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The celebrated Rev. Henry BasuoJ,,
instead Of being dead, is only married.-
The catastrophe occurred in the citv Of
New York, on the 7th utimo. Miss Eli
N Van Antwerp was the heroine Of the
occasion.
Gen. Hamilton and Gov. Butler. Of
South Carolina, recently passed through
New Orleans on their wav to Texas. They
were offered public dinner, bat declin-
cd it.
ORDNANcE FOR THE FRoNTrEE,-The
Albany Advertiser savs:-''We under
slnnd that train Of wagons, carving
twenty-togr field pieces, left the Water
iet Arsenal, this morning for Maine, IN
der the charge ofIt. G. II. Taicatt, in
pursuance of orders from Washington"
The Navy Of of England i. rated at $50
sail, mounted with $4,000 guns.
The Navy Of Ffance IS rated at 250 sail.
The Massachusetts, Western Rail Road,
extending FROM Worcester 70 the New
York line, will be ll6 niles long, aud Is
estimated 70 cost &i,l9i,l7l, or about
$4,000 per nile.
"Ncxt to Health md Virtue" a.ys etcr.
No, "nothing is 7alua0Ie as knowledge,
nor is there any tang 20 easily attained
or che9p|y pnrchased--tho labor bv eji-
ting still; the expense, time, which if we
do not spend, we cannot save.
CoNNrCTIcuT.-The Democratic State
Convention which assembled at Hartford
the 10Th Fabruarp. have unanimously
nominated John M Niles for the officer Of
Governor, and John Stewart for that of
STATE DEBT or OHIo.--AccorjiHg the
special report of the Auditor Of State,
under Resolution Of the House, made
January 4th, 1880, it apperrs that the
State debt amounts to Sl0,030,l62 O..
STATE DrBr OF pnvEsrIvANIA.--i'hc
Pennsylvania State debt is S80,554,30
95, and The estimate value OF the public
Property S3l,G52,30G %.
To kiss pretty woman is bliss, but to
be kissed hv one is rapture maturod The
tough ser lose deal by not investing the
fair sex with the privileges Of making
love. They could do 1t more naturally
than we, and it is peculiarly their pro-
vince.
The Legislnturco of Alabama has passed
a law to abolish imprisonment for debt.
The aggregate debt of Virginia is about
eight millions of dollars.
There are at present lightweight col
Ieres in the Union. Besides these, are
i2 law schools, 26 medical, and 35 diyini-
ty schools.
A RAscALLv FxpEvsE-In Massachu-
setts last year, the expense prosecuting
criminals amounted to more than seven
tv thousand dollars. The rasoal5 cost
moro taan they are worth.
On 'he 9th December The circulation
Of the u. States Bank wns S2i,2Q7, ,98I--
specie on hand S5,228,41G--di5coants
882,035,o9l.
lroN SrE4u BoATs.--It seems that q
bin to incorporate an Iron Steam Boot
Company has passed the Senate Of the
Missouri Legislative.
The Grand Jury Of Otsego county have,
It is said, indi ed James Watson Webb for
libel on J. Feuimore Cooper.
A bill to incorporate company f5r the
purpose Of balding bridge across the
Mississippi, at the Grand Tower, has pas
sed the house Representatives Of Illinois.
The editors ofthe Cincinnati Republi-
can, in their paper Of Thursday, talk as if
the selection of Gen. Harrison as a can
dieate for the Presidency woald produce
perfect harmony among the opponents Of
the administration. Nevertheless they
talk. in the same P9por, about certain
States being "depoted soal and body 10
Mr.. Cldy.n Now if what they say aboat
the extraordinary devotion of certain
States TO the Kentucky candidate be true.
would not the nomination Of old Tippeco-
noe be most singular mode Of securing
tho perfect harmony of the oPpo2ition?--
Louisville Jour.
FAMILY CoNyERsATIoN.--Scn in-
diciogs conversation in the family circle,
exercises an important and slluiary in
fuence in forming the minds, AMI rogula-
ting the Opinions Of childred and young
people, and should be resorted to, as the
most efficient means of regulating their
future movements In life.