, 1860-03-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

-Mr. prescott's bequcst to the Library Of
Harvard Cullcge has taken effect by the traps-
fer to TINT institution Of two hundred and eigh-
ty-two volumes, some Of them MSS, md others
Of great variety, forming the entire collection Of
his original materials for the "llistory Of Fcrdi-
nand and Isabclla.'
As FARrr AS TnEr 0wx.-Wc bare just henrd
a.good 'un- Not long ago Il distinguished d.
Tine Of this country Was walking with friend
past i new church, iu which another distin-
.uished divine is shepherd. Said the friend to
tie u. D., looking up at the splrc, (Which was
tall and not yet completely '4how much higher
is that going to bes"
''Sot much" sAid the d. D., with sly laugh,
"they don't own much i'll thut direction"
NOZZLE SES71xESTs-Condemn no man for
not thinking us you think. Let every man use
lis own Judgment, since every one must give
an account Of himself to God. Abhor any ap-
proach, in my kind Of degree, to the spirit Of
persecution. If yon can reason or persuade d
man into the truth. never attempt to force him
into it. If lore will not compcl him to come,
lsayo him to God, the Judge Of all.-soan.
Ne<ly.
"lFTHE CoUnT UNDERSTAND DHEEsELr."-JudSe
Stump, OF baltimore, seems conscious of the es-
timate placcd upon him by tile public. The
other day lie was asked il he could hol' Court
on tile ensuing day, and replied: II don't
know; | will lie here on Monday morning If
nm sober am drunk 50 frequently, they say,
that don't know"
a" Penny Shakespeare is amoug the lates!
English literary enterprises printed cop
les Of :ac plays being furnished separately 10
the public at this small charge. It will proba.
bly, be very successful, like the two-penny Va
yetiy Novels, OF which, up to 1855, twelve mil
lion stceis llad been sold, weighing upwards of
:3:t tons.
On saturday last Mr.-Joseph Mabury. Of
<r!lnr1k13[ I}aynn With SffiEpr t,r,i.
complete horse shocs, in St hours Of one day.
viz: i auccessive hours in the morning, and .!
hours in the afternoon. Ecch shoe was made OF
new ironr with loubie.punched mil holes.
Tho Harrisburg {pa.) Telegraph says:
The Opposition can rs well afford 10 whip
Stephen a. douglas rs any other mau aud We
1at!Icr suspect that there is no nun in the runks
ol our enemies whose nomination can SO effect
ually Gull out tue Opposition strength to Ills
castlsation, mud tue debt wll be discharged Just
US soon US opportunity offers. Let the" Charles.
| ton Convention nominate Douglas kv all
meals. Give us the chief Of siuuers for casti-
CATION.
| Some time since, Nicholas Lorgworth Of
Cincinnati shipped to the care Of the American
Minister i'll London, Mr. Dallas, ten boxes al
sparkling CAtan la, mud requested him to be Sc
| very Eoud ;s tn accept cue box for his own use,
and give the rest 10 his wine-n.erchant. With
Instructions to sell them for what price be
| Thought best, and account for the net proceeds
t. one Nicholas l.ougwor,h Of Cincinnati, Ohio,
direct Mr. Dallas, however, returned the sub
joined rrply:
Ysrs. ,essvs n,;naz $
M1ssc r!c'rters'9y Ut .c United s'a,cs asths Cous
GEORGE VI. DALLAS.
The bloomington (Ill.) PantayropA and III,
Hantas Udlly RrgisEer are out for Lincoln fo'
| President.
Picking. from Vanity Fair.
Sic SExrEn, Erc.-ln ed Of February ora
ton. reported in one Of the daily papers, q pn
triolic gentleman prophccicd thut 1t in less thsi
ten years" we should see great things in Eu
rope. 4amoug others, we should witness th
e,.livcnias spcctacle Of the crowned tyrant
Of the Old World Owed down like ripe grain.
This is rather m attempt 10 nuke tn
"crownel tyruuts" out only Men Of Straw, b1
wc presume the harvesting operation might b
accomplished with the mid Of tho Cradle q
Liberty
Mor7o FOR Cow BAr.-Who enters here leave
Soap behind!
i WonkrD SL1rpEn.--A Central Park skate,
| THOSE BROADWAY BELLIES.
| AIn:-7Aos- Irea;rg NH..
Tho<c lrsatl -'.y belize. tl1n.c Groalway 5clles
liow sweet tale my mem'rs tells
Df har eh.'.'ts. anil that dsar.in,e
sA'.3' $'N ~ @'>'' - 'N'~'
Put Pit a! 1nes the.e hat hats ~ 1sys ~ la*.ed away
Faeh bonnet n.,s pre9cstc.nus :we1.,
And hsats TIC pretty hsosd"ay na'cs.
The HopERS CASCTE.-ltonis Napoleon, ,whe
be said titus far and no farther" to the Pap:
Sec.
Real ESTATE CoS.-uow was the land of G.
naan divided by Abraham md his nephewf
The western portion WAS taken by Abraham
the eastern was chosen by Lot.
p,sruruors,-Our Insane Contributor ,yan,
to know whether the Dead Letter Office
Washington would not be rood nlace for e,
ptc1a,ions Of tile Dead c!
1,.coy,c.-Tho London Court .Toxro1 1l "a.
tint Prince AlLert's interest in acricnlturai
fairs increases constantt,. md a III. r. II Tal
- n,r,,,r, io+o1r can, h;s novai Il;,-t..,. 4 q