, 1863-08-05
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The report published IN Copperhcad jour
Eals throughout the country, to the effect
tha. the Abolltionists of Millesaburg. Ohio.
made bonfre5 over the death Of hon. John j.
Ctittenden on the night Of the. 9th Of JULY,
IL Sd Infamous fabrication. The fact Was tn It
some boys Tere having agloriacation over the
the feace Of Mlllersburg started tho report.
A parliamentary paper. recently Issued,
contains further reports Of Professor Faraday
on the employment of the electric light at
Dungeness, on the Epgliah coast. Il his been
On trial Tor nine months; failed only once, for
two minutes, another time for thirty seconds,
and, on 1 few other occasions, for shorter In
te1yAls. Professor Faraday estimates the elight
to be eight times as intense As that of the
GriEnel light house, which Is ono OF the most
brilliant in sight Ct Dnngeness. 40 reliable
experiments have yet been made to ASCERTAIN
the superior degree Of power Of the electric
1oysin Penetrating foggy atmosphese-"hich
the Question Of cost, it appears, from q Shs pa:s
liamentary return, tbs: the expenses incurred
tor the establishment Of the apparatus at
Durgeress, amounted to &c, $50; mud that the
estimated annual charFe fur maintaining the
electric light is e7:4, Or 81, go per annuln. Its
great cost has caused it to be rejected by those
"A 1anghab1e circumstance took p1nca In
tho Fourteenth Ward, Philadelehla, during
the drafting last week. Everything WAS 20.
Ing en- quietly. and good lumer appeared to
be depicted upon every countenance. Among
the many hundreds that were there, Has pale
1seed eon Of the Emerald Isle, gazing on tho
breath. ::Of sudden, losing al control OF
htmself, he burst out: "Hherl 1t round!
wherl tt round pd!-1outoit, will ye!" "Wh4t's
tie naster with 5oul" said tha Proyost-Ma.-
Eha1.' "Oh, be jsbers, turn It round dozen
timer, for that MN yon drared last is my
Ter1a laugh camc in.
What next in the way Of prize shows?
At an entertainment in Winsted, Conn, Mrs,
-Frark Moore, wife Of The editor Of tho Win
eted Herald, was awarded the premium a.
"the handsomest married 1ady."
"A young man named Rasche, well to do
in the world, was arTeeted in San Francisco
On the 2o!h Of June for burglary: 4 police
morning and remove certain articles. He
was arrested, and like most rogues begged to
be let of On the ground that this Was hts irst
offence, Offering The policeman liberal sum
Of money. Rasehe VAS musical instrument
ma1s1; ,,n, md IS, soIgan!st Of Trinity Church On
and eeyenty'tWo keys, Of all shspes and sizes,
we're found. In q memorandum book WAS
found LIST Of seventy two stores to which he
lad fitted keys and to which be had free &C.
Cess whenever he desired. Each key WAS
numbered to correspond with the number Of
The entry. A further investigation broushtto
light quantities Of goods Of almost oveTT de-
scription, to which he bad helped himself
Tho drafted men In Canandagua, N. T.,
had q s'hfgh old tfmef' On Wednesday eve
ming Last They formed In procession With
bapd Of music, marched through the streets,
haltitg in mont of every conscf1pts dwelling
and delivering three hearty cheers. They
afterwards assembled In the park, and listen
ed to brief addresses from Messrs. Morse aud
Perkins. Fireworks and cannon were like.
wise brought to bear and the performances
were kept up until after midnight.
The threads of family connections among
the royal houses Of Europs form curious
ret work For instance Ma1imilian Of Aus
tria, rho bas just been proclaimed Emperor
Of Mexico, Is brother Of Francis JoEeph, and
eon-in-law Of Leopold Of Belgium, while his
wife his cousin Of Queen Victoria, grand.
daughter Of the c1 Queen Of Francc, niece Of
the Prince de JoinEil1e, the Dukea Of No
1nours, Aumlc and Montpensier and frat
cousin of the Count de Paris and Duc do
Cbastres. The new ''Emperor'' Is certainly
fortunate in bis social affiliations; but high
connections will hardly redeem prince fore
dupon people against thelE own will, from
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