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, 1857-10-02

BILLY WILLIAMS, OF THE Wells, Billy
BURroN, OF BURroNs, AND Ton HANBllS, OF
fHk BowgRY.-The following funny theat-
ricals "Reminiscences, we happen to know,js
literally veracious, as here, revived by the
New York Home Journal, It is old, but
we'll worth repeating; ..
Billy Williams, the English comedian,
now'deeeased, was one of the best-uatured
nep alive, and although without education,
aeapital comic actor. Billy was q regular
cockney in his conversation, and paid no at
tention to the rules Of Murtay's grammar.
An amusing conversation between him and
William L. Burton, the theatrical manager,
hihus related by a. friend of the parties;
Billy sat in bis usual seat, and was epdeav-
orpg to make himself agreeable to those
around him, Burton, who delighted ih
quizzing Billy, made some enquiries Of him
relative to horse belonging to Mr.. Hamb-
lin which seemed to arouse Billy, and he
thus commenced his reply. 4" Now, Bur
Ton, I'll ten you all about that 'orse. You
see, when | first arrived, snid to Amblin:
Ton, / wants on 'orse, I Fave always been
used to- ave an 'orse, and would like to
ave- one.' Billy says be, you know
hazeppaj he has earned me great deal
Of money, and ! will not permit him TO be
misused; but if you want to ride him, yon
may, and my stage manager, Tom Flynn,
will go with you to the stable So, down
lgoes to the stable, with Tom Flynn, and
tod the man to put the saddle on him.
"Ou Tom Flynn " said Burton. No.
on the 'orse. So after talking TO Tom
awhile, l mounted him." "What, mount
cd Flynn 2" No, the 'orse, and then !
shook hands with him and rode OFF,
Shook hands with the horse, Billy ~
No, d-n it, with Tom Flynn; and then
redo off up the Bowery, and who should
meet in front of the Bowery theatre but
Tom Amblin; SO | got OF and told the boy
to old him by the 'ead." Hold Hambliu
BY the head ?" "No, the 'orse; and then
We went and had drink together" 'You
and the horse 2" "No, me and Amblini
and after that, mounted him again, and
vent out of town. Mounted Hambliu
again?" "No, the 'orse; and when | got
Z, . Barnum's, who should be there but Tom
Flynn-he'd taken another 'orse, and rode
Out ahead of me; so / told the 'ostler to
ae him up" "Tie Tom Flynn p?"-
No, damn it, the 'orse; and We had 0
arlnk there" "You and the horse y
NO, me and Tom Flynn Now, look here
Durton; every time / say 'orse, you say
Anoiin, and every time say Amblin, you
Aay 'orse. Now, I'll be 'anged if l tell you
any more about it," Billy felt his dignity
.lsOlted, and no coaxing on the part of Bur
"n could induce him to finish the recital.
, 1857-10-02

INFLUENZA. The influenza has been ra
ging at the Islands, The Honolulu Adrer'
tiser says:-"The epidemic, which is only
the influenza, teith udriations, has visited
nearly every house. Stores have been
closed, auctions postponed, and stiffness
pervades the town as though each week
day were Sabbath. Very few foreigners
have escaped, whilst among the native We
NAV say none have escaped We are hap,
py to say that no deaths have occurred
from the epidemic, which has now nearly
passed off,
, 1857-10-02

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The Super
intendent Of the New FORK and Newlo1ud-
land Telegraph Line is about to open an
Office at Trinity Bay, the point where the
Atlantic cable is to be brought ashore.
This will enable us to communicate the re-
suit to New-York the instant the Tele-
graph feet comes in sight. The steamers
are expected to reach Trinity Bay between
the goth and 25th inst. .....
, 1857-10-02
From the Washington City Star, Of July 3Oih.
The DefenCe OF our North Pacific Coasts.


We hear that the absence of the UniteC
States naval steamer Massachusetts,, (nov
at the Navy Yard, Mare Island, Califor
MIA, for repairs, from her station on tn,
coasts Of Oregon and Washington Terrific
ry, causes serious apprehensions to be en-
tertained by the settlers that they vii
again be visited by depredating bands o
savages from the British possessions furthe
North. The Indians of that region navi
gate along the coasts in huge canoes tha
carry, some Of them, one hundred and fift,
men each They are the most warlikc, fe
rocious, and effective tribes on the cont
nent at this time, we apprehend, judging
from the trouble they have already given
The Withdrawal of the Massachusetts from
the station was, of course, an act OF primt
necessity, for ships must he repaired. II
is greatly to be regretted that not even q
revenue cutter was ut hand to do her duty
for the time being But those who know
Congress are well aware that it rarely leg
iSlates effectively for defence or precautior
until forced so 10 do by the appearance o.
danger at the very threshold Of the door
The Executive branch of the Government
can only avail itself of tho means of pro
lection accorded by Congress, which, un.
fortunately, has not provided sufficient for
the western coast to have permitted, ere
this, another vessel to be ordered to do the
duty from which, as explained above, the
Massachusetts was not long sin'e with
drawn EGOrts are doubtless being made
here So to arrange the duties of the vessels
of both the Navy and Treasury Depart
ment in tho Pacific, MS that one will imme-
dlately be ordered to take the place of the
steamer above named. L'..-l.u u4-,
By the by ifwe are not mistaken, the
Poetic Mail Steamship Company have some
vessels on the Puciic coast not in commits
sion at this time, which, II there is author
ity TO call them Cor one Of them into the
service, would answer The purpose. We
refer to.their ships (stchners) FIRST employ
ed on their route They were built, twill
be remembered, nnder the superintendehee
Of the United States naval officers, SO as
to be speedily convertible into meh-oC-war,
and are therefore capable Of carrying all
the armament required in such service
The contract Under which they were con-
,L..s a;,S - - ny IL, " 'aNe
San Ie =, e..ngr y, ',s'' ~ ~ .,;" va'Ga.Ion
"nen 'ne v' '"G Pu'''S Ser'lce '
h:,,oe NY .s ~ .aSS;so nronri, w ri ,;or ~ ,, .ne
Co. sssr.. ~ s,,.h .H;,', eoiIa bsidoDtp ~ pSy I,
strikes US that the fact that they are out
there at this time unemployed (some Of
urou;d,no r% oTnrs, AK contr,sneics III wes
,hot o to;U6t etbsr,vis~ result fro,n ,5s VIM
S.awai & e. ,Ho Hiossoo,nsStt, iS F.o,, ~ bar lntn
s,s,ion r~, '' ~ ~ '''' "I1''"H ' ''0 ~ ''
w. W. ain .bn e,,tow;o, r,O,,, ,bol.s,.,os,s
eor' ~ pn";fc ~" ooost ns iii iIrs,rn,;" r 9. ~
conSition U of Affairs tSsr. on which ,ss csr,
moot aLovn. -. -. IT, ~ '' - II - ~
V' 49,, 81 60, ,d,. ,,,sr
By Inc arrival oil the DARK Friehdsnlp,
from leekaiet, roget SOUND, we learn that
, 1857-10-02
p o q e r x =
The Comet, the New Graft in The OGlng Of
..-. .. Heaven.

Twas beautiful night on beautiful deep, ..
And the man at the helm had just fallen asleep,
And the wptch of the deck with his head his breast
Was beginning to dream that another II pressed,
When the lookout aloft cried, "a sail! no, sail!
And the question and answer went nttling like hail:
"A s4fl! hc, a sail! " Where awayfn Moth moth
I Mest 1l - lI
Make her out? No, your honor " The din
Z drowned the rest
There indeed is the stranger not her FIRST in these seas
Yet she drives boldly in the teeth of the lteeze.
Now her bows the breakers she steadily turns;
Oh, how brightly the light Of her pinnacle burns!
Not signal for Saturn this rover has given,
No alute for our Venus, the faG-star OF heaven;
No rag or a ribbon adjoining her srarp. 'l
sbe has saucily sailed by the red planet Mars;
She has doubled, triumphant the cape Of the Sun, y
And the sentinel stars, without firing gun!
NOVA aag at the fore and the mizzen unhnled,
She is bearing right gallanty down'Un the World
Helm port! Show light! She will run US aground!
Fire gun! Bring her to, Sail ahey! Whittier bound?
Avast there, ye lubbersl Leave fhe, ,ruddcr aene
IT'S craft in oommission--the Admiral's own VII
And she sails with sealed orders, unopened as yet
Though her anchors She weighed before Lucifer set!
All she sails by a chart no draughtsman can make,
Where each cloud that oan trail and each that
can break; ' 20
Where each planet is cruising, each star Is at rest
With its anchor let go rin the blue Of the blest;
Where that sparkling hotilla. the Asteroids, lie;
Where the scarf Of red morning is flung on the sky;
Where the breath Of the sparrow is sraning the air
On the chart that she bears, you will find them all
, 1857-10-02

EaS- The statement of the New York
Times that Bishop Hughes was about to be
deposed by the Pope turns out to be a
fiction. The Bishop himself contradicts it
Ia The enlightened King Of Naples
has forbidden the practice Of the Photograph,
ic art in all his dominions
, 1857-10-02

DaS- The great race for the Goodwood
cup, for which the American horses Prior
and Prioress was entered, has taken place iu
England The French horse Monarque
won the race The English horse Risebor
came econd, Fisherman third, Prior fifth
and Prioress sixth.
B9- Napoleon aud Eugenie, accompa.
MED by Count WaleWski and a small suite
arrived at Osborne, on a visit to Queen
Victoria, on Thursday morning, the 9Th
ult. and we're received with a roya
salute from the feet at Spithead The
visit was strictly private one, aud would
not, it was believed, extend beyond the
Isle of Wight and probably Portsmouth
Navy Yard.
R9- The iron horse now runs from Ban
gor, Me, to Jefferson City, Mo, in three
days-half the distance to London!
, 1857-10-02

DEPRATURE OF Mr.. PEABODY Mr..
George Peabody of London sailed from
this city in the Persia for England on
Wednesday last. Since bis arrival in this
country, nearly year since, Mr. Peabody
has, in spite Of repeated attacks of painful
illness, found time to visit twenty-six
States Of the Union
, 1857-10-02

b3> The end Of the Atlantic telegraph
cable was successfully secured to the Irish
coast at Valentia on Wednesday, the 5th
instant and on the same day the squadron
sailed galIently of on their way to New
fouudland.
, 1857-10-02

/ To Grow. LARGE MES.-Dr W. Holmes
has shown what everybody knows, that we
are, as q race, deteriorating. But he has
not given US the reason why the New Eng
land man grows smaller, in bone and mus
Gle. Chemistry tells US it is owing to the
want of material in the soil to produce
bone. Much is owing TO our unnatural
habits OF life, Much 10 the weakness Of
our female sex, who do anything but deSel-
ope their muscular powers. But the main
reason why the race deteriorates 50 rapidly
in the eastern part Of New England is ow-
ing to the hard granite soil, which does not
furnish limestone sufficient to form the
bones. In Kentucky, Ohio, and western
Vermont men grow to larger size because
Of the limestone formation under the soil.
Parts Of families have emigrated 10 regions,
and the result in the next generation has
been a larger bone development in those
who left Massachusetts, than in those who
remained. Kentucky, Ohio, and Iowa will
grow great men. The finest figure in the
world will be found in the valley of the Mis-
sissippi, in few generations. Indoor la
bor, so unnatural for men, will weaken the
vital powers and stop the growth in large
cities, but the great and glorious West,
with its broad prairies, will compensate for
the growing feebleness of the eastern states.
, 1857-10-02


PoLTIcALi PRRAcHING--SOme anonymous
wag recently sent Henry Ward Beeehsr
the following callegory, crediting its anthor-
ship TO Martin Luther: 1aneoda gi,as-n7
One day, says Luther, Satan. aud his
imps were gathered together to cosult in
relation to theh plaus, and give an account
Of what each had done, one said, Il lei
loose the wild beast upon caravan Of pill
grims, and now their bones lie bleaching
upon the sands Of the desert" "Pshaw,'
said the devil, their souls were all saved, y
And !" said another, "by tempest wrecked
a ship loaded with Christians on their way
to found a new community" "PshaW,
said the devil again, their souls were all
saved" "And l." a third, cultivated an
intimate acquaintance with an 'independ.
ent preeeher,' and after long persuasion,
induced him to drop his Bible and go to
preaching politics" And then the devil
shouted in exultation, till the arches ol
Pandemonium rang, and oil the night starr
Of hell sang together for joy.
, 1857-10-02

Col. KIxNEY.-The Corpus Christi Val.
Icy says that Col Kinney is in Ruatan,
having made extensive land purchases
there's in ine health aud delighted with
the country.
, 1857-10-02

"a 1t is now stated that Gen. Walker
1as completed all of his arrangements for
Is'nrnlng to Nicaragua, and that he will
nav ,ISVe at an early day under the most favor
, 1857-10-02

but not wholly dissatisfied, away-is hero
caught aud perpetuated with a grace al
most beyond the reach of art.
How MARCY CoMPosED HIS STATE PAPERS.
The editor of the New York Evening
Post, speaking as if from personal knowl-
edge, says:
Mr. Marcy, in Washington, commonly
composed his important dispatches not'in
his Office, but in his library at home. When
thus engaged, he would at once, after break
fast, begin his work, and write till nearly
noon, when he would go to the Depart
ment, receive calls and attend to the regular
routine duties OF his position. During the
hours Of his composition, be was SO com
petely engrossed with his subject that per-
sons might enter and go out, or talk in the
same room, without in the least obtaining
his notice. lie wore enthusiastically
sat in his dressing gown, with an old red
handkerchief on the table before him, and
one could judge of the relative activity Of
bis mind by the frequency Of his applica-
ton'to the snuff box. In truth, he was
an invetcrate snuff taker; and his consunp-
ton of that article appeared to have inju.
rouSy affected his voice. 'r
He wrote deliberately, with few erasures
or changes, and his thoughts generally iu
the first draft assumed the form of express
sion in which he was willing to publish
them. He almost always used pencil,
and left the second draft to be penned by u
clerk. This, however, he rarely altered -
His handwriting was legible and handsome,
without being clerkly, b. ssuY i. i
Mr.. MARcY's LAST LETTER. The Rich.
modd Enquirer says the last letter ever pen
ned by the late Hon VIM. l.. Marcy, and
about which considerable curiosity has.bcen
expressed, was addressed to the Hon. John
NJ. Bolts, introducing the latter, as his
friend, to the Hon. Thomas H Seymour,
United States Minister at st. Petersburg.
Mr.. Bolts expects to spend several Of the
ensuing months in tour through Europe
|r... ~ I.la.T Il
, 1857-10-02

LATER FROM CARSON VAtLEY. Mons
MURDERs, IMMIGRANT TRAINS, dRrczTht
Sacramento U1iiON has the following teIe
graphic despatch from fPlacerTiIle, datei
September 7thil Z GrpqmI s. eI5'ifl4 ae
'H Mr.. Murdock has just arrived from Car
sou Valley who brings important news
Messrs. Williams and AkcMarland def
our city on Thursday morning Hast for Car
son Valley. They put up at Silver Greek
Williams left Silver CreeKat ono ao'clOcl
on Saturday afternoo6, aud MeMarDauC
left about an honF d laferyg intending I.
oFertake Williams. IA The despatch then
relates the particulars Of finding the body
of Mcfarland, aud the consequent GER
tainty OF the death ,Sof Williams, and the
belief that the murder was committed BY
the Washoe Indians1 Great excitement
exists here, as Williams aud McMarland
are are iT!itEp Tell known and highly esteemed citi
III sis Iasy isAq 3ti Sg.r.A t21Ga :
70 STILL IATRR--ASmithyoof Lake Valley
sends word that the Indians who commit.
ted tho murders are in. the vicinity of Sll
yer Greek and the South Fork. The ar
row with, which McMarIand. was killed
has been sent us. There is no doubt thai
it belonged to alWashoe. 23 BOA esdJa
QlSherif Carsonis now summoning aposs,
ofia5 men, we'll armed, who are t0 leav.
within one hour for the scene Of the murder
under the command Of Deputies Turnmar
and Wallace. .sJA
This makes the, number who have been
, 1857-10-02
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY OCTOBER 1857

| HE GIANT OF THE Wo2LD-MuEs OAR.
DEN.-Some weeks ago We gave few facts
in regard to the weight and dimensions of
this extraordinary man, and promised our
readers, through the courtesy Of friend in
Henderson county, further items of inter-
est. The friend we referred to was the
Rev. John Brooks whose veracity, we be-
lieve, has never been, questioned by any
one. lie writes as follows: mir. Darden
was born in North Carolina in 1898, and
departed this life at his residence in Hen
derson county, Tennessee, on the 23d of
January, 1851, in the 59th year of his arc.
lie joined the Baptist Church in early life,
and shortly after emigrated to Tennessee,
where he connected himself with what is
called the Christian Church, but had not
been q member Of any church for years
past, but was moral, and fond of couyersa-
ton Oh religious subjects. He was an OBJ
iging and kind neighbor, and fond Of com
pany. About fifteen years ago he joined
the order Of MasonS He was twice mar
ried. His children are very large, but
probably none Of them will ever be more
than half the weight of their father. He
was quite active and lively, and labored IN
til about four years ago, when he became
so Heshy that he was compelled to stay at
home, or be hauled about in two-horse
wagon, In lS49 he made contract with
a tailor to furnish him a suit os clothes for
$5O-the cloth was to cost $5 per yard
Upon measurement, it took twelve yards of
cloth. So the tailor lost $40 and the max
ing The tailor states that three men,
each weighing over two hundred pounds,
put the coat on, buttoned it around them,
and walked across the square to Lexing-
ton, In 1850 it took thirteen and half
yards Of flax cloth, yard wide, to make him
Q coat. 1t took sixteen yards of cambria
for his shroud; twenty-fonr yards of black
SelYetto cover the sides and lid Of his cof-
fin; one hundred and twenty-five feet Of
plank to make his colin His coffin was
eight feet loug; across the breast, thirty
two iuches;. across the head, eighteen inch
esi across the foot, fourteen inches; he
weighed, in 1915, eight hundred and sew
euty-one pounds; his height was seven feet
six inches, His weight, when be died, as
nearly as could be ascertained, was frac-
ton over one thousand pounds ~ Jackson
Tenn. Wig g h.'. '- 7ya't"
DEATi OF A LARGE, MAN.-The jackson
Tenn Wing Of the 10th ult. chronicles
the death in Henderson county, in that
State. Of. Mr., Miles Dardcn. The Wing
says the deceased was beyond al question
the largest man in the world. His height
was seven feet six inches-two inches high
er than Porter, the celebrated Kentucky
giant. His weight was fraction over one
thousand pounds! lie measured round the
waist six feet nine inches - '15'' ~, I 5-o ~ r.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-25
Measures are again in progress to secure the
annexation of Roxbury to Boston.

STATE PRIsoN MATTERS. notorious bur
glsr named John Williams alias Loucey, has
recently busted himself in attempting to eff.
feet his escape from the State Prison, where he
has been confined several years on the charge
of burglary in the night time. Yesterday,
one of the instructors discovered that Will
hams had dug away the partition and nearly
gained access from his cell into one from
which he had before attempted to escape. As
matter of course, he was at once stopped in
his operations, and his quarters were prompt
ly changed for room considerably lower
down. Williams is a desperate fellow, and
at one time since his Imprisonment, attacked
officer Walker with knife, inficting severe
cash in the heshy part of his arm. Last Sat-
urday, convict named Thomas Potter, who
had previously uttered threats of violence
against one of the instructors in the whip
shop, drew knife, and was apparently about
to infict blow upon that gentleman, when
one of the officers in the shop sprsng towards
him and struck him heavy blow with his
fist, after which he was secured.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-25

APPLEs-Apples are scarce and dear. New
town pippins, which were in such high favor last
year for export, are almost an entire failure so
that the number to be shipped this season will be
insignificant. Such as are sent out are in small
lots, mostly designed gifts. The value of last
years expectations of this choice fruit was moi
less than 100000. Mr.. Giimartn the large
fruiterer in Front street, alone sent out $50 900
worth. The market price is quoted at 81 and s.
per barrel, packed for shipment, and 50 and Sc
per barrel, as they run. The crop in Western
New York is fair, but in other portions of the
State and through the country generally, both
quantity and quality are interior. The wholesale
price is 50 per BARREL 1t is conjectured that for
several years to come the principal reliance must
be on Western New York, as the orchards else
where have greatly deteriorated from age, and
yield sparingly.-N Y. Journal Of Commerce,
NOU. 81.
In view of such facts as the above, we would
ask our farmers, to what branch of culture they
can turn their attention with so good prospect
of liberal remuneration, as to oreharding, espe-
cially those who have land well adapted to the
purpose There are few farms in New England
that have not greater or less proportion of such
land. The factsaluded to above. that the o.
chards in the older settlements have greatly de-
Perforated from age end yield sparngy is but
too true. The present generation, lacking the
forecast of their fathers, have neglected to set
new orchards to take the place Of the old as they
shall decay, and the consequence is, that the
greatly increased demand for the home market,
as well as for expectation, is inadequately sup.
Piled. Those who raise apples of prime quality
will, at least nine years out of ten, find ready
cash sale for them, at prices more remunerative
than any other crop. Why, then, should not the
culture be greatly extended in this region
1t is a fortunate circumstance for those wish
ing to engage in this culture that remarkably
fine trees Of all the best kinds, and of bearing
slSe, may now be obtained at very fair prices,
Of the nurserymen in this city and vicinity and
we presume in many other places. This is quite
different from what it was. some years since,
and affords those an opportunity, who avail
themselves of it, Of soon realizing the fruits Of
| their labor and enterprise.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-11-25

E I. Nishols, charged with forging
the name of P. I. Barnum, who is his cousin,
as aeceptor of drafts to the amount $40, 600.
was srraigned at Cleveland Ohio, on the 18th
INST, upon one of several indictments, and
by advice of counsel pleaded guilty. SEN
tenee was deferred.
An Irishman offered ten.dollar bill
at Greenfield groggery. few days since, in
payment tor glass of his fayorite beverage,
and the proprietor being unable to break
it for him, a countryman kindly volunteered
TO reduce 1t to a smaller currency, which he
did by discussing the whole sum at other
places for his own benefit.
The Westinghouse of William Quinn
near Alliance. Ohio. was burned during the
absence OF the parents, last week Tuesday
night, and two children persisted in the flames
While two others were so reyiously burned
that they died the next day. The house of
Slal Stevens, at Raymond, N H., was burned
on the 10th, and daughter of Mr.. S. per
ished in the flames
A mad fox has bitten three COWS be-
longing to Hiram Richmond of Buckland, all
OF whom have since died. The fox was
found dead in the pasture, and it is feared
that other cattle in the vicinity may have
been attacked by him.
John B. Holmes, convicted of forging
his wife's name to deed, in New York, has
been lent to the State Prison for fifteen years.
The " sale" of the Fort Ripley reser-
walton in Minnesota was such glaring fraud
that Sec. Floyd has been forced to reject it.
Uncle Sam couldn't stand it to sell valuable
lands at an average of four cents an acre.
A break in the Erie Canal at Black
Rock will probably suspend navigation for
the saason.