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SUICIDE OF KENTUCKY MERCHANr.-The St.
i.ouas Democret, OF August llth, gives the follow
ing account OF the suicide of Paducah merchant
| Mr.. Edward Graham Atkinson at the residence of
ms stepfather, Col. Stewart, of st. Louis, The
prlnclpal circumstances are as follows:
h. In tIe morning Mr.. Atkinson seemed to be in
us usual health and disposition. In the afternoon
ne ne was observed by some of his acquaintances to
I DC rather respondent. Towards tea time he left
bo street and repaired to the house of his mo-
E, EIneI, on the corner of Ninth and Olive Streets
Eh!ering the dwelling he passed nm to the roam
ror; WIN WIN ms wife and children, he was tempo-
onin occupying. His wife was not in, and The
| est child. '"e hurst anu MS young
IN lew minutes the door bell rang and be or-
re- tne nurse 10 answer it. 1t was his mother
ne uesireu her TO come up stairs. She pleaded IA
| ugue and asked him to come down to her He san+
| the nurse back with message that he wouId he
down IN amoment or so, and before her return mt
an end to his life by dscharging into his right tenn
PIE PIE tne ne contents OF small pocketpistol The re-
port OF the pistol alarmed his mother and hurry
inS up TO MS room she found him lying dead on the
iloor, his brains blown out and his face fearfnlIv
torn and disigured. The only witness of the act
lying the bed, Wv
ms wife and the whole family were immedi-
dory dpPrised OF the calamity which had so sud
waro Taa Uearrgn tnem The grief with which they
were overwhelmed only be IMAGINED MI
Atkinson was young man of perhans tbirtv.two
or three years. AT the time of his death ba was
partner IN the well-knOwn house of Watts, Given
~ Co., of Paducah, Kentucky. His wife was a
daughter OF Col. Walker, deceased, of st. Louis"
WHAT WALKER's Success MEAYg-Tbe Mobila
Ife9tster copies from NJ ew Orleans paper the an
nouncement of Walkers new descent upon Nicara
qua, with the following comment:
ut Is dilhcult to Over-estimate the importonca of
tnis intelligence The success of Walker we con-
siuer ol lar more vital moment to the South than
& Lne suici ual claim Tor protection which sets the
md
Ts as preteXt to crafty their personal ambitions
NO territory that we can acquire through the Fed
eral government can be of use to the South and
every friend of the South ought to resist such ac
quisitions. We have not negroes ENOUGH for onr
own use, much less to people new countries, and
the slave trade cannot be legally re-opened for
good whle yet. But the establishment on our
southern frontier of slavehol dug republics, en-
couraging and legalizng the Importation of Afri-
cans, INJURIES no established financial interest of our
Own yy ana gives us natural allies who may eventu-
any, II deemed proper, be connected with us by
closer ties. This is the true southern noicv ond-
one well understood by those who have preserved
their soberness of mind amid the senseless cIamor
which has caused so many or onn 1850 oilhor amor
mad.' ~ PN'ti0 W 10
INVENTION FOR ATTRACTING RAIN-A oentIamar
VINO resides near BOydton, Mecklenburg county
v a., mas aspired to a scence-that of controI
ing the clouds in order to cause it to rain at will
WIN WIN view OF attaining this end, he has built a
ram tower" which novel structure is said to be
80 eet diameter at the base which size it retains to
the height of 40 feet To this height contains four
a' aaues' eaGh feet in diameter. The number of
hues Is then reduced to two, which run up 90 feet
higher, the top of the structure reaching an aIti
tude OF GO feet. The whole concern was erected at
a cost of about 1000. The aodus oDerandi of
causing rain to fall is as follows: The fines arc
hlled with dry pine wood, which is set on fire and
Whch Is Kept up until the desired effect is produced
on the elements. His theory is that the great heat
produced In the air above the ''tower'' will cause
the clouds to concentrate over it, when plenty of
hn inin otor nF
this novel idea is said to be firm believer in the
practIcabllity and utility of his 'invention notwitb-
standing the fact that after repeated trials during
winch he consumed hundreds Of cords of wood his
tower failed to produce the desired effect on the
unpropitious heavens, he having been great suf-
ferer from drought during the entire spring and
summer.-Richmond Dispatch.
Destructive FIRE AT SuARrsrowN, MARYLAND
SeUen Houses BUrned.-Sharpstown Maryland is a
pleasant little village in Somerset county, about
eight miles from Laurel, Delaware. On Friday
night last 1t was visited by fire which destroyed
nearly all the best buildings in the place The
flames were first discovered about eleven o'clock,
L. NJ, issuing from the store of Mr.. H. +. Rollins
under the Odd Fellows Hall, and IN a short time
spread to Mr.. Rollins dwelling and the store of
Mr. Dashiels, with other adjacent business places,
until seven buildings consumed, and when our
reporter left about daylight on Saturday morning,
the fire still burning, but with diminished vio-
lence. The loss will reach, it is thought, about
SlO,O0O, on which there is some small insurances.
The fire believed to be the work of an incendiary.
Mr.. Rollins and the ]. 0. 0. F. saved nothing from
the flames, while others saved their furniture tools
and most OF their goods. Several home ." t1 tn1
opposite side of the street c9pTA PIT w1r %srH
suisie9:~ hght from the adjacent country and as
sisted In suodung the fiames.- Wilmington Common
'cedM.
DoTNGs AT THE PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD.-Th
navy yara AT present the scene of great activity
AT least two hundred persons are engaged tbereat
and ere long that number will be Increased a.
ders nave been received for the transfer of the crew
OF the steam sloOp-oEwar Pawnee to New YORK
lor the purpose of filling up the compIements Of
men now wanting on board the United States fri
gate SuSquehanna, which vessel has been ordered
TO sea forthwith, destination supposed to he tha
Uuli OF Mexico. 1t is said that the guard of
marines assigned to the Susuuehanna is comnosed
OF a splendid set of men, and are commanded bv
capt. Simmes, most popular officer The crew
Vi the raWnee are also fine body, and will bear
comparison with those of any other vessel ever
shipped at our yard. The Susquehanna was built in
looO registers $50 tons, and is in excellent cordi
tlon. The PaWnee will not be ready for sea for
several weeks, while the Powhatan, whose crew
were pad oil on Tuesday, and discharged from SER
vice, will be Immediately placed in condition for
active eserVIce.-Ph"adeiphi" Penasyranian.
The SMITHSONIAN INsrrTUrE.-The Washington
Stdr says: great number of strangers have
visited the Smithsonian Museum this summer In
addition to the many curiosities arriving at the
Smithsonian, the aquariums now exhibit subjects
OF considerable curiosity. The large aquarium at
the south door of the Museum contains Young
allgator, sent here from Georgia, a very fine
specimen, now about four feet long, and yerv
healthy lie is visited by numbers of visitors
daily, and is great curiosity to persons who have
never seen any OF his tribe. He is fed REGULARLY
anu may PosSioiy live to attain his full size. He
has an astonishing appetite for toads orasshonners
&C., and bis meals afford diversion for his keepers
and those who may be present In the small
aquarium In the east wing of the Museum are two
living specimens OF an animal known as the conUer
brought from the marshes of Georgia They are
curiosities in this latitude, and attract much atten
ton. They have the appearance of the common
eel with the exception OF two legs, and feet similar
TO those OF the lizard. The name by which they
are called at the Institution is cyrin or cyrene.
TROUBLE AT Baseball MATCH IN New YoRK.-
Thursday afternoon, in New York. between fifteen
and twenty thousand persons were present at the
base ball match of the Excelsior rs. the Atlantic
The innings played resulted as follows: Excelsior S,
Atlantic 8. During the last inning of the Excelsior
the crowd of roughs outside disputed the decisions
of the umpire and hooted and hissed at the top of
their lungs. Mr.. Leggett, the Captain of the Ex-
celsior, seeing, as he thought, determination to
break up the match unless the Atlantic were the
victors withdrew his men, offering the ball to the
Atlantic's, which they declined, and the match was
declared to be drawn. All the bets Off The
match will be played privately at some future day.
GARIBALDfs SPEEeH.-Thc correspondent of the
London Post gives the following as Garibaldi's
speech at Messina to the crowd assembled before his
quarters:
"Messnese, it is against my nature to come forth
like an actor on stage. | do not like to exhibit
myself, but, as it is your wish that should speak
to you, thank you from my heart for the affection
that you show me. Remember well that Sicily is
country which, by its sacrifices, has earned the
right to freedom. This freedom it is on the point
of obtaining. To the appeal which | now make to
you, let your answer be to overthrow the enemies
Of Italy. Recollect that care far more for facts
than for appearances"
The New York Times says: "The non publication
in the Moniteu of Napoeon's letter to the Count
de Persigny has excited much attention il European
political circles. 1t not expected to appear in
the official part of the Noniteur for the letter was
not an official State paper, but the reason why it
was not published in the non-oticial columns has
puzzled good many q~id nuacs"
or nllssouIl tlls election indicates an
astonishing increase of population In 1856 it only
amounted to LOG, 900. This year-with twenty
counties not heard from-the official vote is over
no 900.
The first steamboat ever built in Kansas was
launched on the 30th utimo, upon the Kansas RI
yer. lts called the "kansas Valley, "and is ninety
feet long, thirteen feet beam, with side wheels
and draws only one foot of water
The Excise Commissioners, in New York city,
are either blockheads or rascals. Only thirty-one
thousand dollars have been realized for licenses so
far. This is only little more than is received in
Albany.
Two men descended sink in New York on We'd
nesday night for the purpose of cleaning it, without
taking the usual precautions. Both were suffocated
l., Al. .I..,H H,ENwn IL L