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The Trinity times., 1855-01-27

JONATHAN Using Sir As Toors-
BRusH.-A gentleman who was travelling in
company with Sir A., told me an anec-
dote of him, and how he treated an imperli-
nent fellow on board one of the lake boats
that greatly amused me.
The state cabins in these large steamers
open into great saloon; and as they are
often occupied by married people, each berth
contains two beds, placed one above the other.
Now it often happens that when the boats
are greatly crowded, two passengers of the
same sex are forced to occupy the same sleep
ing apartment. This was Sir As case,
and he was obliged, though very reluctantly
to share his sleeping apartment with well.
dressed American, but evidently ,nan of
low standing, from the familiarity Of his man.
ners, and the bad grammar he uscd
In the morning it WAS necessary for one
man to rise before the other, as the space in
front uf their borths was tco contracted 10
allow of more than one performing his alb
lutions at a time.
Our Yankee mad fair start, and had
nearly completed his toilet, when he suddenly
spied tooth brush aud box Of tooth powder
in the dressing case his companion had left
open on the wash stand. Upon these he
pounced, and having made liberal use Of
them, flung them back into the case, and sat
down IN the only chair the room contained
in order to crafty his curiosity by watching
how his sleeping partner went through the
same process.
SIR A, greatly annoyed by tho fellow s
assurance, got out of bed, and placinp the
washsiand basin on the floor, put his feet in
the water, aud commenced scrubbinq his toe
nails with the desecrated toothbrush. iona.
than watched his movements for few mo-
meats IN silent horror, and at length, unable
to contain himself, he exclaimed:
wall stranger, that's the dirtiest use I
ever seed tooth brush put to, any how"
u saw II put 10 dirticr usc lust now -
saio or A, very coolly. 81 always use
that brush for cleaning my toes"
The Yankee turned very green, and fled
TO the deck, but his nausea was not sea sick
ncss.-- Bancrcfts History.
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ed in the face, and, slightly stammerng,

red in the face, and, slightly stammering,
said:
why, Jim, you know nothing about hors
es. RS the only dad match in to,ct. I'll
bet you can't find the least difference in the
two--sizc, form, age, action or color. I'll go
with you to the stable now"
IN go with you,' Jim answered, and off
they went to the stable.
Look there exclaimed Ledger, exultingly
IF it was not that they were SO perfectly
matched, wouldn't have given more than
half the money for them.'
Jim said nothing, but peered and peeped
about the horses faces, looking first at one
and then at the other. AT length he bawled
to stable boy bring me bucket of water
and sponge.
Ledger looked wild; Jim looked solemn.
The water came, and Jim, after mdustri-
ously washing the face of one of the horses
for few minutes, brought to light brilliant
white blaze, about the size Of small hat
crown
1t is said that Ledger frnted upon the de
veopment of the fraud; but we are not exact
ly informed as to that. One thing is certain
that he now regards all dead matches as
painted deceptons, especially if the animal:
are of Tennessee origin. - Mont. Ala.
Mail.
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REsARKADLn TRISL.--Ihe ". q Pic,.
yrne says that prisoner was on trial for cn.
terIng house IN the night time wi h tho in
cnt 10 steal. The testimony was clear that
he had made an opening sufficiently large q,
ADMIT the upper part Of HE body, and thru'
which he protruded himself about half way
aud stretching out his arms committed tho
theit.
MIR Obfustica.e Brief addresses tho Jury
What an outrage, docking hor,iticd. and
with outstretched arms,l \ repeat, wha, an
outrage upon your Intelligence aud yoas
common sense il il ior the States attorney 10
nsk at your hands the conviction of my rliop.
on such testimony. The law IL agalns, ell
tering house--and can n man be said II,
enter house when only ono half OF his body
Is in and the other hall ou,2'
Gentlemen, hook al the Divine Law on
this point. God commanded Adam and Eve
not to cat the apple. e. the whole apple.
and all the commentators agree that il they
had only eaten ono half they would not have
been expelled from the blooming garden Of
Eden
The jury brought IN verdict Of guilty AZ
to one half Of his body from his waist up, and
not guilty 70 the Other half
1hcj judgc sentenced The guilty half to one
years imprisonment leaving to the prison
er's option to have the innocent half cut of,
or take ii along with him.
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AN EDITOR CoMrLInENTED--G George ID.
Prentice, Esq, the witty editor Of the Lou
isville Journal, was compimented with
public dinner, in Memphis, Tenn. lately
james G. Jones presiding. The affair was
gotten up without distinction of party In
the course Of his remarks, MIR. Prentice said:
81 have written some bitter things of men
who have since passed away from the earth,
and on whose grave could shed tears or sor-
row and regret. All. when | look back
through the twenty>sx years Of my editorial
life, and think how many once denounced
who afterwards became my personal friends,
and how many once eulogzed and toiled for
who have since turned their hands ruthlessly
and causelessly against me; when | reflect
how often tho most arduous and devoted po-
ltical services are forgotten by those TO whom
they are rendered, and how often the deepest
political injuries are magnanin,ousy forgiven
by those TO whom they are done; and when
| remember how many Of my political
friends have strven to crush me, and how
many democrats have gathered around me as
a band Of brothers, in the days Of my per-
sonal peril, should be guilty Of an outrage
on my own conscience, and on every feeling
ana impulse Of my heart, if | we're not to
weed Out from my nature the partisan bitter
ness that once iourished there | am a
whig but | wil greet every true-hearted
democrat as my brother, and will erect
~ 'elae LeaTsed > biz a, su.l."
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AERIAL NAVIGATION For some time pas.
a new system of aerial navigation has been
exhibited by amodel in this city. the inycn-
ton of L. -. 1ippet, Esq, Of Washington
City, an old and respectable teach,t and in.
venlor. His plan s to have a condeneng
reservoir IN the ear Of his balloon, connected
with the inlet pipe and the balloon itself bv
two pipes. " hen the balloon is inflated anil
has assembled, and il is desired TO descend To-
another stratum of mir. tor II favorable or ler.
swift current, 1t il designcd 10 employ an air
pump TO draw tho gas out Of the balloon and
condcnso II in the reservoir, thereby, ns bo
conccives, making the balloon descend bv
the gas Being confined in smaller eompns.
than IN the balloon; when he want, 10 ascend
again. he opens the faucet and allows the con
densed gas IN tfe reservoir to pass by the
inlet tube into rue balloon, and thus by con
denslng and expanding the gas, arise and de-
scend at pleasure. lie also employs two
propel'ers set towards one another, forming
ap angle Of 909 for propelling the balloon.-v
Scientific Amsr.
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RATEs OF ADyERTrsINC .
,sult. The nobest and the beggar--the nun

Insult The nobest and the beggar--the nun
and the wife aud daughter of the artisan
youth and age, all were involved in one gem
eral ruin. None were respected, and oonse-
quenty few escaped. The madness of those
desperate brigands WAS variously exhibited;
some fired through doors and windows; 9th
ers at church bells; many at the wretched
Inhabitants as they fed into the streets TO es.
cape the bayonc,s Of the savages, who wero
demolishing their property within doors !,
while some wretchcs, rs if blood had no,
flowed in sufficient torrents already, sh4
from the uindotcs their orn companions ~
they staggered ON below. What chances had
the miserable inhabitants of ereapng death,
when more than one officer pershed BY tho
bullets and bayoneis Of the very men whom
few hours before he had led to the ASSAULT
This city contained about $1,000 inhabi.
tants, and had twice before within the space
of thirty months, been subjected TO the hor.
rors of seige. BY the 'Liberstors Of the Po-
ninsula.'
II such q fate awaits the inhabitants Of Sc
bastopo in the event Of its fall, may we not
pray that the attack upon it may not succeed'
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Chunas, an Indian dance.
POpsha~, food of any description.
Matched to Il Hair

Some Of our readers in the city will rccol-
lect q pair Of very high going, stylish, lack
horses, that was frequently driven about the
streets last summer It was a remarkably
snowy span black as the ravens wing. and
glossy as patent leather boot In fact they
were Just such horses as " Ould take the fancy
of youngish man, with a small fortune, who
likes 2.40 lick and doesn't mind paying for
his musical instruments. The horses belonged
to a Tenuessean, whom one of our most reli
able dentists pronounced to have full mouth
i. e., not deficient in eye-teeth. He spun his
blacks around every day, and seemed to
take special delight in crossing the vision of
one Of our icllow-citisens OF the sort we
have just family outlined. One thing led 10
another, and from a laughing banter on either
side, as the Tennessean oroye one way, and
the Alabamian walked the other, the matter
settled down into what up-country people call
q horse- trade. Ledger bought the horses Of
Snappngiurtle. the Tennessecan, at 5000 or
some other high figure.
Now bedger had brother, older, more
cautious, more sedaie-in fact, harder on
trigger than himself This brother rated
Ledger about his trade, and gave him to un-
derstand that in his opinion Ihe horse Jockey
had done the job for tho banker.
'Pshaw, jim, said Ledger; 4 know It's a
long figure for the ho'sesj but was willing
10 pay well for On exact match It's bard "
get such--Ill bet you never saw a pair Of
black botes before without a white hair on
ether
Very likely, but that's no reason a man
should pay two prices for pail Of horses -
But it's well enough for people to get badly
cheated at least once in early life
Al tie we!1 bad, , Ledge. crew q little
The Trinity times., 1855-01-27

A CHEAP BARoHETER-A bottle of cam
phor is said to be an excellent substitute for
barometer. writer in the Country Cen
siemdn says:
1t answers my purpose as well as barom-
cter that would cost me from S25 to $50. -
When there is to be change of weather
f on fair to windy and wet, the thin flakes of
the gam wiz rise M, and sometimes, when
there was TO be a great storm | have seen
them at the top. But when they settle down
clearly at the bottom, then we are sure Of
grand weather. Any farmer who will watch
his wife's camphor bottle for season. will
never have occasion to watch the birds or To-
Gusts for indications of a change in the
weather.
The Trinity times., 1855-01-27

AMERICANS IN FRAScg.--lt is stated in a
Paris letter MS a remarkable fact, and ons
highly credilable to the chivalry Of the A
mericans in Paris, that they had in a body
determined to leave the city in case ,f re
fusal to retract the nterdict against our Min
lister to Spain. A deputation to this effect
actually waited upon Mr.. Mason. A dcpar
ture of the Americans, adds tho writer.
would have been serious loss 10 Paris.
There are said 10 be thousand families of
them there, and they are provcrbally among
the weal,hest aud most ex,rsyagant people
OF that gay capital
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Pompcii was covered not with lava, but
with ashes to the depth of twenty feet above
the tops of the houses. Now the ruts made
by the wheels two thousand years ago arc
perfectly plain. There you eau see the old
marble counter in the wine shop, and the
stained ring made by tho cup when it was
set down for the last time. The tombstones
which were ootside OF the city, now exhibit
their inscriptions perfectly, 10 that the en-
craving of every name is clear. One bas re-
lief was ship come to land with the sailors
just furling their sails, an indication that ho
had reached his home.
The Trinity times., 1855-01-27

RJssIAN SPIEs--The Russian spies at Sc
bastopol seem to be much too sharp for John
Ball. A British sentinel at Balaklava. being
astOnished to perceive a horse with sack Of
corn on his back, deliberately walking past in
the moonlight, attempted to seize him VIXEN
the sack of corn became suddenly mo,o-
morphGsed into Cossack trooper. who nut
spurs to his steed and vanished before ,be
sentintl recovered his speech. At another
part of Baaklava, on the Sd, Russian spy
altrcd as a French officer, boldly entered
tie British lines. sauntered about, chatted
with the officers, learned from them where
heir position was weakest. and actually got
or safe. whcu he saw that one Of the En-
Siishmen had grown suspicious -nd had'sent
off TO the General TO say that he suspected
there was Russian SPY among them.
The Trinity times., 1855-01-27

! W. W. ,rr., :" strong defcncrs. # sa,,, "'V y" '
in or on, M aC C''.''I sna'I hcsr no more p,,,.,.
DING nn,a'. ;" CohErcss of the utiIny n ~1n"'
showing ., ~ ''r's The eastern wsr !.
bear, 'S ~ n., 'ho difficulty Of roaching 70" ,L' -
fcnded by ,.an,.H' ,." nose brea,t is N.ll d.'
his 10 Lcr N""nl' ,'.. 'r'sibh2 from ,tone .aI,.
owes her ."r c,'"e i"uhcat'ons thnt Ru,.;.
home b's.. t. ~'',y' Let us be proisc,sJ -
lbroad g H. a. ,e"st We seek to be agyres.,'' !"
mes Iarodr "J meet Of i'ussia is four o, G,,
iayc brcn ,','' our whole navy, yet II vnulJ
ps,,. ~" .'.t 'CS r. f'yed Leiorc pow bit sr ,ha
! l'd' sll ..,1.-.,..i ''''
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GGoRag BAseHoTr, THE UisrcAIAs

GgoRGE BAseHorr, TIVE IIisrcNIAs ---
Bancroft is one Of our greatest pen I'm
dowed with the most piercing aud at tbs
same time poetic mind, he examines the his
tory Of a period with the rigid scrutiny Of n
Judge, aud thon narra.es story with tho
lofty enthusiasm Of bard Whether he IL
describing the noble ardor Of Columbus, the
halfinspired foriitude Of the Purlans, the
carelefs courage OF the Cavalier or the won
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The p1an that was struck with an de4' is
- -! vG. cf Iclo"err.
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PoIiiicnI Itou,s.

Mr.. u. G. Baker said in a speech at Ndbury.
port, few days since, that the Republicanhoye-
ment originated one year ago last May, at dneot
ing of the Wing State Committee; that Ten il
was advocated by John y. Goodrich and anuel
Bowles, the latter gentleman giving, as hi rea.
son for iavoring the project, that it was hi only
way to crush out the faotious spirit Of naIyism
which was then sprngng up. We suppos that
1t was at tins same Committee meeting thd Mr.
Gardner advocated fusion as he has often bast.
ed, and The defeat of which, he has alegedwas
the canse Of his joining Me American ord %
Doesn't that place the Governor in rather ann.
pleasant Light
A man named Gordon, who is perambulanp
the State soliciting votes for III Gardner factIn,
visited Rockport the other day, and in the CODE
Of his speech took occasion to pitch into ke
Unitarian clergy. This called up one Rev.
Y. l.. Arnold, preacher Of that persuasion, dd
Know Nothing stump orator, aud quite scle
ensued between them, Gordon finally backiu
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When we remember that Henry J. Gardner,
now chief magistrate Of Massachusetts,. Joined
the supreme Order Of the Star spangled Banner,
something ulOre than year ago. for the purpose.
as he said. Of saving the North end (of Boston,
to the Wings, that he became an active and
influential member Of that party-that ne was
delegate to a Convention Of that organization to
nominate candidate for Representative to Con-
gress for his District-that when that Convention
nominated man other than himself for that Of
fee, be proposed to run as the Wing candidate,
and was only prevented from doing so by obtain
ing nomination for higher ofice-that while
candidate for that Office he besought anti-savery
editors to endorse him, assuring them that he was
as good a Free Soiler as anybody, and that if
elected he would do anything that the anti-Slay-
cry men might ask-that when he became Cover
nor he refused TO remove Judge Loring after hav-
ing said that he should do so if the opportunity
was presented-that he vetoed the Personal Lib
erty Bill, only few days after he had said that
1T would meet with veto"-that he was a del
egate to the National Council of the aforesaid
Order-that when at that Convention a drunken
Southron inside coarse attack on the Massachu.
sets delegates, he said not one word, and that it
was not until after the National President Ito
which Office he aspired) was chosen, that he was
induced to say one word for freedom-that, disap-
pointed in that ambition, and finding how we'll
the course of his delegation, solich soaS adopted
against his toishes, pleased his constituents, he
made hot haste to be first in inaugurating the
new Republican party-that he was very active in
preliminary arrangements for forming that party
that he was willing, as he said, to withdraw, if
the people could better unite in that movement
on JULIUS ROCKWELL, or any other man-that
when he became candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination before the Convention of that party,
he said he had twenty friends WHO could COM
init him to the movement that falling to re-
eeive nomination from the new organization. he
did receive that Of another party, and that in ac.
cepting that nomination. he made a speech which
would have disgraced Bully Rynders or Mike
Walsh when, we say, we remember all these
things, we are disposed to join in the PRAYER of
Rev Lyman Beecher:-
90, Lord, we pray Thee that we may not de.
spise our rulers; and we also pray Thee that then
may not act so that can't help despisi,lg heas'
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ALEXANDER H. WILDER. Of worcester.

The AoSEY PowER IS engaged n the eiee.
lion, the present year, 70 an extent never before
known n Massachusetts Gov GardneT's father
is aman Of enormous wealth, estimated Al a nil
lion OF dollars, At least. Gov. Gardner, himself,
is very wealthy. and IS in oae Of the most sue
eessfaI mercantile houses in Boston. His broth
erin-l4w who Is also his partner in trade, IS also
man CT large fortune Money, therefore, is Of
little consequence to Gov. Gardner, as compared
With the gratiiczii0n Of his personal ambition,
and if It should be found flowing, free as water,
II certain channels, between this time and elsc-
ton, it viii rot be one Of the greatest Of Won
ders- The running Of railroad trains, free for
those who viii attend Gardner meetings, the get
ting up Of extensive toich light professions, and
bringing masses Of people from distant places 70
attend them, IN order to make display, the
keeping Of itinegant lecturers in the field without
expense to the people where they lecture, these
cannot be accomplished without free expendi-
ture Of money, to large amount, and jet they
ara done We do not knox that the money 10 do
It with Is furnished b. Coz. Gardner or any Of his
friends, although the report is current that one of
his friends gave IRE Thousand dollars at the outset
towards securing his election. This, however, Is
certain, that money Is freely furnished from some
source for that object
The trial is being made which IS the strongest,
money OF principles. Strong expectations are
based on the pOtensy Of the money power. and
sad dzy it viii be for old Massachusetts, If these
expectations are realized. II would inaugurate
new era in the politics Of the State, and thence
forward corruption would SIT enthroned IN cur
high places.
But. il cannot be 50. The people Of the State
as body. are honest aud independent They
think for themselves, and act for themselves, and
though they may, occasionally, act from impulse,
they viii not permit themselves, Through the in
Ausnee Of money, directly or indirectly applied,
TO be made the tools and the victims Of any as
piring demagogue who may seek their SURFACES,
in opposition to their principles and cherished
convictions Of right
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We call the attention of the friends of the Re-
publican cause, in the seyeral towns, and espe.
cially Of town committees, to the following notice
from the State Committee
1.-THE CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN. - A
campaign paper will be issued under the direction
Of the REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, which,
avoiding all merely personal considerations. will
be devoted exclusively to setting forth THE ISSUE
involved in the coming election. The first num-
Der en- MONDAY MORNING, October Goth, and
the last on Saturday morning before the cleo
ton.
We would call the attention of county and
town committees TO the importance of giving the
CAMPAIGN REPUBLICAN, the widest possible
circulation. They will be furnished at one dol
harper hundred papers, or seven dollars per thou
sand"
Orders should be promptly made and addressed
to Seth Webb, Jr.. Boston.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-31

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN SoUrHBRIDGE.-
The Nebraska Democrats held meeting at
Southbridge on Saturday evening last. G. Z.
Pratt and George w. Bentley of this city, and
A. J. Lewis, of the Boston Custom House, were
the orators. Although great efforts were made to
get out large meeting, the people preferred to
remain at home. and the affair was perfect fail
ure The truth is, Nebraska Democracy is at
discount in the south part Of the county We
learn that the supporters of Beach in Southbridge
frankly confess, that another visit from the Gus
tom House colporteurs would sink the party be-
yond the hope Of a resurrection.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-31

THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION.
The receipts of the Exhibition amount to near
ly $4,000, a sum sufficient to pay all premiums
and-expenses. The whole affair was exceedingly
we'll managed, and great credit is due to all con
cerned, for the liberaity of the arrangements and
the efficiency of those who had charge of the va
rious departments of the Exhibition The most
ample and generous arrangements for the press
were provided and it is probable that larger as
semblage of editors and reporters were present
than upon any similar occasion. Mr.. Stephen
N. Stockwell the leading reporter of the Boston
Journal, had charge Of that part of the arrange
ments relating to the press and to the official re-
port of the proceedings, and it is needless for us
to say that his duties were performed in man
ner honorable to himself and creditable to the
Society. Mr. Stockwell is " Worcester Boy -
and knows how things of this sort should be
done, and we cannot but hope that at no distant
day the Worcester County Agricultural Society
may be induced to employ him to give to its Off
GERS few lessons in the getting up of Cattle
Show, for we are well assured that they have
much to learn in this respect, before our county
exhibitions become what they should be.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-31

A GooD DIscoURsE.-Rey Mr.. Newhall, pas
tor Of the Park Street Church, preached an ex-
eellent discourse on Sunday evening last, on the
duties Of the Christian citizen in the present cri
sis He commenced by stating it had been ask
ed, what had Ministers to do with politics =
However that might be- politics had always had
q great deal to do with Ministers, and, for one,
he thought it was the duty of the Ministers to
discharge their part in the relationship which sub
sisted between them. He went on to recapitu-
late the various instances of aggressions which
the Slave Power had made upon the rights Of the
Norsh, Transforming US into mere propagandists
of the vile institution of human chattelship.-
Among the various instrumentalities for getting
rid Of these evils, he instanced the ballot box as
the most efficient. 1t was the duty of the Chris
tian citizen said he, not only to vote against Slav
cry, but to vote directly the question, unmixed
with side issues of any kind.
Rev. D. E Chaplin, now of Lowell, formerly pas
tor of the same Church, and late Representative
from this city in the General Court, made some
remarks at the close of Mr.. NewhalIs discourse,
endorsing his sentiments, throughout, and urging
upon the congregation the duty of dscharging
faithfully their political, well as their religious
responsibilities.