The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-12-28

Mr.. Harry Moss assumes editorial control of
the Mississippi Democrat, in Yazoo, in the fol-
lowing salutatory:-'I have been employed, at
considerable expense, by Mr.. McGinly. to edit
this paper, and mean to do my utmost for him
to get his money back on the investment. I
have no favOrs to ask in advance of generous
public for it has been my experience that all
the appreciation | ever got from any generous
public had to work for.
"A correspondent of a Calcutta paper makes
a curious suggestion to tobacco smokers.
Abiding to the alleged discovery by a Partisan
chemist that watercress is a perfect antidote for
nicotine, he says:-''It lately entered into my
head to try how some of it dried would smoke.
To my great satisfaction found that, when put
into my pipe, after a couple of days drying in
the sun, it had all the flavor of the best Caven-
dish without the treacle, andit was even stronger
than Cavendish."
"A New Orleans reporter was being shown
through the Insane Asylum the other day, when
he encountered a very pretty blue-eyed damse,
who at once rushed into his arms with the eX-
clamation-"Oh! my dear husbandn The
reporter wished to soothe the agitated feelings of
the little unfortunate, and stroked her hair
caressingly as he replied-"Why, my little dear,
did you think l would stay away from you ~
mo" she innocently replied, ''you always liked
to kiss me-" 'But you know you are insane,
my dear" he said. 'Yes," she replied wearily,
''that's the reason l kiss you y
L. S. Graves, of Louisville, shot himself in
that city short time ago. He had an insurance
policy of $1,000 on his life containing The follow
ing clause:-If the insured ''shall die by his own
hand, by delirium tremens, or the use of opium,
or in consequence of duel, or the laws of any
nation, State, or province, the policy shall be
void" In a suit to recover the insurance, the
jury strangely enough, found for the widow on
the ground that the assured was at the time in q
momentary fit of moral insanity, which sub
jected his will and impelled the homicide beyond
the power of self-control or successful resist
ance. The court held that the inevitable act of
nVlanN hn in hat 1NT
dead, is not in the of the law or the rected
conditions his voluntary act.
"A writer has recently traced the strange
phrase lover the left" to the records of the
Hartford County Courts, in the colony of Con-
necticut.
cat County Court held at Hartford,
September 4, 17O5.
''Whereas James Steel did commence an action
against Bevell Waters (bOth OF HartfOrd) in this
court, upon hearing and tryall where OF the court
gave Judgment against the said Waters as in Justice
they think they ought upon the declaring the said
Judgment, the said Waters did review to the court in
March next, that being granted and entered, the
said Waters as he departed from the table, he said
God bless yOu the LSU shoulder The court order
a record to be made thereof forthwith. true copc
Test
At the next court, Waters was tried for contempt
for saying the words recited $50 cursing the court
and on verdict fined Go. He asked review of the
court following which was granted and pending
trial the court asked counsel of the Rev. Messrs
Woodbridge and Buckingham, the ministers OF the
HdIblOTu CnuTCHeb, dS 10 Jne dCCepJdtOu
OF the offensive phrase. Their reply constitutes a
part OF the Record, and is as folows:-
eve are OF opinion that those words, said on the
other side to be spoken by Bevel Waters includeQ
prophaneness, by using the name OF God, that is
holy with such Ill words wheret0 it was jOyned ;(2)
that they carry great contempt In them, arising to
the degree OF imprecation curse, the words of
curse the most contemplate that can ordinarily be
used. '"F. WOODBRIDGE,
''r. BUCKINGHAM"
"March Z, 1866"
The former judgment was affirmed on review.