, 1861-06-13


were found on the person Of the robber, besides
the gold he had taken from Mrs. Dean. As
there were no claimants for the bills. at the sug
gest;on Of the stranger, whose life had been
saved from the anger Of the winter storm by
the shelter he found in the smoke-house, thou
sand dollars Of the seventeen hundred were pre-
scnted to Milly in consideration Of what she had
passed through, and the remainder was divided
around.
On that very spot there is now thriving
town, and one Of the finest residences in the
place is that where dwells Milly Dean aud her
husband.
Among the papers published in costly style hy
The Smithsonian Institute, at Washington. is one
on the microscopic plants and animals which live
on and in the human body. 1t describes quite a
number of insects The animal which produces
the disease called itch is illustrated by an engraving
half an inch in diameter. which shows not only the
ugly little fellows body and legs but his very toes,
although the animal himself is entirely invisible to
the naked eye. When Lieut.. Bergman was sound
ing the ocean. preparatory to laying the Atlantic
telegraph, the quill at the end of the sounding line
brought up mud, which, on being dried, became a
powder fine that on rubbing II between the thumb
and finger it disappeared in the crcvces of the skin.
On placing this dust under the microscope, it was
discovered to consist Of millions of perfect shells,
each of which had living animal.
A Philadelphia paper illustrates cunning phase
Of swemobism In a fashionable church in that
city, one Sunday a very gentlcmanlike, Ehultessly
attirel young man. evidently stranger. presumed,
in his search for place, to euter family pew
where sat a young lady quite alone. She courte-
ously made no opposition to his presence, and,
when the service began, even shared her prayer
book with him. The stranger pronounced the
responses sonorouSy. sung in beautiful tenor,
and was apparently very dcvout. The moment,
however, the bcncdiction was pronounced, he was
up and ont of the church door, and the damscl
could only explain his haste when she discovered
her prayer-bood, worth 80. stolen, breadth of
her dress cut clean across, and her portemonnaie
distracted.
The editor of the Atlanta Iateligenrer, in letter
from Montgomery thus proves that the members
Of the Southern Congress are not the bair.brained
fellows that some people suppose As to the per-
sonal appearance Of the members Of the Congress.
we hope TO he parloned for saying that a large
number Of them are bald-hcaded. This is an in
dication of talent. twill probably be considered
by some as IN bad taste for the writer of this ar
ticle to speak in complimentary terms Of bald
headed men, as he is slightly afflicted in that way
himself But, with the exception of Howell Cobb,
Robert Toombs, and a few Others whom we could
name, you will seldom find man of much sense
who is not deficient as to his capillary qualiica
tions.
The Milwaukee Sentinel relates that the pastor
Of one of the churches in that city lately became
aware that young man Of his congregation was
forming bad habits. Meeting the stray lamb one
night in the streets with some dssolute companions
the reverend gentleman attempted to dissuade him
from going further but the rowdies in company
objected, and one Of them struck the parson. The
fellow had reckOncd without his host. In moment
the clergyman had thrown off his coat and sailed
in" A very brief space Of time sufliced for him
to "wax blazes out of the crowd, and having
accomplished the feat he quietly resumed his coat
and with it his equanimity. Whether he rescued
the object of his anxiety from the possession of
the party, is not stated.
There is n queer case on trial in Pittsburg
Tennessee Clafin, advertised as "natural born
clarvoyant and healing medium. has been arrested
on several charges Of obtaining money on false
pretences Among other things, she is charged
with having given 'luck papers" to various par
tics and it is said that the luck papers contained
nine pins and needle, and an inscription running
somewhat thus GOOD Luck; Good, to you
- - in gaining Gold, in getting along. and
in business may you have Luck in the name of the
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost The Lords will
be done"
A sea-horse was lately caught in the Rappahan-
mock River, Va. 1t is about five inches in lengths
has the body and tail Of water dragon, and the
wcll-iorned head and neck Of horse Fins are
in the place Of ears upon the head also along the
back and underneath the belly. II is said TO be
the first of its kind ever caught in the waters of
Virginia. ltwas kept alive for three weeks, during
which time it showed fierce disposition, raising
itself when angercd, and making a short, snOrting
noise somewhat similar to horse TWAS placed
in the Smithsonian Institute for exhibition.
One of the Augusta (Ga.l editors, a man of pc
cuar physical capacities and Of inhomtablc energy
and perseverance, has learned himself to whistle
and sing Dixie" at one and the same tinR. with
the same mouth. IIcwas practising this neat ac-
compshment the other day, when it so acted upon
the feelings Of a dog which was in an adjoining
apartment, that the wrctehed animal ran bowling
from the room aud threw itself from second story
window. SOwe learu from report of the occur
renee published by an cnviOus contemporary Of the
artistic editor.
Three suns were seen at once at Scottsyie, Na
one morning lately, and are thus described by an
eyewitness In addition to the regular rising Of
the glorious orb Of day" two distinct suns accom-
panied the main body, ono of which moved in a
northern course, while the other bore along in a
southcrly directior-both cquidstant from the
main body. After this trio of suns had reached
an hours height, the two gradually retired, when
beautiful rainbow archcd the heavens a sight
too grand for words to speak or minds to conica,-
plate
Augustus paulk recently shot his own h.othcr
dead with rifle while the latter was partaking Of
his morning corn cake in the family mal,sOn at
Union Springs, Ala. The brothers PauIk were
originally six in uambcr: one only now remains,
five having hcer killed in brawls.
II is related at Washington that recently an
offce-s.eker clled upon SECRETARY ChaSe. having