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The Patent Deceptive Hens Nest. This is
one of the most ingenious contrivances OF the
age, and is the invention Of regular down east
Yankee. The design is TO deceive poultry into
the speedy and liberal laying oil eggs, and which
is accomplished by the peculiar construction OF
the machine. At the bottom Of the nest there is
kind OF trap door, which works OH hinge, being
supported by spring. The moment an egg is
placed upon this. the trap opens and lets it drop
through into cushioned apartment prepared for
its reception. The consequence is that the bird
just as she is preparing TO cackle, glances at the
nest and seeing nothing in it, actually reasons
herself into the belief that she has not laid at all,
resumes her position on the nest in hopes Of max
ing more successful effort. a-H
On the first trial OF this curious contrivance
before the Commissioner of Patents, to test its
virtues, singular result was effected. A large
imported hen was located on the nest and left to
her meditations. On account of pressing bust
ness, the hen was forgotten till the next day,
when TO the utter astonishment of the CommIs.
sioner, and even the inventor himself, on exam
lining the nest they found nothing in 1t but pair
OF claws. bill, and bunch Of feathers; the mys
terry was explained, however, upon examining
the chamber beneath, in which they found halt
a bushel IF eggs.--yfurorG BOrediis.
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HEAVY VERDICT AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.
Rev. Alexander Campbell, President of Bethany,
Wa.,) College, has received $4,000 OF Rev.
James Robinson, OF Scotland. Mr Campbell, on
tour through Scotland in 1847, was arrested and
imprisoned in Edinburgh, through the agency OF
the Rev. James Robinson, for having, while dis
coursing on the subject OF slavery, uttered senii
ments to obnoxious that gentleman. Some OF his
friends instituted suit against Mr. X. This suit
has recently terminated, and the result is a decree
OF the Lords OF Council and Session in favor oil
M Campbell for two thousand pounds sterling
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A NOBLE AND DARING Ace. One of the
steamboats, recently burned at ST. Louis bad on
board thirty kegs OF powder when the fire broke
out. Mr. Lewis Brown, one Of the pilots, was
aware OF the fact. and at great personal hazard
went down into the hold OF the vessel, and threw
twenty nine of the thirty kegs into the river
He had barely time TO escape when the fire CON-
municated TO the hold, and in few moments the
remaining key exploded, stunning several fire.
men IN the neighbOrheod. But for this daring
act OF Mr. Brown many lives would very proba
biy have been lost. Such acts deserve some
tangible reward.
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Free Soil Nomination for Congress.
no .be Free democracy of Massachusetts,.

NJ Notice is hereby given that State Convention
of6e Free Soil Party Of Massachusetts will be held at
WORCESTER, on WEDNESDAY, September IL Il,
a, 10 o'clock TO nominate candidates for Governo- and
Lieutenant Governor; and to take such other measures
as NAV be deemed important to the cause OF freedom;
The several cities and towns OF the Common"eal III
are requestedto choose delegates TO the Convention m
the proportion of three for every representative IN the
General Court 10 which they are 6y law entitled
The Free Soil Committees IN the several cities and
towns are requested take all edul steps 10 secure
full delegation to the Convenhon
By order Of the Free Sell State Central Committee,
CHARLES SUMNER, Chairman.
JOSHUA LEAviTT, )Sora,,r;os
MARCUS MORTON, JR.
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1.-THE CArIPBELLS" ARE COMING.
BRINLEY HALL,
Thursday Evening" Aug. 3Oth,

ONE NIGHT ONbH.
T/IMBERLY'S OPERATE TROUPE, The CAMPBELL
N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF their own Music, and Orig,
nators the present popular style OF the Ethiopian Ems
terainmens, whose Concerts every where received
with the most qaal 6rd approbasnhave the honor to
announce TO the Ladies and Gentlemen Of Worcester, tina
they will give of their highly popular Entertainments
above. Ht'N tf'
nv The Manager has the pleasure OF announcing that
GREAT WESTERN" from the American Museum, NJ
York, will appear in his celebrated Yankee chd cers
Doors open al 2, commence at before o'clock. Ad
mission rs cents. G. A. KIMBERLY,
Aug29 ews d2t Manager.
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Cholera Record,

In Lowell there were IA chor deaths for 4S hours
ending al A. Nj. on Monday nosy Irish.
In New Yok city 4674 have died of cholera since The
disease first apPeared about l4wecks ago This is 1900
less than in 1882, when the population was 200 GOO small
Ter. The total mortality during The past IA weeks is
about screen thousand greater than during the same peri
cd in l848 From Sunday 10 Monday noon 10 deaths.
la Boston, Wednesday, II dca'hs.
In New York, Wednesday, 90 deaths
AT Rochester, Aug. 28th deaths.
AT Albany, Aug. % h, 20 cases and 10 deaths.
The Cholera is extending in New Hampshire. A,
New Market, on Monday, there several cases aud
death. Great panic prevailed in consequence of tie
appearance of the disease, and many inhabitants were
preparing 10 leave.
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Grand Result Of the Copper Mining Bust.
snss. Stephen Brown & Sons sold at auction
this morning, all the effects of the Ontanagon Cop
per Company, situated near Lake Superior,
Michigan, consisting OF the rights in the land
from U. States buildings, mining tools, about 500
bushels potatoes 100 bushels turnips, all in the
ground, and about so kegs ofpowder. The whole
was knocked down for the large sum OF fo,fy dot.
lars! Boston TIaysEer:
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ELEVEN AMERICANS IMPRISONED IN MEX
leo The Cincinnati Daily Commercial contains
letter addressed from Puebla, June l, by W.
H. McEIhany to his father, J. McElhany, keep
er OF the Cincinnati and Harrison turnpike, IRON
which it would appear that young McElhany and
ten other Americans held in close con6ne-
ment there on charge OF robbing. His version
Of the affair runs thus:
s'On or about the 5th Of June, IS4S, | with
| about twenty more young men, set out tor Vera
| Cruz on horseback. Wew very badly armed.
When arrived at a small town about twelve
miles from this city, we were persuaded to leave
the main road, and take a higher cut TO JaIapa.
We proceeded on this new road about for ty miles,
when we were attacked by a party of lancers,
and after killing eight OF our party they made US
prisoners. Alter securing us, we were robbed
OF every thing but our shirts and pantaloons, and
then taken to a small town called st. Andres,
where they held consultation whether they
shou Id shoot us or not and concluded TO shoot US
the next afternoon, but they did not; some Col
incl interceded for us. From that town they
marched US TO another, and kept US until Gen.
Worth, with the remainder of the American ar
my, had left for Jalapa, and then marched us toll
this city. When we were coming here we
could see The last of the Americans going on
another road, about two miles distant from US,
but We could give them no sign. Alter we had
been here fifteen days they took us out and tried
US Tor highway robbery. Such trial and court
was never seen before. The whole court con-
sisted OF the judge and interpreter-no jury or
witness. After trying US he sent US back TO pris-
on, where we remained for seven months more,
when we were called out again and tried alter
the same manner. No witnesses have ever APP
peared. What ground they have for charging
US with this crime we cannot see. Yesterday
we were told that they were going to send our
cause TO another town, and have it settled by
another court"
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u rogue, calling himself Washington has been
passing himself off as general mail agent, and by
means of forged letter in the name Of s. H. Hobhe'
Assistant Postmaster General, has been travelling Tree
over the railroads and Stage routes OF the West, bor
rowing money of postmasers, landlords, and STATE
agents, and otherwise imposing on the public lie was
detected al Pittsburgh.
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HOUSE LOTS FOR SALE,

BUILDING LOTS on Wellington Su eet, "a Street
ID running west ON Main Street, north of the residence
Of Abie Jaques, ESQ Also on Austin Chandler, Chats
ham, Newbury, and Quincy Streets. hstse
The above Lots for the frrt lime offered for
sale. The aad adjoining them being built upon and their
pleasant location Main Street. makes them the
desirable Lots in the city. Terms Of sale suit the pur
chaser. L. a. 3. =. HARRINGTON,
Aug 80. dwG IL Portland Street.
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''To tepress harsh answer, TO confess fault,
or TO stop fright or DrOng) in the the midst Of
self defence in gentle submission, sometimes re
quires struggle almost like life and death, but
these three efforts are the golden threads with
which domestic happiness is interviewer; once
begin the fabric with this wool, and trials shall
not break, or sorrow tarnish it, Rec0llectisns Of
Of a Southern .MdtrOn.
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CHAkLEsTowE List OF Delegates from Charles
town 10 the Free Soil State Convention at Worcester
September l2th Josiah Bracket, NJ. Stone, John
S. Ried, / J. Welherhee, VIM. d. Butts, Jon. Brown
Jr James Noyes, Oliver Smith, e. II. Mellen F.
CHAPMAN Geo Fauar l.. d Chase
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NJ Awrter in the Pi,tsfed Sun proposes a. union
ofDemocrals aud Free Sellers, in this State upon Jud
Merrick, Of Worcester, as can;date for Governor
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V The Jews OF Buda nave demanded thai
their property shall be valued, in order to prove
thatdhe contribution imposed ou the m by General
Haynau will absorb all that they have They
have announced their intention oi proceeding 70
the United States.
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~ The removal OF DR.. Malcolm from the
Presidency OF the College at Georgetown for his
emancipation vote, we consider as good as FIVE
thousand 10 the Emancipation party.-LouisriHe
Jour.
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CT Hon. w. II. Gwn, formerly Of Mississippi bu.
now ofCaiforna, has written TO his friends in Ne~ Or
leans that the people Of California vii promptly organ
ize Stale Government. aud exclude slavery by
overwhelming majority.
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RHODE ISLAND. The Taylor men made tremen>
dous effort here and there reason to fear they
would do have elected D xon TO Congress The Jour-
nal of yesterday gives returns from II towns IN when inc
vote stands 2708 for Dixen, and 2le5 for Fburson The
increase on the OF April is COL jamestown and
New Shoreham remain 10 be heard from.
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The CAMPBGLLs. These capital vocalists are to
sing in Brinley Hall tonight. They are old acquaT'>
tances; and our citizens need urging to go and hear
their m eIodies.
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NP The predio ton made by some time since, that
tho old nares in the Fourth District would do all they
gould for the cause of Slavery, is in fair way of fu
6Iment The papers of both sections Of hunkeIdom are
vieinp with each other i'll their efforts induce the voters
of that district again defeat CHOICE and mus ID enec'
10 give one in Congress in favor OF the extension Oh
Slavery. Such being the case, 1t behooves Inc true
friends Of freedom in the district to be, not only wac
awake, but up and dong Let them work eihsenly
while they have the opportunity and while they see maj
all free soil men to the polls let them also du
impress upon all others the solemn truth that to prevent
an election is in effect give the vote OF the District TO
gIovorv
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HEAyEs Horses. John Davis, in the
Boston Cutvator, gives the following recipe for
the cure of this disease:
Take a tub, put three pals OF water, add fresh
slime the size OF an egg, add molasses to give
mose-psiatable taste, and5pace it in the stall, so
that the horse can have free access TO it, After
he becomes accustomed to this drink, add half as
much more lime, and renew, SO as to keep it OF
the same strength. The horse may be worked as
usual, only allow no other dr. nix. After he drinks
freely, bleed by taking two quarts from the
breast; in two or three weeks, two quarts more.
II the above is carried out, my word for it, your
horse will have relief
Another To three quarts of swe et milk add
easpooniul Of sulphuric acid, (oil OF vitroD and
mix with the horsess feed. Give at first three
times week, and afterwards once or twice, as
there may seem occasion for few weeks lon.
ger.
SORE TEATs IN Cows P. Hallock gives
the following directions for the manag cement of
cows that have sore teats:
Take iull pail of cold water and wash and
rub the sores well. Use the whole pail full oil
water before milking, which cools the teats, Or
reduces the fever, and the COW will stand per.
fectly still. After milking, use half as muc oh
more cold water, cleansing the big and eats well
and in few days the wills be healed. This
is not all the good you will receive. You will
have clean milk, and this is the way to make
| clean butter.
| DISORDER IN Cows Col. ]. Brown of Fra
mingham, gives the editor OF the Massachusetts,
Ploughman an answer to an inquiry concerning
the cause of the itch scab that seems to be con.
tageous when it attacks a stock OF cattle. He
says hogs lard, rubbed on the part affected, will
cure this complaint effectuay. He has himself
triedthis his own stock. and found ii to be the
| very article to effect ready cure. 1A5
! LICE ON CATTLE. M. Linley in the Gene
see Farmer says the most effectual remedy whict
he has found, on repeated trial, is to sprinkle
sand eopously over every pert OF the bodies OIL
his calves to be repeated once week The ex
pertinent was suggested by the remark that bull.
which dust themselves by paving, are never
| lousy.
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157 Gen. Taylors lady and daughter lei, Washington
Tuesday morning for Erie, in consequence Of news OF
the Presidents illness. ~. a
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nEs The TAYLOR Men are calculating that portion
of the Free Soil Representatives Congress will assist
them 10 elect Robert c. Winthrop Speaker of the
House. We would respectfully ask those Representa-
lives 10 mark the course the Taylor party OF Massa'
chusetts toward j. G Pafrey, and 10 recolect, that II
the Fourth District fails have representative to as
SYST them in resisting the encroachments OF slavery
will be owing the dog>n the.manger policy OF the
friends Of Winthrop. Remembering this, thy viii Judge
how duty requires them 10 vote.
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FORREST IN NEW SCENE very dis.
graceful scene occurred few days since at For
rests Castle, on the Hudson, if we are to believe
the current reports. 1t appears that two gentle.
men who had been out cunning, induced by curl.
osity entered Mr. F. grounds on their way home,
and encountered tina gentleman at well, where
he was engaged, with tin dipper, shaking his
thirst. He roughly ordered the gentlemen to
leave the grounds, it is said, and threatened if
they were not quick about it, TO "whip them off ;"
One OF them however, not tancyng the tone and
manner OF his address, handed his gun to the
other, when Forrest struck him on the side OF
the neck with the dipper, and received in ex-
change tremendous blow between the eyes;
when both fell, and scrambling fight took place
on the ground. On rising, Mr. F. backed out and
summoned his retainers TO carry out his threat
TO eject the party from the grounds, but war.
like demonstration on their part kept them at bay,
and Forrest considering that
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STATISTICS OF CUBA. This island is 624 miles
in extreme length, with width varying from %
to III miles, aud covers an area of 81, GOO square
miles, being about the size Of the State of Maine.
1t contains population, at the present time, of
100000; Of which about 610 600 are whites
9O,OOO are free colored, and 600 900 slaves Its
imports in lS47 were 1872 $50 ,lI9, of which ST..
O49,O72 were from the United States lis ex.
ports during the same period were So, Cos, no,
OF which $22, 304S76, were to the United S ates.
In 2S47 the number of arrivals at its ports, was
374O, aud the number of clearances 1885, Its
principal harbors are the finest in the world. The
amount OF American tonnage employed in the
trade with Cuba is 49, 73 tons Ii has 1876 miles
OF railroad completed and in successful operation,
and oil miles in the course OF construction Its
well watered by numerous rivers, and its surs
face, except in the central portion OF the island.
diversified by mountains. Only two fifths OF its
surface cultivated Of the remaining three
hiths, now unused, is probably worthless,
leaving one hall OF its agriculture resources un-
developed. The climate Is so genial, that it
yields two crops year Of many of its produc.
tons. 1t also abounds in manufacturing purpos-
es, and its mountains cantain mines of copper
which are worked to considerable advantage.
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GREAT MECHANICAL EXPLOIT. We ex-
tract the following from letter from gland, 4
in the Boston Morning Post:
Do you observe the progress that is being made
IN the mechanic arts in England A ieat was
performed the other day IN North Wales that
would have made the Ptolemes opeu their eyes
with wonder. In few hours time, with the aid
OF about one thousand men and few boats aud
steam engines, Mr.. Stephenson, the engineer,
successfully launched the great tubular bridge
across the Menai Straits This immense mass OF
iron is 400 feet long, and weighs over eighteen
hundred tons. 1t is now at high water mark,
and, by the aid OF a powerful hydraulic press,
Will be raised TO its correct elevation, some ftty
feet OF more higher than now is. When finished
1t Will be 1S4l feet long, and undoubtedythem
magnificent bridge ever built in the world
Before many years large share Of the first class
travel between London and America will pass
over this bridge. 1t crosses the Menai Straits be.
tween the North Wales and the island OF Angle.
sea, on the railway between London and HOLY
head, where there is only some sixty miles water
communication TO Dublin. Let the railway be
flushed from Dublin TO Galway, on the west
coast OF Ireland, for which there has lately been
a grant by parliament, and there will be line of
mail steamers direct from Galway to Halifax and
Boston, andthe shortest route between the two
continents, and shorter in time by thrty.six
hoursthan the lire from Liverpool
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"He that fights and runs away,
Nav live To fight another day-i

May live to fight another day"
incontnently fled to his castle, followed by his re-
tanners, and shut himself up within its walls.
The gentlemen then grati6ed their curiosity by
viewing the grounds and the exterior OF the ed
fee, and proceeded on their way homewards.
.N Y .MirrOr.
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THURSDAY, JAN. 4, lS49.
Petitions and memorials, on various subjects were
presented and appropriately referred. Some Of them
asked for an increase Of the tariff and for the reduc
ton of postage
| The Senate passed, after a few moments consid-
eration bill for the relief Of Major James NJ.
Scantlan who was MANNED in the war with Mexico.
! A motion was made to reconsider the vote by
which was yesterday rejected bill for the relief Of
John P. Ballard.
Mr.. King complained that he had been reported
in paper of the city in manner to him strange
and incxplicable.
Mr.. Walker likewise complained of the report Of
his remarks, and said that, unless the reports were
more correct in future, he would move to rcscind
the resolution which authorized them to be made
Unless he could be reported more correctly he would
take II as favor If he was not reported at al.
The vote reconsidered and the bill passed over
informally
After the transaction Of other business a bill for
the relief Of Bren Callahan for losses sustained in
Mexico, was discussed, and passed. And the SEN
ate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
| Mr.. Evans of Nd, moved to reconsider the vote
by which the House yesterday referred to select
committee Of nine members the message Of the Pres
| iden in reply to resolution calling for information
in relation to laying duties in Mexico during the
war; and, at his own instance, the motion was laid
on the table.
| The House took up and passed the joint rcsolu-
ton of the Senate resembling much Of the act Of
Ie4S us reduced TO welve-and-a half cents mile the
compensation 10 the messengers for bringing 10
| Washington the electoral votes Of President and
Vice President of the United States. The vote was,
yeas ll3, nays u. The messengers will now receive
| the former rate-twenty-ive cents mile.
The bill from the Senate, to extend, for twenty
years, the charter Of the Washington Alexandria,
and Georgetown Steamboat Company having been
read
Mr. Jones' of Tenn, moved to amend BY adding
TINT the stockholders shall be Individually liable for
the debts Of tho Corporation.
Mr.. Nicoll moved further to amend by making
them responsible to double the amount.
This was disagreed to, and Mr.. Jones's amendment
was rejected bya vote Of yeas 80, nays 81.
Mr. Jones then moved 10 recommt the bill with
instructions, and took the opportunity TO make
speech in favor Of proviso or clause that the mail
if necessary TO be carried boat of the company,
shall be transported without charge or on the terms
which may be prescribed by Congress and rendered
to the stockholders by the Postmaster General. Be-
fore he concluded,
The House, in accordance with resolution pre-
vousy adopted, adjourned enable the clerks to at
tend the funeral Of Daniel Gold late clerk attached
to tho House.