Washington sentinel., 1856-03-27

women, lnvltlnB them 70 the tenants mouse LOT
the purpose of enabling him to force her to
movei and the only reason given for this
conduct was that the tenant refused to trade at
his store. The lady was discharged and the
landlord held to bail on charge of conspiracy.
...... Punch concludes his report of the Cob,
den and Palmerston debate in the House OF
Commons, on the American question, with the
following version of the American anthem, as
now sung by Mr.. John Bull:
Yankee Doodle, do not frown,
Though you're brisk and bony,
The Jewels in Victoria's crown
Amt paste or macaron
London is pretty town,
SO is Phiadephy;
You shall have sugar pum
And I'll have one myseify."
...... All the world do not go to shooting
galleries, but many visiting them, have seen a
contrivance, by which when the bulls-eye is
hit, spring is touched, which acting upon
machinery, throws out a human figure, in the
most horrible contortions, as if pierced by q
bullet. A gentleman visiting New York, who
is pistol-shot was invited into shooting
gallery having this contrivance, which he had
never seen or heard of. The first shot struck
the centre, touched the spring, and out sprang
a man, who fell, as our friend supposed, shot
through the heart. He tainted, and upon coming
to himself found crowd standing around
him, admiring the effect of the joke, and also
of large basin of water which had been
-, ,ob al eLa
tlemen had washed their hands, the sable
streams of which were running over his face
and linen. He left.
...... The Philadelphia North American
closes an article on Irish colonization of our
waste lands with the following good word for
Patrick:
"The poor Irishman is rough jewel, but
faith there's the making of man in him.
O'Connel was not SO far wrong when he de-
clared his countrymen the finest peasantry in
the world We defy any man to be conversant
with fair specimen of this people and not like,
while at the same time he may feel inclined to
shake him. Wherever one of them has
chance, he shows the true points of manhood.
In domestic attachments strong, in domestic
virtues eminent, it is seldom he is guilty of
calculating, deliberate, or a malicious wrong.
The infusion Of Irish blood in the circulation
of the universal Yankee Nation, gives an i'm
pulsiveness and promptitude which will tell
upon our future. Let Patrick have fair
chance, education and independence, and we
are not afraid of any harm that he will do,
while we are very hopeful of the good that en-
lightened freemen of Irish extraction will &C.
complish."
...... Mrs. Polly Beeman, of Birminghamp.
ton, Con-, is in her 92d year. Her husband
Tracy Beeman, died short time since he was
two years the senior of his wife. They had
lived in the same farm house 90 years. They
had a family of nine children, the eldest of
whom now is~73, and was married when she
was IA. Of the grandchildren there are now
40. There are l56 greatgrand children, and
eighteen great-great-gra children. The family
comes of tough stock, and enjoys iron consti-
tutions. This venerable woman can call two
hundred and thirty of her ieneal pedigree
around her thanks giving table.
The FAsHIoNs-A PROSE BALLAD saw
her as she sailed along in an elegant silk bal
loon, borne on by many puff of praise, all
sung to an la mode tune. saw her as she
trailed along, like racer sharp and thin, and
many a voice in ecstacy proclaimed that she
would swim" saw coal scuttle bonnet,
with front of foot or two, and rapturous
praise, in a thousand ways proclaimed that it
would "dol" l saw cup and saucer stuck
on to the back of her head and the very same
crowd, with praises loud, declared that fashion
led. Hurrah for balloons and racers, coal scut-
ties, cups, saucers too. To thunder with sense
and reason-Pm bound to go crazy too!
A Duel SETTLED BY A LADY.-The Sacra.
mento california; Spirit of the Age gives the
following as the termination of late expected
duel in that city. We are much gratifed to
announce to our readers the fact that the anti
cipated bloody affair between two estimable
young men OF this community, has been ami
cably settled, contrary to the expectation of
almost every one acquainted with the circum
stances attending the matter. When every
other source of compromise had failed, the
hallowed influence Of woman was brought to
bear upon the matter. The lady about whom
all the difficulty had arisen was made acquain
ted with the circumstances for the first time !;
she soon brought about settlement with the
courage and zeal Of true woman. On her
asserting that her heart and hand was to be
united with another, and that neither Of the
parties engaged in the controversy could or
should possess them, and that those engaged in
the difficulty must not again visit her, things
took different turn--hands were extended in
friendship, and mutual congratulations follow
ed, and thus ended the matter. We are Of
opinion that the lady was in some measure to
blame in the first instance for having acted a
little coquettish. She has now learned a lesson
which she can teach to some others with profit
no doubt, E.ilr