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GREEN, THE DIVER.-A PERIL OF THE
DEEP

Green, the famous submarine diver who lately under
took to down into the deep to of the rich
cargo of the unfortunate Atlantic will probably dive
more. The act paralyzed him An eastern paper says
Of the perlous exploit
'sTo feed him with air, powerful pump, worked by
six men, brought, and hose double strengthened
made All the appliances that the most liberal man
agement could suggest ready for his aid He was
surrounded by intelligence and courage and humanity
He dared the deep water once, twice, times The
men at the brake of the air-pump wrought with the
might Of earnest strength They fed the vital current to
the bold diver and he had the courage trust them
Their work was his breath. When he came up he told
the gentleman that supernended the trial that the air
at that depth, the machinery forced it to him. Cracked
and hssd Ike A frying Of hot & and that every movement
OF the pump fell his breast like the blow Of the
bar. You go down for me- said the kind
hearted gentleman who socd by him he deck
In the intensity of all his experience, this too daring
man besought for the opportunity of another trial The
gentleman refused, bnt the diver insisted going down
for himself He went. and returned paralyzed man.
and, just holding life. crnwls along. The caiet
bottle ut his girdle, corcd tightly and empty, filed
when he back though the cork not disturbed
The water had forced itself beyond power cork or
glass. 49,
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TIE OLDEST BIBLE ON THE CONTINENT,
from the Detroit Free Press. |

Tho articles which have lately anneare1 ro,o too ~
time in the Free Press in regard To- old p;bes had
tba effect to h,ino, To- our nni;ca one ~ ~ rt ~,
most ya,pab,e snacpans of b;l,cnI Itorat, =; a.,
,vor,d rh;s 10 a. yol,,,. ~ civ ,,,,,a,I ,.a.
inc the Whole Ribe IN tbe IaIn lana,,aae - I.,a,'
to ibe Rev Dr. DntielJ of tbis civ Ths baol i; ,nas
entrelv of vel,un, and the nrntny IL a aon ~, had
with nen md ink EVERY lettar is nerfsct IN ;ts sbn
and cannot he distinguished by anv imnerfecs IN f
from the ntcd letters of the Iav ~ sbo, &c
letters Is ~ course different frn those nov IN , M ~
no other respec can they be distinguished from pint5
nattor Gbe immense amonpt tof labor nav 4. a,
ceived from the fact that there a,e two ,o,nns ,
na,, each of which lacks onlv aout s;x Letters f h
"a y;da ae tie coI,nns of fills nanor Tbo, vii o
sixt,, l;ncs to ~. coInmn Tte col,n,ns ,9,,h,;
2Oo we have about 70 600 lines In tbe whn,e hool
Notb;nr, short Of a lfe. .time conld accomnl;s snc
work ~
The date Of this book il A d o30 II was conso.
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CnurAs on EARTH ALMONDS. The editor of the Ala.
bama Cotton Planter thus gives his experience with
of the articles sent out of the Patent Office
Wehaye many inquiries as to the value of this crop
express fears that the nuts be eradcatcd
We have not tested them long enough to know whether
they can be not for part we hope they can
not We know them to he the most valuable crop for
fatening hogs that be grown We last year put a
lot Of halstarved hogs upon of them and
pigs improve fast AS the hogs rooted upon them
the chickens forsook the home lot for the chufa patch
and fatened faster than knew them corn, and
the flavor Of their flesh delicious. We took the
hogs off in the early spring, and find splendid
stand of chufa the ground. Should they do
well this last they will prove invaluable Many
confound them with the grass nut they belong to the
family but in their growth they not at all alike
Tie chuA forms its nut the surface generally not
Aose taan txS iAcf3s NassH the etslk is pulled
up before II Inns dried ncaryTi sifr ffnts comc VIM ~
Therefore think that 1t enly rooted out il II is de-
srablc to do We look upon it as the greatest ac
QUESTION introduced by the Patent Office.
SuIrnurLDrNa East BosroN There are eight new
vessels Of nearly 10000 tonnage, building In the
different shpyads at Fast Boston, employing about $50
mechanics revival from tho recent stagnaon Of
the business.
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STARTLING News Bozpgn. We copy the f,l-
lowing from the st. Louis Republican Of Monday not
without suspicion of its being canard prepared with a.
view 10 affect the election
s'Wea advised that official information was rccevrl
at Jefferson yesterday the that Morton Bursoy
band Of maraudes have again crossed the borders and
besides other deeations committed the property oe
or citizens In Bates and Benton counties have kilIel
three citizens prosavery mcr--one of thea n.1aed
fope, near Papnsvie, for other better than
that they We're supposed to be pro slavery men, and
these ccSnes u s. iusause, and for aneht
State aid win be necessary suppscss sae
maraudng villains and protect the persons and property
OK our citizens. We hnve the from undoubted
source and informed that it in such shape a
to call for immediate meeting Of the governor s a-
visers.
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WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA COMMISSION,
Nv INTEL IlGENCE AND GENERAL. LAND AGENCY


fANAM ONCE street. Banking
Cole eySumner, Il Co., la Crosse Wisconsin.
am prepared TO buy, SELL give information with regard to
mm farming ands locate ands either
with land warrants in Wisconsin, Minnesota to attend
the selling leasing OF lands lots dwelling houses other
ery on common to make collections, examine titles,
collect rents, Ac &c.
70 loan @ real estate worth three times the loaned
and secure TO the from
nunly Security real
secure than New York for the that
20 70 oo per cent every Interest legal Wisconsin, high
~ ~ per cent and In Minnesota there usury law.
All business and letters OF inquiry attended TO- aud
turns rented by mail or express Of the country.
feb lI--om GEO. FARNAM.
He refers TO the following gentlemen: Hon c. washburnc c.,
Mineral Point Wis., Gov. Alex w. Randall, Madison Wis;
D Campbell La Crosse Wis Hon D. Hastings te treasurer
rempecsn, Wis., Ion 1heo RoJoI u s. land
Crosse WIS., Hon D. d. Cameron, La Crosse, Judge Lord
do Hon. Geo. Cab, udge 9th judicial ccuit Galevlc
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PosrAGE STAMrs AND ENyFLopEs.--A good many old
fashioned business object TO the OF envelopes in
their correspondence because the postmark is import
antsvience in the Identification of letters There Is
wsy q estahhing the co,nexion between the envelope
and the enclosure, and of proving that yhc poSt@ark
the former gives the date when the letter mailed n
would be convenience il the government would furnish
writing paper stamped in the way that envelopes
are, that the sheet might bear the commu-
nicaton, the supcrcption and the date Of mailing with
out the necessity Of using the separate stamps Prou-
deace Journal
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Anordng greater Expedition being
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O'Clock, u. m. and 7, p.
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June 1S--tf Washington.
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MORE TO BE ADMIRED THAN THE RICH
lNl Diadem by Kings Emperor Why

a Hair
Reader although the bloom brightly the glowing
@ M u he ns aess m .n n
harsh and dry worse st sprnked with Nature will lose
two or three times week will restore and permansny secure TO
the nrst is the celebrated pianist ThAibcrg:
Nnw Yosk April Io 1855
DsAR Sin Permit the obligations am under
time my arv in the United saos WAS Rapidly becoming
but upon application your
Iam dear sir, yours truly,
aDrych ar Gwyledydct"
welch Newspaper ONCE 10 Nassau street, April H. 1853
cevcd bottle Of Hair Restorative and my wife who
concluded her hair little thinking at tho time that
my surprise after few week, trial. performed
M ese. BY 4, the gray hair, 70 the same
all Of such change hair
NHw YORK, July 26, 1887.
woop With confidence do recommend Hair Re-
@ being ns ] sna % rss
most whe have gradually dark and now feel connden
relieved all dAndun unpleasant itching
among persons who perspire freely. J. g. KllBY.
years my hair commenced falling on
turning gray fast becoming bald and had tried
commenced using restorative In Jnnu
up, grow OUT is former color (back)
this time Is fully restored to T. original M color health and nppsar
CncAGo H., May /, 1857
The pa. mp IN bottles Ss, Of three sizes viz IL large
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n0a WYATT s & ps pops sla New York On The
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INTERESTING TO LADIES.--When in the course
i ladies and scnnen lose their greatest
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hair from falling on and restore It's and besy In reply to
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No. 6lS
Notice OF the POstponement Of the Pubic Sales
in Minnesota, ordered to be held by Procla-
nation No. COG.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the public
IN sales Of tho public
hsbreds mixed boods Of the cotah Sioux nation Indians
ordered by Proclamation No 500 May 1883 cd
the land Faribau Henderson
h the hcth August September next have
order OF the President postponed until given
TIiOS A HENDRICKS,
Commissioner OF the General Land
July 2T-1aw4w lint. &Star.
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FNHE LONDON STAGE, COMPLETE IN FOUR
large oca9o volumes contaniag hundred
W the language, u S.akspesres.
for sss two secondhand copies ouy being
at ~ published at st just mprled from london by
june " FRANK TAYLOR
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16
Death from Fright,

young lacy, the daughter of Mr.. Hay
wood, a gardener of John Jacob Astor, Jr, of
Esopus, was killed on Tuesday, under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
The people OF the section in which Mr. As
tor lives, intended to have a picnic in the
nelghborlood oil "Wednesday. TO obtain some
things needed at the picnic 1T was necessary to
send to POug keesie so Mr. Astor sent wagon
TO that city. The wagon was driven by hls
hlred man, an lrlshman; the governess of Mr.
Astor's children and the daughter of his gard
ener accompanied him. While they were at
Poughkecpsie the Irishman got drunk and
when they had crossed the river and were on
their way home, he became unable TO keep his
seat, and fc Out of the wagon. The govern
eSs then caught hold ofthe rains and drove on
The freshman followed, begging to be allowed
TO ge: INTO the wagon. After going short dis
lance, the goVernCss consented to stop The wa
gon and allow the lrishman to get in, on con-
dltton that he would not attempt to drive. AZ
ter The man got in the wagon he took up the
whip and commenced plying it upon the horse.
The animal commenced going at high speed
and by some mlsdrection of it by the govern
ess, who held The rains, he turned suddenly
ASIDE, and partially upset the wagon. The
freshman and the gOverness fell out; the other
lady remained in the wagon, and was carried
"""y ldPluly ny the frightened ana ungulded
horse. After she was carried mile in this
way, some one caught the horse and arrested
his Hight. The young woman, at this uncture,
requested him to take her out of the wagon, as
she was dying. lie carried her into house
near, and she was instantly taken care of; but
III few minutes she breathed her last II is
quite certain that she died from the effects of
fright. She was young lady, some Is or 10
years age.
Tine lrlshman, soon after this occurrence,
went to the house Of Mr. Astor, but he was not
allowed to remain; he received an immediate
discharge from service. He soon after left the
nelghborhood. 1t was fortunate that he did
so; for the neghborhood soon as they heard
ot the affair. went in search of him, determined,
II they could find him, to apply something like
a lynching process 10 his case. They looked
about for him some lime, but after learning that
he had crossed the river and gone to parts un-
known, they returned to their homcs-Ron-
dOut COur.
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16
WHOLE NO., 800.
Temperance Facts.

lr is fact that nine-tenths of the inmates
OF our poorhOuses were brought there directly
or indirectly, by the use of ardent spirits.
lT is a fact that three. fourths of all the con-
vcts in prison, were har drinkers previous to
the commission of the crimes for which they
are imprisoned.
lr is fact that the greatest sufferers from
disease, and those whose maades are the most
difficult to cure, are those who are addicted to
the use of ardent spirits.
lT Is fact that of all who commit suicide in
this country 99-l00th are the immediate or the
remote victims of ardent spirits.
lr is a fact that in all families where the
children are dirty, haf.naked and i'll fed the
rooms filthy aud in disorder the husba and cross,
dIscontented and peevish, and the wives slat-
tern, lll-temPercd and quarrelsome, one, if not
both the parents, are drinkers of ardent spirits.
lr is a fact that those who least frequently
attend the worship of God in the sanctuary,
most OF those who by their oaths, blasphemies
and horrible eXecrations shock the ear of mod
est people, are spirit drinkers.
In is fact that those who are most easily led
to ridicule and profane sacred things, and to
JON IN every kind of dlssi patton and profigacy,
are spirit drinkers.
lr Is a fact that OF all that have died of the
cholera IN Europe and America, seven-tenths
were spirit drinkers, and one-halt decidedly in-
temperate.
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16

The FRANKING PRIvILEGE.-The abuse 10
which tranklng privilege is subject is iilustra-
ted now at Washington, where two political
associations, representing the two great parties
OF this country, are located, who are busy send.
ing political documents, franked by members
OF Congress, whose easy conscience think it
is no wrong to cheat the post-office revenue in
this manner. These associations advertise on
each speech they send that they will furnish
specified speeches, reports, DC, at certain pri-
ces, enveluped, and free of postage. So that
active Political Partizans throughout the
country, by seuding sums of money for any
ofthe elcctioneering documents which this as.
sociation publish, can have them enueIoped at
the capital at public expense, .franked by per-
sons authorized to use the names of members
of Congress, and transported at the public ex-
pense 10 persons ordering such documents.
This is the way that the post office depart
ment is made so great a cost to the treasury.
1t is the heavy charge for Transporting these
political documents, which could be better dis
seminated by means of the party newspapers,
that makes it necessary to propose TO raise the
rates of postage upon the business public and
the public.
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16

PEKIN AS SEEN BY AN AMERICAN.-A corres-
poncent of the Philadelphia Inquirer was at
Pekin, the capital of China, a short time ago,
and what he saw of it, and how it impressed
HIM, he thus describes:
son arriving at the capital of the Chinese
empire, we find a city containing about two
millions OF inhabitants. Such is the estimate,
but doubtless the calculation is made in the
usual spirit of Eastern exaggeration. Be that
as 1t may, the walls are fourteen miles in cir
cumierence, twcnty-eight feet high, twenty
four feet thick at the base, and twelve at the
top There are spacious towers all around, at
seventy feet distance from each other, and at
the gates are lookout barracks for the soldiers
nine stories in hight. The metropolis is di-
vlded INTO two parts, one inhabited by Tartars,
and the other by the Chinese. In es ch there is
street four miles long and one hundred and
twenty feet wide, and the Emperors palaces
and gardens occupy two-thirds of the Tartar
city and all this besides the suburbs, which are
nearly as populous the city proper.
Pekln is located sixty miles south of the ia
NOUS Chinese wall, and therefore much ex.
posed to northern and hostile neighbors yet
Its tortlicatIons are strong, and, until the vast
machinery OF modern artillery, was perfectly
secure ln his palatial halls, the walls, bastons,
and towers being impregnable in ancient times
Although the country about Pekin is sandy and
untertlle, yet provisions abound, being brought
by canals from all the great rivers; and also
with lis commerce, the merchant being paid in
money, at the capital is the chief recipient of
the revenues of all China. 1t has ever been
regarded as a very exclusive place, the pres
ence OF no foreigner being permitted within its
walls; but now the outside barbarians are in a
falr way OF overlapping the sacred boundaries |;
and it is probable that this act, together with
the opening of Japan. may prove an important
step towards the Inauguration of Christianity
among the millions who are now benghted in
Pagan idolatry and superstition"
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16
SELECT ARTICLES.
Curious Cripple : Mania.

a correspondent of the New York Tribune
says, in writing from Salt Lake City. Iu my
strolls have been astonished at the number of
deformed persons who visible in the streets
have never walked huff mile without meet
ing buuchback or cripple. am informed
by Mormons that the cause of the assemblage
of such people in this territory is the claim of
the first presidency of the church to the pos
session of the power of healing all diseases and
curing of all deformities by the laying on OF
hands On referring 10 the published discour-
ses of Young and Kimball, find repeated in
stances 10 which they assert that it has des-
cended to them from the Apostles of our Sa.
vour, but can hear Of no instance in which
they have attempted to deceive the public by
pretended cures. Most of these deformed un.
fortunates are Welsh and English, who have
spent their all 10 journeying to Zion.'
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16

joys of married life, are mostly associated.-
Most of US begin in small way In the last
place, we prefer the small house, because it is
not SO far removed ftom our last narrow home.
Only few steps down and our weary feet are
there but from the large palace to the narrow
grave the change is too abrupt I've grown
sober over these orders of architecture, and will
stop"
Fly Trap fer Bellies.
At a grand public Fancy Ball, given lately at
the Parisian Opera, the young Prince of Dude
made his appearance, covered with diamonds
from head to foot SO entire focus of opera
glasses is thought never before to have been
concentrated on a single individual. Tie
Prince is exceedingly handsome, into the bar
gain; and the "sghs and eyes" made at him
would realize the Arabian Nights many times
over lie is a close observer, and goes about,
over the enchanted city, in many disguises.-
Ills friends and advisers think he is likely to
return to the East, a very accomplished con-
n0iSSeUr du monde.
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16

LIoHT LITERATURE The Catalogue of the
New York Publishers Association contains a
list of twenty-four different biographies Of no.
torous hghwaymen, pickpockets and burglars,
aud fourteen stories OF New York life, such as
is usually seen at the Five Points aud other
similar delcclable aud moral localities. These
are called the most sa aeable books in the
market" and that fact appears TO be the only
one that the conscientious publishers regard as
worth their consideration. The profits to the
business from The sales of such books imposes
proportiOnate tax upon the State for the main
enance of penltentiares aud other public insti
tutions Of a penal character.
Smyrna times., 1858-09-16

EMrGRATIoN THE OLD DoMINIoN.-Captain
James Hill and John B. Hill of Greenland. and
George o. Hilton and Wm. L. Walker. of Sopth
Newmarket, N. H.,wiih their families, are about
emgratng to Gwyu's Island. situated in Cbesa-
peake Bay, near the Virginia shore. Tn y
have bought eight hundred acres of excellent
land on this island, including privileges for
farming and oyslering and are removing all
their live stock, household goods, &C., te their
future home. sr .