, 1859-11-18

contract was 81 so per pound for every
hundred miles. The present is 81 "a, be-
ing a saving Of as cents on each pound, or
more than % per cent.-N. y Herald
A MASSACHUSETTS GIRL ELOPEs WITH Az
lEDIAS.-The Palmer Journal states that
young girl, fifteen years Of age, daughter
of wealthy merchant residing in HaTri-
son square, Dorchester, decamped vita 8
party Of Indians who were some time since
encamped at East Boston, bnt who have
since removed to Ware, Mass. John
Newell, one Of the Indians, was the re-
cipient of the maiden's affections. 1t seems
that John returned 10 East Boston last
week, and on Thursday returned in eOmpa-
ny with the girl 10 Ware. AT first they
stopped at the hotel, but subsequently took
up their qu rters in the Indian tent near
the village, the girl sleeping upon the
ground with her dusky comPGniOOs- The
father, having missed his daught sought
for her in the towns near Boston, but not
finding her made use Of the telegraph and
thus ascertained her whereabouts. He
reached Ware early on Sunday morning
and proceeded to the Indian tent, where he
met his daughter John stated that the
girl proposed and planned the whole thing
that she was as pure and virtuous as
when she left her iAther'ss srOOI, and theigA
they had slept in tho same tent for three
nights, they had slept apart from each other.
This statement was confirmed by Jonh's
brother and his wife, who had slept in the
tent with her each night. John seemed very
peuitent, while the girl stated that she took
this means TO plague her stepmother, who
had Ill treated her. She hid clothes IN a
school house the night before starting, aud
the next day went from home to attend
school at South Boston, met her Indian
lover, and fed with him to Ware Boston
Bee, Sept. 30. iF i ia
DREADFUL REsuLTs FROM HYDRoPHoBIA
"A letter from Portsmouth, Ohio, written
by a lady to her husband in this city, makes
mention Of an extraordinary circumstance.
A short time ago young lady was bitten
by dog. Hydrophobia manifested itself
on her, and while confined BY the disease
she bit her sister, who was waiting on her.
The sister was soon attacked by the sam0
disease and bit the mother. All three were
alive at the last accounts, but were OIL raw
ing mad, aud there was no prospect OF their
recovery. louisville Journal 74li l'iia'
THE GREAT EAsrERN.---It Is officially an
nounced that the Greai Eastern viii leave
Portland, Weymouth, on her trial trip, on
the sth Of October, instead of the l7th
September, and finally sail from Holyhead
for Portland, Maine, on the 20th Of Oeto-
ber instead Of the goth September This
delay Of three weeks IS the time il which
Mr.. Scott Russell contracted to repair The
damage occasioned by the explosion, and
to put the vessel in the same condition that
she was in When she sailed from the
Thames This contract, however, did not
include any repairs which the boilers may
bo found TO require and although they ap-
parently sustained no damage. an investi-
CATION Is said to have shown that the inter
nal stays Of the boiler most directly ex-
posed 10 The force OF The shock have either
been displaced or greatly weakened, 90
that the boiler cannot be safely used 10 iis
present state. l.ls
~ The Paris correspondent Of the
London Tines says that Cherborough IS
about to be armed completely on a war
footing, with rihed cannon for al The bai-
teries.