The daily union., 1854-10-20

be in way alarmed by the torch of Hymen for the hu-
initiating fact appears that Of 1864 persons married
1879 considerably than one-third signed the
register with marks OF these ignoramuses 42 were
men, and 7O722 were In 3e636 cases both sign
ed the register with marks and in 924 one of the
contracting parties signed with mark Possibly the ner
vous umdity which is frequently exhibited by the weaker
vessel at The altar accounts for the extraordinary
ability which they display sign their names or possi-
bly, their anxiety assume new name makes them has
ten TO repudiate the old To whatever cause attributable
the fact stands stated In the nexorabe columns of the
regisrar-general.- Exchange
FISHING ExrRAoRDNARY-A gentleman OF Albany New
York. the other day, went fishing excursion and in
less than two hours caught cold in his head eight bass
tweuty-four perch, and licking
WHEEL or FoRruSEA successful practitioner at the bar
under the Maneaw dispensaton must be know-eyery-
thing and know-nothing at the same time Thus as we
learn from violent Maineaw paper stranger in Hartford
who may chance 10 feel like taking gentle smile inn
bibon is conducted by Of the knowing ones into
building in by-steet and after going stairs and down
stairs through hall ways and various winding ways final
ly arrives in roou side of which small round
hole in the wall, in which is a small dumb-waer it
inscribed he wheel of fortune person wishing try
his fortune writes upon small card and with piece of
money puts il in the dumb-waer. Away goes the waiter,
and shortly returns with glass Of otard anything you
may have desired Inquire who keeps this place and the
through the little hole in hoarse voice q"
know-nothng Boston Chronicle.
MRs Stowe ooRREcrED-Describing her visit to Abbots-
ford Mrs Stowe says "The house is present the prop
erty Of Scotts only surviving daughter whose husband
has assumed the Of Scott She ought to have said
Scotts granddaughter The present fair occupant of
Abbosord is the only surviving daughter of Lockhart
and Sophia the eldest daughter of Scott Charlotte Har
ret Jane, his granddaughter by the female side is the
only earthly link that now connects the of Scott
with the generation of the living She married in
s47 James r. Hope Queens counsel who second son
of the Hon. Sir A. Hope G. c. B. Mr. Hope ras also now
assumed the surname Of Scott
'ONE MAN, IN ms TINE, PLAYS MANY pARrsn-At the
Town hail. Leicester, Monday last on the conclusion of
business aged but inteigentooing negro presented
himself before the bench and handed the magistrates
memorial which told the following tale: He stolen at
the age OF eleven years taken by the slave traders 10 the
West India islands, and sold in the slave market Toba-
go lie was there bought by gentleman and given" TO
the Rev T. Taneourt who brought him to England as
servant in the year 1900 He received name of Joseph
Cooper and for some time toot-boy the late Mr.
Buxton of Danett's Hail. Leicester When his services
longer required in this capacity be enlisted in The
Rutland militia from which regiment volunteered into
the regulars ana served i'll his Maesty 69tl foot about
years This sable soldier present several en-
gagementsanong Others, the battle of Waterloo and re-
ceived his discharge in the April following that action
when he returned TO Leicester and obtained employment
in the trimming and dyeng aoss under the late John
Moore esq9 for WLeu nc worked twenythree years and
he ha since beer employed by other masters in the same
businass,LoRdon Nsps, Sept n,
In Lord Elgns valcdictory speech at public dinner
given TO him by the corporation of Kingston his lordshp
manifested considerable emotion in view of his departure
from Canada He expressed the warnest interest in the
welfare Of size country and assured his hearers that when
ever Canada wanted arend she would have an humble
but TO the Of his ability, a Jealous and faithful
friend in Lord Elgin He denied the truth of the report
that he about to leave Canada the purpose of SER
wing the Crown In any other quarter.
CHOLERA ssEEzrSG--A most remarkable cure of
case OF cholera By mistake is related a late number of
the Gazette des HoptlatT physician Doctor Roger hay
ing been eei upon 10 visit patient in the stage
disease prescribed but with scarcely the slightest hope
that II would be ethcacous enetc OF gramme and
half pecacuanh be taken in three doses prises at
intervals Of half an hour The person who charged to
administer the pecacuanha seeing the word pyiss and
finding that the medicine a powder imagined that it
was kind Of snuff and three prise meant three inches
he consequently made the poor cholera patient snuff it up
through his nose The pecacuanha thus administered in
stead OF making the man vomit caused him fit of
ing and this fit laed so long, and he sneezed with such
orep nat violent reaction took place heat returned
the surface all the symptoms of cholera ceased and when
Dr. Roger paid his visit his asionshmeni he found
his patient cured
Scorrs sESsiBnySir alter Scott could eat the
flesh of any creature he had known while it alive
had once said he noble yoke of which, with the
usual agricultural gratitude killed the table they
said it the finest beef in the four counties
could taste Cog and Magog whom used admire in the
plough Moreover when | officer of yeomanry
and used 70 dress my own charger, formed acquant
ance with flock OF white turkeys by throwing them
handful of oats and then when from the stable
their numbers diminish with real pain and
attempted any of them without being sick and yet
have much Of the rugged and tough about is
necessary carry through all sorts Of duty without
much sentimental compuncton"
LOCAL NEWS.