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Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08

Curious Case Of !SomnamtuiiSm. We find in
Upham's ''Oulines o. disordered mental aciion'' u
curious case of somnambusm, which was publish
A farmer in one ofihe counties of Massachusetts,
had employed himself for some wedA, in winter,
threshmg his grain One night, as he was about
closing his abors, he assembled ladder, to Inc top
OF the great beams in the barn, where the rye
was deposited to ascertain what rumber of bundles
remained unthreshed, which he determined TO finish
the next day. The ensuing night, about 9 o'clock,
he was heard, by one the family to arise and go
out lie required to his barn, being sound asleep,
and unconscious of what he was doing, set open his
barn doors, assembled the great beams of the barn
where his rye was deposited threw down flooring,
and commenced threshing il. When he bad com
peted il, lie raked off the straw aud showed the rye
to side Of the floor, and again assembled the lad
der wit. the straw, and deposited it OH some rails
that lay across the great beams He then threw
down another flooring of rye, which he threshed
and finished as before. Thus he continued his la
bos, until he had threshed five aoorings and on re-
turning from throwing down the SIXTH and last, in
passing pat Of the hay-mow he fell off where
the hay had been cut down about six feet, on to the
lower part Of it, which awoke him, lie at first i'm
agined himself in his neighbours barn but, after
cropping about in the dark long time, ascertained
that he was in his own, and at length found the lad
der on which he descended to the floor, closed his
barn doors, which be found open. and returned TO
his house. On coming to The light, he found bin
self in such profuse perspiration that his clothes
were literally wet through The next morning, on
going 10 his barn, he found he had neshed, during
the night five bushels of rye had raked the straw
oain good ord r, and deposited i; on the great
beams, &c; cmefally showed the grain to one side
Of The floor, without the least consciousness of what
he was doing. Until he Eel! from the hay /!
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08
MISCELLANEOUS.
FOR THE TELEGRAPH.
EXTRACTS FROM fIY DIARY

EXTRACTS FROM GiY DIARY.
IT'S not the clear, well defined thought, whose
particular points harmonic one with another,
giving to the whole an elegant polish and grace,
It's not this that gives to one self the greatest
pleasure. No It is the shadowy racings through
the mind, of etherital ,half-formed IDEAS blending
one with another and forming mass Of mental
matter, whose particular end and aim s--Noth-
ing. Some vision Of fancy dances before our
eyes, but before idea is fully formed the gran
deur Of Wealth win present itself, and then Love
will come in for its share of attention, attended by
a numerous train all equally claiming distnc-
ton: We generally picture to ourselves the de-
gree OF happiness TO be experienced upon the at
tainment of certain object, but before the ped.
ment is raised upon which to build this
happiness, another structure will rear itself, cast
ing into the shade, or neutralizing the former
" endeavor to draw upon Memory for the par
ticulars of an incident happening in early life,
when, at once, the whole levy drumming brooks,
grassy fields, waving trees aud childish sports,
(all key stones to youthful metnores) will force
themselves upon the recollection, causngall the
energies Of our hearts to drill with delight, while
oor souls take to themselves wings. seeming not
Of i!lis oar;!, but Of one more ETHEREAL more spi-
ritual Some may call dis wcakness.-ltisnot.
1t is merely the holiday sport Of the m;nd the
unbending of the bow, that, by its relaxation, it
may gather strength to throw the g arrow truth
with cdoubInd force and energy; It is the cxer-
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r,,s
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A,d ,bo heart that once nor,,1y beai IN onr brros,
Nc. .,,r,k, from the touch tbo,,oh faost foo,II
carcssd
" T.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08
Bath, May, 1871.

NEW CoLLEoTIoS OF CHURcu MUsrc.-Mr.
l.. Mason for some time past, has been engaged
Music, which wIll soon appear, under the title of
CGrn,ina SdcrG or The EoSlon Collection. 1t
viii be printed in the usual manner of a single
part on a STAFF, and will contain, besides a choice
selection Of the old tunes, large supply of en-
tir@ly new and interesting matter--tunes, pieces,
chants, &c, composed principally by eminent
European authors. From W hat we have seen of
the work, we have no hesitation in saying It will
be one OF the authors most happy and valuable
productions
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08

l5Sac who furnishes u medicine before he
knows the whole power it possesses, Of exciting
disturbance in the organism is as unfit to be trus-
ted with such dangerous Instruments, as a boy
who Knows not the effects Of gun powder with a
loaded gun.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08

FANCY NA,.Es. a Mr.. Wall, wishing to COM
olimen' his ne ghbor, Mr. Stone. named his first
born after HIM a Mr. Peas chsiensd is son
Green, out Of respect for his physician, who bore
that name. y Mr.. Bali named his son Cannon. af
ter his uncle The result ofth's splay of fancy
BcU.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08

Fatal Acci9eat-slr Joseph Dem of Lincoln
yie' was suddenly killed by being thrown from his
horse at Camden IIalbor Village, on Tho 29lh Of last
month.
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08
Published every Thursday morning.

OFFICE-No. 6, GRANITE Block, mp starsJ NEARLY OF
PosITE THE Posr-oFFfcg.
Terms.-Two dollars per, annum, payable hali IN an
vance, and the remainder at the end of moas or SOD
at the end of the year ~ liberal discount for the years
advance. M Any person procuring six responsible shson
ber shall receive copy gratis and for advance pay ea pr
cent, additional.
No attention obc gcen TO notices for dSconnaing, aeSs
accompanied NTH the cash fer all arreGrages.
Agents
Bristol, GIN. j. VARwEY. Boa1doahd1q, q. LuNr, ESQ
THOMAS HERBERT, JR Hiscasset, A. liERBEBT
Bremen, Col $. Il. HINDs. B0ohbdg X. X. REED, ESQ.
{taldoboro JAMES HovEY, ESQ Phpbrg, N c. REED, ESQ
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08
1EJ9 We copy the following from one Of our cx

lEj7 We copy the following from one Of our ex-
change papers
-iagriage. With all its ills and evils, man
knows no happiness. Until he marfi4s: let him pos
sass woman of sense aud virtue, aud Of whom he
himself is worthy, and he will feel il solid and per-
manent JOY, ofwhch h never was before 'nsrbie
For a5 somt body says, the happiness Of mirage,
like the interest of money, arises from regular ard
established fund; while unmarried libc:tineS live
upon the principal and become bankrupt in charac-
ler and respec ability To be sure, Gas the same
authority tells us) uninterrupted happiness no man
can or ought to expect. Life is no sinecure fruits
d not spring spontaneously from the earth, they
d / in the safden Of Eden, nor does mamma drop
from the clouds as it did in the wilderness But as
a scheme Of solid comfort, marimony affords to well
regulated minds double share of pleasure in pros
perity, and soace in sorrow aud adversely.
Per Contra. The following is from Bao,woods
Magazine, written, probably by some disappointed
swain:
Marriage Look at the great mass of marriages
that take place over the whole word what
poor, contemplate affairs they are few soft
looks, walk, dance, a squeeze of the hand,
popping Of the question, purchasing of certain
number Of yards Of white satin, ring, a clergyman,
a stage or two IN hired carriage, night in
country inn, and the whole maitaris over For FIVE
six wesk Two sheepish looking persons are seen
dangling each others arm, looking water falls,
or making morning calls, and gozzling wine and
cakes !; then every thing falls into the
nous routine the wife sits side of the hearth
The husband the other, and little qnarrels, little
cares, and little children, gradually gather around
them. This is what ninety-nlne ont o. q hundred
find TO be the delights Of matrlmony. ~7f
Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-07-08

Each Party Thinning The Siakest Two Yam
KEGS lately took lodgings for about ten days at a
tavern in Yon. county, Pa, and Jared sump;uousy,
drinking two or three bottles Of wine daily. The
last day dispute arose about the speed Of their
horses and they at last agreed to enter on the pro
liable contest" The Landlord was appointed
judge, each being the rider of his own horse. When
they were mounted, the judge, like those at the
Olympic games, gave The word, one, t,oo three, and
Co. OFF they want, and have never been seen or
heard of sincele leaving the landlord fa1lly compen-
saled by having had the honor to be their Judge
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

TuE SurrRAoE CONVENTION which
met in Providence on Monday last, for
the purpose Of forming a Constitution,
was no, duly organised until Tuesday
afternoon, whom seventy 1--WE delegases
answered TO their names from the several
towns
The committee Of seven appointed 4"
re port officers for the Conversion, peporl-
cd the following gentlemen, who were
elected to the Offices designated.
JOSEPH JOSLEN, Of Newport,
President
WAGER WFrprs, .of S. Kings'own,
st Vice President.
SAMUEL II. WALES, Of Providence,
Cd Vice President.
W;iiiom H. Smith, and John S. Hm-
ris, Esqs., were elected Secretaries.
A set of Rules we're also reported and
adopted. These were nearly the same
as those adopted by the former ConSen'
tion which met to ionm n Constitution.
A prayer was thea offered by the
Rev. Or. Pattison.
After q short debate, resolutions were
adopted appointing committees, each I"
consist Of nine members, TO report por-
tions Of a Constitution dividing the
whole matter into ii separate subjects,
viz
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07
OFFICIAL.
TO TIE HON. s. u. IIOBBIE,
.fcling Postmaster General.
OFFICIAL.

S,r-lnfornatlon having been received IL
form entitled To attention, that the post
masters nj ss's., Pcnnsylvania, and -T''t'.
Ohio, have 40 far vlolst.d the obligations
which ,l,ry implicdly assumed on taking oi
! flee under my administration, Of abstainine
from any active partisaDship, or in any way
connecting their Offices with party politics.
or using them for party purposes, have I"
rcques; that inquiries shall bc instantly lpsii
,uicd into their conduct, and that II the chnr.
acs against them be trus, they be Imne.
diaicly turned out Of Office, and citizens sp
pointed in their places who will otherwise
conduct themselves.
The Post Office Department, IN nll lis
operations, should be conducted for the sin.
gle purpose oi accomplishing the important
objects for which il was established. II
should in an especial manner, sn far rs Is
practicable, be disconnected from party poll
II tics. Il wns csia ablishcd for specified pur.
poses uf equal importance 10 every ci,izen.-
TO convert It into an engine OF party, to be
used for party purposes, is to mike II the
fruitful source OF the most alarming evils
Rnmified Ms il is, and extended tn every
neiglborhood the purity Of its administration.
and necessarily Of it's agents, should he par.
,iculnrly guarded. For Deputy Postmaster
to Use his franking privilege IA privilege be
slowed upon him for the sole purpose OF ex
generating him from oppressive charges in III,
necessary correspondence Of his of6cc) H.
scattering over the country pamphlets, nows-
papers, and proceedings to influence elcc
tiops, is 10 outrage nll pro?ricty. aud must
not Tor day he tolerated. Let this be left
to the poliician.. | shorld be happy " one
or two examples shall be found sufficient I"
correct al evil which has so extensively pre-
vailed.
will inkc this occasion. hlso, IN add foi
your instruction, that the appointment to, and
continuance in, the Office Of postmaster of
any one editing a political newspaper is IT,
the hghcs, degree objectionable. II involves
mos, Of the consequences above .inted--in
troduccs politics into the post Office dlmin
,shes the rcvenuc--and coDfers privileges or
one editor which hll cannot enjoy. In T.
word, il il my fixed purpose, 80 far Ms in In'
lies, 10 separate the Pos, Office Drpnrtn,cU,
from politics, and bring about that reform.
which the country has so loudly demanded.
/ JOHN TYLER.
September 2s, 1871.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07
Trial OF Mcleod.

The trial oG Mcleod commenced al
Utica, on Rlonday, Oct. 4th.-'hs t"s''-
mony OH the part Of the defendant hav-
ing been received. The following re-
pulntions have been established fsr tho
trial:
| Regulations fos 'he purpose ofPreserv-
| ing oldsr during the irinl Of Alsxander
Mcleod.
First. "The doors will not be opened
for citizens generally to enter until the
Court, Jury, witns ssses, Sc, have enter--
ed. And the order Of entering will be
tas follows:
! l. The members Of the Court.
| 9. The members Of the bar and re-
porters.
3. The psiseasv nna sonstab'es who
attend him.
4 4. The jury sworn to try him.
4 5. The witnesses, who will be shown
to places provided far them.
6. Citizens generally will be admitted
to enter in a regular md orderly nsscnen,
and will be shown to seats by officers
stationed nj the entrance door, until the
sc ats arc all filed, when tho doors viii be
closed. .,r
7. Any person who has business in
Court, and reports himself to tho officers
at the outer entrance, will be admitted
by the sheriff on such special appllca-
iion.
i Second-An adequate number Of con-
stables and special deputies will be in
atte ndancc nj tAe Outer door, and in tho
Court room, ard those nj the outer door
will keep open passage at least four
feet wide in 'front.' Of the ouier door, for
the entrance and sgress Of the Conrt,
jury, &c, while passing TO and from the
Court.
Third Members of the Coust, the
/ urv aud Others, will leave the Court at
each adjournment in the same order pro-
vided for their entrance.
"It will be obviously impossible but
that many citizens who would desire to
hear this trial will be necessarily sxcLu-
dcd, and would he shder any arrange
men,s that could be adopted fnr their
acc "mnod ation. They will, however,
II reHect tnat une pteseTVa''o"o VI 0'""' oV-
II ing this trial il n consider alton paramount
TO all others. And that t,e contsmpht-
Led rsraaee a,cnts will ensure n conve-
nient opportunity to henr To the greatest
number Of persons, and in manner to
\ prevent confusion. Those who are not
SO fortunate as to obtain III entrance will
bear in mind that this exclusion is M act
of necessity on the part Of the sheriff.
/ There will be desire on the part OF the
citizepS 10 be IN situation so be admit
tied ah the outcr door aud to the Court
room, immediately after the entrance Of
the Court and others having business in
the Court and that will be likely 10
cause confusion ; 10 prevent which, the
halls ard stairs must be kept clear, and
the passage faom tho outer door through
The yard must be kept open by the OH
GERS in attendance and thase nearest
the outer door will be FIRST admitted, but
in an orderly way, aud any ATTEMPT hi
\ rush in, OF 10 force N passage, will be n
contempt of Court, and be Of ncce salty
punished. The friends Of good osder
will see tho proprie'y of sucb M arrange
,nent as the above, snd will acquissce in
it as one OF mSperioos necessity"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

In crossing HowIand's ferry Bridge il
the Fall River Stage on Monday last
which was loaded with passengers, n
mong whom were two ladies' with in
fants, VIC had an opportunity Of feel
ing the effects Of the storm pretty sensi
bly,. The sen which was very heavy
dashed with tremendous force agains
the stone walls Of the bridge and broke
at short intervals entirely over the stage
When the horses arrived ut the draw
they were obliged to wait some minute.
for Wagon to be cleared of, which
some how had in passing got ncciden'
tally caught in the railing. While we
were in this exposed and somewhat
pcrilous situation, the sea constant, !,
dashing over us, the horses were very
much frightened, and but for the pru-
dent management of the driver, serious
consequ aces would no doubt have
been tho rcsult--ns the railing, at thr
sides of the Bridge, was mostly washet
away by the sea. We would suggss
to the proprietors Of tho Bridge thai
when they put up a new railing, It BE-
not only stronger but highor--the "the,
was neither Of sufficient strength ol
height to afford much protection at an,
time.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

81 u w iP O D WS
-
THURSDAY, OCTOBER Z.
THE CABINET COMPLETE.

Hon. John c. Spencer, Of N. York,
has been appointed Secretary Of War;
and c. S. WickI,fe, sf KY, Postmaster
General, which complete the second
Wing Cabinei or i84l. 1t now stands
as follows:
Daniel Webster, Of Mass, Secretary
Of State.
Walter frward, of Penn, Secretary
Of the Treasury.
Abel p. Upshur, Of Va, Secretary
Of the Navy.
John G.. Spencer, Of N. ", Sccrcia-
ry Of War.
Hugh S. Lcgare, Of s. c., Attorney
General.
Charles S. Wicklifre, of KY, Post
master General
"On tho score of ability (says the n
Y. Comsnercial) The Cabinet has moi
been weakened by the change, aud we
doubt not that il is as soundly Wing as
before. The President, moreover, il
proving by his acts that neither fac'iou.
Wings nor cozoning Destruc,ives shall
drive him into the ranks Of the oppost
ton"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07
TITS NO FANCY SKETCH.

I, Fhe cpiGer0ic increases. Death deals Qus
his life. destroying blows with quick, pro.
gressive frequency. His enni,y is indi,cri.
minaIe-~his wrath is not confined to CLASSES
or conditions. Now the man, surrounded by
friends and basking IN the sunshine Ut "fi'u.
encc, falls his victim; and now, the p"os
penniless stranger shares like fnic. Jbcre
goes the mourning friends and bong train
of carriages. Inns Gissely after it is the
"Unnitended llearse" Of the "poor On nknown."
IN this house the sober, industrious Hrchanic
hes stretched on the bed Of death, and ~ that +,
the voice Of the dissoluic, dissipated spend.
thrift echoes ia tho silent chamber sSt ~
gives stters0ce TO the wandering stB .ncon.
nccted in,sgnings of has fevered brain. Bu.
sincss, II may be said, Is suspended; and the
principal occupation Of those who have 80
far escaped the insidious attacks OF The dis.
ease, is ministering 10 the sick, tending the
dying aud burying Of the dead. Instead Of
the buoyant aud elastic step that marked the
motion Of our citizens rs they passed thro'
the streets in the healthy business season,
they seem to have, instinciiyely and nnan;-
nous ly adopted melancholy kind Of paarch,
as if their Footsteps kept time with the
niournful tones of q muffied drum The
cheek, on which the smile Of pleasure then
played, ts n4,w coDrsed over by the tear OF
friendship or attcet'on.- Rarely Gocs per-
son pass who bear, not tho conventions, in.
sigma Of sympathy about him rs well as It's
internal traces. That man with Grape. cover.
ed hat, his eye still moisteneJ by the spring
of ira,crnal affection, has just seen the tomb
close, forever, over dearly beloved brother.
/ lie who follows utter him, that has already
reached the autumn OF life, but yesterday
saw inurned the prop and hope Of his drclln-
ing years. Aud those two men, wearing The
Grape OH their arm, are recountIng the many
merits aud manly virtues Of deceased
brother fireman ar fellow member OF some
benevolent society. At night all Is STILL as
still alp,ost as if 1t were indeed city o. the
dead. For, except those who nosclessly
pass along to visit the sick or are intent on
tho performance Of sotDe other work OF mcr-
cy, nothing is to be heard but the rumblIns-l
Of the doctors carriages, rs they pass over
the paven,ents, or the tap, at intervals OF the
watcliman's baton Oh the curbstone. New
Orleans is, literally, shrouded IN the pail OF
mourning and sorrow. ". o. Pieoy,"e.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

The Hon. Nicholas Brown, ofProvN
lence, whose decensc we noticed in our
last, has bcaucathcd tho sum Of thirty
thouss and dollars towards the erection
in the city of Providence, Of sn Asylum
for the Insane. This, including dona-
tions 30 Brown University, and other
institutions for !hc promotion Of litern-
,ure, science, sc. does not fall far short
of $50 900,
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

DEPARTURE OF ruE STEAMSHIP OF WAR
X kAMsCHATKA. This extraordinary YES.
sci, built here for the Russian Govern
neDi, took her departure yesterday lore
noon for Crons,ad', tho shipping po't oi
ST Petersburg. For several weeks pas,
she has excited the admiration Of all who
have had an opportunity to- inspect her
In heT various trial performances up and
down our Buy, she has proved to he, ~
she is, one Of the finest steamers that
ever noatcd; as n steamship oi war, she
,lnnne asurcnbIy surpassed every vessel
of the kind that ever entered or departed
from our waters. This ship is purely
American, having been built by our best
skilled artisans, and as a ship, aside from
| her steam power, is one OF the most ex-
lraordiuary hulls and models that has
ever been put together IN any country -
Ehc strength and be auty OF this vessel,
IS a subject Of admiration OF our most en-
pcrlcnccd nautical men. Nothing can
surpass her strength. Her innbeis,
knees, ceiling, deck plank, beams, SC,
are pm, together with degree OF nice
orAnnnship, and tit, that would do credit
To cabinet work.
iler machinery is of finish and per-
Geci,on that it appears impossible to sur
pass; nothing can cNceI ITS performance.
Indeed, as u ship Of var, too 'nnch can
nol be said in her prnise. She took hc'
final departure yesterday, on which oc-
cs.ion a very barge party ct gentlemen
were invited to accompany her 10 sea-
In two hours nf-r -he 'ripped her anchor,
OF the Powlss' Hook Ferry she was ~
brsss, Of Sandy Hook. AS she passed
the uharvcs and the various ships of war,
and along The shores Of our bay and bar
Dor, crowds assembled to witness her de-
parturc. On reaching the Hook the
party were transferred To the steamboat
Jersey City, where most sumPtuOus'nd
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

u. S. LoAN.-The Secretary Of tho
Treasury has advertised for proposals
Tor n loan Of So 10000 under the la,o
act authorizing a loan Of twelve millions.
The offers are Ia be At rntes not less than
the par vnlno Of the stock, payable in
specie or notes Of specie paying banks,
on acceptance of the proposaI-,be stock
to bear 6 per cent. interest, aud irredeoin-
able before Dec. 81, 1874.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

The Faculty Of Brown University
have passed resolutions Of condoleoco
with the family of the late, Hon. Mich
olas Browr, the muni6cent beneiactor,
and constant friend Of that institution, and
expressive Of their sense Of respect for
his character, and their gratitude for his
liberal beneiac,ions to the College
They have requested the President Of
the University to deliver discourse on
.he life and character Of The deceased.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-07

"A Union Of Prayer throughout The
WorM.-A number Of Christians in
England recommend union of the
Christians Of all denominations in pray
CIR, between the I'd and lth Of October
Of this year. The suggestion is that,
from Saturday the I'd, to Monday, the
ilth October, 1871, inclusive, the bour
botwixt 8 aud in the evening, or as
near as possible, shall each day be
given to prayer. On Saturday, the I'd
October, it is recommended that fasting
should be conjoined with prayer, and ns
much Of the day rs circumstances will
admit, given to religious exercises: and
that Monday tho ilth, being the last
day Of the ten days, should be observed
as far rs may bo, as a day Of thanks
giving.