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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-08

II AIDES FANCY FURs-BULPNs FUR STOCK FOR
~ the approaching season IL ready, and prses
most superb assortment Of every fashionable garment
viz victorinss, tppets, riding boas capes cosks
dinals NUTS and cuffs In Russian and Hudsons Bay
ssbes, stone martin mink, squirrel ermins genet chin
ehills, baum martin, TO- &C. all newly Manufactured,
Of choice and well seasoned SKINS and at extremely
derats prices. GEO. BULPN. 861 Broadway.
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ID ED STAR LINE OF LIVERPOOL PACKETS-PACKET
LII 18th October-The splendid new and magnificent
packet ship CONSTELLATION, Captain Allen, win posi-
lively sail on Wednesday 18th October her regular day.
the accommodations for all GLASSES OF passengers
surpassed persons about proceeding to Europe should
MAIZE early applications to beths board pier
8s East river to W. j. 7. TAPSCOTT CO., SO South
4 oet,
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CARD TO THE LADIES.-UBSDEII. PETRSON 4
"A LAKE win exhibit this ming for their approval
leo pieces rich plaid ali boiled silks a. 62 c 100 pieces
rich plaid aud striped sks as 75c The above goods
in dsagn aud eoorng and prices full so per can't
less than the cost Of importation No. All Broadway
between Grand and Broome strostr
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LvOR SALF-A THREE STORY AND BASEMENT
II house, situated in one Of the most pleasant and
healthy streets in South Brooklyn The house Il built in
the best manner End Ia amply provided with all the
modern improvement and IL also neatly and fully fur
nished The house and furniture will be sold together
~ coo may remain bond and mortgage the house,
ON easy terms Address A. L. w. Herald Office.
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Strange Creiulity-a So, ,oGo swindle

About two weeks as gentleman far.
mer, living IN Madison county, was riding
towards his home, not far distant. he OBJ
served man and a woman by the road
side, engaged in repairing tin-ware. A
few days afterwards woman called at
his house, and after some conversation,
asked him if he lid not recollect her. He
replied that he did not She then told
him that she had seen him on the road
few days before, and that his appearance
had made such an impression upon her
mind, that SIZE was compelled To call and
see him. She told him that she was an
asirologer, and that she was well acouain
tel with its mysteries. She saw at once
that he was an extraordinary person, and
knew that he had been born under n par
ticular planet, and that great things might
heiexpected of him. She then took from
her apron book which seemed to con-
tain a number of diagrams, figures, &c.,
and read from il, in an unknown tongue, a
few "hocus pocus' sentences, afier which
closing Il and putting i back into its hid
ing pIace.she went into the kitchen, bought
a few pounds - butter Of tie wife OF The
gentleman, for which she paid literally
aud went on her way.
A day or two afterwards, the woman
called again, reiicraing what she had said
on her first visit, the farmer payiig but
little attention to what she said, booking
upon the whole affair as an attempt to
huml'ug him. Not at all discouraged,
the woman called again the n XXI day, and
wound up bcr conversation by saying that
she knew where three hat crowns full Of
gold had been hurried on his farm, aud
that, if he would do ~ she directed, they
could recover IL; but that il was necessa-
~ 70 sIlay the spirits that stood guard
over it; that q large sum Of money must
be present with them, at the incarnation,
She thought five thousand dollars would
be rcqnircd, but was not sare as to the
amount; and she proposed, if he would
ge into Il, and furnish the money. that she
wonld give IGm itxe-thirds Of the aeasure,
while she would reserve the other one
thirl as Der share
Up 70 this time, The farmer appears 70
have hA4 no confidence 10 tho woman
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Extraordinary Instinct of a Fish

at meeting of the Liverpool Literary
and Philosophical Institution, the follow
ing curious facts were narrated by DIR.
Warwick, one Of its members. with re
spect to instinct in animals. lie stated
tnat when he resided in Dunham, the
seat of the Earl of Stanford and War
rington, he was walking one evening in
the Park, and came to pond where fish
intended for the table were kept. lie
took notice of a fine pike, about SIX
pounds in weight, which, when it OBJ
served him, dartcd hastily away. Ii so
doing, it struck its head against a tcnter
hook in post, (of which there were scye-
raj in the pond TO prevent poaching,) and,
as 1t afterwards appeared, fractured its
skull, and turned the optic nerve on one
side. The agony evinced by the fish was
most horrible. 1t rushed to the bottom
boring It's head into the mud; whirie,l
itself rounl with such velocity that it was
almost lost TO the sight for short inter
va. l. thsn plr"gcd about the pond
aud at length threw Itself completely out
OF the water on the bank lie (the Doc
to) went aud examined it, and found
that very small portion of the brain
was protruding from the fracture of the
skull. He carefully replaced this, and
with small silver tooth pick raised the
indentei portion OF the skull. The fish
remained still for short time, and he
then put it again into the pond. 1t ap.
peared ut first good deal relieved, but
in few minutes it again darted and
plunged about, until it threw itself out
OF the water the second time.
A second time DIR. Warwick did what
he could to relieve it, and again put il
into the water. 1t continued Tor seyera,
times to throw Itself out Of the water
and with tlie assistance OF the keeper. the
doctor made kind Of pillow for the fish.
which was then left in the pond to its
fate. On making lis appearance at tile
pond the following morning, the pike
came towards bin 10 the edge of tho
water, and actually laid lis head pno,
his foot. The doctor thought this most
extraordinary, and examined the tisiI's
skull, and finl twas going on all right.
de then walked baekwards and forwards
along the. edge Of the pond for some
time, and the ti.h continued 70 swim up
and down, turning whenever he turned,
but being blinded on the wounded s:,ie
OF The skull, i always appeared pgitated
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The Doctor felt his pulse, aud as he was
leaving the room, said, "Oh, cheer up
MIR. Jones I'll send you some herL
medicine that Will put you all right again.
| want to find your wife " TO the lat
ter, who met him on the stairs, he said.
Mrs. jones, I'll he back here very short
", aud meanwhile make your husband :.
large bowl of poppy-head tea."
The wife OF the sick man was a Ger
man woman, and didn't exactly under
stand what was ordered. In the evening,
when the doctor returned. he asked
We'll, Mrs. Jones, have you done as |
ordered you to do9"
40 be sure have doctor"
well, and how does it operate I"
"Opcrate, sir9 | can't tell; but I'm
sure Sam will kill me when he gets we'll"
"liow, kill youi What should he kill
you for, good woman?"
because, Doctor. he's teen offered
two guineas apiece for them puppies and
know he wants the money"
Puppies, woman" replied the aston
Ished doctor; what have You been civ
ing your husband Z"
"I'uppy head tea," replied the woman.
"P~PPy' head tea q! told you poppy
head teo," and the doctor rushed from his
patient, who by the way got well, and al
ter a while forgave his wife, but never the
doctor.
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So PER ANNUM,

Shortly afterwards Mr.. b. concluded tc
build on his lot,and masons and carpenter
were set at work to accomplish the Oh
Ject. The work progressed fiuely,-stor,
after story went up as il by magic, ant
our friend Mr.. j. watched the operations
day by day with increasing interest, in
confident antic: patton Of being able to oc
cnPy the premises by certain period.-
At length the builling was entirely finish.
ed, from foundation to cap-stone-the
w"rkmen had departed their tools-the
rubbish bad been cleared a asay-and Mr.
b. was complacently ccngatulating him.
self on successful accomplishment, when
he was ast"nishcd by visit from his
nieghhor, Mr.. A:
Sir" said he, Il am sorry to inform
you that YOU are an inch on nay qroundl''
Pooh nonsense !" returned Mr.. b.
Its no nonsense at all" said Mr.. A.. 81
tell you you are AN inch on my ground
why how can that be-" clustered Mr..
b.. "whep ILove o,1, lr;,, 49, :, ,..
wauw
n "AL ,b,r. ;,m :, ,,,.,. -,
manner arsworod ,,r g., a.
b. was somewhat l,u,c,,,,I.l
.So,J g. /, s,.,.o...,. O.. -,
exploded. "anJ VIII ssn .ho,, ,hsS
The survevor w,.....orIi,,,,,..nu .nu, =.
who, after careful ma,s,,on.r, of ,La
r..nec,;y, n,o,,;.o. -, -
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LOOK OFT FOR THE RAscAL.-On the
night OF the 18th ultmo, near Wilkes
00ro, y. Z, whilst heI husband Thomas
ii. SaintcIair was lying sick, Matilda his
wife, whose maiden name was Smi,blcv
eIoped with scoundrel of the name of
Is. "A. Torrance, Tanner by trade, and
| sometimes teacher of sacred music. He
lett respectable wife with six children
entirely destitute OF the means of sun.
port, he having converted all his own ef-
tects, besides quantity OF another mans
leather, for whom he had been tanning.
INTO money with which TO make his exit.
Matilda took with her, small female
child which had been badly scalded tho
night before she left, leaving five other
children at home with her husband. She
Is about thirty years of age, tolerably tall:
with light colored hair. Lorance is a we'll
! built man, will weigh 175 or l8O pounds:
with light hair, and thick lips. They
started from home on foot, and it was be-
'leved that they had made their way to
Charlotte in order to take the cars for the
South west.
n reward commensurate with the value
OF the wife will be given to any one who
VIII put himself to the trouble of rcstor-
ing ner to her mortified and disgusted hus-
band. ..0.-
We hope that our Exchan ses. will hand
the sconndrcl and his filthy paramour
round, that they may be known, and es:
'eemed according to their deserts, where
eyer eyer they may make their tracks, Char
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'IFIC, GENERAL And LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

lHE ABSENT MEKCuANTs-G esterday
we had occasion to notice certain letters
which had been written to some of our
absent merchants, giving terrible accounts
OF the state Of affairs in Charleston. We
again take occasion to refer to the mat.
ter, and would seriously advise these ab-
sentees who seem to be frightened out of
Their wits, to make early preparation for
their return to business. Not that we
would have such nervous folks rushinp
nome at once, but as we have good rea.
son to know from the health reports and
private information, that the epidemic has
materially abatcd, so we hope that in n
fortnight or thereahouts, our city will be
again blessed with health, and our streets
hlied with country merchants. The Char
ieSt1n merchants who early laid in their
supplies and arc now at home, will be
well prepared for this portion of the fall
business. Cholera, fever and other him
ORANGES, have prevented many country
merchants from going North. We fee!
at perfect freedom now tn assure them
that they need not go, since every indica-
ton promises that before they could 90
to New York and ship goods to Charles
ton, our health will permit them safely
to lay in their supplies here. We would
not advocate their mourning any risk by
coming now, but let them look at our re-
ports week or a fortnight hence, and
act accordingly.
And if our absent merchants would
come in for their share OF this business,
let them not be frightened to death by
lying rumors or idle letter writer's, but
look at the reliable health reports, and
prepare to come home in season.-Char.
Standard. ID. ....
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MISCELLANEOUS.
diamond cus Diamond.

We lave recently come iaio possession
Of facts in regard 10 a very peculiar Real
ESta e trahsae,ion in this city, the. details
of which are Interesting as illustrative Of
character, as wen as Of the method Of do
ing business which IS considered sharp by
a cert,tip class Of business men.
Some time since, a gentleman, whom
we will call Mr.. A., purchased piece or
ground in Murray street, on which was an
old building, which he proceeded to tear
down inten'lng TO erect in its pla e a bull.
ding more suitable for the Transaction Of
hi business. About the same time, an
other gentleman, whom We shalt call Mr..
b., purchased the adjoining lot, anil pro-
ceederi in the same manner to take down
the old buihiing standing upon il. so that
the work Of demolition, proceeded upon
both at the same time After this had
been concluded, Mr.. A., being ready %
bnil6 himself, and sopposing, quite natir-
rally. that his neighbor would prefer bull
ding At the same time, paid him visit in
relation 10 the matter, when he was bnor.
ishIy infouned 10y Mr. b., that he should
"build when he pleas d." or course as
Mr.. A.,couId not gainsay his right in this
resgeci. tue only retl'od left for hjr '""1
10 90 ON 10y himself This he accordingly
did, and had progressed so far as to have
bis building covered in,n when he was
surprised one day BY vbit from his irste
hcigl,bor
''Sir,n says Mr. b. ''you are an inch on
my ground"
sais A rejsiped thst be thought il must
be ,nistake. = 80 f *sR
s~No Sir, il Is no missake---you are an
inch ON nv ground"
~weli,r returned Mr.. A.. "all can say
Is, II is = 40, ! am very sorry, and il is al,
together unin,entiehal, but lam willing
70 p',y you wba!eser you Say the land i
woylh." y
Il want no pay, sir,v answered Mr.
b. Il want my la6d.'
'.sa.r says Nc. A., II see il is hopeles,
70 try % compromise this matter with you
but ! will give you doasb whatever yor
say the land Is worth rather than tax,
down my WALL
II want no money! want my land.
syersisisa The su,bborn NIB. Argunen
an.i enltea,y were alike uaasailing, and
Ms 4 eesefdiq9y proceeded % take
slown and rebuilt his ws!k he was per
siisied % iiaiAh llia building now wi.hou
farther iaterrepti6n.
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IN ADVANCE
N U NJ B ER 81

"hen 1t had that side towards the bank,
as 1t could not see its benefactor. On the
next day he took some young friends
down to see the fish, which came to him
As usual; andatlength he actually taught
the PIE to come 70 him at his whistle,
and feed out Of his hand. With other
persons 1t continued as shy as fish usual
y are. He (Dr. Warwick) thought this
a most remarkable instance of gratitude
IN "a fish for benefit received, and as It
always came at his whistle, it proved also,
what he. had previously, with other natu-
raIISts, disbclieved-that fishes are sensi-
bic to sound"
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THE BEARD IN THE EPuLPIr.-Francis
the First, disgnsted with the prevailing
practice in his day, OF the clergy retain
ing their boards obtained from the PopJ
brief by which all cccIesiastics through
out France were compelled to shave, or
pay large sun for the privilege of ap-
pearing with n beard. The bishops aud
richly beO.iiced clergy readily paid tho
prohibitory fine, but the poorer sort, un-
able to comply, wer" reduced to the griev-
Gus necessity OF surrendering this orna-
mcnt Of the chin. The license obtained
by compliance with the terms of the pa
pal brief was, however, secondary to the
statute regulations of the Church, which
in some instances were directly inhib!torv
of the bishop himself performing the
service; unShaven and of this fact, Du-
prat was in his person rs prclate a re-
| markable instance.
DUprat, son OF the Chancellor Of that
name, had naturally beard that excite
general admiration and shortly after his
return from the Council Of Trent, where
he had displayed his eloqucnce, and dis
tinguishel himself by his writings, was
| appointed to the see of Cerlnont. On
Easter Sunday he appeared at the cathe-
drai to take possession, but found the
doors closed. Three dignitarics Of tho
chapter awaited him at the entrance
one held a razor ; another pair of scis.
sors and the third, book containing
the ancient statutes of that Church, I'M
which with his finger, that officer pointed
ont to the would be bishop the wor.ls bar
6is r0ris-no beard--in vain did Duprat
endeavor to avoid that despoilment and
ars"ed the sinfulness Of doing ary work
on so solemn day; but was inexorablv
determined, those who held the razor and
the scissors resisted his entering, aud pro-
truded their weapons in such guisc, that
the non inlucted bishop, to save his beard,
fed in disrnay, abandoned the honor, and
grief in a few days rendered him for ever
insensible TO the advantages Of preiati-
cal position, or the vain solieitude created
by the unusual elegance Of beard.
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Pay or MEMBERs OF CoNGREss.--By
the act OF the 22d September, 1889. the
pay of a member Of Congress was fixed
al 80 per day and SO for every twenty
miles of travel. This was TO con,innc
uutil ths Alb Of March, 1895, after which
Il was TO be 81 per day aud Ga for every
twenty miles travel This act WAS limited
10 the 4ti of March, f706. On the 10Th
.of March, 1895, the compensation va
liked at so per dav and SIS for eyel{
twenty miles travel. BY the act of die
18Th March, 1916, the pay was changed
from daily toan annual compensation .
The President pro TEN. of the senate and
the Speaker Of the House each So 600
per anuum, and each member 81 500 per
annum. The mileage was not changed.
This last act created great excitement i,
tie country, and even arrayed strong on
position To Mr.. Clay, who had supported
IT, Msny members we've defeated al the
next election in consequence OF It's pas-
sage. Itwas repealed on The ell, Fcb,u
ar., 1917, to take effect after the clese o.
the then session of Congress. By the nc,
Of the 22d laHpay, 1919, the pay. was
tixeil AZ SO per day and IS cor every twen
" miles travel the President ,,fo te,a. o.
the Senate and the Speaker Of he tlense
70 receive So ger day each. aidit,onaT.-.
Ibis ~ the present pay.
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HUMOROUS.

4 Gnnn Srony T. I
o,n,os, ~. ic We c!'"'" came i"
.i,'e Si,oa "T oTV ,,,, ~ o"' restaurants some
- 80 "'''' were 'eS'ulS on long
80 ~ "t" '''' ''i", anu oaa roads De-
ONO oh'e-aob ,'' d. W '"'.' conversation.
were SscH Ii ~ .'' r.s, sSS era. c2a teams
and that he saw Twenty woke of oxen
straininy every nerve. L,t w;,hnut ctl;.o,
The other, no doubt drinking that a prct-
ty tough yarn. replied
That when he was coming to The city
he saw n man sittingfn fence, cracking
his whip anf yeIrng anl believing at 4
furious rate, he approached him and In
quired what was wrong!'
"Oh! nothing much =" rcn,i.l tho te,n,-
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y countryman popped his head into a
lottery office, and seeing only one man sit
ting at the desk, asked him what he had
tor sale. To which ,hc would be wit re-
pl:cd, "!0gger-headS.'
Then, Slr, says the countrymau, "your
trade is almost at an end, Jor / see you
havc but one ieJt"
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An exchange paper states that the el'-
tor Of the North Carolina Baptist Spec
tator is an officiating minister OF tic Gos-
pei a licensed attorney; agent for near
ly all the insurance and assuranee COM
panies north Of the Potomac com,nis-
sioner for thirty States (; and applicant
for thesame wien Kansas Nebraska shall
have comein; bank director Chairman
Of the Board Of Superintendents Of the
Common Schools; temperance orator;
agent aud counsel for Wake Forest Col
lege president anil secretary Of all the
boards Of tho Baptist Church. &c; and
IN addition, he owns more town property,
has the neatest farm. the best fruits and
the finest cattle Of any man intlle coun-
fV
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An Enalishmnn travcIin0 lbrouoh fl

An Englishman travelling through the
county Of Kilkenny, came to ford aud
hired bat to take him. across. The
water being more agitated than was
agreeable to him, he asked the boatman
iiLany one was ever lost on the passage,
and WAS answered by Terrence as follows
"Naver, naver. Ny brother was drown
ed here last week. bat we found him
again the next day." ...-
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III,
POETRY.
For The Lancaster L<dgcr

!.
The Heart above the Power Of Time
iiis manly form that once stood firm
And statelyasihe forest pine;
On that bold form is written now,
Tous-the painful word .DecIine'-
But still within his bosom lives
~ - "A heart above the power of time
Young, as ch!dhood's happicst day,
Unseard by years, unsL,incd by crime
His hair, once dark as ravens wing,
White as the drifting snow app ,ars;
iIiseye. where dwelt the ightning's fash,
Is dimming with the mist of years
Bnt still, within his bosom lives
rs A heart above the power of time
.- Young, as in ehiIdhood,s h ,ppiest day,
Unsear'd by years, unstained BY crime
His step once fleet as hunters speed
In hot pursuit Of flying deer
Is tottcring now, and weak and slow,
lie only walks when help is near
But still within his bosom lives
heart above the power of time;
Young as in chill ihood $ hppi st day,
ss UnseArd by years, uust,lned by crime
His arm, that once had giaat's strength,
Was onl da gerous to the strong;
Was never raised against tn. weak,
Nor lifted when he cause wis wrong:
Aud hence, within his bosom lives,
a heart above The power of imr;
fouag, as 10 childhood's happiest day
Unseatd BY years, unsi,.incd by crime
l lTd . wish7-lons --lcng since dead, d
And wherefore slrouti il liveagin -
H That mine could be- af.thcrs Heart!
That wish is us,'lcss, NOR, thin vain
For have struggled through the world,
And trod the rugged path of pnn,
a heart all bIightsd, Nithered, sear'd,
It never can be youGg again.
Tanks OWN BARD
Lancastcrviilc, Oct 6. 1885,.
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TnE IMroRrASos OF wRIrTRS MeDI.
CAL PaEscmPHoSs--some. few wears
ago, q welI-kgown botanical doctor was
called N 70 preseribs Tor a man who kept
for sale all kinds Of dogs. The patient
was a great believer IN herbs and botan;.
cal productions, and was indeed very III.
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At apubiie school examination, one of
class the meaning Of words. They an
s"ered well, until he gave back biter."-
IL went down the class until it came to a
simple little urchin, who looked s!cepIis!-
Iy knowing AMI said, at may bc flea"
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a gentleman residing in the neighbor
hood of Cork, in walking one Sunday
evening, met young peasant girl, whose
parents lived near his house. "What ar,
you dong, Jenny Z" said he. Locking
for son.in-law for my mother, sir" was
the smart reply. .... -.
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Daring the trial OF rape case, n fe-
male witness was asked if the woman
upon whom the offence WAS committed,
Was, previously to the affair, chasIe =
"Ies," was the reply, she WAS chustc
ab' ut a quarter Of u mile !"
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"it does one good to look at you," as
the fox SAID o the chickens, when he
found the wall Too high 10 leap.
IL don't believe its any use to vaccinatc
for small. .pex," said back.woo,ls Ken.
tuckian, "ror had child vaccinated.
and he fell out Of a window and was xiii
ed in less than a week afier."
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\ man asked I'm lrshman why he
wore his stockings wrong side outwarIs !
"!"causc," said he, there's hole on
the other side"