Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

In Adrian county, Missouri several weeks since as Mr.
Nelson Carter and Mr.. William Keene riding along
road they encountered two large bucks engaged in
regular setto with their horns locked that they could
not dsengage themselves and therefore fell prey to
Mr.. Keene, who killed them both with his pocket-knife
The Western newspapers state that the fall emigration
to Texas has commenced with great force Every
ship carries thither number of persons who intend to
settle, and many are vending their way by land
To prevent weak eyes, from reading or writing the
light should be allowed fall the paper or on
the eyes the reader writer the left sde for then
the eyes annoyed with the shadow of the pen as
when the light from the right side. In writing
blush paper better for the eyes than pure white When
the eyes feel agued bathing them in cold water win both
strengthen and relieve them Ground glass shades at
night bad, they deaden the light too much; the
paper shades which concentrate the light down.
ward are much better
The Providence Journal has letter from Rio Janeiro
which reports that the American steamer Bay City had
been fred into by the British brig Bonita which was on
the lookout in the Pacific for Russian fgate Three
shots fired ut the steamer, coming within ten
feet Of her forefoot and another passing between the
fore and main masts The Englishman then boarded the
steamer and after examining her papers, took leave. The
steamer had sailed for San Francisco In distress.
The Sing Sing Chronicle that Miss Elizabeth Va
lentne, maiden lady, residing near Hunts Bridge,
Westchester county and much respected had just finish
ed her dinner on Tuesday last apparently in excellent
health when she suddenly fell to the ground and expired
Immediately. Heart disease Is supposed to have been
the cause of her death.
Mons. MArLLErERr, whose operations in submarine
blasting famous has engaged to the rock
distractions in the long Saul Coeau, Cedars and other
rapids of the st. Lawrence between Ogdensburgh and
Montreal Such improvement of the navigation would
be of vast Importance and value
distressing casualty occurred at Port Sheldon Mich)
the 10th instant As the Rev. Mr. BoLKs, pastor Of
the Reformed Dutch church at Grand Haven
ing bridge, having his wife and three children in the
carriage with him. his horse became frightened and back
ed off the bridge where there depth Of from egh-
to twenty feet Of water Mr. Boks managed save
himself and wife, but the three children and horse
drowned.
ABSENCE OF MIsD.-An absent-minded gentleman, on
Boston Common the other day, while killing time by
throwing stick into the Frog Pond for his dog jump
in for and fetch out, inadvertently plunged in HIMSELF
and came swimming the shore with the stick between
his teeth to the great amusement Of the spectators
Busy Hss.-E II. Pitcher, Of Adrian, (Mich.) gives
an account Of wonderful hen he has in his possession
She has laid hundred and sxtyseven eggs many
successive days. During this time she intermtted two
days, to wit the I'd and the 24th but to make for
this she laid two eggs the 122d and 18TH days each
Boston Be-.