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From the Cincinnati Gazette,
THOMAS TYTTE,

Not by the author Of" Thanaiopsis, " Robert Q
Lincoln" and Minor Poems.
Fluttering nervously here and there,
Round his lady -bird-odd little elf
Now on an iron weed--now in the air,
Thomons Tytte is describing himself
Tom-tii, tomit
spit, spat, spit,
| and wife in this here tree
Live as Jolly as ever you see,
Feeble, dee, dee.
T. Tyte esq. is drest in blue,
Like every other high-born tit,
With a yellow vest and choaker too
You'll hear him crow if you listen hit
Tomtit, tom-lit
Spit, spat, spit,
Examine this coat and vest of mine,
I'm rather a buck in the tom-tit line
Feeble, dee, dee.
The wife of Thomas, meek and brown
simple creature afeard Of boys,
Sits all day in high necked gown,
Laying eggs without any noise;
Tom III, iomtlt,
Spit, spat, spit,
Lay on, my dear--nobody come
I'm keeping watch in this old gum,
Feeble, dee, dee
A very retiring female she,
pattern wife, the dame-tts say,
Always blowing and Dragging is he,
In the old established masuline way,
Tom-tt. tom-tit,
Spit, spat, spit,
Pm not The bird TO run, that's fiat
I'm too good stuff, you know for that,
Feeble. dee, dee,
Hegho look here Two. four, six, eight
Round and while--remHriahlee eggs
Mrs. Tylte watches 'em early and late.
While Thomas is laughing and bicking his legs,
Tom-tt, tom-tit,
Spit, spat spit
Convenient wife this--Mrs. t.
For free and easy fellow like me,
Feeble, dee, dee,
The eggs are Clipped and eight small tits
tThe number of eggs) creep cautiously through;
Thomas, driven half out of his wits,
Scratches his head to know what 10 do
Tom-tit tom-tit,
Spit, spat spit
Trying thing this--singular fate!
Unusual number, certainly-egh!
Feeble, dee, dee.
L. Tytte, esq, in little while,
Gets not as careful Of his clothes
Seems quite depressed-hath a sickly smile,
And singeth mostly through his nose,
Tom tit, tom lit,
Spit, spat, spit,
Exactly where the young ones be,
Nobody knows 'cept wife and me,
Feedre, dee, dee,
Autumn comes-the titeis grow,
Thomas Tytte is a blockhead Ounce;
To foreign parts he's going to go,
And just he starts cry all al once,
Tom.tit tomtit,
Spit, spat spit
If your voice comes back, and you're not shot,
You come back with II, Tom-otherWise not,
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Al Dinwidde Court House, on the morning of
the 3lst Of July MARY ANNE, only daughter Of
DIR. E. III. SMITH, Of Dinwidde, aged years and
/ month
What makes this dispensation Of Providence
the more affective is, hat she was only daughter
the only sister Of FIVE brothers, four Of whom
are too young to realize what loss they have
tanned. Hersweeiness ofdispostion and genteness
Of manner would have exercised such happy
influence in sofening their natures cast, as they
are in a roueher world. She was lovely while in
health, scarcely ever needed word of reproof,
but her remarkable patience under intense suffer
ing, and considerateness (wonderful for her age)
for those who nursed her in her last Illness have
endeared her more than ever in the memory
OF her disconsoate friends Brief was her mis-
sion TO earth, but doubt not its object has been
fully accomplished We look back upon her bright
existence among US as beautiful dream which
has past but has left IA moral behind we know we
shall never forget
Ca the "a instant, 10 this city, Mr.. ELDRED
| RAWLINS, a clerk connected with the General
Post Office,
On the ID instant PERCY, youngest son of
WILLIAM II. and NJ. ID. GILMAN, aged rs months
\ and 20 days.
Al three O'Clock on Sunday afternoon, Of con.
sumption. Mrs. RUTH a. PEACO, reIc Of the
late WV W. PEAco, D. the I}d year OF her age.
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FROM HAVANA.
International Courtesies - The British
Consul General at Havana Dining with
Com. shaw OF the Falmouth - Other
Matters In Cuba.

Consul General at Havana Dining with
Com. shaw Of the Falmouth - Other
Matters In Cuba.
HAVANA, July 25th--1'he British Consul Gene
raj astonshed us a few days since by paying visit
10 Commander Shaw, on board of the Falmouth
the first visit of ceremony courtesy that he has
ever paid 10 one Of our national vessels but
believe he made one Of an evening party some
three years since, when his family were invited
at the instance ofJudge Sharkey "A diplomatic
dinner al the Palace, was given 10 Commodore
Shaw one Of his officers. and the United States
Consul assisting 20 guests plates laid.
The FIRST found, after some mental analysis, 'that,
indeed; there were two sides almost every
mooled thing agreeing with us exactiy,--a true
side anu a false--and but little doubt which of the
tpo n chooSe, with good dinner, courteous host,
and charming lady looking you in the face.
however formidable that face may bet must be
subdued, won and was. General and Mrs
Concha always win hearts at hour; il he fails
eUer, She does not. The George Law, t5ray, from
ASpnwali, arrived on the morning ot the 2lst ,
left the same day for New York, leaving 10 Cali
fornia dirtaheavers, for New Orleans, having the
dust in their wallets. The brig J. ). Gettings
Trenis, hence for New Orleans, 2oth. with 5l3
boxes OF sugar, 100 barrels coffee, five pipes of
rum, and 100 600 segars and thence brig Mary
Elizabeth. Thompson 10th, brig W Clark. Simp-
son--bolh for return this week Sailed from
CardenaS, llth, brig Brownsville Rogers, for
New Orleans; steamer Grenada arrived here
last evening at Sundown, and left this morning al
o'clock, for New York. General Concha has
issued new order in relation 10 strangers arrIv-
ing al the Havana, which willmaterialiy advantage
visitors. Those having passports are allowed the
use Of their landing permits for twenty days
FROM date, for the purpose oil travelling INTO the
interior, making unnecessary other applications
10 the local police, during that time. In all other
respects, the regulations remain rs they have
been the past Two years--LCor, y. @ Crescent
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subscribers are certainly considerable, but at all
times similar advantages were deemed indispen-
sable to assure the success of negotiations. The
old system had the fault Of reserving the advan-
tages exclusively to few. The merit of public
subscription, inaugurated by your Majesty, con-
sists in offering them to all, and, by throwing
open the Rente, in enlarging the basis OF the
credit Of the State.
81 am, with the most profound respect, Sire,
your Majesty very humble and very obedient
servant and faithful subject,
"P MAGNE."
An imperial decree follows the above report,
authorizing the loan on the conditions proposed
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ss= sa
MARRIED..

On Thursday. the ID inst. ~ the Rev Mr.
LAWRENCE, GEORGE F. SMALLWOOD, esq,
10 Miss SARAH JANE BAYLY
On Thursday, the I'd instant. by the Rev L. u.
GURLEY, ID. d., Mr. JOHN V. DOUGLASS, Of
Richmond, Virginia, 10 Miss GEORGIA M.
RAWLINGS, of Washington.
AT the residence of Judge GARDINER. in Charles
county, Maryland, on the 3lst ultmo, by the Rev.
Mr.. WIGHETT, ]. g. GARDINER, of Louisiana,
10 Miss MARY G. GARDINER, of the former
place
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Respectfully,
THOMAS ADAMS.
u.,rs Of John smith Wanted.

The coolest thing that we have encountered
this hot season, is a notice in the Philadel phia
Ereniug Bulletin, advertising for the heirs of John
Smith Il is stated that one John Smith, who
was born, says a contemporary, in 1897, and died
in 1906, (Which would make the said John 100
years of age at the time of his death,) left snug
little fortune Of 100000, for which heirs are
now wanted 1t is said that meeting of the
Smith s interested in this fortune, is arranged to
come off in August, at point near Philadelphia.
II is believed that, except the Persian army under
Xerxes, the world has not seen as large an as
sembly as the call upon the Smiths will bring
together
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Death of Dr.. II. g. Calhoun.

We regret to learn, says the Columbian Times,
that DIR. John 9. Calhoun, third son Of the late
Hon. J. c. Calhoun, died Tuesday morning last,
at the residence Of Major J. RI. Rion, in Winhs-
boro, where he had recently arrived from Florida,
afflicted with that most insidious and deceptive
enemy of man, Consumption. His remains, ac-
companied by w. l.. Calhoun, Esq, and Major
Rion, arrived in this city yesterday afternoon by
the Charlotte Road, destined TO the final resting
place, Fort Hills, s. c., where the last and sad
duty Of burial will be performed at the family
sepnlchre. - Charleston Mercury
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NEW LIVERY STABLE.

rJNHE undersigned begs leave 10 inform his
friends and the public generally, that he has
erected new and extensive Livery Stable, for
the accommodation of those who may wish 10
keep their horses at the Springs during the APP
preaching season The building contains about
40 stalls of extra width, and extensive Carriage
Sheds its location is clean, dry, and airy, and
convenient 10 Colonel Strothers Hotel, with
which il il connected by arrangement. Expe.
rienced and reliable persons will be in attendance,
and no expense will be spared TO give every
satisfaction TO the visiting public The proprietor
will also keep for hire several pleasure carriages
and saddle horses. Having provided these
commodations, at considerable expense the Pro-
pretor hopes that he will be literally patronized
Terms TO suit the times.
JAMES A. STORM.
BERKELEY SPRINGS
Morgan County, Va, July l. 1855
July lS-tf
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GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, ID. g.

rrtE next session Of this Institution will com
II mence ON Monday, the I'd Of September,
The Preparatory Department aud Collegiate
course are both conducted by able and expert
cnced Professors, who devote themselves TO the
moral aud intrllrctual advancement Of those con-
hded 20 their care. large and spacious build
ing has iusi been completed 10 be used exclusive
N ior the accommodation OF the younger students
Their dornHofy, Fairgrounds, study-h H. class.
rooms, Nc, VIII be entirely distinct from those OF
the other stndeats. aud officers especially assigned
will attend them W their pasiimes and preside
over their studies, complete separation will
thus be- effected between the younger and older
students, The advantages of which must be appa.
rent 10 ~ those who have the least experience 10
the educsiion oi youth
The Observatory ~ the College, ~ extensive
Philosophical apparatus rich and varied Libraries,
and Cabinet ~ Minerals, Geological Specimens
sud Sheil- aaord a. the students Of this lnstu.
tion advantages fnrciy ~ W. met With.
~ A. MAGUlRE,
Au9 y--itm President
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From the Kansas Herald Of Freedom, July !

BuFTALoES DEyorRiNG AL THE GRASS OK riiE
PRAiREs.-Builalo in innumerable numbers are
ranging over the praires only fifteen miles West
OF Fort Riley. With spyglasses, from hill, they
can be seen grazing as far as the eye can reach
Settlers who had located in the vicinity with
herds of cattle, have been compelled 20 remove
tor the want Of grass, which has been consumed
~ these animals. The Potawatamie Indians
paid a visit 10 them last week, and brought back
10 couple Of days all the meat they could haul
away leaving their skins aud fore quarters on the
ground They making preparations for another
hunt
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GI,ENWOOD CEMETERY.
OFrrcE No. 292, PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Corner of 10Th street, over Savings Bank.
THIS CEMETERY is laid out OH the plan

THIS CEMETERY Is laid out on the plan
i Of the celebrated Greenwood OF New York,
and situated on the high ground, distant one and
a quarter miles north of the CAPITOL North Cap.
loI street, leading directly 10 the Gateway. This
company have received charter from Con.
gress, appropratRg this ground for ever to burial
purposes, making fee title TO the purchaser, and
prohibiting all encroachments from legislation or
otherwise which is Of vast importance TO those
who wish their dead 10 repose where they have
placed them for il has become custom IN all
cities when the burial ground becomes valuable
for other purposes 10 sell il, and throw the dead
promiscuousy into one large pit, and legal mea.
sures cannot prevent i, as no titles are given to
the ground.
N. B. Office hours from 10 m, TO IL m, where
pamphlets containing the Charter, Bylaws and
4 Map Of the Grounds, and all other information
can he Obtained
An orders left with Mr. James F. Harry
40, 7th street, or any other undertaken, will he
promptly attended to. June 19-lY
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A Fire on Small Scale.-On Saturday
evening, small boy, while lighting the gas in
miner's window accidently ignited some fanci.
ful and fashionable gear, which had been arranged
for show. Several gentlemen CALAMITY rushed to
the rescue, and prevented a further destruction of
property, before the machines were drawn into
the streets and the rdttling wheels and the hoarse
cries OF running adults and Juveniles provoked
the usual degree OF anxiety and excitement which
prevails on such stirring occasions not forgetting
the ringing OF the bells
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LP Singular trial has just terminated in
the Oneida Circuit Court Of New York. IL is that
Of Emily c. Day Is. Volkert w. Roth and Nelson
Roth by the testimony adduced, it appears that
Volkert Roth wooed and won the heart Of Miss
Day, in England, which is her home, and formed
an engagement of marriage with her. She had
about O., 500 in money, which Volkert persuaded
her TO entrust to his keeping, in order that he
might come TO America and establish himself
sufficiently TO enable him TO return and marry
her, he engaging TO pay interest on the sum regu-
larly. For time he fulfilled this latter stipula-
ton, bat finally endeavored TO get rid Of the mar
rage, and the obligation TO pay the money, by
representing to Miss Day that he had failed in
business. lie had also managed to mix up his
brother with the affairs so much, that il was
question which had the property. Miss Day
getting alarmed for erlittle fortune, came to tho
United States 10 hunt her faithless swain. She
found him at Utica, New York, where he had
bought, with his brother, the Museum, and was
carrying il on as place of entertainment. She
sued them both, and claimed the Museum in part
payment Of tho money due her. After tedious
and protracted trial, the Jury has rendered ver-
dict for the plaintiff Of SS,435 %, being the full
value Of the Museum, we presume. The money
taken from Miss Day constituted all the property
she had in the world Much interest has been
manifested in the case throughout, and the YER
dict Of the press is emphaticaly in her favor.
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Another Chance for Barnum

A Boy Win HoRNs.-The following account
of wonderful freak of nature is copied from a
a late number of the Caddo CLa.) Gazette:
have been overseer of what is known the
Jones Farm, in this parish, Ferry Lake.
There is on the farm a negro boy about eighteen
months old, who about a month and half Since
had a pair Of horns to make their appearance on
the front part of the head precisely in appearance
to those Of young deer; they are now about one
and half months old and arc full six inches
long, well covered with velvet, and on one Of
them two spikes making their appearance, and
are still growing remarkably fast. have sue
ceeded in purchasing said negro from the former
owner, and will exhibit him as above on the 4th
Of July at Shreveport free Of charge, and shall
start on from Shreveport to Vicksburg and other
western cities, also to New York, to make an
arrangement with Barnum to exhibit this as one
of Nature S greatest freaks, TO all the world and
the rest of mankind.
Respectfully,
THOMAS ADAMS.
CooEE's STORE, June 25, 1855.
This comes Just the /" nick of time, the
snake speculation having proved dead failure.
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metropolitan Railroad Company.-We have
received the second annual report Of the presi-
dent and directors Of the Metropolitan Railroad
Company, TO which arc appended the charter "
laws, aud map Of the road 4 contains mucl
matter Of interest, and demonstrates the great ad.
vantages which would be derived from con-
struction OF the work, not only by many Of the
States, but by the cities Of Georgetown, Alexau-
dra, and Washington, whose local interests are
deeply involved in the enterprise.
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Regatta.--To morrow there will be a boat
race on The Potomac river, between five Or six
fast sailing boats, belonging 70 Washington,
Georgetown and Alexandra; those having decks
over twenty-five feet IL length are ineligible to
entry. II promises to BE brilliant affair. Two
chased Etruscan silver goblets viii constitute the
prizes; the more valuable 70 De awarded TO the
most rapid craft il the race, and the next best 10
bear on the SECOND premium A steamer is TO be
chartered Tor The occasion, ia order 10 afford 10
persons interested opportunity 10 behold all the
various incidents
The race is 10 commence al nine o'clock in the
morniug--the distance 10 and from Alexandra.
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CAPoN SPRINGS PROPERTY Al

" PUBLIC SALE,-sbe suDscrlDcrs Will
offer al public sale on the premises on WEDNES.
DAY, August Sth, 1885, al one o'clock, y. m. ONE
UNDIVIDED HALF INTER EST in the NOUN.
TAIN HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT, is turn.
turc, &c. al Cnpon. This property is 50 wei ord
favorably known to the public that on extended
description Of il is deemed unnecessary. Il i
understood that the other half interest NAV also
be purchased The terms will be made 10 suit the
purchaser.
j. II. y. LATROBE, l As.ior..s
GEO w DOBBlN
July 24--t Aug s,
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Rare Bird.-On Saturday, friend exhibited
10 us al his residence, a hen, singular IN forma-
ton; il having four legs two ofthem good for the
ordinary purposes Of locomotion, and the others
fit for neither use nor ornament being crossed the
one over lis fellow, in parayzed condition. Il
has not two heads nor two pairs OF wings but IN
nearly all respects beside, il j. double chicken
and therefore lays two eggs day We were
somewhat inclined to doubt the existence Of such
a bird. but we were convinced Of il by actual OBJ.
servatop The hen i remarkably fne-loolng.
and Of large size, but i not active as are gene
rally the members of chickendom.
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Amusements Kunkle Nightingale Opera
Troupe together with the Wells children, com.
menced last night, their series Of an usements al
Odd Fellows Hall They are extremely popular
among the lovers Of melody and innocent sport,
and never fail 10 attract dense audtorics.
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The Hon. Thomas A. Hendricks win enter
upon his duties a. Commissioner Of the General
Land Office on the 9th instant.
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Black VS.. White Men.

That the Know-nothings and Abotionists are
tbrds Of feather, is very evident, from the fact
that, while they are striving to disfranchise and
degrade white men, who happen-ike their own
fathers and grandfathers-to have been born on a
foreign soil, they give their countenance TO the
efforts that are constantly making, TO admit
negroes 10 all the privilege of citizenship. We
have an instance of this thing, in the recent
movements to dsband volunteer companies COM
posed Of foregn-bon citizens, and transfer their
arms 10 companies Of eoiorsd men. In X. n.
Massachusetts,, the Irish militia companies have
been deprived of their arms, while in the neigh
boring State Of Rhode Island, in the city Of Pro-
violence, militia company of negroes has been
formed, and the Legislature have granted them
the use of the State arms, and equipments. 1t is
the same in Cincinnati. A company Of darkeys
called the "Attuck Blues" or some such name,
was recently formed, and armed by the State;
and now we hear that Gen. Sargent has issued
an order disbandng the Irish and German com
pancs, summoning them to deliver up their arms.
''Down with the white man, and up with the
negro" appears TO be one of the watchwords Of
Know -nothingism. But we have no fear the
people will ever consent that niger Americans
shall rule America. Eaton Ohio Democrat.
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IL OeaI ann nersonal.
Life-preseryers.-When Die knowIedge OF

Life-Preservers.-W When the knowledge of
alcohol became general toward the middle of the
sixteenth century, il was called "the water OF
life on account ofits supposed tendency to pro-
long human existence. Its imaginary properties
were thus described by writer Of that age ofthe
world; " 1t soweth age it strengthened youth, il
hepeth digestion, il cutteth phlegme, il abandoneth
melancholie il resheth the heart, il lighteneh the
mind, il quickeneth the spirits il eureth the hy-
dropsia, il heaeth the strangurie, il preventeth
the stone, it expelleth the gravel, passeth away
ventositie, il keepeh and preserveth the head
from whirling, the eyes from dazzling, the tongue
from lispng, the mouth from snafHng, the teeth
from chattering and the throat from rattling; it
keepeh the reason from stiaiing, the stomach
from wambling, and the heart from swelling; il
keepeh the hands from shvering the sinews
from shrinking the veins from crumbling the
bones from aching and the marrow from soaking"
bntonius Delascarparia, the most eminent phys-
elan Of his day, was after he had attained his
eightieth year, accustomed to exclam, in the
merriness OF his heart !" Oh, aqua pit@, by your
means has my life been already prolonged two and
twenty years" Experience has since demon
strated that such drink shortens rather Than ex-
tends existence.
The life-preservers of the present day consist
of pills, electric oil the old Indian doctors specific,
panaceas. schnapps, ready-reliefs and thousand
and one different kinds of such remedies for as
many, and more diseases, than enumerated in
the above named list In fact, there Is no alment
which some of the quack medicines of the present
day, according 10 the representations OF their in
ventors will not cure We have known people
10 continually dose themselves, trying first one
kind of pills liquid, aud then another, and fancy
ing that they all possessed curative properties TO
meet their very singular cases! While the real
or imaginary invalids are making experiment
vessels Of their somachs, the inventors OF the 4
calls are amassing fortunes from the pockets
Of TOO credulous public. There are probably as
many sick people, and many deaths now
perhaps more--than before the quack medicines
became so popular, Notwithstanding the progress
Of medical science.
We inclined 10 the opinion that regular
habits of life, wholesome food, an avoidance of
such meats and drinks easily derange the cor |
porea system, regular hours, temperance in all
things, and consultation Of natures laws, and |
strict compliance with them, are preventives Of
disease, and this is better than hy amy of the
tangled nostrums of the day.
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Terms OF the New French Loan.

Terms OF the new Frehch loan
The .poniienr of July Is publishes the follow
ing report from NJ. Magne, respecting the new