, 1863-11-11
NE y s PARAGKAPEg, :

Rev Robert Al1yn hi. accepted the Presl-
dsacy 9,;: Of ths :hcKendree College, Lebanon,
From oae :toeth1es thou,and ducss are
slot d.llY On thu suequehanaa River.
-The number OF, students In Bro N Unt.
vctsi1y. 4 I, 10 4s: tol1o~s: 5tniors, 40; /;
ga.iors scS 80; scphomores SO; Freshmen, So.
--Tas Baltimore American says b,fare tho
next season for planting Gomez afoucd; the
bulk of compnleory. ,lAhor In Maryland will
An attempt has been late17 made at ct,
Pett16busg to employ girls as com posttors
Half = dozen 1aaidons5 are Earning ! docoat
Evtnhood In tho printing. Office Of tho North
A solution Of ffcaustic soda and sulphur.
poured into q lead pipe and left there for nf.
teen minutes, converts tho interior s1rfaco of
The pipe into IA insoluble 'suiphlde, render.
ing tho contamination OF the water BIZ the
lead impossible. -
-Mr. Gould, tho English rnishologist, has
written to the Secretary OF the Adelaide In.
s,itntioa In Australia, stating that ono Of the
birds discovered during 8tnart's exploration
vas u new species Of pRtoquet. which ho hAs
FAMED Poly;.lfs Alexandra, ID honor Of the
Pd1cess Of Wales.
of one hund1td and fifty vessels now
twenty are American. The depredat!ons ct
The rebel pirates are emitting tho American
shipping tnserest up to fearful extent.
Lats English papers state TINT the potato
rot has sudaen1y appeared in ireland, destroy
Ing large portion Of the crop. This fact his
tended to tDc1ease emigration, and people
we're leaving In large numbers tor Canada and
The United States,
"A correspondent: of the Indepsudeuce
7SIne Ur3tfnnr frnYu RnfnA ~, $ha 9E+h ~
September. faJs 81 Last week tho Pope went
to the Quilinal, and had q number Of books,
which he set fire to, brought into tho garden.
When they began to burn he said, while tho
flames ct he'll are blsziog let Us take IN ice,'
and 1cfts shnents were served In front of tho
auto da-fe, l cannot eay for certain that II.
Renan's Life Of Christ was there, but It is
probable. Formerly condemned books wore
burnt by the hands Of ,he hapgman; now the
Pope himself is the executioner."
The Jardin d'Acclimation of Paris are
making variety Of experinente With the Oh.
uade In China and Japan into France, The
Japanese e1k worm is smaller than the ordin-
a13 silk worm, and Ia fed upon oak leaves,
a1d tsom theuce comes the toughness IN the
texture Of the raw silk and the various fabrics
woven from It: The tame society has under
which I. eds upon the leayes Of the Angola
pea. TIE ELK Is heavy aud has no gloss, bat
is exceedingly strong.
The American ship Express, lately burned
By the Pirate Alabsma, was laden With car.
20 On French account insured at Lloyd's In
London for - 0oo. This amount was paid
week previous to the sailing Of the Canada.
II the sum had been a hundred times as
much. our merchants would not have re-.
gretted it. 1t is said the Cap ain sailed with
TWO registers and tWo flags. His procllyities
EeIe Southern and quite ,coppery. He was q
part owner Of the properly destroyed, and his
portion WAS not insured. Hfs experiences will
give him new and juster views Of the rebels,
Whoee piratical cruisers trfest the seas for the
purpose OF destroying lawful commerce.
Rev. DF. Peabody has retired from the
management Of the North Western RkrisU,
and will be succeeded BY James Russell Lo-
well and CHARLES Elliott Norton.
The unprecedented dearth of houses In
Philadelphia Ii attributed mainly to the STOP
psge Of building, by the high cost of labor
and materials
"A elster Of General Grant was married in
Covlngtou, KY, opfozite Cincinnati, a ten
days ago, to . clergyman Of the Methodist
Church.
,-Anopg the newly elected representatives
to the Massachusetts Legislature ara Rev.
Charles Beecher, the heterodo1 preacher, and
Prot. YIN 8: Clark, Ct Amherst College, late
Colonel In the army.
- The dI.interment Of the dead In tho Get
tytburg battlefield and their. removal to the
national cemetery IL going on. They will be
buried BY States In the form Of the arc of a
circle Each grave will be separately and dis
thctly remarked. Thurzday the 18th inst,
has been appointed for the dedication. =.
According to = recent traveller, the poor
classes of English girls who cmigrate to Cape
Town (Africl) readily marry the Mnhamme
dan working men Of the place, who make
adopt the religions notions Of their spouses,
mount the Fee and Keep the Friday Sab
baths.
fonnd 50 g1eat In the StafFordshire potteries,
that the principal manufacturers, Messze.
Copeland, Messrs. Minton, and others, hare
forbidden the use OF crinollne en- their prem.
ises during the hours Of work. In one shop
a1oEe the lcs.es BY bre,kage Of articles swept
down BY them amounted to 200 year. The
workshops became too small, and tho work
| wns impeded. The Workwomen have eubnit-
ted to the change with almost entire unanIni.
| ty ND coed will, and Eow enter upon the}1
work IN garments like those Of Greek statues.
The statue Of Prince Albert erected at
Balno1a1 by order Of Queen Victo!ia, WAS IN.
covered on tbe 17th ult. The statue Is Of
marble and represents the Priuca In Highla I'd
dress With rife In the left hand, the righ!
resting on the head of favo1ite dog. Upon
the pedestal Is the following inscription, &c
1ected by her majesty:
"ALBERT, Prince Consort. 1851. His life eprnng
from deep inner sympathy With Gods will aud
right"