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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-09-07

Just KeceiUeI
DER STEAMER QUEEN of the
l. WEST.
SO Boxes Extra No. Soap,
Is Palm
200 lbs, Fresh Bologna Sausage,
10 Half bbls Family mess Beaf
Is Gases choice Cheese
Large Beef To )gues, Duffield and other brand
OF Hams st. Louis Flour, barrels and half do
with the above may at all times be found. Fresh
Soda Crackers and Goshen Butter, all warranted
to give satisfaction. A. MONTAN l. BRO,
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Mount EAGLE TrinOui.

Tor THE HAIR!-Macassor Oil
L Antique Oil, Bears Oil, Pomade Philocome,
Moelle de B9uf, Pomatum in Sticks, CIerehugll's
Tricopherous, Barry's Tricopherous, Lyon's Kath-
airon, Phalon's Hair Tonic or Invigorato Jaynes'
Hair Tonic, Louden's Hair Tonic, American Hair
kestorer, and Jenny Lind Hair Gloss. For sale at
the Drug Store Of II, T. WADDILL.
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X. Bazin'S Pcrfumery.

X. Bazin's Pcrfumery.
A FRESH supply of X. Bazn's un-
IA rivaled PERFUMERY and FANCY ARTI-
Giles, direct from Philadelphia, such as:
COLOGNE WATER;
EXTRACTS for HANDKERCHEIFS;
OX-MARROW POMMADE;
PHILOCOME do.
FANCY SOAPS; WASH BALLS;
SHAVING BRUSHES; HAIR do.
TOOTH Brushes; Waters Tooth Soap, &c.
For sale at the Third Street DRUG STORE
july25-y. j. L. WALLET, Druggist
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Notice.
WEHAVE in store large stock Of Hay,
W Corn Oats, Bran and Western Pro-
visions, to which we would respectfully
call the attention of our Friends and Gus
toners. We shall be in constant receipt
OF the above articles, which will, at all
times, be sold at the lowest rates for cash
or its equivalent.
june Is. MONTAN & BRO.
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= CASKS Sides and Shoulders; ~ss
4 s Barrels Leaf Lard;
20 Kegs do. do.
S Tierces Prime Carolina Rice;
so Boxes Family Soap;
100 do. Star Candles; ~
so Half Boxes do. do.
rs do. barrels butter buscuit
Is do. Boston, Soda, Water & Pic Mic
Biscuit. Just received and for sale by
july1. JOSHUA BEAL.
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A Valuable Country Newspaper for Sale.
TNHE proprietor wishing to engage in
Il another vocation, offers his established
for sale. 1t is doing good business,
which an examination of his books will
prove. 1t has been established several
years. For particulars spply at this office.
aug. Is 3td&2-w.
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For Sale.
LIKELY Negro Woman aged twenty
II two years. Terms liberal.
Also for hire, two able bodied Negro
Men. Apply to
april H. T. PRENDERGAsr & Co.
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at 4. Montan 4 Dro.

WE have received per Latona, Dick
w Keys and Trabue the following ar
ticles which will be sold low for Cash:
IL CASKS Bacon Shoulders;
2 Clear Sides;
S barrels Lard
25 kegs "
S barrels Larl Oil;
$50 sacks Corn;
100 bags Bran;
IS sacks Oats;
july 1. A. MONTAN & BRO.
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nUIN1NE-300 ounces French, English,
w and American mandatory.
For sale by H. r. WApp1LI.
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SHOULDER BACES, for ladies' and
~ gentlemen, just received and for sale by
lune25, J. l. WALLET, Druggist.
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QEACH'S Ferruginous Tonic, for the
- cure of fever and ague &c. &c. 70
sale by lmay-24.l J. L. VALET.
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4 FRESH supply of Goshen Butter and
II Cheese for sale by
May. "a. c. A. BLANCHARD.
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RUCKWHEATl-25 Boxes Hollis New
ID York Buckwheat, fresh and fine. Just
ercieved and for sale by
feb IA. JOSHUA RDAT..
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p" = a,f
ter, adapted to the wants Of the recipient
ol,ea bulky, so as 10 be tied up in small
hayslacks. Thus, tea professor in 2 an.cc- ccol-
Ilege n remote region he sends package
coun,aiOing a ,dressing,gown, vest bat, slip
pers, jsak.kniyes, scissors, pins, ncokihand'
serchiefs. pan,alOons, cloth for coal, 'His'o'
~ Of Grolor. /. 10. Of pamphlets &c. AP'
plicalious were ohen made, which i was
found necessary to refuse. Thus, "A Mr.
F., with a grea,. share Of hair on his face,
gold ring and chains, wants 10 travel io' his
health, has wife and child is recorded as
"a yorLidding ease.' ,l,.,-.s....;..
The volume also contains letters written
10 Mr. l.; some Of ths most interesting be-
ing from Rev. Dr.. Sharp. A mole from the
liule. son Of Prcsiden, Pierce, ,canno, be read
wilhou, emotion, when i is remembered
that !, vas written only a few days before
,ne sad .acctlen, which caused his death.
Tho editor dedicaies the volume 10 his only
surviving brother, Amos A. Lawrence. II
is beautifully printed by John Wilson &
Son, and contains portrait. Of Mr.. Lawrence
and his brother, Hon. Abbott Lawrence, and
view Of the old home in Groton. I, con-
cludcs with summary "f the character Of
the deceased, drawn with great fairness aud
discrimination, and is as just and aPp!opr
ale monumen. as iilial love ever erected
TO parents memory" ...... .
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Aistrllanruns.
BY cAruARlSE N. TRowBRIpGE.

"0ur neishbors are very shy said Mark
Coleman to his wife, as they sat together by
their cheerful Gre one evening in carly au.
tumn.
"Yes, very"
"ias any one called beside Mrs. Lewis -
"No one. suppose they did not like the
rcpor, she gave. She was very observing
durin; her stay. AID no doub. took an in
ventory Of everything in the room.
"Yes, yes, understand, il VIC had only
spent two or three hundred dollars OF other
peoples mouey iu finishing and furnishing
our house. NIL tho ncighbOrs would have call
ed on you before now. But don't let us
mind II. We have chosen our course. They
viii! think differently bye and bye. We
shall, however, learn how highly TO value
their friendship when !, is rroGired," added
Mr.. Coleman, with some bitterness.
"Now, Mark, dom, ls, their neglect sour
your feelings. There are some very kind
and good hearted people in tho world"
"Isuppose there arc, but j. seems to me
their number is very small"
Bu, who was Marx coleman' TIo was
an Industrious, hard working young man
who began the world with nothing, but who
had very firmly settled one thing in his
mind, which was tha, he would some day be
rich. Another point was, I possible, still
more firmly settled, namely, that he would
never run in debt to the value Of dollar.
lie had worked hard for several years, Us q
journeyman, at his trade Of carpenter, to OBJ
tain the means to erect small house and
.hop Of hts own. lie had been some time
attached 10 an es,imablc young woman, as
poor in the world rs himself Their union
had been so long deferred, that both parties
grew impatient for the time to come. Tho
only two rooms in the house were finished
90 as to DO habitblc, they resolved to wait
no longer. But small sum Of money re
mained to furnish even these two rooms
But, scau.y rs was tho furniture which this
sum would procure, they adhered to their
6rs. resolution not to run in debt, but to wail
until more could be obtained wlihou, OBJ
tanning I, on credit.
Mr. Coleman and his wife were no, mis-
t,ksn in regard to the reason why thei
ueishbors were 50 shy. Tho evening aite
Mrs. Lewis called upon them, she net
neighbpr. who said To her
al saw you pass our house to-day. so
pose you called upon our new neishbors."
az did"
"How did you Ike the appearance
thinssl'
"Thcy are clever people CROUCH, u
doubt, but must say | never saw hou'
20 msaniy furnished in all my life. OIL
two rosms arc flashed, ana even ,hsse ar
no, half iuruished If you will believe m'
there wee bu: two chails in tho room. a
Mrs. Coleman offered hers to me. she VI
\ obliged 10 sea, herself on the bed. Tbei
was not table any where. A chest ssoo
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UNDER TIE MIsLrroE. II is we'll known
that according to ancient custom branch
Of the mislctoc hung up at christmas in tho
middle Of q room, entails the forfeit OF kiss
from any lady who may bc caught under it.
aud which any gentleman may lawfully
claim. We really don't know what some
folks Will say at the idea of-iaiies wearing
il on their heads, and thus bringing them
selvas under II all the time. As fashion
travels this way from France, and as tho
ladies' there have already begun TO wreath
heir straw bonnets with branches Of tho
misetoe, We may shortly look for its advent
here. One writer, 10 commenting upon tho
plant IN this. connccti,n, :" II Is par
ticularly the type Of feminine nainrs, how
ever, in two Of It's pcculiari,ies. Its berry
contains single seed shaptd Ike h1e1i,
and {, Is incapable Of life except asa Srcf
upon another erisitnot, the tee to which it
clincs.p '-
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HAr ron Cows IN SUMNER. An observ-
ing, intelligent and successful farmer.l In
forms US that he is in the practice OF Iced
,ng his cows with hay in sumner, Pari'su-
lar,y ir,he season 10 such as to afford fn.h
pastures. His reasoning is, iha, iall, rapid
aud vigorous growth Of grass, ai'es'o cal
Is iha, feed upon il, desiro for 'omelhins
10 absorb The cxcess OF tho juice i'i 'ne''
food. Dry hay they, deyou' sie'd.'y, ana
ihOueh IN eyel so small quantities, ev.1ep'-
lv with tho mosl beneficial edsciA Every
tanner mus, have observed that in dry saa-
sons, horses, oal,le and sheep, keep in g9Od
condiiion upOn heritage paIehed and appar-
es,iy scan,. while in, We, seasons, in iall
pastures, though always fnll. The process ,oi
allcuiug with them was slow. Dry ledfer
IN such case, is required TO give substance
aud ,saacily to the greea, and can be profit
ably u.sd BY feeding !, 10 horses and cattle.
|-Nsr5urgh Telegraph, ns
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ing as my circumstances in early life seem
ed to render necessary, oien lead 10 the
formation Of close and penurious habits
and The man finds himself al last not onIya
rich man, but also miser. I have heard
il related Of man worth his millions, that
no would stand long time before a fruit
stall, looking fifst at the cent he held in his
hand, and then at the tempting peach, bal
ancing in his mind whether he was willing
10 part with The cent for The luxury Of the
peach. a'.T .'3a' -'" -'.."
"Now, on my first acquaintance with
Mrs. Ives, was cherishing feelings which
would have made me an easy victim TO
those snares which beset the path Of him
who accumula,es wealth. Her Kindness
and sympathy awakened new trains Of
though! and feeling. lfimbilcted BY some
real or supposed neglect, The remembrance
Of II would awaken kinder thoughts aud i
more charitable judgment Of my fellowmen
in general; when in af,cr years oppor,uni.
ties Of relieving and aiding others presented
themselves, the remembrance Of this act Of
kindness would inci,e me 10 The perior.
nance OF similar charities. It's influence
upon my whole after life was happy and
benign.
"If I am now regarded as kind heart.
ed, benevolen, man-and no, as q cold
hearted, miscrly hoarder Of wealth. owe
/, in no small degree 10 Mrs, Ives. She is
moi my debtor bu, am hers. cannot re.
pay the obligation am under 10 her. 1t
pains me 10 think that she should thank me
for any ac, OF kindness, for all is bu, vain
allemp,,o express the gratitude feel"
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Curious Freak Of lightning.

Tho lightning conducted itself very
strangely ia house that is entered on
Great Chepraque Island, Me, few weeks
since. It either demolished or displaced al.
most everything animate or inaaiima'c in
the house. Aneighbor perceived a ball OF
Ere apparently foot in diameter, with q
trail thirty yards long, deccndins up,n the
chimney Of Capt. Upton's house, md i'm
mediately aflera volume Of smoke began to
ascend rs II the house was onfrc. Hasten.
ing to the house is was found wreck but
not on fire. '''i. 8
The family Of six persons were at sup
per, and their escape with their lives IS q
miraclc. Old Mrs. Upton's right arm is cut
to The bone, above the elbow, and she Is
otherwise badly bruised. Her eranddaush.
ter, Marietta Hamilton, six years old, Is 80
bruised as to bc purple from the hips to tho
feet. and Is In precarious condition. Da.
vii Upton, Jr, is badly bruised about tho
head and face. Old Mr.. Upton was eating
a bowl Of bread and milk, with ono hand
upon the bowl, was broken the other hold
ing tho spoon, tho bowl was broken in his
hands and the spoon has not been found
Old Mrs. Upton had cup OF tea In her
hand, and when she cane 10 herself she was
partly under the table, with q piece Of tho
cup in her hand, and covered with tho wreck
Of the chimney, among which was pieco
Of timber from the front Of tho fireplace,
eight feet long, with fat bar Of iron oftho
same length attached. '9.''''.' e'
The granddaughter was thrown from her
seat at the table 70 near the fireplace, and
was literally covered with bricks and NOR
iir. Nearly every article o! !crockery In the
house, two clocks and three lookins-slasscs,
and two old fashioned oak tables In tho
kitchen, arc smashed. The chair in which
Mrs. Upton was sitting was broken into
twenty eight pieces-at any rate that num-
Der OF pieces were found-cvery partition in
the house wa, removed from It's position and
moro or less shattered. The sils Of tho
house we're cut or part Of tho underpin-
ming removed, the foundation Of the Chin
fney blown out, and the cellar wall cut
square through from top to bottom In seV'
eral places the hoops on barrel Of mo
la,ses. two soap barrels ana>e ksa. were MI
lru. OLA stone jar sitting on-a board oy,r
ippe of these barrels was scvsvrd borisolk
fcriy, anil tho bo,inm i-.s.- s"s's-...l. NO
ktop being carried or Every window sash
! in the house is completely demolished. ex.
cept one in the west chamber. Here thcrc
J IL square Of glass with space cut ou, as
if by the point Of diamond, just the siza
| Of brics-.wo inches by eisht-shouinG
that a brick had been projected through 1t
quick rs lighting" Five doors in tho
lower part Of the house wcro shattered to
pieces, and in fine, tho subtle fluid lcit ID
mark in every part Of tho house.
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Auoc ocIamurucr


'ribuiion, entitled, '-fhe Diary and Corre-
spondence Of Amos lawrence" (edited BY
hi, son, DR.. w. r. Lawrence,) gives some
account of il, from which we take the FOL.
lowing paragraphs:
awhile an apprentice in store in Gro.
ton, "a. D. 1901, Mr.. l.. abs'ained entire
ly from indulgencic' common among his
G,lln,r n,n.antirns la s,rs I have nny.
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Daftru.
J U N e.
y Z Dry Mt.

Igized upon the glorious shy,
And the green mountains round,
And thought thai when came to lie
- Within ise sileai ground, ..--4- 49,.
Hwere pleassn, that in aowery June,
wSa brOOs. sen, uP ,heir easerfal tune, )
AM gT5ves Joyous sound, II
.ae scIlon's haad, my grave TO make.
Tne rich, green mountain turf shoald brsas
A cell within the frozen mould,
A colia bcrue through sleei,
And icy)clouds above Il rolled,
- While fierce the tempest beat
Away. win no; think OF these
Blue be the skies and sOh the breeze,
Earth green beneath the feet,
Aud be the damp mould gently pres,
Into my narrow place VI rest.
There, through the long, long summer hours,
The golden lighi should lie,
And Jtiek young herbs, AMI groups Of flowers,
Stand in their beauty Ivy.
The oriole should build and tell
His lOve tale close beside ny CELL
The idle butte ray
Should res, him there, AMI there be heard
The housewife bee and hunmins bird
Aud what, IL cheerful shouts, at noon
Game from the village sent,
Or songs Of maids beneath the moon, .
With fairy laughter Lleut
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a, the door Of those who like my self forgot
The necessity and stern want that Ct,cu
sent about these wanderers from house 10
house, and their. employment might be far
more unseenly 10 them than anhoyinslo
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AND EASTERN JOURNAL.

TIE Cnl1n AMI Elst-ra Journal Il published svsSy
RnoAr, q, No 4, CsurL nuek, opposite the BilisfOrd
uJass.-rgass-s2JoPs pc Annum, ST. u pAll siih-
N ihres mouth. iron the tins u Subscribing! Single
copies ssais. Cr ". u. PALNeR, the Am-rean Nsss-
paper Ag,ni, ia tbs only aCizsi Ascnt i0r this pssr
Ia the sllss " Neg lOrk, B,s,Jo, Aal PhSlsph Ani
10 duty sap1ssrsi ~ take Advertisements anl .as.erp
usns st ths rates rvgair~l by us. His odc.s
ars--Stg YsNk, Irlblns Ia liirgs BosfeH, sso.lay
Bailling PAi!s4sAas, y. W. s<nsr TA.rI and SA..-
nut street
MARCUS WATSON, Printer.
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~Gr Irr .'Ii E1. .l'i 'ti -
urcs ms5 81 II aai 'a hrlr yyroEifprh
80 .g.g l-G-.B .1.dv ta4 .sa- .gs p,
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MARCUS WATSON, Prin.r.
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"our neishbors are very shy" said Marx
Coleman to his wife, as they sat together by
their cheerful Gre one evening in carly au'
The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1855-11-17
Miscellaneous.
HeImbold's Genuine Preparations
HELMBoLp's HIGHLY coNcENTRATEp

IELMBOLD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU,
For diseases Of the Bladder and kidneys, secret diseases
stfcures 1reakneSses, and all DISEASES Of the seEuai
Organs, uhether in Mate or Female from ,rhareUe-
they may hare originated, and nsatter Of
hoD long stanliag.
1fyou have contracted the terrible disease which.
when once seated in the system; will surely go
down from one generation to another undermining
the constitution and saPping the very vital fluids
offe do not trust yourself in the hands of Quacks,
who start up every day in city like this, and fill
the papers with garing faIsehoods, too well cacu-
lated to deceive the young, and those not acquaint
ed with their tricks. You cannot be too careful in
the selection of a remedy in these cases.
The Fluid Extract Buchu has been pronounced
by eminent physicians the greatest remedy ever
known. 1t is a medicine perfectly pleasant in its
taste, and very innocent in its action, and yet SO
thorough that it annihiates every particle of rank
and poisonous virus Of this dreadful disease; and,
unlike other remedies, does not dry up the disease
in the blood. ..
Constitutional Debility, brought on by self
abuse, most terrible disease, which has brought
Of the human race to untinuely graves,
thus blasting the brilliant hopes of parents, and
bhghtingin the bud the glorious ambition of many
a noble youth, can be cured by this Infallibe
Remedy. And as medicine which must benefit
everybody, from the simply delicate to the confined
desparing invalid. no equal is to be found acting
both as Cure and preventive.
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HELHBoLD's HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT SARSiPARILLA

For Purifying the Blood remorng all diseases ayisiag
from ercess of Meretry exposure and inprudence in
life, chronic constitutional disease, arising from an
impure state of the Blood and the only reliabie and
eBeCtHat kssote remedy for the Of Scronla, Sat
Rdenm, Scatd Head, Utcefations Of The Throat and
Legs, Pans and StOeItngs of the Bones, letter.
Pinphes Of the Face and all Scaly Eruptions Of the
Skis.
This article IS now prescribed by some Of the
most distinguished physicians in the country, and
has proved more efficient in practice than any
preparation Of Sarsaparila yet offered to the pub
lie. Several cases of secondary Syphilis, Mercuria
and Scrofulous diseases have entirely recovered in
the incurable wards of our Public Institutions
which had for many years resisted every mode OF
treatment that could be devised. These cases fur
nish striking examples of the sautary effects of
this medicine in arresting some of the most in
veterate diseases, after the glands Were destroyed
and the bones already affected.
NoTIcE.-Letters from responsible Physicians
and Professors of several Medical Colleges and
certificates of cures from patients will be found
accompanying both Preparations
PRIcEs.-Fluid Extract of Buchu, 81 per bottle,
or bottles for So. Fluid Extract of Sarsaparia,
S per bottle, or bottles for $5 equal in strength
to one gallon OF Syrup of Sarsaparlla
Prepared and sold by H. I. HELMBOLD,
Chemist, 2e3 Chestnut Street near the Girard
House, Philadelphia.
To be had of John Posey, at Opelousas.
I'll. letters directed to the Proprietor .4gemt receive
attention.
-1yx
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RATTLEsEAKE AND NOS EleHR--Ths Rlsa tkiA.1
Democrat has been furnished BY two citizens Of thas
county, with the following account of desperate cc.
bat between raEtesnake and several valiant porkex
The story has some rather rough features:
Mr, Cody and Mr.. Clemens were lately In the woods
when their attention was attracted By uproarouS
noise of hogs Thinking that something uncommon
WAS to pay they repaired to the spot and found that
the hogs had been in fight with very large rattle
snake. The fight from appearances, had been 4
long and desperate one. The snake was torn ID
pieces, three hogs dead and fourth dying. They saw
that as the last hog would groan the snake would
raise his head, being unable to do anything else.
The snake and fourth hog soon died They report
that tor thirty yards around the grass and ground
were torn up The snake was six and half or sevar
Ifset long The Aass ip tie sgAs lad demolished
! az - RxsG6g eaeaS tzso
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EIGHT SLAVES,

among which are two good cooks, washers &
ironers.
One lot ofhorses, mares and mules,
80 heads of Vachery cattle, one
sulky, one barouche and harness,
ajack and good many other arti-
cles too tedious to mention.
Terms and Conditions One third of
the purchase money payable on the first day
of April 1856, one third on the first day of
April 1857 and the last third payable on the
first day of April 1858; each instalment to
bear eight per cent interest per annum, from
its maturity until paid purchasers to give
their notes for each instalments, with good
personal security, bound in solido with them,
and the slaves to remain specially mortgaged
until full and entire payment of said notes.
.. A. GARRIG UES, Clerk.
Opelousas. October 10Th, 1855.
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The following conversation was overbe,r9

The following conversation was overheard
among the volunteers ofthe Rio Grande:-
Scene-night. Two volunteers wrapped in
blankets and half buried in the mud. Volap-.
teer 1st-" Jim, how came you TO volunteor!''
Volunteer I'D" Why, Bob, you see I have.
no wife to eare1a red cent for me-. and 50 I
volunteered !; and besides 7 like 4oar. Now
tell me how you came out here = Volunteer
lst-Why, the fact is, you know LII have
q wife, and SO I came out here because Hike
peace"' Hereupon both the volunteers turned
over in their blankets. got new plastering of
mud and went to sleep. -- :.
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10 A correspondent of the New York
Courisr, writing from Paris, states that Louis
Napoleon was fired upon, on the night Of the
10th, by cent garde. The scene was in one
of the halls Of St. Cloud, and the Emperor
was wounded slightly in the point of the shoul-
der. An inch lower and it would bave been
mortal, The assassin was Immediately arrest
ed. Iti said that ne was bribed with 300,-
600 francs to commit the crime by the
Orleanists. An investigation was Immediate
ly ordered, and at the last dates it was pro-
ceeding in secret. We fined no confirmation
of the report in the foreign papers, though it
must have been prevalent at Paris, as other
correspondents of the Ameican press mentiou