East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-10-07
ALL SORTS Oh PARAGRAPHS.

A ltfT
safely transpirod in q s lRlFPs.s service
Haven last week. The lady was on
her way to an hotel, and was much
surprised; SO was the haclman.
The SWAMP AxoEI."-A cores
pondent writing Of this battery on
Morris Island says:
Colonel Serril of the New York En-
gineers, had the charge of its construc-
ton, and you can imagine his surprise
when one of his lieutenants, whom he
had ordered TO take twenty men and
enter this swamp, said that he ''could
not do 1.-THE mud was too deep."-
Colonel Scrril ordered him To try He
did So and the lieutenant returned
with his men covered with mud, and
said:
Colonel, the mud is over my mems
heads j can't do IT,
The Colonel insisted, and told the
lieutenant to make a requisition for
anything that was necessary for the
safe passage of the swamp. The lieu
tenant made his rcquisition in writing
and on the spot. 1t was as follows
81 rant t,cody men, eighteen feet long,
10 cross scanlp fifteen feet decP
The joke was good one. 1t Sc
cured, however not cubit to the stat
IRE Of the lieutenant, but, rather, his
arrest for disrespect TO his superior
The battery, however, was built with
the all of wheclbarrows aud sand
Prentice would " like to have the
the world as it was made by God, and
the Union as it was made by our faith
ers. Adam, Eve, and the Devil sadly
changed Gods work and the Secess-
ionists, Abolitionists, and Louis Ma
polcon would change as deplorably the
work of the fathars"
The bluc-eyed boys win all the
prizes in shooting at the English vol
untecr trials. Black eyes are at
discount and grey eyes beat both, tho
hazel have many friends.
Queer things get into tho newspa-
pers Thus it is related that a diff
dent Hartford bachelor went to the
sea shore in August to seek refuge
from the loneliness Of his celibacy,
and one dark evening, enjoying the
breeze on the piazza of his hotel, hap
pened TO take seat that had Just been
vacated by the husband of loving
wife, with whom the happy man had
been chatting. In few mements tbs
lady returned, and installing the stran-
ger for her husband, lovingly cncir-
cled his neck and gave him an aflec-
tionate kiss, with the remark "come
darling, it is about time TO retire." He
did not faint, but the shock was very
severe.
During the great fire at the Phila-
delphia navy yard firemen were refus-
ell admittance because they had not
the requisite pass. How are you, red
tape?
The death of General Sam
HoUsToN, of Texas, is announced for
the third time by rebel papers. This
time the announcemet is probably cor
rect, as it is accompanied 10y the time
and place. General HoUsToN was born
IN Virginia, in 1893. For service under
Jackson he was made Lieutenant in
1913. He was District Attorney.
Major General, Congressman, and at
last Governor ofTenncssee. lie lived
for anumber Of years amongthe Cher
obee Indians III Tennessee, and subse-
quently emigratcd to Texas, where he
took the lead in the war of indepen-
dence against Mexico, and was twice
elected President of the young Repub-
lie. After its admission into the Union
General HoUsToN served many years
in the United States Senate, and was
Governor Of the State at the begin
ming Of the war. He for some time
resisted Secession, but was overruled
and deposed. From the brief men,
ton Of his death in the Richmond pa
pers, it is suspected that Gen. HoUs-
ToS was still the enemy of the Confed-
oracy, of which his old friends in other
Iloyal1 States have no doubt. He
was a great and good man, though
his life has been chequred with all
sorts of incidents.
A big negro burgler broke into q
little E'renchman's lodgings in New
York night or two since, and, while
helping himself to plumber, was stab
bed in the heart by the little Gaul,
whose wife had handed him huge
carving knife for the express purpose.
A daughter of Pember Beckwith, Of
New London, was awakened a few
nights since by burgler, and asked
what was wanted. The rufIian in q
whisper replied, placing pistol to her
face, "Don't move, or I'll blow your
brains outw Some conversation then
cnsuod, when Miss Beckwith jumped
out of bed, and catching hold of the
miscreant whirled him suddenly about
and dodgiug out ran into her fathers
room for assistance; but before any
effort could be made TO capture the
robber he had taken himself off
A wine merchant having sent
sample Of wine 10 Lord Derby, which