Newbern weekly progress., 1862-04-26
All sorts OF Paragraphs.

Location directly opposite Academy Hospital.
All Sorts OF Paragraphs.
An exchange paper very aptly and truth
fully says:
Before you 60 a shopping, take the adver-
tiscu,ents OF a newspaper. The man who ad
veriises literally is liberal dealer; he sells
more goods than old fogies who hide their light
under a bushel, and is, therefore able to sell
cheaper"
The Boston Post says:
The Peace Cry of Liverpool Let's have no
war with America tor Aersey's sake.
The Southern Confederacy can't be "put to
her trumps," for she has played them all out.
f. Jor NORRIS, our Minister to Turkey, has
secured a new and very favorable treaty with
that power.
It is becoming very. common expression
among the rebel troops, that the most tortu
nate thing that could brfall them would be
their capture as prisoners OF war by our forces
Ger. Rosencranz, like Gen. Burnside frank
II avows that his campaign in Western Vir-
ginia, was planned and executed under the
supervision of Gen. Mcclellan.
The rebel women haven't Yet, in obedience
to the call of the men, volunteered for The
public service. We suppose they want to be
pressed
The Tuscumbia, (Ala) Constitution has
been shown samples Of lead ole taken from
mines in Lawrence county, in that state, near
ly pure. and learns that any quantity has
been found
Capt John Dillon, wealthy landholder on
the Ogcechee, in Chsthaln Ceu9ty, Ga, died
recently He was native OF Ireland, aud ha d
Hf 2ava
At . sale Of rare coins in Philadelphia last
Friday, an American cent Of 1898 sold for
S12 Is :; a silver dollar of 1894 for SIS 25;
cent of 1896 for $15 rs; and half-dollar Of
1895 for $2S. -
All the institutions In Paris for taking care
cf little children in the day time, while their
mothers are at work. have been placed under
the direct patronage of the Emperor.
Eleven million galloIgs of wine were con-
sumed in England durlng the Year 1861.
The brandy hitherto served out in the Prus-
sian army will be henceforth replaced by cof-
fee Each man will receive two-fifths of an
ounce per day in time Of peace and half
ounce in time of war.
An Advertiser in the papers says he has a
cottage to let containing eight rooms and an
acre of land.
A female writer SAYS nothing looks worse
on lady than darned stockings. ALLOW US
to observe that stockings that need darn'ng,
look great deal worse than darned ones,
darned if they don't.
The rebel commodore at Roanoke Island
jumped overheard and swan ashore. No
danger of drowning. as he saw Gre enough ITO
make his head sw win."
A physician accounting for the Southern re-
II q
was nothing but q rash breaking out
We advise the rebels to steer their craft as
soon as possible into the pert of submission
It isn't blockaded.
Scandal will rub out like dirt when it is
dry.xse. Esfae-z ~ a.si ss
why is an author the most peculiar Of ami
mails Because hi0 tale comes out of his
head. . e5 -
A distinguished divine on certain occasion
while preaching with his usual eioquence and
power, sai. Brethren, / sometimes illustrate
my object in this manner, and, putting bis
handkerchief to his nose blew blast loud
enough to wake the seven slsepers That was
not the illustration, but some of his hearers
thought 1t was.
A Mr.. Benchly, who is lecturing in Texas
thinks that but for mosquitoes, rattlesnakes
moccasins, yellow fever. the enei vating effect
Of the climate, the whiskey drinking and other
propensities OF the people. that State would be
desirable place of habitation.
"How far is it from Cowes to Ryde !" de-
manded gentleman of poor, tired pedestrian.
~ don't know how far it is to ride" an
swcred the poor man, ''but it is precious long
way to walk" e-,
"Did you ever go to military ball p asked
a .isping maid OF an old veteran.
.No, my DEAR" grewled the old soldier; 'fn
those days once had military ball come
TO me. and what do you think Pit took nay
leg off!
Tommy says that il is bad meddlng with q
train of gunpoH der. but it you want to be
blown up to dead certainty just tread on a
lady's crinoline as you are getting into an on-
nibus. He has tried it aud knows
Friendship is like the cobbler'a tie,
THAT Joins two soies in aufity
Fsay But love Is like the eobbler's awl,
That pierces throngh the sole and all.
A building. SO feet by 80. owned by Mr.. ].
C. Stock, and located near Fort Hale, Was
Friday night moved across New Haven harbor
to SaVin Rock, where it was s:fe!y landed. Il
rae seTElcS ca Eeo1S.