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other 81, 800, smother 80 900, and anoth
er 81, 900; which, l have no doubt. was
divided up between the girl, the uncle, the
servant girl, und perhaps the matrimonial
office.'N
Aud the lawyer jenkins suggested.
We'll, the lawyer bad his fee, of coarse,
but do not know as he was part,ceps
crimtnis'
jenkins did not argue the morality Of
the lawyers part, Lat requested him to
let Lin know if anything occurred, which
he promised to do. ."
The next morning John Quincy Jenkius
left fer his home in the rural districts, two
or three days sooner than he intended.
Ia less than week he received a letter
from his legal friend, ia which he was in
formed that the next day after his last
visit TO Della, lawyer was applied to, as
he expected to make out case aud COM
mence proceedings against John Qpincy
Jenkins, for breach Of promise Of marriage,
unless it was settled. Al the uncie's sug-
rest!on, the lawyer went with him 10 the
Metropolitan Hotel, to fad Mr. Jenkins,
and see if he would net compromise; not
finding that worthy gentleman, the old
man Instituted search in all the promi-
ucnt hotels. ana Guding no such name 90
the books, concluded that Mr. Jenkins
was myth, consiSning the individual who
bore the name to curses and history.
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small, quick restless grey eyes, light hair and
Is rather spare than otherwise. He bears q
most striking and remarkable resemblance in
feature to John Burns, deceased During the
examination of the witnesses the prisoner
looked and acted like an ordinary spectator
VINO Rad no great Interest in the procea liuCs
Dut was anxious to hear what was said -
" hlie MI. }. Il. Cranmer was speaking
he woald slant his best ear up to catch every
word OF hope, and the least movement Of Col.
Wheat, who sat beside him would attract his
attention and he would turn neryously about
As II expecting to hear something from that
gentleman. Finding him looking quietly in
another direction the prisoner was again all
attention to the speaker. But for his forbid
dlnS countenance, the prisoner would not have
been selected by a stranger as the person
whose life or Death was being decided.
Ihs Court convened again at o'clock, when
Major Good made closing speech of an hour
or 50 in length and the case was submitted to
the larry, after able charge from Judge
Thompson.
The Jury retired in charge of the SheriTs
deputies, for consultation. The case excited
great interest as it progressed, the Court room
being constantly crowded.
l.. S.--The Jury, after an absence of about
fifteen minstes returne !, a verdict OF gully of
m.rder il. TIE yi,-st degrss. The prisoner was
then told to stand up, VIXEN Judge Thompson
proceeded to address him at some length, and
wound UP with pronouncing Il sentence of ff-
teen years at hard labor in the Peutentiarv.--
During the delivery OF the sentence, Myers
leaned forward ana listened attentively. coca
sionaily @lancing furtivelv around and chewing
ana splitting vigorously all the time.
Tie conviction and senteance are regarded
Is enlinently just. Myers was NO doubt &
parry 10 enc Of the most diaboical 1nur,;ers
known i'll the &nn2!. OF crime ana we echo the
hop9 expressed by His lIonor Judge Thompson
that his fate may be warning to tI!c many
yo'inG men ia this city now upon tAe salu:
broad road to lu:n Z 10
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CHAPTER VII.

We must now take leave of the forsgo-
ing incidents till the reader is better in :
formed as to the position and origin of
the tenement which had been deserted by
the porcupine quadruped, aud from which
our hero wrs fast getting ready to leave,
The opposite end from the south Inclined
perceptibly to the north, so that wher
old Boreas blew his loudest blast from
the west, it would fall harmless upon
these two extremities.
1t was built upon romantic site, and
the very roof being built precisely over
it, tended somewhat to shelter the juven-
tie porkers which once inhabited it from
the driving storms which used to beat so
numerically upon that structure when it
showed hard. 1t was one of those tene-
ments which would strike the beholder
as being a pig pen. And such it
was.
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MIR. M0RpHT IN PARIS.

The extraordinary feat Of playing eight
games at the same time without seeing
the board, WAS performed on Monday, at
the Cafe de la Regence, by Mr. Morphy
the young American player The por-
tion of the Cafe Ia Regence more partic-
ularly appropriated to the use Of chess
amateurs, was open as usual to the public
aud IN il sat the eight gentlemen who cou-
senled to be Mr.. Morphy's antagonists.
The other part Of the Cafe furtheron, and
in which two billiard tables are placed,
was appointed to the use of the blind
folded player, who sat at the end, with
with MS back to the public. A certain
line was marked opt, beyond which only
two gentlemen could pass, NJ. Jouraoud
and NJ. Arnous de Riviere, who had un-
dertaken to announce the moves on both
sides. The latter gentleman officiated for
the four first players, MN. Bancher, Bier
with, Bornemann, and Guibert, and the
former for the last four NM. Lequesne,
Potter, Preti, and Seguin. At half past
p, the combatants having taken their
places, in the presence of about $50 lovers
of the noble game, the play commenced
by Mr.. Mornhy taking the move, and
signifyiHg that in every one of the eight
cases he played KP2. Some Of his op-
ponents replied by the similar move, whilst
others PLAYED differently, so as to lead
to what is called irregular openings. The
play then went on without interruption for
not less than ten hours, during which time
Mr.. Morphy never took the slightest re-
freshment The definite result was that
the blindfold player won six Of the games,
and drew two, his opponents being van
pushed in the following order, NM. Preti
(after seven hours and half) Potter,
Baucher; Bornemann, Bierwith, and Sc
guin Cat half past 10Y The two players
who succeeded in drawing their game,
were NM. Luquesne and Guibert. AT
the end of this wonderful exhibition Mr..
Morphy did not appear much fatigued. -
London Nescs, Sept. 80. ...'
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THE GREAT EASTERNui SOg;I4s

- 70 - ~ - hsffbG4
1t is already well known, says the la,
test received by the London Morning,
Star, that the proprietors of the Lcvia.
than or Great Eastern steamer have fof
some time been in difficulties so great as
to prevent them from finishing the vessel.
At length, however, an arrangement has
been made, which affords a prospect of
this great national project being ultimate
~ carried to successful issue, thouel,
by other parties than the present prop-ieg
tors. A company has been formed im
New FORK to purchase and finish the ves-
sci and work her between London and
America. -, !,
The Association is called the British
and America Great Eastern Steam Nayi.
CATION Company. 1t has been got up by
"a number of commercial gentlemen, one
OF whom is MIR. Hughes. the late super
intendent of Messrs. Scott, Russell &
Co.'s yard, and, in fact, of the buildinro of
the Leviathan throughout. After a series,
of Negotiations with the original COM
pany, arrangements have been made for
the purchase of the vessel for 81, i,25O. 900
being less than one-third of the amount
she had cost. viz: $4,000, 900 and Iilessr
than the material would fetch if the ves.g
sci were broken up and sold by auction in
"lots." tF'o" "a 'oho'''n'
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The chlnaman-The WAY he Fls,b Fs,s,b tssds


A correspondent writes: II have ega seep a9'
the arms used by the Chinese inith9 6ot.o
at the storming of~.he forts at the moatRo
OF the Peiho, The first sight of ahcm
shows the utter helplessness of this vast.
empire of three hundred and fifty millions
oil population, when it comes into contact
with European science and arms and dad
cipline on the battlefield. They reminds
me OF the scenes of my boyhood, when alls
the lads OF the country village wore armed
with wooden guns, furnished with wooden
LOCKS and tlnts, which could snap If they2
could not lire. They are ignorant Of thas
rlhe, The percussion cap, and even Of tkes
flint, once used in its place. The snaaisz
natehiock. and of suoh formidable d.,
mensions and weight as 80 need wheels to
carry It, instead of their own shoulders. %
1t is almost impossible to raise and levels
1t, such Is its weight; and often another
man, kneellng before him who loads and a
hres, bears the end of the gun. upon, hiss,
shoulder, in the happy consciousness that
!! the enemy chooses to kill him instead Of
the soldier at the other end of the gun al
he is innocent of any man s bloodg and 4
could not but be. And those match. M
locks! they are worthy of place in any :,
antiquarian museum.
Almost would the old Knight TempIars
OF Malta start up again. should these
matchbox guns be placed in the gallery 10
beside theI: armor. The matchbox, in 1,
eumberSomeness, is fairly in keeping with, -
the barrel and stock-some inHammable
material, which is kept burning, taking
the place OF tint in common gun, and q
coming down like the tail of q comet 81
when the tedious process of LOADING. isy5
completed, Then there is a spear. not To
be used by the hand in fight, but slender
anu armed with an iron point, and fired
with rockets Then comes the battleiax.
not heavy, and easy welded by the hand. Il
but useless, except in close coutact, audod
then powerless compared with the sword 4,
and the bayonet. Their cannon are eth.
er sunk in the earth and permanently lev. u
eiied. or else mounted on carriages which
provide for no elevation or depression Of
the guns. or else make it so slow and difi-7,
cult that after all the carriage is useless. ).
In tue attack on the forts one of the
steam gun-boats came within range Of the
guns and received several shots. Veiisvpn
strangely, and unlike soldier and a rens ?
tleman, as John Chinaman thought, the
English did not choose to remain in rancei /;
and presto! with puff of steam was out
OF the reach of their guns, though almost
touching their muzzlcs. di3 40 sT9h Goi
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QUEER CUSTOMS IN CALIFOR-
MA.

One of the editors Of the San Francis
co Golden Era, writing from Marysville,
says:
They are funny people up here. When
two friends meet, nine times in ten the
salutation will be, "Well, johnny, how's
your dog?" When Johnny will reply,
"My name amt Johnny, and l havn't got
any dog" The can't phrase "You bel" !"
is also in general use. Everybody uses
it for an affirmative On Sunday last,
while vending my way churchward, 1 ac-
costed on the sidewalk very nicely dres-
sed and handsome young.lady with, "Will
you be kind enough, madame, to direct
me TO the Rev. Ebenezer Grunter's
church," When "You bet' there it is
over yonder, SIR" was the answer, and
with a peculiar 'twang." I told her that
l was opposed to gambling, didn't want to
bet, and passed on to the sanctuary. Ask
a waiter in hotel if he has any pork
and beans, and he says "Iou 6et!" Ask
a preacher if he thinks there are future
rewards and punishments, and he will
raise his hands aloft and exclaim, "Tou
Jet'" When an emphatic affirmative is
necessary, they say "You bet, 6ar-keep!"
What is meant by the 'bar-keep" clause
is more than I can imagine. The high
and the low, the old and the young, all
say, You bet"
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The Seven Ancient Wonders or theoq
World,

These were, lst. The brass Colossus, , ,
of Rhodes, built by Cares, A. d. s2ss.
1t stood across the harbor of Rhodes six
ty six years, and was thrown down by an,
earthquake. 1t was bought by Jew
from the Saracens, who loaded nine hun :
dred camels with the brass.
2. The pyramids of Egypt. The
largest one engaged $4,000 workmen
thirty years in building, and has now stood
at least three thousand years. '1'
8. The Aqueducts of Rome, haven't
ed by Appius Claudius the censor. ,S" G
4. The Labyrinth of Psan,metichus.
on the banks of the Nile, containing With
in one continued wall 1000 houses, aud
l2 royal palaces, oil covered with s1nrble.,
and having only one entrance. The
building was said to contain 5000 cham, /, :
bers, and a hall built Of marble, adorned
with statues Of gods ''
5. The Pharos of Alexandria. q tow
er built by order of Ptolemy Philadel-1
phus, in the year eS2 b. c. 1t was
erected as a lighthouse, and contained
magnificent galleries of aiurblc--a large
lantern at the top. the light of which was
seen near hundred miles of; mirrors of
enormous sizes were fixed around the gal.
leres, rejecting everything on the sea.
+ 6. The Walls of Bohylon, built by
order of Semiramis, or Nebuchadnezzar
and finished in one year, by 200, 600 men.
They were Of immense thickness.
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CHAPTER Y.

"My adored aud lovely Jcmimy,"
softly whispered the wooing lover, sis
it thus | find you after protracted ab-
sence, mingling the saliniferous elements
which aow from your optic orbs with the
mutilated fragments which had once had
their existence in the mighty giants of
the forcsl!' '-
Jemimy clasped her forehead, and on
" coud utter: .r o. #r .-r Hera -.
Come to my arms!" ..... .-
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CHAPTER X

Let the traveller as he passes by. lin
ger a moment and reflect upon the sad
drama that was enacted upon that pile
of chips. When the shadows fade away
and twilight wells the dim horizon-when
naught creeps into the Egyptian darkness
but veromous reptiles and spiders-when
no sound rends the balmy night air but
che hungry catterwaul of the tom cat
there in the dead hour of night comes a
phantom lover fresh out that pile of chips,
ever pleading in hungry accents for bread
and cheese. .-..
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CHAPTER "

There is something terribly sublime
in the scene referred to in the foregoing
chapter. How long that fragile form
lay uaconcious of passing events, the wri-
ter knoweth not, but at length her eye
detected a shadow which caused her to
look up. She gave a long, loud and
piercing Shrek, which rent the night
aud drove the chickens of the roost.
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CHAPTER VIII.

With frightful effort the youth
cleared the top log, and rushed frantical-
ly to the spot. His first impulse was to
stamp the unconcious lovers imperceptibly
with the chips, but manlier impulse
smote his heart, as his eyes fell upon the
palpitating bosom of Jemimy. His feel
ings were touched, and unable to quell
the rising tide of emotion, estoo, fell
PROSTATE across the fainting forms of
Ruben and Jemimy, and
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CHAPTER. VI.
TIE PLOT THICKBNs.

There lay the innocent lovers who had
tainted in each others arms, unmindfnl of
the flight of time, and big burly youth
who was watching the unique proceedings
through an aperture i'll his fathers dilap-
idated pig pen.
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s1A correspondent says, the safest

sSg A correspondent says, the safest
cheapest and surest way to extingush
burning tar or pitch is to throw dry sand
upon it to the depth of ! or ! an inch
which will smother the flames, instantly
and he thinks, a barrel of sand applied
in time would have extinqnished the fire
Oh the Austria.
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CHAPTER TX.

They were up quicker than l have
told it. Restoratives were Immediately
applied. but only once did his feeble
voice mingle with the surrounding me-.
ancholy' He asked for crackers and
cheese!
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f9A A bet was once made

sgA bet was once made on q slow
railroad, that the engine couldn't pull a
mans boots off. The trial came off and
SO did the boots; but there were loud
complaints Of foul play. 1t was said
that they chained the engine to a stake
and then set big dog on the man, caus-
ing him to jump backwards out of his cow
hides.
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Enr Tie M.Snicif >.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I understand that you
have some good Algebroists in Woodslield,
will some of them work the following
problem? There are two numbers, such,
that the square of the first plus the sec
ond is equal to seven: and the square of
the second, plus the first is equal TO seven
Required the numbers. SENECA.
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- For the Spirit"
ARITHMETICAL PROBLEM

Ny age if multiplied by three,
Two sevenths of that product tripled be,
The square root of two Hinths of that is
four,
Pray tell my age or never see me more.
.. OWLEY.
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Aotrg
NO YOUTHINK nae rs MARRIED,
BY JOHN e. SANB.


Madam!-you are very pressing,
-, And can't decline the task,
With the slightest gift of guessing,
-, You would hardly need TO ask
~ Don't YOU see hint Of marriage
In his sober sided face? s-.
In his rather-stooping carriage
q And extremely rapid paces 1
yaiE IL he's not committed treason,
Or some wicked action done,
j. Can YOU see the faintest reason =
81. Why bachelor should rum!
.biS 'sn stNe1 aEf6 'i4 ,i-r 1t -s
,{siWhy should he be in a furry!
But a loving wife 10 greet, fi r
ysd Is q circumstance to hurry "-
sIpoa The most digniied of, fectl
8 Whom afarDthe man has spied her,
- If fhe grateful. happy elf
4 Does not haste to be beside her,
He must be beside himselfl
B tits but trils. may be-
D .RlB But observe his practiced tone.
B When he oaln,s your stormy baby,
a11r Just as If it weie his own!
-OSDo pou think q certain n,eekness
You have mentioned i'll his looks,
=, Isa chronic optic weakness r. 4,
That has come of reading books!
!. Did you ever eihis vision aj n
Peering underneath hoed,
Save enough for recognition,
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this extent to break through them, and

This extent to break through them, and
never marry until love-
Love, surely replied the half captiva-
ted and philosophic jenkins, is the essen
tial element, of happiness, anu fancy
that marriage without it would be an iatol-
erable burden
i came here responded mademoiselle,
not because am ignorant Of what be-
longs to modest woman, but because
believe there is nothing wrong or immod
est in doing so; and thinking that might
meet with what has thus far in life been
denied me-the sympathy and friendship
of some one who understands me-
i came here vigorously responded
jenkins, perceivipg a good chance to say
what he wanted to, i came here simply
from curiosity. 1t is always best to be
frank and truthful; have no intention Of
marrying, but seeing so novel an adver-
tisement in the paper, l wished to know
its meaning
jenkins is Of opinion that when he ut
tered this speech careful observer might
have seen the slightest shade of disap
pointmeht becloud the features of the
fair stranger; but if so, itpassed quick
ly ,. ...
After few minutes conversation, Jen-
kins arose to depart. He expressed graf
iGcation at having seen her, and said that
as he had a few days to spend in the city,
he would, if he might presume to do so,
beg the honor of calling upon her.
Tell me, SIR replied the enchanting
damsel: tell me ifyou can respect me just
asmuch as though you had met me at
Saratoga or Newport, and sought an in
-troductionW
1T matters very little where we find a
jewel We prize, was the gallant reply of the
gallant Jel lkins.
IF by that you mean to answer me in
the affirmative was the reply, i shall be
happy to have you call upon NE to- NOR
row evening at my unels's. No. - Atm
street.
jenkins went away looking, like Fsrdi-
maud.
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THE MIDNIGHT SHREK.
A Tale ofVengeance.
CH HAPTER I.
She wept!
CHAPTER II.
She dried up! .-. .. .... -..
CHAPTER III.

AS the maiden wept her last breath
away, she fell fainting upon pile Of
chips!
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-" in reyed ssrt,
AS if he were dismayed."


-" in n reyed ssrt,
AS if he were dismayed."
His soliloquy WAS something after this
fashion:
i was a fool for going there! II the
girl is honest, and has taken fancy to me,
she will be disappointed. She seems hon.
est and modest though don't understand
how really modest woman could go to
such place, still she might perhaps. l
did as much as tell her thought it was
wrong won't go-ihat's the cheapest
way to get out Of it. Yes, l will GO
Jenkins was swayed by conflicting en-
otions for something more than twenty
four hours-sometimcs firmly resolving
not to CALL and again as determined to go.
Finally, when the time came, he started
without hesitation.
He found Della $50 she called herself)
in a very respectable house, richly furnish
ed. He was introduced to the uncle as
an old acquaintance whom she had met at
a watering place The evening passed
very pleasantly-so pleasantly, indeed,
that jenkins, without thinking precisely
what he was about, promised to call again
which he did two evenings later.
This time he found Della alone, and af-
ter another very pleasant chat, arose to
take his leave, remarking that he should
remain in town but three days longer, and
asked if he might call again.
I H. NM, ob tbot hic NON, Il
appeared much embarrassed She did
not answer directly, and jenkins walked to
I the door. She followed with hesitating
steps, but finally seized him frantically by
the handSand drawing him back, stammer-
ed rather than spoke as follows:
! Yoa-sir-you ask if you shall call
again. 1t will give me pleasure to have
/ you do NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some
thing to say You will excuse me--but
/ know you are generous and can appre-
ciate my position'--[ "a profound sigh, and
Della, staggering to the piano, placed he:
head in her hards and wept.
Madam said jenkins, i trust / can
appreciate what you wish to say; and if
can be of service TO you' in any way, you
have only to show me how She restrain
ed her tears, and proceeded.
Il will be frank with you, sir--that is
! -Tsighs and tears i will try to tell You
will you forgive me if it is wrong?'
'Certainly-it cannot be wrong Jenk-
ins answered, considerably excited by the
unexpected scene. "Tell me frankly; ]
assure you it will give me pleasure to serve
you.' .......... ..
Yes--but--oh dear! Eanother fit o.
weeping 1--but--iti is so--strangev
What is it, DeNa?' jenkins, for the frs,
time calling her by her Christian name.
You will be as frank as / am, will you
tnot?'
i, Yes
! WELL then-whether you come again
or not depends upon YOURSELF
/. Then shall certainly come
Il fear not
Pray explain
! TSighs and tears.
BE calm
I well, then, will Try to be calm en-
ough. = u-very-much, aud
! feel--towards-you as I never did to.
wards another. THAT isl am sure !
shall, if you Continue to come here--love
you IF you do not feel so towards me,
must ask you not to come again
This last speech was lnterlauded with
au infinite number of sighs, and appearan-
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LATER.
The Indian Battle at sbskonee.

The late fight between the Sioux anc
Chippewas, near Shakopee, Minnesota,
lasted near five hours, and being in plain
sight of the town, it was witnessed by the
whole population. 1t commenced in the
morning by killing Sioux, who was fish
ing in the river Some fifty warriors sci
zed their guns and ran to the scene of the
murder. A skulking ambuscade was then
kept up between the parties from both
sides of the Minnesota river, but without
doing any damage on account of the dis
lance. The Sioux then crossed the river
on the ferry, and for long time kept up
the fight in regular guerrilla style. The
squaws in the meantime furnished the
Sioux braves with ammunition, which is
said to have been supplied gratis by the
citizens Of Shakopee.- Galena Advertiser.