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asif they would pour pale of water
into pint measure.
A GRAND SIGHr.-The telegraph wires were
struck near Galena, last week, by atmospheric
lightning, and melted for about three hundred
yards, and more or less injured for half
mile A spectator who saw the scene, describes
the electrical exhibition as chain Of fire
stretched both ways, as far as he could see
across thelandscape.
AmertcaA Institute The managers Of the
American Institute, in New York, have issued
their circular, announcing that the Fair this
year win open on Tuesday, the 9th OF October.
The exhibition Of cattle is fixed for the 18th,
Doth and 2lst Of the same month. There will
be also the usual plowing and spading
matches.
Trouble among the Fishermen Amer
lean fishing vessel was recently captured by
the British settlers near the Magdalen Islands,
and taken into port; but during the night the
Americans rallied and again got possession Of
! her, leaving the captain behind, he having been
committed to prison.
Il Neto Englisk Coin The London Gazette
contains royal proclamation, announcing the
issue of new coinage, or tenths Of pound,
and ordaining that these pieces Of money shall
be current and lawful money OF the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, and
shall pass as such, by the name Of florin
throughout the kingdom.
Lord North, during a severe sickness, sait
to his physician--''Si l am obliged TO you TO
, introducing me to some old acquaintances."
''Who are they, my lordY inquired the ply
''My ribs" replied his lordship, (which
have not felt for many years until now"
John C. Riges SAYS; have seen the man u
script writings of most Of the great men o.
this country during the last twenty years, anC
; / may safely say, that no twenty of them
could stand the test of the scrutiny Of one-hall
the journeymen printers employed In my Of
flee.
TESTIMONY Of an atheist RefNSed-In the
U. S. Circuit Court at Boston, on Wednesday,
Judge Sprague refused to allow Walter Hunt,
Of New York. to testify IN the sewing machine
patent case, on the ground that he was an athe-
ist.
Internal Improvement CoaUeatioa.-It is
proposed in some Of the Virginia papers, to
hold State Convention in the town Of Union,
Monroe county, Va, on the 18th Of August
to adopt measures to finish portion OF the
works of internal improvement commenced in
that State.
Names that were not Born TO Die.--John
Randolph and Benjamin Franklin we're COM
mitted to prison, on Thursday, by Mayor Flem-
ing, of Allegheny, Pa, four days, on a charge
Of vagrancy.
Strike in tile 1imes6Hry Factory.-A new
agent having been employed to run the mills OF
the AmesbuTy Mass. ) Manufacturing COmpa-
ny, he abolished the longprevalent rule of al
lowing fifteen minutes forluuch. The conse-
quence was, that out Of 275 hands, 26o gave
notice to leave.
Hiqh Price for To5acCo.-There appears II
be sort Of competition at Lynchburgh, Va.
among the purchasers Of tobacco, as to witt
! shall pay the highest price. Several sales hav
: lately been made there at very high rates, AM
on Thursday last, q h0ghsead was sold at tn
extraordinary PAIGE of $l25 per 100 lbs.
In the burylng ground in Palmer Centel
!, Mass, are nine little graves side by side, wher
! sleep all the children Of one family. The az
: Of the oldest was but one year. An instance {
7. touching singularity.
The man who will strap his razor on his b
: Bile, and wipe it on his newspaper, is in OF
Il opinion, neither christian nor patTlOt-yt
n we have seen men do that same, who mai
pretensions to both godliness and patriotism.
Dow JUNIORS FAITH.-I believe that kicl
lf ing against custom and splitting in the face
Ia fashion is futile and foolish endeavor. Bo
may need cOTrection-but they must and wi
d have their own way.
3 | believe that if the devil be the father
~ liars, he has a plaguy large family to look a
. ter, and thatit is rapidly increasing.
'Pll make you prOge that, " said one man
e. smother, who accused him Of theft. "I,
nf had better not, interpOsed bystander, #
you will feel worse afterwards than you
VI now.
'e No street in Constantinople has a nam
nor is there lamp in it, yet there are five huI
dred thousand inhabitantsl There is not
r. post office nora mail route in all Turkey, ne
- q church bell.
y me Hen Feeer iA EaqlaRd.--A poultry shoV
IL was held in Birmingham In December,
which there were 1856 entries for competition
Comprising 2.440 fowls Of 40 distinct species
le besides pigeons and pheasants
'e During he past month, 59,2O6 immigrant
Be arrived at New York, Of whom 2g,I26 wer
; from Great Britain and Ireland; u IVY iron
Germany, and the remainder from dl1eren
European ports.
l. Hon. Jain p. Kennedy, Of Baltimore, ha
. been selected by the President to fill the pos
of Secretary Of the Navy, and has consented ;
4 serve. This is good selection.
n IF Lord Brougham says: A lawyer is
learned man who Tescues your estate frof
your enemies and keeps it himself. .c8t
9 15- The light Of the great fire at MOntre,
I was seen distinctly at Burlington. VT, dii
. tance Of 100 miles. 2 gag ls4.s'
! TReSe are farmers in Devonshire, EneIahi
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