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lar with il. Its incidents seem more like
fiction than fact; and that he should have
been able to break through and surmOunt
such obstacles, SO a. finally to rcjOn Napo
leon, appears little short OF miraculous.
Ii any one could have saved Napoleon
from the fatal disasters at Waterloo, Ney
was that one, But it was not $50 written "
With this granite tirrnncs-, Ncy combined
very much Of the fiery enthusiasm aud cx-
trcmc excitabiliry Of Murat. He hnd little,
if at all, less power to set a body of troops
on flame, than the latter, and to impcl them
forward with an impctuosity which nothing
could withstand.
In this combination he had the advantage
OF Macdonald. The latter could, like the
former, hold his men fast in the very face OF
death, but he could not enkindle in them
that enthusiasm which would make them
WOO peril as a bride.
Ncy fate is familiarly known. twas an
infamous decd to execute, as a criminal, the
hero, whose life had been spent in the ser
vice Of his country, under him whom that
country had elected as ruler. II has left
an indelible blot on the escutcheon Of all
concerned in it.
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SCOT what, my child -
"Why, ! got the fish,"


1t is proof Of the great variety Of hu.
man developmcn, to notice persons reading
newspapers:
Mr. General Intelligence first ganccs at
the telegraph, then 1t the editorial, and
then goes oil into the correspondence.
Mr.. Sharper opeuS with STOCKS and mar
kctS, and ends with advertisements for
wants, hoping to find victim.
Aunt Sukey first reads the-ste+ies, and
then looks to see who's married.
Miss Prime looks at the marriage column
first, and then reads the stories.
Mr. Marvellous is curious to see the list Of
accidents, murders aud the like.
Uncle Ned hunts up the funny things and
then smokes and laughs at his will
Madame Gossip goes to the local depart
mcnt for her thunder, and having obtained
that, throws the paper aside.
Mrs Friendly drops the frs: .,,r Of sym.
pathy over the death column, and the next
over the marriages; for she says one is
about as bad as the other.
Mr. Politician dasheS into the telegraph,
and from that into the editorial, ending with
the speeches.
Oar literary friend is eager for nice
composition rum tHC tuIlOi Ut sO'hc nice
correspondent After analyzng the rhe,o-
ric, grammar and logic of the production,
he turns a careless glance at the news de-
partmcnt, and takes to his Greek, perfectly y
satisfied
The laborcr searches among the wants for
n better opening in his business, and-but
enough, an extension of the list were use
less. There is just as much difference in
readers as in-any,hing else.
But the wors; is yet TO come. II each
does not find co'umn or less of his pecu.
liar liking, the editor has, of course, been
lazy and is unworthy Of patronage. oh,
who wouldn't be an clitor.-( AUany
h'HnkTb0cker.
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QUEER ACCOUST OF now THE pNRLIAMESr
IIoUsE WAS BuRNED.-liere is a paragraph
of history, which, had it occurred in one Of
Dickens novels, would have been thought
an invention quite absurcd. We extract it
from speech lately delivered by that ini-
mitablc author at an administration reform
meeting in London. Ages ago, savage
mode Of keeping accounts on notchvd sticks
was introduced into the Court OF EX.Cheq-
usr, and tie accounts were kept much as
Robinson Crusoe kept his calendar on the
desert island. 0.aughter) In the course
of considerable revolutions OF time, the cell
ebrated Cocker was born and died. Laugh
teri Walkinghamc, Of the Jurors Asss-
tant, well veised in figures, was also born
and died-a multitude accountants, book
keepers, and actuaries were born and died.
Still official outline inclined to these notchcd
sticks, as if they were pillars of the contin-
ued to be kept on certain >piints OF elm
wood called tallcs.' (llear, and laughter
In the reign of George ILL.,, an inquiry was
made by some revolutionary spirit, whether
pens, ink and paper, and states and pencils
in existence, this obstinate adherence to au
obsolete custom ought to be affected. All
the red tape in the country grew rcddcr at
the mere mention Of this bold and origin.
al conception: and it took till 1926 to get
these sticks abolished. Uaugh,er) In
1884, it was found that there was a consid-
cradle accumulation of them, and the qucs.
ton then arose, what was to be done with
such worn out, worm caten, rotten old bits
of wood? dare say there was vast
amount of minute memor in lu,ning and dis.
patch boxing on this mighty subject The
sticks were housed at Westminster and it
would naturally occur to any intelligent
person that nothing could be easier than to
allow them 10 be carried away for fircwood
by the miserable people that livc in that
neighborhood However, they had been
useful, and official routine required that they
never should be, and SO the order went
forth that they were to be privately and con-
iideptially burnt daughter and checrs)
1t came to pass that they were burnt in II
stove in the House of Lords. The stove
ovcrcharged with these prepostcrous sticks
set fire to the House of Lords the House
of Lords set fire ~ the House of Commons; ;
the two houses were reduced to ashes arch
tects were called in TO build others; we IRE
now in the million Of cost thereof: the ma
tional pig is the old woman, Britannia,
hasn't got home to night. daughter and
chrels)
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Cumors REuuLr--If tallow candle DO
placed in gun, and shot at a door, it will
90 through without sustaining any injury;
and ifa musket ball be fired into the water,
it will not only rebound, but be ilattencd
as if fired against solid subsistence. A
muskct.ba may be fired through pane Of
glass, making u hole the size Of the ball,
with out cracking the glass; ir the glass be
suspended by thread, it will make no dr.
ference, and the thread will not even vibratc.
In the Arctic regions, when the thermometer
is below zero, persons can converse more
than mile distant DR.. Jameson asserts
that he heard every word Of u sermon at n
distance OF two miles, A mother has been
dirinctly heard talking to her child on still
day across a water a mile wide.
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"Squantum' is the name Of species o
fun known only to the Nantucket folks, \
party Of ladies and gentleman 20 to one o
the famous watering places, where .hcy fish
dig clans, talk, laugh, sing, dance, play
battle, sail, cat, and have general "gooC
time" The food generally consists Of chow
der, baked clans and fun No one is admit
ted to the sacred circle who viii take offence
at joke, and every one is expected to do
his and her part towards creating general
laugh. Any man who speaks of business
affairs excepting matr mony) is Immediately
rcproved and on a second offence publicly
chastiscd Care is thrown TO the wind, pol
itics discarded, war ignored, pride humbled,
station lcvelcd, wealth scorned, virtue eyal-
ted, and-tAis is "squantum'
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MEs. pARTINGToN on THE SAG NICHTs. -
Mother said Mrs. Par.ington's Ike,
"herc's a word in this ere paper can't
make out"
"Spell it, child,' said the old lady.
Sag N.i.c.h.t.s"
Sage N,s, sonny, what does it say
about 'cmg'
ut says that they started in old Kentucky,
and are sprcadin' all over"
"Dear on us !" said the old lady, "thc world
must be comm to an end! Chitz.bugs, cut.
must come those filthy things, the sage nitsl
No sassengers this year, Isaac! ~ and Mrs.
Partington sighed.
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nA.:uIEI,l,COTYPES.

rINllE subs, rbcr would respectfully inform his
old friends aud the rest oi mankind, that he
Is at his post again, and is prepared TO rXtcui
,his city before Tor have made new discovery
in the arrangement OF light which enables me to
rive more truthful aud liie-like expression to
the likeness than is Otherwise obtained Call in
any weather at my new dagutrreoype rooms,
and you may have your miniatures N a PLAIN case
ior only Il so finer eases at small extra costs.
Extra Leads on same plate fifty cents each. AL
wayscome in oa TX dress, as red, orange, green,
or black.
n b. Nv pictures canno, be exceIled any
where--can be equaed at but lew places IN the
west Come in and see, o. will be glad 10 show
faces whether you want anything or not.
March 81 JAMES MARsroN.
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ttrprse, hardy and original; in victory,
mild and generous; in motives, much dis
posed to disntcrestedness, though ambi.
tious Of rcnown and coyetous Of distinction.
In his pccuniary relations he was liberal
in his affections, natural and sincere, and in
his temper, Just and torbearing"
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A small child of Thomas Murray, assist.
ant freight agent on the Boston X. r., while
playing near u well in East Albany, n Y,
on Saturday afternoon, slipped, and was just
on the point Of being precipitatcd into It,
when the little one graspea cat by the tail,
and held on 10 ituntil the cries Of the child
brought assistance, when II was rescued
The Iat was sitting on log and SO death.
like was its grasp, that the print Of It's nails
wore easily detected in the log --kreharge.
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A sigular phenomenon was lately remark.
cd at Brcncts, on the frontier of Switzerland
About half an hour before sunset, myriads
of insects, supposed to be winged ants, were
seen TO rise from the banks OF the doubs. IN
dark tlianglar swarins, and fly southward,
occupying space of nearly league in en-
tent. They were sufficiently compact to
to intercept the view Of the country at inter.
walls. A similar phenomenon was observed
near Paris on the 9Gth of May last, only the
insects were seen to fly in columns instead OF
trllncleg.
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TRuE POETRY FROM THE PERsiAN.--Thc
heavens are point from tho pen of Gods
perfection; the world is bud from the
power Of his beauty the sun il spark from
the light of his wisdom; and the sky is n
bubble on the sea of his power. His beauty
is free from the spot of sin, hidden in the
thick vale of darkness; he made mirrors OF
the atoms of the world, and threw rcilcc.
ton from his own face on every atom
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VOL. XVI--N0. I.
Anecdotes OF Cai.;rcn.

y little gir, Oi our acquaintance, not more
than four years old, one day witnessed at
church the ceremony of baptism by sprnk.
ling On the way home She was yery inaui-
stivc as to the meaning Of the rite she had
seen performed, and it was explained to her
as well as might be, by her parents, and
description of Heaven according to Rcvca-
la,ons, was given at the same time.
1t chanccd that on the afternoon Of the
same day the father Of our little heroine was
sitting engaged in reading, and was attract
cd by the tones Of her infant voice in an nm
usually solemn cadence, which caused him
to observe her quietly; and what was his
Quoted solely by herself; she being pcrchcd
upon table before mirror, with n cup OF
water in her hand, out of which she was
baptizing herself with the water dripping
from her tiny fingers.
"What is your name, little girl :"
"My name is Elite Kellogg"
"llavc you ever been baptized ?"
Father in Heaven, baptized myself"
"Well done, little Ettie Kellogg; the Lord
loves those who bsptze themselves You
can walk up ard down the golden streets"
The father, who was not II professor of
religion, arose and left the room with full
heart and m)istencd eyes, feeling that an
gels were there he had no communion with.
Major l.. had son Of about the same age
with Ettic, but upon whom religious training
had more doubttGl effect IL was his Gus
tom to say his childish prayer each evening
at his mothers knee. Observing with pain
that her little sou could not be made to pre-
serve certain dccOrum at his devotions,
Mrs i. one morning took the boy upon her
lap, and explained to him the purpose Of
prayer, the necessity of being revercnt in
his department. and charged him upon the
next occasion 10 remember her lesson to
him. Accordingly when evening came, and
the hour for the cnill'S prayer, Mrs. l.. cal
led her little son and babe him repeat his de-
votons; command which he obcycd by
making this preface, squeezing his hands
and cyclidS tight, that nothing earthly
might remain in his thoughts :-"Good eve
ming, God, am going to be very polite to
you this evening"
Another little girl, daughter of a friend of
ours, perpctrated the following. Aiicr being
out for some time earnestly trying to ensnarc
the little fishes in a ncighboring stream with
crooked pin and thread line, she came run
ning into the house quite out OF breath with
excitement, and eYclaiming, "Oh, mother!
got it! got it,'
SCOT what my chld?'
"Why, got the fish,"
"But 10 not see any fish"
"Why MOTHER answered the little aug
Ter, her voice suddenly chan ing to mourn
flIuc>s: 81 got it, but it Ua-Jh AMI dirt"
After we had done laughing at the child's
expression, We began to think how like the
little fish were some great politicians, when
interest caused them to "unbite and dive
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C.,;,Iigc, Change.

~ TiiE misunderstanding bough, the entire
N1 srocl, oi boots and shoes formerly owned
by A. c. Putram, on Madison ST., is now adding
u new supply TO the former stock, win IN "i
max, his stock MS desirable as any IN Ottawa.
Thauklu tor past layors, he wonld as usual take
extra care 10Th IN stock and Workmanship, to ac'
,ummodatr all h, friends and customers who may
give hun cali All kinds oi boots aud shoes
made to order.
Store noe on Main Street, opposite Cushmdn' 4
Store.
E.hrn,,vl7 W c. FASH.
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\ BoSroN JrvENILG,--Thc Boston Times
tells Il rather tough story Of prccocious
youth in that city
\ few days ago youngster some six or
seven years Of age, stepped into DR.. Fred
Browns store, and asked DR.. Wilmington for
a first rate cigar.
"Doyou smoke, Tommy" inquired the
do,tor.
"Now and thcn," was the reply.
Folks all well, Tommy
80 so i,h-pretty comfortable
81 saw your mother the other day; she
was dressed in deep mourning Who was
that for Tommy:'
"Why you know that father has been
very sick y
"Yes; but bless me, he amt dead, is
he"
Dead no! He's got nearly well d; and
mother was so disappointed she put on
mourning, and says she is wearing it for an
aunt of mine who died some time ago; but
you and | understand it, doctor, that's all
in pigs eye. You don't want to step over
to Youngs and mostcn the aimcntary, do
you:'
"No."
"Wcll. Frank Gocl's perfect trump
I guess Ill so and sec him. Good morning
doctor"
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A quaint writer has defined time to he the
vehicle that carries everything into nothing,
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A dishonest man carries his rccommcnda.
ton in his eyes.
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The oldest husbandry we know is when a
man in clover marres a woman in weeds.
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Past events are as clear as a mirror the
future rs obscure as varnish.
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Tnr MOST TuNErul CuoIR.-A quirc, every
note Of which is bank note.
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Salt River.

Salt river where it debauches into the
Ohio river, is not more than fifty or sixty
yards in breadth, but very deep. 1t is ne.
YER fordablc, even in the drycSt seasons :;
and, being navigablc for fourteen miles
above its mouth, has not been bridgcd at
this point We descended its steep aud dif.
iicult banks, embarked our carriage upon a
fat Gcrry-boat and were conveyed across
The view looking up the river was very
beautiful. Tall ems and syCamorcS clothed
the banks, dropping their bonshs almost to
the water, forming vista ot foliage through
which the stream curved out Of sight be-
tween wooded hills longcl to be rowed
up to it. Formerly there were extensive
salt.works on the river a short distance from
its mouth The laborcrS employed in them
were SIT Of athlete, bclligcrcnt fellows,
who soon became noted far and wide for
their achievements in the pugilStic line
Hence 1t became a common thing for the
boatmen on the Ohio, when one Of their
number was refractory, to say to him, Owe
II row You up Salt river where, OF
course, the bully salt men would have the
handling Of him. BY natural figure OF
speech, the expression was applied to po.iti.
cal candidates, first, believe, in the Presi.
dental campaign Of lsio.-B,y1rj Idylor.
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5.-Battlc Of inkcrmann. Here the Rus.
SLAMS had from 40 900 to 10000 men the
English 5000 and the French G,4SO. The
English had 4G2 killed and 81 80 wounded ,
the French 3sg killed and ! l,i3T wounded A;
and the Russians 3Oll killed and 3,GUy
wounded. One hundred and five officers
were killed.
Ga Turkish troop slip lost in the Black
Sea and 7Ol zen drowned.
ia terrific storm occurred in tic
Black Sea The English lost five war ships,
including "thc Prince and thrty.iiyc mcr.
chantmen About 2, 100 lives were lost, and
and twenty-three other trading vessels were
much damaged.
l9.-Four hundred English and French
lost by second storm in the Black sea.
25.--Russan sorte from Sebas,opol.
Forty. three English, y French, and two
hundred and iurty.iiyc Russians killed /;
wounded not enumerated. The English took
nine Russian guns.
2S.--Seycn hundred Russian powder wa
with 1000 men.
29.-For eleven nights (up to December
l3) from this date, the Russians made sor-
ties from Scba3topol on the French trench
es. Each night the French lost Gn killed.
about forty nen aud the Russians seventy
The French would have thus lost 44O and
the Russians no. No returns Of the wogn
dcd
Cholera and fever ragged in the allied lines
The commanders estimated their losses from
these diseases alone at the rate Of fifty men
a day; from November 10Th to December
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EDILracinq a Journal Of lie Sitge of .Scbds
topol-Ihe Filled, Mounted, ond Mss.
ing-Btttles, Surprises, .Sorties, Storms,
UrecIs. Dc. &c. dc.
.rrrru.rp
-, -. ana ,o,, 80,
tt-i"v s'''eu army, 'I'', od T T,,LiSh
slsuns n' L"S .'s'i, e,;. r,sm" ~ M ,ho rrimo,
loops a 'anu.u a. :; n"a'I' ,o h"ndr"d ysssels and
~ M"s Iol', y :" =" INV at,iad e.o, of war.
es.o''.u ps ''1 'n,nI n, Sa, Tro,yc ,hon.
sh'PS 'ne'' @ =" ."I n''o. IN I," p'i,,h;t crurLrvl
an ..t NV. 49, ~ ~ sn,;,,ar,. ="
"'S" on '' p",Ien ,",,, ns ,ha | u. In HE on,,gc.
nn1e \, n.,:', ~ ','s h"r, ,,a ac,;on o9 n6o
,ne"' 'ue nv IsSn Ersa ] ~ "6". ,hc Tn,Ls 1as cs.
,,en iue .e",n -oov, ,Io hr,s oS c;yilized
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An object Of "intcrcst, "a girl whose in
come 10 three thousand u year.
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MARCH.


Allied fire rc.opencd on Sebastopol
l2.-The Russians fired from the hrights
cf Baluklava on the allies.
1.-THE Turkish cavalry made an ad-
vance from Eupatoria, but were rcpulsed by
the Russians, and lost 30 men.
lT.-Thc RuSSlrns routed an advance OF
the Turkish infantry from Eupatoria, aud
killed 80 men Russian loss IA killed.
The French attacked the Russian re-
doubts before SeJastopoI, but were repulsed,
losing lG9 men.
22.--Russan sortie from Scbastopol.
They had 400 killed aud 900 wounded.
English and French Toss reported as only
slight"
23.-Trcmcndous sortic Of the Russians !;
they had 700 killed and a large number
wounded French had 800 killed. including
two officers, and the English 430 killed, in
Guiding four officers,
APRIL.
9.-Threc hundred and forty allied guns
opened fire on Sebastopol.
l3.--Severe sortie engagement. Loss on
all sides, 200 killed, and 1880 wounded.
24.-Loss of q Sandman transport by fire,
with eight men.
MAY.
1.-The French took the Russian rifle
pits French loss $50 killed. aud had
about 600 wounded. Russians killed, 4GS,
and wounded (supposed) 1000.
Allied advance upon the Russian
works Of counter approach. Severe engage
ment, but losses not reported.
3.-Russians attempt TO rctakc their
works, were defeated, with great loss
lO.-lwo severe Russian sortlcs on the
right line Of the led attack were rcpulscd
with great loss on both sides
ll.-Ano,hor desperate sortie by the Rus,
slams.
| l2.-Sortic on the British rghtlin Over
one hunir d English killed. Russian loss
| much greater
lQ.IThe English French, Turks, and Sar,
/ dinians had % 800 men operating in the Crl-
inca.
23.-The French carried on a severe fight
/ with nearly the entire garrison Of scbastopol,
/ who were defending the pl1re dct ayn'ec near
the quarantine bastion. The French took
part oiit. The battle lasted ali night, but the
losses were not gigcn.
/ 2i.-Thc French carried the rcu aiming
/ portion ofthe works. The Russians had -
/ 800 men hor' du combat, aud the French az
battallon,) nearly as many.
( The allied squadron entered the straits OF
/ ker,ch and commenced the destruction OF all
the houses, food, supplies, public buildings,
&c, near which the ships could reach.
2S.--l p to TINS day Inc a''le' III t"o %" u
/ Mon had coihh''t,H grc"' fa'aec9'
JuNr.
Seven ENGLISH sailors killed by the
Russians at lIango.
G.-Anothcr bOmbardmtnt Of Scbastopol.
The French made 4 '.-IIe AilacA on Inc Ma'
melon. ,,.,
r-Iapiufc oi thc Mh'"r,oh an" n''e
towers after dreadful hsht h"NS'ah 'oaS
l3op ircn'h f,oDp men h''s II" '%".Ddf
English I1V men ana y olhcers h"'eu'
wounded, anu 10 missing
li.-Thc allies, in the Sea Of hzoiF, had
taken Kcrtch, Araba', Anapa, Genitchi, Bar.
llhh'h' MaiaP"'' ahi l.sEaros. N7' VI
.ie"' IL das,a,ad
' 80 ,ss,nl, on Tho V,ncIon and Redar
t., ,,o rrnncb and F,sIish Tbcv werc =,
desperately wounded, and II prisoners l..
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,lRIS. GRAY

NIvOUID inform the publ: that she still con.
w ,inues to give lessons on the piano, guitar,
and meodeon.
Also, instruction in thorough bass. Lessons
given at her boarding place, Mrs. lloldens, and
n, the ,,sidruc- oi pupils April ~.
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Ilr,,sS Silks.

VSTE have received about thirty pieces OF
w plaid, striped, brocade, and chamr leon
dress silks, which we Will sell - per cent chea
ner ihnn chn be- purchased al u, other place IN
HIS or any city N this state. Now is the time
Il buy We will sell a beautiful silk at62i cents
per ward such as are usually sold lor Is and 81
For : We will Sc silk richly worth 81 %. Call
and see Them beioie they are all sold, at
Anou.iJ. REunlcK & HuRLnrr's.