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, 1859-03-05

WANTED TO GO TO HEATEy.-A few evenings
slnce little daughter Of gentleman Of this civ
secreted herself in cieset with vial partIy fli.
ea with laudanum. and drank the contents of il.
Tue child was missed, and on search being rnade
she VAS found stupid from the effects OF ihs npr-
ootlc. ~ the Use Of proper meana she WAS cared
from death, and on returning to conscIousness
was asked Why she had drank the Iaudauum.
der reply WAS that khe wanted to die and 60 tn
Heaven where her little brother va4. Other
questions being asked it Ens found that the child
conceived tue idea of death aud Heaven fruu The
leaa'ng OF Sunday School books and conversations
w'th 1er p1aymates about the stories In them.
HOW she obtained her kaovledge Of the power Of
lAndanum was not ascertalnel- -Ladiopapolix Jour.
nal LIT.
HORRIBLE MCRDER AND fu1c1DE-A private
note from ". S. Hogeland, Gays the Lafayelte
Courier, at Monticello, Informs Us that horrible
murder aud suicide was committed near that town
on Saturday last Arthur Burns, an old farmer,
who had been divorced from his wife, but VA
again married to the same woman after a separ4~
ton Of several years, deliberately loaded his gun
With heavy slugs, and shot her through the head.
as she sat knitting before the fire. ReIoading the
gun, he placed the mnzz'e to bis mouth. and pul.
He was instantly killed. Toe unfortunate woman.
although shot through the brain, fingered until
yesterday, when she expired in great agony.
Burns was lfty-three years Of age, and formerly
resided IN the n7ighborhood Of Wllllamsport,
Warren county.
PAINFUL 0cCuREEscE.-While two children Of
Mr-J. Baker, residing on Lonard s,.ect, we're
engaged In play about the house yesterday morn
ing they stationed themselves on opposite sides of
O half-openea door-the eldest, little boy OF
about ai1 years, thoughtles7 inserted his tongue
in the creyire made by the position OF the docr,
when the younger playmate suddenly closed it,
entirely seserins the little fellows tongue. Dr..
O'FerraH dressed the wound, but 1t Is doubted
whether the child will ever ba able to sneak
plainly-Lq}ayette Journal.
BRUTALITY VELA0RIzED-Thc town Of North
B'anch IL this county, l. at present the seat Of
unpal alleled excitement, oEioE to dendsh out.
rage which has recently been committed upop the
person cf Mr. Weste1held. respectable 'inhabi
tant Of that town. Mr. Westertield, one day Last
week Was tapping trees preparatory to making
sugar, when he was surprised by white mn
with black face stepping up to him and present.
Ing cooked pistol at his head beore be could
recover from his surprise he was seised from BE-
h'nd and thloWn upon the gzaand. By this time,
some FIVE individuals, all. with blacsened faces,
had L'ade their appearance, and sceue Of dts.
gushing abuse commenced which the annals Of
crime have jet failed to produce the parallel. The
appetite tor cruelty being somewhat satiated, the
tuttian, fled the field aud left Mr. WesierGed al
most in dying state TT candidate tor service In
some eastern Eashas harem.-Lapeer (hf;eHgnu,
Aepuhtr9n,
, 1859-03-05
Changes in Iron,

Dr. Noad states, 2s the rczalt Of experiments,
during recent Wait to the Welch iron mines. that
"TEe tendency Of iron to pass from hbruus or
tough, to the crystalline Or: brittle condition. il
promoted by various causes; everything, in fact,
which occasions vibration among it's particles
has this tendency" ae then describes bis e1per.
iuenls which prove that the metal may be made
to pass from one state to another: "Seeing 8
large quantity Of iron chain lying about, and
learning that, though scarcely worn, it had been
laid aside in consequence Of the breaking Of some
Of the links, be examined several from dide1en:
nl1ts Of the chain. He found that single smart
blow with BANNER was sufficient 10 snap the
meta, tile fracture Of which was crystalline, and
its brittle1ess such that it could wthou: difficulty,
be broken into small pieces under the hammer.
Dr.. Noad then heated strongly in forge some Of
the broken Inks, and allowed them to cool slowly
underneath bed Of fiue sand. After the lapse
Of twenty lour hours they were examined it's
metal Vas found to have recovered its tenacity II
could no longer be broken to pieces under the
hammer; and nhen as length, after repeated
heaVg bluws, it did partially yield, the texture Of
the metal IVES found to be perfectly ibrous-e
trace Of cr stalline structure had disappeared.
-Amtr7can RaiI,cay Tiu1es.
, 1859-03-05
Suicide of a Disappointed Office.
Seeker.
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SH~ ~51***<|eA
This morning, between eight and uine o'clock,
a young man lately from New York city, named
Orlando F. Parsons, about twenty years of age,
committed suicide BY shooting hlmsetf in the left
side OF the head, in the temporal regions, with a
single barrel pistol, cIusing instant DEATH The
deceased made application, SOME days ago, for
beard, at the house Of Mis-. Wilson, No. G. s. Eu-
taw street, near Camden, and stated that be held
position in the New York PJst Office, and was
deslrous Of remaining in our city 1or q few DAYS,
TO transact some important business. This morn
ing, gentleman aud lady who occupied the room
next to tie deceased, heard the report Of pistol
as they we're descending the stairway to break
gentlemen remarked to Mrs. Wilson that he feared
some accident had happened to Mr. Parsons.
Some two or thret of the bos.ders inmedi-
ately repaired to the room, and upon opening
the door ghastly sight presented itself-thers
Jay the bleeding remains, his head hanging out
Of the bed, with his hands folded on his breast,
aud ths wound bleeding most protnsely. The
utmost excitement prevailed throughout the
neighbothood, and hundreds Hocked to the
house to Res the unfortunate man. Several let.
ters were found in bis possession, including one
from Hon. chaxles Faulkner. n. c., of Va, one
from Hon. levin Cass, Seegetary Of State, and
another frem Hon. j. CLANCY Joaes, Minister to
Austria The letters Of Hon. Messrs. F. and J.
were Recommendations to the Secretary of State.
to obtain position under the General Govern.
ment, in which these gentleman spoke of him in
the highest terms. The communication of.Gen.
Cass mas to the eject, that a. fhe Departments
we're all Alled. he felt sorry he was unable to do
anything for him.
a sealed .-::ssr ..-..sr written in pencil by the de-
ceased, TO Mrs. Wilson, in which be stated that
he had deceiFed her in telling snat he held po-
sisien in the New York Post Office, which he had
given up upon the first Of January last, through
the persuasion OF zone friends. in OF der to OBJ
tain clcrkship in one Of the departments at
Washington, AID as he had been unsuccessful,
be had taken large quantities Of morphine, to-
gether with arsenic, which would not destroy
bis life, be was determined TO resort to some
snrer mode, as be was of no use to himself or
10 others, snd that his clothes should be sold to
pay hIs board bill
, 1859-03-05
A Reform HiRted At.-.No More Leyees.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York TSuseS has the following which hints at a

4 Reform HiRted At...No More Leyees,
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Times has the following, which hints at q
necessary social reform in Washington:
For re shall have no more leyees this season,
and the world ey, beginning to debate the pro-
pIiety OF giving up these official receptions alto
gei1ler. They have become, especially in the
small houses generally occupied by the Cabinet
Ministers, the most odious Of masa meetings. Mrs.
Secretary Thompson, for Instance, had her satur-
day week ago, aud her snug little mausion on
G Street was PERFECTLY erammed by half past II
O'Clock. with an imm0vable crowd Of all sorts and
conditions, al Of whom we're terribly out of
sorts,T and in a condition Of incipient Geliques.
ceuce, not to say decomposition. tn the dancing
room you couldn't hear the music for tue
rush Of blood to the head, and the
lively Young heroes who attempted \ pol
ka or q rAdotoa, had to dance po.pead.euldrly
in the air, instead Of horizontally along tho
aoor-the eject Of which, need not tell you,
was both novel and attractive to everybody cen.
cerned. The Vhist-roop Tss filled with coats
and hats. and the supper rau over the stairs.
And ail this becsuse perfectly sensible and
ladylike WOMAN has TO do penanee for her bus.
hsnd's politica! station BY giving out her invi.
tations just ~ the President wtshes Ill his off.
ciats to give ont their contracts, with one eye
bent on the last elections and the other project
ed to tbs next. Nov, balls should be matterz
Of business ~ well Is line of:ba.tle.ships, and
" corruption" has no moro right in the salons
than in ahe Navy-yards Of free aod ingenious
people. That Teddy McGuiro thrasbed six Re-
pnhlicans into fits at the Pigr1e polls IL really
no more valid 3 reason for making him guest
Ut Cabinet ball than for apr ointing him chief
constructor Of new frigate. This, however,
the President csntt understand. and the oonse.
queuce is, that he il gradually bullying the life
out Of Washington society, and, at the pace he
in now making, will succeed in closing every
private house connected with bis Adminissra-
tion bsfore be leaves the Areadisn shades Of La
fay ette square aud the Conservatory. The men
could stand it a! well enough, but woman are
not to be t.itled with in these matters. They
are, Ill Of them, sad aristoorats at heart, and
even thoss who have tho strength Of mind to
lhugh 1t 4 coronet, can't tolerate the dirty cra-
vats and unpreseutabls boots which walk mott
readily into the heart Of the Presidential bach
elor. There will bs "reyolt Of Ihe ksrem"
before the next sesaion. LetSultsn JAmes theE
make the most Of bis last sessoni
, 1859-03-05

We have had the perlsing the first number OF
7hk Lrant Herald, q weekly English newspaper
whose publication was commenced at CONSTANT
sheet Of eight pages. and promises 10 be Of great
Interest to all in Southeastern Europe who speak
tue Eogliah tongue, and to those who have friends
in that section. Toe general news Of the number
before os has already been transmitted to this side
Of the water but the local items are decidedly iu-
has decteed the establishment in Constantinople
OF primary schools On the Lancastsian plan, The
whole number to consist Of twenty six. Of which
five are foE grls This latter provision shows that
an entire change il going on IN Turkey in regard
to fem1le education, which is further couf,me
by the announcement OF anothsr school to be es
tablished for young women who shall be tzaned
as teachers tor the girls schools. Truly, the
Mob 4mmedon world also moves.
, 1859-03-05

dxsE ae4 tlaiaoaS thaa haS hi aud
m rnen has ever more openly outraged and t1Am.
Mad npon tho rules Of comuon decencY than
has 9ick1c1. Years $50 IN this city, 80 openly
nrofli iuntn Csre his conduct and acsiuns, that he
kecome the bT-word aud reproach Of every re.
spectabls citizen. Courtezans Of tho most
abandoned character, and notorious keepers OF
houses Of Iii fans were attempted to be foisted
bY him into respectable hotels ~ bis friends and
eonsiusl Fndeed the trank and spparsl Of one
Of these " virtuous females" were attached and
levied On to sassfy debt Of tailor against
the immaculate II. @. Depraved morally, and
debased physically be entered WAahinGt n a.
roue and rake -" Alike callous to the finger
Of scorn, or the froEnf Of innocence" With
natural tendencjes, increased By schooling in
dissoluta life, to concoct, perfect and consu1n-
msts sny act against ths peaee Of families. and
the welfare Of society, he commenced hls con.
gressional career.
Ho introduced young. thoushtlsss and, We
uay say, heartless vile into the peculiarly mixed
society at Washington. He allowed her to do
auythlpQ she vished-to Aut, couuette, and
stnile upon any man who had infuknes at tA1
seat Of ooveynn,ezt. Heads of departments, and
the President himself. old in YEAR, bnt young
in QalIantry. uers marked cards F." for her ed
pecial farora She wAs permitted, with his con-
sent, to attend o6eras, theatres and balls with
any Of tAi, clssa To walk, parade and exhibit
herself with them Was sanctioned and winked at
, 1859-03-05
The: :Washington~~:TrAEedy:
THE ACTORS III THE HOMICIDE.

Correspondence Of The Press and Ttihune.1
WASH1soroH. March !. 1884,
Nj. sickles il . man sbout 10 years Of age.
he il the son Of respectable farmer in the in"
terror Of New York. In earlier life hs wss noted
for the looseness and dissipation Of his life. He
has been State Senator, Corporation Counsel of
New York city. and altar ons tssu- Of service
was reelected last fall 10 Congress- in very
excited struggle against Gen. WAlbridge, hia
predecessor, and Nj. Williamson, Republican,
In 1884 be MAS nominated ssarstarJ Of Legation
at London, and discharged the duties Of that
ot6ce with ability. he Wa much trusted By
Nj. Buchanan. and has been the leading expo.
nent of the Presidents foreign policy ancs he
has been in Congress-.
P. Barton KeY WAS the son Of Hon. Francis
Bond Key; nephew to Chief Justice fancy OF
The Supreme Court, and Of Hon. William Writ,
for txelvs years Attorney General Of the United
6tatss. Mr.. Pendleton, of Cincinnati, member
of the House, il brother .lsw to Key, and hin
father-in.law, Mr. Swan, is q leading man in so-
cial and business circles Of Baltimore. His fa-
ther IVES for long time District Attorney here,
and he was himself appointed, in ls46. to that
plHEey W 1le8!utat uIky WAeA RpVus 80 JeAA1
ofage, solely By family influence. he served
until 1s49, and Was reappointed in 1883 by
Pierce, and again in 1851 By Buchanan. His
last appointment WEE in acknowledgement Of tho
bred Scott decision, which had then just been
made, and WAS granted at the special request of
the uncle Of Nr. Key, who was the author Of it,
Hs was about 81 or 8s years old, tall, we'll msde
aud handsome, with dne address, and form and
mein to attract the admiration Of women.
It il added as peculiar aggravasion Of the
guilty amour between Key and Mrs. Sickles that
on tho Last occasion Of their criminal meeting
she had taken her daughter with them, leaving
the child at neighbor's-
lit eeems that Ksy, iust previous to the houi-
eide, had walked around the park or square in
front Of Sckles's house several times. The last
time he was in company with Miss Corcoran
and Hon. Mr. Eustis, Of La, to whom abe is to
be married, and falling behind them he waved
his handkerchief before Mrs. 6ickles' window.
BE passed around the equare to corner adjoining
the gate of the White House, and Was there &C.
oostcd by Mr.. Butterworth, who held him in
eonyers alton until Mr.. Sickles came up
, 1859-03-05
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A fERFECTLY TRIUMPHANT
R9AGEDF
foh ALL DlSE.SEs ARI>NG FROM
MI A l. A RIA;
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Axue Basala .une1or y a1y remedy n onr ana f9
as t.ss'39 1saas1s ears of I'll maarloas d.sasea
has xhe1eve. sold : a.elL 'na@ e'a' llama h
'ef5 eaV '"ash RICHARDS Tu ,AAs,
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pssoas ia tn4 ,ont 3t t.s pa5 three srrs sco,es of
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fextr nd md .aus = @aoa, fnt ri vi" srosaa, chin
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Dr. HArr-p..L!ss LssasstoRr. a. In5. Gent. IL lss4.
,ss - assa.ei2 &c T. iisfi M
aoa 7'' be a |i1a ~ kPs 4 ~ zaae
4sa s1ss s:ss9ts a. osfstta a.IIss Tn: ts, "a sss
!hays 70 ~ taat havs te several a ntts heen
E. IS ts.l .s4: .%' ;ho .oot
az u. n ss 1.ch aase tFed ~" a4us en
sSeo sied ySs1 n *f;s s:,a"
hAvs since used the third bottie i h.vs ~. e Dus
soand tox REQ uohtnA ald An conhden, il - ~. n
WV. 9. r. WOOD,
n slaSN 4 TO-, Propr,etors, Gallon. O.
g. J: Mo0o co- st. Inal. NJ, Solo WhoI...f.
sold By Ill Eood dfuxKNA .St Aoo
, 1859-03-05
ARRIVAL OF OVERLAND MAIL.
esaa lfens-iaother Discovery sf Gold Dust.

The Overland Aall which left sea Franai1eo
On the 7th ult; arrived in 81 Louis on wednts-
dsy night There were no through passengers.
ihe travellers report some news Of considerable
1ntsrsst, which we spread before our yeadera:
THE atLA GOLD MINES,
Some two hundred men are ret in tho neigh.
oorhood OF Fort Yuma They scarcely make
eumetent to pay e1oensea Unable to pet avav
ior Tant Of funds, they are being reduced to thn
.ass extremity Of want Some mnre courageous
tnaa Others, have started Oh foot for the Stataa.
On the road.
a ne" discovery has been made On tho Colo-
faoo. SONG distance from Fort Yuma Five men
prospecting came acruas rich deposit, and i'm
meoiatelJ laid their clains and worked in psrt-
neFsalp. In three weeks they extracted rs. 600
worth OF the precious metal. Nr. holster ata,es
weeks work. Other miners, hearing Of the
ness, atarted for tho new diggiugs, but .f,sr
prospecting for several dSra returned to Fort
l una. stating that though . very rich deposit
unooa9sedly existed On the one claim already
Amazed 70. yetln tho neighborhood nos pastl-
Gle Of dust could be discovered,
1xp1Axa
There Were quite number Of Apechss Ioiter.
ing around tho various stations, but nothing hid
b AA4ePA GU ~ oGEa6lon R8fm from their apDeAf.
hnce- In Texan the camapches had coma n cn1.
lsion with United States troops, and Z seriou.
conflict ensued. Several Indians were killed and
one soldier morally wounded. Tbs frontisr-
men had organized into companies to repel sny
insnre i1Taaions by the Indian. Aagnna Cold
Fado had not returned from his expedition into
Sonora, and hin people we're still encamped At
the Pass.
ACCIDENT.
4 short distance this side Of Tucson, as tho
stage Was making it's descent down = steep hill.
tho strap with which tho conductor had locked
ne wheel, broke. and the stage cspsixed. Nj,
lennon, traveller from Los Angeles, WAS ae-
rionsly injured.
MILITARY HoYkK1y1a
Company l, commanded BY Capt. Burton. left
Fort Yuma on the day tho mail passed through
shas plaza, Tor the purpose Of essabliahin4 Do.
pot Tor stores between the nav Fort in t6e No.
have country snd Fort yuma, Sons III hnn.
dred United ssates troops started from San
francisco On the day the mail left for the pur-
pose p OF relieving Tho corps now stationed IN The
Mohare country.
, 1859-03-05
The Integrity Or Hepn biicaniism::

Abp1ss2onoeoce Of tae PreN md Tisu1e1
GlLsx17. 60 II Co. Iox,, March /, 1ss9
Enclosed please find amount for ny vsar1v
subscription to the Triveekly Pakss AID Tn.
nuFa. I like your paper. particularly for its
consistent efforts to raiae the ssaudard Of no,i,;.
cal morality. Heretofore have constantly t.
KEN the n. T. I516uns, bnt the manner in vh;o,.
1t haa la:ely seemed to ignore principle, il alto.
gether staggering. E'ee. Douglas to tho Sen.
ate-for whatf Because hs got frightened ii
the magnitude of hia own miadeedst If sueb
such. virtue deserrsa sueh reward, what shall be
gwen to those who avoid his sins entirely and
fight airsJs on the Ede Of freedom. why. IN.
doubtedly they should be elected to the eoioy-
ment Of thsis aresides aud the satisfaction At.
tending conscience void Of odencs! At this
rate, about what year of gracs will Republican
b kworn into tho Presidential chair2
Yours, E.S, G.
, 1859-03-05

ANOTHER New STEAAER.--A gentleman Of Bos-
ton, who il practical mlchinlst, is constructing
new steamer upon novel plan, BY which be
proposes to attain speed Of thirty or thirty five
miles an hour. H. has made experiments with q
model op smas! scale. which were very success
ful and be Is now building one sixty feet in length
TO further test the prlcticability aud value Of the
invention. He relies upon both air and water to
obtain his psopelllog force. With machinery in
the stern OF the vessel. upon the propeller princl-
miles m hour, which he says Is the highest rate
that can be realized from that agency. In the
bow Of the vessel, and worked By the same en-.
giues, be places an apparatus something 1iks the
wings Of a wind mill, which Is to make SEQ rev =
lutio1s in minute, and By it, action upon the
atmosphere will pull the vessel along, he calculates
1t speed much greater than has heretofore been
attained. n
, 1859-03-05
Extraordinary Effect Of q Meteor.

On the 18th uIs., about s P. H., while soms
gentlemen were driving in IN open car in the
neiRhhorhood Of BiDghanstown, Erris, County
Mayo. they were oversaken by storm Of hail
10 eevere az to exceed anything Of similar
nature ever witnessed BY any Of the party be-
fore. It continued tor about ten Or fifteen
ninutes, and was succeeded BY darkness the
most profound At this moment bail Of fire
abont the aize Of an orange, and Of q dull color,
emitting some sparks, passed rather slowly be.
tween two Of the party, on the of side Of tho
car, and immediately exploded Ali wers in
simultaneously struck blind By the intense bril-.
liancy of the light, and it was souaa time before
they recovered sufficiently to continue on their
road. 4 feeling Of uumbness and prostratioa
vas experienced more or less By each indivi-
dual, which continued q long time, and tho
dsirer was quite unable to hold the reins or Zee
where ha was going. 4 slight hissing sound
accompanied this evolution Of light, and ap-
pesred 10 proceed from the passage Of tho me.
teor through the air. 4 loud clap OF thunder
followed, but 1t long interval.-Ds4blin Ps-
Ger
, 1859-03-05

# Mario wss singing recently 1t private
soirts 1t the res,dence Of Rossini, number Of
musical and aztisheal notabilities btiDg present.
Al they wars parting, Nine. TaRloni approaeh.
ID Mario 10 compliment him, and aaid, "Ism
sure you do not recognise ma" "Ah, Ma-
dame,' answsred tho tenor, in q tone Of aulshls
rsproaeh. indeed do" "But you sinR.s
said Tsglioui, "as in your youthful days, whils
can dance no mora" "Yes, bat you have
es.risd away the dance with you," CALAMITY
answered ths singer.