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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

II Drive amqy Rats. = friend
has just Informed us Of a PLAN he a.
depted toget rid Of rats Hik prem
Uses swarmed with them. He took a
small fish book, attached to a fine
wire, and Suspended on it a piece Of
cheese, letting il hang about 8 foot
from the ground! One Of the rats
leaped at it and was hooked, and set
up such a horrible squaal. noise and
rattle that all the rest forsook him
an fled, Not rat remained on the
premises. A few days afterwards bis
neighbor declared that he was visited
witha plague worse than those of
Egypt-that the rats. would surely
eat him up, house and all. Our
friend enjoyed the joke but kept.
shady. This was not philanthropic
ofhim, so for the benefit Of his neigh
Dor. who we hope takes the "Rual,
and the rest of mankind we "diBclose
the disclosure" without elioinilfg the
sccresy or charging the dollar
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NaD EnW-m4

RI YHE undersigned having bought the inter-
L est Of his late partler nj the firm Of
Goodrich, Bnclfanan and Beavers, And also Il
the iirin 6f Goodrich d Beavers, VIII eontimld
the business at the OLD Stand, west side of tlld
Public Shuare, where he has been fPr a nitut1
her of ye.,ls. lis Stock on hand Isl one of thd
largest aid most desirable he hat ever had
the pleasure Of offefing to the tkadP--embra1
cling EVERY article Usually kepE III a Retail
House; sAiee il torlthe Iaeseub tb say, thai
this stoek canlet 4, SURPRISED Iby ahy retail
house la irennas5e e1-iu falt, ! Is slock istod
large for the present fea-op, AL lle is deter1
mined to sell itoa, even 4 at imuEnailY low
prices. For the liberal le.f6Ia5i extended
nina by the ctizsg4 qf l.l.klQlnl cgunty silcd
his COMMENCEMENT III business he IS undei
many obligations, and inteads, i ht close ap1
pljeation 10 business add lesirt to sell gooit4
for small profits VIII 81 u secure theF cnstorn, "a
do 81. JOHN GOODRICH
: Dee l. 1858.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

Il man experimenting nur; cry
of children, is like an elephant
Matching eggst the more he nurses
the more lie hurts them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

We dislike tosec a man maintain
Ins position SO strongly, that he viii
neither listen to better reason, nor
move when his wilc'is sweeping.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16
HfltI aIla .gaIItlI.
Look 0ut.

Whfa yop SD a Young lady so.
very II iicatc Ia btf she cant make.
up herb, ], OF p lt.a c uf,le Of plates
on he table, AMI yel1 rats over town
daily with Tie 81 eed Of d race horse,
10 innble nou4ense with he soft
.pales, aild SniiipdrS, Just chalk il
down lllat she a piece Of calico
You eau'i invest : single penny OF
Ipnlsallon III. ! girl mhe hisu'l the
muscle to hlt I hree feathers and a
Ipillow-casc, but can tire IA loco Inp-
tive 'and Il Whole om nbas iine out
Of breath, is anhlstilIllon thai, like
prussic sacil and Pld maids, IS 10 be
kept clear Of Young men. will
nlease bnlton up Hie fact IN thqii
1 memory.
sr3n Just SO. But is there mol
mother picture needed 10 complete
The scene! 4 youn 9 mao who i,
50 nice that he would not for thl
world help his poor Old wilowet
mother stt a few sticks Of wood
but had rather ramtle off With liz
sweetheart; one aYth cant find time
to gaIher valuable information, liu
4 " ho has ample time 10 black hi
bd ols, curl his whi>l Sers. and vlsl
ga mbling deus; one " holhlks it DC
rogatory to his dignity 70 be seen a
honest labor, but " no has no com
junction when stealing from ih'
hard earned gains Of others; on'
who regards Il characteristic Of gen
, llemento swear pr ianeIy, drinl
, liquor Regularly, and talk nonseNs
ilnentk fair danisel shun snch a
these as you would the pestllentla
breath ola disc ase,l invaIid. Youn
ladies will please stitch this fact t
their handitercbicf+,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

TlE undersigned has laid of blockF of Tod
l. Of several Acres in eaal for private resi-
denee, and is now prepared I'd sell thenl at pr
vate sale to those who desire 10 have fummd
residences, in the beautiful ami healthy i
Tuilal,asna. We Have in The ToFh Stj
besid3s the mos healthE tniosphere ahd pun
freessin4 water, a mPs1 excellent CHI lybe2t
SpriHs, which is SURPRISED 10 be mix I'll witt
shitA sulphur.
/ WM. MOORE, Agep etc.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

\ young man having preached
for DR.. Elnmons ono day, was any
ious to get a word Of. applause for
his labor of love. The grave Dr.,
however, did not introduce the sub
ject, and his younger brother was
obliged to bait the h ook for him,
II hope, sir, | did not weary your
people by the length OF my sermon
to- day
No, sir, not at all; nor by the
depth ether
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mARDwARE AND CUTLERY.

~ LARGE stock embracing almost every
X Article in this line wanted in this marke
in store and foFs sale cheap By
THOMSON & BUCHANAN.
April Fl, 1853.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

VIE subsCrbeTs having taken 4 M
l. charge Of the above named zzsfEtezkA
IlOtS, formerly khown as the - = ~ - y
TENNESSEE House,, viii eD'ieavor to render
complete satisfaction to al no may iayor ihen,
with their patronage. They intend their table
shall not be infeFiort TO any ever furnish he'd II, tb
place. There y III DO 10 reserved chain, only
for Ladies and theft attendants No response
bility for money, unless delivered to the Pro
prietors or Bar-keeper There will be no re-
sponsiLility for umbrellas lcitn the Bar-Eoom
conduct viii lead So a .iismission of
those guilty. PeEons wishing 10 board by tho
year. will be required to settle quarterly. Per-
sons wishing 70 stay all night or longer, who
have no baggage. will he fequirel 10 pay in adj
nance. 70 person viii b. permitted to send
'oryants OH euands without permission.
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The Subscf Des'

II EEPS coi.stcoaiy on hn II at >segessasr
N his oh stand, at the Fan
Yard, an excellent supply Of fo@sl ~
aud Shoes, Harness and SafE@, S9te, UPpe
Harness and sothHe LeatAel Of d supero
quality; ali9f which will be- sold iotp for cssl
or eN ehangeia far barter.
April /, 1893. JAMES ii. COBB.
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Ra AIH'&.

1tE ALL the latest and most faShionabl,
n IT. putt THOMSON y BUCHANAN.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16
IN STORE
FLOUR. FLOUR.
NAILS.

{ lust received I25 kegs Of Nails.
- the best article made in the United e.
States. COEDWELL & CUMMINGS,
Dec /. Shelbyville, Tenn
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

In Wiltshire, England is a tomb
stone with the tQ lowing inscription
Here hes 4 lie body OF, Lady
.O'looneys CRANE -niece of Burke,
commonly called the Sublime
She was bland ,+passionat(,, and
deeply religion isle also painted
al water-coloGS, naH sent Several
pictures to the 81 Inhibition. She was
first cousin 10 adv Jones: and Of
such IS the Kingdom Of heaven"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

Il forward and talkatl e young
man IS not likely ever 10 beeomc a
trrpaf man
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

Gre for Bots IN Horses. Give
quart Of molasses or dissolved SUI
gar, with quart Of sweet milk. In
thirty minutes The horse will be at
ease. Then pulverizo an eighth OF
pound ofalum, dissolve ID d quart
Of warm water, and drencA your
horse; in two hours, give one pound
Of salt, and he's cured.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

The other evening, a vonng gent
WAS with scYer;l companions sere-
nading one Of Ii is fair friends, and
singing In al4Nt ic style a song that
contained these words:
"Ihd'er uItell thee all owe
TO thee, my dearest love-
Al this iunctJre, one Sard, pass
ing by, interrupted the flow of mu-
SIC by the following rough prose:
w ell, sir, if YOU can't tell that
young lady how much YOU owe her.
will tell her how much you owe
me-JVst one hundred and seventy
dollars and sixty cents
The effect of this unexpected in
formation put a stop to the sere-
made for that night at lea st.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

\ reporterof be Cincinnatima
kets states that hogs are firm
This is stating he fact a little too
mildly; the iirnn less Of the porkish
animal amounts to the most cirseel
obStinacl.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16

TRANSPORTED FOR LIFE. Il Tie man
who mprrics happily.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1854-02-16
CHEESE. CHEESE!

Ok BOXES fresh W. Il. Cheese in F5g.ersl
~ store and for sale los ly EfS
ELLIOTT & THOMPSON,
nov 3. Shelbyville, Tenn.
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BLUE GRASS SEED.

600 BUSHELS fresh, Blue Grass I'm
OOO Seed (striped) just received go
and for sale low.
ELLIOTT &fTHOMPSON,
nov. 3 Shelbyville, Tenn.
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shelbv,ille. July IA. 1s54lv.
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CASTINGS
OILS AND PAINTS.

NTHITE Lead, Ilnsetd OIL, and n7FFFN.
w Paints of all descriptions in 49,.
store and-ior sale III
I ELLIOTT & THOMPSON,
nov 9. Shelhvvilie, Tenn.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-05

4 Turiors HorY NJ n Hasonic
Htble-A correspondent thus writes
to us It may not be known to you
that the freemasohs Of the 4Gih regi-
ment now stationed in Windsor, hive
IN their possession their original bible
belonging TO lodge 227 Of the Irish
constitution, once in existence in that
corps, upon which George Washing
ton, afterwards commanders chief Of
The army Of the United States, was
initiated into the RIGHTS Of freemasou.
ry. This book was taken in battle
onee in LIT, during the American
war, and once by the French, at
Dominica, in 1905, and each time
honorab|y restored to the lodge Of the
l65h, with military escort as a guard
Of honor Each case Of restoration
was n scene Of moral beauty--a tri-
u,npbant viadloaIion Of the purity Of
masonic principles. The surprise and
feelings Of both officers and men may
be imagined when they perceived the
flag Of truce that announced this Gle
CART compliment from their gallant
but still uobIer brethren,
who offered by the act, The acknowl-
edgment and homage Of an eplighten-
cd nation Of the purity, value, and
utility Of m'sonry. | am sure Bro
Their Tyhe (MHjor). to whose charge
this Jewel" Is entrusted. will allow
his felow craft to view this, to them. |
most Interesting relic of days goue by,
e specially IS it IS again about to brave
'he dangers of active service. May |
God speed these active fellows whor
ever they CO. Windsor and Elton
ESpfess. |
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that gentleman from Baton Rouge

that gentleman from Baton Rouge
who 50 kindly treated me, when ht
| was il New York;"
The Gtaham Trial hes not rtf rraal,
81 fiu1 termination. rs The rehc7p-
ing has uot baon paaard upon. Tho
PRES hNs been rrjtninaIly severe on
tie doctor, anl allowing The verdict
NJ .aa J'uT, every Sunday paper devo-
ted column, more or lesa, t. con
dcmniog ths Jury for their "parlial
verdict n and even while l>r. Ora
hams easn is before the Judge for q
roll"a'ing, The rofara arc continually
influencing Tho public mind. How
this abuse If the freedom of the press
can be rcmediri d. Dol know, but
certainly. every calm, oonaddnrafo man.
must SEE eni feed the Injustice it in
ficls upon thpeo WHO have to %
through The ordeal of trial before the
courts. | attended thg trial. and WIS
struck with tbe dignity and manly
hehring Of the Doctor, he certainly an
pearcd h. be the least eseifed person
III ihe vast aqSeinlInga. The convir-
ti"n expressed itsaif upon every mind,
That there was hrenf negligence ut The
IIote !. IND that II the Doctor bad been
waited uptil, hg any ono If tbs innu-
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An AurrIcAN VESSEL FfaED ~
ro,-'rhe Providence Journal publish
es the following extract from u letter
received in Providence, dated Rio
Janeiro, September 8:
"Ths vessels in port are the bark
Nevada last from Rio Grande, and the
Paragon from the same port, both III
ballast, waiting freight, the ship Te-
iuca,, loading for New York the steam
rr Bay City, in distress, bound to San
Francisco, and under sail. Before
this ranches you. | expect there will
be aenfation in the States, because
Of her having been fred into by the
English brig Bonita. The Consul has
bad the matter under advertisement,
and the proper papers have been for
warded to our Government. It seems
that the man-of- war being 10 leewarl
fred three blank guns for her to hoave
to tIiereupon, with his color flying,
Capt. Wardle hauled bis fore and ilb
sheets to windward lowered the peek
Of her fore and aft sails, and waited for
him to come up, when three shots
were fred in succession. The first
fell short, the second came within ten
feet of her fore foot, and the last pass
eo. between his fore and mainmasts.--
On the boat reaching the gangway,
the Englishman inquired who was the
master, when Capt Ward!e answered
that he was the man. He then assert.
ed that the steamers men were all
drunk. and in surly manner demand
ed Why he did not heave to. Capt
Wardle answered that he had done so
before he had fred shot. His pa
pers were examined, when the Eng
Iishman, noting in the steamers lo.,
the fact of boarding him, left. There
is q Russian frigate. somewhere ON the
coast, and the English are locking out
for her.,
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s1g ED.

At his residence, in West Baton Rouge. on Wed.
nesday, the lst inst, CHARLES q. JOHNSON, an
old and respected citizen of that Parish
Mr.. johnson was one Of the party Of Fibusters
under the command Of Gehl. Fhil. Thomas, who
came from West Feliciana, in 1910 and took pos
session of Fort Baton Rouge then in possession of
tie spanards, under Don Carlos de arandpre.
~ nPpday evening, sath inst, A. EDGAR. son
10 kNfoNF Fttn1. eyed years
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I'll nrrieA

At Carmel, New York, on Tuesday. Oct. TN. by
the Rev. ". q. livingston Dr JAMES r. MER.
RIFT. to Miss ANTOINETTE BROWN.
There Fow' What blow is this 10 wopnn's
Rights. 8hakspottr.
n" more shall Antoinette he heard
At Tatntnany Hall in Blcemer gown
MISS Brown must GO the road ofbutter'1 bread
Down, down. p down put on, another
ind Of gown Miss Brown
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t. The Cincinnati Commercial is
wagipg furious war against the dead
head system upon railroads and steam
boats The Louisville Times has no
particular objections to having It's hat
cbaIled, and it replies to the CONNER
cial rs follows
The abHses OF the system certainly
deserve the severest rcprobatiou on
the Stockholders account, at the
same time it will be acknowledged
that there Is no engine so powerful as
the press in promoting the success Of
public improvements and the com
pimeut Of - FREQ ticket to those who
are The best friends Of all railroads,
we think, should not be spurned.
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The Roman Catholic Bishop and
Tie Trustees Of The church Al New
port, Ey,. have got into SNAIL The
poor bi hops find il difficult to control
t,eir refractory American aoela The
cause IF The trouble is ihat The bishop
undertook to build a school house on
the church lot without consulting the
trustees Hence the fare up. The
latter applied for m injunction On
Saturday last the court granted the
injunction deciding that the bishop
bad a right to use the ground for
church purposes only.
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The Washington Brigade Of ','ir-
GINA militia recently visited the
Washington monument, and on the
occasion an individual collection Of
nearly four hundred dollars VISA made.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-05

SATUnH's R1NGs NOT KtNGs,-G,
=. Bond. the astronomer Of the Cam
bridge Observatory, concludes from
his investigation, that the supposed
rings Of Saturn are not permanent,
divisions being sometimes plainly
seen, Which at other times are not Wis
'bls The apparent ring is fluid, not
solid, and is constantly dividing, re-
uniting aud dividing again. The the
Dry has the credit Of being clearly gus.
tanned by his own novel and simple
computations, says Prof. Pierce.
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dNrrklp Gp1rlrt
}rdorning, nov. Q, 1864.
Frik

I'm this wild fruit. met with, in
lis part of the State and the question
hs often arisen in our mind, why it Is
hat not The least attention Is paid to
DE fact. The fruit yields but little
Juice it is true but does not the large
white Malaga, aud other varieties Of
grape flourish here, aud como to full
perfection and conld not a graft be
made On tho muscaIine Of some family
SO AZ to produce, an article equal to-
il not superior to the Catawba We
think SO, and feel satisfied, that a
profitable business might be made Of
il, in Almost any locality, Illinois,
Missouri. and Ohio, have each tried
the experiment Of wine raising, aud
fhe sparkling Catawaba champagne
Of Longworth, commands premium,
over The best importation. The mus
cadine has been t.ied by Western pro-
tuces. IN the H+ca, but never in the
South that we have heard of. This is
tho place, where the vine springs
spontaneously from the soil : and we
long to see the day, when some Of our
cnterprising yankee brethren Of the
West will come this way, to test the
experiment.
Thar Is THE KIND or BusINEss.-
II IL rather m astonishing fact. that
so man, intelligent and good looking
young gents, will hang about at the
loafng places Of resort, whilst such an
advertisement stares them IN the face
daily. as that, on The left hand side Of
the Daily Gazette, headed Employ
mcut to agents. Here's more GER
tain chance for fortune, than that de
pending on the Havana tickets. "Sev-
cral thousand energetic and trustwor-
thy young men are wanted" What
stimulus is this, to noble aspiration,
leading into the very back door Of vir
tue itself "The occupation will prove
IA light and gontlemanly employment;
~ profitable, Us il Is honorable" What
better assurance is wanted than this
here is the door wide open to fortune,
over road "planked' all the way
Listen to what II. Reed, says this
is an extract from private communi-
cation to Burns g. Benedict, Balti.
more. 81 herewith enclose you draft
for----dollars ! dcducting one hun
dred and ninety seven dollars as my
commission for the last month |"
Signed. II. RELp.
We ask again, how is it, with al!
these facts staring our young gents, ii
the face. and out of countenance that
they can hold up their heads, and say
that they know of no 7reftablc and
honorable calling, to follow' True it
is, that there is dampning clause in
the Gazettc's advertisement; but it
should not wet down" the noble as.
plration of the young and honorable
bosom, more than dollars worth"
1t is very properly put in, to prevent
the parent office from being deluged
with letters from all parts Of the couu-
try, and to secure the partners Of the
concern, from being pressed to death
in the streets. 1t runs thus:
so many answers to advertisements
are forwarded from motives Of idle GU
rios'iy only, the advertiser will consi-
der no application unless accompanied
bv One Dollar as evidence Of sinceri-
ty, when full particulars will be for
warded."
Were it not for this clause, the
whole capital Of the concern, offering
such inducements, might be laid out
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TO Families,

lust RECEf Y ED--A fresh supply
~ ef the following articles, for sale at retail:
LAED, HAMS, PICKLE hEER, Mess PORK, But
ter Crackers, Soda Bniscrit and Cheese.
oes IT, taAag0TTg & HOFFMAN,.
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The Mobile papers of Friday last
report the explosion Of the steamer
Daniel Pratt, the day previous, while
OFT the mouth Of Dog river. Patrick
Qa'n'an. deck hand, and negro
were instantly killed, and others were
moro or less ini,lTed
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sweet Oil.

4 F2ES T ST PILY-Just received,
Il aud for saIe by Ca.tRorr & HorFs.sS.
oct r. Court E!1use square.
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The New York Herald SAYS it is
reported that some Of the Ponnsylva.
MIA coal miners have resolved to sus-
pend for while their supplies of coal
to the market. If this experiment
should be tried, the very first act Of
Congress should be, and we hope will
be, the absolute repeal Of the duty on
coal. Right, says tie Mirror, let us
have the coal duties repealed. This
will bring the wouldbc monopoIists
of Pennsylvania to their senses. let
every coal consumer be ready TO sign
petition for coal duty repeal when
the paper comes round, The docu-
ments are already circulating.
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NOTICE 10 BUILDERS.-The I'M
~ designed is now prepared to manufacture
by Steam power Mt the shortest notice all kinds
OF Sash, Blinds, windows, Doors, &c-ietteFs ad-
dressed to him at tIe Post Office at Baton Rouge
viii meet with immediate attention.
sept-G-tf ]. W. BROWN.
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SrAfrE or WAsutNGroN.-Qu5ch
Pnssagc.--We arc informed that a
telegraph despatch has been received
from Philadelphia, by Messrs. J. II.
Ashbridgc & 60, owners Of the ship
Quebec, Capt George T. Emerson, Of
this poFt, announcing The arrival Of
that vessel at Philadelphia, on the
2sth ut, in the extraordinarily quick
passage Of forty days from Lcghorn.
It will be remembered that the
Quebec has on board the Statue of
Washington, by Powers, ordered by
the Legislature of Louisiana for the
State House at Baton Rouge.-Pic
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TO vaEs STONES.

brushes, BRUSHES "A fine
- assortment of Hair, Tooth. Nail, Cloth and
Hat Brushes. For sale by BURGESS & L.souE.
novly Third Street
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The Portsmouth Chronicle states
that the ffiga,e Santee is to be launch
ed from navy yard at that place about
the 18th Of December next. The
same day is spoken Of Is the time for
launching the Sabine at New York.
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The Taunton Eazntte states that n
few days since one Of the inmates of
tho lunatic asylum III that town "a.
capped from his bondage, and nothing
further was heard from him until on
Saturday last. when the person in
whose charge he had been placed dis
covered him, Ms he thought, in train
Of cars Which had stop1 cd ut Taunton
on their way to Boston. He itnmedi-
ately called bacl,man, and entering
the car. the two dragged the supposed
luoatic 70 the PLATFORM where IN ami
mated alteration took place, The hack
man insisting That the prisoner was
insane. and his prisoner just as strong
y insisting that the bacbman must
b. insane. At length tho passenger
procured evidence which concIusively
showed HAT lie was highly respecta-
bic clergyman Of Fall River, on his
way TO preach at Mansfield, The next
day.
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Mr. Flnney, dentist, late Of Alex
and'ia, Egypt, is reported to have
found q stuffed tooth in a mummy,
and several teeth in other 1nummies
which bore marks Of filing. If true,
this is certainly one Of the most re-
markable facts which modern perse-
verance has yet brought to light, con
corning the arts of the ancients.