New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-31

CONGRESSIONAL MoRALITY.-We were infinitely
anuted three or four weeks ago by a practical joke
In ahiDgtoh Clty spon number of the nice men
Of Congress IL wss too good to bs left unpu bshed
couple of merry feloss one of them distinguished
Men Der OF CoSgIess from a Southern State and tho
ether oistrsuisted ex-editor fom Keutucky, con-
coced letter purpo-iiDg TO be addressed BY youLp
lady to very fine looking gs ntleDIan 1t wss Sot q
in fret rate style. The pretended young Iady ast
fol th theren that she had several Ii seen the gen
tlemsn she was addressing; that she was cspti-
waited by he fine face aod manly form that her heart
xss deeply touched by al she saw and heard Of him;
that sh. NUT make his acquaintance before his de-
p,rlure from the city that che hoped and prayed he
would forgive her seeming bodness, as It was the
fret JUL ru6eIt act Of her life that che had always
,ovee Ar was still moving in the highest circles Of
the Capital that sbe would be upon certain square
of eeftsp street al prec IL o'clock on the fol-
loving cav in ess which she descnotd WIN great
pa,ticulsriiy, and that sLs hoped aud trusted ne
y ould inset her and thus et0rt her an opportunity
~. h,;sT ner.onsl intercourse with the idol OF her
tesrt. Tie two vsgs had between thirty ana ihly
copi.s of this letter, written by lemze inena OF
ibeirs sId they sent theie copies 70 between IuI''
snd fcrty members Of Congress, seecnns nose 0,
c, urse WHO were known 10 entertain very e1zi'7a
opinion of tltir own personal fsscinstons. Every
tf.r b.irg r. IS arranged the 90 Dkers .ed pom
De ed sBother young gentleman, explained "ue'
they Lad iols ard inyeo Us TO get into thex ar'ae
rEe 9th them 20 the point OF assgna'n ana sesano
sietts We INTERESTINGLY consented, and We saw
sights euro enough. Riding upon the desgnhsd
,cusre we bebeId the whole Of the thirty or forty
uenters, N0rtt ern nen spd Southern men, "nigs,
Democrats. aid Know NothiDgs, waking TO and fro,
all gazing earnestly in every direction. and a. every
female fsure % discover the object Of their snr'ou.
.esrch We Concluded, that, if few more copies o,
tie letter had been seut TO members Of the House oil
K.tte,.utslyes the House would have hA1 to al
iorrr for TIE want Of quorum. Louisville Jour.
A.rt scrArcHrsG M,cHryE.-The Ysnkee who in
vented the Potent HeG PERSUADED" has found his
match in smother who has brought out an Invention
csed the PATE It Nerer FS,Iiag GARDEN P'eserser,
1oy Hen Ualksr.' II consists Of an all instrument,
something ike q spur, only considerable longer,
rbch is attached to the bind part OF the hens leg,
po1,irg a. an ergle Of IS degrees toward me ground.
Wh,h the hen with this instrument on her legs enters
the garden in the speg siter the seeds sne pu1 aer
loot forward 10 scratch the walker caches 10 the
ground and forces her forward and thus sne
walked, in her efcr.a TO scach, entirely oat Of the
gsrdsn. ne Osrego Palladium says an agency has
be.n ouer ed in Oswego for the sale Of these msehnes
II must be hard rcatehing about OsEego, even foi
hens without ieiteIs.
LARGE FLEE oS LosG IsLAyD.-D1ring The grea,
or Fart Ct yesterday and the night before dense VOL
um.s of smoke were observed OF the mouth OF 'n'