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Asingular marriage recently too place in
New Castle, Del. A young lady Of Brandy
wine, had some week or 50 previous COM
mitted to Jail young gentleman for being
naughty; The young gentle
man 1t is said was willing to make all right
|by marrying the lady, but the young gentle
mans mother-these old ladies are queer
things, they forget when they were young,
and their many shortcomings wouldn't con-
laent to the marriage. So the young lady
clapped the gentleman in jail; where after
keeping him just long enough to get taste
Of prison life, she made her appearance, on
the aforesaid day, and very coolly gave him
his choice Of two things, either to come out
like man and marry her, despite Of his old
mother and all the world, and the rest OF
mankind, or else stay in jail the balance OF
his life and rot there. This was hard alter
native, md the young gentleman, after brief
consideration, came to the conclusion that it
was bettar to be hung in the matrimonial
halter, Aan to rot ia JAIL so he came out
boldly and the Rev. DR.. Spottswood soon had
his neck ornsomented with the moose that is
tied 81 the tongue and can't be united by
the teeth" and the happy couple returned in
the cars for their homes. But it is said that
the young man, whether from happiness at
/ finding himself married man instead Of the
inmate 81 prison, or om some other cause,
forgot 70 stop IN Wilmington where he Ian
ded his wife, but continued on to Philadel-
tphiay and has not been heard from SINCE.
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DOCKS BOOKS! j. Nc Corrnck & Co. have til
Dday received a new supply Of HARPER, for Augn
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G oRarA SCENES; PLANTATION MELODIES; The UNtriE
STATES ILLUSTRATED; BAxTER's PoEMs; and BIglE
pErEscE OF SLAVERY; By Jesih Priest.
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heard every thing that was said by both
parties, There was Billiard table in the
room at the time, but nobody was playing
on it.
GRANr L1NcEcuM, sworn.--Witness was
well acquainted with Glenn. Glenn was
violent man; few days, not more than
three or four days before his death, witness
went purposely to see Mr.. Glenn, to persuade
him to withdraw from the difficulty between
Jones and Liddell.. Glenn refused to be per-
suaded. and when witness next saw him he
was a dead man. Witness is very we'll ac-
ouaintcd with the man Dick Pryor; has
known him, off and on, for many a year.
Pryor was VIGOROUSLY bad characterize
was gambler and horse-racer. Witness
believes that he was the worst man that
ever went unhung. Witness did not testify
before the Grand Jury which found this
bill.
- LANrNGHAM, sworn.-Witness was
acquainted with Moses Virgins. Not long
before Virgins death, witness was oyertaken
by him on his way to his house. Virgins
commenced speaking of the difficulty existing
between Jones and Maj. Liddell. Witness
told Virgins that he regretted exceedingly
the existence of that difficulty-that things
had got to such pass now in the parish that
man was almost afraid to express his opin-
ion about that difficulty, or even to think
about it. This was about the time that Pryor
Sam Smith, Emerson, Glenn, and Virgins
were in the habit Of coming to Trinity armed
and making threats against Liddell and hi.
friends. Virgins said to witness that Liddel
was a coward and scoundrel, and would
resortato the blacklist and basest means to put
his enemies out of his way, and that being
the case, those opposed to him intended tc
resort to the same means to put him out Of
the way. Witness did not testify before the
Grand Jury which found this bill.
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LOUIS NAPOLEON AND THE SULTAN DE-
scENDED FROM AMERICAN ANcEsToRs.-The
past history of the families of Louis Napoleon
and the Sultan of Turkey, is full of interesting
and marvellous Incidents some Of which are,
probably, not generally known to our readers.
These two monarchs, now so cordially
united in the struggle to maintain the integ-
rity Of the Ottoman Empire, are both grand
sons Of American ladies. These ladies were
born and raised in the same neighborhood,
On the Island Of Martinique, one Of the West
Indies. They were of French origin, and
comp,nnns and intimate friends in childhood
and youth. They were Josephine de Tascher
and a Mss s..
The history Of Josephine is generally
known. She went to France, and married to
NJ. de Bsauharnais, by whom she had one
son, Eurene, and daughter Hortense.-
Some tine after the death of Beauharnais,
Josephine was married to Napoleon Bona
parte, and became Empress Of France. Her
daughef Hortense, was married to Louis
Bonamte, then King Of Holland, and the
present Emperor Of Francois her son by that
marriage
Miss s Quilted the Island Of Martinique
some time before her friend. But the vessel
that was carrying her to France was attacked
and talel by the Algerine Corsairs, and the
crew and passengers made prisoners. But
this coissir ship was in turn attacked and
pillaged by Funis pirates, and Miss $. wa:
carriedby them to Constantinople, and offered
for saleas slave. Her extraordinary beauty
and accomplishments found her purchaser
in the Sultan himself; and she soon became
the chRflady Of the Seraglio and the Sulta-
ness Of Turkey. Mahmoud II. was her son
and ths present Sultan, Abdul Medjid, is tbs
son Of Mahmoud.
Thu the two sovereigns who now occupy
so largs space in the worlds eye, are grand
sons oftwo American creole girls, who were
playm&es in their youth; and were as re
markaJle for their beauty and excellent dis
positions, as for their varied and singular
fortuneA
But these women-in the height of thei
power all the friends Of tbei
youth, nd provided munifcently for thei
welfare. Many Of the friends Of the Sulta
ness left the Island Of Martinique, and settled
at Corstantinople, where their descendants
| still reside, and enjoy the favor of the Sultan
The Sultaness died in 1911, the Empress
Josephine in 1914, and their grandsons nov
rule bver two wide and powerful empires
and are entering, as friends and allies, upol
one d the most momentous and sanguinary
struggles in which Europe was ever involved
-P xts6myy Post.
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her dog Moreover. "Why," said she, put
ting on her spectacles to find the place in her
Bible, g 1t is Bible name-here: Moreover
the dog came and licked his sores.'
A young naval officer, when asked what
period of the battle was most appalling. re-
pliel The few hushed moments when they
sprinkled the deck with sand, to drink the
blood as yet unshed."
DR.. Robert de Lambelle, distinguished
physician of Paris, announces that shock
of electricity, given to patient dying from
the effects of chloroform, Immediately coun-
teracts its influence, and restores the sufferer
to life.
"What passage in this mornings exercise
did you like best I" asked conceited young
clergyman of the celebrated Robert Hail.
" Your passage out of the pulpit" was tile
reply.
Mould, when seen through powerful mi
croscope, proves to be forest of trees grow
ing in the morass which moisture makes for
them.
When David slew Goliah with Sing, the
latter fell stone dead, and of course quite as
tonished, as such thing never entered his
head before.
"Tom, didn't you sign tae pledge y asked
man Of a friend who was taking smash
at the Corporars. EYES," said Tom, "but
You know all signs fail in a dry time"
Noggs, Jr., speaking of blind wood-saw.
yer, says: While no one ever saw him see,
thousands have seen him saac."
A very absent minded gentleman being
upset from boat into the river sank twice
before he remembered he could swim.
Hezekiah says that if his landlady kaeu
beans, she wouldn't buy the article eslled
/" burnt and ground coffee"
aHow late is it, Bills' aLook at the
boss, and see if he's drunk yet; if hs isn't,
| it can't be much after ten
| SCENE IN RESTAURANT Water, il
you call this bread, bring me BRICK.
want something softer"
A man caught in railroad collision re-
marked that presence of mind might begood
but absence Of body was better.
The toothache may be cured by holding in
the right hand a certain root-the root Of The
tooth.
It is only the jewellers in crowded cite.
who fully appreciate the sweets Of country
life.
| It is remarkable fact that the letters
wrong are invariably pronounced wrong.
Necessity knows no law" Well, necess
ity is like great many lawyers.
The greatest depth Of the ocean yet fount
and measured is little over seven miles.
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sENsInLE.-A worthy clergyman in York,
shire, England, lately deceased, bequeathed
in his will considerable property to his only
daughter, on the subsequent conditions -
First, that she did not enter into the state OF
matrimony without the consent of his two
executors, or their representatives. Secondly
that she dressed with greater decency than
she bad hitherto been accustomed to do
The testator's words were: "But as my
daughter Ann hath not attended to my
admonitions, respecting the filthy and LEVIED
custom of dressing with naked elbows, my
will is, that in case she PERSISTS in so gross
violation of female decency, the whole prop
erty devised by means aforesaid and inten,
ded as provision for her future life, shall
90 to the eldest son of my sister Caroline
and his heirs lawfully begotten. To
those who may say this restrictions is severe,
| answer, that an indecent display Of personal
habiliments in women is certain indication
of intellectual depravity.'
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At Madrid, on the 5th of April, the CIR
dinal Archbishop of Toledo celebrated with
great splendor in his chapel, the ceremony
of baptism on the child of Horatio G. Perry
ESQ.,, Secretary of the United States Lega
ton, and of Donna Carolina Coronado, biz
wife, lady well known in the literary world
Mr.. Soule, the United States Minister and
Donna Virginia Coronado officiating as god.
father and godmother.
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Nor SINGLE JEW REQUIRING TEMPORARY
REL1Er.-Such is the report of the Mission
aries and Colporteurs appointed by the New
York Society for the Amelioration OF the
condition of the Jews in that city, and 1t IS a
very creditable one to the industry, frpgall'y
and temperance of the children Of Abraham,
so many of whom reside in that city,. II all
of our foreign population resembed the Jews,
we would have little need of Alms-Heises.
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MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS.

BENJAMIN HOWARD, Baltimore, Reporter
W. T. CARRoLI, Washington, D. c., Clerk.
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seemed little injured, and as the smoke cleared
away they attacked the fleets with redoublee
yieor. We could also see that some earth
works had been thrown upto flank the forts
which were pouring destructive fire upon the
/ feet. ~ -, s.H
The smoke soon hid all again, and the battle
ragged with as much fury as before until dusk.
| The cannonade then seemed to slacken: and
before night had almost entirely ceased. Inc
| English entertainments never ceased their fre,
though as matter of course, it slackened much
as the darkness increased.
Oct. olive have had nearly fifty deserters
come in today. One of them is an English
Engineer, who has lived some years in Sebas-
topol He says that the Russians are dismay-
ed by the precision of our fire; and that our
shells fall in the batteries with such terrible
effect as that it is now with difficulty that they
can keepthe men to their guns. He also said
that during the combined attack on the 18th,
they lost a large number of men; more than
1000 had been buried already and the hos:
pitfalls were full. Most of the inhabitants have
left the town, aud their houses were occupied
by the soldiery, among whom, since our fire
upon the houses, we have done considerable
execution. Every preparation has been made
for repellng an assauIt-the pavement of the
streets broken up-deep trenches dug, and bar.
rcaGes thrown up, defended by artillery. In
case of night ASSAULT every soldier has his
appointed post; parties have been told oftfor
reserves for extngushing fires and defending
houses.
The allies are no doubt in want of fresh
troops. The effective British force is not more
than 10000, so great has been the void made
by battle and disease. No less than 5000
men are dead or hors de combat in the last eight
weeks. More Turkish troops are being sent
up; to day the Golden Fleece arrived here
from Volo, with 1000 troops, who were en-
gagged in opposing the Greek invasion. But
it could be wished that reinforcements of a bet:
ter class could arrive from Portsmouth or
Marseilles.
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THE MusoUITo TERR1ToRY.-The meditated
expedition to Central America, under Col.
Kinney of Texas, may lead to important re-
suits He is to be the local agent of the Cen
trail American Land and Mining Company,
which claims to be the sole and rightful pos
SCISSOR of San Juan and all the surrounding ter
rtory for three or four hundred miles up and
down the coast. The views Of COL Kinney
are understood to be of fillibustering charac
ter. lie and bis rangers will assert the title of
their principals to the Mosquito country by
the.strong hand if necessary: and will receive
a million or so Of acres as their fee for so val.
liable a service But it may be doubted wheth.
er in these degenerate days, working men are
not more essential to the foundation of empire
than fighting men. The establishment of few
hundred sharp-eyed American rifemen in that
region, however, yill have tendency to adjust
some of the Troublesome questions which have
for number of years disturbed our relations
with Central America Correspondence of the
Courier and Enquirer. s.
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"Grea, are he uses of whiskey. Great and
manifold are its blessings. Its riches are past
competition. 1t is bread to the hungry. 1t is
ralrnerit to the naked. 1t is joy to the heavy.
h.qrled. 1t is gold to the pennifess. 1t feeds
flp.fiiies of the fotriots heart. 1t kindles the
yplvur Of religion. 1t makes man happy under
all circumstances Cayuga Chief
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CAsuaLry-M Mr.. Henry Eggeos, an assist
ant upon the freight train of cars from Charles.
ton yesterday, after the cars had started, about
nine miles below Columbia attempting to pass
from the tender to the engine, slipped, fell and
received injuries in the fall which terminated
his existence in few moments. This unfor:
tunateipdviual, we learn, has family re-
siding M New York.-Colunabia Times.
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considered it a superstition, she said nothing
about it to any one. She felt strong antipa-
thy for the Irish woman, though she strove
against this feeling. But Notwithstanding her
aversion, she bestowed on her all the kindness
she was capable Of f-..... a.
i The day after this woman was taken into
Morgin's family, Gorgoville was all in commo.
tion. Il Biologis had arrived
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