, 1860-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS TEENS.

in Paris recently. Her story Is 1ndeeu SAD one I:
A gentleman, living at Versailles, was left ? WI
dowerer, twenty years ago, with semi-idotic
infant son. As the child grew, the unfortunate
father made every effort to develop weak intelli-
gence; and placed other children in The boys So
ciety but the lad was Of vicious tempefhpent
and behaved very brutally until brought In con
tact with little girl, so amiable and gentle in
disposition, that beneficial change soon took
place, and the grateful father resolved to bring
the two children up together, like brother and
sister. They were never separated uHtilTecsntly,
when Marie, now grown to womanhood, begged
permission to pass few days with her mother,
living dangerously N at Paris Size met young
doctor at her mothers bedside, and Such vas The
impression made upon him by the young girls
noble qualities, that be determined 70 ask Der
hand in marriage. Meantime, the gentleman in
Versailles discovered that his son was miserable
In the absence Of Marie, and wrote bis prOtege
letter, entrsatng her 10 join her fate with that
Of the youth whose companion she had been
from infancy, and who had emerged from partial
idiOcy through her influence. The two written
proposals reached their destination on the same
day, and that night the poor girl sufIocated her
self with the poisonous fumes Of charcoal
These facts were ELECTED on The inquest Of the
following day. n. g.
n Poussin, Of Paris, announces that he has
succeeded in fixing the colors on q adnguerreOtype
plate His principal agents are the essential oil
Of giIly.howers and the chloruret Of gold. The
recrnt publication Of Lord BFoughanfs Inathe-
NAUTICAL and physical tracts brings 70 light Tie
fact that be came within one Of discovering
photography fifty years ago. One Of the papers
contained remarks on the effect Of exposing I
plate Of ivory stained with nitrate Of silver %
the rays Of the spectrum, and also On the result
Of submitting the plate 70 the rays passing
through small aperture into dark room,
These suggestions were considered BY Sir q.
Bagden 70 relate more 10 art than 70 pure Sci
enee, and were accordingly omitted from the
published cory, Had tlley appeared, Il 3 NOR
ally certain that they would have led 70 the i'm
mediate discovery Of photography 6ity years
earlier than lie actual Introduction.
On Saturday evening, not long ago, eonlid.
erable excitement was caused At Lyons BY per-
son statiouing himself On tie Quaf Saint Ulaif,
and presenting TO every man that passed wear.
ing blouse q halffEAnc pisee, which be pulled
from lag. Some people, thinking be was mad,
talked q arresting him; but be- erred out : Do
not interrupt me. ] am not mad. | have un-
expectrdly come into . lggacy of s0IOOOE from
an uncle, and have resolved, in order % show
my gratitude and joy, % distribute lOOf % wyEk.
ing men" So saying, he continued bis distribu-
tiOu until the bag was empty, alter whlch he
quietly went away.
Thomas Hall, . iinsn-W Woavsr IN Ireland, has
finished . shirt entirely IN The loom. Itiis 70
ven throughout without scama, and very nccnfs
Atsly and Dsatly gatheFod Il the neck, shoulders
and wrists. The neck and wristbands an
doubled and stitched; there is Z regular 81.
wage on each side Of the breast; and wher1
stlIching ordinarily h 20 L b IN ibis shirt In
short i y ~ perisctly finished as u made by
an expert nesdle-wonlan. The shirt has BEEN
exhibited 70 several persons IN the linen trade,
who are completely satisfied that L b actually
the production Of the loom, without any asini.
ance IRON the needle "a
On the LIST ,ulk, the residence oi one John
Hackett, Z farmer In prosperous circumstances,
located about nine miles lfUm 81 Louis. took
Gre and burnt 70 the ground. Whils he namcs
were ringing, Hackutt was seized with : belief
that the building had been hrpd By bis son,
lad liVe years old, and picking the little fsllow
up. be threw him into The flames. Thechild was
almost immediately rescued BY the byslanders.
but bis Iegs, arms, and other portions ol BE
body were 80 horribly burned as to preclude Ell
hopes Of bis recovery. The unnatural hlhtr
was arrested and hsld Ibr ezamlnation. aI9o'
The Pope has done an act Of extraordinary
gallantry, for which be Is much praised. He
gave long audience 70 the wife Of Gen. Lainor.
iciere, and then took that lady on his right arm
and bur niece on his leil, and went with them
through the vatican, pointing out and explain
ing the objects Of curiosity. On reaching the
library be caused them to sit down, fcnlfking
to Nine. de LamoucioFo, - You are now, madame,
seated on chair which ] htely offered 70 .
queen" There Is nothing very remarkable IN
al this for man and gentleman, but thcn L
was the Pope that did Il, and the condescennion
was wonderful a 7si-
A private letter from London, 70 . gentleman IN
Albany, states thdt Saysrs, In conidontial con
versaliOn with friend, admitted that Lleonan
was tno heavy and too strong for him, and ex-
pressed bis altisiaction that he had come ont ol
the ring alive. The writer adds, "it Is The ~
FiOus belief Of many who saw the fight that
had not the blow BY which Sayers' arm vas %
terribly injured been warded BY him, but ALLEN
on bis head, Il would have put fatal end % the
Rght"
Prince de JoinvilIo, now on . visit 70 this
country and Canada, win sail for France about
the middle Of July, returning again 10 the course
Of six months with bis young con and two
nephews-tho Count de Paris and the Duo Do
Chartrus-wh0 are at present travelling IN Syria.
ID b the intention Of the Primes 70 place bis son
In the Naval Academy atAnnApolis for course
Of instruction.
A citizen of Lancaster county, Penn, has just
returned home, after an absence of thirteen years.
which be has spent - = eapfits among the Ca
manche Indians. He says that be could not e.
cape from them but that they finally allowed