New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-02
THE TRIBUNE.


w. we're pleased 10 read that the Sergeant who
IL The lead in liberating DIR. Sieiger left bis family
"A ,be earnings of his thirty years service IN the
-, of the Government he had braved. This
t.. that the spirit of the letter pevaded every
-. n the transaction. Those who are afraid that
Z. God Of Truth will be offended at researches
A.b have truth alone for their object if they jar
-. o~n impressions received from the Bible find
Al, b1tIe faith disturbed by Won Humboldt's
c..mos Is it was few months since by the YES
.,.. n Creation" Won Humboldt. indeed writes
.hs most serene and reverent spirit but that will
=. make men feel il safe to trust him TO make his
., conclusions. But all this is in vain Truth
a have its way, and no efforts Of fearful men can
ss loug the necessary harmony Of all truths with
:. another. In vain they bend the sunbeam to the
vice Of their camera obscura its living light can
kfor srer be staid there
Ia Pes,b. Hungary, where famine is now terrible
Aadrcn have been sold by their parents tor small
ana The entreaties and tears of the little ones
ve,e vainly addressed TO ears made callous by dis
ma or perhaps by the feeling that they might suf-
q, less any where than at home. But they have
M
oos child clune 10 his fathers feet promising
,,,n to ask for bread if he might but stay at home
Hs pleadings were vain he was sent with the
hsnger.
vjdoca is in London exhibiting singular cab
VI Of curiosi,ies This consists OF the various i'm
ukuep,s Of his first trade as thief and pickpocket
sud the disguses he made use of in his second,
when, ss police agent and spy he found his way
upsuspected into the darkest and strangest hooks OF
PARA Though 70 years of age, he still possesses
be power of shortening his apparent stature by
some inches not only while standing but while
moving and even jumping.
The Paris correspondent of The Tribune mentions
The forgery that caused the arrest Of the Prince de
Berg as an instance of monomania Butt was only
an extreme case Of prevalent insanity. a weak
Young man. though immensely rich and In family
and position possessed of every shining advantage
ret being seized with the passion for gaming which
rsges like pest at Paris, could not satisfy ii in any
moderate way He was the top bubble in the i'm
pure caldron.
The police, detecting enc Of the secret haunts OF
high play found there lady in mans attire, lady
young, handsome, rich, and of high rank, but on
whom the customary pleasures OF frivolous life
had paled She had been all the winter visitor
10 this resort of sharpers, because there she could
ntsfy her thirst for high play.
A story is prettily told of humorous revenge ia
len by the Editors of small daily print on the por-
Ter Of their hotel The porter, being angry with
hem, was often disobligng about their mornings
udoutgoings and worse than careless in delivering
kuers and messages to their address. One day this
porter found himself beset by persons insisting on
SEEING the bear with three heads in vain he as
ared them there was no such thing there. Morn
ng, noon and night, new applicants thronsed the
gate deafening his ears, breaking his bellrope and
aAst 80 overwhelming his temper and spirits that
hswss forced to fly from his post. He has insiitu-
ed process against the editors for the advertise
nen that caused him this annoyance, and the public
promises itself some amusement from the defence
d the actors in this new farce of " The Bitter Bit
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