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tFor the Free Press.)
NOTES AND QUERIES.
Mtssr.. Editors:

IMt,sr:. Editors:
Can you find room in your paper for a few
critical questions now and then? To say nothing
Of your own editorial oininiscience, you have
very many learned readers, who would furnish
no cs to solve the doubts suggested in the "que-
rie=" Of us poor ignorant fellows. Please help US
in our darkness, and tell us
!. How the word roch., now in such frequent
use, should be pronounced. We have been &C.
customed to make two syllables Of it, and the Oh
hard, as in rcehes; and thought we had Webster
and the Greek side. But we hear learned
people say roke, Zone syl). Does tho word come
to us through the French ,
?. Is the use Of lay (present) for Ii. now recog.
nizcd as good usage In the Ere. Press VIC have
just seen
"Lay up nearer, brother, nearer"
in the song ofthe Dying Californian, which has
been printed and sung with this reading, and no
other, for years. No one ventures to print it
LIE up, etc. II. W. Beecher very often uses lay
for lie (pres.) in his writings. We meet with it
in editorials, and the Reports of 'IIon." men, In
Torrcy's Neander, vol. V. p. 400, you will find,
Gone should not lay down to repose in the valley
of contemplation Is not this misprnt,
s. After "laying' naturally enough comes
"sitting, and We beg of you tell us whether
hons do really set on wooden eggs. The sun sets:
hens do not do that, any more than We featherless
bipeds lay every time recline. II we NAV take
mems words, they very often both lay and set;
but. singularly enough, this ouati.n and incuba.
ton does not seem to affect the price Of eggs or
chickens. By the way, there's etymology for you.
Put it in the new dictionary that opaton 10 so
called from the uproarious cackling and rejoic ing
of the female fowl" when she has dropped an
opun,.
BY the way, again, what is foui' Is it the
samo with vogl' That mean. bird We were
asked to-day at dir ner whether We would have
fowl or roast-beef. Now we desire to know
what We are abou, to swallow, whether birds clean
or unclesn; and if not foul birds, whether turkey
goose or grouse, chicken or old rooster fov
is indefinite, who shall say what we get when we
are helped to the limb of fowl. Have leg and
chicken been expurl ated from the dictionary?
Translate limb into Latin and that will suggest
tho English word We always think of, when we
hear some person of nice voyds trying to dodge leg
by the use Of iu.t
Arc not hens and pullets yoo.tUs, or do they
set all night, while only the cock goes on tls
roost' Arc not cock and eoekuei as good English
words as fowl and rooster? Why do We not
hear Of pea-roosters as we'll as pea.hens. What
High Court Of Prudsry sits in judgment on our
noble language thinking to purify and refine it,
when in fact, by their awkward fastidiousnsss,
they but expose their own lack of culture and
purity of thonght' As If impurity were quail.
ty inherent in certain vibrations of the air. what
ever the sense they might convey or.s.
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King of Naples makes for the Allies. For
a long time the Neapoltans have been Kept
down by the strong arm, an Austrian weight
being added to it, Their spirit will leap
up now like a spring when released.
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The fro on Sun'ay morning, extended
over the whole of Ohio, and the larger part
Of Indiana, doing great damage to the wheat,
corn, and potato crops.
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THE MORRISON MuRDER.-No progress has
yet been made towards the discovery of the
murderer of Deputy Sheriff Robert Morris
son of Troy, May 90. Last Thursday Post
master Grafton, Of West Troy, receeivd the
following letter
Troy June LIST 1859.
Mr. Patrick Grafton il you give any infor-
nation that tends to impica the prisoner
Burdick in tho murder Of Robert Morrison
YOU will die as certain as he did Take warn
ing and don't you appear ON the stand again
am youas &cforth
Friend OF Burdicks
and Halter OF Sherifs Burdick did not kill
Robert Morrison but revenge did REVENGE.
THIRD REGIMENT. -General Geo. Is. KEEL
lugg, delegated by the Commander m-Chief,
has ordered hearing at St. Albums,
ON the 2Sth OF June, on the appeal from the
election Of officers for the Sd Regiments. We
presume the matter will then be finally and
satisfactorily settled,
A correspondent OF the Woodstock Sian.
lard says:
The field officers of this 1.-THE third) Regi-
ment med ut Richford May 26 and elected
the following staff officers: Adjutant, Hiram
Stevens, of Enosburgh; Surgeon, IL. p. Hall,
of St. Adams; Sergeant Major, Charles G,
Chandler, of St. Adams; Quarter master
Sergeant, Chas. Wheeler, of st. Albans,
Fife major, F. B, Rice, OF Burlington.
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SUPREME COURT OF ONO


CASES.
The following .ynorsis OF the result
Of the application for discharge ol
Messrs Bushnell and Langston, convicted Il
he T. s. District Court FIR the Northeri
Dis lrict # Ohio Of violating the Fugt,v,
slave Act. is from the Columbus State Jour
nal of My 81. The opinions were delivered
May 80, al the Judges being present.
The decision of a majority nf the Court
namely, Chief Justice Swan. and Judge
Scott and Peck--was against he PRAYER q
the REALTORS. Judges Brinkerhof and Sutll
dissentcd from the majority Of the Court.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-14

SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for fur
- nhng the city hundred thousand feet Of panks
the repairs TO the plankroads Of osephne Frs Eighth
Felicity and Liberty streets, in the Fourth District.
The panks shall be of the best yellow pine free from
splits bad knots other defects calculated to impair their
inches wide and three inches thick.
The said planks hell be delivered the above mentioned
Streets in such quantities and OF such places the Street Com
missioner direct the orders Of said Street Commission
within thirty from the date of such notices orders
Security of $1,000 shall be required to
the faithful performance Of the contract.
Payment cash the delivery the city of the aforemen
toned hundred thousand feet of panks and
the same by the Street Commissioner.
we'll understood that in Of failure by the contractor
begin fnish the work part thereof the period
fxed the Council be dissatisfied with the
right annu the contract whsu putting the in de
fault required by article 1905 Of the Civil Code without
applying court Of justice to annu the and without in
dennty and is also well understood that in the
shall at time abandon the work. not finish and
complete the conformity with his contract
work done by him to the date Of the abandonment and the
city shall be thereby discharged from and liability there
for is also we'll understood that in the contract be
reso the and his securities be held and bound
in sodo unto the city all losses difference the
price which the originally deliver
resale REHABILITATION.
Bids thousand feet of planks BOARD measure fur
nished and delivered
New Orleans, March 6, 1859. -
Isignedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees on Streets and Landings o.
[Signedl H.T YENNARD. lcbai,,.sn
mS7 HENRY DUREI. for Comptroller.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
esas sMAyoRALTy OF NEW ORLEANS,
City Rail, March IL, 1859. :
Common Council Of the City Of New Orleans.
No Ain7

Hhas It Ia conceded that dissatisfaction exists through
out State against the location Of the seat Of Govern
unent; and,
Whereas The general sentiment the people of the State
s after the experiments Of mova from New Orleans back
to New Orleans and from New Orleans that this city
Is for manifold the most eligible and desirable oca
ton fol the Of being more OF access
70 the people Of oil parts Of the Sta being the resort
the period when the Legislature is in session. Of many nte
gent ctzsns engaged In all the pursuits Of @ residents Of
concentrating all tho interests Of the State however
conflicting, and
recently adopted resolutions which
before this Council pointing to their disposition
inviting conference with vsw to the
removal Of Government to this city therefore,
Resolved BY the Common Council Of Nelc Orleans, That
his honor and he hereby requested to comuni
cate to the General Assembly Of the State In
Baton Rouge that this Council will heartily with
Rssolrd That Council behalf Of the city of New
Orleans will the of the determination to the
seat Of Government here provide in the City Hail. and In
buildings in the immediate vicinity
dations for Houses Of the General As.ebfor the
Government until such time the buildings for
their proper accommodation bs permanently provided
satisfactory arrangement hereafter be deter
| mined upon.
uicate to and Legislature of the State through
Joint appointed by the legislature this
Bic and resolutions, and invite early action thereon.
| [Signed1 J. o: NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
ISignedl CHAS. H. WALDO,
[signedl GERARD sTITH, NJ yor.
l A true copy. j. L. FABRB
| ml2 St Secretary Of the Mayor.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-14

Is mxExCK OF DEATH UP0N MRS. HARrUNG.-Mrs.
nasy Hartnng, convicted at Troy Of the murder of
- eand, was refused 3 new trial on the I'd inst,
- sentence of death was pronounced upon her.
n Albany Evening Journal says:
I'm. Hartung WAS brought into Court soon after
Js1Ee Harris took his seat. She was dressed in
- ae laine dress, with light plaid shawl, and
- ice, She looked pale and somewhat careworn,
~ when she took her seat behind the District At
1Aney, burst into tears
Notwithstanding no announcement bad been made
ofthe time that the Judge would pass sentence upon
- subordinate woman. the Courtroom was crowded.
Among the audience many were ladies.
District Attorney Courtney moved that the sentence
tAs law be pronounced against the prisoner Mt the
Judge Harris "Mary Hartung. You have been
hcasht into Court to receive final judgment upon
Yer conviction OF the crime Of murder. Do you de-
- y say anything before that judgment is pro-
NJ awhile there was no response. Mrs. H. sobbing
- weeping most piteously her face buried in her
k11A In about one minute she responded as fol-
-.
Mnfder Of my husband. have said SO before, and |
~ 4 again. This man Rheinman will confess it over
~ dad body.
A1tar an interval Of few seconds Judge Harris,
saa very feeling address, earnestly exhorted the
It Is not all Of man to die there is life after
asatb, and that life is unending. What work you
h1ye TO do in the short period left you You have
aoal that win not die on the gaows! 1t will live for.
eyes and let me assure you that cannot save it,
1heFe Is Being who can save your soul. Go to the
NayiOur your Saviour and my Saviour; confess your
III, and seek forgiveness Of that Saviour, whose
scies are boundless and who saved one and carried
- into Paradise thief on the cross with him
- Do not neglect this advice Seek forgiveness by
NpeAtance and faith.
Z he Judgment Of the court 10, that you, Mary
znng, BE- confined In the county Jail until the 9th
= o;e,oct Is the morning ana o'cock n Inc after
100, you be hung by the neck until you are dead
HI may God, in the fnllness Of His mercy, save
yua9 s0ul.n Is 4f5 5s +.
Immediately after this sentence was pronounced
~ prisoner was removed from court in charge of the
DbegiE
Jsdge Harris was much affected while addressing
- prisoner, and at the close of his remarks could
- HsstFain his feelings. Very many in the court
DoM wore moved to tears, as well they might have
49, for II was one of the most affecting scenes VIC
I oVer witnessed. f4gis e@4 i5sa
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pth Orleans AaiIp Crescent.
I ..,1.HY WILL BE DOVE y


~
~ .usnasiy aurseciate Ne following lines-s
SilS RI " j1G9esy, % descriptive Of the actual
,s5S5S5 = ~ - teaching h their pAthos, o
L = n ~ = eened resignation to the Divin
- 1872 - knew that the writer (iL dis
81 - ~, NJ many weary month"; = watcher b
q y = : sAuaiahsd ulster, whom typhoid feye
Il "a y tsascn, Ard finally consigned % u
~ enntsihations. tEd. Dem.l
4 W. ~ bslade DE bed Of pain,
4 Il NJ md dread,
i Hae suen ~ silver moon light wane,
h dawn grow red;
! 1A!whon long weeks Of anxious care,
Hefchanc0 were given,
NAnee lives have been one ceaseIess prayer
10 plying Heaven;
- whom. unmarked, the Spring time came,
With sun and showers
lid summer. with its golden grain,
Bpe frnits and flowers,
Hbt whom 10 vain the Autumn shed
A chastened light,
Asd Winter DER the cold Earth spread
mantle bright
Nho ~, through III, one changeless scene,
4 shadoWed room,
AcoacA !, . pale form racked with pain,
At last tie tomb
ua,l wssp nj Ill I'D end Of care
# n Vssry watch the ffuisless prayer
Tor he6lth again. ss
I assssh III, of I'll your hopes in life,
~ noW he end,
II 1kosSh lie Lost one be husband, wife,
Child, brother, friend,
u. knesl In faith and hope beside
Yc0r cherished one,
1Ake the last look. and calmly say
Thy will be done"
Txas yours to soothe the aching frome-
The troubled mind
And Death, still merciful, In taking,
EAth LEFT behind
Sweet memories which for you shall bloom
II coming hours
y Spring shall beantify the tomb
With fragrant flowers.
d! tbese are sorrows ,corse than death
Nom hard to bear
Han NJ to HI the parting breath,
~ whispered prayer
70 IDLY stand through suff rings hour
ln vain distress,
unknown. unloved, without the power
10 soothe or bless |: 55@'7g
I II
10 ZEE, with dread, the frenzied look,
Ths maniac glare
10 hear, perhaps, the piercing shrek,
Wild words Of fear;
70 wait through many weary night,
And many q day,
OF deepest gloom, the vanished light
OF Reason's ray.
God comfort us the sorrowful,
The sore distressed!
Who, in our bitter anguish, call
The dying, blest !;
Who weep no longer now for her
Whom Death hath taken,
Mourning the mind which Reason hath
+, with health foraker.
God help US Hear us when We pray,
All plying one
Grant rs the strength we lack, to say
Thy win be done.'
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SAMPLE LETTER TO MEMBER OF CoNGREss.-The
following letter, which is published verbatim, will
give our readers an idea of what kind Of labor mem
bers of Congress are sometimes called on by their
constituents to perform
Will you please to enquire in the patent Office for
me for patent rattrap that goes by weight like 3
Clock that will catch from to IL rats at running
down thin has to be wound up before it will catch
any more wish to know if there is such patent
thare when it was patented l. when the time expires
also the name Of the patentee his postoce address
& thus obiege yours.
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venent dine Moreaus where ons without goumandzng
may sit hour and forget all ordinary earthly
picking away at the delicate vands served up in
style unsurpassed In the world and quaug In moderate
titles OF course purest wines which the Atlantic
WATERS There certain gratifying little matters Of fact
which himself Of in passing the portals Of Mo-
reaus these ares that nowhere in the wsrld there
with better material for cooking always Its arer
second hsre in the world such material served
better cooked third that nowhere in the world better
wines obtained Msss Rhodes Moulin its propretors
and they administer Its affairs excellenty WELL
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SPECIFICATIONS for furnishing ana de-
pine lumber for the repairs and construction of the
TIE lumber shall be of the best yellow pie free from ap
split bad knots ohe! defects calculated impair It's
strength durability and shall have the Following dimensions
The lumber the Sides from 20 30 feet long
1T The e The " 3 feet sg vide at
The lumber for the tops from % to 80 feet long from to "A
inches wide. and TO inches thick;
IL ~ to 20 '' long from
The said nmbsr delivered assorted and piled by the
in sneh auantities ad at such Of the city dpos
within from aue nocs and for
Be and
the Street shall then have the right to chase
F or at YER prices he M be able procure the
Ss be BY the e OUT
any the an to o g s b sad h.
the faithful performance 9f the , con 'ract
on ass s ~ 3 and ~ hs
tho of each delivery be retained guarantee until
understood Of failure BY the Contractor
IN the Be- s
,y of the lumber, the Common Council shall have the right
%
dGf S w shs that e
shall abandon his contract Or neglect e nh and complete
have for any part of the lumber delivered BY him up to the
sss Of the and sas hi n d
also we'll understood that in ease the contract be resod The
the city all loss difference the price
which the contractor originally contracted deliver the um
ber and the price at which be ajudicgted resale
or readn,icstion.
The shall be adIudicaed term year
from the date of the approval of the adjudication by Com
mon Council.
Bids be thousand feet boad measure furnished and
delivered, assorted and piled.
New Orleans Nov. 25 1856
[signedl LOUIS H. PILE, City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Landings both
Boards Of the Common Council.
E siEas$l { {. T RitlTTzzosD, oheirmen.
Registered March I, 1850
ms Il HENRY DUREI.. for Comptroer.
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[ No. 44l3.
Realized That the proposals of s. H. Fulton to suppy the
wy Woik, Honse with meat for year the 10Th
January 1852 at the following prices be and the
hereby accepted. to- wit m
Necks and shanks cents per pound,
shoulders and chucks, 8 cents per pound.
hnlloaks all roand, cents per pound.
heotted That the securities offered by him. wit, Alex
accepted. - ~ 'A'e heie'9
That the Mayor an he is hereby autbor
zsd to sign the TO. hs faithful pefrm
ance Of the contract. ~ f
(signed) CHAS. II. WALDO,
President Board OF Assistant Aldermen
(signed) il NIXON,
- President Board of Aldermen.
Csgned) GERARD STITH Mayoy ~.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-14

THE RArrLEsSAKE CAsE-The case Of John W.
Brooks, snake ncier, who was bitten by pet rat
tesnake on Tuesday, has been noticed His condition
had not much improved yesterday. The bite was
inflicted upon the forenger Of the left hand. 1t is
stated that Mr.. Brooks has been known to take
viper and other kinds Of snakes and let them crawl
down his throat, and by coughing in peculiar man
ner bring them up again. baltimore Sun.
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AZ Dsrss,s woasr.p srosp lisa canal strf

A. DnsEs WoasrsD STORE, 1856 Canal street,
b found directly imported berlin. zephyr wosd shet
Md md knitting yarn Of every shsde size and imaginable
a soss 81 embroidery and purss silk and every des
on Of implement nscessary for doing sny kind of work
vhioh the above materials used with all kinds of pa
asEss showing The in which Is TO DO DONE They are
now ceiling It reduced prices lot Of very embroder
-, should inspect.
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AEsshs MAGSos 4 MABcIAco, of the fancy gro.
re On " Charles street, No. H. opposite ST. Charles
s hAvs always on band large stock wines bran.
-, fruits French. American and English preserves. A. thew
e their own merchandise The public may rely upon recey
his Eenuins and excellent articles cares drinkers are
< referred 70 advertisement recommended to Inspect
iAen brands ahd terms. - =,
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GaoHcs OLD WINES are catalogued in another
siunn BY Nj g. Wolff Graves New Leves Streets
vAe Offers them for sale on low terms.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-14

CoTToN factors AND PLANTERS are referred to
the advertisement Of Mr. H. Fassman who that having
completed his machinery works. be prepared fill all orders
for iron hoop and his improved fastening te in time for the
bailing of next seasons crop.
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I No. 44l4. I.

Resooed That the Comptroller he Is hereby
lied to adudcate 70 the lowest bidder after notice
the Official jouraa contract for placing granite base And
iron railiax aroued Colisenm Place First District said work
to be done In rdsucs with plans specifications on Ale
in the Surveyors Office the adjudication Of said
to DO subject to the approval rejection Common
Gil the payment 10 be made before the LIST August 1860
lSignedj j. O. NIXON,
President Board OF Aldermen
tsignefl CHAS. H. WALDO
. President Board of Assistant Aldermen
lSgnedl GERARD SrITu N.v.,
true copy @'s''
mia ]. L. FAsag, Secretary
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JUVENILE FoLLY,--It will hardly be believed but
= never heess true, that IN eIopement took place
few days ago at Albany, between couple Of child
-, aged respectively fourteen and fifteen years
M young Romeo actually provided himself with a
YnskAge Of Arsenic to commit suicide in case of dis
eosey but fortunately the father of the young gen
uenAn livestock him at Utica got possession Of the
poison, had the girl locked up, and gave the boy
rod eowhiding. Journal
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MED1cAL---We refer to advertisements of Messrs
j. Wright Co., No. 81 aud Isl Chartres who offer fol
sale excellent remedies which have qualities commend
them, would not Among.the many welknown medi
cines which they ADVERTISE Winer's Canadian veri
uge" which is death worms; Magical Pain Extractor
which is rightly named and DR.. wrghts' Rejuvenatin.
Eixir which has done wonders for many feeble and de
bated systems Everything in the medicine way may be hat
of these extensive and widely known dealers.
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MA OzNtlkl s.Or ElClALs
HAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS
City Hall, March IL, 1859.
Common Council of the City of New Orleans.
No. 44Os. ] rwo
Resoped That the Commissioners of te Houses of Refuge
OF the city of New Orleans be and they hereby author
zed employ such mechanics they deem
provided their salaries do exceed the Of hundred
dollars per month.
President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
'[signedl j. NIXON.
President Board of Aldermen.
tsignedi GERARD srITH Mayor ml4
No. 4409 ]
Reosed That permisson be and the hereby given
Joseph erect steam his property situated
proof building the to remain during the pleasure of the
Common Council
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen
[Signed] j. o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
tsignedl GERARD sTIrH, Mayor MIA
[ No. 44l0.
Rsolred That Commissioner he is hereby
required have made wooden crossing Junction
and Rob Streets Common street,
slde said I cork to be done without delay
President Board Assistant Aldermen.
tSigned1 J. o. NIXON.
President Board Of Aldermen.
[signedl GERARD srITH, Mayor. mia
l5& [ No. 4411.
Rsolved That the McDonogh school fund be and they
hereby aut to pay out in their hsrds to
for extra rendered the Joint Boards of the McDonogh
President Beard Assistant Aldermen
GSignedl o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
lsignsdi GERARD srITH, Mayor. ml4
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STREET COMM,R--oFFICIAL

STREET COMM,R--OFFICIAL.
FOURTH DISTRICT POUND--Nasb brought
to the Fourth District Pound Jackson street, between
Constance and Laurel streets, estrays-
Two black she goats, Nth white spots,
One black she goat with white spots steel ar brass plate
and ring.
One black she goat. with wattles
One white she br spots head and wattles
One white she kid, no horns
Which claimed within days the expenses
paid will be sold pub auction said pound on SAT.
URDAY, March 10, 1859, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
New Orleans March Z. 1859.
Q. FLETCHER, Street Commissioner.
Registered March I. 1859.
T. j. HITSELBERGER,
Deputy Comptroller.