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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06

few days since Mr. AMI Mrs. swade, residing In the
neiehborhcod Of Arhursburg few miles east OF poush
keepsie in that county, bitten By their dog while
rabd. Mrs. s having placed the dog on churp4ng ap
parstus shortly after discovered that something was
the matter with him. and approaching was bitten by
him. Mr.. 8 not supposing that anything serious soi
the dog went into the cellar for the OF ch
tsing BIN vhsn he himself bitten two three diGe
rent times. The cog shortly after ~ards exhibited uu
isat able evidence OF being rabd II IL not stated
whether the bites are likely TO prove serious.
A few days ego oolored man, name unknown belong
ing to Eastern schooner loading with coal At Port
EVEN, walksdnf the dock In the night while ntoxica
ted, and drowned.
Last -asurcay, boy by the name Of Smith, who was
playing - Mr. vassar Co.'s wharf, Poughkespsie, fed
into the river and was drowned An edors was made 70
sase the lad By Mr o. II. Booth, who plunged in after
him. but be had disappeared His body was found
Poughkeepsie His father q sborer of that city
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-06


PoIII AnRnrs Deputy Ctiet OF Police iunt reports
the following nmber Of arrests by the police OF Wit
liamsburs for ,he month ending Sept l. Is6s:-whols
number Of arrests b!6, the following chsrgcs-
son, a.sert With dsadly weAosnf !. assault Add bat
teIy on ehee,w .sssssit and battery, Al; soAodon-
breach Of peace, 9; contcmpt Of court 4 orusty tn
animals i drunk and disordsrly S. drunk, el; disor
deiy, So; disturbing public Worship 1; detained as
vitoess disabled, escaped eanvict I; false pre-
tences q fraud, Il forgery J; hghtof 9; furious driv
ing insanc, g. indecent exposure g. keeping disor.
slaughtsr l;maicous trespass passing bad bill rape,
Ii rot runaway sppSstice, i ssdactiou l. stabsss
4; surrendered by ball suspicious person. \; threat
OF Violence 81 vagrants 49, violation Of city ordin .nce
(bsfo,s Mayo,), i2e Total, s76: Nativity, United
England, 2s scotlsnd, France, 9. Lost children re
stored TO parents, 80. Lodgers, 45.
suPPosD BURGLAR ARRESTED "A young man. namsd
Tobslca Monsella. arresud on SUNDAY evening In
South Eighth street. Sixth BY officer Bell,
picion OF being burglar. About his person large
ae, nippers knife, pair Of scissors. . gmbls. and
matches Yesterday the ofcer found IL his trunk st
his residence IN the bird ward, valuabe gos ever
watch. No 41ss, Alfred Lochett, N. Y, makse la
mond cluAter pin, and . lady q gold peooi sthxs /.
tias GA T.' He wss bold fos sxsslsaW.a.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

IHE Do-NoTHINGs.-A meeting of this
society was held yesterday evening.
Sam Lazybones took the chair.
BILL Loaferson was Vice President.
The Secretary made his report He OBJ.
served that at the last meeting nothing had
been done, according to the constitution O!
the society.
jim Vacuum offered to make motion.
but did not move from his seat. He obsery
ed that it was the destiny of man to work.
The present order has been founded for the
encouragement Of idleness. A new member
was waiting to be initiated.
The President said "Let him come in.''
The new member was carried in on four
post bels'ead, after giving the pass word
Er nihil fit.
The President administered the oath of
eternal laziness; and desired the candidate
for admission into the order to repeat it after
him The candidate waited till the Presi-
ent had finished, and then said .Di,to."
The Vice President asked the candidate
whether he would take drink.
The candidate nodded and opened his lips.
"The Secretary will now read to You the
rules Of the Society,"" said the President.
The candidate shut his eyes and fell
asleep in an Instant.
Hell do y said the President, approving
ly. "Yes," said the Vice-P President, "hell
do-nothing."
The members name was enrolled, and he
was aroused up to pay his subscription.
He did nothing OF the kind. Nothing else
took place. Nothing more was said. Moth
ing more was done. We know nothing
more.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

t. Passing down West Broadway the
other afternoon, We CHANGED 10 hear the
subjoined dialogue between two ladies' Of
color =" sees. Missus Jollsing. dat yoDs
got anodoer white gal wolkn' for you.a
8 Yes child, Use had her desc tree weeksl'
=" What de caaso for you preference oh desc
white gals, honey" Why, dc fac am,
when You gets one oh de co.orei gals. dey
links dar's an ekaity, and makes themselves
too familiar like; but desc white gals don't,
dey keeps 'um place :"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

AN INc1DEsr.-The following incident
'!came off, in cetiain poor-house in New
Hampshire. A young clergyman visiting
the establishment seated himself by the bed
side Of a deaf old woman, when this CONVEX
sation ensued: -
Clergyman (shouting)-"How old are you,
my good MADAME"
Woman-"Eighty-eight years old, come
last Mayp
Clergyman ina sad tone)-"Eight-eighty
years old Before ghty-eight years shall
have passed over me, shall be food for
worms!"
Old Woman (hori6ed)-"Worms, did you
,aye Are you troubled uith 'em?
I never know'd grow'd-up men-folks to
have 'em bad!"
The clergyman was observed to come
away very suddenly after that question and
answer!
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

GEN. NLEpoKo1TcHTTzK1-Thisp person.
age has been appointed to the command of
division OF the Russian army Bringing
out such name as this does no, look much
like peace The Turks may beat him. but
he will defy them to pronounce his name;
and ifhe beats them it will de Truly said that
they will never be able ",o tell what hurt
them"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

A TRaNsPos1T1oN.-An apothecary's boy
was lately sent TO leave at one house box
Of pills, and at another six live folws. Con-
fused on the way, he left the pills where
the fowls should have gone, and the fowls in
the place of the pills The folks who re-
eeived the fowls were astonished at reading
the accompanying directions: "swallow
one every two hours
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

PRoFASE SwEAR1NG-It is related of Dr..
Scudder that on his return from his mission
in India, after a long absence, he was stand
ing on the deck of steamer with his son,
youth, when he heard gentleman using
loud and profane language. "See, friend"
said the doctor, accosting the swearer, this
boy, my son, was born and brought up in
heather country and land of pagan idola-
try, but in all his life he never heard man
blaspheme his Maker until now" The
man coIored, blurted out a sort of an apology
and moved away. looking not a little
ashamed of himself
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

70 Il S. Lane, one OF the speakers at
the antl-Nebraska meeting at indianapolis,
Indiana, speaking ofDongIaS salt =: have
understood that his house has been thunder
struck but that he wasn't at home. But
hare no doubt Cod Almighty 1eas itching fir
him ~
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

A TURTLE OF GENEROUS FEEL1NGs-A Fact
4he heading Of this paragraph is safe one. as
We trust that Of the turtle will be whose gem
crosby We chronicle; nobody will deny that
turtle has feelings, and the individual Of which
We write would convince the skepticai that his
species have generosity Also Yesterday, 4
large number Of persons were interested fox
.eN moments at Browns spothesary store,
corner corner OF State and Washington streets in mo-
ucing the movements Of small turtle. of
scarcely three inches long, and number of
see nsn that sport in receptacle near the
ron s.on' window; shingle aoated upon the sur
nee y placed there for the express accommoda-
soe OF his Juvenile turtleship, whenever he.
sssl.es 70 oask in the sun and watch the move
a msu,s Of his more giittering companions. Al
=. aunoer Of common house flies were caught by
=. Is oystanders, and thrown upon the floating
su.ng'e out the insects were instantly seized by
s .as turtle, who would proceed forthwith to the
s. se ana dip his head into the water, when the
asnes, being attracted to the spot by his move
..s. ne would give up the little half dead in
.s.s.s VITA TIE most commendable gennrosity, |
sns s:,n,nsfanding the awkwardness of the larger
a. AZ llmannerly fishes who, falling to get the
aSa seemed very much inclined to take the head
Az. ss'r nenefactor. The act was repeated more
~ .u aozen times in presence of . large number
'P'e'a'ors.-Boston Chronicle, 2oti uK,
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

70 A player. performing the Ghost in
Hamlet very badly, was Kissed; after bear.
ing it good while, he put the audience in
good humor. by stepping forward and say.
ing" Ladies and gentlemen, | am ex-
tremeIy sorry that my humble endeavors to
please are unsuccessful: but if you are not
satisfied must give up the ghostn
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

WHO Is SHE! "A young lady, writing un,
der signature Of Miranda" for the Jackson
Mirror, talks like woman of sense, and lays
down her ideas of the man who will suit her,
as II she knew "uhats what :" The stan.
dard is good one, and she does indeed show
great amount of good sense in adopting it
Hear her, young men of Bayou Sara, and
Judge whether or not you can shine in her
estimation:
i want man genial to my taste and SEN
tlments; want him to be generous and kind
IN feellng, higy minded but not addicted to
indulge IN wit at the expense of all that is
good reputable and sacred, | want to run no
one down exalt his insignifcance. |
wish him not to be great but good wish
more than a lover, friend-more than a
husband companion. Iwant no politician
no courtler OF popularity, no seeker of bar
room trlumphs ;intelligent enough to COM
mand conservation, wise enough to command
respect; brave but not rash, learned but not
pedantlc, mild but not efeminate. dignified
ont not proud, religious but not a bigot;
nate the narrow-minded sectarian There
is certain order of ideas. certain tone of
feeling certain reach of moral principles
and pure sentiments which are at the same
time the characteristic of gentleman and of
a christian. want him to be temperate,
without belonging to any anti-whisky socie-
ty, tor man who cannot help making sot
OF himself without pledge, is apt to rely too
much, to excuse his faults, upon his weak
nature. There is set of small beings, who
excuse everything by saying, Il can't help
it want man who can help himself. and
have enough frmness and resolution to do
right without being prescribed TO do so. In
a word want man whom can trust, con-
fide in, and look up TO with reverence and
respect"
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

e. The sales of HoH2mars Pills an&
Ointment have wonderfully increased in the
Union, We presume, therefore that the well
known virtues the medicines possess, are
becoming universally appreciated, among
thousands OF persons OF both sexes testify
dinrnaiiy: as may be seen BY the Press, that
their effect Is miraculous: they act con-
Jointly 50 directly upon the system. the ono
internally and other externally that the
most serious cases will readily y!el>! 10 their
wonderful power.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

TRUE lNDEx.-Show US lady's bonnet
and we'll tell you what sort OF an Institution
she IS 1t 1t Is showered over with ribbons,
cuplds, bows, etc, she is as full of love and
poetry as country inn of politicians and
Ioafers. II it goes in for wrinkles, plain
coIors, and couple Of modest knots, she is
perfect Jewel-sweet sunny, mild. but as
aftecllonate as freshly nursed kitten. If
it is ''stuck all over" with paradise of
clover, lhree-story ostrich feathers, wax
hoyhock and juniper berries. pu, it square
down that the calico is a single establish
ment, and will never see fortieth birth
day. Bonnets are 4 true index of women.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

PH1LANTIaorlc.-A poor German labores
who broke his leg while at work in a hole in
Cochocton, y. \, was put OF the railroad TO
jersey City. lie arrived there with his leg
much swooen, and remained thirty-six hours
at the depot before he was taken to the Hos
pial, He was only a white man, however.
Had he been slave, Why the whole city
would have been i'll an nproar, and the phi.
Ianthfopls.s would haze fairly gone off into
MYSTERIES
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

1% Mrs. Darlington, on reading an ac-
count of a schooner having her iib-boom
carried away in Long Island Sound, one
night last week, wondered why peonIe
would leave such things out O, doors Of
nights, to be stolen, when there was 50
many burglars, filtering everything they
could lay their hands to-
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

"A SINGULAR CoIScIpEscE. The Cleveland
Leader says that it is a fact worthy Of notice,
that the piece about to be performed at the
National Theatre, in Philadelphia, when it took
fire, was the same that was performed in the
Richmond Theatre on the awful night Of its de-
struction BY fire, in December, 1871 The piece
was !" Raymond and Agnes" alias "The Bleed
ing Num- This is the third theatre destroyed
on the night Of the performance Of this play, to
which strange fatality seems to belong.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

THE EFFECT OF Coon CoMpANY.-M. Roths-
child was asked one day by young man, an in
innate friend of his family, to lend him 5000
francs. "No,'' said the Baron,'sI only do
business, now, with crowned heads: but I'll get
you the money. You may walk with me, once
along the arcades Of the Bourse, taking me
familiarly by the arm The promenade was
effected, and at the end of it the young man
had his 5000 francs in his pocket, and refused
offers of $4,000 more.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

TRIAL oF-A CLERGYMAN FOR THE MURDER OF
HIS WIFE AND CHILD.-In August last the wife
and child of Rev. JOS. Il. johnson, a Baptist
clergyman, were drowned in the Esopus Creek,
about mile from the village of Saugerties New
York. He was out sailing with his family, and
pretended that his wife, in passing from one end
of the boat to the other, stumbled and fell into
the water with her infant, and both were drowned
For time no suspicion was felt and his story
was believed !; but in April last the District At
torney had bis attention called to the case, and
circumstances seemed to warrant an inyestiga-
ton. The result was that johnson was indicted
subsequently arrested at the house of his sister,
a Mrs. Smith, in Sixth avenue New York, and
confined there in jail. On the 24th ult., his
trial was called at Kingston, N. Y, and was
continued up to Friday, when the testimony
closed, and counsel began summing up the case.
The prosecution introduced testimony to show
an improper intimacy between johnson and
young woman, whereby the jealousy Of his wife
was excited, andclaim that the desire to possess
himself OF this young woman constituted his
motive. His wife was drowned in August, and
in April he married the young woman.
The defence called witnesses to disprove the
appearance Of bruises upon her body. Several
ladies who were present when she was laid out
saw nothing Of the marks spoken of by the
witness, Miss johnson. A child of Mr.. John
son, some IL years old, fatty contradicts the
testimony of Mrs. Budd, and swears8 that her
father wished her to go on the excursion, but
her mother declined; also that Mrs. Budd was
not at the house at all on the day her father and
mother went on the creek to sail.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19
A DurcHMAN's DESCRIPTION OF R.,uv

A DUTcHMAN's DESCRIPTION OF RAINY
NIeHr.--"Vell, lash Friday night wash de
worst ash never wash. thought 10 go down
de hill to mine house, but no sooner did
walk. den the faster stands still for the
tarkness vass SO tick dat I could not stir it
nit mine boots: and de rain, dunder and
blixum, in more den tree minutes mine skin
vas vet troo to mine clos. But after Won
little vile it stopped quitting to rain, some
thing: SO kept feeling ov mineself all the
way along-and ven comes to mine own
house to walk in, vat you think Mime Got
ii peleng to somepody elsew
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

MARRIAGE OF THE DAUGHTER OF Mrs,
AARON BuRR.-[Extracts of letter from
Bordeaux, dated June rs, 1854. I'VE had
visit, yesterday, from the widow of Aaron
Burr. Her business is the marriage of a
niece to gentleman of this place, named
Perry. She gives 100000 as marriage
git; and Mr.. Perry, the father the young
man, gives the same amount. Mr. Bowen.
the United States Consul, has been requested
TO be the trustee Of the money. Mrs Barr
is the American lady who created such
sensation al the balls at Paris last winter.
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

PUNISHMENT IN Sw TzERLAED-i crini-
nal was lately sentenced 10 fifteen years Of
hard labor, ami deprive forever OF his poiri-
cal rights. 10 pay a liue ot three hundred
francs and the expenses Of the TRIAL. to be
market place. and lastly 10 be taken through
all the parishes OF the Canton and to listen
to a sermon, Oil his knees, from the parish
priest, Oh the subject Of his crime. II that
is fair specimen oil the doingS OF the Swiss.
1t will be necessary to send out troupe Of
missionaries 10 enlighten them We can
see nothing in this sentence but the mos
refined barbarism
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

a NEBRASKA "SoUArrER."-In passing up
the Hudson River Road last week, the train had
stopped to wood and water, and most of the
passengers left the cars and were lounging about
the platform. Presently the bell rang and word
given, g all on board" when a rush was made
for seats. Among those entering wasa laboring
man, tough, hardy-looking fellow. and finding
the seat he had just left occupied by another
person, passed on and took the next vacant one
he came to. He was scarcely seated before q
gentleman came up who had been decaming on
the passage in favor of the Nebraska Swindle
He stopped before him and told the hardy fellow
that he was occupying his seat and requested
him to vacate it. upon what ground do you
claim?" said the hardy customer very signi-
feantly. 81 should like to know upon what
principle you take a gentleman's seat who had
left the cars for moment" replied the gen.
tleman. "Upon what ground % said the hardy
at the same time bringing his fist down like a
piece of live oak, "why, upon the principle of
squatter sovereignty-being sovereign Eve
squatted and claim under Douglass Nebraska
bill" 1t is needless to say that this proved
Nebraska settler, and the Nebra skaite took
back seat the rest of the passage.
- 1AU1nn ,Lourn1y$ IS
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19


Grows CAN Count THREE.-A few months
ago we were riding in stagecoach with sew
eral gentlemen, when the conversation turned
upon the subject of crows, and many interest
ing anecdotes were related. One gentleman
said he knew that crows, could count at least.
as far as three, for he had often proved it.
Being troubled with crows in his field, he had
often attempted to shoot them. But they knew
what gun was as well as he did, and therefore
kept out of his reach. He then concluded to
put up small booth, and place some carbon
dead horse-within gun-shot From this
place he supposed he could fire at them when
they aghted to eat. Whenever he entered the
booth, the crows would all sit on the distant
trees, and not one of them would come near
till he was gone Then all would alight ex-
cept the sentinel, who remained to give warning,
If danger approached.
The gentleman finding this plan to fail, thought
he would deceive them. So he took his son
with him to the BOOTH concluding that when
they had seen one go away, the crows would
believe the coast was clear. and descend to the
bait. Bat when the son left the booth, crow
sung out ca@ caw, eaw,-ttkere goes one -
but not a crow would leave his place.
"A The next day the gentleman took two persons
with him to the booth, and then let them de-
part one at time. The crows on the trees saw
the first, and cried out:f "There goes one" in
their own peculiar dialect: then the other went
9 There goes two but they would not alight,
for they had counted three when they entered.
The day following the gentleman took thrge
others with him. When they went out, one.
by one, the crows, cried: 9 There goes one;' 3
''there goes two;' 'there goes three = And
when these men were out of sight, they all
alighted, and the gun Of the fourth man did its
work.
The gentleman stated that this thing had been
tried repeatedly, and it was evident that the
crows could count as far as three but, there
their arithmetic ended. When they will ascend
to the higher branches Of mathematics is yet to
be ascertained In the mean time others can
bring on their incidents of crov-nology.
rO1iUe Branch
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

OuTFITs.-These absurdities are abolished so
far as regards the ministers to France and
England; and the salary is raised to SIS, 900
sper year. The ministers gain. Under the old
regime it was first year salary, $4,000; outfit
SIS, ooo-making $4,000; second, third and
fourth years, assuming each staid in Pres
the same term will give them $50 600
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-08-19

Passive TIME,-In the course of nv
travels says Clayton in his Sketches, /
havessee many a promising young man
gradually led TO dissipation, gambling, ruin
merely by the wart of means to make
solitary evening pass pleasantly. |
earnestly advise every youth that quits the
abode OF purity, peace and delight. his
paternal home, TO acquire taste for reading
and writing. At every place where he NAV
reside long, either in England or on the
continent, let hiaa study to make his apart
menis as attractive and comfortable as posi-.
Bile, for he will find a little extraordinary
expense, so bestowed at the begin ming, to be
good economy in the end let hiaa read the
best books in the language OF the place in
which he lives; and above all. let him
never retire TO rest without wiring at least
a page OF original comments on what he
has heard in the day. This habit will teach
him to observe and discriminate. for man
ceases to read with desultory and wonder
ing miad, which is an utter waste of time,
when he knows that an account Of all the
information which he has gained must be
written at night.