The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-29
All Sorts Of Paragraphs.


A printer out west whose first son hap:
,ened to be = very short fat little fellow,
named him Brewer Fullhced Jones.
A monument has recently been erected
at New Orleans to the memory Of the late
Colonel W, w. s. Bliss Of the United
STATES army.
It's said that the Know Nothing paper
at Syracuse, has already changed editorial
hands. Sam has vast deal Of trouble
with his runners
New Orleans, which was recently threat
ened with that terrible scourge, the chol-
era, is now regarded as healthful, the
Board of Health having rescinded the res
olution declaring that an epidemic pre-
vailed. aial 5I
The Philadelphia American records the
death Of Mat. Gilfrey, who was the stan
dard bearer of the First Pennsylvania
in the Mexican War. He was
in the battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo
and Pueblo,
Three thousand barrels of -four, to-
gether with large quantity Of grain, and
three hundred thousand feet Of lumber,
were destroyed by fire at Point Hope,
Canada, on the 18th inst.
Excessive grief is the hearts suicide.
6beerfulnessis ourduty; belt then our aim.
Lt your heart open to sweet sympathies
and objections; as the flower remains open
to tie dews but closes its leaves against
the tain.
EE Our devil went on fishing excur-
sion the other day, and in less than two
hous caught cold in his head, eight bass,
four perch and a licking. Pretty smart
boy thatl
4 NoTED TRuTH.-If every man has
his price," as some human appraiser has
said so has friendship, and in many cases
an Enemy is only a Friend returned dis
hondred for want Of funds to meet him
with,
WY is soldier like vine? Because
he is listed, has ten-drills, trains and
shoot.
Somsbody suggests that the American
party, to render it perfect, needs fourth
degree under which members shall pledge
themselves not to seek Office. There
wouldn't be much knocking at the door
we think.
There is now in the United States
Treasury over $5,Ooo,ooo in small coin.
age, ranging from three cent pieces to half
dollars. This is the result Of the bulletin
issued by the department directing the
purchase of small coin.
So promising is the wheat cropin Ohio,
and so largely have the farmers sown this
year that the Cleveland Plain Dealer an
ticipates in sixty days buying flour at six
dollars a barrel.
A man on board the steamer Pennsyl-
vania, at Pittsburgh, was wheeling a box
Of bottles of vitrol, when the vitrol explo-
ded and he inhaled the vapor, causing
death in few hours.
The wheat crop in South Carolina is
said to be larger than usual and is consid.
cred to be beyond danger. In Michigan,
the Detroit Free Press of theiIlth is salts
fed that the crop is in excellent condition,
and the quantity upon the ground is lar
ger than in any former year.
ECHO IN THE SKIEs.-In the recent bal
loon excursion of M. GODDARD, it is stated
by the passengers that at the height of a.
1000 feet from the earth, everything said
or spoken out distinctly by them was re-
turned in about minute in an echo, and
this echo was as clear and distinct as the
words uttered by the voice.
A German named Cork, fell desperately
in love with a handsome young country
woman, in Buffalo; and because she refu-
sed 10 marry, endeavored to blow all the
brains he had, out of his head; but the
pistol being loaded with shot, he could
only frightfullyr dis6gure his face. Poor
fellow, what a pity.
INrEREsTNa DEBATE.--The Society for
Tanning Wild Kittens will, at its nextmeet-
ing discuss the following question
who have the most to fear, the uninsu-
red from fire, or the insured from the 6~st.
ing of insurance companies.--Roch. Un.
On the list of July, the provisions ol
the new Post Office law, in relation to
money letters, will go into operation
Letters Of pecuniary value may, therefore,
be registered on the payment of five cents
additional fee. This does not secure the
sending Of the money against loss. Il
lsel1. Atxss saAisienal facilities for tracing