, 1859-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

ISEESI1C3 AoDE OF Tying d0RSE8.-2ha
1celunders hare most curious custom, and a
etraying, which, believe, is entirely peculiar
to this Island. Two gentlemen, for instance.
are riding together without attendants. and
wishing to a'isht for the purpose Of visiting
some objects at a distance from the road, they
tie the head Of one horse to the tail Of the other
In this state it is utterly impossible that they
can move either forwards or backwards, one
pulling the one WAY aud the other the other !;
and therefore. if disposed TO move at at1 it will
be only in circle, and even then there must
be an agreement to turn their heads the same
way.-Barrose's tdtt to Attdnd.
EXTINCT FAx1l1Es.-Mr. Robert Stephenson
leaves no family behind him. His wife died
many years ago, aud be remained q widover, so
the eminent English engineer, has died ont.
James Watt, the noted English inventor, left no
descendants II appears that the men noted for
mechanical genius, like many OF those famous
in literature, science and government in Great
Britain, leave no children to pe1pesuate their
tan, Harvey, Pope. Mansfield, Fog. Cewper,
Gray, Collins, Thomson, Goldsmith. Gay, uun,e,
Congrcse, Bishop Butler, Beutham, Locke,
Adam Smith, Dayy, Flaxman, Sir Joshua Rey-
noIds, Sir Thomas Lawrence, and others we'll
known to fame in British annals, have no lineal
representatives. now llFluE.
Snoor1xG ExraAoRD1SAar-We hare only
time TO notice the result of the great match be-
tween our friend Mr. King, of Indiana, and Mr.
Frere, Hampshire, England, for ESQ side, at
one hundred birds each, Terminating at New
market on Fslday, Oct. IL Mr. King proved
the winner, the score, when the match tcrmina-
ted, being Is follows: Thursday-Ar. King,
IL; Nr. Frere, 90. Fridav-Mr. King, s.; Nr.
Frere. IS. Thus Mr. King killed lV7 to 3Ir.
70 u1 %h ufrhh hr.7 atn
Frere. il is stated, came forwar: to shoot with
Sir. King to sesve friend who originally made
the match, bus was suffering from q seyere at
tack Of illness, aud Mr. Frere himself was very
uuwell during the two days the contest Was
peuding:-Spiritc Of the Tina.
BALTIMORE ELEcrIoS-ExrER1EScEo or 4 Re-
roRrkR.-The Baltimore 4iMtricaa says:-
Reporting yesterday was not at all pleasant,
posed to the peculiar style in which elections in
Baltimore are managed IN these days. i single
Instance Of the experience Of one of our re-
porters is worth relating. HIS errand WAS to
obtain the returns from the 13th Ward. After
knocking for some time at the door Of the house
in which the polls were held, it was at last
turns, he wa. informed with nn oath that they
were not ready. Whilst this patlcy was going
on, two" rou:hs" approached the reporter and
inquired his business. To the rep1y that he
was reporter, he was told that he "mustn't
breeze SO, that he couldn't come it in that way"
4 demand was then made that he should treat
the crowd, and bis generosity excited BY pune
ture with an awl. The reporter refused to
"treat," and pistols and kniyes were drawn to
intiuaitlatc him. Whilst the reporter was en-
deayori11g to escape from, his unwelcome COM
pany, large party came up and invited his cap
tors to take drink. THIS invitation they com
piled with, md taking their prisoner with them,
they adjourned to q ue,ghboriuy tavern Here
the reporter found two policemen and began u
feel seriously alarmed. Soon e dispute arose
between the party, and two of them stripped
for fight, one of Them handing his arms to
police officer who was sitting by the stove. In
the confusion that cnsued the reporter got ont
OF the house, glad to escape without compromis-
ing his dignity by paying for his eaptors'
liquor, or getting his head broke Whilst en-
joying the company Of his captors, one Of them
informed him that he vosed only seventeen
times in the 11th Waro. After leaving the
tavern, cur reporter admits that he made the
"best time" on record between the 18th Ward
polls and the American office.