Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-09-17


ST. PATElcK's BODY FoUNp-Whi!e the
worknen engaged in the renovation Of St.
Patrick's Cathedral, Oublin-.he oldest
church in Ireland-were digging up por'
ton of the flooring in one of the aisles,
they discovered large stone coffin of Gu.
rious workmanship, buried few feet be.
low the surface. The coffin, when opened,
was found to cou,ain skeleton of an
ecclesias,ic, supposed to have been buried
there six hundred Years! The skull was
perfect, and the bones crupbed into dust
when exposed to the air. z 4 the lid OF
the coffin there was full leSg,h figure Of
bishop in his robes. l, was inspected
by some antifuarians, including DR.. Todd,
who expressed it as his belief that it was
the original founder Of the church, St.
Patrick. 1t was in good preservation, and
it is in every respect most interesting
relic. When the church is finished it will
be placed in most prominent portion,
because there is no more remarkable an
tiqui,y in the building.
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TEE SwAMPs OF EIRGINIA.-Hon. Geo,
P. Marsh, in recent work entitled "Man
and Nature" and treating Of the relations
between physical geography and the hu-
man race, instances Petersburg in the
State of Virginia as location in which
the duration of life is reduced in conse.
queuce of its malarious position. Enyi'
roned by the marshes of the James and
Appomatox rivers, which in the summer
season, are rank with miasmatic emana-
tions, the vital powers even of residen: in
habitants are speedily worn away and
their constitutions undermined By recur-
ring in,ermittents; while, to strangers,
every breeze that blows from the syamps
is charged with the seeds of disease and
mortality.
Nrant seems to be moving his troops
from the doomed neighbour to the
north side Of the James, and as soon as
he does 80 the rebels will probably aban.
don it also; for even acclinated troops
| cannot withstand the influence Of this pes.
tiferous neighborhood Albany atlas.
astonishing -" How do you do, Mrs.
Diggs p said Mrs Cad. Have you heard
the story about Mrs. Ludley?' why,
no! replied Mrs. Cad what is it? Do
tell me- 'Oh. no! promised not to tell
for all the world "Oh, I'll never open
my mouth about it--no never "Well, if
you II believe it, Mrs. fuddy told me last
night that Mrs. Trot told her that her SIS
tar's husband was told by person that
Mrs. Troubles oldest daughter told Mrs
Spooney that her grandmother heard by a
letter, which she got from her sisters sec.
ond husbands eldest brothers stepdaught.
er ou: in Australia, that it was reported BY
a skipper just arrived from the Fejee Is-
lands, that the mermaids wore crinoIine
made Of shark skins -
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An amusing circumstance occurred in a
singing school, some years ago. A Mr.
Paine was the teacher, aud Miss
Patience one of the pupils. In the course
of the evening the teacher gave out the
tune set to the words
"come gentle PATIENCE smile on PAIN
The pupils were so exc.ee by laughter
that it was found impossible to sing the
line. Soon the teacher gave out another,
in which were the following lines:
! a-. - give ,nu tears for others wees,
Aud sArirNcE for my own"
The risibilities Of the school we're SC
affected that all singing was deferred uh,i