Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-05-27
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s, 1885,
My DEAR CHILDREN: Having made tn
acquaintance of your father, and received
from him here many acts of kindness. | taxi
great pleasure, in compliance with hi
wishes. in addressing these lines to YOU
During long life, have observed tina
those are most happy who love, honor ane
obey their parents; who avoid idIeness an,
dissipation, and employ their time in con
slant labor, both of body and mind; aud who
perform. with regular and scrupuIous atten
ton, all their duties to our Great Maker ant
His only son, our blessed Saviour
May you long live and prove to be q
blessing to your father and mother, orna
ments TO society, and acceptable to God
Such is the hope of the friend of your
parents; and, although unknown to you
your friend H. CLAY.
TELEGRApulc DISPATCHES the
head of important Telegraphic news, the
following interesting items are found:
From Washington-The President was
awakend this morning in fright, before
daylight, by the screachng of turkey ii,
Secretary Guthrie's yard. The turkey was
blind and had mistaken the time of day
| hearing Mr.. Guthrie go to bed, he thou gh,
IT was the servant getting up and therefore
| crowed. 49,
Col. Benton was heard to say last night
IN his characteristic manner: ~ want my
support want my supper sir. He who
| says don't lies; he tells lie, sir" Supper
was Immediately prepared, and the man
who said the Colonel did not want any
supper ran away.
From Albany-Gov. Seymour was heard
TO say this morning, that in case the Maine
law passed the Legislature, he would either
sign it or veto it; that if he voted it he
would not sign it, and if he signed it he
would not veto it.
PRETTY GooD.-The following good story
shows the familiarity with which our mali
mes are disposed to take the chances of war
1t was told by an officer of the British fleet
in the Baltic:
'Oue morning, a few days since, we saw
large vessel eight or ten miles ahead,
which we fully believed TO be Russian
man-of-war, as she made all sail to get away,
and showed no coIors
As we rapidly came up with her she took
in sail until she was under reefed topsails.
lighting trim,) so we beat to quarters, and
the pipe sounded loudly, Hands, bring the
ship TO actionn For some three minutes
everything was hustle, casting the guns
loose, clearing the decks. etc. Five minutes
more and every gun was shoted and primed,
and the men standing with the match-lines
in their hands, waiting for the word to fire.
just as we got within good distance, the
BLACKBOARD ran up American colors, and
cody told us he would have hoisted them
sooner, but he wanted to see how smart we
could clear for action"
WASHINGTON CRY HIGH PR1cEs.-Extract
from letter of the Washington correspon-
dent of the Pennsylvania, published in
Philadelphia, dated goth April last:
Marketing in Washington just now is
high enough to collapse the most bloated
purse. Mercer potatoes are selling at the
rate of four dollars per bushel. BOOSTERS
which must have crowed during the late
presidential campaign with all the vigor of
mature years, readily bring fifty cents each.
Butter, as strong as Sampson, forty cents a
pound. Thin, scraggy, stringed beef which
no honest Pennsylvania would look at,
commands sixteen cents per pound. A good
sized turkey robs you Of quarter eagle.
Apples from the stand fetch from sac to
terelUe cents each
DEATH FROM ROPE JuMp1NG.-A bright
and interesting little girl, about eight years
of age, died on the 7th inst, in Newark, ~
J. from convulsions brought on by excessive
exertions in jumping the rope" She was
competing with several of her school COM
panlons: in this exercise, who were endea-
vouring to Guido each other in endurance
She jumped four hundred times in success
sion, and until entirely overcome by the
long-continued exertions The child was
taken home insensible, but the movement of
the muscles of the limbs, as in jumping
continued without cessation forty-eight
hours, until the sufferer was released from
the painful exercise by death.
70 Inventive skill knows no bounds.
In the list of patents issued from the Patent
Office during the past week, we notice, first,
that Philos Blake, of New Haven, Conn.,, has
obtained one for "improved oyster knife ;"
secondly, VIM H. Towers, of Philadelphia,
for improved machine for opening oysters"
and third gentleman, Lawson P Reach, of
Baltimore, has obtained patent " for i'm
provement in cooking oysters" Nature
teaches us how TO eat them-raw, roasted,
stewed or fried A patent for an "improved
fly trap" is found in the list. Why not
adapt it for the capture of the mosquitoes
says the Washington Sentinel. F7U
WHAT IS ARIsTooRAcY?-In reply to this
question, General Foy, distinguished orator
in the French Chambers, gave the following
answer ssa ~ 1852 q Y 80 ~. .za.r
'sAristocracy in the / 9thcentury is the league,
the condition of those who would consume with
out producing, live without working, know with
out learning, carry all honors without deserving
them, and occupy all the places Of government
without being able to fill them
De Letters from Paris state that several of
the Americans who lately left Paris for the east
with the intention of joining the army of Omer
Pacha, have returned, after short stay at Con-
stantinople. They found it impossible to get
to Omer Pacha's camp, and such general disor-
ganization reigned throughout the country, that
it was extremely hazardous to attempt any
travelling. Messrs. Greene and Quincy Shaw,
Of Boston, are among the returned Adventures.
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