The Nevada journal., 1858-07-23
4 BIRD lNA BorrLn. Roxbury.

! One Of our neighbors happening 70
have large bottle, :bsthought himself
of placing it in the branches Of tree
near his house for the birds TO build in.
After a short time the members of bis
family perceived pair Of blue binds cons
tinually day after day, flying about and
coming up to the mouth of the bottle. as
if endeavoring to get in. After this Lad
lasted about week the gentleman ore
day took hammer up to the tree to
knock off the neck Of the bottle, SO tbas
these birds might enter, when upon So
doing blue bird flew out The poor
prisoner had undoubtedly succeeded tu
making his way in. but from the slippery
ascent to the neck had been unable te
escape, and had probably been supper
ted by food brought there by his two
outside brethren,
REMARKABLE MARRIAGE-The BRIT.
isA STANDARD of June 10Th says, Last
week, at Preston, near Brighton, one Of
the most extraordinary marriages which
has ever taken place was celebrated in
the parish church, it being no less than
that of the Dowager Countess Of Efing
ham to Mr.. Holmes, who has filed the
humble position of a Scripture reader at
Brighton, in connection with one OF the
churches at that celebrated watering
place The bride is upwards Of eighty
| years old and the bridegroom about thirty
so there is. only disparity in their
ages Of half century It is said that
for a long time past the Countess has
manifested great interest in the labors
Of the Scripture reader, and made bin
some valuable presents. The Countess
is understood to have a princely Income
worthy Of her position as The daughter
and mother Of a peer Of the realm The
aristocratic relatives ard connexions Of
the bride are said 10 be terribly excited
by this most unexpected and eccentric
conduct Of this aged and noble lady.
GALLANrRy. In Stamford Conn.
recently, during church service, show.
er of rain fell, and young man by the
name of Henry n offered to a
young lady Miss H. who wore thin
soled shoes, the loan Of his boots to go
home in. She politely declined, but
through The influence ofother gentlemen
present, she finally accepted the offer
A young man, who. writes the aeeount
to the Stamford Adeocat1, says he at
tempted to pull on the boots for her, but
had to dosist TIL her gaitcrs were re-
moved; then the boots went on nicely,
and the young lady went home with dry
feet, wbilo the gallant youth to whom
she owed her good fortune pleaded home
barefoot in the rain, attracting the in
.terest Of the people in the street
sscRgrARY CoBB ON AFRICAN Enl-
aRArEoa.-In the Charleston papers We
find long letter from Hon. Howell
Cobb Secretary Of the Treasury, in re.
| ply to an application from E. tjaftto n
Co., merchants Of that city, for clear
ance for a vessel from Charleston for the
coast Of Africa. for the purpose of tss.
ing on board African emigranty, in se
cordanee with the emigqant passenges
| laws, and returning with the same to The
United States Mr. Cobb says, if the
purpose Of Laftte & Co, is to imro,
Africans, TO be disposed ot as slaves n
to be bound to labor on service, such iu
portaton would be clearly III violation
of the laws; AMI to believe that there II
a bona fde purpose OH the part Of Mess
Ia6tte & CO.. to bring African en-
grants TO this country to enjoy the rights
and privileges of freemen, would re
quirc an amount Of credulity that would
Justly subject the person so believing te
the charge Of mental imbccility La
ftto & Co S purpose, Mr.. Cobb believef
to be an attempt to evade the laws o,
the country on the subject of African
importations and he instructs the Col
lector Of Charleston to refuse the clear
ante
~ Capt. Charles r Webb, of Star
ford, Connecticut, who, with the aid of
a green boy, who had never before beer
atsea, navisated The yacht Charter Oak
% feet long from New York to Lives
pool, is now building yacht IA fee
keel and i6 feet beam, with which h
Intends to visit the Isle of Wight, 81.
Petersburg, and some French port. TO
let the crowned heads Of Europe see
what Yankee can do