The weekly union record., 1865-01-14
'Shanghai-ing" Boys.

oeSualIzing effect upon the natures OF some
men. "O.d Salts" as they are called. get TO
be distinguished from their fellow beings by
nearer approach 10 total depraviiy. and an
entire insensibiliiy 10 whatever appeals &C dhe
finer feeling. OF course there are honorAbls
exceptions but take the old sailor CT iong
cruises and be gets 10 look upon the human
race as divided into two clssses-usmely. him
self and the balance of the world; and, having
become thoroughly indocirinsied IN his favori,e
dogma. that there's no law of Socndings cut
RACES towards Others get 10 be his daily rastinc.
aud be even forgets his smenabiliiy when within
the jurisdiction Of local Courts This class os
men have their agents on shore. among the
most hardened and depravsd rufians 20 be
found and when any Of their acts come sudee
the coguizanee Of legal iribaDal. the Captaln|
generally manages 10 prove up character that
angels might bc vain Of. and escapes. II any :.
body suffers, il is some less shTewd accessory i
Within the past tive or three days. We hasel
been irested to new feature 10 their peculiar
ministrsiious. Shaaghsilng seamen IS 40 old
story. but the abduction Of youths irori thcit|
homes, drawing them into snares and irvidiorsly|
enlisting them, no!sss ruisns, into the sersict|
of the ship leaving their parents and friends I'd
utter ignorance Of the wheresboui 0. the youn,|
persons, is branch of Sbanghaiing TO which
We have vet to become reconciled BY custom
and repulsive TO every impulse and ses,imenl
OF the human heart where il is not deadeued b,I
crime. The case Of Young Wood, who ws:|
, Yesterday restored to his father by Judy,|
Sawyer Of the Fourth District Court. was at
instance of this latter kind. Mr.. Harris " Oos
is teamsier, residing at No. 16 Loaisa street.
Two or three days ago, his sou was met on on.
of the wharyes by the mate Of the whalcshIf|
( Vineyard. The mate or a man pretending 9.
( be the mate, persuaded the boy TO take glas
/ OF beer with him, aud thus gradually drawial
him into his tolls, by various preterces sue
ceeded in getting him on board lhc ship. whic
I lay out in the harbor. Here be fo0nd three o
four other boys who had been seduced on boar
under various pretexts. and there given to M
derstand that they were Il part Of the ship
crew and under restraint as such. The parent
OF young W ood searched two DAYS lor the
missing son. and had about given him up
lost, probably in the Bay. A man who wen
out from shore to fix something abou, The ship
anchor, observed the hoy crying. As COMMIT
nication was prohibited, he watched bis oppoI
tunity and stealthily obtained from him II
cause of grief. I be day following. Woo
handed him slip of paper containing write
directions for finding his fathers house, M
thus information was cou7eyed to his parent
who at once took steps to recover the boy \
a writ of habeas corpus. When young Woo
left The ship, there were three or four oihe
still on board under the same circumsiance
and in great distress on account Of their stu.
tion. They cried bitterly at being left
board the vessel Their parents are iguorat
Of their whereabouts. Such acts as these
the part Of the officers Of vessels should nee
with the severest punishment and il there
no penalty under The law one should be mat
speedily y.--San Francisco CGH, 5th INST
LINE IN TRASsrLASrISG.-lt 1t appears fro
an English publication Of great merit, that
large plantation Of trees has been formed
England within few wears past. without Il
loss o: single tree and this, says the write
has been effected simply by putting q sma
quantity OF lime 10 the hole before introtucit
the tree. -Four bushels Of lime are said TO
sufficient for an acre. The lime should
thoroughly mixed with the loan, in order th'
it may be reached by the roots with ecu
facility in every direction, as lis principal cfic
is to push forward the tree during the preca
Gus stages of its growth, and when the fibre
beginning TO start and ramiiy from the top az
laterals, require o supply OF readily appropris
and corrosive matter throughout their who
extent. have often used lime-gcuerally
bydrate-in transplanting fruit and ornament
trees, and always with the best results.
IT is related by French print that a cul
vator 10 the neighborhoOd Of Bordeaux b
obtained curious results from planting seeds
different fruit trees in the same bill. tied
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the fruit Of as many different sorts as seed
and excellent He also planted an acorn in
which he had infused indigo. The tree Whit
it has produced is covered with blue leaves
stead Of green. With the knowledge Of the
facts, experiments of this nature may be endle
and perhaps We may yet come TO planting roa4
ed apples and harvest them ready cooked.
TnE FRExcHMAS's OPIxIoS.-A Frent
gentleman. after short residence IN New Y or
was asked by friend how be liked the countr
He answered as follows: "lf you want to 5
de wealthy man, 90 to Baltimore il you va
to see de stiff gentleman, go 10 Philadelphia
if you want to see dc active merchant. come
New York If yen want 10 see de iniellectu
gentleman, 90 to Boston il you want 10 see
handsome lady, 60 to Portland; but il u
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Copperhead meeting"
THISK-Though; often eugenders though
Place one idea on paper, another will follow
and still another, until you have written
page You cannot fathom your mind. Therd
a well of thought there which has no botto1
The more you draw from it, the more clear 81
fruitful it will be.
PRoFAy1rY.-The North American Revid
argues that profanity indicates chronic wea
ness of intellect and q poor education, Tor
requires no genius to swear, while It do
require some learning and talent to converse
genteel language Proianers young ones
particular, should make note OF this.
4 GExTLENAS sat down TO write deed, al
began with; know one woman ny The
presents" You are wrong" said bysts1ds
1T ought TO be know all men. " VERY vel
answered the other, 'if one woman knows
all men will. OF course"