Daily American organ., 1856-05-10

HABITS or De QUINcEY THE OPIUM EATRR.---it
is related as an instance of De Quinceys careless
ness in money matters, that, having been once ar
rested for debt of twenty pounds in Edinburgh,
he was dragged to Jail, where he remained for two
weeks. During the period of his incarceration his
daughter frequently visited him, and one day
brought him neat waistcoat, the one he then
wore being somewhat shabby After De Quincy
had taken off his old vest, his daughter careless
ly examining the pockets, discovered bank-note
for thirty pounds, of the existence of which her
father had no knowledge whatever, and with
which, Of course, the twenty pound debt was in
stantly discharged.
De Quincey, when he writes, filings each sheet
as soon az finished, over his shoulder, and never
sees them again. His daughters gather up the
scattered leaves, arrange and correct them, and
hawk them among the magazine editors for sale.
For long time De Quincey's nervousness from
opium was SO great that he was obliged to walk
fourteen miles day in order to procure two hours
sleep at night. The way in which this was accom-
plished was curious The dreamer had mile mea-
sured on neighboring road, and at one extremity
placed heap of seven stones. When the journey
was to commence De Quincey took up stone and
carried it to the other end of the mile, then re-
turned for another, until the pile was exhausted.
This necessity of carrying the stones prevented
De Quincey from forgetting the number of miles
he had walked, which would otherwise be highly
probable.--NeU York Times s39.-
SILK.-The Paris correspondent of the London
Atlas sends to that paper the following account of
new discovery, that is " important If true:"
"We hail with delight the announcement that .
sapant has Just made so valuable discovery in the
art of preparing elk that this article will become
cheaper and more common than cotton. The sa-
vsst, it appears one day, having nothing else to
do, began to think (which is wonderful for sapdat,
says Alphonse Kar) that there was but one crea-
~ h,,f
one description of vegetable matter THAT of the
mulberry tree) fitted for that creatures food; /;
therefore the silky substance must not, lie in the
animal, but in the vegetable matter !; SO at once
the savant set about analyxing the composition Of
the mulberry leaf and by boiling it to thick paste
has produced every description Of silk, in immense
quantities. have seen several yards of his manu-
facture, and although wanting little of the gloss
belonging to that spun by the worm, can pro-
nounce il as superior to the finest oniard hitherto
made. The price Of the silk is FIVE francs pound
when spun-being one hundred and twenty francs
cheaper than that of the present day. This new
method of procuring silk will at once be adopted
In all countries, as the mulberry can be grown in
any country, and requires scarcely any culture"
An uncle marrying his niece by dspensation OF
the Pope, is one of the incidents mentioned in the
Florence letter Of the Newark Advertiser. The
brother OF the Grand Duchess married the daugh-
ter OF the Grand Duchess herself and that with
the consent of the mother. The Grand Duchess
recently went from Florence to Naples, and, as the
writer, March 20, says
She left last week, with the hereditary Prince
and her suite, for Naples, where she will join her
brother, the "most Catholic King" in the POM
pous morning of Holy Week, and in the Easter
festivities; perhaps assist in arranging marriage
contract between the Tuscan Prince and the Nea-
poitan Princess; though this viii depend on polt
icd circumstances, and not on the taste Of the
royal cousins, who meet for the first time, they
being only important machines in the hands Of
sovereign policy. The near blood relationship
need form no obstacle to their union, since dis
pensation of the Pope was 80 easily obtained for
the marriage Of the brother of the Grand Duchess
with her own daughter, whose approaching &C.
couchement Is the ostensible motive of this Jour
ney. The csse stated, is not the only union o
uncle and niece which has received the sanction o
His Holiness.
A letter from Naples states that the Grand
Duchess Of Tuscany, in coming 10 be present al
the accouchenent OF her daughter the Countess
de Trapani, has concluded the marriage of her son,
the Hereditary Prince of Tuscany, with daughter
of Ferdinand III.
Rev. Ma BRsokESRIDor CALLED TO ACCOUNT
yoR WORDS SPOKEN IN SxRxoN.-The doctrine
Of personal satisfaction" seems to be gaining
ground, at least in come localities A fellow named