used for pies, tarts, ke. , nnd are ve y su
perior in quality lo the ordinary dried peach
es. Cherries and other fiuits, have been pre
served by Mr. Downing, in a similar manner,
and wilh equal success. I 'jenniin Gazette.
Tomatoes. Those who w ish to hurry their
tomatoes for market may do so by proper
shortening in. All must have observed that
90 per cent, ol llio tomatoes grow about 18
inches from Ihe ground", nud that 90 percent,
of tho vine, containing only 10 per cent, of
fruit, grows nbove this point j therefore ci.l
it oil ami remove it, w iih iho small tomatoes.
The vines will nut bleed, and iho largo tom
atoes left will increase in si.o more ihau
equal lo tho value of lliose removed, besides
gelling them to maiket while ihe price i
sufficiently high to compensate for their cul
ture. U'oiiing Farmer.
Immigration from Iublaxd. The Coler
nine (Ireland) Chronicle, says:
Lasl year Ihe emigration fi mil ibis cmin.
try was fl,000 souU er week j Ihis year the
number is nearly 7,000, and iho tide- Is slill
iinbioken. There is no sign cf cessation or
diminution, but l!l ciowd to every port
press on, drawn by friends and hopes beyond
ihe Allantic, pressed loiwaid by the want
ami misery behind."
Australia, so far, ,eems lo have hud but
few attractions for the liih cmlguiit . It ia
ihe Enalish ntid Scutch who linn Ihoir eye
ill lhat direutiou.The liish know only
America. -
A mystic belle who came tripping into tho
house one evening from ihe lields, wan lold
by her city cousin lhal she looked as freah
ss a daisy kissed with dew. ' Well it wasn't
ny follow of lhat nume, but Bill Jones thai
kissed me, and, confound his picture, I told
him everv body would rind him out."
A KICUKPAfl-R I A FAMIL.V.
A school teacher, who hns been engaged
long fime in his profession, nod wi(nesed
the influence of a newspaper on the mind
Of a family of children, Writes to Ihe editof
of the Ogilcn'hure Journal, n follows :
I have found it lo be a universal fact,
without exception, lhat those scholars, Of
both Sexes and nil nges who have access l
newspapers nt home, when eoniptred lo
those who do not,- arc
1st. Better readers, excelling in prnflun
ciation anil emphasis and consequently read
morn tinderstno lingly.
2d. They nre belter sp'eUer'j and defins
words wilh greater ease nnd nccuracy.
3 1 Thfy obtain a practical knowledge of
-r'i.ipiiv 1,1 almost nan 111a lime it re
quires others, ns the newspaper has made
them familiar With the location of nil lhJ
important places, notions,- their governments,
and doing, on the gfobe.
4th. They are belter grammarians, for.
having become familiar wilh every Tarioty
of style in iho newspaperj fiom Common'
place advertisements to the finished and
classical oration of ihe statesman, they mora
readily comprehended the meaning of tho
text, nnd conseqnently analyze its construe
lion with grenter accuracy,
6th. They write better compositions; using
better language, containing more thoughts
more clearly expressed.
flih. Those yotin men who have for yeat
been readers of newspapers are always
found taking the lend in debating societies,
exhibiting a mere extensive knowledge upon
a greater variely of subjects, and expressing
their views, with greater clearness and cor
rectness in the use of the language.
THE LATE BISHOP C HASE.
Letters fiom Robin's Nest, Peoria Coun(y
Illinois, confirm the report of Ihe death, on
ihe 20ih of September of lit. Rev. Philander
Cliace, D. D., Bishop of Illinois, and Senior
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in
the United States. It was the result of a fe
ver produced by injuries received while
travelling on his official duties. Bishop Chasa
was in his aeventysevenlli year, having been
born nt Cornish, N. H., on the 14lh of De
cember, 1775. lie graduated at Dartmouth
College in 1795 ; was ordained in New Yorlt
in 1793 ; peiformed parochial duties succes
sively in New York State, New Orleans, and
Hartford, Ct , and in 1817 removed lo Ohio,
where ho was chosen first bishop of lhat
diocess, nnd consecrated by Bishop White
in Philadelphia, February 11th, 1819, Kenyou
College, of Gamber, Ohio, was founded by
him, but di'litultics connected with it having
arisen, he resigned the episcopate. In 1835
he was elected Bishop of Illinois, and since
then has devoted himself to that diocese,
and to Jubilee College ; having, by great
personal exertions, in England and at home,
succeeded1 in establishing lhat institution on
what is deemed a secure basis. He was a
man of very good talents and uncommon en
ergy, and peculiaily fitted for ministerial du
ties in the West. By his death, Bishop
Brownell, of Connecticut, becomes senior
bishop of the Episcopal Church.
Tut Swiss papers received by the last
steamer slate that the block of granite inten
ded for presentation by Switzerland to the
United States, to be inserted in the monu
ment to Washington, is prepared and ready
to be forwarded. It is a fine specimen of
the reddish granite ol the country, and upon
Us polished surfuce is engraved ihe follow
ing inscription i
"To tub Memory of WasimkgToh.
The Free Swiss Confederation,
1852."
Imtoutast Suit asb Decision1 An Im
portnnt caso was tried, a few days tince,
in iho circuit court of Shenandoah county
Va. The Rockingham Register states that
about n year since a gentleman, while going
dow n the valley, in a stage coach, belonging
to Messrs. Farish, llarman & Co , was seri
ously injured by the upsetting of the coach.
His leg was dreadfully broken, inasmuch
that ho is made a cripple for life. Ho
brought suit against the company, claiming
damages to the amount of J 10.000. The
jury in the case rendered a verdict lor tho
plaititifl and assessed the dnmnges at J9;
000. Nr.w Ixvr.xTtox. An ingenious median in
of Nashua, N. II , has invented a new meth
od of diiving circular saws without an arbor.
Willi a saw arranged as he has it, a four foot
saw will cut a board three ami one half feet
wide, while ns now arranged, a four foo
saw will hardly ctil one and one-half feel.
Il is also nrranjred so lhat it will cut when
the curiingo is going either way, and will, at
Ihe same lime, saw nearly twice a futt
Uxri.R Tom as lie is." We saw, or)
Saturday, a yenlleinan from Western Virgin
ia -a farmer resident of this vicinity- who
was on his way home, acenmpaned by Si
slave, who rac away about two years since,
but had, on meeting his master in Roche,
ler, begjed the pi ivilege of returning. Ha
was an active, intelligent appearing "boy,"
about 25 years old.--lfwjfoo Courtrr.
The Tioy Budgol says that a lady losl the
use of her tongue for nearly a week the
other day, from eating loo many tomatoe.
The pi ice of this indispensable vegetable
will, no doubt, rise in consequence.
A Western editor in notioing a new end)
splendid hearse, thinks "it will afford much
Mtifacliou to thoe wh u.e it."