The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-09-02

A CARNIVAL Trick. = Under.Sthe
reign of Louis Philippe, though all the
Bonaparte family was in exile, Louis
Nap0leon contrived to enter France,
spend two jolly days of the Carnival in
Paris, and even pass one evening at the
opera ball in company with two ladies
of the citizen kings own family. The
police were on the alert for two days af-
forwards, but he made his escape tri-
umphantly. 1t is said that to this very
day this gives more pride to Louis Ma
poleon than his coup d'etat or the kiss he
received from Queen Victoria.
E%The Louisville papers give the
following instance of marrying in haste
and repenting at leisure:
About month since there prevailed
an abundance of gossip relative to
couple of young folks from this eli, y. and
their marriage at Charlestown, Indiana.
The affAir has already had a denoue
n1ent, and the imagined happiness of the
ruuaways terminates with apetition fled
by one of the PARTIES in chancery, prey
ing to be divorced. The marriage was
runaway match, and the bride left word
at home that "Charlie and could not
wait" s5
"A fashionable lady's travelling
wardrobe these days is costly as well as
bulky. The Baltimore American gives
the inventory of two trunks belonging to
lady from neighboring city who pass
ed through Baltimore to Washington a
few months ago, expecting to be absent
from her home but two days. The
trunks containing her wardrobe got mis-
sent, and as she held the checks of the
railroad company they were liable for
the contents. The lady's schedule is
a curiosity in the way of jewels, laces,
brocades, etc, and foots up over $2,-
900, independent of the dresses, jewelry,
etc., which she was wearing at the time
the trunks were lost. Fortunately for
the company, the trunks were found,
contents safe.
What would the women of fash
ion now days do if the same law were
in force in regard to low-necked dresses
as was on the statute books of Pennsyl.
vania years agone? The Law referred
to, reads thus: THAT if any white fe-
male Of ten years or upward, should ap-
pear in any public street, lane, highway,
church, court house, tavern, ball room,
theater, or any other place of public re-
sort, qcith naked shoulders. Il e., low
necked dresses,) being able to purchase
clothing, she shall forfeit and pay a fine
not less than o1ae, nor more than t1Co hun
dred dollars" This was mark of the
wisdom of the men who framed the laws
of Pennsylvania. The closing paragraph
of the law, however, permitted women of
questionable character to bare their
shoulders as badge of distinction be-
tween the chaste and unchaste.
The PoTAToE Ror.-We had hoped
that tie potatce rot, hereabauts at least,
was confined to low, wet land, where al
ternate rain and sun had produced such
result. We however hear that in the
township of Dover, fields of potatoes on
the ridges, which is high and dry, sandy,
warm soil, are rotting. The vines in
many fields have died, and the crop is
lost Still we have no idea that the rot,
as yet, is by any means general.-Cleue-
land Herald.
A DUEL,--Oh Sunday week, duel
with pistol, at ten PAGES, was fought
near New Orleans between Messrs Lal-
land Forrier and Jules Arnault, the lat
ter being the challenger. On the first
fire, Mr.. Arnault fell, the ball of his an
tagonist having entered his right ear,
it badly, and passing out at
the base of the occiput. Mr.. Ferrier
was unhurt.
A NoNDEscRIpT SNAKE.-James Hen
ry, constable of Orange township, killed
a snake on Friday of last week, in that
township, which measured six feet in
length, and weighed forty pounds. We
are informed that the oldest Inhabitants
of the vicinity never before seen any
thing like it. Its colors were black and
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