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LAURA BRIDGEMAN.

A correspondent Of the ". Y. Commercial
Advertiser gives the following sketch of thi:
interesting pupil at the Institution Of the
Blind, Boston,:
Laura Bridgeman is now fifteen years old
good figure, just beginning ito assume the
complete and rounded forms of womanhood
and face which though not positively hand
some, has good features and charms by its
rink, animated and joyous express, on-per-
haps still more by the rapidity ofits changes
with every passing thought and emotion.
Her quenched eyes are covered by green
band, and the fell disease of childhood which
blinded her, has left conspicuous though
not unseemly mark upon one side of her face
and throat. OF all human beings / ever saw,
she appears to be most full of nervous suscep-
tibility; she is never still for moment /; and
as her excitement is governed i(not caused
by happy sensations, the study of her is not
less agreeable than interesting. Her DISPOSE
ton seems TO overflow with affection; she
,tands or sits with one arm around the waist
of her teacher. and is perpetually kissing her
cheek or hand, or gently patting her face, or
lavishing upon her expressions of attachment
by rapid movements of her loquacious fin
gers. When | saw her she was more than
usually excited. the day being one not set
apart for the reception Of visitors; if had
not been there she would have been en-
ployed alone in her own room, whereas now
she was with her teacher, in whose compan-
ionship she seems 10 take passionate de-
light. She was requested to go through
some exercises on the map. &C., but she was
so full of nIav that she couid not refrain from
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ing to Boston, where she often is seen walk
ing rapidly, hand in hand with her teacher
and conversing as fast as her fingers car
move-orrather fly.
Although totally mute and deaf she is ca
2able of uttering various sounds at will, and
by some arbitrary arrangement of her own
has connected these sounds with individuals
belonging TO the institution; her teacher she
calls by rapid iteration OF the letter p, OF
rather Of the syllable py as in philanthropy.
As she advances towards womanhood she
exhibits strong sense of maiden modesty-
carrying it on SO far thar she can scarcely be
prevailed on to shake hands with one Of the
ruder sex; yet she is fond of being with Oil
yer, (sOlver Caswell, pupil Of the same In
stitution,) and | was told that it was quite
amusing to see how she endeavors TO over
come his habitual staidness and gravity,
while he is as much quito it by her vivacity
and restlessness.
But enough Of Laura for the present.
She presented so interesting and curious a
subject Of study for me that | am tempted to
believe any account Of her must be agreeable
to your readers; yet | am aware that many
Of them have probably seen her, and lest all
should find me tedious | break of in season.
THE little fellow was still pacing along the
hall as / came out, still singing cheerily and
taking matters with most laudab content
ment and good humor.
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ARNOLD, THE TRAITOR.

II Is generally known that Benedict Ar
mold, after his treason, was treated in Eng
laad uiih pcrGcc, contempt. The following
aHeciotc viii illustrate this:
Vc1y soon after The peace ofl7S3. Arnold
WIS Introduced into the Court. During "A
conversation which he bad with the king,
Lord Baicarras, an Old nUhleman. who had
fuu.h. under Burgoyne during the American
revolution, WAS anununced.-The king made
both acquainted with each other, saying
Lord Balcarras-HcuPral Arnold. VIVA
,our majesty, said the old lord, sternly look
iug ~ Arnold-Arnnld the traitor! and he
refused 20 give him his hand. The conse-
qurnce Of this behavior was challenge, and
the parlic; agreed thai they should fire to-
.r,Iici. They met-ihe word was given.
and arnold fred. bat missed. Lord Bal
carras dii not fire, bat threw his postol away,
-.;.i started Of. Why don't yon fire, my
ard = cried Arnold. Sir answered the
cid soldier. looking at him contemporary
ogefh!s shoulder, Il leave you TO the hang
riaa"
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Ned rose, with feelings he !never expe-
rienced before, and went 10 obey the lavato
ry iniunctions of the preacher, when the lat
ter person mounted his horse, took Ned by
the hand, and said
Now keep your promise, and I'll keep YOU
counsel. Good evening, Mr.. Forgeron; III
look for you to morrow
And offhe rode with the same impertura-
BILE countenance, singing so loud as TO scare
the eagles from their eyrie in the overhang
ing rocks.
'Well,' thought Ned ,'this is nice business
What would people say if they knew thatNed
Forgeron was whipped before his'o door
and if.at too by a Methodist preacherr
But his musings were more in sorrow than
in anger. His disfgured countenance was
of course, the subject of numerous questions
replied with a stern look which they under.
stood, and the vague remark that he had met
with an accident
OF course they never dreamed of the
cause. Ned looked in the glass and CON-
pared his black eye, from the recent scufie,
TO the rainbow shipwrecked scene-'blend-
ing every color into one Or perhaps he
never read the story, and muttered TO HIM
self, Ned Forgeron whipped by a Methodist
preacher
From that time his whole conduct mani
tested change Of feeling. The gossips OF
the neighborhood observed it, and whis-
pered that Ned was silent, and had gone TO
meeting every Sunday since the accident.
They wondered greatly at his burning the
books he used to read so much. Strange
stories were circulating as TO the metamor-
phosis OF this jovial daredevil blacksmith in
to a gloomy and taciiurn man; some sup
posed, very sagely, that spirit had en-
ticed him into The mountains, and, after CIV
ing him glimpse into the future, had mis-
led him TO n crag, where he had fallen and
bruised his face. Others gave the prince Of
darkness the credit Of the change, but none
suspected the Methodist preacher; and the
latter having no vanity 10 crafty, the secret
mind continued until Forgeron visited n
camp-meeting. Rev. Mr.. Mr.. Stubbleworth
preached sermon thai seemed TO enter his
soul and relieve il OF burden; and the song
Ct
How happy are they who their Saviour
obey
was only hall through when he felt like a
new man. Forgeron was from that lime u
shouting Methodist AT a love feast,
short time subsequent, he gave in his ex
perience, and revealed the mystery of his
conviction and conversion to his astonished
neighbors.
The Rev. Mr.. Stubbleworth. who bad
faithfully kept the secret until that time, could
not contain himself any longer, but gave vent
10 his feelings in convulsive peals Of laugh
ter, as the burning tears of JOY coursed their
way down his cheeks.
Yes, my breihren,' said he, lit is a fact
| did maui the grace into his unbelieving
soul. there is no doubt
The blacksmith of the mountain-pass him
sell became, soon after, Methodist preach
er.
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Death Of Err Speaker Hhhe.-Thc Cincin.
matt Gazette, Of The 20rh inst, says Yes
terday the rumor was rife in the city, thal
Judge White, of Kentucky, had III 1t himself
The Chronicle says it was so Informed by i
gentleman direct from Richmond, and thai
the fatal act was done on Monday last. We
hope there is no truth in this rumor.
Last nights mail confirmed the above.
Mr.. White returned TO his room on the 22d
INST. intmating that he did not wish to be
disturbed. and soon afterwards shot himself
through the head, placing the pistol at his
right temple. Pecuniary embarrassment is
assigned as the cause Another account
states that his health has been for some time
extremely feeble and he has been much de-
pressed in mind. He has left an amiblc wife
and several children, and was, at the time OF
his death, Judge Of the XlXth Judicial Dis
trict Of the state
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ResurectionisLs. They had something Of
a time at Buffalo, last week, the result Of in-
formation conveyed to the police that Ger
tain parties were carrying on a large business
in the elimination and expectation Of dead
bodies. Proceeding to a house on Main
street, the officer found four bodies, packed
in barrels, and arrested two sol disantdoctors
named Waterman and Hovey, strangers in
the place, and cooper, calling himself
Smith, who subsequently made c.ean b C rsI
of all he knew the subject. The substance
Of it is that Waterman hired him to assist in
digging up the bodies, and that they were
intended for some institution in Ohio. They
put the bodies in casks, with pickle, and were
to forward them by way ofCanada.
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luton, and declared his name was not Wal

luton, and declared his name was not Walk
err.
Whether your name be Walkor or not
you must CO.
Not without go cart-you can't force
me to go-rm legal tender. and You must
take me. Havn't got an office, or at least
public situation, here on the steps? If |
must 90, it shall be on the Yanke principle
of rotation: bring me wheel-barrow!-Re-
form me out regularly
Ii was procured, and away they went.
SO we co. said Mervyn, 'Charley's ma
king barrow night ofme. GENTLY, overthe
stones-l don't like bumpers, except wuen
l get them of porter. This is the way to
Wheeling-hurra! cart before the horse!
Arriving at the watch house, he insisted
upon being whe eled up stairs, and styled the
place 6arroU-nial castle. I'm modest
man, said he, and no stairer. II can't
have a ride up, think mys elf entitled to a
drawback
So saying, he attempted to escape. but was
soon caught, being, as he said, like Gold
smiths works, beautifully chas-ed-The
punster was carried aloft, and next morning.
sober and penitent, paid his tipsey fine and
carriage hire with doleful countenance.
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THE GRAVE OF JUDGE STORY.

Fourteen yeais ago we joined the great
| thrOng that was moving towards Mount Au-
burn, the destined city of the dead to wit
| ness the ceremonies of its conservation. The
large dell that has received its name from
| that occasion, afforded natural amphi-
theatre upon whose sides the thousands OF
spectators and auditors were seated. The
venerable Henry Ware, Senior, Offered prayer,
| hymn was sung, and then Joseph Story,
| the earnest friend of the projected cemetery,
rose to pronounce adiscourse urging the pur-
poses and lessons of the consecration. He
spoke from full heart, for he had learned
full well from sad bereavements to think OF
the dead and their resting place.
Compare that scene with the burial scene
few days since, and what thoughts and feel
ings arise. There was Mount Auburn, the
same in natural features, although with far
richer beauty alike in rural graces and marble
mementoes. The City Of the Dead, alas. to
full of princeless treasures, the loved and hon.
ored Of the land, treasures almost 10 be envi-
ed by the city of the living. But where is
that venerable pastor, where that eloquent or
ator? The sods hardly yet settled over the
mound of the one declare how recently the
voice raised in prayer has been hushed in
death ; and that the open tomb now waits for
all that is mortal in the gifted orator. With
in the space of two months they both have
been carried TO their rest among the groves
which they consecrated.
The remains Of Story rest by the ashes OF
his children and near the tombs of cherished
friends and classmates. or his own class,
who graduated 1T Cambridge in the year
1898, consisting Of forty-eight members,
thirty had already deceased before he was
called away.
Walk round the garden of sepuIchres. and
as you read the various inscriptions, pause be-
fore three names, there sculptured- Joseph
Tuckerman, William Ellery Ginning, Jo-
seph Story the DEVOTED Missionary to the
POor-the eloquent apostle of Christian hu-
manity,-the faithful Minister of JUSTICE
They were classmates and friends, one in
faith and companionship. Lovely and pleas
ant were they in their lives and now in death
are they not divided. Their names will not
die. Where the poor are remembered, where
humanity is cherished where Justice is beId
sacred, their fame will be carefully guarded.
They rest from their labors, spared from the
aching brow and languid frame that they all
In turn were called TO know.
VINO that looks upon the monument of
Story can help thinking of the beautiful SEN
tIment offered at a recent festival of which he
was the life and soul by one who little
thought OF such and SO soon an application :
The Grave of the upright Lawyer, Cujus
est Sotnm, ejus eSque ad coelum.
Truly in spiritual as well as a legal
sense, may it be said Of his resting place.
lie who owns this soil owns it upwards TO the
very heavens.'' O.
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Distressing Sickness in the Wesi.-We re.
5ret to learn that in every part of the West
ern country, intermittent fcvefs of every type
prevail 20 an unusual extent. AT Du Buque,
UIlena, Chicago-throughout Iowa, Wskon-
SIN, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, not only
individuals, but frequently whole families are
FRUSTRATED with the epidemic. Even Ohio
and kentucky have not escaped its ravages.
The Dayton Journal says: There is more
sickness in the country than has been known
Tor many years. Fall fever is the prevailing
disease, but is not malignant in IFS character.
We hear there is a scarcity of quinine, caused
by the increased demand for the article, in
consequence of the unusual prevalence Of
this fever.
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POLITICAL SABBATH pREAcfIiNc

The Rev. Geritt Smith preached :, poI;t-
cal sermon at the City Hall on Sahh,,t,
lay. We learn that the announcement, nj
his intention. which was posted mn aL,r,
lie streets, which took pains 10 rspieialI, in.
VIE To hear linn those who cnnsr;culin,,el,
believe he Is wrong in this thing drew rocctb
er room full Of listeners,-some fprobaLlyh
from the stated and recognized wnrship If
the Most High God, and sone from rb,.
streets.
The abolition Of slavery is dcs;,,IJ,
None desiIc it more earnestly than wc ~,
Butwe do not believe it is either D,cceso,,, 60,
make It's abolition Il question Of politics. ar In
employ the hours of the holy Sabbatb IN i,s
q scussIcn as Political question. This cau--
not NC necessary m our opinion. And if not
necessary, thonit is unnecessary. And no
man. who recognizes the first day Of the
week as day of Heaven haIlowed and Go6-
sanc'ihet rest, will venture to say, that it is
HSn' 10 90 unnecessary work upon that day,
or ~ "thcr words.-that j. is Right to do
that which is Wrong.
but Mr.. GcriIt Smith. VIC doubt nor. is
convinced that he is doing right in prc,rbiru
politics on the Sabbath day lie * = maj.
very Jealous in the cause of AboIi,iou Ion,
HltsttilfG rfgnf, hf5f
ing wrong. He has seen, and fully resIzcsy
the s|Icida! folly Of such political action ne.
what may be termed Birneyism' was .uilIv
oil last fall he knows Ilrai such ;,,i,,,
must ie"'I. inevitably. 10 transfer tIere,r,,,.;
biiity OF the continuance Gfihc abborred So
tenn OF Slavery from the shoulders ami ro,,-
sciences o. the Shareholders, 10 rLo,e Of ,lc
Pot'ficat Aboli,ionists themselves. lie Is a.
man OF too clear AN intellect TO be blind To-
ihis iact' and we are surprised and srievct
ina' ms mental and moral perceptions. and
ms sense Of right aud wrong acIion. sI.oukF
have become $" bluntcd as TO lead him INFO
The folly and sin If preaching on the Sal
bath what ne, or his friends and di.cilIcs fer
him, have sometimes impiousIy callet.Gob's
P1tfics.' We are sorry to see him thus
abusing hrv talents and wasting bis influence.
II nc is honest AMI sincere in this worn. he
deserves pity IL he is playing the political
lemagoeue behind Il sort Of Bcnjamin Ercnk
IN Butler mask, he deserves only conGcnna.
ION. We have reason and charity 10 he
ieve that Mr.. Smith is sincere, and therefore
'ray that he may be led to see what we arc
convinced is his great error, and again re-
urn 10 the christians proper observations OF
he Sabbath Il Alb. Citizen.
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QUEER CUSTOMER.

1T is most amusing said Richard Mer
vyn, as he relinguished the attempt to rise
from the gutter at the corner of-ant
streets. Its really astonishing how soon
this dreadful climate Of America hangs on old
age. l shall never survive TO get home and
write book about the place-never. Here
| am six feet two without my stockings
Iprawlins in a dirty, republican gutter. with
cut being able to help myself out Of il
There's lamp, Winning in myn face
mouth; and a big brute of dog just now
nosed me TO see whether was good to eat
| What country what cutters and what
| liquor. only took nine swallers of wills
| key. and with that and premature old age,
verify believe. am assassinated-I'm gone
chicken
Mr.. Mervyn now clamored so loudly thai
a ;sistanee soon came.
Silence, there what's the matter?'
Matter yourself; I'm being done, or as
some people say, I'm doing. The march Of
mind has tripped, and Richard Mervyn is too
deep for himself. Help me out-sently-
there. Amt / in pretty pickle! This
is what the doctors call guttd serena, ism nj
iti'
when was at school the boys would
have called you Sutteral.
They wouldn't have known much gram
mar if they did. I'm a liquid-see me
drip
ooh ho!' said the watch, don't try to be
funny; know. you well enough, now you
have washed your face. You're the chap
that locked me up in my box once, and
whenI burst open the door, you knocked
me heels over head and legged it.
That's me- did that thing. How do
you like the ups and! downs of public life J
Isn't variety charmingF
If it wasn't that I'm public functionary.
and mustn't give way TO my feelings, I'D
crack your cocoa, and ease my mind by do
ing as was done by. I'll make an exam
ple of you, however. You're my prisoner.
Holly Goosha to the watch U.S.
That's the Dutch for being TUX up
well, give us your arm. Don't he afraid
of the mud. Gutter mud is very whole
some. Look at the pigs-how fat ii makes
EN-; and if you like fat pork. why saouldn
you like what makes pork fat? $3.50 stea-
dy. Now I'll tell you all about tothernIght'
was passing your box in friendly pro-
miscuous sort of way. l thought you
were asleep, or had run down, and turned
the key to wind you up. II a watch amt
wound up, it can't either keep good time or
even co.
We'll, what eisel'
why, then watched the box, and when
you came out, boxed the watch. That's
all, it grew out of my obliging disposition
'Ha! very obliging. Now it's my turn to
wind you up, and, to do it in the same way,
I'll take you before the watch maker, 10 be
cleansed and regulated. You go TOO FAST
but I'll put spoke in your wheel; he'll set
you by the regulator, and make you keep
good time.'
why, watchy, you're wag. Why don't
you say that was in a horizontal, and that
you lifted me up like patent lever? You're
awake now; btu that night you wasn't up to
trap, or you would have caught me; l
caught weazel asleep that time-I put
fresh salt on you for once
To add one more to his vagaries, Mervyn
now refused to walk step further; and sit
ting down on step, loudly avowed his reso-
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II The fiinc that the Prince of Wales. af-
trrAar,Is king William ". Of England, was
in The army in Canada, he made one day a
ifip to Vermont. lie stepped into the shop
OF tailor, and finding him not in, and his
wife. young and beautiful creature alone.
he could not help kissing her, saying, Go
now and tell your country woman that the
son of the king Of England has kissed you
But very uniuckily for him, the husband OF
the lady being in the back room, iand having
seen the whole transaction. came in at this
timc, got hold of The prince very roughly and
gave him good tliriShing. saying: 60 now,
YOU scoundrel, and tell your countrymen
hat a Yankee tailor has given the son Of the
hng Of England a good ickingr
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"A Party is knoira Jy its leaders, saws the
Argus Read Mackenzie's book Of the de.
mocracy. aud see what sort of men the lead
ers' OF the Locofoco Party are. See what
characters figure there. Among those who
have held the high offices of President, Vice
President, U. S. Attorney General, Governor
Of this State, and Collector al the Port Of
New York, and those who even yet hold Ire
Offices of Secretary Of War, U. S. District
Attorney and n. Y. State Attorney General
we find gamblers in Bank operations, stock
lobbcrs, election betting characters, spniE
hunters, hypocriies, dcnrasogucs aud poli'-
cal tools, stepped TO their eyes in base in
trigues and gross political corruption, and
all riding the precious hobby o. pretended
Democracy" only that they may thereby
reach the goal OF office. feed at the rubIic crib,
and clothe themselves in purple and fine lin
en.-These, and such as these. are the
Leaders of the Locofoco Party. Whist
better are they than The Rhyndr's. .SHiliran's
and Nc CiEsky's ofihe Empire Club They
are all leaders, and all 'Democrsts.'-fAib.
Citizen.
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A RICH STATE

Pennsylvania produces annually $1,000
600 bushels Of wheat, and 10 100000 bushels
OF other grain, and is capable Of increasing
the amount four(old; she will send 10 marker
this year, 100000 tons of anthracite coal
yielding return TO the State of 81 ,0C0, 600
she manufactures three-iourihs of the iron
made in the whole Union, and has the means
OF supplying the consumption of the world
she has bituminous coal field through which
the main line passes, for a hundred and thir
~ miles, continuing 1000 square miles, OF
6,4OO,OOO acres; when all Europe contains
only 1000 square miles OF bituminous coal
land.
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More troubte-tLirty Houses burnt. A
slip from the Quincy Courier. Adams county,
Illinois, dated Nth inst, informs us that a
body Of Anti NJ ormons had attacked the
'Morley's Settlement. near Lima, in thai
county, and burnt twenty or thirty houses,
with barns, wheat stacks,&c. The Courier
adds-'The excitement is very great. and
large numbers Of Anti Mormons are pouring
in from the adjoining counties and from Miss
ouri,-they are still burning and destroying
property, and are determined to drive the
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The Electric Telegraph. A petition has
been presented to the Mayor and Alderman
by the proprietors of the telegraph, for leave
to SET up posts for the magnetic wires from
the Merchants Exchange Reading Room, in
Statesmen, TO The depot of the Plymouth
Railroad on South Cove. Ii is intended 10
establish the line to The siafion at Nantasket.
and when completed, it will be Of the first i'm
Portance TO the shipping and mercantile com
munIty, who already take lively interest in
the progress Of the entcrprise.-i'oa.
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A NEW REMEDY FOR TOOTH
ACHE

Among the thousand remedies for tooth.
ache, caoutchouc is now stated TO be a very
ciLcacious one. A piece of caoutchouc is 10
beput on a wire, then melted at the flame OF
a candle, and pressed while warm, into the
nollow tooth, and the pain will disappear in
stall!iy- The cavity OF the tooth should first
DC Cleaned ont with pieces Of cotton In con-
sequence Sc oil the viscosity and adhesiveness Of
IN, ,n1 Gcaouchouc, the dir is completely preven-
ieI from coming INTO contact with the denu-
aed nerve, and thus the cause Of the tooth
ache is destroyed.
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Inc Town OF ROME, in western New
ork' contains population Of over 5000.
has been built up by factories for making
paddles and oars from the ash, thousands Of
winch are shipped by almost every vessel from,
Eng land, France, Germany Prussia, Sweden.
Russia, and throughout all tho East. The
Jusks OF the Chinese are now all man,a, Il bv
American oars, and the small boats of an En-
rope and Asia are now propelled bv The on
Express.