The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-15

any Ihtt walking abOut--aut no
at oeoch p n and yet he shall be in his qrave at u
mn ee snort hours and believe there have been many
such cases. '
GOLD fIsHThe Portsmouth Journal saws these beapt;
u specimens of the nny tribe may be rapidly increased
WIN l'e trouble fresh-water pond no consequence
hhae rom springs rain, in which desrue
i've sh have home is all that is needed for their resi-
uence ana RAPID Increase The coolest weather in winter
even though the ice confne them does them no injury
In pond on the Portsmouth city farm of these fish
We're put lew years ago From these OF thousands
nave already been taken and may be only in n-
merous globes in city but also in many distant
places In New England. These fish command high price
in some places, and might be made source of much
profit to those who would devote little attention to rails
ing them,
THE CHOLERA AT CoLuMBIAWe were favored this morn
ing with a visit from Dr. Thomas c. Bunting who has
been absent for days Columbia upon the
sufferers from the prevailing epidemic there We graf
flied to learn from DIR. b. that the epidemic is now on
decline not eight nine deaths having occurred da
ring the twenty-our hours ending Tuesday
and the number OF being materially reduced
Much alarm of course, prevails but nearly all the
for the last days have been among the poorer
class living in exposed localities, and deprived some
extent of suitable wholesome food
Several physicians from this city have repaired to Co
umba to aid the oyer-taxed resident physicians there
and among them Drs. Bunting Bodder Spencer, Harris
horne Wilson, and Alice Under their direction the Town
Hall has been transformed into public hospital where
every appliance that science and experience can suggest
for the of the disease has been brought into reous
ton and to this all the worst immediately brought
| for treatment
The alarm consequent upon the breaking of this dis
has spread to the surrounding country and one
its natural effects must be to cut off the usual supplies of
provisions &C. citizens should be prepared if neces
sary to forward to Columbia such supplies of good and
wholesome food as may DO required Our selfsacrifcng
physicians have generously volunteered their aid and SER
vices in arresting the maady, and every citizen should
take lively pleasure should be requisite in aiding their
noble efforts.
| Dr. Bunting returned to Columbia in the noon train
He anticipates the. the worst has passedThN Argus
New York paper, remarking upon the adulteraon of
liquors. states that more port wine is drunk in the United
States in year than passes through the custo-house
in ten that more champagne is consumed in America
alone than the whole champagne district produces that
cognac brandy costs four times much in France where
made it reailcd for in grog shops and that
the failure of the whole grape crop in Madeira produced
apparent dmnuton in the quantity increase in the
price of wine.
One day, Henderson, the actor met Dr. johnson in Bolt
court and being introduced him. the conversation turned
dramatic subjects Henderson asked the Doctors opn
ion of Mr.. Reeds Dido, and of its author Sir said
4
his ragedyto ne"
A CHEAP BARoMErER--A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman urges that henceforth farmers instead of watch
ing the ocusts and crckets for sghs of weather devote
their meteorological observations exclusively their wives
camphor bottles. He says:
For some years have been in the habit of watching
| the condition of the gum in my wifes camphor bottle
which stands in bedroom, and, when not disturbed
makes capital wcaher-gass It answers my purpose as
/ n n rna mo from IN
When there is to be change of weather, from fair
windy wet, the thin flakes of gum will rise up and
sometimes when there to be great Storm have
them at the top When they settle down clearly at the
| bottom then we are sure of grand weather"
MurroN-cHors AND wislsKERsThe London Quarterly at
tributes the origin of the national English whisker to the
national English mutton-chop Thus the reviewer con-
| meets them;
! "A mutton-chop suggested the form of substantial
British whsker Out of this simple form countless vare
ties have arisen has whskers turned into the
of his mouth if he holding them up with his teeth
the has wandered into the middle of the cheek aud
there stopped as though it did not know where to CO. like
a youth who has venured out into the middle of bali
room with all eyes upon him another twists the contrary
way, under the owners ears; another with vast Pacific
| of face has little whskers, which have stopped
short after two inches of voyage though aghast at the
prospect of having to turn such Cape Horn of chin
We perceive coming tremendous pair, running his
shrt-coar in uXurant protnsion yet the colo
mel general takes off his hat to lady that he is quite
bad those whiskers are in fact nothing but tremendous
landslide from the veterans head
| Mrs. PARrINGToNs /" FOUR FATHERS p" Why do folks
make such o-do about their four fathers Z" said Mrs
Partington the schoomaser who asking her gene
alogy She stopped rolling the for pie she
spoke and, with her hands still upon the rolingpin she
looked at him her left shoulder "Why should folks
try so hard to find about their four fathers when full
much many do find that they have had
one2' The schoomaster explained that people look
ing more pedigree than formerly. @Lookng for
fddlede-dee exclaimed the old lady giving the pin Wig
orous and emphatic roll she spoke. What makes the
difference how folks come here long they here
Why am any better now because my great grandfather
one of the Juggernaus that left France
their religious notions Here mine opened for the
genealogst He dreamed that the Anticipated
dame before him could have had grandfather much
that she could have descended from the Huguenos care
YOU indeed scion of that ustrous stock 2? said he de-
ghtedly whosc suerings and fidelity to their profession
their memories ?" He did suffer terribly,
poor man. replied She towards the last of with neurol
ogy in his head, and, you say faithful to his pro-
iesson for honest tinker never soddered teapot"
ancestry for glory depending upon its intrinsic
excellence for reputation. And who would not in the
days come rather be that estimabe woman standing
there in times expanse holding that rougpn than the
grmest Huguenot of EN- all That pie beneath her hand
becomes food for godshat rolingpin golden sceptre
Boston Post.
A BRowE-BREAD roAsr-Mr Howadji Curtis, the poet
delivered supplementary poem at the dinner table
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