, 1859-04-08

states, that after being initiated, he signed
what was represented to be the constitution
of the Order, but which turned out to be
nothing more or less than on order for a o.
keg Of beer upon one Of the town brewefs5s
The club had been indulging in lager, mt the a
expense Of the new members, for seversl
weeks. ..,.-..
HG- The Army Register for 1859 has
Just made its appearance, We find that
our present force Of regular soldiers CON.
sists Of nineteen regiments all told, as fol-"
lows: ten regiments of Infantry aVefdg-I
ing ten companies Of 10 men each ;lfoab ofo
Artillery, averging IL companies Of abogt,o
! so men each one Of mounted Riiemen,
two Of Cavalry, and two Of Dragoons--A
each Of the latter Numbering ten compdsa
MES Of so men, 1t would be odifaeulto tob
arrive at correct estimate of the actual.s
fighting material at the disposal Of tbe,s
1 War Department, but we presume the. en-
tire strength Of our army Is. little eser or ?
under 10000. The Register shows tbe7
grand aggregate of theomilitia to be,o aIlj
told, 2,724,426.q 90 stnisI dsidi sW
I TIE, ATLANTIC TELEeRAPH. - Al, o noEelJ
proposition for the construction Of q traps1,i
atlantic telegraph cable is made in the on,
serrsr by Sydney E. Morse, the senior edi-
tor Of that paper, He PROPOSES to "plaee,lA
at proper intervals, along the ocean -tele7q
Egraph line, air-buoys 1submergeduto athea
depth ten orstyenty fsthoms FROM the
surface, and held at The depth BY cables
attached to anchors on the bottom small
buoys, ut short intervals, to be used as
props for'the Telegraph wire, rendering itb
easily accessiblefor renewal or repair; apdg
large buoys at long intervals, TO bellmadev
the foundation Of platform or frame from
which pillars, rising above the tops Of the
waves, will support there telegraphie stasi
| ltionhousesHc The advantages Of sucinal
plan wouldbe Q greAtreduciiopi thsriska
Of loss--7a reduction in, proportion 70 the.
number Of props provided much greater
trapidity ii The ttansmission Of nkordsi
though Che cable thus divided ,lthaaff th6
whole lshgthBeret 70 be1traversed, and ttes
preyentiOn Of a. British moHQpoly Of the,
line, SINCE, under sueh, q plan, The telesi
crap could be Constructed at any part OF
4 the ocean as well as along the plateau be-
tween Ireland aud Newfoundland 9msm iiod
A MoMsrEs OF a HoasE "A gentleman
who was dt GAINESVILLE. Ohio, d few days5
since, gives a description Of a1nonster sorii
rel horse which was raised in PennsylFa-f
nia, and purchased BY . resident Of Zsnes-
vile. He Is pony built, measures twen-.
! " hands high, and weighs 2,400 pounds
The price was 81 900. p He will probably
be,exhibitedlatithe state laifat zanasvillesl
TINS LASduAeE o. VhotrA1lksnEae
language Of flowers Is tender mysteryo
bossessed BY youDg ladies' Who rhass just
ceased TO smell Of bread and butter,1 and
have begun to think Of something else,
But the todifcatlou Of the language Of
vegetables has notbeen attempted ihatweo
knoktof albeit thereare many expressions
aud phrases 10 common use referring d.
rectly to. the vegetable department We,
offer, with great diIdence, the following
specimens qi, 1ie1 ia 7oa'9 9li
d She gave BIN his beans, implies taat
young woman has resented an afrontp
with spirit.a 944oi0 " a..,st f lsr1di
The balance weight Of ssealyagds IS called.
the pea, -
None of your saste.p Is comprehen1
slvs feb6ke Of impudeiee. aieii,7 Qi1hAfi1
NAO CIUUu.E uINut NIE rIIUI Us 70 nUU.a||
Gsraip Is q AnshyOrd for watch, -uo
40 squash up bonnet is 70 sig On i and
put It out Of shape.
"Cool as a eoineBmbei, /" must mean some
thing more where cucumbers come from
than it does in our Inafketwhefe they uFs.
nptto get warm. $50 atlt q,,i,fsl
To pepper fellow is TO maui him. sssg
4 f C,ff svordo knffor I,,s.+ ...-...f... ~ os,I
plenty as Hasks's7lssS are familiar prSs
aEfhan is isssuppcsed to be eotned whsR
he has zen too much drink; IN mildor
stegeI OfIthe sane excess be is said 70 Pc
odi1lry. iseH eis casa haiir tls5S bir6fs
4 A young fellow under certain eire7m-.
stances is said 70 be sowing bis mid oats;
and yo1ng woman who begins 10 appss-
ciate her impoftaheeto society Is said 10,
/ 81 fecl her OatsDGa 10 6su0La o. % eGiiaiaq
\ To cut him mp root and hraneh. iaIto
use 2 man Up SOS ~ bs4isssi s8 b ion
] yellow as saffron" isa common com
parison to many who never saw salfon
growing, for then i is yellow but i turns
darker when dry, which accounts l1f CALI
ing West Indians saffroncoloredH ssls
| iWsalways connect with the word siQlk,
ing the idea Of corn stalk or barley stalk,
{ whose head and body are disportioned to
the leg. '''
4 Mole and Query.-Who FIRST claimed
kiss for finding o red ear at ? husking. and
who was the last to claim It y We know
one or more Of the intermediates Rorthies.
but the first and the last, We desire 70 lind
out. 10 Ge s1iu27ro2 81 .liiiify,tst
/ CARRIES HER EoRfUNE40ne 81 lh6
guests at late bTillinht party IN Waskings
ton city a Mr., Pru4rif-., Of New York. d
said to have worn gems worth fully $l00,,
: 900, aud several Others were decked With
fortunes in this attractive shape.