Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-10-08

rifle. He Kept wood yard, and 1t was
generally supposed that he had a large
amount Of money about the house. No
clue to the murderer, or how much money
was got, has ever been discovered. About
a year since, brother of the murdered
man came on from France and took posses
sion of his property, and has been living in
the same house entirely alone i'll like man
ner. A few days since some persons went
to the honse and found him at the front door
dead, and the body bearing the appearance
of having lain so several days. A cotoner's
jury examined the body, and found the
mark ola buck shot Immediately below the
eye, which had ranged down into the throat
and caused his death No trace of the
murderer has yet been discovered.
BENDING TIMBER.-The invention of bend
ing timber has excited immense interest at
the North, and company with 100000
capital has been organized, to carry on
operations on large scale:
The new invention of bending or turning
timber is due. says the N. Y. Post, to Mr.
Thomas Blanchard, who has obtained a
patent for it, and has transferred it TO this
company. A machine: which, being drawn
by steam power can be used to bend the
largest timber, is made to operate by COM
preston at both ends of the piece Of timber
to be bent, just previous to the act of bend
ing. The capillary tubes, by this COM
preston, are forced into each other. and
when turned, can suffer extension lusl like
piece of Iniia rubber or gutta percha.
Timbers Of any length and form can thus
be obtained, and whole ships sides can be
built without joint which thus presents
greater strength against shocks of waves, or
collision with other bodies. Another impor-
tant source of strength to articles made of
this bent wood is that it is made to present
its surface against the grain of fibre. fla
ship or any other object made of wood is
struck in the direction of the grain of its
ti.nbers, it splits easily, but here the method
is to bend the timber in a direction against
the grain, SO that timber bent under this
patent is infinitely stronger than previous to
bending. New wood is preferable for this
operation, or wood before the traces of age
appear, weakening its fibre.
The invention also equalises much the
value of woods, as chestnut can be made for
all purposes as strong as oak The close,
compact: iIon-like compression obtained,
gives a degree of tenacity which resists
force of all kinds with welded power.
BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcT-I saw the temple
reared by the hand of man, standing with its
high pinnacles in the distant pIain-the
storm beat upon 1.-THE God of nature hurled
his thunders against it-and yet it stood as
firm as adamant. Reyelry was in its hall
the gay, the happy, the young and beautiful
were there, / returned, and the temple
was no more--its high walls lay in scattered
ruins-moss and wild grass grew wildly
there; and at the midnight hour the OWLS
cry added to the desolation of the scene
the youngand gay who reveled there had
passed away.
saw the child rejoicing in his youth, the
idol Of his father. returned and the child
had Become old. Trembling with the
weight Of years, he stood the last of his
generation, a stranger amid the desoiation
around him.
saw the old oak stand in all its pride on
the mountain-the birds were caroling on
its boughs. returned-the oak was leafless
and sapless-the winds were playing their
pastime through the branches
aWho is the destroyerw said | to my
guardian angel
at is Time" said he; when the morning
stars sang together with JOY over the new
made world, he commenced his course and
when he shall have destroyed all that is
beautiful on earth-plucked the sun from its
sphere-vailed the moon in blood; yea,
when he shall roll the heavens and the
earth away as a scroll, then shall an angel
from the throne Of God come forth, and with
one foot on the sea and one on the land,
lift up his head toward heaven, and heavens
Eternal, saying" Time is-time was
time shall be no longern-Paulding
Irish ANEcDoTE.-One by Burke is as fol-
lows: A squire, with hardly any means,
used to entertain the militia and others in
the neighborhood; and when friend ex-
postulated with him on the extravagance of
giving claret to these fellows when whiskey-
punch would do just as WE'LL be answered:
You are right, my dear friend but have
the claret on tick, and where the deuce could
| get credit for the lemons !D Il
One told by young Curran, viz: A man
asked a servant. /" Is your master at home ?n
No. sir, he's out" Your mistress ?o s:No,
sir, she's out.a aWell III Just go in and
take the air of the fire till they come,
" Faith, sir, that's out too"-Moores Dairy
LAw.-The plaintiff and defendant in an
action at law are like two men ducking
their heads in bucket, and during each
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