, 1859-09-22
ITEMS.

- The clergy Of Springfield, Ohio, hare uni.
ted in publishing q remonstrance ugainst The
holding Of lotteries 1t church and charitable
fairs -
RExov4I OF THE GovEaxxExr OF CAxApA.-
AL departments Of the Canadian government
government. The Governor General left To.
ronto on Thursday. y:
The drought in Vermont is so severe, that
in some Of the toH.ps the farmers {in default OF
grass} have fed out al their hay, and for some
time past hare cut dawn trees in the forest for
their cows and cattEeto browse upon.
The following slanderpus paragraph goes
Cnrebuked. Awas has invented new Ie1c
graph. lie proposes to place line of women
ifty steps apart, and commit the news to the
first of them rs 4 secret.
ScESE.-(Grocerya Store, lady purchasing cod.
fish, young limb Of The iaw standing ucar}-
Ar. L. {hesitatingty) -" really Ibn't know,
madam, 1nescr reco1ect attending one.'
The AURORA IN CrnA.-The Aurora, Of Sum
day, Aug e, was seen in Cuba. Only twice
before hare the Northern Lights been seen in
Havana, within the remembrance of the Oldest
Inhabitants first, Nor. II, 1889; the sec.
oud, Nov. II, 164s.
1t is authoritatirely stated that the amount
OF money reunited home to their friends by the
Irish residents in America durin. the last year,
amounted to $2, ,500, 900. For the ten preceding
yea1s it averaged about s5,000,0o0.
PACIFIC RAILROAD LoErEar.-A Californian
has broached in the dit1 plan OF raising thirty
millions for the Pacific Kaif1oad, by u lottery
Of coz, 900 tickets L. s5 each, the prizes IRON,
million down to twenty-five dollars, to be paid
in stock.
DCRAr1oS OF HuMAS L1rE--H is shown, in
the official returns of the life Insurance compa-
nies Of Great Britain, that the ayeru &C duration
of human life is sufficiently On the increase to
require constant revival Of the rites Of insu-
rance.
= The Supreme Court Of Alabama has re-
Gently decided that the law by which it WIS pro.
r1ded that no liquor should be sold within fire
miles Of the town Of Greensboro, where the
This settles the question. The liquor shops
hare all been closed.
The Hartford Tina says that the Connect.
cut River is now lower than erer known before.
1t is two feet lower than at any time during the
last tTeuty years, owing to the psotracted
drought in Vermont and New Hampshire. The
l.rge steamboats, running between Hartford and
NeF York find 1t impossible to 70 above 3litl-
dletowp.
The entire library Of the late 3fr. Choate,
books. wil be disposed Of al pabIic auction II. ion
during the month If October The miscella-
ncous library comprises apwaEds Of 1000 vol
un1cs, including many very valuable works, Sc.
riass, standard authors, classical works, &c.
The law library will comprise upwards Of 5000
volumes, md one Of thu best libraries in the
United States.
.oa;. !; m, acont Of ire1 iA:. G. used % the
$500 900 pounds; to complete the first section
will require 5od,o 900 pounds additional, making
fetal Of ], 5,000. 900 pounds. The total weight
Of iron for the whole dome will be about
la,eoo, 900 pounds. This great weight will only
be about fifty pounds to the square inch, in thu
thickness Of the walls.
The chairs have been removed from tie
Chamber Of tho House Of Representatives ut
Washington aud benches are to be put in, In
place OF desks tables are to be provided, III tue
corner spaces each side Of the Speakers chair,
whereon members are expected to do their wri-
ting a few Of the proposed benches have
been made and placed in the Hall for tue iuspec-
ton Of Col Meiss, who, it is said, does not par
ticularly admire them.
= The Shanghae correspondent Of the hos
ton Courier, says that Chinese respect for the
stars and stripes would be enhanced If they
were not accustomed ia Shaughae to see that
"meteor flag" floating by the side of a slip
chandlcr's ensign. before IN editice. which cou-
tfiyes TO pay not only double debt" but a
triple one, being . boarding house, soda water
mandatory, and American Consulate at the
sumo time, and presenting rather an unfortunate
contrast in the eyes Of people who pay SO
much regard to appearances, to the tlne build
innsss on tue other side Of Soochow Creek, oocu-
pied By the English Diplomatic corps.
On Thursday afternoon, ut Philadelphia. C.
man clothed in suit Of marine armor, crossed
from the Eastern to the Western bank Of the
Schuylkil1, n short distance below the Ni.o
Bridge, aud returned to the spot WHENCE be
started. His suit CONSISTED of an India rubber
dress, covering him up rs fur as the neck. Over
This was copper covering extending to tue
throat, covering his br.ast and shoulders. His
hands were free, the arms covered with the fu-
tlia rubber cloth tightly baudaged ut the wrists,
to prevent tue entrance Of the water IIis
head covering consisted Of a large copper he'll
met. Behind IVES attached 4 small eutta per-
chm hose, about one hundred feet ii length,
which reachedso piece Of machinery on board
canal boat, which was worked with Ay wheel
driving two pumps, to supply fresh mir. Below
the connecting tube WAS valrc for the escape
Of tue foul air. Il small rope was tied round
his body, one cnd uf which was held by the
man on the canal boat, By means Of which tbc
submerged man WAS to give signal in case Of
accident,