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AN OCEAN OF SNAKES.


Fre,a TIC New OriesnA T1mte, March ls.
The statement published In last Sundays
7x4nen, that the steamship Mexico. Captain
Pufeld, when on her last trip, of the Tortu-
gas, steamed through tangled mass OF
tuakes OF all sizes, has since been the subject
OF much comment. Is snhke stories" Ie
r1ovtrvielly uncertain, but We Ae now
ensbled aushorstatIvely to declare that this
particular one may safely be relied on.
Our cliEiatl account wAa Incorrect lr che
particular oulv. Instead Of two hours aod
q half, The " Mexico" was no more than one
hour ard q bali n passing through this hor.
sible mass OF wrsthIpg r'psl'ef. They were
Ct all sizes, from the crdis1y green water.
snake of t~o feet 10 mouster5-Een ulne "eea
serpeotA"@cl fourteen to fifteen feet ip
lercsh. The larger snakes, when The swell
produced hy the movement OF tho vestel
reached them, wou'd, we are Informed,
partly raise themselves up from tie water,
their torgnes vickedly 1t the waves.
The greatest interests was aAtu,al-
wa1 manifested BY those on board
4ae Mexico. Duelpllne was, for
tpsce, entirely forgotten, and Captsin,
cMceft, passengers, crew aud shtp-boyi
+..vd IN eoun.oD, ca ths .sa.t, looking on .
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,roo4,r,,cnu ,.nu.,.4 -h,, p.,..,--
lara. Tho company a1e sesisops Of krosinz
NEethe1 3Gu Goa hold HIN uatil 1heJ eau xet
ses'oe NC N tneir aaeDt in cnss. aEd eave Tho
nsttIr H. nsnsr on Sto az ~ 0la not rasssd n
tniy / oscl-c1he f9,ssT-bat tas S.r.,,,a ~, =
Coc1ys1y. CT ena.es, are the tnJur d p<rues.
~ g.. ssa Do snJ'n zg L ,oa na1s The y ~
"a prison talliEg Eln.tlf II. R-na.o .cit 10
lie aceuta CT the Atllr,1c 4tu Ste.u.hio CoE-
ftso dtsan D. Bros. M BIZ, 5os ~ aafat - d2,s
Nd .ifn Mo gan L soss. On tr,tentio, :, SAD
dtAft to Brown BRO. + Co., th.y reuse, 70 nay
N,fs11ng It VAS fo.crrJ, 70 sue. dn "a Murx.4
Tor Il sut aesi, eoii se cauIa 'a ah,.Sn & 0s ,se
t's1t sga,n and cur ". nt't au,bcT.i., We Wssld
prefer eo,sgS - aE.,n.s ri. sen..d
.Ps, Haip,J.~
Qyf1cs SURF MsEyopot.1As PoL4of,
Nav Yoak, Fsh II. .sso.
Rt.asd .o1d 10 Ge1 eea z stutg II :. .ne
s,.y Of va @ G.9J y G5.n iaf s1 9na. s1 ~
oa.BruHn ~ isrc.' va s7'o - "~As
Tbs abeve l. IN .roaan. Of coup'. .ir& made BY
General s.uEu1. who ls 1oW IN Hesa'rE-ou, and
u NJ MnE 70 psostsu1s tns ease; M 1oa u, prs.
as,' y wttsn = s'S :, os 1sn1 IT,, Il
nm DO a, ,,birR win i'm. xase Eos,it pa. .ua
Il esr GET arI IN osn. i2n tnz: will sss,st you'll
Mi sena IT,. Ia pscinn!'
/ R,,eu ~ ~ oni.a n piIAf; H. - 'isp'soF'
II II ,nr,s,. frnm Inc snhi ,incd en;st,. th,.
| RrnaIa rn'hrsce,I Wontcnrtry, All. in hi.
! v,nI e1,n1s .nd . ot mi, ths cnod eraces of
es'pss' aua 49, .t.,-. ~ ~ - te" - f. "
4 ~ Least one worthy ei.4xeo o1 taat PI4cs:
AeslGoAEsT, ALA, oe IL, 1869.
Rers16. EsA: .....,n. -,
di, s.a aen y Is 1e1 3rnrrss w. ~:
Xii "a Il onesrd. .te r. n which Tcn inretded
10 etwr fn,en y. uouhIe. &c, i tbsnk YOU ~
the lind consideration, oar, havtI aeslred Amply
TO co En-ne. to = s:ra.Ref VINO conEeuaed
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sight that, 90 far ~ IL shown by sea apnals,
has neyer yet been Witnessed BY those who
bare ,gope" down to the sea ii sh.ps,r and
which nay. possibly, neTer greet human oyea
again. We can think Of no valid erplaratlon
on The subject, unless It be-taktng our M
sspirauon from the - dAy"-thAt the ahAde Of
thai lannon's snake-d destroyer, on tho approach
Of by anniversary, has been wandering IN
Elnsitb, And bes shown thai he has los none
Of ns old eli1l by driving OF In one mass its
myrads OF reptiles from tho coat.
Seriously speaking, howoyer, tho presence
Of these makes in the watera OF the Tostugss
= remarkable Occurrences, ono that may
properly claim the attention Of the scleutIac.
One fact. At leasti proven. That fact Ii
thAt, under some special rc,ulsion Of the Il rs
ordinarily controlling them. srakes may live
" salt water. Affet this experience, the ex-
istence ut the mysterious " seA-serpentN be-
comes again an 'topen question:
Cur authority for this stAtemeut Is Captain
O. 4. Pitfela, who expresses himself ready
10 youch TOR svesy particular as here re,
corded.
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OPIUM EATING IN NEW YORK.
It's Fearful BHsAat-1AAits 1ndulxs
:. -N~' In H. -. !.

New ,fnsk Letter 70 Kothtttlr. ChToaIcle.
Tbs use Of Tho pernicious drug Is not con.
thousands Of women who are In the daily
habit OF Intoxicating themselves with Il, and
thry are found In all grades Of society, but
chlt1y arnoug those who arc not dependent
upon their own sxtrsiona for their support.
someof Tho drug stores up town snd IN
mep, the latter buying chiefly at the
down town Ishcps: Not long ago q
Indy OF one of the first families Ess ar.
rts1ed on the street for drunkenness
and locked up In one Of the station houses.
she hsa al ihe sppeasanees Of beiug tutozi:
cluded ttnt shc was OF the iair but 1rail cilss,
and the best thing to do with her was 10
lock her up. 1t turned out On Investigation
that she WAS wholly Innocent Of hayipr
swallowed tusl oil or anything Of the sort,
bnt had ot,y been IN .u1g'og in opium- The
lndf did not APPEAR il print. Two or three
cntta IKE this have occurred, and some OF
tho police tay th1l they have made several
arran nndes the mistaken Impression that
their subjects were suffering under too heavy
stress Of Thiekey.
: Yer, few Of the ladfe. who u.e opium
| yetture into the street while under tia ID:
lunnce, and the fact that these arrests occur
| In public, shows that the habit is very wide
yfr'ead. Many Of. those abducted to II
conceal the iact from their nearest friends.
while Others are ID the habit OF meeting Id
little parties and having tocial chew
Just as some Of the ladies' down South
used TO Indulge In social " dips."
Opium takes the p1sca OF snuff, and
The parties generally get up to high
pitch OF enthusiasm. As opium does
| not lead to head.breaktng aud comba.lve
htor1cation, like whIskeF or other strong
drink, tne fair creatures do mot, savt In r1ro
casse, disturb their ueighbors while At these
OPIUM seancea. An exception Ii sometimes
foand !; there was one few months ago,
| when th6 female Inmates Of house On Four
teenth street fell TO pullloc each othee's hair
and com nittlrE other breaches ofprupriety
while under the Influence Of opium. Bat then
It must be remarked that they were not, at
best, the Poeees sors Of good character,4
Men make less coucenlmeut Of the opium
hsbit than women, and rom their morc ire
quent mfngllng In business affairs they are
more liable to detection. I know several
met. in, bustness who ara il the habltusi usa
| OF opium. and generally carry neat little
lum ps 10 their pockets. The use ofthe drug
| gives them 4 certain nervousness Of manner,
| which is probably the first sign to be dtscov.
cred. Any. metropolitan reader Of this
eau probably call to mind from one
to half dozen men he has met
| whose manner indicates thAt they arc No
who nse great deal ol the drng: one ha.
mt yet impaired his faculties with 1t, though
he will do 50 before long; the other has
taken SO much of the narcotic that his brain
is stupefed, and his thoughts o(ten wander
1 21ltl he Writea we'll and Often brilliantly, aur
none who read his productions would i'm.
aeinc that they came from head that L
Will. the body to which 1t belongs Is In ful
1 sct{rity.
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TRBIUE W00ED AND WON,


Prom the Ansrtsue t9s-) Ceures,
We have been given the particulars Of q
care In this county In which tho bride Was BE-
t1othcd 10 thrte brothers and married 10
two Of them, which Is rather remarkable
On the following August, 1867, the tecond
brother Of lhe same family came to Ameri-
cus fer the same purpose which had brought
.lhc deceased one year previous, On his way
horne, rejoicing. tn hsppy anticipation Of
his own bride, he was caught in 4 heavy
ra1n, and arrived At home with his
clothing thorou. bly, tatussted, from
which he was taken With 4 conRestive
chill the same evening, and died tho evening
previous to the marriage, which Was 10 have
iaken place the following Sabbath. Again,
Instead Of 1htcnlug to the merry ringing OF
the marriage bells, the death krcll was
heard, and a furtral procession took the
place OF the marriage feast.
s. me time curiu1 last month the third
bro, her Of the deceaeed procured license aud
was happily married to the twice bercaved
lady, and now. IN the sweet sunshine Of con-
nubiai bliss, the happy pair, doubtless,
Ktpatii1 oit'tc The eattea spot,
Nh&ta tbs two loved onrH Ucxa lair.
THY scfHlI cre1thed . hentf<lt pr yet,
When eote with i,fs-tsa ~, Its caro-,
To meet lLd never pa,t aEA1n,
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NEGRO MARRIAGE IN MASSA.
OAUSETTs.
1hs Form us,d in ,1d,n rtns.

Gne Of the most accomplished historical
scholars IN tho country, Mr.. ]. Wugate
Thornton, Of Boston, has recently discovered
used by Rev. Samuel phlllips. Of Andoyer,
Atss., whose ministry there, beginning IN
17l0 and erdtng with his death In 1771, vas
prolonged and a11inently distinguished ser
vice Of mure than half the eighteenth cen
tiny. Ats immediate successor Was Rev.
Jonathan French tl1alsoe), In the family Of
who're ton Mr.. Thornton found the document
At North Hampton, n. H., On the Sd Of De-
c. mber, 1858, Is copied exactly from the
original, and the italics are As mArkcd By the
2uthor himself, whose work could ctrtatuly
have been uoue other than the most approved
and orthodox pattern. E tfso diacr o1saes,
foax ron N1sHox xAaaIAox.
thss. Rttsessss. raka 3: y se yoqt Wys;
win - Ress lou scs 1on nov sa'tain. . ser
yAp,. ycu Will Pt,ferm e Part Of n Rasaaat to-
wnu, hsr: And In Particular. you prontae, thAs
= * orpei, Tp, ~ al b,issy. yoa VII ,.ks p.or
Hrt Il atr in sickness md Health. IN Property
And ihai yoo will be T1uA 4 F1ttAfal 70 h.,,
.td I'll Cears to hez only 20 long = God. r hi
Froy:dcuce, shtl! Continue Jcnr and her Abode IN
ssa,T snsa s saa Yo1 sas sss Fss
ss. r !, :: s, q 1sss,a Gsa .na
.. : ri -. 4 ii = se,'. ii 5ou @ III Psrso1a e.
Tx Tea fron,se @ % ,sst % yoa VI Lere 10 = ain % Ana
sbst, y ycr stai harn Tho oppority 4 Ability,
Jou .iu tate proper Cars Ct him y S,ckress
"a asa aie 1T IN n ri aHsees & T,Se % TO him,
ard Will C,eave to him only. - f,n1 s God, tn
s hsaeee sasi se7sae ~, ss Josr 4sose IN
lent'y ccne togetasr: -- Do 1ou ttri
I lsfer, essseahle to geur Rroaest- md with 70
| Il mani of A NtAfrsaaka, BttInTn
| spd tamllisr toee;heT, = 9ntaand aad HsFe, 70
yo1rs selves u ii neeome;h sez1anis to doc:
e1pteea. bo:a nJ '6ed ia Hin, nas Jon b.n.ve
a.s, s,!
! ,r srev ir~ the TINE being
! And Orally. elhost 4 Ctsrsu y,u to hews.e
et 3ou give place "a The Dev1i 10 se to tskc O..
up 1lh Ifid1, .nd teercs1 HI IN De- IL dispieas.
ule: ast q Mn otl1. sut q God slso for II .
| ktyeth Gres To the humble.
! lskai no~ esnclute with P5dF<F Tor you, that
H., 6 sssd Is @ = saes md n s pn..st
thst Jou Deay haTn Caen to eeaaya sotso!y
1ew,rcs eseh o,te., IS A.o duttfnlIy to.1tds yo1r
NT-Pksser.. III a. 81 servts q Csr.. d=sic -
IKxpo1s1pJ Nxsnox.MAHH1Aa1-
Thus The mutual pledgts OF these poor crea.
lures were formally In terms made subordi-
nate to their relations - elares their per
eopal fidelity TO each other to depend on
their respective places of residence for tht
time being ;..and their matrimonial privilege,
or "lcente to be convtfssnt snd familiar 70
ke,ber, u Husbapd and Wife," vas to con
Time - long ~ they lived IN the same neigh
be.hood ard dWing good behavior. Both
thesa conditions were, Of course, determined
u tas tKLe44.
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Infanlss Body Petrtaed.

Tie Elm1ra Gazette says: :"A little child
nan e9 Aafen, aged two years, died a num-
ger oa years etnce and was Inferred In Wood
hwn. 1he family attxrwud removed 10
Rochester, and last weak caused The re-
mans Of the child to be tislnterred 10. re-
ooIial It ttat place. Instead Of mere bones
within The coffin, the remains Of the little
oce Me1e found to b 10 perfect stata Of
petri1catlou- 1etlmirs tha perfect festurns
nd form Of the child II though SCULPTOR
Lad cA4fld tsLl4A Lolo b .s..a Rs41..s.,t
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a EEWAQ E4AAsA
Old Deacon Hopkins was worthy soul,
and very generally respected for his outward
show Of p:ety and religious xeal std I
have no doubt that he h1t at heart most
that he protested. But the Deacon hnd his
weaknesses. In certain direction he was
troubled Nth morbid desire to steal; HIS
chief employment was the Masking OF soap
from ashes wklch he gathered IN the neigh-
borhood and IN making bis soap, he Was
obliged to keep two or three big kettles of
I've boilIrg, to which end an abundance Of
Now it 80 happened TINT the nearest
nejrhbof vas Captain Jack PaIton, whose
caIliug kept him upcn the suit water tna
Greater part Of the time. Captain Jack WAS
great hand at keeping hh family
supplied With well sea .oaed wood, snd, as
he owned an extensive lot, be osien aad =
and TIERS worked up and stacked. 1t fur
thermcre CHANGED that the rear door OF the
rood dstcou's soap-house opened olfectly
Upon the rear Of Captain jacks wood pile.
The temptation was strong. surely mere
ter,nc sticks: tue Capsaln would never miss
fhem. But the disease grew upon the neces-
tIty cf feeding the fires. and be fancied-kind
aid soul that the Captain would never
miss the distracted ioa. 6ut ne Was des-
ant enlightenment, as We shall see.
The question was up before the church. OF
Introducing instrumental music into lii.
choir. One Of the singers had \ bass VOL,
which he Was wiling e play, Il the brethren
declared that I would help the singing
days when 1ddles were tolerated IN
sacred places, and several Of the brethren OBJ
}ected. Deacon Hopkins was emphatic and
meeting Of lie ehafch. be expressed himself @
tecfded]Y. Capt atm Jrck win chsnref9 "a
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make out. how he had put 1t on. I eN the
thing pretty clear In my head before We
reached the station, and when I saw him
get ont of II, knew that was right; 30 I
put 1t on at pncc-Duisder-
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weed, az he hurried past, that be wss the
mn OF Chicago notorlety. watched him
MI the street, but he took shaTy turn and
"as,ost to view then went upstairs.
;ou eee the stamps hare never been
touch;s = said Charlie, pointing to The pack
sHe cf Als on the .deak, Is I entered his
fnom. walked towards where they lay aud
ih!ea y nt Look hers, Rankeu," l slid.
Ae tookthem from MY hand and exam
were del bea! r. he exclaimed "all
thsse 9otes, e-ept the top one, ire counter
say toN &c "a, old man don't include
The man Of cours. never retnrned IN o.en.
py the potitiou he hI secrnted.
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upuU hlQl Gil 1St1CA VI q aAA&t NpAACAtAC Al
dlsease; after the occurrence Of sudden
deAlh 10 tel&tiou OK acquaintance or when
discovery is made Of . mortal disease within
The system, the iufutrce Of religion to calm
the eeainEs cannot be derltd. But II Is
rarely percEptib1e when death Is actually
in pending Whother 1t comes to the old,
who ale ready,
~ Lake rtps fruit. to drop
LILO tho mothers lap"
or to the Lefevse Of sterne, where the
soldier, after the tongue IL silent, 81 looks
first At his ron and then at ny uncle Toby;"
oihers who make no tlgn. the dread Is rc-
moved 1nd the change welcomed.
In regard to the prtmonitious OF death,
there Is ample room for skepticism- The
disease Of Fletcher, which caused him to
send for sculptor and order his tomb the
| salutation OF Wolsry to the Abbot Of Leicc.-
| ter, dra1n,tired by the great master; The
| prediction Of the renowned couiessor, Philip
Howard, Earl Of Arundel; the whining,
cant TOT Fcote, when Weston drd, soon
| shall others say, Poor Foote 7" the laas
picture Of Ho9srth. which he entitled the
end - and hundred like records Of old b.
orrapbc1t, are to be regarded Us merely Gu
| 1ipus coir cidences, II not old wives fables
John HuAter taid upon this suh}ect. With
his utuAl teue c!esrness, ave some
times feel within oursalsts that We shall mol
| AVE 4u4 eAc A4SAk f0"NAo
and the ntrrts communicate the, intelligence
to the brain" His own case Fas one Of m
msrvels Of which he offered thh
rational explanation, He was awaes
that he had long labored under disease OF tht
heart, and that tho disordar had rea ,hed .
point At which any sharp agitation voalt
brig on The cf!xts. o. the 18th OF October
17u3, the board, With whom he had diucf
exec, was 10 meet, and Hunter Prepared 4
keep bis promise. He was aware OF the risl
he ran, Il, As was likely, be should be op
posed for he had no control over his ten
per, aud he expressed his fears that dlsputl
would prove fassl to his life. Arrived
ST.. GEORGES Hospital, he found the botr'
assembled. aud entering ths room pre-
senscd The Petition ot the yuuug men, ens
proceeded 10 urge the propriety OF taei
s. tng admitted. IN the course Of his fe
marks be msdc some observation which oo
OF hls colleagues fa,ls cantrAeicted. Hnntc
Immediately ceased spcsking, retired tros
The table, seemed struggling 70 fepresa nl
| emotions, turned into an adjoining room
and feli dead upon the toor.
There ars many versions OF the preuonl
tlon esid to have bfen received by Thoms
Lord Lytueton.' Th8t which seems 70 .
authentic is By william Russell. m organs,
Of Gulnosd. Fhnss comieuy rss much eoa.1
"a on A>,couEt u LII kstA.eAl Satuuls aA4 n v
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ne ps1rots Of Asia md Ahdc1 w4r Known 10
- GiesN ano Ro3tn4 n te th1n tFo thousand
9a1x ~. asd Nc ard ficqaeut roerrion oY their
sos1s g kotutrf7 n 4neh 311te1s a P1nt1.ch md
n1.apsdes End We AAvs ocea1toaAl nanuop, At1o,
nS .n4 hsJ vern fasorttsa IN tAs p4,ae.k OF AeEs
IL "a Wfpc1 I. About the Tina nf { Il SzS1nz'1
nta. sn Ieqaens aotlee II so1od N tha Nrt'ee1 OF
ss0A9 sSN ~ o1 Hrus md ,nse117. 0vtd- III IN,
sHnes. noesAs Of the eDs1a'd hneof teetr plansTe>
ehiA fner ersvr stterttnn 10 theif roe>eolcr. q
kk&l- IA -5~4s stS4 n L.p>.nxa,
, 1869-03-28

It|euAu1uE Us 10 LehNe tHf uoFc ConSeu-
lent eeas,n, opera srd ctncerts the ccrn.
ing dark seonee or the Davenport brothers;
ihe complimentary banquet tomorrow eren-
Ing In honor Of Captain Dnsehcne, the brave
captain Of the Periere, who. for his skill and
coursge In the January storm. received the
1cEf. oi HonLr FROM Loui. Napoleon the
rurnos That William A94ltun Is coming fiom
Par:f, to infuse the dramatic element into the
religious sentiment Of our eacrtd music the
recent sale OF autographs, rich In Il -ualurea
Of cur Revolutionary heroes 4ud nunetous
promised tsles Of rsre books; the production
of "school' It Wallaek'e, and iot Estter
Monday " The Tempesr' lt the grand Upera
House, and ii The French Theatre, :. La Vic
Pa1idtrne,; the yeloeipede race , the latest
"1cW boakss" the most ecieutltc OF which
are" ThuLdc aud Lightning and "Won-
ders Of Optics published by scrlbner; i'm
proveme,,s 1t Ccntrsl Park, where feudal
castle Is 10 loom up from the Belvidere look.
out.an OF which We see as through glass
datk}y. for We arc enteIlur DOW The most
solemn days oi Lent, EANcHoS,
, 1869-03-28

EAE11X0H1- FEV. ., l1V1'
pau,dirg. Kembt: 4 Co:
EIH.lEx1x: bayr . frturn the eneioseo pe-
rem. The MIN q. E. KenusEt, to whom thty e
LIE. l. reported 10 have len me ssaoGes W.sr T. =
E.ocffnPe. u E. DcrRlats. mA'tef. as ny nssE
liz -,s.sir . nnon said roasser suta dlaEA .
;hsee rtmitsed 70 this On C Hls dssanaaon WIS
SsM o1s ns,c. - tss. ar viii continue vtgti1ns
r. III nespeetfnlly, s.,
o51's' HsV Yong. Feb. n, 1851
Tb. .re.oses note from ihs Auapae NAL steam.
.hin s.nmpspy siates that Rerard h.d sndeAr0sd
- - = VIZ. ersft n thgnl. acc H1n pttaent.
20 81 lns 1ou,s q AoNa hs1s* q to1 pu& sae
, 1869-03-28

Thcn. with eyer tkas saw mt ! klgsed har
AID Ehe. kissing b.tk, could not kuoW
That My kls. wAs Kivtf to her ei-tef.
Po.ded cicse uLder deepeninR sAoR.
, 1869-03-28

1he following e1uaordin., 1fnt. we,. written
hY4aq.s39 nowtnR, az Of. = 10 tie piS.h
chc1 "a. Tho WxitEr te raid to fsra t.,,s. ~.
to tho epidemic shattly attes H:ia . Tee. W. '"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-06
4 Washington snecial 10 the On.

\ Washington special to the Gin
cinnati Enquirer of yesterday says
y duel was fought in this city yes
terday, between an officer of the regu-
lar army ON duty here, and whose
name could not he ascertained, and
Phil. FOrney, Il son of the Hon. J. w.
FOrney, the weapons being pistols, at
twenty PAGES. Three shots were ex-
changed by which FOrney was twice
wounded, and the officer once, but
neither fatally. 1t is thought FOTney
may lose his hand. The principals
We're eager to fight the quarrel out, but
after blood had been drawn on both
sides the seconds interferred, and de
clared that as the gentlemen's honor
had been maintained they should be
satisfied.
The slight misunderstanding arose
in the dining-roOm ofWilliard's Hotel,
u lady being in the case, and the quar-
rel could only be adiustedby the rigOrs
of the code. FOrney's second was
Richard Shelley, of New Orleans, a
former correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Press, Washington Chronicle,
and New York Tribune.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-06

Nasty is going to emigrate from
the Corners to New York, where the
Democracy have a footing not likely
to he disturbed. He announces his
programmed follows:
The only thing that stands in the
way NV my acquirin pOlitikle infloO-
encein NoO York is TIE lack NV sufii-
silent capitil 1 shell get control NV ten
votes wich by joOdiShus repeatin kin
be made to count fifty. Then l hev
suthin positive. With these votes back
NV me L kin insist upon Il share-with
money | kin get more vOtes-with
more votes more money ; and with
money I kin buy pOsishen. In Moo
York the startin pint a few votes
and votes is got by whiskey. My
pint is to get control NV a tTiffie more
whiskey than | kin cOnsOOm myself.
l shell in time go to COngris ; l shell
hev cOntraX to clean streets; / shell
furnish armOres with black walnut
silver-mOunted gun racks and ! may
possibly hev ten or twenty years on
the new court hOuS.
Nv curse when l 90 to Moo York
| shell change my name 10 McNasby &,
and my first name to Michael.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1869-01-06
THE CHRONICLE.
Domestic ReeeiptS,

GOOD DOUGHNUTS.-Threeeg eggs, one
cup sugar, one cup cream, One tea
spoonful soda. Salt and nutmeg.
To DYE BLACK.-Rusty nails, or
any rusty iron boiled in vinegar, with
a small bit of cOpperas, makes a good
black.
PoP-ovERs.-Oneegg a piece of but
ter size of a walnut, a little salt, n
cup milk, one of flour. Bake in small
tins. Eat with sauce.
SUET PUDDING.-One teacup suet,
one of mOlasses, one of milk, one of
raisins, three of flour, two eggs, IN
teaspoonful of soda. Salt and spice to
taste. Boil three hours.
WATERY POTATOEs.-Put into the
pot a piece of lime as large as a hens
egg, and however watery the potatoes
may have been, when the water is
poured off, the potatoes will be per-
fectly dry and mealy.
AN ECONOMICAL DIsH.-Steam or
boil some mealy potatoes; mash them
together with some butter or cream,
season them, and place a layer at the
bottom of the pie-dish; upon this
place a layer of finely chopped cold
meat or fish fanny kind, well seasoned;
then add another layer of pOtatOes, and
continue alternating these with more
chopped meat until the dish is filled.
Smooth down the top, strew bread
crumbs upon it, and bake until it is
well Drowned. A very small quantity
of meat serves in this manner to make
nfan nrnCn,Nnhln 1fff1n 1fch A
sprinkling Of chopped pickles may be
added if handy, and when fish is en-
plOyed, it eats better if first beaten up
with raw egg.
TAPIOCA PUDDING.-Putone teacup
of tapioca TO one quart of water, boil
one hour, in a shallow dish. Then
| sweeten to taste and flavor with lemon.
Have ready six large sour apples pared
and quartered, to be placed over the
top of the dish, with the round sides
up; sprinkle a little salt over them
bake until the apples are done. Eat
with eam when cold.
OYsTER-PATTIEs IN BATTER. -
Make a batter with the yolk of one
egg, Tor more, according to the quanti-
ties of oysters you intend to prepare,
a little nutmeg, some beaten mace, q
little flour, and a little salt; dip in the
oysters, and fry them in lard to a nice
light brown. If preferred, a little
parsley may be shred very fine, and
mixed with the batter. The batter
may also be made thicker, and formed
into the shape of a patty, or put into
a small tin mould, the oyster being
dropped in and covered over, and the
whole baked as a pudding would be.