The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-12
sEh ERAL NEMs.

The following from LIE Albany Journal End commend
the serious attention q at who have been tempted or
Who are LIKELY % be tempted try their luck 10 the
lottery
Barnahas Bates uas yesterday Tor the third time
locked up ~ The I'd district staonb0uss for being ntox
c'-ted. lie can b sci down a confirmed druRkard
Bales aged nan and in former years was an indus
rions and thrifty farmer aud resided oneida county
lie acquired passion for gambling which finally ended
"a his becoming confirmed sol and druRkard Upon
searching him the sat0n-honse fifteen blank lottery
tickets found bis poekebOok lie was placed IN
CELL wherein BE slept oil the elects Of the iQuOr be had
drunk ana when sooer had assumed her sway he
experienced the most poignant grief
lis story il a laIneniabe one Bates married Young
and for years cultivated small farm three miles from Utica
ie industrious honest and coataated Fortune
smiled upon his efforts and his aburx rewarded with
bCHatliu crops. IN time lie anassed quite a fortune
some twenty Thousand dollars. lie blessed with
goody number Of and daughters, and bid fair 90
down 70 bis grave 10 peace but twelve years ago he
induced to try his luck and purchased lottery ticket
The passion acquired be could stop and from
thai day % tins he has been constantly gambling in lot
terry bits q parchmeatE His farm his
wife and children all gone; the farm for lottery tick
cts his wife into her grave aad Ina children married and
scattered il all quarters.
lie came L This cv two weeks since having in his
possession the last Of his worldly effects. Yesterday the
last penny squandered and be stands fair pros
pect Of finding home 10 the peuiteutiary lie remarked
y Chief Morgan yesterday that be ruined man. that
lie Indifferent 10 him. and that be cared not what dis
position made with his Yet said the old man
4 blame no one twas all my fault brought this
on myself; am GO years old and know haven't much
longer 10 stay What lesson does The experience 81 this
Old man teach the rising generation 2
INFEnHAl MAcHlxEs--A correspondent Of the London
News relates the following story Of Sir Charles Eafers
early experience with Internal machines:
When we were trying To take Boulogne in the last
war Sir Charles a MILDLY boat was sent from The
ship in which be served ax Of thoae INTERVALS
then newly invented to the side 81 French vessel and
this boat commanded by Young Napier dark night
vas q course selected aud the boat duly pulled the
ship which had been porntsd gut the intended vicu
The gallant adFenfurers got close under her and
screwing the fatal invention which to blow her
side ia and send her to the BOTTOM when they hailed
10 the aiuast English AID with sundry aduratious for
explanation of shat they doing there and they
discovered that they had mistaken their course and ere
making earnest preparations for AaahilaBg OF his
Maiestys ships
After this lucky escape they made another atsu,
Now these nieruals were worked ~ elock-work which
was wound up and SCI going and, after certain regu,
lated time fired the fuse The terrible machine was pnt
The boat and the party struck of for the French YES
sell II utd-UHrge OF the sailors addressed Mr. Ma
pier; Sir your honor, The begEar ticks Eli, what's
that replied the young commander Beggar ticks sir
said Jack pulling awGy with the utmost cuupoEure Ma
er rushed from his seat and listened and found thar hp
some means The coc-wotk had been set going and that il
might be I'VE minutes or i've seconds before the whole
party, boat and AL to pieces So the machine was
incautneudy pitched overheard and believe the attempt
Els not renewed
PANS susnER FAsoxs-The Paris correspondent Of tle
Jourua! of Commerce Furnishes he following important
! intelligence from and FOR the fashionable word
aFancr straw bounss embroidered with black velvet
much Those fashioned ~ our favorte modsfe
Aaaegaly BoasUard ds Capneines hare frequently a
large ia Of wild peoples nj the edge Of the front outside
+ and another inside.
The fashionable miliners eonirive 10 make baanets
very suA t bounets rolled at tho checks and come
rather far on hs top Of the head around the ce there
proagQn Of Sewers and blonde sometimes limitations Of
fruit especially cherries Pretty honnets are composed Of
dght--reen silks and covered with lace appr in the
at
the crown, and finishes behind bow mixed with lace
barbe. At the edge ~ the placed cutres
taTetas which seWed ornament Of aoea The sap
Of the crown s covered hy round piece 81 transparent
aoes the curtain OF lEhrean tEeas and edged with
lace which turns ia and the inside Of the front
On earn side Of the bonnet Is green and gray feather
placed in an opposite direction lHsde blonde ruchs
and rosebUds.
With airy summer oilets the jeesT should Be Of the
ightest description. SarTara 10 Botilcpza 81 Den5z
mounts numbers Of parures in coralthe fashionable or
naneut Of the The bracelets II coral are
massive wind round the several times aud have pen
dants q coral canoes Sevgne bracelets and brsaspina
are IN good taste.
The fashion Of geuteens clothes undergoes but little
change, whatever may be the diversity Id female attire
the darkest coors aRd The planet make the
vogue The light clothes much employed by
hauhrar, 22 Boulevard Montnartre for morning PROM
enades the color Of the court burnt coffee the front
aatoaea very high the sleeves are 81 modsras width
the wristbands made without buttons button holes and
wide enough aduit the hands when they elongated
The shaWforn waistco4 Is ~ plain dar-green silk m
inch longer than the cont II frout"
I CARnlED rIE JOKE A LITTLE TOO FAR-The Toronto
4 tCaaada) Patriot says;
Tive Americans on Wednesday morning last wishing
to free passage from London Niagara received
small bounty aud enlisted TO in the Foreign Le-
gon They furnished with free tickets through TO
Niagara and Immediately left the for that place
but tho recruiting o.heer hearing Of their intention to stop
Paris take the Buo and Brantord railway, and ret
eir passage free the land Of liberty gare notice Il the
conductor b telegraph 10 keep eye 70 te gentlemen
When Paris they attempted carry their designs
but arrested and taken Probably they win see
Sehastopol before they They respectable IN
appearance but carried Tie joke a iestle too far"
NEW YoEK EAT1aG-HousFs.We would not advise a dys-
pePc read the following statement which appears in
late number Of The New York journal 81 Commerce..
Few persons have any adequate idea or the enormous
business done by OF the downtown restaurants and
the amount or provisions consequently consumed them
Ii sae 70 estimate that there ten establishments Of
this character in the lower wards which feed an ave
rage, 600 persons each, daily. Petit Crooks sup
pies about 290o persons daily and g. W Browns about
many The following shows the principal articles of
month, lJuy) 1882 pounds Of meat las pounds Of
hh 5S bushels Of potatoes 26o oaTes Of bread 6472
quarts Of milk 1859 pounds Of sugar lsS6 pounds Of
butter
M9EE % ALMkECE-The Paris AoHsisar has taken
advantage Of The feeling il hvor 81 England to pub
ish Martin Chuzzlewitn BY Dickens ia grave Official
columns 10 French paper however important can exist
without a aoyeL
Krrrrge VAST tnrvr The Nppy tlrfnas Ia Delta