, 1861-05-02

are very natural; yet the pretti St girl he ever
knew was Olive Brown. Et
A bill has been introduced in the Delaware
Legislature to permit ten pee cent. to be taken as
interest, in cases Of special contract.
Red noses are lighthouses, to warn voyagers
on the sta of life off the coasts Of Malaga, Janai
ca, Santa Cruz and Holland.
Dr. Foster, who tore down and trampled upon
the American flag, at COvington, KY, few days
since, has been tined $40 for that OfieDse.
Col H. >. Webb, brother Of Gen. J. Watson
| Webb, of the New York Courier and Enquirer,
is now in New Orleans, to offer the services Oi
himself and four SONS to the Southern army.
The newspapers that have been most abusive
In their reviews Of the address Of President Lin.
coin are the Anti. Slavery Standard of New York
and the Charleston Mercury
There is family Of four brothers and sisters,
all living in one neighbOrhOOd in the town Ol
Waterford, VT, whose united ages are 37s years.
The Oldest is 80 and the youngest u years.
| They make 200 Balmoral skirts daily at the
POntOOSuc Mills, PittStield, Mass. The red, from
coal tar, with which they are cOlOred, is SAID 10
be stunnngly brilliant
The Nashville Bannsr of the goth ulL, reports
sheriff Ot Maury county, with $lOO,OOO Of the
county funds.
Among the recent donations to the Essex In-
stitute in Salem were some fragments Oi bones
aud coffin dug from the graves Vi the witches On
GalIOws Hill, which were opened few years
ago.
Twelve thousand guns Of the model Of 1922
are yet remaining in the U. 5. Arsenal III Sprung
| HaIn ..rk,. a
them IN boxes IOr transportation in short notice.
In Charleston, S. c., recently, they had grand
street masquerade, in which Horace Greeley,
Henry Ward BeeCher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
were sOme Of the characters represented.
Texas, when she came into the Union, sixteen
years ago, had 4 war-Iamshed population Of
5O,OOO, aid debt Of $1,000, 900. Now She
has nearly half a million vi people, and is out
Of debt. .-.
A weak shepherd in Brooklyn, n Y, has lately
been unuIasked. lie was u hourishing clergy
man, and took tOO deep All tut, rest in the vile VI
one Of hIs parlshiOners Inc scandal is ia
grant.
| A Philadelphia manager asked Booth to play
joint engagement with ChaPlOtte Cushman.
The tragedian hesitatingy asked whether he
would be expected to play the male or female
parts
The Charleston Courier says that Major An
deTSOn denies tue authenticity VI several Of the
notes lately published over his I.aue They
were, as We expected, coined by some member
Of the "pious party"
The Milwaukee Neios says the best protector
FROM mosquitoes will be obtained by marrying
pretty woman. These pests never bite o man
When they can lind something better and
sWeGter.
In the Pacific Mills, Lawrence, one Of the ma
chimes for printing delainrs stamps the piece
with sixteen different cOlOrs and shades Of cOlUrs
III passing through once. There is Only one
other like il in tue world.
A reckless fellow, sucking 4 cigar, while max
ing cartridges at jackson, mississippi, on the
| 18th ultimo, dropped the ashes into All open key
Of gunpOwder, which exploded, blew up the
place, and nearly killed four men.
The Lowell Ners says that the Hamilton Print
Works have entirely discarded water power, and
commenced running by steam supplied by Cor
liSS Horizontal! Steam Engine. II lis Of 200 horse
power, and is capable Of being increased to 400
horse power. ..... 81.
A colin, containing the Dc body Of ayoung
girl, was sent from New York city TO town in
the western part Of the State, q day or two since
with usual instructions, &C. 0. D.-coll ct on
the delivery, or return the goods" Business is
business.
Louisiana has fancy block Of marble at the
Washington monument, to enter intO the con.
StTuetiun Of that pile with the 70 lowing nscrip.
ton OIL It's side /" Presented by the State Of
Louisiana-ever faithful to the Consultation and
the UniOu."g q sss s.. .3' sa.E@.s- -L-s.-2
The Richmond Whig, quoting from the
Charleston Mercury against the new secession
Confederacy, advises South Carolina to immedi-
ately secede gain, asking her How can she
stand the opposition Of tie govern nent Of the
Confederate States Of North America"
One day, lately, two little boys at Albert Lea,
Freehorn county, Mimi, says tho WinOna Repub-
'iadn, were indulging in the amusement Of mock
harging, when one Of them got the rope SO
firmly around his throat that the play ended in
tragedy The boy was taken down dead.
| A prisoner confined in the Baltimore city IaIl
! after having cut away the bars Of his window
with an old case knife, and letting himself down
fOTty.fiVe feet 10 the ground, in q few hours re.
turned and aroused the jai;Or with polite re.
quest 10 be shown into his room.
The Canadian Government has given the little
town Of Clifton, by Niagara Falls, free deed of
a considerable strip Of land stretching from the
town to Niagara river, and from the whirlpool
to the Table Rock. on condition that Il shall be
cleared Of all buildings, and permanently kept
clear i.'ti t.&t7agaa y u. atLa' 4Aa''
The Niagara Falls Gasette tells story Of two
young ladies' who were promenading along the
street recently. when one Of them slipped Al d
came down on the icy pavement "liko thdn.
sand Of brick" Jumping quickly up, she ex.
claimed soto UOce Before another winter, III
have man to hang onto; see IL dOTt"
The Nashville Banner says that two rvvolu.
tionary pensioners are still living in Tennessee,
Peter Bashaw, Of Davidson county, who will be