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flooded his mind. II was daylight before he
closed the last OF The voumts Utterly ex-
hausted he sought rest. slcep came. but it WAS
wearied, troubled sleep. and he awoke unre-
freshed. TO add TO his agony he found that his
notes were mostly incomprehcnslble The deft
webs of thought that had tied them 10 each
other were broken. He more at sea than
ever. Annoyed beyond measure, he plunged
into his railroad business. drowning every
rejection about the statue But at night the
female giant again confronted him. Ia vain he
ponoered upon some basis tor the truetfou
oil an intellectual ediuce pleasing Ia architecture
ana harmonious in detail. His mind WAS al
perverse "a hysterical woman. Thoughts
came 90 him by the hundred. but all disjointed
anu unconnected. IL wss ike a man unloading
bricks They were OF no use without the brick.
layer and the bricklayer Was missing.
~ ror three days THIS state OF mind continued.
railroad duties drowned the statue a lew
hours, hut the corpse noated to the surface AZ
nignt anu drove away ali sleep. On the third
nisnb tred nature asserted itself. ll slupefed
both mind and body. and Chauncey slept the
steep oi The righteous for ten hours lie awoke
thoroughly refreshed. The statue glided into
, nis Hiha Eently and by degrees. suddenly MS
lntellect flashed. The frame OF the Grafton ap-
peared AS 10y magic. IL was inspiration. He
planted himself at his desk aud wrnte page
alter AFTER page nueCtly and without interru piion.
Inc theme worried him no more. Ersrything
wa, Was mapped out In his mind. At night lac nn.
isueu us TASK Subsequent odd moments were
spent In adjusting doors and windows oiling
nansSs, Aaisomining, papering and other pro
The result is well known The oration viii
pear critical examination aud is veil worth q
careiui pernSaa Although IL was delivered on
the most miserable of DAYS aud under The most
untoward circumstances. ils el,,ouence and
oeauty were recognized by all. Chauncey's
9 ,ninu remains Var brighter than LIbertys torch,
ana The cheery ripple o his inner speech0s
Is again heard in Ihe iand
AMOS D. CUMMINGS AND BLAKELr HALL
Affairs i'm West washturtov.
MARRIED IN NEW loRK.-In New York city
on The "a Inst; Dr, William Moore. the Youngest
son NJ Mr.. r. T.. Moore. of Ihis place. was mar.
rled to Miss Virginia ScAoantnskar .,f Rr..,l--
lyn, y. Y.
Norhs; - LInthicum's institute was mis-
pfihueu Lutheran institute In yesterday q SrAg.
There Will be an adjourned injecting oi the con.
tlieutors To the first subdivision of AssociaIed
Snarilies ~, on Monday next al 12lS 3lsI street,
ior me election OF officers for the ensuing wear.
Mr. John w. Coon. who has been III for
some time past with kidney trouble Is some
what better.
iEaPERAruRE AND CONDITION OF wArrl
AT A-A.-Great Falls, temperature "a; con.
aition, 80. Receiving reservoir. Temperature,
40, conuition AT north connection, SO; south
connection. 80. Distributing reservoir, tenn.
perature, 80; condition at infiueuL gaze mousse
"o' oonoitioh al eniuent eatehouse. 80.
Affairs In Montgomery County, Nd.
THE CONGRATULATIONS FuNR
ERAL, ETC.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November, IL
Court convened on Monday last with Judge
Ninson on the bench. Mr.. Upton Darby was
made foreman ofthe grand jury. The case of J.
l.. Burns agt g. +. Lnthicum was irst disposed
oi,the court giving judgment for defendant The
.respass suit OF E-G.Duley agt Chas. J. Maddox,
defendant fined 50 and costs The Jury reporis
TWO indictments. Court viii probably last
about 20 days.-In the orphans court. on
Tuesday, letters OF administration on the estate
Oh The late Mrs. Elizabeth Mag uder were granted
10 Hon. Philip a. Laird, O. RocKvilIe -I,.iliff
Sohhson benson was on sunday last assaulted
y! Jonn " Myre and seriously injured. O'Myre
escal'ed.-A disgraceful quarrel arose among
tne nesroes In Montrose district on sun.
,,, uas last IN which Jim Gary was shot
named Plumber. The affray occurred at
Piumbers house.-Ihe commissioners OF the
poor nave reappointed Mr.. Best overseer.--Dr.
r Anderson Was elected attending physician
OF the almsnouse.-rhe contract tor the erec.
ton of a barn on the almsboase farm is a awarded
u e. X. Beali. at S9s1.-Dr Barraca offuii. OF
Potomac district, has gone 10 New York 10 rs,.6
aud recruit-rhe "Debutantes," a literary,
musical and social society, composed of the
young folks OF Rockville and vicinity, orga.
nized this week, and appointed Mr.. Evans
rnsitt president; Miss Laura Harlon, vice
presdenL-SquireS Silas Davis, OF Poolesyille,
has resigned the princlpaisbip of the school at
that place, aud has accepted a responsible posi-.
lou I'm Baltimore. Md.-Dr. T. T. Stonesfreet
has been hastily summoned TO the bedside OF his
son-in-!aw, Rev. r l. Green. Dr. Stoneslreet
lett tor Roanoke ON Wednesday.-The funeral
sersic oi Mrs. Julia A Dow. deceased, wife OF
Mr. j. r. Allan, OF Washington. were held as
the l.. f church. this town, this afternoon.
OF the deceased from Washington Attended.
the interment was al Rockville cemetery.
SECRET TESTIMONY rs A DIVORCE CASE
To-day the Equity Court, Judge James, was
engaged In hearing, with closed doors, testi.
mony in the divorce case OF Margaret Ann
Larman agt Henry Larman. The bil IN this
Case WAS hled January 9Th, 1855. and after the
answer had been nied n supplemental bill was
nied, I'm which the charges adultery, cruel
treatment and drunkenness Messrs. W. A
Cook and NJ y. Richardson appear for com.
piainant and Messrs. W. J. Newton and J. A.
Clark for the defendant IL is understood that
the testimony to-day was principally TO the
charge OF adultery. and several witnesses tests.
ded.
WILLS FILED To-DAY.-The viii Of the late
Mary A. Glnon, filed to-day, beQueathes hef
plano TO Mrs. Joseph Bowes and certain per.
sonal properly To her sister Mrs. Jane Breu nan:
he. granddaughter, Mary isabella Gawier and
10 Margaret A. Hsllett, ana the rest of her es.
tate to Joseph Bowes, to hold the same and the
Income 10 be used for the bcuelt vi her grand
daughter, excepting Sl0o per annum, which he
ls 10 eXpend tor relig ious aud charitable pur-
poses, and in case OF the death Oh the grandchid
the property Is TO go Lo Mr.. Bowes absolutely.
The VIII OF the late Caroline RoiliLgs, beq queaIh-
ing her estate 10 her children, was also tiled
to-day.