Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1857

reporters aro placed, could not be heard. We understand
that the remarks were to the effect that a great many
unnecessary witnesses were given in most cases with which
they had to deal. In one bill which they did not find,
there was actually an insane man attached as a witness.
He did not point to where the blame lay, but thought it
might be remedied.

THE CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.

to come on deck, but what Roderigo said, I could not under-
stand. The captain said, if he did not come on deck, he
would give him the awfuilest beating he ever had. He made
no reply, but went on deck very lame. He helped himself
along with the spars on deck. The second mate gave
deceased some rope-yarn to do. The captain came up and
had some talk, bat I did not bear it; he struck him, in a
few moments after, with his hand, and he was soon after
laid up, and I saw him after in his berth. He was very
lame, and I saw him spit blood—clotted dark blood ; that
was about seven days after he was laid up, but I can't say
how long, before he died, that was. Saw his head shaved
by David Gillespie. Did not bear any one give orders for
that, bat he appeared willing, and did not resist it, as I saw.
The witness corroborated the evidence as to the mate
beating deceased one night. I never saw any of the crew
ill-treat Roderigo, whose illness was not the same as the
men who had the scurvy. He did net complain of his
mouth ' • his thigh was bad, and the ethers were under the
knee. His face was not swelled, but the men who had the
scurvy had their faces swelled.
Cross-examined by Mr. Snowball : Did not see the mate
kick him, but heard the noise. I was ill for some time, and
am not well vet.. _ _ _

To Mr. 6lan4.eld • The spats on my legs are blit'sh-
black, and resemble bruises. My gums swelled, and bled.
Cross-examined by Mr. Block : I can't tell bow long he
lived after he was shaved ; he had a cold, and was very
bad. I believe the sailors brought him out to be shaved.
Did not see the captain near deteascd after he was shaved.
I have never seen him ill-used by other persons. Did not
see Alick ill-use him. The witness was cross-examined at
length.
To Mr. Tyndall : He was beaten many times that I did
not see, and it was the general talk amongst the crew.
To Mr. Bluck : D 3 not recollect Pollock knocking
dece sod down.

After a short disc ission, the case was adj9ucned to
Thursday, at el3ven o'clock.

COUNTY COURT-YESTERDAY.

BEFORE J. K. BLAIR, ESQ. , JUDGE.

Witter Amt. v. HOWELL—On the sitting of the court,
this mornine, his Honour give judgment in this case,
which was heard before .him on Wednesday last. The
action was brought to recover the sum of £l, which the
plaintiff had paid to the defendant, Mr. Howell, for a book
which had been stolen from her, and sold to him - His
Honour observed that both patties were equally respectable
and honest, and it was to be regretted that either of them
should have to suffer. One of them, however, should
suffer, and he thought it was proper that that party should
be, not the person to whom the book originally belonged,
but the person who purchased it, though ignorant of its
having benstolen. The verdict should, therefore, be for
the plaintiff.
SAME v. NzwroN.—This, also, was an action to recover
the value of a book, stolen from the plaintiff and sold to
the defendant. His Honour pre a verdict fur the
plaintiff for £2 10s.
Semi v. GREKR.—TYs was an action brought by
Joseph Scott, baker, of London-road and New Brighton, to
recover £l4 123 61 from Robert Greer, proprietor of the
anti-vermin establishment, Brownlow hill, for damage
clone to plaintiff hv the explosion .of a lotion sold to him by
the defendant. The case was heard on Thursday, and
his Honour now delivered his lodgment. He said : There
could be no doubt that the lotion was highly inflammable,
rout the label cm the jar folly stated its character, and the
plaintiff was bound, in using it, to take such precautions
as the notice suggested. He had failed to do so, and under
such circumstances the defendant could not be held liable
for the damage caused by the explosion. The verdict
should, therefore, be fur the defendant.
Esterer, at Pmts.—ln this cass, which also stood over
for judgment, his Honour gave a verdict, this day, for the
plaintiff for Xll. The action was brought to recover the
value of a set of false teeth. was paid on account, and
the defendant gave an for the balance. The teeth
were to be returned in three months if they did not suit,
but the defendant kept them for nine months, and then
sought to return them on the ground that they did not A'.

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.-YESTE TWAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

THE MAN AND THE POI{ ER.—A. respectable looking
young woman, named Mary Jane Johnston, was charged
with having assaulted a girl named Mary Cunningham.
The parties reside in Mann-street, and the case was very
complicated, but the ingenuity of Mr. -Cobb, who appeared
for the defendant, unravelled it to some extent. It ap-
peared-that some time ago, a man named Kitson- was fined
£5 for an assault on the defendant. The brother of
complainant had been. in a reformatory, and came out
lately. The parties being near each other had
a quarrel, when the mother of complainant was
subject to annoyance on this account, and by way of
retaliation the defendant was upbraided about the man
who had assaulted her. The previous evening the quarrel
nag renewed, and the allegation was, that the thlendant
aqua the girl with a iaiker on the arm, which echy mosecZ
it seriously. Several witnesses were examined, and a
good deal at merriment was caused by the cross-examina•
tion of ono of them, a bey about eighteen years of age,
who said he was playing " tick" in the street. Mr. Cobb .
What's "tick ?" Witness: Why, don't you know what
"tick" is? Mr. Cobb:: No, tell us what it is-? Well, its
" tick" to be sure. (Laughter.) Mr. Cobb.: You were in a
reformatory ? Yes, for twelve months'. end I'm home only,
two weeks from Mount St. Bereard. Mr. Cobb : You are a
very innocent Garsan now ? Yes, now I am. Mr. Cobb :
And, of course, you were quite innocent before you were
sent to the Reformatory ? No, I was'nt. I was guilty
then, but I have a good character now. Mr. Cobb called
several witnesses, who disproved the ease, and His
Worship said it leas clear that the witnesses for the com-
plainant had not told the truth, and he therefore discharged
the defendant.

Des CHARGE ,OF POISONING.—JAII Gay, the master-
carter, of Cheapside, was brought up on remand, charged
with an attempt to poison his wife. The details of this
case, so far as they had proceeded, were published a few
days ago. Mr. Goodere was for the prisoner. In addition
to the evidence already given, the following was produced.
The wife of the prisoner was cross-examined by Mr.
reoodsre, and said: I removed property. I removed some
of it, for I was afraid to remain in the place. I took the
horse-gear, for fear his lads would steal them. I took the
horses, as some of them were going through the streets
without any one to mind them. Mr. Goodere: How
, many husbands have you had, ma'am ? One living. Have
you one in America ? No, sir. Had you another husband ?
Yes, I had one, who died in Manchester. When ? About
eleven years ago. What was he ? A cabinet-maker. Are
you sure he is dead ? I suppose he is. What was his
name ? Hayes. And are you sure he is dead ? Oh,
certainly he is. Had you any other husband ? Yes, and
Dr Games attended him, sixteen years ago, when he died.
Where did the man in Manchester die ? In the hospital.
Then you had two before you picked up with Guy ?
Yes. And are you sure both are dead ? Yes. What
was the last man's name ? Shannon. Will you swear it
was not Cannon ? His name was Shannon, and not
Cannon. Did ycu take away old Guy's bank-book ? No,
I didn't take away old Guy's bank-book, as you call him.
Mr. Mansfield : Why did you object to Inspector Duggan
taking away the bottle of medicine ? Witness : 13.:C Ause
I did not think there was anyt'.lng wrong, in
it. Mr. Goodere : Because you put the poison
in it yourself. Mr. Mansfield Did you not think
it strange that medicine you were taking all the week
before, without remarking anything particular, should all
of a sudden have a nasty taste and burning in your mou.h ?
Witness : I did not. Mr. Mansfield : That's rather strange.
A boy named Samuel Campbell was called to prove motive
on the part of the prisoner, and be gave a frightful picture
of a scene In a cellar in Richmond Row, where eight per-
sons were in one bed, and where the prisoner (who was
one of the party) and a Mrs. —, swore they would kilt
the complainant, and be hung or transported for it. A
person named Frank Smith was also examined to prove
motive, and this witness said the complailant's daughter
told him she saw her " daddy" put some white powder in her
mother's medicine. The girl here said—l never told you so.
The man was cross-examined by Mr. Goodere at great length.
Dr. Edwards was examined, and said he was a professor of
Chemistry, and on the 25. h ult, he received from inspector
Duggan a sealed battle of medicine, No.l ; a sealed bottle
of vomit, No. 2 ; a black glazed crock, No. 3 ; and a tea
cap, No. 4. Analysed these for poison, and No. 1 contained
two table snoonsful of red fluid with a white heavy
sediment and light scum. Filtered the fluid and separated
the white sediment. This I washed with distilled water
and alcohol, and then dried ; it weighed 114 grains.
After putting it through a variety of' tests and p.ocess, he
found white arsenic. The contents of the bottle No. 2
afforded similar res Ilts ; the quantity of white arsenic in
the vomits was about four grains. There was no
evidence of white arsenic in vessel No. 3. The
ee,seel. No. 4—the sediment—consisted entirely of
white arsenic. On the 27th of November he received
from Duggan several articles of wearing apparel, and
tried all ti;," pockets, but did not find any arsenic. The
witness was cr,:'es-examined scientifically by Mr. Goodere.
In reply to Mr. .tUanteeld, the witness said the quantity
of arsenic found in :he Vomit would, under favourable
circumstances, destroy life. The quantity in the tea cup
was enough to destroy life. nspector Duggan was
examined, and gave the same evidence as he did on the last
day, and which we have already published a few days ago.
He was cross-examined at some ltngas by Mr. Goodere,
but there was nothing futile-I. elicited. GOOdirt then

addressed the court, and contended that no grand jury
could find a bill against the prisoner on the evidence. He
said the woman 'had 'made away with all her husband's
property, and that the woman had done the thing herself
to get all the property into her possession. His worship,
after a few observations, sent the prisonor for trial.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Birkenhead
Commissioners was held at seven o'clock last night, in the
Commissioners offices, Hamilton-Equare, B 41t enhe ad—
Mr. John Laird presided. The other Commissioners
present were Messrs. Bell, Harrisor, MaeWhirter, Gel-
borne, Macdonead, Meakin, Bailiff, Bayliss, Verelst,
K,ightley, Aspinall, Bradley, Hind, Willoughby, and Cook.
The Cuatateter said: Before commencing the business
of the Lighting and Watching Committee, I think it right
to state that the committee which was appointed to com-
municate with the people of Manchester upon the dock
question have met, and I shall state to you what has been
done since then. The committee appointed consisted of
Messrs. Cook, Keightley, Rae, and myself. We went,
Mr. Cook and I, and attended a meeting in Manchester,
where certain resolutions were passed, which I shall not
trouble you by reading: because you are already acquainted
with them, a copy having been tent to each of you. A
committee was then appointed, of which I was one, to
draw up a memorial to be presented to the various public
bo.rds. We had not been able to have a meeting to
settle definitively any memorial until to-day. I was in
Manchester to-day, at the Town Wall, and met the other
gentlemen there, and we decided upon a memorial,
which will be presented in the course of a few
days to the various public boards, with the view of endea-
vouring to get the Government and the other bodies
connected with it to support us in the present attempt
which, it appears to me, is about to be made for delaying
the works here. A copy of the memorial I have not got
with me, but as you entrusted us at the last meeting with
the power to attend, and as there was a good deal of
discussion upon it, I think it right now to give you this
information, and generally to state oar views upon the
question. They are that; as the Corporation of Livepool
were bound in 1855 to go on and complete the works, and,
RS they were also bound by the act which passel in the
August of this year, to commence forthwith and go on with
the work., until the new trust should come into power on
the Ist of January next; and, as now three months have
elapsed since that bill passed, and no steps whatever have
boon taken with regard to tue outer works at Birkenhead,
and no steps, except the purchase of a cargo of timber for
scaffolding for going on with the walls at the north side,
we think it is high time that we should endeavour to
protect our interests in the matter, and that if we
can enlist in our favour, and the favour of whit I
consider to be right and justice, the manufacturing
districts, es well as all parties concerned in the improved
deck accenimodation of the Mersey, we should enlist
them with us in endeavouring to prevent the Corporation
or the Dock Estes° of Liverpool, or the New Trust, from
going on with any further extension on the Liverpool side,
until they have complEeed 'what they are bound. to do by
Parliament, what they engaged with us to do in 1855, and
induced us to give our support— the support of the people
of Bit kenhead—to carry out, on Coe faith of their going on
with these works. (Hear, tear.) Now, from time to time,
we have taken a very decided line in supporting the
Corporation when any obstacles ware raised against them
which we th aight, at the time, were not quite fair. But
on the last occasion, when the bill was brought before
Parliament, an arraegement was made about the plans of
works between Mr. Brunel aed Mr. Hartley. An arrange-
ment was deliberately entered into by the Great Western
Railway Company and the Corporation, but unfortunately,
it fell through The Corporation do not like to have it
called repudiation; but, so far as this, it was repudiation,
that they made an agreement which they refused
to carry oun The agreement was made public in
the papers, as to the plans which should be decided
upon for the future But the act of Parliament. as it
passed, was, that the Corporation should proceed with the
works on the present plan. There was nothing to prevent
them from going on with the inner work., or with a great
portion of the outer works. I believe that by joining with
all parties interested, and memoralising the Government,
and getting all the support we can from parties disinter-
ested, who have really the interest of the trade of the port
at heat, we shall succeed in getting progress made with
the works on this side, and a stop put to any further
extension on the Liverpool side, until they do what they
engaged to do in 1855, what Parliament again bound them
to do in August last, to carry out the works on this
side of the water. That is the object of the m' morial
generally. So far as the committee can join other parties
in getting this accomplished, they will do so ; and as it is
a matter exciting considerable interest on this side f the
water, and also in Liverpool at present, I think it right
that I should state that no efforts of the committee you
have appointed will be relaxed until they accomplish the
object. (Hear, h ar). If their exertions fail it will not be
from any want of energy or determination to carry it out.
If they fail it must be only attributed to the more power-
ful interest we have got against us. (Bear, hear)
The proceeding; of the Watch and Markets Committee
were confirmed without remark. They contained nothing
of interest.

The proceedings of the health C )mmittee, including
bye-law 3 for the regulation of hackney carriages; were
read. The deaths during the past month were 59, of
which 23 were from Zymotic diseases. Ths bye-laws were
referred back, the CJrnmitteeconsenting, for further con-
sideration. The other procoediags of the Committee were
confirmed.

On the proceeding 3 of the Road Improvement CJmmittee,
which contained nothing of general interest, being real,
Mr. BAYLTS called attention to the state of Chester-
street, and suggested the neces-ity of having it widened,
particularly near the Ferry.
The proceedings were confirmed.
FINANCE COMM TTEE.

The proceedings of this Committee were read. They
comprised Several applications from occupiers, praying for
a remission of their rates.

Mr. Coox thought that the rates should ha remitted
under no circumstances where the rent exceeded a certain
amount. When he was on the Committee they frequently
received applications for the remission of rates from par-
ties paying as high rents as £4O a-year. Ile thought that
if parties were able to pay so high a rent they should be
able to pay their rates, and that in such cases a remission
should not be granted under any circumstances.
Mr. KErGnriarr observed that no remission was ever
granted until a Special report on each case was made to
the Committee. When the rent was between £2O and -4240
the Committee granted remission of the rates only in the
case of lodging-house-keepers who had been unable to get
their houses filled.

The proceedings were confirmed.
FERRY COMMITTRE.

The proceedings of this committee were raid The
receipts of the Ferry for the past month were in 1836,
£1,976 163. 101 ; 1857, £1.946 4u. 7d. Receipts from
04th April to 30th November :-1856, £17,968 19i 84.;
1857. 18,700 Os. 44. Expenditure during same period,
£11,523 ss. sd. ; 1857, £12,403 is sd.
Mr. Btu, asked if anything had been done in regard
to the mooring of vessels in the track of .the ferry
steamers ?
Mr. ITAttntsort re plied that nothing could be done in the
matter until the New Dock Trustees were appointed.
Mr. BArLsrr again referred to the ferry tu-n-styles, and
declared that they were such a nuisance, he wondered the
inhabitants of the township did not rise en masse and pull
them down. (Laughter).
The matter was recommended to the consideration of the
committee ; and the proceedings were confirmed.
From the proceedings of the Library Committee, which
were confirmed, it appeared that the Library is to be
closed for a few days this month, for the purpose of
classifying the books, and making certain alterations.

NEW TOWN HALL.

The report of the Special Committee on this subject was
read. They approved of Mr. Hornblower's plan', and
submitted the f llowing resolution for the approval of the
Commissioners : Resolved, that it be recommended to
the Board that the C )mmissioners sell as much of the
front portion of the piece of land adjoining Hamilton-
square as may be required for the erection of the proposed
Town Hall, at the schedule price ; and that they take the
whole of the Town Hall, when erected, upon a lease or
otherwise, as may be agreed upon, at a rental not exceed-
ing £350 a-year, with full power to under-let the pubic
room, and all other rooms in the building not required for
the Commissioners' purposes, upon such terms and under
such arrangements as the Commissioners may from time to
time think desirable, the Commissioners to be entitled to
all rents and other profis that arise from such under-
letting "
Mr. HARRISON moved the confirmation of the recommen-
dation ; and, in doing so, stated that the building would
contain a Board-room 30 feet long, 24 feet wide, and 18
feet high, in addition to a public room larger
than the ball-room of the Liverpool Town Hall.
The difference in the rent, as compared with
what they 'should pay for their present building,
would be only £BO a-year. but he was confident
that more than that sum would be realised from the letting
of the public room for concerts and other purposes. When
the matter was mentioned to Mr. Brassey, he consented to
take shares to the extent of £l,OOO ; the chairman would
take shares to the extent of £5OO ; he himself (Mr.
Harrison) would take some shares, and if they could get
fifty other gentlemen to take each shares to the extent of
£lOO, the undertaking would be complete. In conclusion,
Mr. Harrison observed that he would have a clause in the
lease giving the commissioners power to take the building
altogether at any time, on the payment to the shareholders
of its cost.

Mr. BAILIFF seconded the motion, and observed that
there could be no doubt the speculation would be a profit-
able one, and advantageous to the township. He calculated
that the public room would nearly pay the whole rent.
ASPINALL thought it would be very important the

public should know, as nearly as possible, the per centage
they should receive for their money laid out in shares.
Although 000 might he the nominal cost, yet the extras
in the case of a large building amounted very frequently to
10 or 15 per cent. upon the estimate. He thought it would
be also advisable to have other plans obtained beside the
one, although he had a very high opinion of Mr. Horn..
blower's ability.
The CHAIRMLN said that, after all the pains Mr. Horn-
blower had taken for years, and the repeated plans he had
made, it would not be fair that his plan should be passed
over, and the thing thrown open to the public ; and he was
sure that other architects, under the circumstances, would
not deeire it.
Mr. Hartaisolt stated that £l,OOO had been allowed for
emergencies and extras, and he felt quite sure that every
one who took shares might rely upon getting 5 per cent.
upon his money. An estimate had been received—
£5,000 for the building, and £l,OOO fur the land re-
quired.
Mr. BELL suggested that it should b 3 left to the com-
mittee to negociate, and when the negociations were reduced
to form, then to come a zain before the committee. _

Mr. HARRISON urged that the motion be confirmed at
once, as it would be very difficult to carry on any definite
negotiations if the question were again to be opened up
before the Board. _

Mr. B tYLIeS objected to anything being hurried on, and
urged that the question should not be definitely concluded
that night.
The resolution, after some further disen3sion, was
carried.

Mr. KEIGTITLEY moved that each committee be directed
to send in a detailed estimate every March, of the proposed
expenditure during the following official year.
The resolution was agreed to.
The Board then adjourned.

SERIOUS CUA.RGE 01? GAROTTING AND

ROBBING A TRADESMAN.

At the Manchester City Police Court, on Friday, three
young men - Daniel Skivington, Luke Barns, -and James
Flood, who lodge together at the hons 3 of a man named
Wroe, in Spinning Field, Deanegate, ware placed in thW
dock, charged with violently assaulting and robbing Mr.
William liatasden, coal proprietor, Marchant's Hall,
Flintshire A policeman, who with another officer had
that morning apprehended the prisoners, stated that they
were chareed with having that morning, along with three
other men, robbed the prosecutor of a £5O, a £2O, and a
£lO Bank of England note, with £9 in gold and 151 in
silve- ; also a bill of exchange for £2l, and a gold watch.
Witness found the swivel of the watch, and other things,
at the spot where the robbery WAS committe 1. The
prosecutor had been so much injured by compression of
the throat that he could only whisper, and his evidence
had to be repeated to the bench by an officer of the court.
According to prosecu' or's statement, he want to the Victoria
Station, a out eleven o'clock on Thursday night, inter.ding
to go off by a train, but it had gone. He then went down
into the second-class ref eshment room, and remained
there about an hour. He then went to look for lodgings ;
and, in some part of Deansgate, was met by two =n—
one of them was not in custody; the other was the pri-
soner Skivington. The man not in custody asked him if
he was in want of lodgings, and on being told that he was,
said he would show him to a respectable house. He ac-
companied them to some public-house in Deausgate, and
treated each with a glass of brandy. He left there, in
' company with the man not apprehended, having learnt
that he could not have a bed. It was about half-past two
in the morning, and when walking along a place he did not
know (afterwards ascerained to be Spinning Field), he
was attacked by six men. All the three prisoners were
amongst them, but he first saw the prisoner Skivington.
They put a string round his neck, nearly strangled him,
and dragged him into a court, where they robbed' him of
£B9 and his watch, and then ran off. When he was able,
he called out "Police!" "Murder!" and a policeman
came up, to whom he tild what had happened. The officer
stated that, hearing a call, he went to the place and found
that the prosecutor had been garotted. Upon the ground
he found a bunch of keys, a pen machine, a string (which
the prosecutor supposed to b.; the one that had been passed
round his neck), and a cap. He had seen the prisoner
Ekivington at the door of his lodgings a short time bisre,
and warned him that it was time he was in bed. He took
the prosecutor to this house end he identified the three
prisoners as being among3t the men who attacked him.
Near the door of the lodging house he found a piece of
paper relating to 17s ; this paper the prosecutor identified
as his. Another officer stated that he saw the prisoners
tegether, at ten minutes More two o'clock; they lived
about fifty yards from the place where •tho robbery was
committed. The prisoners were remanded.

LIFE IN CINCINNATI:

(From. the last Cincinnati Journals)

A tall, lank, Jerusalem sort of a fellow, pretty well under.
the influence of Mr: Alcohol, was ob:.4erved swing'ng to a
lamp post on Fifth-street, last night. He was talking,
quite loudly to the aforesaid post, when a guardian of the
night approached him.
" Come, sir, you are making too much noise," said the
watchman.

" Noise ? why's that said noise ? " asked the po3t•holier,
as he skewed his head and endeavoured in vain to give the
intruder a sober look.

"It was me," replied the watchman, as he exposed his
silvered numbers to full view.

" You? and who the d—l are you ?It taint me that's a
makin' of the noise. No, sir. It's the banks that's making
all the noise. They are a breakin', a erushin', and a
smashin' of things to an increditable amount. Noisa ? It's
the bankers that are a makin' of the noise. They are a
cussin', a rippin', and a starlit' all 'round. It's the brokers.
that are a makin' of the noise. They are a hollerin', and
a yelpiu', and a sereechin', like wild Injuns, over the times,
that wzrsers everything but themselves. No, sir, it aunt
me that's a makin' of the noise.''

"You are as tight as a brick in a new wall," said the
officer. amused at the good nature of the individual.
"Me tight ? Who said I am tight ? No, sir, you are
mistaken. It's not me that's tight. It's money that's tight:
Go down on Third-street, and they'll tell you thore that
money is tight. Go into the wcrkthops and you'll find
money is tight. Read the newspapers au' you'll find out
that it's money that's tight: Me tight ? I've got nary a
red but Kanahnwa, an' the d-1 couldn't get tight on that.
No, sir, I'm not tight."
" Then you are drunk."

'Drunk? Stranger, yor out of it agin. 'The world's
drunk. The hull community is a sta.ggerin' rouni, buttin'
their heads agin some walls and a skinnin' of their noses
on the curbstone of adversity. Yes, sir, we're all drunk—
that is, everybody's drunk but me. I'm sober —sober as a
police judge on a rainy day, I ain't drunk ; no, sir, stran-
ger, I ain't drunk."

" What are you making such a fool of yourself for then?".
" Foot? Sir, I'm no fool. I'm distressed. I've catched
the contagion. I'm afflicted."

"Are you sick ?"
" Rxactly,"
" What's the matter with you ?"
"I've got the panics."
"The what Y"
"The panics, sir; it's a going to carry off this town. I
tried to escape by hard drink, bat it'4 no use. The panics
have got me, sure."
The watchman, more amused than ever, tendered his
sympathy, and what was better, his aid, to the panic-
stricken indiv'dual. In the course of half an hour he had
the pleasure of putting him into the door of his boarding-
house and pointing out to him the best remedy—a soft
bed and long slumber.

A beautiful and lovely woman, the wife of a prominent
" Republican " politician of Tuledo, arrived in this city
yesterday to pay a wager of a kiss that Chase would be
elected by a majority of five thousand, which bet she made
with a well-koowa Democratic lawyer residing on Fourth-
street. According to the agreement the loser wag to come
or go all the way to the other and pay the indebtedness by
the Ist of November, which condition she fulfilled by
arriving and proffering payment yesterday—thus antici-
pating the specified period by a day.

An acquaintance, while passing over the Ohio and
Mississippi railroad from St. Louis to C.:ncinnati, a day or
two since, overheard the following conversation between a
quartette of ladies and gentlemen, which struck him as
being sufficiently ludicrous to warrant publication. The
two ladies it seams, were from Kansas, and the genVemen
were travelling acquaintances. The conversation turned on
the subject of matrimony; and one of the gentlemen,
moved perhaps by the tender passion, ask_d his female
companion if she was married.
"I was married," sighed the blooming dame, " but alas
I know not if my husband be dead or alive I heard that
he was accidentally killed in Pittsburgh a few weel:s ago,
and I am now going there to ascertain whether the report
be true or false."

" Well, I've got a dead thing sure on my husband,"
remarked the other lady, " far I saw him buried five weeks
ago."
Our friend, who relates this anecdote, soddenly disap-
peered beneath the voluminous folds of his overcoat on
hearing this last remark, and when he again made his
appearance his face plainly indicated that some strong
internal commotion had taken place within his system.