TICE iLIEBiGiI TIEGISTESI. ALLENTUWN, PA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1856 C. F. lIAINES, EDITOIt 07Rov.J. 11. BOYD will preach in the M. E: Church next Sabbath. . Subject in the even ing, 1 ! The Deluge." Maul)leo in the' County T,lie following table exhibits the number of taxables in Lehigh County, with the exception _of Lower Macungy, as returned by the last assessment, which will serve as the basis for granting licenses under the new License Law at the Special Court to be held for that pur pose, on Thursday the 15th inst. : ( South Ward, Allentown, North Ward, ( Lehigh Ward, Salsburg, Hanover, Upper Macungy, Lower Macungy, Upper Milford, Lower Milford, Calm:imp= Borough, Lowhill, Washington, North Whitehall, South Whitehall, Heidelberg, Lynn, Saucon. Weisenburg, The Fair Grounds The grounds of the Lehigh Couitty Agricul .tural Society are at present undergoing great alterations and improvements. Three addi tional acres of land, purchased from Mr. Owen Saeger, have been enclosed, which enables them to enlarge the trotting course to a third of a mile. The course is to be graded and put in complete order, the contract fur which has been awarded to Mr. John Thomas. A large row of substantial pens have been added to the old Ones on the east side of the grounds, fur the use Of sheep and hogs ; and a large range of sheds have been added on the west side fur Imrses. The grounds, with the several hundred shade trees, nearly all clothed in their summer livery, studded along the beautiful laid out walks and circles, present a handsome appearance, and after they aro once put in the right order, will be second to none in the State. Active preparations are being made by the Society for the first Spring Floral Fair, to be held in June next. This is something' new to many of our citizens, and by sonic its success is doubted. We on the contrary, however, have no fears to that eMet. Flowers of almost every kind will be in full bloom at that time, and we expect to see a display creditable to the place and occasion. Equestrianism by ladies is also connected with this Exhibition, and will doubt- Ilbss induce a sphited competition. Loading and Allontown Railroad The corps of engineers engaged to make a Survey of the Reading and Allentown Railroad, a charter for which was granted by the late Legislature, arrived at , this place last week. We understand that the route was found favor able, and that the project will without doubt be carried forward to a successful termination. The completion of this link' is of great import ance. to our town and county, as it will here connect with the Lehigh Valley Road, and thus place us on the main route from Nev; York, the commercial emporium of the Union, to the great West, via Hamburg, Llarrisburg, Pitts burg, Cleveland and Chicago, w Rh all the ram ifications of roads that connect at these places, with the great. Southern roads through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois towards St. Louis ; and via York and Baltimore through Virginia and Tennessee towards New Orleans. Between this place mid Reading, miles, is the only unfinished link in all this great chain of Rail road. By this route St. Louis can be reached in about forty-six hours from New Yotk,—a distance of over 1 011 miles, an-h ittO miles shorter than any other route in existence, and all without any change of guage or cars.—: There is no doubt but that this hale will be Unfit. I,lhalla Death On Saturday morning last, The dead body of Jolts LAuLtAenwas found in a held about two hundred rods from his re.sidenee, a short dis• twice from the Lehigh, above Geisinger's, in Hanover township. lle had bout missing from home fur several days. Au inquest was hold, and a verdict rendered that he died a natural death. Ile Was aboueso years of of age. .L}ai•lng 1:01; On Sunday night last, llowat d Cu's I:::puss Office, at this place, was entered and rubbt.d of *527. The entranc`e was elftcted by false keys, and the lire proof safe, out of %%licit the money was taken, was opened by the same moans. Two young men, pedlars, who had been staying in town over Sunday, and who had left early on - Monday, were gene after to Bethlehem and ar rested on suspicion, but on an eNamination berm Justice Rube they were acquitted. A Freak of •Nature. The other day we Were Shown a curious freak of nature, by our townsman Mr: SrEPIIEN BUItGEIt. It was a full grot • t •oung chicken, taken dead from the wi It two perfectly formed hen t tree ej:es one of which is directly on„ the centre • where'lhe two heads join. It is preserved in spirits, and those wish ing to see Something curious can be gratified " free gratis ; " by giving him a call. Total Acci•lont .On Saturday morning last a man named EVAN' W. Evess, got On a coal train at the Lehigh Gap, to go to Slatington, suliposing that they would stop at that place, but on arriving there ho found ho was mistaken, and jumped off while they wero in full motion, injuring him self so severely that ho died the next lamming. Ile leaves a wife and thiee'cliildren. GUTTA PER CHA. ''or what purpose will not Gutta Percha be used shortly. Gum seems to be the most , widely spread article for general use that hasl ever been manufactured. We might give a long list of names _of the different articles that have been brought into existence therefrom, but we deem it unnecessary, as many are un doubtedly already acquainted with a great part of them through practical use. Lately: we have account of railroad cars being made of I Iron and Gutta Percha, doing away with the wood to prevent splinters and laceration in case of collissioff, &c. A few dayvago we had the pleasure of examining a set of artificial Teeth made on Gutta Percha, by our towns man Dr. J. P. BARNES. They have a very natural appearance s and look as if they might be word will great comfort. • The warmth of the mouth softens them sufficient to feel easy, and at the same time the substance is amply firm to hold the Teeth so that mastication can be carried on with impunity. The doctor appears to embrace all improvements made in the sci ence of dentistry, so as to acdommcdate his pa tients with all the comforts the art is capable of rendering.. We have no doubt lie feels the importance of moving with the times, which in fact is the only alternate to insure success- in the present age. See advertisement. 001 630 206 000 493 000 597 450 524 224 427 hOG b 56 339 477 754 484 A Centenarian. We have been told that there is at present residing in Upper Macungy township, this County, a widow lady named BETSEY Kittnint, who last Week witnessed the one hundredth anniversary of her birth-day. She was born in the western part of this State, and removed hither with her son's family last Fall. The venerable matron is still in the enjoyment of good health, and is said to be in the possession of her mental qualities to a remarkable extent for a person of her years. School Exhibition. On Thursday evening last the annual exhibi tion of the pupils of the various public schools came off at the Odd Fellows' Hall, which was crowded to the utmost. The various exercises were creditably sustained throughout, reflecting credit on scholars and teachers. All present were agreeably disappointed, the entertain ment being far better than they had anticipat ed. The Directors we have hail fur the several years pastend particularly Mr. Jonathan Rcia and, by their exertion and perseVerance, have done much to establish the schools upon their present eminence. They labor year after year Without any reward whatever, except what arises from a consciousness of doing good, we will therefore leave them unthanked —' blessed are they that expect nothing ,for they will not be disappointed.' fo manly hearts the triumph of light and knowledge wrought by their dili gence and devotion is a more pleasant compen sation than mere pecuniary reward could be. The borough of Allentown may well be proud of her public schools, and it cannot but be a source of congratulation to every friend of education, to witness the influence our ccm mon school system is working out, not only among us, but throughout the entire State. ran of Breadstuff& During the last winter, when the prices of breadstun ruled high, we urged upon. the far- mers to sell their supplies without delay. But it seems that they conld nut be induced to do it, as we were confident that the high prices then ruling could not continue after the opening of ; the spring. The high prices of last year, caus ed by light crops of the season previous all over the country, had created the belief that ritually high prices would be realized the pre sent year, notwithstanding the immense crop of corn and the good crops of all other kinds of grain last season. But this delusion is now dispelled. Breadstun haVe fallen about 40 per cent. since the first of January, and are still declining. The late European war has greatly depressed the market here. ivate adi ices from Liverpool, state that the speculators arc anticipating a heavier decline in breadstuffs, in consequence both of heavy ar rivals at that port and expectations of further arrivals. On the continent, an equal serious de cline is anticipated in consequence of numerous arrivals from the Mediterranean. With such facts as these the holders of bread• stun cannot, expect any' improvement, but a further depression. But the prices are still high, ris compared with the low prices of former years, and profitable to producers, who should no longer delay to sell, lest they experience a still greater decline, and a glut, perhaps a pan ic, in the market. There is not the least indi cation of an advance - in breadstufrs, but the strongest ground for the presumption that they will continue to fall, until they have reached I,lle.point at which they started in 1853. The present indications are highly favorable to the wheat crop all over the country. It is the general remark that it never looked more promising ; and if the corn crop should prove as good as is ordinary, there will be a large surplus of produce in the country at the - close of the year, there being at present probably more corn in it than was raised in 1854. Allentown Teachers' Association. Monduy evening, April I:Stb, 1.836. The President being in the chair, the meet ing was called to order. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and adopted. • The subject f6r the evening, " The State Su perintendent's Report" was taken up, and final ly disposed of. • On motion, adjourned to meet at .this place, the second' Monday evening in September, at half-past 7 o'clock. E. J. GIBONS, Secretary. Burks County Agricultural lion will take plice on the Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th days of October. ' L'l7 - 4 bushel of wheat, Weighing 62 pounds, euutains 550,000 kernels. THE LEHIGH REGISTER:MAY 7, 1856. CIRCUS. On neat Saturday a week, tho 17th inst.; Rivers & Derious' Circus will visit Allentown. Some of the most celebrated artistes in- the country are 'attached to the company. They ure,spoken of by the press in places where they exhibited, ill tli*armest terms of commenda- 4 lion. and our circus loving folks may expect all exhibition seldom presented. Dan Gardner, , the clown, has been here before, and is one of the richest and most natural grotesques that ever dunned the sugar loaf hat. Some man has : said that the man who makes two blades of ,• grass grow .where but one grew before, is a public benefactor. - Upon the same principle, we contend that he that can make us laugh twice where we laughed but once before, is a greater philosopher, and is more richly entitled to our admiration and applause, than all the almanac makers in the world ; for what care we how old, time Hies, if we can grill the edge: off his scythe, as Davy Crocket did the balk fromithe hickory.? A good hearty laugh is, above all price—it is a catholican, a cure for .mental as well as physical disorders, and we doubt not that the Yankee who first discovers the process by which mirth may be bottled, and kept for family use, as quack medicines of the present day are, will win fortune and im mortality by his invention. How highly then should we appreciate those whose humorous talents enable them at all times to dissipate our ennui, and to make us iii a good humor with ourselves and the world. Such a man is Dan Gardner. Important Foreign News The English Mail Strainer, Persia, arrived at. New York on Tuesday morning, in nine days ten Loins and fifteen minutes, from Liv• erpool,—the shortest passage on record. She brings one week's later intelligence froni Eu rope. The principal item of news is the clos ing of the Peace Congress, and the separation of the Plenipotentiaries. It' is reported that diplomatic movements of importance are on foot respecting Italy, the affairs of which arc in a deplot able condition. A grand banquet had been given to Mr. Dallas, the American Minis ter• to Great Britain, at the mansion of the Lord Mayor. Governtnentoflizials had stated in Par liament that the troops and munitions of war Sent to Canada were merely to replace those withdrawn during the European war. The preparations for the evacuation of the Crimea continue. The reforms in' Turkey arc hailed with rtjoicings in some of -the Eastern coun tries, but in others had caused set ions revolts. In India. Lord Canning had entered upon his duties as Governor General. rut Trade (real - Britain last year milltlifachired. 3,55,- 006 tons of iron, valued at &125.000,000. This product was achieved by 238,000 men and 2120 steam engines, of 21 ; 2,000 horse power. The annual production of The world is not greater than 7,000,000 of tons, the United States being next to England, the greatest pro• ducer, giving about a million tons. Assuming the population of the world to be 900.000,000, the production and consumption is at the rate of 17 pounds per head. In England the production is ‘237 pounds per bead, and the consumption 141 pounds. In the United States the produc tion is less than the consumption, being 84 pounds produced per head to 117 pounds con sumed. According to what are deemed the best authorities, there are 20,000,000 of square miles of habitable surface on the globe, which will ultimately require 2,000,000 miles of rail road. To.lay and operate this quanti!y will re quire 600,000,000 of tons of iron, the annual wear said operation of which will d, mand at least 60,000,000 per annum, in addition to the thousand other uses to which iron is ap plied. NiCIL 111 it a riC The Steamer Empire City, front Central Amer ica, and the Orizaba, from San Juan, reached New ]ork•last week. The news is highly im portant. A terrible riot occurred at Panama, on the 15th inst., between the American Tran sit passengers from San Francisco and the na tives. 1t is reported that 30 of the passengers were killed, and 40 wounded. All the freight and baggage houses were rifled, and a large quantity of baggage belonging to the passengers and the property of the railroad company, was destroyed. The treasure from San Francisco had not bethr lauded, and it thus'escaped. Mr. Wheeler, U. S. Minister to Nicaragua, had ad dressed a letter to President Mora, in regard to the shooting of American prisoners. The defeat of Col. Schlessinger's party is con firmed. During the Court Martial, Sehlessin ger, being on parole, deserted to the Costa Ricans. The details of the attack on Rivas by Walker have been received. With GOO men Walker attacked 2,000 Costa Ricans, and af ter a battle of seventeen and a half hours, was compelled to withdraw from want of ammuni tion. The Costa Ricans lost 000 killed and a large number wounded. Walker's party had between fifty and sixty killed and eighty wound ed. On the 10th Lieut. Green, with fifteen men, defeated 200 Costa Ricans and killed twenty-seven of them. Walker designed at tacking the Costa Ricans at Virgin Bay. An intercepted correspondence' showed that the British were aiding the enemies of Walker. Tha• other Central American States show a friendly disposition towards Nicaragua. P. S. By the arrival of the steamer Granada, at New Orleans, we have later intelligence from Central America. Fourteen passengers and re sfilinifS—iirPanama were killed during ,the riot at that place. Two of the natives were killed, and twelve wounded. Col. Totten had address • ed a letter to• the Governor, holding him re sponsible. Walker's position is reported as pre carious. 13:7A gentleman given to statistics, estimates that $lO,OOO :worth ()reigns arc smoked in Boston every day. Great Conffagration hi Philadelphia. Ono of the most destructive fires flat ever occurred in Philadelphia. broke out in the large' rag and paper wnrehottse"of Messrs. JESSUP & Mtmax Nos. 24 and 26. North st., between Arch and Market, and •Fifth and Sixth streets, on Thursday morning between 12 and 1 o'clock. The wind was blowing freshly from the North cast at the time, and the flames were carried through with fearful rapidity to the other ex tremity of the store, on Commerce street. The large structure was speedily enveloped in flames, which were carricd by the force of the ! wind against the buildings adjoining, and they were soon in a light blaze. To add to the disastrous (Mots of the fire the burning rags and paper were vomited forth from the windows and carried on the wind in a Southwesterly direction, where limy fell in a fiery shower. The firemen were soon in ser vice, but it was speedily manifest that all the buildings West of the paper store to Sixth street, and South Co Market street, most be in volved in destruction. The State House bell was immediately struck for a general alarm, and its constant strokes brought to the ground the entire department of the city. The worst fears were soon realized. The buildings on the South side of East North street, and upon both side of Cmnmerce sheet were soon in a light blaze, the Market street, stores extended back-to the last named street, and the flames were soon pouring out of the windows on to that avenue and threatening to extent to Chesnut street. By 2 o'clock the western end of the block bounded. by Market, North and Sixth street, was in flames, and the wind had carried the burning flakes into the block imme diately West of the main body of the contlagra-. tion. Back of the Western side of Sixth street a large school-house belonging to the Society of Friends, a carpenter shop, and several small dwellings, were in flames and burning furious ly. The roofs of two large stores on the lower side of Market street, below Sixth, batik fire, and the roofs of two buildings on the west side of Sixth street, below. Market, were in flames by half-past three o'clock. The scene was now most frightful—the flames shut up high into the air, illuminating the en tire city, and threatening to destroy entire blocks to the windward. Commerce and North street were in flames and fires were raging on both sides of Market and Sixth street. The wind, which wtfs increasing in strength, was carrying a fiery shower to a great distance ; all around the scene of devastation persons were hurrying away their families and their goods to places of safety. The firemen, bewildered and distracted at the insufficiency of the means at their command in comparison with the vastness of the field of exertion before them. struggled manfully with the destroying element, and un der the judicious command of their officers did the best they could. The fire continued to spread until after day light, and when the sun rose a sickening scene of destruction was exhibited. Every building . on the north side of Market street from the un finished iron structure at No. 219, to Sixth street, was in ruins and most of the houses on the east side of Sixth street to North street, were down. The western ends of North and Commerce street were in ruins, while ugly gaps were made in the blocks south and west of the bounds dcscribed. Some 50 buildings were destroyed, many of them stores of great 'value. John R. Groff, a fireman, and one of the Mex ican volunteers, was killed by the falling of one of the walls at the fire. Two or three other persons are missing and supposed to have been crushed. Several persons are reported injur ed. During the tire, James Bartley, a member of the Franklin Hose Company, was stabbed in an atli'ay with the Moyatnensing, Hose. The latter company had been out of service several years, but was called out by the Chief Engineer. Bartley is not expected to survive. Since died. The Ledger gives a list of the Persons whose properties were destroyed, comprising the names of over fifty merchants and residents in the burnt district. The entire loss is stated at e 1107.2.00. upon which there was an insurance of F 488,200. CC7DANVILLE GAS bloats.—Under the di rections of Dr. W. E. Danowsky, the fixtures for the Gas Works are coming into place. On Wednesday afternoon p. boat load of the pipes were placed •upon the wharf of the (...anal, and the "son of Dr. D. has coMmenced fixing con ductors into the houses of some of our citizens. All the arrangements for the Gas Works are new progressing. -Dats rine Lae Iligoicer. TO PREVENT CABBAGES 1410.11 GROWLNG 'LoNG SHANKS.'—To secure (MC, solid heads on those stalks that manifest a disposition to grow to what arc commonly known as 'long shanks,' take a penknife and stab it through the'stalk about the middle : insert a small piece of wood to keep the incision open, which will check the growth. By doing this good heads of cabbages may be secured on every stalk.—Gcn escc b'ar»tcr. ICr SINGULAR IF Tayr..----A French paper says it has been accidentally discovered that in cases of epileptic fits a black silk handkerchief thrown over the afflicted persons will restore them im mediately. .IVe should like to know the result of a trial. ri -- St . ephen Sample and John Montgothery, residing, near Turtle Creek, in Pa., were out coon hunting on Tuesday night, and during the hunt separated. Sample hid himself behind a stump, his head and breast visible; which Montgomery mistook fur a polecat, and lie therefore tired, the ball took effect in Sample's forehead and killed him instantly. D - 'Dean Swift ones remarked" We have just religion enough to make us hitte,.but not enough to wake us love each other." . A Woman Married to a Woman A person was brought up before the Police Court at Syracuse the other day on charge of wearing male apparel while being a female—of making love to the Syracuse " on false pretences," and marrying a woman, &c. There is no doubt of her femininity, though her coun terfeit of a man is said to have been perfect. She is English, is supposed to be about 40 years of age, went under the name of Alfred Guelph, and received remittances from England, part of Which goes to the support of a sister in Syracuse. Iu reply to the question, " Are you a male ?" she answered " your officers can tell you," or " have told you." She refused to give any more direct answer to the inquiry in rela- Lion to her sex, and was committed for further examination. The Standard learns that : ' A few weeks since she assumed the garb of ; a man and made the acquaintance of a young i lady named Miss Lewis. After a brief courtship 'they were married by Rev. Mr. Gregor of the Episcopal Church, and the parties have since resided together as husband and wife. The marriage ceremony was performed about 1 1 four weeks since, and the bride's father suspect ing there was - something wrong about his new son-in-law, obtained a private interview, and informed her of his suspicions that she MIS not what she pretended to be. At first she claimed that she was a man, but on closer questioning m I admitted that she was a female. A 1 ara Ciamination was made at this time by t father-in-law, and be immediately arrested r h r, and placed her in the watchdmse, where cillr. she' has remained since Saturday evening last. We have not learned the proper name of this singular woman. She is about 40 years of age, with marked features, prominent nose, high cheek-bones, black hair, worn long, (for a man,) and curling at the end, and apparently brushed and oiled with care. She wears a glazed cap, blue coat, blue shirt, dark vest, sm;ff-colored pants and gaiter boots, and a shawl over her shoulders ; speaks with considerable confi• dence, but is not very communicative. - It is understood that when this eccentric wo man first came to the house of the bride's tither, she was dressed in female apparel, and her clothing was changed to man's attire with the knowledge of the family. The probability is that the family supposed her woman's dress was a disguise, and that she was assuming the proper habiliments of her sex. - The lady's father was averse to the match, but the bride still clings to her woman hus band and claims that the arrest is ft:conspiracy against them. They were allowed to•meet in one of the ante-rooms of the Police Office, and embraced each other with the greatest marks of ziffection. The Justice, as we have already remarked, remanded her for further examination. as it is understood that other• charges will probably be brotiBlit against her. rry r. I.EPRANTS IVORTII SEEINIL —Messrs. Sands, Nathans & Co.,•ltliu recently imported two Elephants, which are said to be wonder fully trained. They have been performing in Philadelphia to crowded houses. The Iniuircr says of them : They perform an infinite variety offeots, such as waltzing, dancing, walking upon their front and hind legs, &c., &c., but the greatest exploit of all is when Victoria makes a terrific ascen sion over a,narrow plank only eight inches wide to the sun - nit of a lofty pedestal, and there balances herself alternately upon her head and her hind legs. This wonderful feat she has ac• complished in the presence of crowded and ad miring audiences every night this week. rrritEMARKABLE Frfirrivcs.— The Dayton, (0.) Journal says : Seven " chattels" passed " over Jordan" last evening. Six (.1' them were front Henry county, KY.,—a father and his two brothers his wife and two sons. The father and brother were half-brothers to their nristress-own er ; the mother was daughter of, her own master. She had three brothers and one sister,all children of the master. The seventh " chattel" was a full-blooded large negro from Vicksburg, from whence he escaped, through the kind offices of a German woman who brought him up the river as her own servant. •The negro was a very shrewd, intelligent man, and will make his way anywhere. Tite whole of the above named com pany are persoris of decided intelligence, and will make respectable members of any commu nity where they may reside. Several of them are white enough to pass for white persons. 'Li - HEREDITARY DRUNKENNESS —Dr. Free man, of New York, says that almost one quar ter of the children under ten years of age, in that city, die of hereditary inebriety. He ad vocates the creation of an asylum for inebriates, And says that eighty-eight per cent. of cases can be cured by such awinstitution. 'This is asserted on the strength of experiments made by the Doctor himself, and the testimony of other distinguished physicians. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS are and excellent Family Medicine, and recommended to allsufferers with diseases of the Liver and Stomach. The sur prising effect of these wonderful Pills have na-: Wray made them an • universal favorite with the citizens of the Union, as well as to the in habitants of all other parts . of the world, as they are the best and safest remedy for all disorders of the liver and stomach; and to the bilious sufferer they are invaluable. It is undisputa bly admitted that these Pills have never. been known to fail to cure these disorders when used in accordande with the directions which accom pany each box. 71 -- * I SMALL NEVER get out of this scrape alive,' as the hog said when they were rubbing the bristles oft' his back with clam-shells and scalding Water. • (--•• Have you said your prayers. John ?' • No. ma' am it ain't my work. Bill says the prayers and I the amens.' O: 7 A man in Kentucky was so enormous big, that when . he diea it took two clergymen and a boy to preach his funeral sermon. , [O"CUT TRIS OuT.—A corresponden t ; 4)f thfi London Li terary a Gazette, alluding to the numet . - ous cases of deaths from accidental peisening, adds; h 4 I venture to affirm there is scarce even a cottage in this country that does not contain an invaluable, certain immediate remedy Doi such events, nothing more than a.desert spoon ful of made mustard, mixed in a tumbler of wain water, and drank immediately. It acts as an emetic; is always ready, and may be used with safety' in any case. where one is required. By making this simple antidote known you may be the means of saving many a feliow• creature from an untimely end." (r7BILILLIANT WHITEWASM—Take half a bushel of nice unslavlsed lime,slack it with boil ing water, and cover it during the process to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve and add to it a peck of fine salt, pre viously dissolved in warm water ; three pounds of ground rice boiled to a paste and stirred in hot : half a pound of Spanish whiling, and a, pound of clean glue thomighly dissolved. Add five gallons of hot water to the whole,mixture, stir it well and let it stand a few days covered from the dirt. IL should be put on hot, and for this purpose it can be heated in a small Icet 7 tle or Portable furnace. A pint should ioier ti square yarl This whitewash will keep bright for years. LAuNcinso an imperial baby into the world appears to be rather an expensive opera tion. Dr. Dubois, accoucher to the Empress Eugenic, received $lOO.OOO as his fee. In ad dition to this, it is calculated that the nnmbei of children born in France on the 10th March'. to all of whom the Emperor and Empress are godfather and godmother, must be about 2500: Each child is to receive a gift of 3000 francs, malting the total amount to be given to child ren hum on that day 7,500,000 francs, or about a million and a half of dollars ! i 7 F.trAi. AC:7II)I.:NT Ti) A SOMgAMIWIAST.-A policeman in New York early on Situtday morning was startled by seeing a man fall, froni the window of the third story of the house, cor ner of Tenth Avenue and Thirteenth street, and on reaching the spot fmmd the unfortunate man senseless and with his skull and lower limbs fractured. The officer caused him to be con veyed to the New York He'spital, and there ho died on Sunday morning. The deceased was Francis Neshy ; .he, was an occupant of the house, and a somnambulist, and while asleep jumped out of the window. J - FALLING OP A Bm.t..—The flock Island Advertiser states that a new bell for 'the Sec ond Presbyterian Church was elevated to its place in tiv. sleeple, on Monday last. At the list attempt made to raise it, a rope of the tackling broke, and the bell fell to the groom!, after being elevated nearly two hundred fret. As it came down everything before it yielded, floor joints and heavy timbers alike splintering and breaking with the u'nost ease imaginable. They broke the fall of the bell sufficiently, how ever, to keep itself front breaking when it reached the giound. It weighs over two thew sand pounds. rj.7 - PAIMOTS lOWA.-Tt is said that HUM bers of parrots resort annually to Decatur'coon ty. jowa, and are sometimes seen in flocks of tiventy, awl even more. Three of these birds were shot one week during the late cold spell. 'Hwy are about the -size of the common tame pigeon, though not quite so large round.; their tails are shorter, their plumage is green, tinged on the back with Moe : their wing-feathers are rid and yellow, and the hill and tongue are the same as in all parrots. It is rather surprising to hind these birds so far north, and feeling so touch at home. rt'MACIDNE FOR Puucasu Boom AND Suous. —A new niachino for the purpose has been brought forward. The boot is placed on one Part of the machine and a stick of wood on another ; motion bring given, one portion of tho mechanism operates to prick the holes witli'an awl, ailother to make the pegs, another to feed the pegs to the month of the holes, and still another to drive the pegs home.—These various operations arc perfo:tqd with great rapidity, about two minutes only\being required to dou ble peg each hoot. - ••••,- , • [1,7 - Fon Tim Cum: oF CHOI/ P. 7 A piece of fresh lard, as large as a butter-nut, rubbed up with sugar, in the same way that butter and sugar are prepared for the dresssing of pud dings, divided into three parts and given at in tervals of twenty minutes, will relieve any case of croup not already allowed to progress to the (Mel point.—[N. Y. Evening Post. LI - 7'Gen. Tom Thumb, by showing whom Barnum made so much money, in this country and Europe, is now exhibiting himself in New York. Tom is nineteen years old, and weighs but twentyfive pounds. 13:7 - 11ipe strawberries are in the market at Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston. South Carolina, and figs and peaches in New-Orleans, Louisiana. So the papers say. 0:7 - Mechanics arc exceedingly scarce just now in Nashville, Tenn. Builders are paying S 2 per day. ir"Ilow can five persons divide five eggs, so that each man shall receive one, and still one remain in the dish ? The last takes the dish with the egg, and can let it be there's& long as he pleases. 133 The Gloucester News tells Of a man who lost a favorite. cow, and who wound up his eulogy on her by saying, " she was as hand- . some as a school-marm." Qs It is said that a Yankee baby will crawl out of his cradle, take a survey of it, invent an improvement. and apply for a patent before he is six months old ! OJ. The learned man, who lately cut a slice off his thumb, to see what the veins looked like, is assisted by the chap who contends that MO lasses is a mineral. 0
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