The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-08-09

meaning of some OF the curreDt Sefnae .,,.,s
cnurehend what sort Of delicious article II y thaf
consitutesa .gHager." petsysbvg Iafeiii5enesr.
Not know what ''gunger' means Well'
| well--well! We could not have supposed IL
possible that our friend Syme, who rene'i'
| bers well the reap-hook, should not KNOW
what s.gunger,a means. Do you not know
| ginger cakef'' That is a veritabie gun.
| GER. Then, only remember early days ana
their delights--so large portion of them De
| ing composed of the '.gunger cakes. DO
you know anything of their exquisitenes'
| when after being soaked in water, they DIS
solve in the mouth Do you know them
warm from the ovenl Do you know them
with hop beerl And did you ever know
these delicious things in boyhood's days on
the courts green? In fact, does our TREND
know anything of ''human natur !" Wen, II
he does, he must be acquainted with the
"gunger" That luxury of the men ana
bliss of the poor; in which cent VIII go iar-
ther than in any other article invented for the
qualification of humanity. tits just the thing
for our FRIEND. Syme's salary, about which he
discourses in so pleasant and witty manner,
that we are almost inclined to come over and
claim the performance of halfthe contract
The christian virtue of eontentment with
small fayors at the hand of Providence, stands
out conspicuously in what he says. We hard
lv know which most to admire, his excellent
humor or the ''calm courage" with which he
enters upon the performance of his contract.
And now will our neighbor tell us what he
means by "up tosslum'
JANE McCREA.-A niece of this unfortu-
nate maiden has lately erected to her memory
a monument of marble, handsomely sculp-
tured, in the new cemetery, recently laid out
in the Pines, between Sandy Hill and Fort
Edward. Her body was originally buried at
Fort Miller, three. miles below Fort Edward
but about twenty years since it was exhumed
and re-interred at Fort Edward, with great
ceremony, and marble slab placed over her.
Last year the remains were taken up again
and removed. to the new cemetery, where
they now rest. The tragedy connected with
her namessis one of the most thrilling episodes
of the American Revolution.
The story now credited, with regard to the
untimelyfdeath of Miss McCrea, is, that she
was the daughter of New Jersey clergyman,
and that she came to the neighborhood of
Fort Edward in 1775 or '76. She was en-
gagedlto young American mot British of
ficer) who. had embraced the royal cause and
received the commission of lieutenant in the
invading British army. Miss McCrea was re-
siding with her aunt, Mrs. Campbell, near
Fort Edward, which was occupied by the
Americans at the time when Burgoyne ap-
preached near it and it being deemed that
their situation, in an engagement between the
British and Americans, would place them in
great peril, it was thought they should leave
for safety. Without an escort, they started
for the nearest British post, which was two or
three miles off. In their way they met band
of Indians who had just had a successful con-
fict with an American scout, in which they
had killed the lieutenant who commanded it.
They Immediately fired upon the ladies, kill
ing Miss McCrea. Mrs. Campbell they strip
ped and conveyed to the British camp-doing
her no other injury. The next day the Anne
ricans retreated from Fort Edward, taking
with them the bodies of Miss McCrea and the
lieutenant, which they inferred at Fort Mil
Ter The Evolutionary account, that 1t. Jones
had sent the Indians to convey Miss McCrea
tothe British Fort, and that they had killed
her in a quarrel between themselves, is hard
ly to be credited.
JUDGE EDMoNDs, of New York. is out in a
long letter on the subject of ''table-tippings"
and 'rappings," in which he is firm be-
lever. After explaining the close and pro-
longed scrutiny to which he subjected the
phenomena, and many of the experiments
which he witnessed with great variety of
mediums and rappers, heputs the question in
reference to these developments,-ca bono
in which question there's good deal of force.
But the Judge then goes on to say that he has
book in press to be published about the LIST
of September, and that he will in that book
tell the world as well as he can what good is
to come of the rappings and tippings. He
derives consolation from the fact that he does
not stand alone upon which the New York
Express very truly remarks CAS- misery loves
company so do foolish men love to be boil
stored up in their folly by leaning upon those
as imbecile as themselves in the propagation
and defence of any new folly"
kENTUCKY.-The following is compare
son of the new delegation to Congress with
the old:
Districts. NeiU Members. Late Members.
l. Linn Boyd, Lynn Boyd,
Z Is. EDWARDS GREY, b. EDWARDS GREY,
8. PRESLEY EWING, PRESLEY EWING,
4. Z. E. BRAMLETTE, WIN. I. WARD,
5. CLEMENT S. HILL, James W. Stone,
6. Dr.. PIERCE, ADDISON WHITE,
T. VIM Preston, WIN. PRESTON,
8. j. C.. breckenridge, y. C.. BreckeHrfdge,
g. LEANDER NJ. Cox, John c. Mason,
10. GEO. b. Hc5GE, Richard III. Stanton.
Wings in SMALL CAPITALS; Democrats in
i.saics three Wing gain, in place of Demo
cratic members of the last House who were
all candidates for reelection. Last House, 5
to 5; now, sWhigs to 2.
The Legislature is also Wing in both
branches by large maiorities.
THE BLUE RIDGE TUsSEL-ITs PROGRESS.
Several editors have had a touch at the tun-
nel with their pens, and Col Crozet has given
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