Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-05-13
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An eminent psychologist has decided
that spirit rnppIngs are produced By phan.
tom poslmen engaged in the delivery OF
dead letters.
II is said that the biography Of the late
Professor Wilson will in all probability, ,
be given to the world by his son-in-la s,
Professor Az toun.
The Sabbath observance question IS
reported to be making great progress IN
France. There is an association IN
Bouloene, composed of both Pro'esianls
and Catholics. who are doing their best,
and with considerable success, TO put an
end to trading on Sunday.
The Able Gerst, of Paris, has been as
susunated. While passing before church
Of ST. Vincent de Paul, in Paris, he was
shot. The murderer, who has been ar
rested, gives no reason for his act.
MIR, Lockhart. the editor of the Quar-.
terly Review, has returned TO London.
and, although in renewed health, he viii
not resume Immediately his editorial du.
ties.
Croker contributes the article in the
Quarterly on Lord Hollands Memoirs
Croker, inveterute tory and royalist as he
rs, confesses TO George the Fourth having
lied 10 him about his marriage with Mrs.
Fitshernert.
Omsr Pacha has six aides-de-camp.-
They are all hungarans, and are remark
able for the speed with which they go
over the ground They speak French
and Turkish very we'll.
The electric telegraph to ST. Peers
burgh has been connected with the Prus-
sian telegraph near Mysulwitz, and BY
this means 81. Petersburgh placed in di-
rect communication with the capitals OF
Western Europe.
To the disgrace of the canine race, n
drunken dog made his appearance few
days ago in the streets of Milwaukee,
The Democrat says that, she acted pretty
much as other folks do when in similar
stale. He made very good rail fence for
few minutes, and then went and lay
down by the side of wook-ple."
Hon. Neal Dow, of Maine, commenced
to stump this Slate in favor of the Main
Law last week, but owing 10 severe lndls
position, was compelled to give it up and
return home. He will return next fall
and renew his labors.
= The Boston Commonwealth notices u
story published in an exchange in which
! it is stated that man who come neaI
S drowning. had a wonderful recollec
: tell of every event which had occurred il
his life: and remarks there are a few o.
I our subscribers whom we would recon-
6 mend to practice bathing in deep water!
; The present Emperor Nicholas, some
), time since driving along in his droshke
u observed an English gentleman move dow
another street. apparently, as he thought
s. to avoid him. He sent an officer to as
, why he had done SO when the Empero
5 was coming. The answer was, "that h
o. did not see his Imperial Majesty" "The
!" desire him to wear spectacles in future,
N was the immediate command; with whic
fe the delinquent was forced to comply, du
or inc the remainder of his residence in S
7o retersburgh, much to his own annoyanc
and the amusement of his friends, for h
- was rendThaUIy well loohibS iliah' Oil
RI plqued himself on his clear sight.
or A correspondent of the London Time
al suggest, as an anlidote to the tearf
ny submar rine internal machine contrived
ry jacob, the great Russian chemest, tn
one or more small streamers, preced'
|' by an efficient dredging and diving aPar
,a' tus, would etfectualy combat the evil,
ne first detecting the obs acIe in any requ
,a' red direction, and afterwards cutting Il
no wires of communication wi h the shor
to Jacobs invention consists of cont
1aI vance with supply of gvnpowder, dep
sitcd at the bottom of the harbor, al
ale connected with galvanic battery
lis, shore, As soon as the keel of yes:
nd touches this which approaches the ST
res face: the battery explodes. Cronsl'
harbor is said to be full with such h'
Win rors.