The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-11-01

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animal was TOO much Tor them, ana they
would probably have been kill ID had aot aid
opportunity arrived"
The "Asocent Young Lody."-Fanny
Fern, in the last Ledger, very fern-illy sket-
ches tie innocent young lady :"
"She is very petite, holds her head GA one
side, and peeps out of her eyes squirrel fash
and jump, which she imagines is immensely
fascinating, and giggies out a silly little
laugh. which she fancies is musical. When
company is in the parlor she runs across the
room, stopping in the middle Of it, with her
finger on her lip, "a favorite attitude,) as it
she was trying to remember something,
then she losses back her head, smiles depre-
catingly at herself, and scuttles back again
to an ottoman, With the hand her bracelet is
upon uppermsst on her lap, and reiapses
into pretty little reverie. Delicious small
lamb! How interesting it isl One, feels
like tying q blue RIBBON round It's neck and
strangiing it
Cider Making Uitao.s Pressing 47.lt,is sta
ted that man at parkersburg, Va, is sue
cessiul in making cider BY the following
process .-s
He grindS the apples, and fills casks with
one end open, the bottom hayiog some sticks
and straw, ike a leech tub for ashes. On
the pOmace he pours as much water as it
would yield juice by pressure, and that dis
places the JUICE, and sends it to the bottom,
from which, after two days, it is drawn by
opening the faucet, and as cider is heavier
than water, it runs off at first pure. The
pomace, too, having an affinity for water,
aosorbs that, which displaces the natural
juice, and leaves the pomace quite taste
tess- This process may be useful to per-
sons who have few apples and no cider
press. f"t
CuaE FOB Observation-Disclosures, in his re-
markable book, L'Amour, mentions the fol-
lowing novel method Of curing the disposi-
ton, in married couples, to become separa-
ted:
'EIn Zurich, in the olden time, when a
quarrelsome couple applied for divorce, the
magistrate never listened to them. Before
deciding upon the case he locked them up
for three days in the same room, with one
bed, one table, one plate and tumbler.-
Their food was passed in to them by their
attendants, who neither saw nor spoke to
their. When they came out, at the end of
three days, neither OF them wanted to be d.
vorced."
A Dstermsasd Suicsds.--Some few weeks
since young man BY the name of Sayder
Butts, living near West Davenport, Otsego
Co., N. T., was taken insane, and when Ia
boring under his state OF mind attempted su-
icide by cutting his throat, while at work in
the field blowing, but it did not prove fatal,
and the cash which he cut healed up, and
since that time he has attempted to hang
himself, but being watched in his designs
were frustrated. But few days ago, be
jumped into we'll, head foremast, his feet
sticking out of the water; in this place be
was found in the morning by person going
to the well to draw water. Before jumping
Into the well he took off all his clothes but
his shirt and folded them up in a very care
full manner.
A man in Illinois has practically demon
strated that horses age is bet ter indicated
by his eyes thansbY bis teeth.
The bogus "Bill Cook" arrested in Bote-
tout county, Va, turned out to be lunatic
named Nathan Woods, from Rockingham
county.
The barn and stabIing, belonging to Geo.
Folk, near the Swan Pond in Berkeley coun-
ty, Va. was destroyed on Monday morning
last by fire, the work OF negro boy. Mr..
F.'s loss Is supposed to be four thousand
dollars.
Breach of Promise. -Rebecca Thomas re-
covered 81, 666 damages, at Dayton, Ohio, a
few days since, of Joseph s. White, for
promising to marry her, and then marrying
another lady.
Disasters at Sea. During the week pre-
vious to the 18th instant, no fewer than 40
total wrecks were posted at Lloyds, in Lon
don, and the loss of 400 lives, including
800 Chinese Coolies, who were burnt at sea.
Heavy Sales of OH. The New Bedford
Mercury notes large sales of oil. The amount
of the sales for the week ending the Gath
was $436, l56, and of this amount 1854 1868
will be paid in cash in twenty days from the
date of sale.
BoLD ArrEhpT.-A bold attempt has been
made to rob the St. Louis State Savings in
stitution, by man entering from the sewer
at the river, passing up and excavating from
the sewer towards the vault. He was bold
enough to work in the day time, and was
discovered. but escaped.
SuDDss DEArH.-John w. Pollard, a well
knowa Richmond Druggist, died suddenly
on Friday last.
Omnibasses, the first seen in Syria, have
begun to run at Beyrout. Crowds of ma
tives stood gazing at them for hours with
wonder and admiration.
Luther Preston, late postmaster at Fill
more, Minnesota, was sentenced, last week,
by the United States District Court, to fif-
teen years Imprisonment, for robbing the
mails.
ARMY NEws -Iu the Department of Ore.
gon, Surgeon A. 7. Ridgely has been assign
ed to Fort Cascades. Lieuts. Edwards and
Wldrick, Sd artillery, have been ordered to
San Juan and