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me- At the General C ourt- Martial recently
convened at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, pur-
suaut to Especial orders" from the hsadquar-
tors Of the Department OF Utah, and at which
Lieut. Col. Marshall S. II owe, Second Dra-
goons, presided, Second ] ieut. Charles j.
Lynde Of the Fifth Regimen of Infantry, ar
raigned on charge of havipa o conducted him
self unbecoming an officer and q gentleman,
and also for diGobedienoe of orders, was found
guilty on two of the speciti tioations in the
charges, and sentenced "tO be dismissed from
SERVICE" which the President, after careful ex-
animation, has approved. The court has besn
dissolved. ........
mr. The following line from cray has been
found to admit of eighteen transpostions,
without destroying the rhy me or sense: 80,
The weary plowman plods his homeward way.
The weary plowman homewal-d plods his way.
The plowman, weary, pods his homeward way.
The plowman, weary, homsward pods his way.
Weary the plOwman plOds his lsomeward way.
Weary the powman homeward plods his way.
Homoward the powman plods Ii ls weary way.
HOmSwsrd the h ploWmSn, SS weary, plods his way.
Ths homeward plowman piods hi sweary way.
Gas- Almost big fire occur red in the PEN
itsntiary on Monday night. Wa lehman McCol-
lum observed light in tho sngins-room of the
east wing of the workshops coupled by Mr.. p.
Hayden, and fastening to tn spot, found thnt
the timbers near the boiler were ia flames. II Q
ran and spprissd the Captain Of the Watch, Mr..
Hollenback. W no reused tho Warden and guards;
and with few buckets of water they succeede
in extinguishing the fire. In five minute 8
more the flames would have reached the dry
roof, when the whole Of the ''ast wing Of work.
shops, and in all probability the north wing,
with their valuable contents, would have heon
reduced to ashes ColAnbus journal. -
&s- A letter has ust been published in Eng
land bearing upon the evil and extent Of III
berry, and tho remedy OF the ballot, from, Mr.
r. Golden. Mr.. Golden refersto Mr.. Dan w.
letter to Lord Radstock on tho ballot in An ier
ica, and after answering what argument MI
Dana's statement supplies, the Hon. gentle ,nal
suggests one trial OF this mode of voting an,
constituency in the United Kingdom. L the,
voluntarily abando il, in favor Of the I ,resen
mode of taking the poll, Mr.. Golden eng ages i
accept their decision, and say no more u pon tb
subject during the rest Of his political ife.
N.Y. Crawford's plaster cast Of the Geniu
Of Liberty, which was brought from Italy il
sections, has been set up in the old H' ,use hal
at Washington. The figure is twenty five fee
| In hight from its pedestal. The r .ght han,
rests 1poa the hilt Of a sword, OF which tn
point reaches to the feet. The left iand grasp
wreaths. ana rests upon shield. Tho head
| pieco Is tho figure Of an eagls =, with wing
half spread. l'he body is cloth ed in roya
robe. The statne, when cast Ia bronze, is t
surmount the dome Of the capi to'.
.aa- The Chri,tion Acirooate and journal re
ports the movements of the Iiuerican Meth
odist Missionaries in India. The Rev. Jane
Baume arrived at Calcutta, July Is, in goo'
hsalth. The Rev. DR.. Butlsr has fixed hi
residence at Bareilly. M. Parsons had jus
issued tract in HindostSue entitled tn
Witness of the Holy Spirii-s he Hrst effort I
publish Methodist literature il that tongue. p
| @s- It is stated that Dsrs eli, on the ocoa
| sion of his great speech on the Reform bill
prior to tho propagation Of Parliament, wor
the same coat and trousers in which no rnad
his first failure as parliamea Itary orator. II
kept them for vengeance-tH triumph in owe
his opponents. ..a
ms- The Unitarian National Convent on
to meet at Lowell, Mass, in the third week {
October; the sermons to be. preached 'jy th
Rev. J. Starr King, Of Boston, and P'esiden
Sheldon, of Maine. An Infdel Co,hventio
will be held in philadelphia on the first Monda
of October.
Ms-The Treasurer Of State has announce
that he is prepared to pay dividend {
eighty per centum on the circuI alton of th
Canal Bank Of Cleveland, and that he wi
issue certificate for the remaining twent
per cent.
me- The United States steamship Fulton
reported to have be en- wrecked in the gale
Friday on Santa Rosa Island, near Pensacola
The crew were saved, as also tho stores, br
her hull is said to be breaking up.
a1-The Town Council Of Berlin have jul
subscribed Ell 800 to a found alton in honor {
Humboldt destined to afford aid to learne
men and travellers in the prosecution of th
studies to which he devoted his long life.
mN-The Ripley Bee, in it's last issue, say
the estimated yield Of wine from the win,
wards within five miles Of Ripley, Ohio, th
present season, will be one hundred housan
gallons.
MFM. Victor Meuniet, a well-know
scientific writer, states that the next delus
will certainly not take place for $500 year
which will be tolersbly satisfactory for th
present generation. ... ...
@F"A man is, in general, better pleased,
says DR.. johnson, "whsn he has good dinSt
upon tho liable than when his wife tall
: Creek" gu
@TThs new Freshman Glass at Yale Col
leae will number one hundred and seventy
" which il the largest on the records of this
d institution. a.a..,.I.
aas- Sam. Tate, Of Huntsville, has been re
elected President of tho Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad Company rsT
@EIf young ladies now. days did not be
come women at thirteen, men would have bel
J ter wives.
ID Il Mss~ The Virginia papers advocate ger
sral celebration Of the anniversary of the ba
y tie of Yorktown, on the 10th of October mex
, MTThe French Academy's prize for po,
!. try has been awarded this year TO MI
Ernestinc Drouet, a school teacher. 90,
4 @grE Eleven printers in Galveston joine
a "a. = Al I'll ,,ftI