, 1859-08-10
.n{SCELL&1-s.E0UB ITEMS.

The Buffalo Adrocatr says: "a new form
Of worship, as We llavc bsen Informed, has Just
been inaugurated among the sect allied Naza-
rites. At the late Bergen camp.u,eeting, dane
ing, rs separate exercise. was encouraged aud
rractsed. Circles were formed, within which 4
space was kept clens, and then outside that cir
Gle quIck-step music was sung, ard from one to
four dance to regular time, Us regular as in
ballroom. batting the fact that the floor WAS
raiher rough"
Az AExAxsAs HrSr.-Two parties, Of ten
hunters each, recently closed SIX weeks
"scalp hunt" in Arkansas, with the following
result:
Such birds md animals us nre destructive to
farmers alone wers to be countc1-such as
hawks, owls, wildcats, wolves, squirrels, kc.
Small birds were not counted in. These twenty
hunters produced the enormous number of
fourteen thousand scalps. Two members Of the
company eneh killed over four thousand Of the
"var1nints." The hunt was continued four or
i've wesks.
EFFECT or "NonAL SuAs1ox'' on GAxpLEas-
A man from Louisville, who had lost nearly two
thousand dollars at a gambling hell in Mem
phis. night or two since. discovered late i'll
the evening that his companions were not, like
the Austrians, doing everything upon the
square" drew q formidable looking 1lrrinser,
md threatened the lives Of all Ill the room if
| their l[I-Eotlen gains were not Immediately re-
turned. This ''moral suasion' had the desired
| efsct, and the "go}den fleece" was ut once dis
gorged.
W1SprALt ron 7uk LOUISIANA STATE DASx.-
About the best Illustrations we hare known for
1oug time Of the Scriptural maxim, that "un.
to them that hare stlall be given, and 10 them
| that have not shall be TAKEN away, even that
they hare" has recently occurred in this city
Tint great, rich Institution, the Louisiana State
three millions aud half Of specie in its vaults
mud nearly six millions invested in paper. loans,
discounts pledgea-suddeuly turned up the
other day the lesatce Of tl5O,000, bequeathed
by gentleman iu Mississippi who is an entire
stranger to tue bank, never haring any trans
actions with it.
The circumstances arc these: A rich old plan
ter named Matthews, desirous Of spiting his
relations, left his property, exceeding &l50,talu
in value, to his ilegitinAte children by color
cd woman, md in the event Of their disability
10 inherit, to the louisiana State Bank. The
| viii contained few small 1agscies to his bro
thers md sisters- Under the law Of Mississippi,
the coiored childtcn can not inherit, and tho
bank seems 10 hare pretty clear prospect for
this property. His white relations, however,
kaye commenced to contest it, and the bank has
| employed counsel to maintain its rights.
This is worse than the Thorndykc and Eller-
worth cases. They left their property to liter
ary institutions III preference TO their relations.
but Mr. Matthew legatee is an enormously rich
corpoztion, which las little uecd fur the mouev,
but which will c pretty sure to get it and d.
vide it among its stockholders q. Sunday
Dtha.
NEWSPAPER ESTEnpRrsE.-The London Pas:
announced that Mr. Choate had reached Liver
pool il safety, aud accompanied the statement
: with memoir Of the distinguished American
Knowing that he was expected, mud seeing the
! arrival Of the steamship on which be was knowr
| 10 have secured passage. the Fast came to ths
conclusion thatit it might get ahead Of its con
| temporn1ies by introducing so eminent 4 mar
to tie British public.
M1Lrox's FAAors ArroGRArH Cou1xc IT
| AxrR1cA.~-Thc London Crilie states that tht
Milton autograph, being tho receipt to his pub
. for Paradise Lost (sotd at the Dawson Tarne'
: aale,) vas bought for transmission TO Philadel
? phia for !E45." The Critic asks, very naturally
. What were the British Museum authoritie
: about to let such % opportunity slip:" iona
> > ,han is often too widc awake for John. eren o
, | thoxe points where John is most boastful
= TEE SLEEr OF 1rAIr.-Apropos of Longfe
= In the image Of Eneeladus under Etna, Ptentic'
- Of the Louisville Journal, suggests: "lnnf
: fellow mny shout and sing .Eocoiadus nrise
: hut The question is. can she shake of the caes
~ ~ Of the third hap1'
Orrostr1ox 70 CoSr1cr LAroR--A numhs
y Of the journeymeu and uastct shoennkers
a New Fork held a meeting on Wednesday. #
the purpose Of organizing determined oppo:
lion to lie encroachments Of prison labor upc
= their trade. One Of the speakers said that II
prisons alsne sent 5000 pairs Of shoes into Il
city monthly. not to say anything Of eonsta
~ places Of mprisonment-giuinEu upon an are
q age loo,o 900 pai1s : month, At The low price
shree OF four eeuta I pair for making the'
They must bs determined to oppose such a mo
- strous thing, for nc shoemaker could compe
IS. with such results Of convict labor The O
ics iect Of the meeting met with warm a?prov
and tbs meeting theseupou proceeded 10 .
!. npint pfieers,