Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-28
1EULTUMIN PARVO.

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4 sIULTUII IN PARvO.
: The mercantile navy of the United
States is at present greater than that OF
the United Kingdom of Great Britain,
and the tonnage of the single city of New
: York, is within trifie of being equal to
that of London and Liverpool put to.
gether. According to statistics, our mer-
camille marine was, at the close of last
year, upwards of 100000 tons, whilst
that of Great Baitain was but $500, 900
tons. Seven years ago, the tonnage of
New York was considerably less than
that of London. At the end of 1853, it
exceeded 100000 tons, whilst that of
London was GS2,0o0 tons, and that of
Liverpool 624.000 tons. These are mar
vellouS facts.
A Dutchman married Yankee wife,
who turned out to be an intolerable vixen.
One day, when iritated beyond all endur-
ance by her tongue, the poor ftllow be-
gan to rail little in turn. He tried, in
deed, to call the woman by the very of.
fenslve epithet, which signifies the female
OF the canine species but shocked at the
thought of using SO unbecoming a phrase
to lady, he gave vent to swearing that
she was "te rife Of a tam dog"
| The Rochester Democrat mas the fol-
lowing: "Mr. Burr has brought out
pair of pistols of most novel description.
They arc loaded at the end of the breech.
the whole charge, ball and all, being con-
tanned IN large size percussion cap,
against which the hammer strikes and
explodes the charge. In firing, no more
noise is made than is usually heard on the
explosion of single cap, but the bullet
is projected with great force and precis-
ion, passing through an inch board at the
distance of ten PAGES"
The martyrs to vice far exceed the
martyrs to virtue, both in endurance and
IN number. Religion does not forbid the
rational enjoynents of life as sternly as
avarice forbids them. She does not re-
quire such sacrifices of ease as ambition:
or such remuneration of quiet as pride
murder sleeps like dissipation or health
like lntemperance, or scatter wealth like
extravaganza or gambling. She does not
embitter life like discord, or shorten il
like duelling, or harrow it like revenge.
She does not impose more vigilance than
suspicion, more anxiety that seltiShness,
or half as much modification as vanity.
Of 240 convicts confined in the Ten
nessee Penitentiary, SO were temperate
before sentence, and 202 intemperate;
and l27 were drunk when they CON-
mitted crime. There are 43 whose fathers
were temperate, 1877 whose fathers were
| Incorporate, of whom y were common
drunkards. There are three who have
had classical education, common
English education, los who can read and
write, 80 who can read only, and 63 who
can neither read nor write. These sta
tistics show very clearly that intemper-
ance and the want of education are the
two most fruitful sources of crime.
A MODEL News BoT.-" Turn not apau
from those who uould borro,g" is one of the
teachings of our Saviour. The editor of
the Baltimore Times was accosted few
days since by poor little boy in tatters
and rags. but yet cleanly in his general
appearance, who wanted to negotiate
lone of a flip for two days, promising pos
itively to return the money in due time
The fiankness of the youth attracted his
attention, and he loaned him the amount,
without asking any questions. Two days
after he appeared with the money, and
said that with that ftp he had made three
levies in selling newspapers. That boy
will yet be a great man. He has honesty
and industry, and these two elements will
ensure his success in life.
The Wheeling IntelIigencer is RESPONSE
BILE for the following assertion: "An ice
making machine has been patented, which
goes by a steam engine. In an expert
mental trial, it froze several bottles of
sherry, produced several blocks of ice
the size of cubic foot, when the ther-
mometer was standing at 80 degrees. It
is calculated that for every ton of coal
put into the furnace, it will make ton
of ice. asH a..e r..... .= ..
Miss DAvENPoRT.-The Boston DAILY
Courier, alluding to the benefit and last
appearance of this distinguished actress,
says: "She had an overfull house, who
: appIauded her fine acting, showered bou-
; auets upon ber, and called her out, and
gave her cheers after cheers. She will
} always have the remembrance of the last
5 nights greeting among the lights of her
actor life. = ...~..
TELEGRAPHTC.-The receipts of the
Washington and New Orleans Telegraph
Company, for October, it is said. exceed
those for the same month last year, by
$4,000.
! A man calling himself VIM. Ely, but
! known to be the poSsessor Of at least half
dozen aliases, has been arrested in New
York, for swindling several firms out of
considerable amounts of money, by con-
signing to them horse heads and refuse
beef packed in barrels as prime beef, and
receiving advances on the same. e-1.
!. Eleven hogsheads Of sugar, of the new
e crop, were sold at Louisville on the lStf
0 instant, at 5. a 81 per pound. $50 -
o A new Methodist Church, in San An
e tonic, Texas, was dedicated on the 6tl
e instant.
: a9U The New York packet ship Kos
! suth, from Liverpool, had putinto Queens
e town. with cholera on board, after bein
s fifteen days at sea. Great mortality ex