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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-30

BUGGY AT PRIVATE SALE.-W
- have for sale privately an excellent second bar
BUGGY.
my 50 ALEX. MOTT CO.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
One Of the Judges.

Our Daniel remarked the other day,
that the next time he put up at hotel he
would enter his name as Daniel Sharp,
Judge
We asked him (says an exchange) If
he had tried il. and he replied.
Yes, 1 tried il once, and it worked
like a charm. had the best accommo.
da;ion in the house for more than a week.
without any expense till the landlord one
day touched me on the arm; says he
You are Judge Of Probate, are you
mott
No. | replied.
Not of Supreme Court. cer,ainiy!'
NO. rejoined |, mot Of any court 4
'Of what are you Judge .hen' contit
usd he. thinking Of the many 'lixins'
had sent up to my room.
i am Judge / pompoasly replied; %
good Huing.'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
,ghe Pcdslies's Bnrgain.

One day a tin peddlsr, with an assort-
menl of nick aacks arrived at village
in Maine, and called al one Of the houses
to sell his wares. After disposing of
few ARTICLES to the lady OF HE house,
who seemed 10 1--we in The midst of chill.
dren, she declared her utter inability To
buy more for the want Of money.
.Ru. ulacac,. ain. you got any ragss.
None 10 SELL vi s s 49,
'rel!,' sand he, you seem to have
plenty of children. Will you sell me
one for tin wafe!' :.
What will you give!'.
Ten dollars for one ot them.
In good lin ware!' ,r
'Oh! yes, marm, the best.
She then handed one Of the urchins
TO The peddler, who, surprised that .he
oiTer was excepted. yet convinced that
lhe mother would NO! part with her hoy,
placed him in the cart, aud supplied the
woman with tins uni! the zen dollars was
made mp.
I he man fel, certain lIlat the mother.
would raise the money rather than part
with the child, seated himself by The
boy 3 side, who was much pleased a.the
idea of having a ride. The peddIer
kept bis eyes OH the house expecting to
see the woman hasten to redeem the liz,
tle one, and rode of at slow pace
After proceeding some distance, he be.
gan 10 repent of his bargain nnd turn d
back.
The woman lad just flushed orna.
men,ing her dresser with the tin. when
,he peddler returned.
We'll, .h,nk the boy is too small.
guess you had better take him back,
aud let me have The ware.'
No. sir, the bargain was. fair. and you
shrll keeph You may 60 Just as soon
as you please.
Surprised a, this. the peddler exclAim-
ed:
why marm, no can you think Of
parting with your boy. SO very young to
slranger!
'Ob! sir, we would like to sell Off ali
our town pawpers at he price Of $40
per head
The boy was dropped at the door,
the whip cracked. the ln rat.led, the
peddler measured the ground rapidly,
aud he never forgot his pauper specula.
,ion. IN. Y. Rsville.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
Requisite for going to Law.
TO him that goes 10 law, nine things
are requisite;

Drhe Desroi. Free press. (Gen.
Case home organ,) of the 3Osh uliimo,
says:
Gen. Cass will yindica.e the princi-
Piles which he has long hsld. A private
letter from him, rsesiyod shre days since.
refers - 36las's bill, and declar-
es. 9l64 Sle,ck W to nay principles.
alimees tke qxesfion boldly. :,
oat 4 shaig meet the quesfi0n. for 4
ievs thai Congress has not the siight-
eos0<r over sgassry. either is q State
fyritofy.'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

DA dog plunged into the Ohio.
few miles above Cairo. the other day.
after deer and caugh, il when abou.
a hundred yards from shore. The dog
after getting ducked about dozen times
sue ceeded in getting on the deer.s back,
and fastening to its ear he in,eriered with
its swimming. SO tha. spectator on the
bank took canoe aud secured it.
The owner of the dog subseq nc n,iy
sold him to a Southern gentlemrn for
one hundred and fifytive dollars
EUansUiHe Jour.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
Juvenile America.

In President Aliens lectures before
the Mercantile Library Association, IN
Bos,on. on Monday evening. ne alluded
Ia Young America. in the following sly lie;
Our children show extraordinary pre-
coci,y. The Miss drops the bib in The
evening, and dons the bodlce n the NOR
ming. and the belle makes but single
Jump from the cradle TO the coiillion,
lIom pap to the polka. The boy -bu'
We have no boys noy-youngge gentlemen
is the word-feels insulted IT he is met
in the street. and not called 'Misser. -
lie goes from .he baby cap TO the beaver
and in ,winkling from peanuts 10 poll
ties. He finishes his education at iour'
teen, goes into business at eighteen. mar
les a. twenty. and is bankrupt at svensy-
oIe.'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
rRecrui,s Of ,he Russian Army A,

TRecrui,s of The Russian Army are
obtained in the following manner: The
authorities ascertain irolq the :egister
kept by the priesthood how many youths
there are in ,he town. or village. from
l2 to 80 years Of age; and who ever has
five sons must part with four. The eldss.
being left at home. A party of soldiers
SURROUND the house, or school house. in
which the youth or youths are. and then
take them away by main force. a. only
a few minutes notice. leaving them no
time TO say farewell to their friends. In
one particular case, two youths, one -
and the other Ia. were kidnapped in
this way from :he house ot their grand.
mo'her. aged IS. where they were stop.
ping on visit.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
sound Philosophy .

At recent examination OF a school
ie p Essex connty, one Of the
committee proposed the following ques-
,ions to boy who was studying Ma.
ural Philosophy.
Can you explain the principles Of ad
hesion! Boy hesitates:) Wha, keeps
your body loge,hsr!
Ans.-.Wit,les and drink
'Wha. is the uses Of lever! boy 10
nonplussed.) If you had log in the
ditch. how would you ge. it ou,!'
Ans.-.ld hitch on yoke Of cattle.
The committee man give up
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
P @ E I &c A l..
From the Knickcrboct.r.
WY MOTHER.


Deal gently with my Motehr, World!
Her days are in the yellow leaf.
And time with her is growing brief;
She is not now what she hath been:
Her eye hath lost its glowing shaen:
The rose is faded from her cheek,
And life's dark stream grows faint & weak
he forms whicb walked with her of yore
Come back again, oh, nevermore!
Deal gently with my Mother, Worll7
Spare her in yonr sorrows. Worli!
! was her iavori.e, darling boy.
Her earthly hope, her spirits Joy.
God only knows that love her we'll
How much, no language now can tell.
But am fallen in my prime,
As leaves in early summer time,
And when my soul shall leave it's cay,
Her last foud hope must pass away;
Then, in my deep desponiency,
THIS dying boon crave from thee;
Deal gently with my Mother, W orld!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

& or happiness there 10 nothing like
perferihing good deeds. There IS moro
real snnsh'ne radiating ronnd The heart
when you give poor woman a quarter
Of = dollar, then in doing the best polka
sIth tho pre,,iest girl in town. Get in
- = habit Of performing the Christian
thing, and you will be made for life
Happiness and good deeds 60 10 each
Others company. - I
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
HgAysslssONaAa WISHES.

A happy pair in smart array,
BY hol, church united,
From London town, in open hay
Set of, by love melted.
The day was dull as dull could be,
So (dreaning Of no pun)
q, 9th John. 81 hope my dear, that w
May have lite sun"
To whi,h his br..Ge, with simple heart
Replied {twas nature taught her)
"Wetl-I confession my own part.
i'd rather have daughter"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
THREE DAYS SiGHr.- A Freedman.

THREE DAYS SieHr.- A Frecnhman.
nnacquainted with business, once receiS.
ed draft payable at three days, sight al
a cer,sin bank. The first day he pre-
sen,ed himself at the counter. and taking
the draf, from his pocket book. extended
j, before the paying.toller. and. to MS as
,onishment said. You see that once,
and folding the draft, walked away
The next morning he appeared again.
aud going ,hrorgh the same form. said'
You see that twice. The third day he
appeared again and said. y ou see that
three ,imes. Now. by gar. you will pay
him
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
GA xap was one ia,

ga way was one day speaking oi
his acquainiances Who had gone west.
where new comers are generally attacked
the first season. with me ague.-.Nei,h.
er of these men, said he, will be aiilic,-
ed,'
why mott inquired .bys.ander.
Because was the reply. zone of them
is too lazy 10 shake: and the other won,
shake anlsss he gets pay for H.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

~ Most ladies think it is the sum nit
o Qisforsune TO be ugly. This is
missile; quite frequently the chances are,
as ,hSeosid goes, that homely women
are al.ogslhef The best as heart, head and
soul. A preuy face oflsn psesides over
a false heart and eeak head. and with
the smallest shade of soul.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

iE.Father said roguish boy. i
hope you won, buy any more gunpOw.
der tea for mo.her.'
why mott
Because every time she drinks il, she
blows me up
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

U Douglas Jerold saws shat-'As old
mother Eve created the necessity o.
wearing the useful garment called a
shirts. by the sons Of Adam, therefore II
is but righ. for her daughters to wash
them
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
Erhe Frenchmal

ness and philosophy Run away with
his wife. and he looses no time in making
love With 'he FIRST pretty girl he meets.
II he looses his fortune. instead of,a-
king TO 2russic acid. hemp. or bad rum.
he INDUCES in frog soup. Madeira wine.
jokes, and the opera.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

eye Wecli Fonesic Adyocat says:
Ye best kof drops for yug iadiz Il III
drop DO prak,is oy dresin thin hewn .ds
90 ig de nj. arr h
Dem is our sentiments,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

u Clancy F. Jones has been elected
10 Congress in Pennsy lvanis. from the
Dis.rici made vacant by the des,hof Mr..
MuhlenbeTg.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

No NlGoERs.'-A Sabbath School
teacher in Louisville, KY. was exhort-
ing poor. pious old female TO be very
humble. reminding her of Jesus, who
had neither house nor home. Yes, she
added. with emphasis, 'blesed be God
he had no house, no home and no nag.
gers
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

U.Once on time,' an IrisLman and
a negro were fighting, and while graP-
pling with each other. the lrishman ex
claimed: You black devil. cry. enough!
III fight till l die!' Soil l.. sung out
she negro; Il always does.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

CHlRoaRApHY.-The Clinton Coussnt
says that the word "would." in Rufus
Choa.e's hand writing. resembles sman
gridiron struck with lgh,ninsl
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23
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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-02-23

to sea. in order 10 get az fast and as far
away as possible from lhe scene ut their
guilt.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

LoGIcAL-During one of the late very busy
days on South Water street, the head of heavy
and influential forwarding house was watching
the progress of newly arrived brig in gaining
her place at his dock. The unwieldy vessel
seemed 10th to submit to the restraint Of ropes
and hawsers, and upon an apparently ill-advised
movement on board, the impatient and quick
motioned merchant, quite forgetting himself i'm
mediately sprang upon bale of goods, and i'm
pulsively assumed the command, ordering this
rope here, that rope there, &C., &c. Here an
old tar at the capstan, having first quietly rolled
his qud into the opposite cheek, with glance
from his shipmates to the dock exclaimed, quite
loud enough to be distinctly heard:
"What ID set of lnbbers now We must
all be, to bring a vessel from Buffalo, and
then not know enough to make her fast to the
dock"
The impromptu captain good-humoredly own
ed the force of the argument, and retired from
his post. In due time the vessel found herself
in exactly the proper position, with every thing
about her completely shipshape and in order.
Chi. Dem. Press.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24
THE GREAT ECLIPSE OF THE sun.

Nature is getting up grand novelty, gratis.
for ma Il will be shown Chat is, II there is
lght epough,) on the 26th Of this month. We
aflude TO the annular (not annual as some pa
pers persist ip printing IT'D eclipse OF the sun
We call attention to the phenomenon at this
time, not because it needs putting, (for it throws
every thing else into tho shade) bat that our
readers may look upon it understandingy-in
fact not to be in the dark as to its nature and
operations.
The time, duration, &c., of the eclipse have
been calculated for numerous cities and towns
on this continent. The point nearest to ours
for which an estimate has been made ia Detroit.
In that place, the eclipse will begin at 1926 p. m,
reach its height at 4.26, and end at six o'clock.
Duration hours "a min. Magnitude in diglts
1887.
During the eclipse, the apparent diameter OF
the moon will be little less than that OF the
sum- This circumstance will cause bright
ring Of light about the darkened parts OF the
sun. Hence the term "annuar." This ring
will be one-third of digit wide, and visible on
ly where the line of the central eclipse passes
That line is between longitude 70 deg. So min.
west of Greenwich. latitude A deg. IA minutes
north, and in longitude "a degrees IS minutes
west, latitude al degrees 10 minutes north
The path of the annular eclipse will be about
one hundred miles wide. The ring will be seen
in nearly all of Vermont and New Hampshire,
and in bits Of Massachusetts and Maine. The
annular eclipse moves about 100 miles min
ute.
This eclipse like all others has been calculated
far backwards and forwards. The first time it is
found to have occurred was in 1918, July 3D.
Since then it has returned 81 times including
that of this year. 1t took place in April l80Oy
May 1918. and May 1886. twill cut and come
again in Jnne 1872, and will make positively
its last appearance in the year 1893, August
| 18th.
The movements of these stupendous forces
in nature are as thoroughly understood by as
tronomers as those of an eight day clock.
A committee of twenty distinguished men
has been appointed by the Scientific Association
to note the eclipse and It's phenomena from diff
ferent parts of the country.
| [Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24
(Det. Times.

The best honey is made by bees which have
the privilege of roaming abroad in search oftheir
food. If they gather their sweets in your gar
den, beware of onions, for the least taste of that
vegetable will spoil all your honey. Have no.
onions or garlick on your premises. lockwood,
likewise, should be excluded. Good honey is
made from roses, lilies, violets, rosemary, and
especially thyme, which was in high esteem
among the ancicnts, for that purpose. Orange
blossoms, if you can have them, are most desi-
rable. The delicious honey of the Isle of Bour-
bon will taste for years of the orange blossoms
from which it has been gathered, and on opening
bottle of it, the room will be filed with its
fragrance The best rule is 20 have great va.
riety of flowers for the use of your bees, and
their instinct will teach them what suits their
purpose best.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

A LIVING DEATH.-The Louisville Courier
says that Matt. F. Ward, the acquitted murderer
that innocent and interesting young man, as
Wolfe says-made his escape from the city by
crossing the river at Jacksonville from thence
70 New Albany, where preparations were made
to turn him out, but he decamped instanter OF.
the first boat that came along-and when last
seen was at Canneton, Ind, where he was the
guest of John |. Rey, Esq. A correspondent
of the Courier writing from the place says con-
siderable excitement exists among the citizens
and it is proposed to address letter to Mr..
Ward, requesting him to leave the town. No
violence was contemplated, I" The citizens merely
wishing to frown down man who coolly and
deliberately took the life of one whom to know
was to love-" In this case, as in that Of Aaron
Burr, it will be found that
"'Twas the survivor died.
flat T'imoo
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24
w. c. Thompson, Indianapolis, Ind.

GOVERNMENT AND LUMBERMEN.--By the fol-
lowing, which we clip from the Minnesota DEM
ocrat it will be seen that the Government is es-
sentially modifying its course towards lumber
men. The course now ordered by the Depart
ment we think will be satisfactory, and meet a
cheerful compliance on the part of those who
have mills in the pineries [Ch Dem. Press.
ave are informed by Col. Irwin, the U. s.
Marshal, that he and Capt. Estes are fully au-
thorized, by written instructions from the De-
partment at Washington, to allow RATS of lum-
Der cut on Government land, to pass without
seizure in all cases where the owner will within
three months, deposte money in the Land Of.
fee sufficient to enter the land on which his logs
have been cut-the rule adopted by the Marshal,
requiring deposite sufficient to enter quarter
section of land for every 100000 feet of lum.
Der measure so cut on Government land. This
arrangement will be generally satisfactory to the
lumbermen, who have no disposition to trespass
upon the Government lands, and only require
the privilege of entering these lands; which priv
ilege has been in great measure hitherto den-
ed them. Col. Irwin has labored indefatgaby
to bring about this arrangement, and if we right
ly comprehend it, it is sufficiently liberal to all
parties. Col. Irwin also informs us that Capt.
Estes was unremtting during the winter, in his
endeavors to procure a modification Of his in
structions. The new instructions have lately
been received, and will, we hope, be the means
of putting stop to the disgraceful annoyances
to which we alluded on Monday. The only
proper course for the Government to adopt in
reference to these lands, is Immediately to have
surveyed such az are unsurveyed and bring them
all into market at the earliest possible day. AT.
ter this shall be done, we apprehend the Govern.
ment will find little further necessity for the
employment of special Agents for the protection
of its interests"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

RAILROAD PRosPEcTs.-The following which
we clip from the Port Huron Commercial, says
the Grand Rapids Enquirer, is anything but ia.
vorabe news for our Port Huron & Lake Mich
igan project. If the Great Western line from
London to Sarnia is suspended, and the Grand
Trunk line propose to not commence their west
ern works at present. there of course will be lit
tie chance for the continuation Of these lines
through Michigan at present. We presume
this result is one of the effects Of the war upon
the financial circles of London. This news our
citizens will regret to learn for they have calcu.
lated on having two strings to their bow. Their
reliance must now be upon the o. a. o. Co.,
which we do not believe will fail them:
SARNIA & LONDON r. Rive regret exceed
ingly to learn, that the Great Western Co. have
suspended operations along their line between
Port Sarnia and London. We are also informed
that there is little probability that the Grand
Trunk line will be pushed at present, beyond St.
Mary's. Hon. M. Cameron has advertised all
his village property in this place for sale at auc-
ton on the 18th inst. Putting =" that and that
together" we must confess, railroad prospects
just now are anything but lattering.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

CUBA-The island of Cuba,-which is now,
in consequence of recent occurrences, engaging
a large share Of attention in the minds of the
American public,--is one Of the most valuable
districts of territory in the world Its annual
productions "a southern paper states) comprise
$l3,5OO,OO0 worth of sugar, $l5,000,000 worth
of tobacco, S2,3lO,0OO worth of coffee, $4,000
600 worth of corn, and 100000 worth of 9th.
er agricultural produce. The grand total of its
productions, including dairy and domestic ami
mails averages $59,OOO,OOO per annum. The
population of the island in lS4l was 1907, 1924,
including 4l9,39l whites, 429,475 slaves, and
l5l 1893 free colored people. Five years subse.
quently the white population had increased T.
536, while the blacks decreased lO7,S72-mak.
ing an aggregate population then Of but 1885,
752. In the city and suburbs of Havana, in
l84l, the entire population was l60,750. Five
years later, in 1916, 1t comprised but l2S,597.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

A HARD FATE.-The wife of Charles II. Lee,
now in Jail on an indictment for Larceny, died
on Sunday evening and his only child yesterday
morning both of small pox. The prisoner wrote
note to the Judge begging him "for Gods
sake" to let him out to see his wife and child
buried. A strong effort was being made last
night to obtain bail for the unfortunte husband.
Under ordinary circumstances the sheriff wouldi
have let him out in the charge Of an officer to
attend the funeral, but as the deaths were from
small pox, to have let him out, to come back
and perhaps take the disease to the Jail to the.
other prisoners, could not be allowed.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

ST. LoUIs.--Ns groUth and resources.-From
the Annual Reriev, pamphlet recently publish
ed by the Missouri Republican, the following
statistical information is gathered
The population of ST. Louis in 1880, was, g.
6O4--in 1910, l6,649,--in 1850, 74,439,-in
1852, $4,000, and is now estimated to be consid-
erably over 100000. In 1888, the taxable prop
erty was only $2,O00,OO0, and the whole tax
$2,745 81. 1t has now taxable property at a
very low estimate, of over $39,OOO,00O, and its
revenue for the year ending in August last, from
real and personal property, merchants and wa
ter licenses, and other over 81 100000
In 1888, the tonnage owned there was not 1000
tons. 1t has now $4,000; and the total number
of steamboat arrivals there the past year was g.
3O7, or 835,397 tons, the wharfage fees on which
were over 100000.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-05-24

LONG EXPECTED, COME AT LAsT.---We learn
that by recent termination of suit in N. Y.
city, five children in this city, whose father died
about year since, have become heirs to a prop.
erty worth $4,000.
The suit involving the title to property in a
central location in N. Y. city, and very valuable
has been pending for fifty years; Alexander
Hamilton having at one time been attorney for
the plaintiffs in the case. Law is great insttu-
ton.