, 1859-01-20

E1- BtTs Life in Loudta estimates 3fr, Ten
Rtoecks 5 winnings on the English turf Ut SIS as
but says nothing about Ills pretty cribhage games
which it Is s4it we're so fortunate.
E5- II. Risault, leading writer for Plrisiau
journals, while absorbed in composition, several
weeks since, suddenly lost all memory of the past,
aud is mere child again; and will he incapable OF
further effort, unless reaction shall occur.
E5- Felix Sanchez, the young Spani7rl, who,
few days since murdered his ialher- ia. Inv, and
attempted the murder Of his wife and his wite's
mother, in Sullivan street, New York, has not ret
been arrested; neither has the slgLtes. clue been
obtained Of his whereabouts.
No OLD MAIDS IN JAPAS.-No sing'e women
are allowed iu Japau. Every MIN il allowed one
legal wife and IS many second wives as his means
will allow him to support. Tie second wives are
slectd by law from the poorer classes Of society,
whore relatives orc unable to L aintan them. aud
the children are all adopted by the lega wife, who
is tue only acknowledged mother. The old rule
Is therefore reversed in Japan, where, instead of
boy not knowing his own father, hundreds do not
know their own moth RS.
COLLINS S7EAMERs-NEw. OCEAN L1SE-A
private letter from Paris states that French COM
pany, org luzel at the wish of the Ea1peror, are
about to purchase the Collins steamers, 10 be
placed, with others, a. 4 regular lire OF packets
bet" "een France and New Iork, the French Goy-
eminent having agreed to pay tue company a
yearly sum Of $1,000 600 francs for carrying the
mails. The sale Of the Collins steamers vii be
effected through the personal agency Of Captain
Comstock.
LONGEVITY or B1suor5-The JIf1ter7. Epis.
cppalian says that Of forty-three Bishops Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, consecsated during
the last thirty years, only fire have been removed
by death. The presiding Bishop, Dr. Brognwell,
Is now in the lorileth year oil his Episcopa.e.
Bishop Meade, the next in seniority, WAS conSe.
Grated in 1629, ten years after Bishop Brownell.
During the four yeals since the conservation Of
Bishop Clark, Of Rhode Island, there has been but
one Bishop consecrated--Blshop Bowman, Of
Pennsylvania During the four years preceding.
there were no less than 'Ielye commissioned tor
the Episcopate.
4 Nut FOR TIE SAvANs.-A Mr. Tromh1y has
been sinking we'll on the western outski,ts Of our
village, in the progress Of which the fuo wing a.
founding fact appeared. At the depth OF twenty
fye feet the workncn came upon frozen ground
Through this 1lyer, some fifteen feet in thickness,
they worked their way BY dint Of pereyering
efforts such as are always necessary in digging
compacily frczen earth. At the depth Of 1ony
feet water as obtained which nightly 1rcze over,
the ice forming some three inches in thickness.
Will some one account, on any known OF unknown
principles Of philos ophy, for these astonishing
1acts2 We learn the freezing OF the water CON!
tinues now that the well L. "stoucd up."-!Sor1d-
I'm psitor, brandon, ".
"TuE WEosG PEw."-A correspondent Of the
Addison, (S: " 4ddrerti,sr, writing from Wood
hull, gives the following inc:celt as Of recent oc-
currcuce to the Woodruff Bsass Band: Z" They
we're invited to Jasper, to attend lecture, and
enllyen it with their m1sic- The lectnrp WAS TO
he 1T the meeting house, and at the appointed
time the band marched up End proceeded 70 tho
gallery. Finding few gentlemen nnd ladies' &C.
cupying the seats below, they Immediately struck
up Yankee Doodle, very excellent tune, and e1.
cellently played, but singulariy inappropriate to
the occasion. They had broken in suddenly on the
soIemniues Of . prayer meeting! The few per-
sons below turned around and viewed the intru.
dess with staring eyes and gaping mouths, Thich
the band very innoceut1y took for an expression
OF admiration, and they At once struck up the
American Quick Step.
i H1r THAT ToLp.-O1e Of the most "palpable
hits" OF the winter, and one that completely upset
tue usually imperturahle sef.coaceit OF Demo-
cratic crowd, occurred on Frilay night at Hush's
ealoou, where the Democrats were rejoicing over
their victory. We tell it ss it vas told to Is, for
We did not hear it. The crowd vera drinking
toasts md making speeches in an irregular sort Of
4 way, when Mr. Attorney General Mcdonald was
called ~, and made heavy, prosy Democratic
speech, OF the regular stump pattern. concluding
with the sentiment, "The United Democracy-t
gates Of he'll cannot prevail against them!h Mr.
Terrell, of the Lafayette Journal, was called next,
aud remarked that he 'thonsht McDonalds senti.
ment very appropriate and just When the United
Democracy presented themselves Ut the gates OF
hell, they would fnd that the gates would not
only not prevail against them, but would give w8y
10 them, aud let the whole crowd right in!" The
jnbiIant De- uocracy were not 20 complaccnt for
little bit after thaL-In5iu1a Journal, l7sh.