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SIIUGKKT'S PATENT
77ASEI1TG- MACEI1TE.
rHIS Machine he now been tested by more
than thirty families in this neighborhood, and
aa given entire satisfaction. It ia so simple in its
onatroctioh, that it cannot get out of order. It
Jnttins no iron to rust, and no spiings or rollers to
el out of repair. It will do twice aa much wash
lg, with less than half the wear and tear of anj of
t lite inventions, and what ia of greater imitor
nice, it costs but little over half aa much aa other
'ashing machines.
Tbe aubaeriber haa the exclusive right for Nor.
lumberland. Union, Lvcoming, Columbia, Lu
;rne and Clinton counties. Price of aingte mi
line (6- H. B. MA8SER.
The following certificate ia from a few of thoae
ho bava these machine in use.
Sunbury, Aug. 24, 1844.
We, the aubaeriber, certify that we have now
l use, in our families, "Shugeit's I stent VV wh
ig Machine," snd do not hesitate aiying that it is
most excellent invention. That, in We.hing,
will save more than one hatl the usual labor,
'hat it docs not require more than one third the
sual quantity of sosp and water and that there
no rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear
ig or tearing. That it knocke off no buttons, and
at the finest clothe, such as collar, Urea, tucks,
ilia, dtc, may be washed in a very short lime
ilboul the least injury, and in fact without any
parent wear and tear, vthatevrr. Wa therefore
eerfiilly recommend it to our frienda and to the
iblic, aa a moat useful and labor saving machine.
CHARLES W.HEGLN8,
A. JORDAN.
" CHS. WEAVER.
CHS PLEASANTS,
GIDEON MARKLE,
Hon. GEO. C. WELKER,
BENJ. HENDRICKS,
GIDEON LEISENRING.
raa'a HoTXt, (formerly Tremoni House, No.
116 Chesnut atieet,) Philadelphia, September
211, 1844.
I have uaed Shngert'a Patent Washing Machine
my bouse upwarde of eight months, and do not
sitate to lay that I deem it one or the mot uae
i and valuable labor-saving machines aver inven.
I. I formerly kepi two woman continually oe-
pied in waahiug, who now do aa much in two
ys as they then did in one week. There ia no
jar or tear in washing, end it requires not mora
an one-third the ususl quantity of soap. I bava
d a number of other .machioea in my family, bo',
ia iaao decidedly auperior to every thing sles, and
little liable to get out of lepair, that I would not
without one if they should coat ten time the
ice they are aold lor. UAPIBL, HEKK.
7XAX SEED The bijbeat price will ha
1 mven for Flex Seed, at the at on of
Xug. 9, 1844
HENRY MASSE R.
.
At-olute acquieaeenca i th. deciaion. of the
Br Mnsner A. Elsely.
A TALK OP CXICNFVGO. t
IFrom CoS. J. King' -Four Year in the Argen-
. , une uepuniic.'J ...
It ia now about three jreara aince aome per-
aone from Buenos Ay re want to England, car
ryinjj with them specimens of ore from certain
valuable minea in the province and vicinity of
Rioja. There mine they repreacnted aa be
longing to them ; and by operating with, persons
on this side, they succeded in disposing of them
for immense sum of mnney. The English pur
chasers formed a joint association, and sent out
men and machinery, but on their arrival,
they discovered that they had been duped
into the purchaae of land belonging- to the gov
ernment. Quiroga, who waa then Governor of
the province, waa applied to, and finding that
there might be a possibility of turning their op.
erationa to his own account, gavo them permis
sion to work tlio mines, but witheld the title of
possession. They accordingly proceeded with
their work, expending large sums as they pro
gressed, until their ajl waa staked in this one
enterpriae. They had begun to reap a realiza
tion of their hopee from the product of the mines,
when Quiroga commenced throwing obstacles
in their way, and exacting large amounts for
the privclege that he had granted them, flog
ging and even imprisoning the workmen, and
annoying them to such a degree that at length
the operations were suspended, and the whole
company became totally ruined. There was
no mcana of redress, and those who could get
the means returned to Europe; but there were
many who were compelled by necessity to re
main ; and among those were two Germans,
whose Chriatain names were Frederick and
Wilhelm. These two were devotedly attach
ed to each other, and might always be seen to
gether, sharing their mean and striving lor
each other's comfort and enjoyment.
Tyranta are always suspicious ol those about
them and Quiroga, to be in the fashion, imagi
ned that a conspiracy was on foot against hit
life, Many persona were arrested undr this
suspicion ; and aa he knew that none could be
mora likely to entertain hatred toward him
than the poor foreigners whom he had ruined,
our friend Wilhelm waa arrested and imprison
ed with the rest. Fredrick pleaded the inno
cence of hia friend, and begged hia release.
Quirnga only ami led and told him that he
wasted his words. The poor lei low bees me al
most distracted ; and in this state of mind waa
one morning informed that his friend waa to be
ehot in the afternoon. Those who knt-w him
feared that this announcement would drive
him to madness; but it waa no sooner made to
him, than a change of a very different nature
came over his mind in an instant. He had en
treated, worried and fretted himself into a fe
verish excitement, going from person to person,
and from place to place, to nbtain influence, and
ofen too with teare in his eyes; yet all had
been without avail. Jlut when he heard the ir
revocable sentence of death, a deliberate calm
seemed to take possession of his soul; and with
it came, aa will be seen, a settled determina
tion to eave hia friend, even at the sacrifice ol
hia own life.
Ho immediately procured a fleet horse, and
riding to the guard-house, where Wilhelm wa
confined, and Which atood neaf the residence of
Quiroga, he dismounted, and leaving hia horse
with the captain of the guard, said calmly
'Captain, I am going to the Governor to ob
tain reprieve for my friend ; ahould the Go
vernor send an order to that effect, you will
pleaae give him my horse.'
Having obtained a promise of compliance,
he proceeded to the house of Quiroga, and pas
aing the guard at the entrance, found hi in a-
lone.
Governor,' he said, 'you may know the ob
ject of my visit : it ia to intercede once more for
my friend. Vou have been misinformed res
pecting him ; he ia not capable of joining in any
conspiracy, and ia innocent of tbia charge. I beg
you to release him.'
Quiroga looked upon him, and with an infer
nal smile said
'You must forget your friend, he haa but a
few hours to live. Do you not know that
when I condemn a man I seldom fotgive himl'
'But he ia my old friend !' exclaimed the
poor fellow, falling npon hia kneeeand bursting
into tear; 'he ia my old friend ! and it you kill
him you kill me. Renor! aenor! ha ia incapa
ble of this act! He haa not the heart! he
has not thu power ! Even now he cannot apeak
the Spanish language. Senor I I entreat you,
pare him!'
'If he does not understand the Spanish lan
guage,' aaid the cold-blooded tyrant, 'he will
not need to learn it now. Go leave me ; you
can aay nothing that will alter my determina
tion, or aavt bia life.'
Is it ao, Monster! exclaimed Frederick,
springing to hia feet, and levelling piatol at the
very breaatof Quiroga. 'Speak one word and
you die I I have come to liberate my friend,
nd I will do it!
He then approached the door and turned the
key. The tyrant aaw resolution in hia eye, and
trembled.
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
majority, th. vital principle of Republic, from which
Sunbury, Northumberland Co.
See,' continued the German, ! have saved
you the trouble of drawing the order for hia re
leaee ; it is all ready, together with his pasa
port, and wants only your signature, which you
will pleaae affix to it blatantly.
Quiroga knit his brow and hesitated.
Come, senor, there is no time to lose. My
life you may have, and you will be welcome to
it, but you must sign these papers! Hesitate
one minute longer, and I swear that I will do
drive you of the power to commit more mur
ders.' -
There was no alternative; the paper were
signed. The German went to the d.ior, still
keeping Quiroga at bay, beckoned one of the
guard, and handing him the paper, said calmly
Hore ia the Governor's order for tho release
of the foreigner Wilhelm; he commands ynu
to deliver it instantly to tho captain of the
guard.' ' '
Then returning, he again fastened the door,
and taking a scat, aaid, in the moat quiet ' man
ner possible
Now, Governor, t will have a half-hour's
conversation with you.
Upon the margin of the order of release,
Frederick had written a few worda in the Ger
man language, directing hia friend to take the
horse that the captain would deliver to him, and
escape, without moments delay, from the pro
vince.. , This self sacrificed man conversed with Qui
roga for a full hour. He spoke of the injuries
that himself and companion had so unjustly
sullered at his hands, and entreated him to a
dopt a different course of conduct toward hia
fellow men. By humanity and goodness,'
said he, you will win their confidence and
love to such a degree that you need fear no
conspiracy against your lift-, but by pursuing
your present course, be assured that the sword
of Damocles will forever hang above you, rea
dy at any moment, even aa it now ia, to fall
and destroy you.'
Wearied with hia imprisonment, Quiroga at
length said
'Well, Senor Frederick, you have accom
plished your object, your friend ia aecure, and
I auppueeyou are ready to retire.'
After I have obtained fro:n you a single
promise,' he replied. ,
. Well, what ia that !'.....
I wiah you to promise, on your honor, aa a
Spanish American, that you will order no pur
suit within one hour from this moment.'
'I promise it,' said Quiroga, taking out his
watch, lio; il ynu can escape in that time,
you shall not be harmed.'
Rowing politely, tho German retired ; but he
had been mora thoughtful on Mialfof his friend
than himself. He had provided no horen fiir
his own escape; and rather than lose the time
neciwery hi uutain nn, ne trusted in lita abili
ty to reach the hills and thua elude pursuit.
A I before stated, the Spaniard rfgarda hi
word aa more sacred than hia life, and even
Qoimga would not break hia.
With his watch in hia hand, continued my
informant, he paced hia apartment in frantic
impatience ; and on the moment when the hour
had expired, he sprang to the porch exclaiming :
Tursue the foreigner I A hundred ounce to
him who brings tne the head of the foreigner.
Frederick !' ,
Pursuit waa Instantly made in every direc
tion, and it waa not long before the poor fellow
saw the hunters on hia track. Ha had just
reached a paeaage in the hillaaa they perceived
him. Entering the first reces that presented
itself, he ran forward and took refuge in the nar
row cleft of a huge rock, hoping they would
pass without discovering him; hut it waa a
vain hope ; there he waa found, and there, fight
ing for his life, he fell, pierced with doten
weapon.
Wilhelm escaped into the province of Cata
marca.and finally returned to Europe,
The substance of the interview between Qui
roga and FreJerick waa made knnwn by Quiro
ga himself, who often luunhed over if, saying
that it waa the beat managed affair that he had
ever witneaaed.
Such waa the man of whom I had before but
little heard, and who subsequently became a
prominent character in the country. In the
hands of such men the people have suffered,
and continue tosufTor, without possessing with
in themselves the moral atrength and mutual
conhdence necessary to rid themselves of the in
cubus. What wa could noirwt wxaa to tbt. From
an official report submitted to Congress in 1813,
the number of men in the United states, from 19
to 45 yeara of age, fit to do military duty, and
folly armed and equipped, wa 1,773,333, exclu
aiva of aoiform companies, fire companies, and
eitiaen not enrolled, (about 1,300,000,) making
an available force of 3,250,000, which could be
railed into aeivice, in rase of an emergency, in
thirty daya.
A La act HatL. Upward of fifty thousand
herring were caught near Trenton, N. J i on
th 8th int.
there i,
no appeal but to force, the vital prinriple
Pa. Snturdaj, June 20, IS46.
The Major Generals.
Caimf iipofi GaiNM, and Gaines upon Scott.
In the official correspondence between the
War Department and Gen. Gaines, occur some
pasfages in a letter of the latter which are in
tetcsting, first a they show Gen. Gaines' opin
ion of himself, next hia opinion of Gen. Scott.
Gen. Scot!, some time ago, gave il as hi opin
ion that Gen. Gainca waa 'insane.' Gen. Gaines
eaya of himself:
' 'I have only to add a few worda in regard tn
myself, individually and professionally. Thnocli
not a young man, I have no gray hairs but Such
aa have grown gray in tho military eervice of
my country. I think I am 3 yeara younger than
Field Alarshnl Bluchcr was in hia last brilliant
actions near Waterloo. I have not been sick
for an hour, so as to be unable to march al the
rale of twenty miles in one day, or to ride at
the rate of forty miles in one dsy al any lime
in the present year ;. nor have I, during the last
twenty-five years, been confined to my room or
tent by disease of any kind, more than at the
rate of one tfy in a yeur. or three daya in ar.y
one year.-i And moreover, having rondo use of
every eflorl in my power to avail myself of all
the modern d'ecovcrie and improvements in the
art of wars and more especially such discove
ries snd improvements aa alenni power, applied
to railroads, and to every description of floating
batteries, and other means applicable to the at
tack and defence of seaports, and Hie military
post upon our inlets, lakes ai.d rivers, I think
my self possessed of aa much personal efficiency
and more mental ability to command the pro
posed expedition to tho City of Mexico, and
thence, if necessary, to California and tho lath
mill of Panama, of both, than I possessed in the
summer of the year 1814, in Cnnada, at the
head of a division, to meet and triumph over a
veteran British army of near doublo my numbers
commanded by a l.ieutenant-General of Wel
lington school, an officer of l.igher rank than
we have ever had in our aerviceaaincc the last
ilny of our bc'oved Washington.
I wa aixty-eight yeara of age on the 20tli of
March last, and am the only United State sol
dier now living who ever won s battle at the
head of a divieion over a British army. Under
theae circumstances, claim an a right the
comma ml of the proposed expedition consisting
aa it mtiel consist, principally ol regulars Shd
vnluntrere belonging to the geographical limits
of my division. ,
Having good reason to believe that my claims
will be opposed by Major General Winfield
Scott, an oflicer who haa been lor ninny years
my junior, who I am sure has labored fur more
than a quarter of a Century pa, willi fr umn-
zeal to cover me with rali iy and Jrfeat tny
ejfmlstn be employed in any service likely to
redound to the safety a-id glory of my country,
than he tins ever l.ilxircil to provide for the na
tional defence ami to Jiftal the invading fitr,
I have determined to submit my claim to the
President of She United State and the Mecreta
ry of War. confidently trusting tn their known
wisdom and justice for a decision which will
prove to the army and nation that the rights of
the unpretending nldirr, a!way found upon
Ihe frontier when menaced by wars, will bo as
much respected as those of the jmtitiral tnr.li
rin, long accustomed tocringe and crouch in
and about the political Mctropoli, saenficinj
the interest and honor of the eervice at hn
shrine of that morbid thimfot the Presidency
which has unhappily for a long lime psjt turn
ed the head of many worthy ehirf$ of cliques
from their appropriate pursuits to the great an
noyance ofthe good people of the Union, and
the neglect of the best interests a thirst for
high office which haa in aome cliques raged even
more in favor of the British viewa of abolitiouism
than for placing our own seaports in a state of
defence against the assault of British war
steamer.
If I am deemed to be wrong In these view,
I ought lo be, and expect tn he brought (not b
tore a court of inquiry no n board of nfflrrrt
but) before a fjenerul court martial. If the
President, or Secretary of War deems me tn
be wrong, I challenge a legal Investigation
to be charged and tried before a general court
martial but if I am deemed to be right, I res
pectfully solicit a compliance with my view
and auggestiona regarding the prnpoaej expedi
tion, and in favor ol my system of national de
fence.' The rid iculoua quarrela which have existed
between these two generala about seniority of
rank, and the petulance and pique exhibited by
Geo. Scott when directed by the President to
take command of the army in Mexico, prove
that the President's judgment waa correct in
giving the duty of chastising the Mexicana to
the gallant Taylor; whose plain, prompt straight
forward manner of doing bia duty without quea
tioning the motivea of hia auperior officer, com
menda him to the admiration of hia country. Had
General Scott displayed half the hade to carry
into effect the Preaident's orders as he-did in
despatching the 'plate of soup' he refers to in
one of hia letters, he would have auatained bia
high reputation as a soldier, and now been
galheriog tht honor that are likely to fall to
toother.
and immediate parent of despotism.-
JxrrnasoB.
Vol. ttfto. 39 Whole No, af.
CatirorMa.repfHlai Fremont. :
letters have been received from Captain
Fremont, as late aa April 18th. The unwar
ranted atlrmpt todrive Cpt. Fremont from the
country has already been alluded to.
After having been ordered away by Don
Jee Castro, commandant general, Capt, F.,
expecting on attack, fortified himself about
twelve leagues distant from Monterey. Castro
assembled nboul one hundred men in front of
tho entrenchment. After remaining there
three days, he Concluded to treat, When it waa
discovered that the parly had quietly gone off,
lesving some old saddles and trash, which the
Culifornians magnified into munitions of war.
Three hundred riflemen offered their services
loCapt. F., but they were declined,
The movement against Cspt. Fremont secnia
to have be n directed by the central government
of .Mexico; but it u not believed that the poo
pie ol California entertained any ill Will tow
ards him, or would willingly have done him
harm. Ilia own conduct in the whole mat
ter seems to have been marked alike by courage
and discretion. We subjoin a copy of a letter
written by him lo the American Consul al Mon
tery, when in expectation or an attack, and re
reived by the consul in the evening of March 10
The captain remained in excellent health, and
had gone North.
'My Dear Sir : I this moment received your
letters, snd without waiting to read them, ac
knowledge Ihe receipt which the Courier Irtjui
res instantly. I am making myself aa strong as
possible, in the intention that if we ate Unjust
ly attacked, wo will fight lo extremity and re
luse quarter, Irtieting to our country to avenge
our death. No one haa reached my camp ; and
from Ihe hrighta wc are able to see troops (with
the glass) mustering at Saint John's and pre
paring cannon. I thank you for your kindness
and good wishes, and would write more at length
a to my intentions, did I not rear that my let
ter will be intercepted. We havo :n nowise
done wrong to the people or the authorities of
ihe country ; snd if we sre hemmed in and aa
sanlted, Wo Will die, cVery man of Ms, tinder
the flag of our country, Very truly yours.
J. C. FseMont.
'P. S. I am encamped on the top of the Sierra,
at thw head Waters of a ftream which strikes
the road lo Monterey, at the house of D. Joa
quin Gomes. ' 3. C. F.
ANorltfcR Ship's Cnsw Puioned. We are
again (say the New Orleans Picayune) called
upon to relate another singular circumstance in
relation to the brig Gunst'i. Il will be recol
lected that tliiri brig, ('npt. Bcrtrand, sailed
some tune Hinee lor Mnr-ailles, and when one
duy out all hand were taken sick and compel
led to return to port, when it waa discovered
that they had been poisoned. . On the 'J3lh ult.
having shipped a new crew and taken in a
fretih stock of provisions, ehe cleared again, and
on the 'JOiIi . when only one day out, after bav
in;; eaten the first meal, all hands were taken
with vomiting, and were ao completely reduced
in strength that they Were Unable to manage
Ihe brig and she went adrift. When in West
IV,y , about 00 miles to the Westward of the S.
W. Fuss, she came to anchor. The Hercules
went to her ahsisiant'e and brought her to the
point; took off the captain and crew and brought
them tn this city. The first mate, Whose
name was Fit2simmnns, died ycaterday morn
ing about U o'clock. Thia malttr ahould be
thoroughly investigated, for it wears a most
mysterious aspect, and wo trust that the stric
test inquiries will be msde. A tit mortem
examination of Ihe body of the mate will proba
bly lead to the discovery of the poieonoue sub
stance. Chabactkr or Ttia TtiXAkLaoKLAirat. The
Texas Hegister rontains a cornplvte lilt of the
member of Ihe Legislature of that State Senate
21; Ilotiae 0.1. Of the whole number, 4 are
classed aa Whigs, 2 l.oen lotos, 2 Tyler-men, 1
folk-mar,, 1 TeXan, 1 A'ullifler, 4 Republicans,
I Anti-Tariff man, 1 Tariff man, 14 hot specified,
the rest pemrw rats. The oldest member is 57
the youngest 'il. Tbirty-aeVen are farmeta, 11
Lawyers, 8 Merchants, 4 physicians, 4 median
Id. 3 surveyors, 1 planter, 1 prlnter, 0 not spa
rified. Seventeen members are from North Caro
lina. 13 from Virginia, 9 from Kentucky, 0 from
Tennessee, 8 from Georgia, 6 from South Caro
lina, 4 from Massachusetts, 3 from Louisiana, 3
from New York. 9 fiom Maine( 9 from Missis
sippi, 1 not specified, and one each from Alaba
ma, Connecticut, Indiana, feniisylvaniai tug
land, Ireland, Scotland, Austria and Texas.
Itfasa roa Matsk Weat informed that the
lady of Mr. Charles Wiggia, of Kno. Me., last
Week gaVe birth to rot' a fftluikka two boy
and two girl ! The children. We regret to ssy,
died in about ah hour after their birth ; the tncu
ther i doing well. Bel fait Journal.
Clam roa tits' Att Aa e1terprisin: etH
ten of Salem, Mail, baa esgaged Ih the businese
of sending Clam to Matamora for lbs was ofthe
army of occupation.
imc rji of AnvEnnsiaro.
I aquara I insertion, . . fO SO
1 do 9 do . . . . 0 75
1 d 3 do . . . 1 00
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Shaving a Kbte.
Old Skinflint was the most celebrated broker
in Philadelphia his 'shaving' opcrnliona were
famous, aa he generally took of! not only beard
and whiskers, but 'a pound of flesh' in addition.
Voung Harry Scarum waa one of those dashing
chapa who love wine, horses, and who form the
majority of the great army of borrowers. Har
ry having wants, on varioua occasions borrow
ed of Skinflint, at ihree per cent a month 'off
and having, at sundry periods, made 'raises,'
paid oft hia responsibilities. At last he got
tired of such constant borrowing and repaying,
tt Would be six yeara before his estates could be
sob!, Under the terma of hia lather's will, who
had prudently postponed that event until Harry
Would reach the age of 'thirty,' and Harry con
cluded it would be belter to make a heavy ope
ration at once, and be r i l of the bother of con
tinual borrowing. Away to Skinflint he hied,
determined to procure a good round sum and
be done with it,
'I want ten thousand for six years
'Hem! what security will you give.'1
Oh, you may have my bond that will bind
my property.'
'Hero, what discount will you give! You
know my rule is, a I way a to take the discount
'olT,' besides, you owe me a thousand due to
day, and t lent you a ten in the atreet, the other
day.
1 Wont pay what I've been paying one
and a quarter per cent a month is enough.
You may take it 'off, and lake out what t owo
yon besides.
,llemJ Well, hcresa bond for $10,000 at
six years sign it, and it'll bo all right.
No sooner said than done. Harry affixed his
autograph and hummed a tune, whilst Skinflint
got out hia check-book and made a calcula
tion. 'IlttVe yoU got len dollare about you V aaid
he, in a moment; 'if so, let me have it.'
All right, my old boy,' aaid Harry supposing
he wanted to 'make change' 'here it is,'
'Hem them!' said Skinflint, locking up his
deek, and Making preparations 'to shoot.'
'Stop, old fellow 1 aaid Harry ; 'where ii mf
money
'Your money . oh 1 why you've got it '-'
'Got it) What do you mean!'
'Why, t was to takeoff the discount, Wasn't
I, and the thousand !'
Vea, but 1 want my money
Why, my dear feltow, you've got it. Tcit
thousand atone and a quarter a month for bijc
years, ia time thousand a thousand ymt owed
me and youvve just paid the frn. It's all right
my dear boy a fair btttimts hiimacfiun '
Retclte.
A Gdrtn Hit Von a Yotitn An old chap in
Connecticut, who Was one of the moet niggardly
men known In that part ofthe country, carried
on the blacksmithing business very extensive
ly and as it is generally the case in that state
boarded all his own hand. And to show that
he envied the men what they eat, he would
haVe a bow ol bean soup dished up for himself
tt) Cool, white that for the hands waa served up
in a largto pan just from the boiling pot, This
ohl MloW had an apprentice who waa rather un
lucky among the hot irons, frequently burning
hia fingers. Tho old man scolded hiui severely
one day for being so careless :
'How can 1 tell,' said the boy, 'if they are hoi
unless they are red V
'Never touch anything again until you toil
on it) if it dont hiss it won't burn.'
In ft day or two the old man aent the boy lo td
see If his aou waa cold. The boy went in'
spit in the bowl I of course the soup did not hiss,
He Went back and told the boss all Was right.
'Dinner ' cneu he.
All hands tuni down sat the old man at tho
head ofthe table; and in Went a large spoonful
of the boiling hot soup into hia mouth,
'Good heaVenai' cried the old mart tn the
greatest rage. 'What did you tell me that lit)
fori you young rascal.'
I did not lie said the boy Very innocehtlyi
'Vou told me 1 should spit oh every thing to try
if it W4 hot I t spit in your bowl, and the soup
did not hiss, so t supposed it wsa Cool.'
Judge Ihe effect upon the jours. That boy
was never In Want of friend among the jour
neymen,
l)Afti.tkot t Srolit t)n Tuesday evefiing i
Woman residing in Brooklyn, and who ia named
4 1 a Miss Scrichani, dressed in rnafe attire, and
thhs spparreled visited this city with her cousin,
ft Mr. fuller. J!y sortie mean the police oil',
cers here discoveied tbe trick, and took her and J
her companion into custody. Seeing in what i
position her indiscreet conduct had placed ben
the poor girl became alarmed and begged to be
tent home. Two officers were therefor d-t-patched
on the business of seeing her safe borne. '
She Wat about 16 yeara of age, rather pretty, ahd
dressed ih ft natty black frock coat, pantaloon
and cloth Cap and gaiter boots, ahd carried a
fashionable little cafie. She aaid aha merely
dreaaed Op for "a little fun." She lives with her
mother in Brooklyn. N. Y. tsptei.