The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-04-15
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THE DAILY GAZETTE.
WlScFVIANEOyS.

rHs MAN THAT WouLDa'T PAY als
FAsE.-rhs authenticity Of the fol
lowing river item is vouehed Tor by
. gentleman Who was sn eye witaess
70 it. It appears that new second
clerk had just been engaged by the
steamer in question, who was anx.
ious to please and accordingly deter.
mined 70 distinguish himself by Q rig
ID discharge Of his duties on his drSs
trip. Whom he entered the engine
room On his collecting toar hs found
seated there : number Of men, al ap.
parsntly belonging b the Troublesome
class Of 'dsckers!' Approaching one
Of them who was arraye1 in check.
shirl and old white hat, the clerk Dc.
mspdsd his fare. The fello \ appear
ID vt first somewhat confused, but
finally very seriously proceeded TO in.
form the clerk in Al Elegant bro2ue,'
that he had no money The latter,
naturally Indignant at ,bis palpable
stse ppt ~ practice on his Innocence.
demanded how he expected to travel
on 3 stesmbos, without money. The
man answered i'm plorin2ly: 'Shure,
and mabby yer honor would be kind
enough to let poor mon rule few
uil., lor ao:aingn His honor, how.
ever, was no. to b. hl.rneysd. He
WAS convinced that the fellow had
money, and persisted in his demands,
the other repesting bic protestations
and cn1satios. After affairs had
bseD in this posture for some inmates
the refractory passenger picked up .
stick an1 toache1 tile cock st the boil.
er. Stop thatf thun iersd The clerk,
tho enslueec will throw you over.
bo .rd ii hs catches you at that!' The
fellow desi stsd, with great seeming
eoatrision, and the clerk, determined
to waste no more words on him, col.
Jared him, and led him for yard to
the captain. Captain said he, i
wish yoa'd land to put this fellow q.
shore! lie has no money, u If he has
he Won, pay To his amaz.msnt
tie ouly reply was vociierous psal
OF laughter. lie loosed his hold, and
Looked at the captain for m sxplsLa.
ton of this novel mode OF treating
such = communication. Way, raid
the latter, about dying with laug liter,
he's the engineer!
lMissouri Democrat.
A STRANGE UsE or B4AoEIEu.-
The countess Of Castiglione made u
sensation At one Of Emperor Napoleon
recent levees, by appearing with her
robe looped up at the sides, 30 - to
expose her symmetrical limbs almost
to tn, knees, and displaying the neat.
" turned ankle which were clasped
with magnificent bracelets. The
rope or corssge were OF cloth or silver
the latter perfectly tight and consider
ably decolletts, with extremely short
aleevss, and no ornament or trimming
whatever, butt large diamond heart;
the former displaying IN undsrskirt
looped up ., one side. On the head
Eve diamond hearts were held togeth-
Or by an arrow transpiercing them,
and . flowing veil completed the COS.
tune. It seems ~ though the free
snl easy dsys Of the Napolsonic
dynasty were returning.
pA person in rather high po-
sition has obtained from the civil IN
bunal Of the Seine separations from
his wife, with the right Of keeping his
child, in consequence Of the following
circumstances: The child had the
measles, and its medical attendant.
declared its life to be in danger; but
the mother, nevertheless, continued
to prepare her toilet for an evening
party TO which she had been invited.
You cannot leave the child, who 10
dying,' exclaimed tho husband, The
wife replied that it was impossible Tor
her to remain away from the party
without breaking her promise and
being guilty Of . want Of pohsenese.
The husband again demonstrated with
her, but in vain; she insisted on 60
ing to the party, il only for an b .ur.
The husband then inior ned her that
ifshs carried her intention into execu.
ton, the door would I've closod against
her on her return. The wife lett for
the party, but On her return ome was
refuse sdmittance. The tribunal has
decided that the husband Va. perfect.
ly justified, and has furthermore ruled
that . wife Who torsakes her child in
illness torfsits her c"njugal rights.