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GENERAL NEWS.
From rms ALTAR TO rnE GRAvE--We seldom record
sudden transition from life deah-from the altar
to the grave-than the following, which find in the
New York Express
MARRIED
On the st instant by the Rev. Mr.. Buck, James Nelson
to Caroline d. eldest daughter of William Gray esq,
all OF this city.
On the "a instant, Mr.. James Nelson aged ~. The
funeral took place to-day from the residence Of his father
in-law Vim. r. Gray, 207 West 10th street between 9Th
and 9th His friends and those of his fathenaw
were in attendance at 10, a. m.
LONGEVITY or THE SEdRo-A letter from Rio Janeiro in
the CorFire Mercantile Of Genoa, mentions slave 100
years Old Of the of Francesca Tommasso Da Saa
living ON a plantation a few miles from the capital He
born in l747, and had fourteen sons, who became
fathers of leo grandchildren, from whom have sprung 10
greatgandchildren having in their turn up to the pres
ent time, produced children making grand total of
249 persons issued from one stock, still alive
A MANE-LAw IrEM--uow wonKs.-Thc Boston Chron-
ice OF Friday says
Yesterday vessel at this port received on board
200 empty beer barrels shipped for Albany. This is
significant item for the friends of the Maine law"
"Two days favorable for harvesting have INTERVIEWED
and the farmers have been too busy to bring Us bad
ports From what we do learn encouraged hope
for good wheat than was expected to be secured
day or two since
FouR GRAND BABY snows--A Philadelphia correspond
ent writes:
Col Wood has commenced operations in this city with
the view of opening baby show in September next This
is one of the four grand baby shows which Barnum &
Wood intend to have in Boston, Baltimore Cincinnati
and Philadelphia, during the coming fall Nine thousand
six hundred dollars to be given to the best babies,
twenty -four hundred each show. Yive Ia humbugs"
Still FALLlSG.--At Atlanta Georgia, July 27th good
wheat was 81 bushe flour plenty at So to 50 so Dbl
EXPANSIVE QUALITIES WATERING pLAcE.--A cores
pondent Of New York paper at Saratoga Springs says
Saratoga is never full The time never was known
that there not bed Other places often
filled up, and cannot stretch but Saratoga is made OF In
dia rubber aud can be stretched out indefinitely When
the hotels over the people into lodgings and then
into clearinghouse and when the clearinghouse bed
filed the parors used and the beds doubled
quadruped About every body makes business of hav
ing spare beds If you cannot buy your way in some
where, you beg in don't think the time was ever
heard of when you could not get lodging In Saratoga
Twenty thousand strangers could probably find lodg-
ment here if necessary. Indeed rather think il such
cities Troy aud Albany to bodily they
could be put up somewhere or somehow
RETIRED FROM THE woHID-A Paris letter says that the
widow of Count Battyau after assigning all her fortune
her heirs and distributing 10000 forms TO her doestcs
has entered the Of Sisters Of Mercy founded her
at Pinkaeld upon the frontiers Of Hungary and has
sumed the name Of "Sister Fanny
PEAcHEsWe rejoice in the favorable reports from New
Jersey and Delaware in regard to the peach crop The
rous papers Of those States report the crop being
Of unusual abundance indeed in many instances the trees
are borne down with fruit
JouS B. GouGn-The London Temperance League
nounces that the visit of Mr.. Cough TO England win ter
inmate on Saturday, August A. which day he will sail
from Liverpool for America His eloquence is spoken of
in England as machess.
SPIRITED wrrr.-Ohc Thompson Carlisle publishes
card in a kentucky paper torbddng any to harbor
trust his wife, as he shall not pay her debts
The indignant spouse back at him in the follow
ing strain:
ar is FALSE that left my home without any cause or
provocation. | had pork and bread for my breakfast
pork and bread for my dinner and pork and bread for my
supper; and because wanted coffee for my breakfast he
raised chair to knock my brains out He said what
good for him good for took my oath Of this be-
fore Esquire Owens time ago. Through false pre-
fences and lies he got me to sign away my dover, and
the last time home he drove Of the yard.
One Sunday he drove me out of the house for telling
that saw him go early, before any one was up, and
bring home boards his back. He forbid my milk
woman to bring but pnt-t cxtravagant--half
Of it was thrown into the swill She told him wanted
mush He said pint was plenty. SO for my pork and
bread again. and sometimes huge catfish skinned alive.
Besides all this abuse he sold the last thing held dear
eariha pet calf that cost him anything am the
wife of old Carlisle, and he shall support me.
aANN CARLISLE
OER YOUNG TO MARRY YET."-The reception of the
King Of Portugal Naples had been scale of unusual
magnifcence and it said be had arrived to seek
matrimonial alliance with the house Of Bourbon. The
eldest daughter Of the King of Naples is IA years and
months old and according to the law Of that country, has
been manageable these two years.
SAILING OF oNARlEsThe Boston Traveller of Fri
day says:
abr Burr r. Able medical missionary of The American
board with Mrs Elizabeth s. Able sailed in the steamer
Canada yesterday for Constantnople via England They
destined to the HISTORIANS of the Kurdish mountansn
ENTRAoRpINARY MARRIAGE.-The Gainesville (Yirginia)
Tobacco Plant relates uncommon case Of marriage
which has occurred within its notice. and which shows
that gentlemen are-sometimes at leastbe injured par
ties Squire John Bradshew, of Person, North Carolina
became wdower recently, and courted Miss Frankey
Lea, aged fy-seven, and worth $4,000 The l4th Of
July fixed the day for the marriages. license pro-
cured and parties invited Mr. Samuel Johnson also aged
yseven years. old lover Of Miss Frankey upon hear
ing of it, sent reproachful message the aged damse
who replied by saying that if he would marry her at sun
rise the next morning she would become Mrs. Samuel
Johnson. lie agreed and the ceremony was performed
AS might have been expected Squire Bradshew became
highly enraged upbraded Mrs Samuel johnson for being
tickle and has determined her and get some of the
$4,000 which came so near being his