The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-09-26

x = = tNEN DAHL lh8 tilelnehb Ddilg
which came of at the City Hotel on Mon
day night, was numerously attended, and the
hight fantastic toe was tripped BY fair women
and brave men, until the aw wee snla hourso'
night" when the company parted, we'll
pleased with the entertainment The tire.
men, dressed in their new and tasteful upi4
form, seemed to enjoy themselves vastly and
added much picturesqueness 10 the scene
Owing to there being many more gentlemen
than ladies present, the latter were pretty
we'll htigued, we should Judge. II Is hoped
gentlemen hereafter will endeayor to secure
partners for balls, SO that ladies may not
Learn to consider dancing as a laborious and
tiresome recreation, instead Of pleasant one,
which it really is, when pacticed with due
moderation. The host had everything in the
refeshment line that craving stomachs, or
delicate appetites could long for. The well
ventilated dancing rooms were highly deco.
rated with flowers and evergteens. efnblems
Of life and immortality, which we can never
consider NAL appropo upon any occasion,
and in this were very appropriate. Allhad
smiles upon their countenances, and as we
heard Of nothing during the evening to mar
happiness, believe that "all went merry as
marriage bell." ~
LIFE INsURANcE.--Mr. Heman s.. Bond
late Of Chicago, H., had his life insured for
$4,000 through the Chicago Agency Of the.
Charter Oak Life insurance Company Of
Hartford Conn. About the first Of last
month, Mr.. Bond died. The Agent Of the
Company handed over the dimes on the 10th
inst, to the widow. Those who may wish
to have their lives insured on reasonable
terms can be accommodated by calling upon
Mr.. L. G. Terry, Agent for the Kentucky
Mutual Life Insurance Company. -A
Among the articles on exhibition at
the late Fair in this county, was stove
manufactured at the Scioto Foundry, by A.
Hechinger & Co. 1t is Thatchers hot-blast,
air-tight cooking stove, for wood Or coal. It's
advantages over the ordinary stove, we be-
lieve, are the employment, in combination
with the fire chamber, chamber Of suffi-
cient capacity for baking, roasting frying, or
other culinary purposes at the same time,
through which the air to supply the combus-
ton OF the fire chamber must pass to BE-
heated; and the arrangement of the air heat.
ing chamber in front of the fire chamber and
on the top of the oven. The air is thus in.
introduced into the interior of the apparatus
so as to prevent the accumulation of vapors,
which give an unpleasant taste to articles
cooked in ordinary stoves, and while the air
chamber is kept quite hot, there is saving Of
fuel, which burns freely in small quantities.
This stove has taken premiums at several
/ different fairs, and may takeit at Columbus,
as we understand, it will be there. The
stove trade has become quite an extensive
business in our place, and we believe they
are now manufactured of all patterns by
Hechinger & Co., and Stevenson and Muir.
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, --Therive is now within three inches
of the Indian Head. This mark is the outline
Of human head engraved upon large rock
now but few feet from shore. It is said to
have been cut by the Indians many years age
when the river was some two or three feet low.
er than at the present. We do not know upon
what authority the Indians have this credit, but
think it more likely that the pioneers, cut il
for low water mark, s4.S 4,sa o., tyg
) DRowNED.-A deck passenger named Fran
els Hanna, was lost overheard from the
steamer Navigator at the head Of Kininki
nick, about miles below this place, on tht
: Kentucky side, on the evening of the l8tl
: inst. Should his body be recovered, it viii
be a source Of consolation to his aged anG
distressed mother, to be apprised of it. A
r line addressed to Jas. Middleton, New Lex
I, ington, Indiana, will reach her. The de
ceased was about Is years Of age, sandy hair
aud freckled complexion. Had on linel
: coat, corduroy pants, striped shirt, ribbe'
: stockings and ankle boots.
/ within the last day or two. tn
: weather has turned quite cool. In fact it j
cold enough for change in clothing. from
airy linen to comfortable cloth. Those VIII,
wish new rig to suit the.times can be &C
commodated by calling upon BRANDIs s
DEITscH, who hive Just received larg
and excellent lot Of Ready Made clothing.
e Gy The President and part Of his Cabi
d net have got back to Washington. Graham
e Corwin and Hall have been putting thing
0 through in their absence.
Il 0T Senator Douglass was initiated int
: the order Of st. Tammany, at Tsmman
: Hall, N. Y, on the lst inst. BY the Sachem
S and Members Of that Society.