Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-09-06
the 1885,"

" Must it not be very romantic to
be on your knees before lovely one of
Loves lovely daughters, heaving up a
torrent of sweet words between her
glowing, parted lips, raising roses by the
acre on her cheeks, bringing tears of lu-
mid pleasure to her eyes, and just at the
| Identical moment when che is going to
swoon away into your arms, to hear the
anxious mother cry: "You Sal, haze ycu
| fed the pigs?"
PooR SPAIN is FRIGHTENED.-There
are now cruising on the coast of Cuba
eighteen vessels, carrying three hundred
and eighteen guns, besides five gun boats
with one gun each. This is said TO CON-
prise the entire Spanish navy, with the
exception OF few vessels absent on SER
vice in the East Indies.
D The immigration from Europe,
who have reached New York lately,
have all been engaged by the farmers in
the interior, and the supply, it is said, is
not equal to the demand. Contracts
have been made, for some days past, by
the farmers of the Middle States, for the
service of Immigrants, it is said, at SIS
each per month.
"Sir," said pompous parsonage, who
once undertook to bully an editor, "do
you know that take your paper?"-
'.I've no doubt you do take it, replied
the man of the quill, 'for several of my
honest subscribers have been complain
ing lately about their papers being miss
ing in the morning" -
DAt Indianapolis, lately, a man ma.
med Morehouse was tried and acqui tied
on charge of assault with intent to kill
his son. Thereupon, public meet ing
of about 200 persons was held, and he
was warned to leave the place; W hich
he Immediately did.
DTLord Brougham, intends to visi,
the United States in February next, in
order to confer with the legal authorities
of the Union on the question of legal ed
ucation.
" The expenses of the city govern
ment of New York, for the present year,
are said to reach the sum of three mill
ion two hundred and thirty thousand one
hundred and eighty dollars.
v AEgentleman met another in the
street, who was i'll of consumption, e.
accosted thus: "Ah, my friend, you walk
slow" "Yes," replied the man, shut
| am going fast"
u The census shows the city of N.
York to contain 100000 inhabitants, an
increase Of 91,244 in 10 years.
~ The Canada wheat crop was new
er better. 1t is estimated at 1000, 900
bushels of surplas will be sent to this
side for sale.
Y The Cholera was raging with I'M
exampled fury in Mexico at last &C.
counts. The number of cases in the
capitol during the space of six weeks
amounted to $4,000, and out of these
6400 persons had died.
~ The man who never told all edi-
| tor how he could better his paper, has
gone TO Schenectady to marry a woman
that never looked in the looking glass;
Their children will not live.
~ The present extent of Germany is
estimated at 100000 square miles. The
population of the several States is about
83,0OO,0OO.
EY One kind act does more towards
sofieeing mans stubborn nature, than all
the sour looks and harsh language ever
used.
w A lump Of gold weighing twenty
three pounds. has lately been taken out
Of the Sonora mines. 1t is now being
exhibited at San Francisco.
ESe From the 18th November last, up
to the 18th inst, there were sixteen hun
dred and thirty-one marriages in Hamil-
ton county, Ohio.
E The reports from louisiana give
flattering accounts of the corn, sugar and
cotton crops throughout the State. The
Mississippi rive. has receded, and all
the oyeraows have been checked.
~ A man committed suicide on Fea-
Their River, California, when Coroner's
Jury was empannelled, heard the evil
dence, and brought in verdict that he
was s.a ID fool"
~ An Irishman re marked that true
gentleman will never look at the faults of
pretty women without shutting his eyes.
II The agg regate annual revenue Of
the clergymen Of the Church of Eng
land is said 10 be over $l2,0O0,00O.-
The Archbishop of Canterbury himself
receives $4,000.
D The Chickasaw Indians are said
to have contributed two hundred dollars
towards the erection Of the Washington
Monument, they holding the Father of
his country in as high veneration as
white men.
~ The editor of the Freeman's Jour-
nal says that of every one hundred Ro-
man children educated in the public
schools of the United States, ninety nine
may be set down as certain gain for the
devil.
v Noah was the first .ark-itect of
whom we have any record.