Mariposa Democrat., 1857-05-13

the female chorus, whose services from her long ex-
perience, were very valuable died suddenly in the
Green Room, just the opera was about TO begin of
disease Of the heart II was a shocking and solemn
incident and created great deal Of agitation among
the performers, especially among the chorsters, who
had been so long associated with her. and accustomed
TO follow her direction in the performances.
IL was some time before the singers could recover
their composure sufficiently to enable them to go on.
But the vast audience before the curtain knew nothing
of the sad tragedy that had occurred and it was not
deemed advisable TO inform them of IT, There was
delay of ten or fifteen minutes in the commencement
of the performance but then the curtain rose, and
the Swiss villagers appeared smiling and gay in their
rustic costume and no one thought within few yards
them lay the corpse of of their number arrayed
like them in the bright dress of the canton The pri-
ma donna and all forced down the emotion that the
tragedy excited, and went through with their parts
with apparent composure The audience were more
than usually enthusiastic and gay. Cheers and bravas
greeted the prima donna, and bright boquets were
showered at her feet To the few who had heard Of
the grim intrusion of the King of Terors into the tenn
pie of mrh and festvty the scene before the curtain
had in it something Of the awful It is not often that
estal and funeral scene brought into such close
contact"
MARRIED IN FuN.-A recent letter from Philadel-
phia, says:
i Considerable interest is excited among the friends
and relatives of certain Miss Jaquett, both in this
city and Chester county. The lady in question has
made application for divorce The circumstances of
the are peculiar Miss Jaquett abont year ago,
was at a party with a certain Mr.. Batche where the
one challenged the other TO get married, by way of
joke The banter was accepted. The gentleman and
lady jumped into a vehicle, posted off to neighboring
clergyman where the knot was tied But the lady,
having shown her spirit declared she would carry the
joke no further. Both parties soon found they had
gone too far Mr. Batchell was gentleman of proper
ty in Ohio. He could no longer make title TO his real
estate. The young lady, who reigned as village belle,
soon found she had been trhng with serious matter.
1t was an act of youthful indscreon, for which the
law had provided no remedy"
GEORGIA JuDGE-They have a judge in the Blue
Ridge circuit, Georgia, named Brown, who not only
administers justice in digned and impartial manner,
but is likewise a bit of wag in his way, witness
the following manner in which he +" done brown" ju
ror While hearing a case recently, the attorney
stated in his plea that he believed Of the jurors
was intoxicated The judge addressing the alluded
/ 10, Halus or, are YOU uIunk lne JuToTi sliaigHt
ening himself up, in bold half.defant tone, sold /:
- No-sirre-bob ~ wel,r said the Judge, al fine
you five dollars for the RE- and ten for the bob r"
The juror " wilted."
An ARAB AT CouRr.-Mohamme Habat, a genuine
Arab, is now in Washington seeking redress and com
penslton for services rendered this country by his
father, Hamet Caramai, during the war between the
United States and Trpol, in 1904. Caranall was the
ghtul Pasha Of Trpol but his brother had ursurped
the throne. In this crisis Caramai joined his forces
with the Americans and aided them with large sup
plies, both Of camels and money.
GEORGE SAsD.-Prentice Of the Louisville Journal
says "We see that the sprightly, though naughty
authoess who calls herself George Sand has expressed
herself very strongly in favor of being burned after
her DEATH If there is any truth in the scriptures,
guess she will have her wish"
MAcREADY, THE TRAGEDIAS,-This gentleman, who
Is living in calm retreat in Dorsetshlre England the
London Critic says, has built at his own expense
school for the education of fifty boys, which has
been in full work for year and its breaking up for
the Christmas holidays made the occasion for a
kindly greeting between the founder and the boys.
grateful testimonial from the latter to the former and
friendly and sensible address from Mr.. Macready,
formed the programme Of the proceedings but simple
as they were, they served to prove how much good
man may do in his quiet way, when, reposng from the
fatigues Of great career he throws aside the purple
Of tho conqueror, and once more becomes man.
New MEXICO AND sosonA.-A St. Louis paper says;
q Late dates from Santa Fe state that the Indian
depredations were on the increase. Several skrmsh
es had occurred between the Mexicans aud Indians,
and numbers Of both parties were killed. 1t is report
ed that Judge Hoppn and James Lucas, and two other
Americans had been killed by the Indians, near FL
Paso and also that James Hubble, who had gone to
Sonora to purchase mules, killed by the Govern
ment party. A letter from Santa Cruz river, dated
February 30 says that if the people of Sonora had en-
couragement they would declare themselves independ
ent of Mexico and ask to be annexed TO the United
States The country is overrun with Indians, who are
numbering the people in every direction"
FIFTY YEARS HEScE-Right Rev. Bishop Clarke
delivered lecture some time ago in Cambridge taking
for his subject Fifty Years hence. From sketch in
the Cambridge Chronicle, we take the following:
FIFTY years hence the newly married pair will step
into an emporium for the sale of houses, look over the
book of patterns select 10 suit their taste and
MEANS order it, and it will be sent home in the morn
ing put together and occupied at night In travelling,
great change will take place. Instead of the dusty
road and crowded car, there will be a splendid Loco
motive Hotel flying over road carpeted with turf
and bordered with shade trees, and heraldng its ap
proach with sweet music instead Of the demoniac
shrek of the steam whistle, and labelled through from
Boston to San Francisco in four days Instead of the
unsighty telegraph poles, there will be, fifty years
hence network underground, and under the bosom
of the deep and it will click of thoughts instead OF
words Then the Electric Battery will light all the
street lamps at once enable all the clocks of the city
to keep exact time, and kindle the Bcacons on the
dangerous rocks, where men hazard their lives
and wear out their lonely days Then the author VIII
not write by our slow process, losing his arest ances,
but he will sit down to the newest Chlrograpical IN
sruments and putting his fingers upon the keys, write
az fast as he can think"
! A COMEDIAN AND LAwYER.-A few years ago,
when Billy Burton was in his "troubles' young
lawyer was examining him as to how he made the mare
90 50 so fast He got Billy down to about three
thousand dollars, when the attorney put on severe
scrutinizng face, and exclaimed with much self-com
placency:
"Now, sir, want You to tell this court and jury
] 49,. ,,.o1 tl,oaa throa thonaand dollars ~