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The Darkey and the Deer, a

MACK" the Detroit correspondent Of
Porter's Spirit, is responsible for the fol-
lowing: 's' e 'os s3siii .''s''asss3 zoe ''sss
The good steamer los was coming
down the beautiful ST. Clair, when . no.
BILE buck was seen swimming across ahead
of. her. To lower away boat and give
chase was only the work Of q moment,
and with stont line he was taken by the
anters and safely brought upon thes
steamers deck. A good deal Of admira-
ton was excited by his fine prof. ortions,
and among his admirers was the cook. q,
goodly specimen of .'Afric's cline. !" who
imagined thai, from the docile appearances
Of the animal, he was quiet as q sheep
He therefore undertook to caress him,
and to lay his, hands upon his haunch,
when he was astonishcd by vigorous
kick, that laid him sprawlins on the deck.
Nothing danated, however, Caffey thought
to succeed better by the head but tue
deer, liking this no better, made q butt
that laid the poor darkey out again, and
opened an ugly cash on his woolly head.
This was too much of good thing; so
Cuf,y, when he recovered himself, stood
at 9 respectable distance andeyeing thes
old huck. said:
s'Now, look here, Mister Dec, / do'no
whose dee you is, or who you b'long tos
but lyon do dat ar agin, dar'll be wenson
board dis boat, sure's ron li.e.''
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Vocabulary of Drunkenness.

svs tocaDuiary OF sDrunKenneSS.
From an article in one of our exchanges
on Slang we extract the following correct
arrangement of the terms used to denote the
various stages of condition experienceds
by a. drunkard. It illustrates both the
copiousRess of our language and ,preva-.
lence of the ''habit:" s'.i
The number of words and phrases in use
to express intoxication, in its various dcs
grees, is Eag triumphant evidence of the,
eopiousnesss of our language, as the.
amount of meaning embodied in each, u
Of its compressibility. Let Us take them
in order, beginning, at the top of sthez
slope with s'prined, y which is naerelysas
preparatory condition, speedily followed
by t.'eleyated, z which may, de called tho,
primary degree; the FIRST decided step be-
yendi sobriety Next; tie pttj -
becomes "happy,p he shakes you warmly,
by fhe5hand, staps you on the shoulderwiths |
unnecessary emphasis, and wants to lend
you money, TO this succeeds the "mel-
low stage, when the boisterous happiness
has subsidized into q chirruping good hn-
NOR with everything. The next step be-f
low thisis "disgusted,n which is only ..
kind aofgpoIite synonyme for ,palpab)y.
drunk High" stands for. getting. up-,
roarious, when he sings, Eve won't go
home till morning" in the street. and Of
fers to fight the policemen who orders
him to "moye ON and make less noise.rs
"Glorious'' is an enhancement of the,
"high" condition of things. The next
step downward shows him sprung get-
ting little weak at the knees; and
tight" sarcastieally expressive Of . gem
cral tendency to limberness. as if his joints
were all of the ball and socket pattern,
turning every way, and had worked them
selves loose, and needed screwing up.
From this point, he goes rapidly down
through "half seas over''--"mandiin,i -
when he becomes tender-hearted and sen1,
timeatal, and tells you, confdentially, with
abundance of tears, how his 'loyed ones
had slighted him, and how somebody re-
, Gently spoke disrespeetf1lly of his aunt
--"boozy"-- -"fuddled, "wlleua sli ght inco.i
herence of speech and thought begins to-
manifest itself--fl' l'avid Copperfe!d was q
good illustration of this degree, when he
went to the theatre, on that memorable
night, under the firm impression that his
i hair only was drunk )-.-"shot in the neek',a
--s4oren--,'.corned''-- '---"brick in his hat, =,
very Suggestive Of the superhnman effort
! to walk straight which marks. this de-
gree---"sore- footed;" and at the bottom
of the slope, patiently biding his time,
/ stands the "mau, with the opoker;" and,'
close behind him. the ghastly shadow Of
Death. T.
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NUMBER 81.

hills. The herbage is rendered more pal
atable and wholesome, and the waters are
prevented from aecnmulating SO as to cntl
gullies and chasms in the hill-sides.s +,
= 1t need hardly be added, that bushes,
thistles and other perennial weeds obstruct
the growth Of grass, aud that they ought
to be carefully extirpated; and that SUR
face stones diminish the herbage in pro-
portion to the extent of surface which they
occupy. These, then, should be convert
ed into walls, one of the most economical
fences, il well laid, because the most per-
manent that can be constructed. 2. The
weeds that infest pasture grounds are
most biennials orperennials. lfthese are
chttwo OIL. three times in season. at the
surface of the, ground, they will die
Leaves are as essential to vegetable, as
lungs are to the animal life. Divested Of
these celebrating organs, the vitality ,of
the vegetable is soon destroyed. ss..,.
Pasture-Gronnds are generally left to
take care Of themselves; but there is no
doubt that expense bestowed upon their
improvement, in some of the modes above
suggested, would be pro6tably laid out
Their value depends upon the quantity
and quality of the herbage which they az
ford. The quality is, in a great measure,
determined by the exemption Of the soil
from stagnant waters, thesquality by aths
richness ofthe soil, and its exemption from,
moss, bushes, weeds. stones, and other
rface-obstructions
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Z DEBORAH LEE.

@sHlOds' 9lis hI9EfL4 L. 3i!if 81 - = s-'sfA--
~stiir,gI 20 ByeFuzzY, euzzr.e oa fas b..
a...,egrs s,is ot 7-TTTsY4e; iaHoaTeg h:e6
IT'S dozen or SO of years, ago, ,s4. f.ee1
Somewhere, in the west countree, -
That . nice nice girl lived, as the hosiers know,
BY the name Of Deborah Lee, oaEs
Her sister was loved by Edgar Poe, g.re4i
But Deborah by me. s ,..
Now / was green and she was green =. ;, ,
saAs 4 assumtner squash might be ''''a -
But WI loved as warmly as other folks,
fsfand my Deborah Lee--si Z - i'''5lo#
with a love that the lads and lasses OF
Hesierdom .ui ifT""s esq $50
-Dcoveted her and me. Is9Tfii] l8sf sIE
10 Hoitsxiiaggssa at53 az A4agsz a.. -, g
Dat somehow il. happened long ago, 1als Esg
10 In Ahe agneish west Countree,
Thatla chill March morning gave the shakes
- Fo.my beautiful Deborah Lee; ds,d
Ard the grim 6tea,n Doctor (eursehimD came
=sAna bore her away from me - sq9l-4's.
Hhe Doctornnd EDeath-4old partners they
In the aguelsh countree. .bef}ifs
a AEt..s = HggEs
The angels wanted her, mp in heaven, 49,
Blu. they never asked for meD, - ~.
And that is the reason, rather guess, s,
In the agueish west ceuntree.,
That the cold March wind and the Doctor
ana ~ ppsFtn ssi 5aa e54ahlsHea,
= Took off my Deborah Lee. - r.g7
NY beautiful Deborah lee, "a -.
From the warm suns:sine and the the opening
no"efs' sis 10 TsTHeaas
z..And HID her away az. .fr'g from IN ne,
our love was as strong as a six horse team,
orstfc love Of folks older Than we, = =;
-ss And possibly wiser tIlaniwe ''a' q
But Death, with 1.-THE aid of the Doctor and
5sit vi tiats,a,sass ggsa M537aS fb-fte
was rather too many for me-
So he closed the peppers and Stopped the
breath q
sssor my swsaiheart Debsrah,Lee,
And her form lies cold in the,prair;e mould
81 Silent and cold--ali mel 97il iita 80
sss.stfo F3aHts5 vffisIfs4 - | sss s5i,Q9is
The loot of the hunter shall press her grave,
Aud the prairie's sweet wild flowers If
sIsl their odorops beauty around il ware, as 5
Through all the summer hours, Ea.g
Il; The still, bright summer hours; y ,Y
And birds shall sing in the tufted grass,IE
Anl the nectar laden bee, = ss,,;fs IS
With his dreamy hum on his cause wings
ssil gsa5s pass--- s.: 4Rss4,ts1 ID s..
She wakes no more ONE!
-Ah, neyer more to mel "a cess oss- q
All, never more to me 4
Though the. Wild birds sing and the wiit
5s.Ea 10 flowers spring, t sa 5ls.4s z, SO .t.i
She wakes no more to me. Ii
Yst of, in the hush of the dim, still night
IA vision of beauty see, ,sE Ia sise
Gliding soft TO- my bedside, a phantom Q
.sgpsz IS slight-s4sls ID aoflslii.. ..s5 sl
20 Dear, beautiful Deborah Lee, s s.
!; My bride that was, to be, ), fesl.i5f.,i
And ! awaks 70 mourn that the Doctor AM
-ssa d Death .slsesa 3 ia i.s9.ss,.3
And the cold March wind ashouldsstop tn
breath %,
OF my darling Deborah Lee,
.xs Adorable Deborah Lee; ;8-a sgI Fs
That. the angels should want her up i
ssfa1asss Heaven Il ..zsa asgaA % Il
.aapsfsre they wanted me! s. bali, 8
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I sExcLUpING AND INCLUDING. A wag
the other day asked bis friend, elbow
many knaves do 3ou suppose live in this
street besides YOURSELF" Besides myself!'
replied the other, ina heat, "doyou want
to insult me % "Well, then," said the first
chow many do you reckon including your
seIf?n
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The Republic Of Mexico according to
latest advice, from roberies assination, and
political feuds. within, aad from its entan-
gled relations with foreign powers, is in a
most deplorabe condition.
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tB In Irish language the electric
is called .'.Sgeag a5ata b9ite, /"
the literal translation of which is News
upon stilts.'1
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tee of Investigation.

Exclten1ent in Congress on thu Report
CT tho Congressional Commit
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p - = ~ -7-----T7v-E III =
NINE CHEERS FOR OLEZtM,a

Or Breaking Down the System.
'sN,'s G 's BYU ]. JONES.
1ufgtsoi GIG Sa,lils7S 80 - sftaz as
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ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS

BROWNS HOTEL R A Robinson and SON
NY " w Mccoy, Md; r Ward, Jr, Ky; J F
w Statham, Va; y Munson, Pa; Shackelford
Miss; Cooper and lady, o; III Nash. Pa; +
Minor; Mo; J Fleming, Pa; w III Morrison, Ala;
; Marley and lady, Miss; Miss G. Marley. Miss 8
Marley, Mrs COwan, Miss Cowan, Cowan.
Gordon, do; T. Hamburg, Eng; F : Richards s.
no; Pendleton, do; A NJ Barbour, Va; ii w
hHAens, &C. MISS rIckens and sister, do; Capt
l. Barney, Mo; l. Hanna, o; G Bower, Nd; p
Kennedy, do; b Flanagan and daughter. Va:
II HOG, Iowa; + NJ Frammar, DC; Jas NAV
Iowa; w Mnkins, Md; Reid Stiltz, do; e II
III /. Powell, do; Carey, Ga; Caran, NY;F
y JImpsPD, Dc; w Beatty. Nd; ] II Lane / "A.
I pt Hop, liz B n Pearson, Fla; c Crusae and
lady. Miss; " : Rencan; do; Miss r Rencan
w A Oliver and lady, Va; b Oliver, do; r r.
IsnIIes do O Rice, do; V Brent, Md e +
Mr. Rene, uS; w WoTreli, Pa, WoreIl, do;
SON DO; Johnson, do, X NJ johnson, do; b
ana ADAMS. do; l. Pope, XIV, Miss q Pope
Mss Nj p Go. hiram do. MiS, + Cochran, l. I Guih,
rle' Roberts, do l. Reed and lady Mis-: /
Black, Md, GresnwalI, Geo Dent ! aIianson
L Hams, do, Cunan, Mimi; + l. Lomax' Va
l. Z DeIlsle, do II w Thomas, Md, + 4 Jones,
do, Howard; Jas May; n : Handy Nv. WT
Edwards, do; Thos : Latham, do. r d johnson ,n
Nd Hyde. do; G b Naihrop SC; Robt ~
Porter, Tenn; b Moore, NY, Jas A Thompson.
HARDWOOD house, NJ u,u us.
Price, SC; Parker and lady, Miss: Miss NJ
Whiting, do; Miss + Whiting do. n y LIZ IIo, ~
and lady, Tenn NJ Routh and lady La: !
Winston. Va; K Winston. do; r Morris. Pa, e.
Lamb. Nd, T. Simpson, Va; Il Robertson. do:
w John>on: Md; q b Lockwood, do; G. IA sass
mack, Ny; Hartley. Dc l. Hartley, do; "
Helm, va; J Gibson, do; G Wise: do: q
MaSrudeT, do u Homer, do; II C. Clarke. Md.
Clarke, do; } May, Iowa; e q Iownde> Md
Fac kinStOn, N.Y. Cooley aud lady, Pa: "a
Butcher; do; r. Jackson, Va; Ward Md: Nj
" WiBckisbache, do. ' vi
WlLLARDS. HOTEL-Dr Simkins Va. A
Il Coake do; w Hart, fy, Id; u Allston. 81. n
Hall, Del; q Lee. NY; DIR Jackson, Iy. do: ]
Buc hanan; Mr. Gordon, Md; J w Jefferson.
Wis, Caughey ", Ark, w X Mercer, Md: i
J NJ Reynolds, NY; Lawson, III; b r AnaeI
Ny; Mr. DoIT, do; CKretschrnar Pa; Com W IL,
klnSon: CSN; Capt Whittle, do; r w Jet. Va;
w X Willis, do; u Henderson, Md; T. X Blac k,
Isii; Iowa, i Herger, sc; w Cwinn, L SN; DIR
wnhan, ISA; II Latshan, Pa; Capt Gard iner,
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NEW GROCERY. WINE, AND ~


The subscriber begs to inform his friends and the
public, that he has opened a NEW STOR r., corner
of 18th street and Louisiana avenue, where he in
tends to- keep constantly on hand large and varied
assortment of Foreign and Domestic WINES, IL
QuOHS, CIGARS, and FINE GROCERIES,
consisting of Fine Teas Sugar, Coffee, Flour, Soap
Ohves, Raislns, Figs. Sardines, AnchOvles. Otard,
Marrett Co., PInet Co, and Col. Chabard's
Brandles III cases, demIjohns, and casks. Old ia
maica Rum: Sherrcs. Madeira. Port of various de-
scTIptlons 1t. Julien ClaTet, Chateaux Margaux IN
cases. Champagne Cider Brandy Fruits, REYNOLDS
Edinburgh Ale, Annlsette, MaraschInO, Curacao.
Absynthe. Champagne, and a large and varied de-
scrlptIOn of Havana Cigars.
Also, StougIIton BItters, and Fever and Acue
BItteTs, Porter Ale, and Cider.
Families are particularly invited tn call and exam
Inc the stock before purchasing elsewhere. Mem
beIs of Congress are al so Informed that their orders
will be promptly attended tn, and delivered at their
residences ut the shortest notice.
general assortment of fine Havana Cigars, i'm
ported direct 10y the subscriber wholesale and re-
tai.
Canal Boats supplied on reasonable terms, and
produce taken i'm exchange.
Levy Old Whlskey, constantly on hand, of 1870.
Country orders punctualiy attended to, and coun-
try produce of all descriptions received cOnsgn-
ment JONAS u. LEVY,
JeB-u No 55I Twelfth street.
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YORK SPRINGS.
EPHRATA T"
CALEDONIA {"
WARM /"
DOT BLING GAP"
and pApERTOWN-


THE ORGANIZATION AND MANUVRES
Il Of steam Fleets, hy Captain Moorson, ROYAL
Navy; vol, London. 1851.
The Marine Steam Engine. 10y Main g. Brown; 81
edition, enlarged, VOL. London. 1855.
Questions on the Marine Steam Ing me. and ENami-
nation Papers, 10y Main Brown, VOL, London,
1867.
Bourne's Cstechism of Steam Engine, new edition.
enlarged, London, 1857.
Murray on Marine Engines, Steam Vessels, and the
Screw, vol, London.
Armstrong ON steam Boilers, I vol. London.
Sewell on Steam and t.ocnmotIon. I vol, I,omlon.
Bourne on the Screw Propeller. vol, London.
Boiler Engineering 10y Armstrong and Bourne ! vol
London.
The Steam Engine for Practical Men, Ivy Ham and
tiener vol, London.
The Indicator and Dynsmometer, ny Main & Brown,
vol, London.
The Marine Steam Engine, by Lieut.. Gordon ! oyal
Navy, vol, London.
RawSon ON the Screw Propeller vol. London.
lie MecanIclen Napuer, par r.. Pans, CapItaIae lie
NaIsseau, I vol, PARIS.
DIcflonnaIre de Marine. Vapeur, par BonnefouN et
Paris, Capltanesde Vaisseau, vol, PARIS.
TraIte des Machines a Napeur, par MessTs. BataIlle
- ct Jellen, vols. and atlas. Paris.
Burns steam Eng me. illustrated; Hoblyn's Manual
OF the steam Engine; Russell on Steam aud
steam Navigation: pambour's Theory of tho
steam Engine; Reid the Steam Engine !:
Woodcroft's Progress Of steam Navigation
PortwIne ON the Steam Engine Stuart's Anec-
dotes OF the Steam Engine, vols; and many
others. FRANCK TAYLOR.
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BRIGHAM YOUNG.-The Buffalo Advertiser
says that Brigham Young formerly lived in
that State near the dividing line between On
tariO and Monroe counties. " He was a law
rap-calliOn, and lived in a log shanty, with a
dilapidated, patient suffering wife, surrounded
by host of tow hea1ed children. Occasionally
he made up lot Ofaxe helves and traded them
flor sugar and tea in other fits of industry,
he would do days work in the hay field for
a nelghbor, hoe the potatoes in his own little
patch, or pound clothes for his wife on a wash
ing day. He would wander off from his wife.
leaving her to suffer actual want, except when
relieved by the neighbors People were get
ting very tired of Brigham when Mormonism
turned up. He was just the man for the rel-
gion, and the religion seemed expressly adapted
to him. He became an exhorter held neiehbor-
hood meetings, ranted and howled his doctrines
into the minds of others rs weak as himself. and
finally went West with the rest of them, where
he has developed his powers until the poor, mis-
cradle, rustic lOafer is Governor of n terri tory
and the chief prophet of a great religious sect.
He has just the mixture of shrewdness and folly
which Is required for success in fanaticism or
quackery. wiser man could not hold his
place. A man must be half fool and half knave
TO be successful quack.'
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Medicines.
THE GREATEST a
OF THE AGE


Mr. KrNNrpy of Roxburv h.. d;.oovs,s5 in nm.
Of nn, na,nmon nastnre weed. rseS 81, ~ one
EVERY KIND OF HUMoR,
I'll. ,ro,st Seyofxla do,rn In N eo,p,,o, p;,r,I.
ta bas tried n In over eleven bpndyeJ "a
M 81 ha noI I'm ms ~. @ "a
ne Of ts Yams ms ali w,fb;n owe. one @
Boston: ~
Month ~ " So'e
One To three bottles will cure the worst kind nj
p;mnIe. on the FACE W" ~ " 1N vi
TO or three hotties w IN clear the system of Riles
T ttles era weanted tn cy,e the pnes,
Tbae ~ oh Sa bttta e aIa,ted IN opre the
ant1S 80; ~ ~ Ft E oGtIes oie "oiU W 'o 's
~0ns ar two hoitlaS ars warranted IN oure all Uu
NOR T, IN me Eyes a. oa o. ,,,. pr,n,,r or ,h.
Ea," onS Pi"tcho amnmn lie II uo'r i>'e Va 'e
r'a,s anu biot Stai among tne faI;
our 10 SIX PoIties are warranted 10 cure corrupt
oi % nuIhiii LILLE oi Lii o Cal, u,, s ,L CHI;
TIE ov t6raa Ill h,,I @ P,S % -, 'n1 A ~.
Ta q. MIN az, IN hS,,ins - ,.r.,oa o., am. ,h
most most deseepate csss Of ~ oufe INC
dnaee u iour bottles are warranted 10 cure salt
fh EG .. ;b. h,.,. ,;u -. A. .-.. II
Ss, ~ eish' JULIUS VIII euro 'he ~orst case vi
So,9iuI s. - .I. ,~;.s e A.
ue, ana pc1lect cure is warranted when the ABOVE
qnNsntIty Is taken.
Notning LOOKS SO InPIoDaoe 70 those VINO nave In
VAN tried al the wonderful medicines OF the day. as
ehaI common Weed gLowing on tne pastures ana
aIons ou s,ono mals, sIouu ou eEeiy nuinoI ia INC
system YET II Is hxed TACT. II you nave humor,
1t has to start: There are no IFS nor ANDS, huns
Peddled over Thousand bottles oft IN the vicinity
oil Boston. Know the enects oil IL In every case.
done in Massachusetts. gave IT to children ear
o nv 4% 6i s e seen p0et
bottle; " r.l''0' ''A'' "'''n y ono
I9 those who are subject to sick headache, one
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INTERESTING TO FAMILIES.

The following extract from New York paper
cannot fail to be interesting. In referring to -
the receipts OF Teas in this country for one IN IE
year up to 9th ultImO, II says they will be H. -
eN@0 pounds short of the imports of tine year end
Ing June 80, 1856, and that
The advance IN black teas. Oolonss, since last
December, has been fifteen cents per pound; and
Young Hyson Teas, Of low and medium grades,
nave experienced an advance of one hundred per
cent. over last seasons closing prices.
. IL Will thus he seen that the strong and rapid
advance In the tea market has been the result of
short supply and active demand hut when IL is con
sldered that we NAV hear at any moment of the en-
IRE suspension of shipments at Shanghai, and IN
TACT, that as soon sufficient force from England
arrives at the seat of all FIVE ports of entry in
ChiBa Will probably he placed under strict blockade,
II would not hs surprising to Teas ut a much
higher hgure than they have vet attained"
In view of these facts, hold out very great in
ducenients Tor families Ia lay their supplies of
Tea uOU. KING & BURCHEiI,
Iell-tf Corner Vermont ave. and 18th street.
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DICKEY AND SUsEY.-Dickey was poo--and
Susey had rich mother-Dickey loved Susey,
and rIce rerSa-Dickey wanted to marry Su-
sey-mOther was :. down on that measure
Diekey was forbid the premseS-notes were
exchanged through knot-hOle in high board
fence that enclosed the yard One day the old
lady went out calling" and Dickey was duly
informed Of the fact-called on Susey-remained
a Little too long-old lady was close at hand
Dickey had no chance of escape without detec-
tiOn-at the Instance Of Susey, Dickey popped
cOnfused-guessed that Dckey had been about,
but supposed, of course, he had made good his
escape-throughtp perhaps the young couple had
agreed to elope tOgether-determned to he too
smart for them-accordinSly, shut Susey up in
the same closet were Dickey was concealed and
giving her pair of quilts and pillow, locked
her up for the night-didn 'tSee Dickey-next
morning went to the closet to let Susey out
'Oh, Lord "a screanl-cOuld't get breath
for a moment Finally
8 Ahem Dickey, is that you ?"
. Yes, ma am"
''Ahem ahem well, Dickey-''
Susey dear, go and see about the breakfast
E-rit SISSY
well, Dickcy"
"Ma'am.'
"Dickey, you must stay to breakfast"
" COuldn ma am"
''Oh, but you must"
Diekey concluded to stay
Breakfast Table-''Dickey have been think
ing about you great deal lately"
" 30 L suppose ma am-very lately,'
" GU are industrious and honest, | hear"
never brag, ma am
"Well now, upon the whole, Dickey Itktuk
yon and SHsey had better ger Daayrted -
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W very pleasant soiree was given by the
American Legation at Paris, Just before the sail
ing OF the last steamer, which was presided over
by Mrs. Mason and her three charming daughters
as welcome TO DIR. Bigelow, the physician or the
Legation, who had just returned from a matri-
moniai excursion TO his native city, Boston, where
he found beautiful wife in the person Of Miss
Barton, also Of that city.
SToNISG BEAR OUT OF THE RoAD-The Ban
gor w big says that one night last week as the
stage from Calais was passing along beyond Au-
rord, big big bear was discovered sitting very
composedly in the middle of the road and as he
declined to yield the right Of way the driver and
Passengers turned TO and stoned him of the trark
Bruln growled his disapprobation of that mode of
proceeding, but finally gave way to superior mum
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-27

The business of this Company will compare favor
ably with the most successful similar institutions IN
the United States.
From the LIST day Of August 1885, in fifteen months,
up to the LIST day of November. 1856, the premiums
and interest received amounted to the large sum of
four hundred thousand one hundred and eighty-fve
dollars and sixty eight CENTS with the payment of
losses and expenses of one hundred and seventy
seven thousand one hundred and twenty eight dol
lars and sixty one cents.
With these evidences of success and good man
agement, the Directors feel justified in soliciting
share of public patronage believing that the security
offered is ample, and that all fair claims will he ad-
JuSted more according to equity than legal technical
ties.
The Company is prepared to issue policies against
loss or damage by fire on
UFACTORIES, WAREHOUSES;,
All descriptions of BUILDINGS and their contents;
or all kinds OF MERCHANDISE, transported Ly
VESSELS, STEAMBOATS,, CANAL BOATs. RAILROADS,
and the usual cnnyeyances to or from portion OF
EUROPE AND AMERICA,
and on the hulls of STEAM BOATS navigating the
Western Waters.
The rates OF premium Will he rs low as other COM
panes, and IN liking them overy Improvement Ia
construction and arrans ement will be taken into
sIdcration.
All losses speedily adjusted and promptly paid.
Oftce, northwest corner Pennsy vanla avenue and
nth street, Washington City, ID. G.
Insurance may also b, effected at the Home Office,
noTthpsS' corner Walnut and Second streets,
PhIodsiphid,
And in other principal cities of the United States
bv authorized officers of the Company. APPS