, 1857-06-05


see the old, worn ont, deiaced aud mutila-
ted Spanish coins give place to the beauti-
ful currency Of tile United States. The
act Of congress determining the value of
these old coins, with the view Of driving
them from circulation, we hope will be
respected. Let these coins bs everywhere
refused, except at their present value and
they will soon be excluded from circulation.
ISy- The Coilee orship of New York is
worth $50, 900 a year,. the Surveyorship,
$35, coo; Office of U. S. District Attorney,
$780, coo; Post Master, $35, 900; U. S.
Marshal, $4,000, and Naval Officer, SIS.
1000. Il
DsD~The ruins Of an ancient city have
been recently discovered in Greece. Hu-
mdp skeletons were found in 1t, aud speci-
mems Of the highest Greeian art, such as
sculptures, etrusean vases, glass vessels,
carved Ivory, coins aud trinkets.
R@- Thomas Paine was bor1in Thetford,
county Of Norfolk. Englapd, okahe 29th Of
January, l737 He died on the Sth Of
June, 1909, and was buried in field on
his own estate, near New Rochelle, West
chester county, New York.
ses- The Albany Atlas does not believe
Dr. Holiness theory that New England as
are degeneratng for want Of limestone in
the soil 10 form the bones, but thinks "the
trouble is that they are like sharks) run.
ming oil to head, and the head running oil
to mouth That is why New Englanders
snap so many Of the good things in new
York, We suppose.
pEDr Passing through the quiet little
village Of Saline, 10 Indiana, n fellow pas
senger pointed out weather beaten house
Of worship, as the place where he once
heard en- rainy occasion, the following
prayer from tho staid preacher: eve
thank thee, Lord, for the goodly number
here to night, aud that Izon art here also,
Notwithstanding the inclemency Of tho
weather." Nf's a-af 2tt,r
ray james Buchanan Henry, the Presi-
dents Private Secretary, Is the son Of Rev.
Mr. Henry, deceased, formerly Presbyte--
rian clergymen in GTeensburg, Westnlor-
land County. He is graduate Of Prince
ton, and well versed in several foreign Ian
guages.
AMsTERDAM.---The once wealthy city Of
Amsterdam has declared itself bankrupt.
The Burgomaster and Town Council have
applied to the King fora repeal Of those
taxes which Amsterdam has to pay 70 The
Government, in order that the amount 60
received may be appropriated to municipal
necessities; bnt as this would be mdnilestly
unjust 10 the other cities Of the Neither
lands, which wonld have to make up the
deficiencies Of Amsterdam, II Is not proba-
bic the King will, or can, e;itertain this :
extraordinary request. Nothing but re-
pudiation> can rescue the city from its
pecuniary difficulties. Il has not money
enough In its Golfers to repair . bridge. ~
pa- The Transit Of Venus win take
place in 1861, when tho planet viii pass
directly between the earth and the sun,
during the day, and the darkness caused
by it will make lights necessity In The
houses. The transit only occurs olce IL
century, and on the last occasion the Brit
ish Government fitted out on expedition 70
the South. Pacific Ocean, for the purpose
Of observing It from several points simulla-
neously, for astronomical purposes.
r65- From eighteen to twenty-five res,
sells have been employed during the past
season in carrying sand from Ipswich to
Boston. They have averaged $4,000 to .
vessel, or 100000 for the season. The
business is increasing every year aoss
BSg- At Rome most interesting discov-
cry was recently made in garden near the
Piazza del Popolo. The owners Of H.. IN
digging well, struck against solid mass
Of stone, which, on investigation, turned
ont to be colossal bust Of Minerva. with
the inscription "Poclus Romans Augast0
Imperatori' carved on IL; the length Of tho
nose alone is sixteen inches; i has been
purchased by the Pope for the, Vaetican
Museum.
VALUABLE PArExr RIGHr-A Washing
ton letter, in announcing the departure Of
Mr.. Henry, Of Mobile, from Washington for
the South, says he'estimates the value Of
his patent right for machinery for spinning
cotton into yarn at the same time that Il
is ginned, at one hundred and fity millions
Of dollars. %
BGy- During the last twenty-five years,
6773 men have been executed in Italy for
political offences. OF this number l7I3
suffered in the Two Sicilies, Austria has
been most brutal, for 10 Lombardy the
executed exceeded 1900. This Is . mon
strous story to be recorded 10 the 18th
century.
BS- A Psychologist Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
has discovered that wearing mgustaehes
strengthens the eycsight. and that the ro-
moyal Of those hairy appendages has the
effect of causing several diseases Of the
eyes.
pS- Asa Whitney, the originator Of the
Pacific Railroad enterprise, has become q
sugar planter and dairyman, near Washing
ton.
b6s- The laboring classes sustain elI
others. The fruit Of their toll Is the wealth