Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-08-09
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Mr.. F. B. Didier, of Baltimore, shot in recent
fremen's riot there, has recovered.
VIM. H. Faggart was killed at Chronicle,
Alabama, few days ago, by VIM. Afford.
A girl has been fined So by Recorder Genos,
at New Orleans, for voluntarily kissing man in
that city.
A dealer in obscene literature was beaten by
a gentleman in Cincinnati, the other day, for
offering to sell some Of his vile trash to a lady.
When we are convinced that our opinions are
erroneous, it is always right to acknowledge it,
and exchange them for truths.
A park, embracing $50 acres, on the Metairie
Ridge is proposed ut New Orleans. The entire
cost of the ground is estimated at only $ll, 000
DIR. Hubbil, in the Eclectic Journal of Medi-
cine, states that a decoction of ceavers, (galum
aparine if applied to the face, and infusions of
it drank, removes freckles from the skin.
A judicial convention is about to be held at
Albany, composed of the judges of the courts the
rumored object being to frame set of new rules
of practice for the State.
Emile Prudent, the celebrated French pianist,
who ranks among the first in Europe, is coming
to this country with Madame Sontag. She viii
also be accompanied by good tenor and bari
tone singers.
The agricultural implements Of Virginia are
worth but sixty mine cents for every arabic acre;
in New York they are worth one dollar and eighty
cents and in Massachusetts one dollar and forty
nine cents for every arabic acre.
DEFALcATIoNs.-A correspondent of the San
Francisco Times, writing from Sacramento city,
states that the committee of the city council has
q deficit against Major Hardenbergh of $4,000;
against the city treasurer, McCracken, 81, 900;
against L. Curtis, city clerk, $4,000.
Says one Of them, Brown is the meanest man
l ever saw / was in his store the other day when
i saw him catch fly on the counter and ex
anime its feet with magnifying glass to discover
if it had been eating sugar out of one of his bar
rels"
"You hay'nt opened your mouth during the
whole session" complained member of the late
Massachusetts, legislature TO q representative
from the same town. ooh yes, have" was the
reply; 81 yawned through the whole of your
speech"
Who knows thy line Of life that loves thee not
Chivaric, generous, lion-hearted ScoTT;
More glad and green about thy honord brow
The laures Of victorious fields shall grow
Curs'd be the hand whose impious touch shall dare
To pluck the smallest leaf that mantles there
Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, in King Ed
gar's time, sold the gold and silver vessels be.
longing to the church to relieve the poor during
n famine saying: There is no reason that the
senseless temples of God should abound in richie,
while his living temples are perishing with hun
ger"
1t is reported that a court-martial was lately
convened at Fort McHenry for the trial Of non
commissioned officer accused Of sundry acts of in
subordination whilst in state of ntoxicaton
and that, upon being found guilty Of the charges
alleged, ne was sentenced to receive fifty lashes
and be branded with hot iron upon his shoulder
Bali. ArgHs.
IMPORTANT, II "A late number OF
the London Illustrated News saws that the Demo.
Gratis refused to nominate Ruins King for the
Vice Presidency, at the late Baltimore Conven.
ton, and that the Wings balloted Justify for
Douglas for the Presidency. 1t saws also tho,
Albany contributed $500 to the Kossnth snnd
while "the State of New England" "forked
over" 81 600
A preacher in--no matter where--obseryed
one day, that striking proof of the wisdom ant
beneyoence Of Providence was given in placing
death OF the end of life--thus giving one time 70
preparation. This was almost as profound re
mark as that Of another person, who thought al
was lucky that Sunday was placed at the end o
tne week, instead Of in the middle, which woul,
have made broken week Of RP'