Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-19
MISCELLAS EOUS.

All find a beauty and Fe'feshlnP heie.
God grant each city such psace's'oe' "e'
Richmond July Il. LA 'issloSSHIA
MISCELLANEOUS
40 MORE OF THE SAME SORT-There died IN
his vicinity week, 81 the most singular
th,, eve, lived known throughout The community oy Inc
lame Of Mickey McCuboins. he deceased was 'enafSa
Die looking being small in stature ana ugly feature ano
figure He lived 10 the age OF three score years, ~ou
.nv NJ me necessaiies with oil the uxures o
life He lived life Of poverty and died IN almost extreme
HIS pride revolving al The Idea OF dying al Inc
Poor House. his life for many months mao oeen sustained oy
Tho charities OF Ills neghburs. He industrious, and I'M
Il, his health failed him. he had supported hlmsesi oy me
sale of fruit and other things IN Da"vc ft was SO Tor us
knowledge extends The last OF his ians bu! ~ha Is
peculiarly remarkable hi- history Is the ac thal he hso
dial. peculiar 10 hin s,, which his intercourse with
men did alter improve. 10 IN: strangeF TINS nsht
al fs have seemed aecason but that idea was dlspeled
by he fact that he occasion ol excitement or
passion was xnown deviit from the language oil ms
own formation To those who had known him long he was
easily understood TO the stranger he was unnelSioe
a. Il native Of the Fecjee Islands.
1, said that hen q child he sent TO school, and the
teacher .ndeaSod 10 learn HIM me ana WIN oo1k
in hand nc was told repeat B e. and he Immediately
sal. One Honey, Peep The threats and peTsuaslons VI
the as,- could make him shy nothing else and the al
,eap was abandoned, and The world has never known
wo, names he would have given The other letters All
Kind. T liquids he called guiocs snd OF that, whlci oy
w, OF disnccn termed "ho, guoek he was pattlcu-
lsry fond and often INDUCED himself ~ spree TO The great
of the boys about town Bnt Mickey mas al last
".sunaped up" ard will bo many moons before We sc
his like agliu."-l OdnrWe R,puoticdn
ON STYLE OF NAVIGATION The keel boat
which daily dragging their Glow lengths along
Iii. stohd q beautiful Ohio recall the days when Keel
ard al boats were ne only Gratis wmch nasga,ea e
riyer Some OF old boatmen recolect HE Time well,
when trip New Orleans with one OF these hoais was an
undertaking about Dnr times ns great as voyage now
the Atlantic.
"A we look ou uGon tie diminished current OF this us
uy majestic river here ripping sporlively over tue cars
which peer mpudeny above the surface and ner. moving
iyr
and chains and moving sick mans blood in sleep three
PAGES aud then fucring," reminded OF story told
BY one river friends who started from New orleans
little dinkey OF steamer In what time ne accom-
rlshed The trip is told ty his own vivid Illustration
How ,oug said Acquaintance, shave you been In
comngT
"H"u long! Do you that id big dog there! (point,
ing o ono of the biggest kind OF mastfis Well, wish
NAV be blowcd up or stove in the trip II he wasn't
little pup that hadn't his eyes open when started
[Whesitng Times
TOBACCO SEED OLA British resident in Russia,
who is member of the Imperial Geographical Society OF
that country and gardener Gen Vseylodssy near kz-
io has found by experiment. that The seed OF Inc 'ooacco
plant about fifteen per cent oi an oil tat mas sa
peror desiccative qualities, which may be employed WIN
advantage in paints and varnshes The process OF eSlrac.
ton said be simple aud easy requiring only reduction
of e ,eed TO powder which is to be kneaded into stiff
PASTE with sufficient quantity OF hot water and alter
wards submitted 10 the action Of very strong press ne
oil when expressed is exposed 10 moderate heat which
capuatng vegetable abumen oil the seed preciptutes
all the impurities Tie bottom Of the vessel leaving the oil
In perfectly clear uno iiuipld STATE
DOUBTFUL CnANCE.-When DR.. Franklins mo-
in law discovered that The young man had hankering
for her daughter good old lady said she did not kno"
so well abou, giving her daughter printer there were
already printing Offices in the United States and sha
certain the country would support them II was
plain young Franklin would depend for The support on the
profits Of a third and this rather doubtful chance II
such objection urged would BE- son.inaw when
but two printing Offices in the United States how
can printer hope TO get wife when the present cen
sus shows The number to be 1857
A FOURTH OF JULY DREAM.-Onc sultry summe
day having fallen into doZe Plu,arch's Lives me
thought suddenly transported TO the reg'ons OF I'M
dead where as wandered about seeking some OF my OLE
friends my attention suddenly arrested by ond clu
NOR That seemed 10 come from persons engaged
not contention attracted the attention of Rhodornan
thus who the Supreme Court in that unex
pocd region On cnquirng the cause OF this disturbance
ne was informed that originated in dispute bet" eer
Alexander The Great julius Cesar latnerlane Nad Schat
and Napoleon R"napac as 10 which was me geaest hsIe
and The Judge dire ted them all 10 be called be
fore him. and ordered them forth their preensions IL
as few words possible.
~ said Julius Cesar "conquerCd Guul and Britain, ant
finally laid all Italy my irel'
"And l." said Tamcane, "conquecd Asia, md shut W
the representative of the rrophe, III an iron cage
Sand l." said Nadir Schah conquered Persia, Armens
And l." said Napoleon Conquered Italy, Germany
Prussia laid Europe a. my feet and subjected France 10 my
sway" 80
land l." said Alexander, conquered tie world"
VERY WE'LL" said The Judge. "You all great conquer
Accordingly ne beckonet 10 tall majestic hsuc stand
inc contemplating the with calm indifference
who ADVANCED, and stood erect before the great Judge
mankind.
Here" exclaimed Rhodomanlhus is The conquer
or greater The drsoatofs Of nations, and the snuea
OF Empie who after giving freedom TO his country
and emaucipa,ng VERDI his ambition and con
Quered himself! was Washing nn. Pen and Fenc,i
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SINGULAR COLLISION One OF the Albany trains on
the Hudson River Road coming down Tuesday night met
with a very ienlal kable INCIDENT near Peekskin.
A schooner had run close In shore in which
the road built and her ho@spr, extended The track
The Locomotive struck the buwspr with in cree breaking
ii of and throwing Oft the tack, withnu the slightest
dsorransement of the train. Nelc York Express
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OriGlN or THE WORD "STdTISTlCS"- oripi
ra,,d with Sir John Sinclair of Scotland, during the first
part of the present century he also hst cSempled The
imrot.nce OF the sciencc-for It If now no css ihan
ecente-hy publishing the most complete aouia view OF
the condition Of Scotland that ever given oi any cnun
try STAGE Thai, the value ii accurate stastica knowledge
haa beea and Appreciated AMI consequently Tn
knnwiedge Itself enlenc;Vely gathered NOV" indeed
nearly everything that be numbered OF meaeniea
nane The snbJec. Of nnte inquiry and careful
WHAT Were i"merly consdcI,d accidents and SO eS
tpt frpE' all system, contingent e5 and 50 ocnea't
ntce nave been ehown under the slasticians arrange
meat 70 be the products Of general laws and 10 have rea
ana sEseilatlc bearing upcn the welfare Of man.
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HORSE RACING IN CALlFCRNIA.-O On the 10Th
June a"ssc To have taken place near Monterey
Cal;fornia 10 mics over level country The
following the stakes $40 900 in cash 10 side) one
Thousand head of cattle (Saued OU0A and five
young macs (saIued s50o0 making in all $40 0OO
SAD 200 SIDE.
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH ELECTION
PHILADELPHIA July IA Al the annual meeting of the
STOCKHOLDERS OF The III en, Telegraph Company between
Washington and New York, held here 10 day VIM nj
Swim unanimously reeieced Presidents George H.
Hart treasure Joseph Sser, secretary Amos Kendall
B. h, French VI Washing ION; Zen0s Burnum and A S