The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-29

presiding Hobbs opened II 10 the presence of The So
ce'y with needle and thin strip OF steel
DEMONSTRATED scIrSrrFicALLr.--The oi-repeated
question oil shave We wing party among us r. is an
swered by wing paper in Connecticut as follows,
, We unhesilalingy answer this, for il is an eslab.
iished idcl 10 science that nothing is lost The man NAV
a a os buried, and rot--the Tree may be cut down.
ouneu ana all mat remains 10 the view and touch be
compressed into hall measure--ye notwithstanding
ms not Rstucle OF matter which formed the man or
Tree lost 80 with the wing party Nobody can see
II, II ss ieli, and nobody tell where il has been
YET we are assured by science that still
ISIS II justice to add, however that If il were not for
science We should have our doubts about the matter"
The store OF s. Hambo. Cincinnati was robbed few
weeks since OF silks, aces &c, amounting to over a thou
sand dollars in value. One James Madiga n was tried
Tor the crime, and discharged there being no testimony
10 sustain the accusation. On Thursday last the city
marshal Of Cincinnati received letter wthoa signature
by mail from Louisville stating that the writer was sick
and not likely to recover. and that he desired clear his
conscience by confcssing crime committed by him in
Cincinnati lie then goes TO state that large lot OF
hne silk goods, which he had stolen from s Hambo
could be found in two barrels marked "CharIes
IN charge OF the wharf master at Louisville, and that he
wished the marshal 10 send for and return them 10 tho
rightul owner. This accordingly done. the goods
found as stated, and returned TO Mr.. Hambo.
THE WEALTH OF New YcRK--The late assess nenl of
property in the city Of New York presents a striking
view OF the progress Of lha, city in wealth for single
year The ohc's returns show that the assessed value
oil real and personal estate has increased from three
hundred and yone millions in 1852 to four hundred
and thirteen millions the present an increase
OF about slxiytwo millions, or II per cent The in
crease in personal estate Is more than 20 per cent
While every ward in the city has shared more or less in
the general prosperity, the growth of the upper wards is
most remarkable, that OF the nineteenth being little less
than seventy five per cent
judge out Wet has decided that kissing a body
while coming through the rye' is legal This has an
important and interesting bearing the rye culture and
on the happiness of mankind in general.
young gentleman OF this town, says the Vernon
Banner, came very getting his brains bowed out
with broomstlck the other day. He was boarding in
private family. in which there is rather attractive young
lady. AS be was leaving the house after dinner, one
day last week. in passing the window he sped the young
lady sitting IN rocking chair. In order be sociabe
ard perhaps TO quiz the young lady, he remarked to her.
MISS you look sleepy-as though you had lately fallen.
or soon Will fall, into the arms Of Morpheus" The
young lady, not perfectly understanding the meaning Of
The last term took that it the OF some young
man; whereupon she told her mother how the gentle.
had ms i,ed her. by saying that she had been hug
ged by Mr.. Morphsm On the return of the gentleman
TO his boarding house. the landlady attacked him with
the usual weapon OF 4 malron told him she would give
him 10 understand that her daughter never in the
arms OF Morpheus any other young man. and notified
him to leave the premises esremonIs And the Offend
ing individual accordingly sought out another boarding.
house. Good for him. Served him right He had no
business thus TO insult an intelligent young lady
Again acknowledge ourselves indebted 10 the local
column OF the Sandusky Register for fine thing We
have read nothing happier beautifully expressed
for long time than the following There is poetry and
true genial feeling in IT,
Saturday night How the heart OF the weary man re.
joices with his weeks wages in his pocket he HES
him home TO gather hs little around him and draw
consolation IRON his hearhsone for the many hard
hours he has toed 10 win bis piance Saturday night
How the poor woman signs for very relief she real
ICES that again God has sent her time for rest; and
though her rewards have been small yet s she content
10 live on, Tor her heart builds up in the future
home where lis always Saturday eve! How the care
worn man OF business Telaxes his brow. and. closing his
shop. sauntes deliberately around 10 gather up little
gossip he quietly home TO take good rest How
softly the young man pronounccs the word, for bright
eyed maiden is in waiting and this Saturday night shall
be blessed time for hin-,here will he low words spo
ken by The garden gate, and there will be pressure OF
hands-perhaps pressure OF lips-blessed Saturday
night. To all kind Heaven has given liltle leaven
which works in the heart 10 stir up the gentle emotions,
and Saturday night alone seems the meet and fitting time
for dreaming gentle dreams. Blessed Saturday night
and but pray that through life may bear with
us the remembrance of its many holy hours now gone
into the far past-nemores which every Saturday eve
but recalls like bensdiclon pronounced by loved
and gone"
WASHING sHErr.-The following story, which has
been told time ago, though il has never appeared TO
any extent 10 print, is decidedly rich:
Once upon ime when The subject OF temperance was
being freely discussed, the citizens OF little town in the
western part OF Massachusetts, called meeting 10 talk
over The matter. There had never been temperance
society in the place, bat after some discussion IL was
voted TO form They drew up pledge OF total alb
stinence, and agreed that any member OF the society
broke il he should be TUNED out.
RGtn ene trpf va nfe1 nj
sad he bad objection 10 u he thought Thanks
Day ought be Tree for the members to take something
he could relish his dinner much better this festival
il be took bis glass OF wine,
Mr.. l. thought The pledge not perfect He didn't
any thing about Thanksgiving, but HIS family al
ways made great account OF Christmas and he couldn't
think OF sitting down to dinner then wIhou, tomethipg
10 drink He was willing 10 give up on all other days,
md in fact, that the only time when he cared any
hing about IL.
Mr. b nsxt rose, and said he agreed with the other
speak ers except in the time He didn't think much Of
hankegivng or Christmas though he liked little at
any time. There one day. however, when he must
have il, and that The Fourth Of July. lie always
calculated upon having regular drink on thai ocea-
non, and he wouldn't sign the pledge II prevented him
from celebrating Independence.
Squire S, old faraer, followed Mr.. b. He was not
IN the habit Of taking anything often, but must have
pledge II II woad give him the privilege OF Imbbing
" hen he washed sheep. Why, he consdered danref-
Gus for him TO keep his hands in cold water without
something TO keep him warm inside.
After consideration, il was concluded that each
Der OF the society should take his occasion 10
D. on Thanksgiving, l.. on Christmas, &c
The pledge signed bv large number, and the 40
riey adjourned in fou uskng condition. after II should
be the duty Of the member. 10 watch each olber to see
that they did not break The pledge.