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Correspondents of the n. Y. Tribune.
A POISlNlN0 CASE IN OTSEGO-A RE-
SPECTACLE LADY ACCUSED.

MEDFoED, Otsego Co., N. Y, July 10.
For the past four weeks, the McCraney pOis
Oning case. which occurred at OneOnta, has
created an intense excitement iu this neighbor-
hood.
The victim of the pOisining was Huldah Ann
McCraeny, young lady of attractive personal
appearance, of unusual beauty, indeed, aged at
her death about II years. She was girl Of
most agreeable manners, and possessing gen.
ial humor which endeared her to a large circle
of friends. On the 2Sth of April, after slight
illness. a physician was summoned and remedies
were prescribed as for an ordinary and not Sc
rious disorder. The patient rapidly grew worse
till the l1th of May and then died. She was
buried in day or two, but the suspicious of
the neighbors caused the body to be exhumed
and a Coroner's jury to be summoned An ex-
animation was made by Drs. j. 5. Sprague and
Horace LathrOp, Jr., of the Albany Medical
College. The presence of arsenic was clearly
shown.
The jury held several long sessions aud ex-
amined many witnesses including several men,
bers of the family of the deceased. At last, on
the 23d ult, the following verdict was rendered
That Huldah Ann McCraney came to her
death by arsenical poison, and that such poison
was giAfully and tsloniouly administered by
| the hand of Elizabeth p. McCraney''
UCSfuutV- so
brought to the notice Of the public, was the
stepmOther Of the deceased. She is about 81
years Of age, woman Of unusually brilliant
not to say dashing, appearance, showing that
| she once possessed rather remarkable degree
of beauty the remains of which still exist
Her features are clearly cut. the expression Of
her mouth indicates great decision of character
and uncommon executive ability. Her eye i:
sharp and penetrating. By many distinct and
remarkable resemblance is seen between Mrs
McCraney and Mrs. Cunningham.
She was married to Mr. McCraney early il
1859, taking to his house her own daughter
Lucia Baker. Mr.. McCraney was her thirt
husband, her second, Mr. Baker, having dice
under rather peculiar circumstances. Of he
previous history very little is now known
Her father is Methodist preacher. residing
in Wisconsin. at Prairie du Chem. On he
mother side she is said to be related to AaroI
1 Burr.
She was one Of the witnesses at the inquest
and her testimony was given in very calm an
collected manner, though from some appearan
ces the spectators were led to believe that he
) selfpossession was assumed and maintained b.
a severe effort Her second husband. Mr. Bs
: ker, whose death was just now alluded to. wa
resident of this country, and the fact adds
the excitement prevailing in the community
Mrs. AcCraney has already stated that Hulda
: McCraney ia the seventh person she has bee
accused of poisoning. She was conveyed I
Jail on last Sunday morning, where she will n
3 main till the time for her trial, which will tai
place in December next. Evidence has not y
z been made public which points with much clea
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following the path il has marked out, win
not hesitate to do justice to other candi.
dates and to other parties BY ahstaining
from oil imput.ticns upon their integrity
and by reiterating none Of the silly scan.
dals and calumnies of their adyersaries.
10 this remark We must make one exosp.
tion: The Press is the uncompromising
foe of the Disunion.C Cecession Admiuistrs,
tion party; the foe Of its candidates. of its
leaders, its organs. and its apologists.
North or South. And the strongest claim
that Douglas has to the sympathy of the
American masses is probably to be found
in the fact that he is the avowed antagonist
Of all enemies of this confederacy, and par
ticularly the men in the Slave States who
seek to make Slavery tho only test in
Democratic politics. and eagerly accept ev-
cry pretext to endangsr the existence of
the Republic
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man, Herschel V. johnson. for The Vice Presi-
dency.
Mr.. Clay ignored both the virtues and the
faults Of Col. Bell calling him good fellow,
but g out of the ring;" and after short eulogy
of Abe Lincoln, the .' one gallOwsed, bare-footel
boy from Hardin County. :. in our own be-
loved old Commonwealth of Kentucky" who
had been cheated out Of the SenatOrship. but
whom they could not cheat out Of the Presiden-
cy, bid his audience good night.
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Sunshine and the Grave-The Late John
SchOOlcraft.


The following beautiful tribute is from the
Chicago Journal, and it refers to Mr.. School
craft, whose new-made grave was lately inya-
ded by Mr.. Greeley's letter to Gov. Seward-in
bad taste, as We then thought, and still think
neither "well meant, nor we'll done.''
When any good man dies, the unconscious
world has lost what time cannot restore But
when that good man possessed the means and
appliances for making the horizon of happiness
wide around him; when, placed above the ne
cessity Of bidding you take "the wish for the
deed" he was always quickening benevolence
into beneficence, then out Of the abundance of
many a heart come grateful words.
Quiet deeds of generosity are already rising
up to call him blessed; even the will he execu-
ted previous to the 10th of May, bears witness
for him, remembering as it does, a faithful SER
want, whose "short and simple annals " the
world would never know. And this was only
one of series of unostentatious charities that
have sprinkled many cloudy day with spots of
sunshine.
Among the sharp, saucy little crowd of news
boys in this city, there was one we had often
noticed, keener, brighter and more ragged than
| the rest. At length We missed his shrill cry in
the street. and his dirty knowing face at the cor
ners, and we thought that the poor waif of an
orphan had found an early grave.
The other day We met in the street, an intel
ligent lad, clean and clothed, gladness dancing
in both his eyes, his bright face fairly out from
its smutty eclipse. 1t was our little friend that
| had been whirled in the tattered eddies around
| street corners. His story was soon told he
had scrambled up, unaided, to the dignity of
bell-boy in one of our hotels; he who now oc'
cupies one of 80 the quiet beds Of peace" in the
ALBANY Rural Cemetery" was among the
guests Of the hotel, during the Convention, and
already awaiting the rest he has found too soon.
The intelligence and energy of the little Mer-
curry interested him he whose shadows already
fell to the eastward had nothing to hope from
the boy but much to hope for him. And so he
said to a friend from Cayuga county, who was
here delegate to the Republican Convention,
stake the lad home with you, my friend, clothe
him and educate him, and i will give him a
check for a thousand dollars" And so he put
out that kind hand of his, so soon to be cold
end helped the orphan up.
When we saw the boy, he was on the eve OF
departure for his new hOme-Or rather for his
home-a swift witness to the voiceless virtues
of noble heart. No Albanian need be told to
whom we refer, while to the stranger, the name
now fallen out of daily use will have signf
canoe richer than that of many living mar
with whom charity is each second word
JOHN l.. SCHOOLCRAFT.
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ness to the motive for this last deed but the
| skein will probably be unraveled before long.
In the minds OF those who know the accused,
and who saw her at the inquest, there seems not
TO be the shadow of doubt that she is guilty OF
unnatural cruelty for the testimony before the
Coroner appeared TO show that she had daily
administered poison while pretending to nurse
the daughter she was numbering
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GLOOMY VIEW OF THE ENGLISH HAIR.
VEST PROSPECTS.

The London Dispatch of June 26th in a
leading article, draws very gloomy picture Of
the present harvest prospects in England. 1t
says:
1t has rained as if the Deluge were again
come upon u.s. and forty days and nights the
windows of heaven were opened The tempe
rature has been colder than Christmas. In
1859, the wheat in the field before our door
was in ear on the 5th of May; in 1860, there
2sd of June. In 1853, our neighbor, the far
mer, had cut and gathered his whole cereal
crops by the Slst of July; in 1860, when will
that feat be accomplished? Much was expec-
ted from the new moon Our neighbor, Profes-
sor Faraday, was eagerly quoted as prOph-
esying smooth things from the inconstant
moon that changes by the MONTH Bnt the
rain came on heavier at the very moment the
metempsychOsis was supposed to be effected. and
although others, who predicted better weather
from the turn of the night, appear to have
made a more lucky guess it must be renem-
| bered that We are now approaching the month
| wherein the gauge exhibits greater rainfall
| than in any other. Wheat and winter oats have
already been plowed up TO great extent; on
| the clay lands and in the north the crops are
at stand-still, or even going back. Potatoes
| too are reported as having scarcely anything
at their roots. In short, the time has arrived
when We fear We must conclude that the bright
est future cannot save up from deficient har
vest The yield Of last year, We were assured
| was One-fitth below an average, or twenty pei
cent, deficient. The prospects in France are
now worse than they are here, and trade in tha
country is in deplorable state. The supply
of meat is extremely short; 1000 head of cat
tie and sheep in proportion. deficient at Smith
field last Monday. Both have perised in grea
numbers at the north the ewes having had sc
little food and milk a. to be driven TO deser
their lambs, which died of inanitiOn. Already
meetings of the multitude have been held a
Bristol. Sheffield, and other places. in reference
to the increased price of necessariee."
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STRICTLY TRUE-An eccentric American was
lately visiting an English nobleman at his seat
in the South of England. Our fellow country
man has habit Of saying, :" how very appro-
PIRATE. :" by way of commentator to almost
everything he approves of whether appropos or
not. The statuary around the grounds received
this favorable notice so frequently that the host
became nettled, and determined 70 non plus his
guest. So stopping before the family burying
vault, he pointed to figure on horseback, and
said, show do you like that stutute of General
Jackson" "How very appropriate :" was the
ready answer. SLOW do you make that out =
Oh, General Jackson Was always at home
amongst dead Engishmen," was the ready an
swer. The host subsided.
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Of making a long stop. The railroad man was
of in twinkling, and sying around clump Of
bushes to get shot at noble 6ock Of the afore-
said large sized fowls. But at the moment when
he was about to press the fatal trigger, the geese
saw their danger and flew away. At the same
time the steamers ropes we're taken in and the
boat moved out into the stream. There was no
help for it, and we left him there in the wilder.
ness upon the shores Of the Big Muddy. But
at the next landing whom should We see but our
railroad friend, standing upon the levee rifle in
hand, awaiting our approach. He had taken a
short cut across the bend and came in ahead Of
US. OF course, he was the "hero goose" for
the remainder of the day.
At Omaha saw several Pawnee Indians. The
braves had the hair of their heads closely shin
gled, except the scalp lock, which was left long
but hot shaved-faces daubed with red paint,
and wore blankets, lsggings, and moccasins.
The squaws were dressed principally in dirty
nkets-bareheaded with their course black
hair hanging down their backs in long matted
locks.
They are miserable beggarly race--buying
whiskey when they have money, stealing it when
they have none, and keeping in state of stupid
drunkenness as long as the white mans fire wa
ter lasts.
Omaha is the present capital of Nebraska Ter.
ritory. and is fast going ahead Of Council Bluff
her old fogy neighbor opposite-in enterprise
and Improvements, although the last named place
had start of dozen years or more in the race.
We steamed into Omaha with flags flying at
mast head, and were welcomed by cheers and
booming Of cannon. We were the first boat
through, and heralded to the natives the vel.
come fact that after being shut in Cor months by
ice and low water they were at last again in CON-
munication with the outside world. No wonder
that one half the crowd drank the other halt
into state of Inconsistencies.
The distance from st. Joseph to Omaha is
about two hundred and forty miles by river, and
our trip occupied eight days in going and return.
ing. QUEO.
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ANDY JOHNSON LEAVES LITTLE DUG. - An.
drew johnson, of Tennessee, who was one OF
the many candidates proposed by the Douglas
interest for Vice Presidency, has declared for
Mr.. Breckenridge, like Aessrs. Pryor, CGngman,
Toombs and others, who we're regarded a. among
his supporters ut the South.
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GERMAN ExIGRASrs.-The CIr;ssia's Adro-
er,e saws "The Germans are coming in vast
numbers in these days, and it is remarked ut
Castle Garden that they seem 10 be more COM
Portable in their circumstances that those oi
other countries seem " be. A Gerna an miss'on-
sry and his assistant, who are expected 20 iook
after these, are having their hands quite Inn.
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A SPURIors Thomas Hood once
admouished gosepping Christian TO beware
lest her piety should prove after all, to be moth
ing better than magpiefy.
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i(FlGIl|[] Al STATE DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.

sosEs wrsNER. Governor
1.G>Sn = FAIRFIELD, Lieutenant Governor.
E@S0N a l5BEiI., Secretary OF state.
ss:Sff =. THOMPSON, Deputy do
ns1a, l. CASE, Auditor General.
IA ZONES, Deputy do
,,ccSS vrfIINNEY, State Treasurer.
0n0W HUNTER, Deputy do.
,ooS n GRSGORY, Superintendent Pub Instruction.
.SWXND B. sTERIaNj, Deputy do
uvssS = aAyBORN, Commissioner State Land Office
~1IiAx sANBORN, Deputy DO
sseoa n HOWARD, Attorney General
sscSHSpICK W. CURTENIUJ, Adj. and Qr. Master Gen.
,nsyTCES OF THE SUPREME COURT
cr-pcr MARTIN, Chief Justice.
SSac ?. CIRl5TIANCY, Associate Justice.
JAMES V. CAMPBELL,
RASDOLPH MANNING.
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,1rrcRs OF THE SUPREME COUR
,uDgES OFTHE CIRCUIT COURTS

yUDgES OFTHE CIRCUIT COURTS.
=. Isse. EDWARD II. c. WILSON.
III :. NATHANIEL. BACON.
- "a BENJAMIN p. II. wIrEEREII
- /. EDWIN LAWRtNCE-
~ % BENJAMIN y. GRAVES.
- !. SANFORD II. GREEN.
- JOSIAH TURNER
a. LOUIS 8. LOWELL.
"A FLAvIU5 J. LrrfLEJOHN.
;sh" WILDER y. wOODwORTH.
r~g Pesiasaia, DANIEL GOODWIN.
~ s. s% ! SiSs4si Sszsss, Board # r'-e'''''
,s DIST, BENZ T. BAXTER,
"a "a ]. EASTMAN JOHNSON,
"A 7" LEVI BISHOP,
Mh DONALD MCINTYRE, Regents ef TIE
"a T. LAKIN BROWN, Unicersity
~ Is HENRY WHITING,
- Luxe H. PARSONS,
sth OLIVER L. SPAULDING,
a15s sss'st1s A T4Ekss s;Eksos Trustees e, e A'''"
5P. hsoT, Y.v p,;,!g,o.i p'af' Dumb AMI Blind
Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and glind-Flint.
JEREMIAH P. wooDBuRY,)
HENRY MONTAGUE,
LUTHER II. TRAsk,
L
CHARI1s COGGEsHAiIs
DANIEL L. PRATT,
Asylum for the rnsane-Ralamazoo
ia1fs aHIsskf sSHssH B Shank, Board of Control,
6EORGE ". LEE, House f Correction.
HARMON CHAMBEITIN,
CHAA A. TROwBRIDGE,
GEORGE ". LEE,
CHARLES TRIP, Railr0dd mmissioners.
WILDER u FOSTER,
CHARLES TYSON,
wM. I. SEAT0N, Agent Of the state Prison.
J. NGENE TENNEY, State Librarian.
AMOS ROOT,
NELSON W. CLARK,
SAMUEL p. MEAD, Supt. 81. Msry's Falls Ship Canal.
CHARLES DICkEY, Pres't State Agricultural Society.
X J. JOHNSrONE, Secretary do do
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NJ. ELDER.
ARCHITECT AND DRAUGHTSMAN.

WlIifurnish Plans, Specifications and Estimates
"a the best style Of workmanship, and designs for
rnurches, Court Houses, Hotels, Private Dwell
mgs &C., and will contract to furnish materials
mc oulid anything in the line Of Building, or su.
pef'ntend the same on reasonable terms. Please
give me cali. 90
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gia by Alexander II. Stephens and Her.
schel V. Johnston Alabama by Forsyth
and Houston Arkansas by Rust Missouri
BY Krum, and Claiborne and King; and
Maryland by Reverdy johnson, Henry
May, and T. H Brent This is glorious
array to begin with and We predict
that their ranks will swell into an army
that will sweep the enemies Of the Union
into an abyss from which there will be NO
resurrection. The contest in the Free
States will be nothing to this The battle
,ciU hare to be decided an the South
For the first time since the days Of Jack
son, the standard Of Disunion has beer
boldly unfurled in that region. The issue
is the existence of the Contederacy; the
contestants the ablest men of the country
the spectators 3O,000.000 of freemeD
And may God defend the right
1t now remains for US to state the pOsi
ton of The Press in the campaign which
is about to commence.
Our readers will have observed that vi
have demanded the nomination Of Judg'
Douglas as due, not only 70 him. but g
the integrity of the Democratic party, ane
also that we have said that mo other maj
named would receive our support-not be
cause We regard ourselves as bound to tn
fortunes of Mr.. Douglas. but only becaus'
bis overthrow va. to be effected as pun
ishment for fearless Performance Of duty
1 While. however. We shall support tn
election of stephen A. Douglas, The Pres
will in no respect be party Newspaper
1t can scarcely 60 further in vindicatinl
him than it has already gone. and Will
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-03-16
MARRIAGES,

In East St. Johnsbury, Feb. %. by Rev. ].
Bowers, Mr.. Geo. W. Knight and Miss Ellen NJ
Palmer, both Of Concord.
Also, by the same. March Sth, Mr.. Thaddeus
Powers of Lunerburgh, and Miss Dorcas A.
Grant Of Concord.
In East Burke. March 10, by Rev. r. Goddng
Mr.. Jesse c. Winslow Of Lyme. n. H.. and Miss
Sylvia Palmer of Newark.
In Glover, Feb %, by Rev. D. S. Dexter Mr.
Curtis Hill of Waterford, and Miss Ann Dean Of
Glover.
In Barton, on the 9th ult., by Rev. Mr. Under
wood Mr. Myron W. Joslyn and Miss Ellen f.
Little, both Of Barton.
In Albany. on the Doth u|t BY Rev. d. Hop
kinS. Mr.. William Dexter and Miss Jane s. Par
ker. both of Barton.
In Troy, on the 18th ult. by Rev. e. S. Rob-
erts, MIR. K. L. Heith and Miss L. F. Hamilton,
both Of Troy.
In East Charleston, on the Goth ut. BY W. F.
Fisher. Esq, Mr.. James Bullock and Miss Clara
f. Brooks. both of Charleston.
In Danvlle March 8, by Rev. J. Undc rwood
of Hardwick, Mr.. I. c. Underwood and Miss
Mary +. Alexander. both of Lancaster n IL.
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| ARM AT AUCTION.


By virtue of license from the Probate Court for
the District of Caledonia, there will be sold at
public auction. on Saturday, the 3lst day of Mar.
instant. at O'Clock i'll the afternoon on the pre-
misses, the
ISAAC MARTIN FARM,
situated in Burke. Said farm contains some Gj
acres. The land is of the first quality, and the
buildings thereon are ample and convenient. and
Is well watcrcd and wooded. There is also on
the farm one of the best apple orchards in the
town. and good sugar orchard.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
There Will also be sold at the same time, 2O00
or 3Oo0 long shingles. 2OCU or COCO short cedar
shingles, lot of password boards bedStcads.
crochory, and other articles too numerous to men.
ton.
O. \. DEEISOE, Admir-.
March y. looU. Sl-a3
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ST. JOHNSBURY
ACADEMY OF MUSIC,

THlS highly Aourishing and popular insti-
l. tuition is at present under the direction OF the
following well-known Artists and Teachers:
MR.. & MRS. C. H. CLARKE,
Formerly Teachers at Boston;
MR.. JOHN III. PADDOCK,
Late Organist at Rev. Mr.. Lords Church, Mont
pelier, Vt;
MIR. JOHN O. WORCESTER,
Pupil of the celebrated LEoNnARD;
Enabling the school to afford pupils advantages
of the very highest order at less expense than any
similar institution in the world In order to place
the expenses within the means of every one, a
very large discount will hereafter be made to pu-
pills who engage by the year for full course of
musical study. Only $50 per year will be charg-
ed in future for the normal course, instead of $50
as heretofore. Pupils may enter the school at
any time, and no efforts will be spared on the
part of the teachers to advance them in their
studies as rapidly is consistent with rigid tho
roughness. For particulars or any information
apply to c. II. CLARKE, Principal.
54istf
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DEATHS.

In St. Johnsbury Centre, Jan. %, Hollis Ly.
man, son of Alonzo Weeks. aged years and !
month.
In Burke, Feb q, Mr.. Jonathan Blake, aged
90 years.
In Waterford, March 6, Miss Lydia Ann Rich
ardson, aged IL years.
In St. Johnsbury Feb. %, Mr. John Gibson Of
Barnet, aged SO years.
In Cabot, March 8, Mr. VIM. W. Powers, aged
81 years.
Also, March 10, Mr. John Edgerton, aged &c
years.
Also March II. Mrs. Mary S., wife of Geo. L.
Paige, formerly of Greensboro, aged 81 years.
In North Danville, March IA. Elizabeth, wife
of Mr.. Charles L. Paddock, of this town, aged
q years.
In North Danyille, March 18th, Miss Sylvia
Green, aged Al years.
In Victory, Feb. 2, Mary Jane, wife Of Mr..
VIM. Jackson, aged 80 years.
In Wheelock, March 10, Catherine, wife of
Samuel Thornton, Sen, aged so years and 10
months.
In Irasburgh, March LIST, Mr.. Samuel Benson,
aged 81 years.
In Lowell, March 4. Mr.. Seth Blodgett. aged
Sc years.
In North Troy. Feb 25, Frank, twin son Of Mr..
and Mrs. I. J. Sartwell, aged 2 years.
In North Troy. Feb p, Edward. youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Rowell. aged years and D
months.
In Barton, March q, Mr.. Gill. aged so years.
In Newport. March !, Mehitable, wife Of Jas
Matlin, aged 81 years.
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80 Years!
so Years!
DR.. S. O. Richardson's Sherry Wine Bitters

Have succeeded for the period of half century in main
tanning supremacy all other Medicines 1t gives
Immediate tone and action the stomach and bowels and
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which attendant upon Inactive state Of the
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The Alternative and purifying action of medicine up
on the stomach and bowels Is the of curing many
hopeless Diseases which other medicines have failed to
reach:-n proof Of which have frequent testimonials
from all parts of the country Of bters having cured
diseases which have been abandoned by attending
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Its early stages has OF ten been by their Its
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COsyENESS LIVER COMPLAINT and all diseases of the sto
mach and bow els for which it conceded that Dr. RICH
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For sale by druggists everywhere, and at the Doctors
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a. Seventy-fve children died of scarlet
fever in New York city last week, and seven
ty Of consumption.
q "Out West" in Dixon, ILL.,, Peter
Brandt, aged 1S years, is husband to Mary
ditto, aged l6 years, and the twain are joint
proprietors Of twenty-five pounds of "boy
material" aged 6 months-so that if Peter is
not one of the apostles, he can at least claim
to be one Of the early fathers.
t. A Pittsburg paper says in an obitua-
ry notice Of an old lady, shat she bore her
husband twenty children, and never gave him
cross word" She must have o5eyed the
precept-"bear and forbear."