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al times the water congeang around his month and nose
ill at length solid Of ice accumulated and stopped
his breathing through either mouth or nose neither could he
open his mouth Finding his breath stopped suddenly
and by process not at all comfortable The animal
menced series Of movements that threatened bring sud
denly about several disasters to contiguous persons AZ ya
os employmen's The horse was SEIZED BY seyeFa soGt
men and led up Ia fire that had been klndl.d oe ce
ma. mad accumulated certain ADDS accidentally wet,
ana M, his nose and mouth liberated by the lhawng
Gin. COMMERCIAL =
PoRrER's SELF LOADING .Gus-Mr Porer residing
at or near Memphis has constructed sr uoy.l and Gu
r0ns lre'arm called The "selfadlng pun in witch The
simple operation OF cockng To shoot by The assistance
of valves, equivalents, separates from the magazine at
tached to the gun the materials for each oad-oads The nun
It is capable Of being discharged orty times in minute
and shoots ball with tremendous fce and with usual
exactness The editor Of the Memphis Enouirer after
careful examination and repeated experiments is satisfied
that nothing which bear comparison with n efficiency
has 5een discovered and that "reyover" ofany kind
approaches in desiructveness or IN the adaptation Of the
means of safety against accidents IN their use.
The FIRsr AND LAST FATAL DUEL BY TLtisoIAss.-
In the year 1920 duel fought BelIetille; ST. Clair
county, between Alphonso Stewart and WIN. Bennet The
seconds had made il up 10 be sham duel Stewart,
Of the parties SUPPOSED 10 be in he bu Bennett
his adversary, believed il to be reality II Supposed
that Bennett somewhat suspected trick and after recev-
ing his gun from his second rolled ball into it, At the
word fire, Stewart fell MORALLY wounded. Bennett was
indicted tried and convicted for murder. great pffor,
made to procure him pardon hut Governor Bond
would yield to no entreaies and Benne! suffered the
penalty The law by hanging. in the presence Of
great multitude Of people
ey- The Manassas Gap Railroad Company has contract
ed with Mr. James Dunlap. Of Petersburg agent for the
manufacturers in Wales for The delivery Alexandria oR
2750 tons Of railroad iron. The rails are be Of the t
pattern similar those The Reading raroad So pounds
ID the yard and Se of the best quality The surveys
heretofore ordered 10 be made have been cnmpeied to the
top OF the Ridge and the Chief Engineer has been odeI
ed to proceed forthwith with The surveysio Haisonbnrg
Thirty Two miles Of the road now under cqnrfct and
The remainder to the top IF the Ridge will be contracted
for by the 25th nst
e5- Herr Ryninger, the daring wire walker who per.
formed few days since in Lafayette Square met terrible
death yesterday afternoon, al Naichez His pbous feat
was announced, and large number Of persons assembled
to witness it,. He startled on his fearful walk at great
height, and commenced descend1g but befe hP reached
the first crosstree the frame work broke letting the wire
down six eight feet As mailer OF course he lost his
balance and fell 10 the ground sustaining such injuries that
he died IL about forty mnutes-VN Orleans Crescent Of
Feb. 5.
o. Among the phenomena Of the day we have 10 add
one rot less surprising than any that il has fallen under The
notice Of Naturass. friend has sent 10 our oficr a
couple of Singing Mice, which, strange To relate possess
such vocal power as initiate the lower of the
young Mock Bird the watble being perfectly distinct II
would appear that the vocal sounds occasionally Issue from
them as from disanet like species of yentriIvquism
An eminent naturalist Of this city has seen this phenne
and regards it as Of the most extraordinary record
ed in Natural Hislory.-C Charleston .Nccs.
THE ORB DoMIYoN.--In the Missouri Legislature,
Virginia has 81 sons and SIS grandsons as follows
The Senate CONSISTS of 81 members. Of these l6 were
born in Kentucky and Gin Virginia The House consists
of l23 members. or these SO were born in Kentucky and
% in Virginia. TIE 81 who born in Virginia are, If
courso her suns and the 55 who born in Kenurky
she being daughter of Virginia her grandsons.
king in ALL % representatives in body of % nrt"rs
which is considerably than half Of the oIe uvuttf
-Bedjord Sentinel
Ns- The latest intelligence from Csliiarja aives the
state of parties in he Legislature Of Ibl, Stale follows
Senate Wings. 6 Democrats. and doabilu aud he
House stands q Wings, and 3 Democrats and d'nm-
full Giving all the doubtful nembors DEN
the Wings will nave clear majority on lin' ia lot This,
secures the election Of Wing U. s Senator nlace Of
Col. Fremont, whose term expires on the a. 4 March
ne An ingenious mechanic Of Cincinna Nr b, II u.s.
er has recently inyensla compound ncrnscp" which ne
intends exhibiting in person the Worlds FAIR IN Lon
DON said that lis magnying power eXcreds thai IT
any other instrument manufactured lis highest capsc
y being 10 magnify any obea io six thousand diame'es
which makes superficial surface of thirty six millions
gc5. The Electric Magazne says thai when Dickirs
had nearly finished The Old Curiosity SHOP, he rece'ved
heaps Of anonymous letters in female hand. mporlng him
in his murdemus design and hose gentle readers only
wepl and nrgave him.
LONG, The FueITwE.-H Henry Long the fugitive slave,
is advertised for sale in Atlanta Ga by Mr. Coplon. who
purchased him at Richmond Sumo Of The Georgia papers
appear quite indignant that that and other Southern States
should be made the recepiaces for all the vicious and
ruly negroes of Virginia. Maryland and North Carolina"
CO. The People of Petersburg Va. decided on Saturday
the 9Th that the city in its corporate capacity should make
an additional subscription Of 5000 900 the stock Of the
South Side Railroad Company The vote was 295 in favor
and against it.
MAssAcHusETTs SENAToR.--Another ballo was taken
by the House of Representatives of Massachusetts We'd
nesday for United States Senator from that State. Again
there was no choice Mr. Winthrop had 1863 votes. Mr..
Sumner 1873, and scattering 81. further THAI Was then
postponed for Grtnghf.
&C. Two hundred and eighty five Norwegians have EN-.
barked by vessel. which has just sailed from Chsaoa
in Norway to seek their fortunes in California. They
are for the part young robust mountaneers work
men, and aborefs.
es."Humble as | am" said Bullying spouief 10 a
mass meeting of the unerifed, i still remember that am
<fraclion Of this magnificent republic" "Yod are in
deed ;" said bysander, "and vulgar 6ns at that"
OtnLtrcAT IoK OF JURoas-The Maryland Reform
Convention has adopted clause allowing only th who
believe in God or rewadsand punshmens this world
The next, to act Jurors. witnesses and judges.
GsSERsl Scorr IN OHio-The friends of General
Scott, in Butler county, Ohio held a nieeng recently and
nominated him as Their candidate Tor the Presidency and
Ex Governor JONES' Of Tennessee for the Vice Presidency
os. Gen. Houston states that 10000 emigrans inferred
the Sale Of Texas The Sabine, in the Of asf
and that during she pesen, year Fhe number viii be-
dubbed.
NJ COL Weller has sent home 900 from California,
to paw part Of his deacaion Fund Commissioner of
Butler county Ohio He engaged in practising law at
Son F,anxisco His Indebtedness vet is Sd $685..
~ Sen J. S. Thrasher, editor Of the "Faro Indusri
a Of Havana is Maine Yankee by birth, who has ac|
corpished the rare TASK Of wiling the Spanish language
in manner equal to the best native authors.
0,- The New York Mirror says that The Hon. s. Pen