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Tho Tsnnsssssn in st. Louis.

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A gentle man, whose appearance indicat.
edth,t he was recently IRON the rural die.
trict.. last week stopped at Birnum's Ho.
tel, and registered as -, from Tennessee,
and bound for Kansas. .#
Ho was placed 10 room BY himself which
contained oil the luxurics 10 the way offur-
niturs incident to first GLASS hotel. The
gentlemen connected with tho ofics were
polite and attentive, at tho hour known In
the country when tho "ehictens 60 to roos.,'
he desired to turn 10, and was conducted TO
his room, expressing st the s,mo time his
opinion that II was q darncd splendiferoas
tavern"
What bis thoughts during tho were, Of
course we are unable to divine, bu, tho NEXT
morning long before tho Shanghais-who
are said to crow half an hour earlier, boz
cause their nccks are 80 long they see tho
sun much sooner than other chickens--ouf
hero was at the counter Of the Office.
The watchman Of the hotel was on duty
at the time, and the following colloquy on.
sued ......
Watchman-Are you sick, sir, or do you
want anything
Stranger-wal, no. not sick, bat leetls
dirty, rode in the cars all day and slept
all night, still II you've got any spring OF
puddle convenient I'd like to take splash.
Watchman-Its bath, then, sir you
desire!
Stranger-Yes, sorter, don't know how
folks do here, but in my country We tra,s
every morning. The fact Is lha, I've swal.
lowed so much dust that sand bar has
accumulated in my throat. which will
make my brcakfast get aground and require
threo straight whiskys to spar Il OF. But
whar's your wash house
watchman-You will find convenionces Of
that kind in Jour room-water, wash.bowl,
towels, &c.
Stranser-No. tha's nothing Of tho sort,
and ei you will just give mo your skillet I'd
like to splatter my lace and hands. In East
Tennessee we wash In skillet, and them
zero fancy fEins were little too nice, with
The mahogany stool and sto..o plate, that I
rather soughter thought 'twould be great
pity to spile or dirty 'em.
We were creditably informed by break
OF day" young man who had just come In,
that the watchman took him back 10 his
room and instructed him In the mysteries Of
the toilet, which, though wanting in q skillet,
yet served the purposes Of ablulion.-S.
Louis Republican.
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entering The town "Ah,' said be, snow
our grievances will b reddrss,ed." o,I
His system Of practical joking . said 10
have been as fslicitous - his verbal, though
rather moro expensive to his victims. .
The Doctor. however. occasionally met
his match. A lady whom he had long court
ed unsuccessfully married . gentleman By
the name Of Quincy. $50, madam" said
the unsuccessful suitor, on meeting her ai-
forwards, at appears you prefer Quincy 70
Byles." "Ye,.. for Il there had been any.
thing worse than 6ilts, God would have II.
Hicted Job with them"
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PouLrRY UNDER Plum TRrEs. We have
been presented with some specimens oi
very fuo plums raised in this city. Until
last season, the fruit upon these trees was
very imperfect, owing TO the ravages Of the
curculio; but, for this season and the past,
the fruit has been good, owing undoubtedly
to the fact tha, poultry has been KEEP, under
the trees. I, is an experiment easily tried.
Hartford Courant.
BAKED SWEET APPLES. Wash we'll the
apples, place them in pan with very lit
tie water, tha, the juice may not burn, II
they are TO be cooked in brick oven; then
put the apples in a jar, cover them close,
aAd bake them five or six hours. Sweet
apples should bs baked long after they ar o
tender.
C. Mildew Is one OF the greatest pvoto
Of sreen-h houses and all sorts Of plant s'ruc'
.iass.. The following rsmsdy has bean
tried in the houses Of the London Horticul-
tural Society, and !, is though, will prove
efficacious: "Sulrhur and unslacked
lime put into tub Of water, in which they
are quickly and intimately mixed, and the
,recs and plants syringed with the clear
liquid after these substances have settled al
the bottom"
~ Save the earlies, and bes, Seed
Much depe:.ds on this. Our summers are
no, always long enough and hot enough Tor
the ripeaing Of that invaluable crop, Indian
corn. We should therefore select the ear
liest ears. and these are found in the field
BY selecting the earliest from year to year
we gain number Of days.
~ Should you have a field in grass that
you wish to pu, in corn neat spring, spread
thereon 10 to 10 bushels Of lime per acre.
The lime should be Stacked with salt.brine,
and spread as soon as slaked. Harrow the
lime.
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THE ErprzzLrSo RAILROAD CONDUCTOR AT
Cnlcaco.-Grsai Excitement among The
Gomblers. The Chicago Democrat gives tho
following account Of some recent occursnces
in that city, which indicates to what an ex-
tent gambling 10 carried in that city:
"Ths jury in the case Of o. 7. Caldwell,
conductor on the railroad to Darlington,
camo into Court on Monday morning, and
reported that they could moi agree. Tho
Judge rsmanded the jury, Who returned
near night with verdict Of guilty, AID fixed
the sentence Of the prisoner at one year in
the Peni,eatiary. We have been informed
BY the h,ghes. possible authority, that what
ws said about the Outrageous course Of
blscklegs 10 no moro than true. And ws
arc pained TO say, that last night they went
10 the Judge and threatened him 70 hs did
90. gan. him now trial, and II hs did not
recommend him to the mercy Of the Gov
srnor, &e., that bs should never b taken 10
Alton.
The beliefs current among those who
profess to know Caldwell, and 10 have greet
confidence in bis innate sense Of justice, that
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delegation Of his assistants In the City Gov
ernment, 10 visit New York upon some Off
cial business. During their stay the worthy
Mayor, who, by the way, has fashion ol
sometimes so plainly al,iring himself thai
few would suppose MIN the Chic: Masis-
traie Of a wealthy and arisiocratic city,
strollsd into mock auction store, where
he was at once "spot,ed" as one having just
the right proportion Of money and brains to
make an excellent and profitable case
Accordingly the sale was RECOMMENDED
with q special eye to his pocket, and a
waich--a handsome gold one, with chain,
etc., was quickly passed about from hand to
hand among the assembled coniedsra'ss,
until Il reached the Mayor, who quietly bid
$40, md found |, knocked down to him
I" Psss'h up here sir !" says the auc'ionser,
q pse kup!-have key and case fitted
sstGSesSSch "omo,,or abvut II, rcjoinod
ourS S6uscs, !" I'll take il as il is, I guess.
Jus, please take your pay out Of that
handing up a fly, "and be careful what
kind Of change you give too.". The knight
of the hammer was obliged 10 fork over,
and to see Mayor R walk out Of his
shop with the decoy watch Of tho place
Que handed over 10 look at, ard by no
means to carry of, as when tho "key" is
fitted watch and all are changed, and a
(" brummyn substituted Tor the one really
bought
His purchase, aner his having resisted
the earnest pleadings Of benevolent (!)
looking man to carry the watch back, and
not 10 be swindled, was taken 10 a jsweller,
and pronounced worth about $50. This
operation is viewed by His Honor with Pc
cular gus,o, as before he had painful re-
Of being most completely did
died in tho watch" line in the samc city
some years since. He thinks now, with
,ha, he has had his revenge
Boston Chronicle.
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RAIN FRoN THE RooEs. In our climate,
when rain water Is most needed, for wash
ing, for cattle, and for watering plants, il is
not to be had. There is sufficient quan,i.
iy falls however, unless in seasons Of ex-
irems drought, 10 give every farmer a full
supply, II no had the proper reservoirs for
holding il. These may be made much
more readily and cheaply, than most peo-
pie believe they eau be. On any soil but a
very sandy one, The earth may be removed,
and the sides and bottom cemsnted without
brick or stone. and the top covered with
chestnut plank, and any amount Of rain
water preserved. If slanted outward half
an inch TO one inch 10 each foo, in height,
and well cemen,ed, cistern will last for
many years. Such cis,erns would be o
matter Of economy 10 many Of our farmers.
We find a paragraph, in the papers which
has suggested these remarks stating that
every inch Of rain that falls on n roof yield.
two barrels to every space ten feet square |;
and seyenty-two barrels are yielded by the
annual rain in this climate on similar sur
face. A barn thirty by forty feet yields an
nually eighth hundred and sixiy-iour bar
rels /; this is enough for more than two bar
rels day for every day in the year. Many
Of our landlord, have, ai least FIVE times
,ha, amodnt Ofroofng on their dwellings and
other buildings, yielding annually more
than four thousand barrels Of rain wafer;
or abou, twelve barrels, or about one hun.
dred and fifty ordinary pailfuls daily.
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BITTER FRUITS.

Il has been freouen,lv asserted that since
,hs Las, Stale election Drunkenness has
greatly increased In this city. Indeed this
fac, ba, been painfully obvious 10 any one
who has had occasion to pass daily through
oor ,,ree,s. The police reports show large
increase during this time in the number OF
o..o. Of ,h;, L;nd brous befo,o tho city
magistrate. And this has been true not
only among the lower class Of our popula.
ton which is supposed to furnish the great
mass Of the drunkards," bu, also among
the young men Of ''respec,able connections"
in our city. I, has been publicly announc.
ed tha. within q few weeks pas, there have
been taken up Ia our streets, in a state Of
beas,ly in,oxicailon, and carried before the
police court to be deal, with rs common
drunkards, three young men whose parents
occupy the first social rank among Us, but
whose fathers have distinguished themselves
Oflaie by their determined, open and bitter
opposition 10 the law prohibiting tho traffic
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RiPESING OF PEARS No fact in fruit cul.
lure is cow more clearly established than
iha. pears are better perfected by being
picked when they have stopped growing,
and ripenel by being placed in a dark
closet or drawer in the honse. Some varis-
ties of pears pronounced inferior, il not
worthless, as ripened on the tree, are found
TO bs altogether another fruit when ripened
in the house, so different aud superior Us
not TO be recognized as the same varieties.
Extensive cultiyators have large closets til-
tel with numerous shelves ior this sole put
pose A, a late meeting Of the n. Y. HOr-
ticultural Society, Austin Pinney exhibited
lish Of finely ripsaed Bartlet, pears, all OF
them remarkable for very brillian, red
cheek. He remarked that when gathered,
the red color OF those specimens was scarce
ly ,ercepiible, and that i, was mainly
owing to maturing them in the dark. p.
Barry had f1uud that the Bartlett, even
when gathered before fully grown, 10 ripen
well in the dark, and to acquire flavor
fully equal 10 iha, attained by specimens
gathered later. He had found shallow box
es, containing not more than three layers OF
irui, very convenient for this purpose. The
temperature should be 56s TO coo Tor secur-
ing the very best quality; if warmer, they
would mature sooner, but at the expense OF
favor. He regarded the subiec, as one oi
great importance, inasmuch as the flavor
Of winter pears depend still more upon the
ripening process. H. E. Hooker had found
tha, caution was needed ,ha, the fruit does
no, receive tain, from the wood Of the box
or drawer IN such close confinement, and
that open shelves would be better.
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CruMp-Foor IN CABBAGE. AT the reques,
Of Mr.. julius Chapman, Simsbury, CT, who
makes inquiry for prsven,ive against the
anbury fingers and toes, or more properly,
"clump-foO,," on cabbage roots, | will give
him my experiences for forty years, during
which time have never known plan, the
least affected by il. When you sow your
cabbage bed, add half a bushel Of dry I'M
leached ashes, 10 feet square Of land, and
incorporate it well with the earth; when
YOU set them, add a tablespoonful Of ashes
TO each hole, cover them over with earth,
iha, the tender plant may not come toe
readily in contact with the ashes, and be
assured you will not he troubled with
elump; foot cabbages but will realize re-
turn equal to your expectaiioas.-Coaniry
Gentleman.
BucKwHE,r PoRRIDGE. Take a quart ol
rich milk. and aher boiling !, hard, stir IN
as much buckwhea, meal as will make il oI
the consistency Of thick mush, adding one
easpoonful OF salt aud tablespoonful o.
fresh butter. In Eve minutes amer ], ]:
thick enough to take il from the ire. II the
milk is boiling hard and continues to boil
while the meal is being stirred in, very liz.
tie more cooking will DO required. II
should he placed on the table hot, and eaten
with butter and sosar, with moiasso'
and butter. This is sometimes called a
FIVE minute pudding; j, is excellen, for
children as plain dessert or for supper
Some add seasoning Of ginger or grated
nutmeg before sending il to the table.
~ Oxen arc much better in many re-
spects for working than horses. They cost
much less in the first instance, and are
therefore more within the reach Of men oI
moderate means. They are less liable to
disease, and II an acciden, occurs which dis
ables from labor, they may be converted
into food. The OK will ca, less food and Of
a coarser kind than the horse, and needs
less attention in order 10 thrive. He will
work ia localities impossible for the horse,
and 20 forward patiently with labors which
would chais the other into utter in,ractaSil.
iy.
~ p,m,L;,. ,,,v hs liant In tho same
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The MAroR AND THE Mock AucrIoSrrRa.
A shor, time since. the Chief Magistrate Of
one Of our sister cities had occasion, with o
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paper Agent b the only anhorile agent or THIS paper
In the eilies OF New York. Boston, and PhilAdspuiA
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The Household Sacrifice.

From Mrs. Stephens n,S nOr.i 'TAs Ola HSm
stead.'
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BAKED SouR ArrLrs. Wash well the
apples; pl,ce them in pan; pour in a
teacupful Of water and one o. sugar bake
them slowly ill done. Eat them With
cream and the juice which cooks from
them.
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Theatres and Exhibitions.

BROADWAY THEATRE.-The play of est. Mare n
Husbands Sacrifice is announced for this evening-Mr
+. L. davenport st. Mare Madame Ponsi as Dianora.
The 'Loan of Lover concludes the amusements-Miss
Manyers as Gertrude
NiBIos GARDEN.-The old and favorite musical piece
called the Beggars Opera is announced for this
ming Miss L. pyne will sing the celebrated air, with
variations, called 'Cease your Funning Mr.. Harrison
Captain Machcath.
BowERy THEA1RE-Mr. ]. W Wallack Jr appears to-
night in the play Of the Idy OF Lyons" Claude Mel
notte Mr. Prior Col. Damas, and Mrs. Ward Pau
line. The amusing piece called the Wandering Min
strelo concludes all.
BURToN's TBEATRE-The comedetta called the
anonymous Correspondent is announced for this
ming. Also, the original comedy called .'Sti Water
Runs Deepn with Burton in his great character OF John
Mildmay.
WAIL,cK's TTATRE.--sThe Game Of Love- il rapidly
gaining upon the affections Of the visitors of
this fashionable resort. II will BIO performed tonight
with the petite comedy of 'Spitalfeds Weaver"
METROPOLITAN THEuRE.-Mlle Rachel appears, in the
beautiful modern drama of 'sAngelo" Iisbe. 'sIa
Igne Irot y with Mile. Sarah Felix and NJ. Beauvalle
will also be played tonight.
WooDS MIssTREIs.- Dark Deeds, or Crimson Crimes =
is the burlesque Of this evening.
BUcKIEy's SERENADERs will give s'Somnambula,n with
the new prima donna-AIiss Milen-as Amna.
Mss THERESA EsMoypE, the beautiful and talented dra
natic reader will delight the Bostonans this evening
with one of her select entertainments.
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hour ago the doctor himself and he tells she
appears to be a little more composed
Darian Daughtrey, who lost his wife yesterday, was
taken sick last night and Is despared OF already by his
physician, DIR. Refer.
Of all the deaths occurring here within the last week,
none have caused much regret that Of young George
w. Chambers promising young merchant. Mr.. Q. had
had very severe attack OF the fever but was Gonzales
cling, and had been up for week; but he very mpru.
IDENTIFY overloaded his stomach and died after relapse OF
seven days.
Rev. NJ Devlin ia again down and Dr. Bilisoly night
before last had little hopes of his recovery; but at pre-
sent, Ibeieve he is doing better, and bids fair to re-
again. This the third attack and second relapse
&C. NJ Young largest shoe merchant, and extern
sively known North died in Norfolk this afternoon,
where he went to avoid the fever His brother Moses is
Walter Taylor Norfolk so celebrated for his brandies
&C.. died in Baltimore within three hours after having
The fever has made it's appearance in Suffolk and &C.
neral iampeqe mas taken place among its
his few days ago. and Mr.. Macon Swan OF Ports
mouth, Is now sick with it up there
Harrison Ferebee proprietor of the ferry died on Mon
day, at the ferry point.
The following master workmen Of the Gosport Navy
Yard have died, vm-Rchard Williams, master mason;
Patrick Williams, master house carpenter; John Davis
master sparmaker; Charles Cassels, master sanaker
John Vermillon master boatbudcr; Charles Myers mas
ter plumber. and Nash 1atem, master lumber inspector
Mr. James Williams, master Joiner, is s up; but poor
fellow, he has lost twenyone Of his family Mrs John
Foreman is daughter of his. John i. Porter master
carpenter has been sick, but is again on duty.
According to the latest accounts by mail from Norfolk
the actual interments since the commencement Of the
yellow fever, reach 1857 and allowing for others not
corded, the total is supposed to be 300
RELIEF FROM THE BROOKLYN SABBATH SCHOOLS.
The children Of the Sabbath school the Sands street
Methodist church contributed SOL &c. Sunday last
in aid Of the orphans whose parents have been carried OF
by the peslence raging In the cities Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. This act the part of this school Is
woIthy Of commendaton and will doubtless be followed
by others.
RELIEF FROM JERSEY CITY.
call has been made to the citizens Of jersey City to
assemble in the Hall, Commercial Budings) this
ing, at quarter before eight O'clock to take proper
to render material aid to the sufferers from
yellow fever, at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
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Supreme COurt-Circuit.
lafnra Hon JnJrn Cnr-lau

sEiT, lin He matter Of he Ninth Acei"e.--rhis
rc-aIgument on certain points raised at the last term
of the Court a motion for an injunction restraining
the construction Of the line Of railroad in Ninth avenue
general outline Of the argument and the evidence
given in the Herald when the last before the
Court
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MON EY M AR X Il II +.

MONDAY, Sept. IL, 1856.
There was considerable business transacted in the
street this morning. at an improvement in rates.
The sales, as reported at the board, indicate the
ration in prices. We refer to the quotations.
Mr.. Ncolay, after the adjournment of the board,
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The shippers OF Tennessee whea, from Murfreesboro in
that state to New York, via Savannah have realized
profit OF so cents bushe ~ Nurfreesioro, the grain
represented to be worth so per bu hc cost IL
mans pora:ou 80 cents and thc wheat has been sid "
hyh 10 ccDt. per hu.ld Thee IH q, INV W., .sn-
% u AliM-n,L nnN.
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lbVtR7yEhENTS RENEWE1 EVERY DAY.
TRAyELLERs' GUIDE.


(,TEAP FARE FOR ALBANY AND TRoY.-rAgE %
~ cents passage aud berhs 80 cents; passage and
room 70 cents The fast steamer HERO Captain iIance
side OF Robinson street pier every Tuesday
Thursday aud sunday at p. NJ, arriving by A. VI.
L,OR KEY PORT AND FORT HAMIIToN.-THT sTEAN
boat KEY PORT leaves Murray street pier daily, sun
days excepled al O'Clock p NJ and Key Port ocosh
A. 81.
NALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENT.-TIIE FAVOR
H lie and well known steamer EAGLE, Capt. O. Morford
will run fr Monmouth Red Bank Shrew and Ions
Branch of Murray street pier daily O'Clock
T. NJ arrival OF the boat at Po Monmouth stages VIII
be ready convey passengers 10 all parts of the country on
her return. she will leave Port Monmouth at ~ A. NJ Pas
sengers or this route will lind By FAR the convenient
and expeditions any by which they seek accommoda
Fare to Port Monmouth. - cents Red Bank, 62
J,AII ARRANGEMENT FOR COMFY ISLAND.-THE
fishing and cunning having the
VIII run follows, and after today.-Ieave Fulton Ferry
at O'Clock A. NJ. 0ii O'Clock 4, NJ and AZ O'Clock r.
Leave Coney Island AZ O'Clock ~ NJ O'Clock r. NJ and 5
O'Clock = NJ sundaysIIeeye Fulton Ferry at o'clock A.
A. NJ, s O'Clock r " and O'Clock p. NJ.
Sept. Is 1856. CHARLES FOSTER, Proprietor.
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ILCTIuNG, sc.


eC 00O WORTH or CAST OFF CLoIHING WANT
sDA.UVO ed.-A liberal cash equivalent will be given
for good left oil superhuous clothing description
In quantity from garment TO thousand Address
cali on JAMES MoRoNEY II Baxter street. Gate OrangeJ
Chatham
A LARGE QUANTITY OF CAsToFF CLOTHING
n waned.-Gcnlemen having left or wearing apparel TO
dispose OF In large small lots will receive The highest
price for them by calling addressing THOS d. CONROY
sel Pearl street. between City Hall place and Centre street.
(,LoTInNG LADIES OR GENTLEMEN HAVING ANY
y ~ Tie same 10 dispose 81 can Obtain fair and a.h price,
hy scuinc Tor iLe subscriber his residence. No " aurens
street, - We.t broadway, through he Pos Office
Ladc. Gu,Ldcd ~ MI. Cohen :. COHEN
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pRoposrp TESTIMONIAL TO DR.. KASE.-Tt

PROPOSED TESTIMONIAL TO DR.. KAHE-h IL
proposed TO present TO Or. G. h Kane, the intrepid
Artic navigator, suitable testimonial in view OF
by him In their pei ormance The Baltimore San has the
following We learn from friend Of former fellow
citizen, Mr. George Peabody, who IL now 20 widely
known the American merchant" Of london, that he
has already with his accustomed judicious beraiy,
offered the sum OF fifteen hundred dollars as his contr
sand dollars for Dr. Kare and five hundred dollars for
his comrades This tender being made direct "a Dr.
Kane he Is understood have prom pity declined It, for
himself the ground Ct his unwla to allow his
TO be used in connection wi any testimonial Of
pecnniary nature he has however, refc red back 10
Mr. Peabody the ispofal Of the subject as far II
lates 10 the crew.