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Year: 1860

DEArH OF Miss MATTE HoFFMAH.-
The numerous friends Of the family Of II. B
Hoffman. Esq. were deeply panied yesterday
morning upon learning that his only daugh-
ter. Miss Matte Hoffman, had died the pre-
vious night short time after 2 o'clock. A.
though this sad event was not alto geth,r unex.
pected, yet sinking Of the heart was ex-
perienced by many when it was announced
Miss Hoffman was the bright particular star OF
the circle in which she moved. Accomplished
and possessed Of extraordinary powers for wiz
ing and retaining friends she vas the idol
Of the young and the old. Charitable to a
fault; most rigid christian, her life was
beautiful to contemplate, and her death has
cast gloom upon all. A void hss been crea
ted which nothing on earth can FILL Her
parents do not mourn alone. Many, many
hearts had come to cling to Matte as they
would have clung to dear sister. and no "
that she has passed away, they heave with
anguish. and the eyes become suffused with
tears which cannot be suppressed. Friends
w~o stood around her death bed inform US
that she was resigned to die and her end was
calm as her life had been exemplary. She felt
she was departing from q world Of trouble
to enter upon new life under the Immediate e
teachings Of her Redeemer Matte is now
happy in heaven with her God, but her friends
will long mourn that He in his divine good
ness. could not have spared her yet a little
longer We sympathise with her parents in
this. their great affection but they must con-
slider that what is their loss is their dear
childs gain.
Year: 1860

One HUNDRED DOLLARS were raised
yesterday by the men connected with the lie
Claire Marine Railway, to be given to the tor
nado sufferers. This is the second donation
from the San source.
Year: 1860

One Of the principal objects Of attraction
at the aquarium, in Bloomfield street, is fe-
male monkey that exhibits An extraordinary
affection for rats. She is one of the Happy
Family" belonging to the establishment, and
fondhess for rat that was also member o I
the family" Upon every occasion she
could catch the rat she would hold it in her
arms, fondling it as a mother does her child,
and caressing it with every mark Of affection.


The rat soon began to like this kindness, and
would remain for hours in the arms OF its
friend. Firslly, the monkey would not al
low the rat from its arms moment, even TO
feed and at last the pet was actually starved tO
death. The monkey met this bereavement
much in the same manner as human parents
do the lcss of their offspring who have died
in consequence of over fondness, with sobs
and means, and she woulc not be comforted.
For twelve hours she held the dead rat to her
breast, refusing all the time to eat, or to take
! notice Of any Of the other animals Of the fam
| ily At last Mr. Cutting took the rat from her
| by force, and fearing that she would volunta-
| riiy starve herself to death, he placed three
| other rats in the cage. This addition to her
| "lamiy" brought the animal to her senses and


the care requisite to the government Of thes.


pets takes up all her time, and she is twice as


cheerful as ever before. She is never for mo-


mept without some one Of them in her arms


and frequently fondles two Of them at time
But the new corners are not altogether grateful
for her attentions. and most frequently while


she is holding one Of them. the others arc eye
ing her sskance from some distant corner oi
the cage Boston Tforcter.
Year: 1860

The following recipe we are credibly
informed, has been repeatedly sold for
hreHty-tirc doHUS-we know that it is valu-
able. because we have tried it,


To restore soilcd or faded clothing =
Good chip logwood, Is ounces; Gum Ara
bic, ounce; White Sugar, ! ounce; com
mon salt ounces; rain water, pail full.
Mix and boil till a copper colored scum is
seen on the surface, when it is ready for
use.


This is Is intended mainly for black and
brown cloth coats, &c, tho it is said to
answer equally well for alapaca and BON
bazlne dresses and other goods OF Il similar
kind. In using it the garment is first TO
be Horogghiy brushed and then the dye is
to be applied while hot with a brush, rub
bing i'll the direction of the nap. Care
must be taken to dry the article in proper
shape, and when dry, it is to be thorough
ly brushed again. If then, the color is
not deep enough, the process is to be re-
peated
Year: 1860

The American Agriculturist says: "Wc
mean to reIest thousand times, or at
least till what we say have some effect up
on our countrymen, that pound Of lean,
tender, juicy mutton can be produced for
half the cost Of the same quantity OF lat
pork that is infinitely healthier food, es-
pecially in the summer season, and those
who eat it become more muscular, ana can
do more work with greater ease to them
selves than those who eat fat pork We
know nothing more delicious than smoked
mutton hams of Southdown breeds of
sheen Vcnison itself is not superior.
Year: 1860

"My dear" said Mrs. Jones the other
day to her worthy spouse take the boy;
please while toast him piece OF bread


What = said Jones, toast our little OAR
ling, you surely could not be SO cruel


Jones, seeing a broomstick approaching
him very rapidly, Immediately left; but
he says that want of perspicuity is not
of the lady's errors in conversation, nova
days
Year: 1860

The Philadelphia North American speaks
as follows IN regard to the result of the
present thimbler rigging among the politi
clans of New York:


New York is now safe for Lincoln by a
plurality of fully one hund red thnusand
in spite of all combinations that can be
made. Whoever denies this conclusion
must either ignore palpable facts or see
them with a perverse intelligence. No
power of politicians can prevent this fore
shadowed result. There is great upri-
sing in popular feeling lin behalf of one
who sprung from the honest masses, and
who. by his own energy, self-reliance, in 4.
tegrity and virtue, has carved ont his for
tunes. acquired the confidence Of all par
ties and sects in his own State, and is
soon to be elevated to the highest honor of
the Republic. Sham democrats, who are
always striving to excite jealousy and dis
trust between capital and labor, and who
habitually appeal to the lowest passions
and prejudices in order To obtain a politi
cal advantage, are those who are now fore
most IN the Infamous work Of sneeriny at
the pretensiOns aud disparaging the claims
of Abraham Lincoln, because he toiled
with his own hands. and by honesty and
industry rose to his present distinction
These are the very reasons. together with
his admitted ability and fitness. which
have commended him to our favor, and
which have addressed the public sympa
thy SO strongly. He emiueutly man OF
the people, with all the Impress and char.
acter Of one who is destined to make his
mark in history, and the instrument, un
der Providence, of restoring peace to dis
hacted country, Of bringing back the gov
ernment to its ancient practices. of en-
forcing uprightness in the Administration, 1,
and Of silencing sectional clamor. In
thirty days after his inaugural address,
there will be one voice Of appreciation
throughout the country. and generous
expression OF confidence. which will not
be limited by any narrow feeling Of party
He has every motive to promote concilia-
tion, and every impulse which belongs TO
apatriot."
Year: 1860

! We believe it is now determined that the


son of his mother, the Prince Of Wales will


pass over the Ohio & Miss. R. R. from


St. Louis, thus depriving our citizens oI


seeing this very good looking young gent


We are sorry for this, beca Use the fiunky-


ism of Terre Haute will be very greatly


disappointed. In all communities we sup


pose there Is some toadyism-a kind of


hybridous species OF men and women, W ho
delight to fawn before titled nobility or an


imaginary aristocracy. Men who have
never felt the true thrill of genuine man


hood and women who are not fit to be mo-
Tiers. For such we fe | sorry-they are
we have no doubt much disappointed =
Perhaps we can get the young gentleman
to return this way, and remain for few
moments ut the depot. where those fond of
such sightseeing may get look. Il is
said he is quite pretty and dances divine
ly. He reads very fine speeches written
for him by some older head aud pays great
Difference to the Duke, his unclp What

he has ever done, but eat the bread produ-
ced by the sweat which has streamed from
other mems brows. We do not know What
achievement in the worl of science, or let.
ters. Of government or war he has accom-
plished we are not informed. What there
is about this live Prince, but that he is the
son of his mother, and she the descend
ant of the man who wished to make slaves
at him and the history which surrounds
him, We are impressed with the opinion.
that the respect an American should pay /
him. is only that due from one man to an
lther man.


"Worth makes the man
Year: 1860

The CoMEr.-Proiessor Band, of the Cam
bridge Observatory, says that from the obser-
vations the comet on the 2lst, 24th and
25th Mr.. Stafford and Mr.. Tuttle have compu-
ted elements, which have not yet been suffi-
ciently tested, but there is no doubt that the
comet is approaching the earth, though owing
to the strong moonlight, its low position and
increasing distance from the sun, 1t is doubt
full whether it will become very conspicuous
to the naked eye. In the large telescope it
presents an appearance curiously like that of
the great comet of 1858 on a reduced scale.
The tail branches off in two streams from the
nucleus. But now the right hand one is the
brighter instead of the left. The same dark
hollow is visible in the axis in the rear of the
nucleus, and there are similar disturbances
and jets of luminous matter in its neighbor-
hood, all on a reduced scale of intensity.
Year: 1860

The means in use by the degraded King of
Naples for torturing suspected persons among
his subjects, described by the London
Times, are most revolving. One person, for
merely carrying letter in cipher, was placed
in sack and kept beneath the water until he
had lost consciousness three times. Tho
thumb-screw was used to extort confessions,
and also an instrument called tourniquet,
which was applied to the head, which makes
the eyes start forth and almost drop. Ponti-
10, Lieutenant of Manscaler, invented an
arm chair, in whice the victim is seated on
sort of gridiron, under which is pan Of coal.
Another method was to tie the head of the
victim between his legs, and leave him in that
position until he confessed. Another instru-
ment was the sbini, 'sangelic Instrument"
in which by turning screw, the limbs of the
victim are crushed. On one occasion a man
was suspended in the air, his arms being tied
to one wall and his legs to another, and in that
position an officer of the police jumped upon
him and beat him..
Year: 1860

DOUGLAS BANKRUPT.-A writer in the De-
troit Advertiser asserts with great confidence
that Senator Douglas is hopeiessly bankrupt,
and that his notes are under protest IN Wall
street to the amount of 100000. A few
years since he was justly regarded as man OF
large fortune, but his ambition to be PRESIDENT
caused him to enter the contest, purse IN hand,
which had the effect to draw around him
band of cormoranta and harpies, who OF course
took more pleasure in putting his money into
their pockets than in the advancement OF hio
cause.
Year: 1860

When my good mother was girl
Say thirty years ago.
Young ladies then knew how to Knit
As well as how to sew.
Youne ladies then could spin and weave,
Could bake, and brew, and sweep;
Could sing and play, and dance and paint,
And could a secret keep.
Young ladies then were beautiful


As any beauties now
Yet they could rake the new mown hay,
Or milk the "brindle o,'w. )"
Young ladies then wore bonnets, too,
And with them their own hair;
They made them from their own good straw,
And pretty, too, they were.
Young ladies then wore gowns with sleeves
Which would just hold their arms;
And did not have as many yards


As acres in their farms.
Young ladies then oft fell in love,


And married too, the men;
While me1 with willing hearts and true,
Loved them all back again.
Young ladies now can knit and sew,
And read pretty book
Can sing and paint and joke and quiz,
But cannot bear to cook
Young ladies now can blithcly spin


Of street yarn many spool;
And weave web of scandal, too,


And dye it in the wool.
Young ladies now can bake their hair,


Can brew their own cologne;
In borrowed plumage often shine,


While they neglect their own.
And as to secrets, who would think
Fidelity pearl
None but modest little miss,


Perchance country girl
Young ladies now wear lovely curls,
What pity they should buy them;
And then their bonnets-heayensi they
Fright the beau that ventures nigh them.
Then as to gowns. I've heard it said
They'll hold a dozen men;
And if you once get in their sleeves


You'll ne'er get out again.
Fen love is changed from what it was
Although true love is known
Tis wealth adds lustre to the cheek,


AID melts the heart of stone.
Thus time works wonders; young and old
Confess his magic power
Beauty will fade but virtue proves


Pure gold in mans last hour.
Year: 1860

1t is true saying, ssand worthy of all accep-
tation'' that the man who improves his own
home, his own neighborhood, and takes his
home paper, is always good citizen. FROM
such a course flows stream of peace In the
house. beauty around the house, refinement in
the neighborhood, and an honest love of home
Year: 1860

A young Mississippi widow is said to have
spent at single dry goods house, in Memphis,
Tennessee, last year, for the adornment of her
person. So ,825. An exchange thinks she must
be pery anxious to supply the place left vacant
by the dear departed.
Year: 1860

1t is little troubles that wear the heart out.
1t is easier to throw a bornb-shell a mile than
a feather-even with artillery Forty little
debts of dollar each, will cause you more
trouble and dunnIng than one big one OF
thousaltd
Year: 1860

SEvERE.-Curran, when opposed to Lord
Clare, said that he reminded him of Chin
ney-sweep, who had raised himself By dark
and dusky ways, and then called aloud to the
neighborhood to witness his dirty elevation.
Year: 1860




No CONFERENCE.-THE New Jersey Douglas
men are not at all satisfied with the PROPOSE
tion of the Breckenridge men to run but one
electoral ticket in that State. The ticket
nominated by the late State Convention con-
tains five electors who are Breckenridge men
and only two who are for Douglas; and the
Douglas men say they intend to submit to no
such nonsense as that. In Philadelphia, too,
the same spirit is apparent. The Douglas men
held their ratification meeting there on Sat
urday night a week. and no one who reads the
resolutions adopted can doubt that they are
resolutcly in earnest, and the prevailing SEN
timent, especially on the part of the active
leaders, is against any concession to the rival
branch of the party. There is much less like
lihood that the feud will be compromised than
there is that the battle-cry will be sswar to the
knife" If the resolutions mean anything,
Cancellation is out of the question. We find
a vein of malice running through them all.
The delegates who formed the Convention
which nominated Breckenridge and Lane, are
stigmatized as men who "o,ce labor and serrfce
to the decaying dynasty which was created by
the National Democratic Convention Of 1856"
and as .sfugitives from the regular organiza-
ton of the Democratic party, aided by disu-
nionists and new converts to the Democracy"
We are sorry out of the deep regard we have
for the party, that these brethren should man
ifest such an unforgiving spirit.
Year: 1860

In the foreign news brought by the Van
derbilt was brief announcement of the
death Of one of the most popular of English
cotemporary writers, and one Of the most
successful of facetious lecturers, Albert
Smith. He was born in 1916, and in lS4l
made his debut as magazine writer. lie
acquired, however, the greater part of his re-
putation by the production of his original
entertainment, 1.-THE Ascent of Mont Blanc"
which was brought out in the spring of
1852 The exhibition was patronized by
the Queen and the English nobility, and of
course it became one of those things which it
was indispensable for the-London visitor to
see. The ascent of Mont Blanc was panora-
mic and descriptive and what the panorama
lacked in merit was fully made up in the
sparkling vivacity and versatility of Mr..
Smith, in his descriptive lectures.
Year: 1860

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.-Some of the
friends Of W. E. Wood, of Mad Ok, have an
nouuced his name as an independent candidate
for the Assembly. Mr.. Wood is in every way
competent for the position to which his friends
would elevate him. We are satisfied, however,
that his name is announced without his know.
edge. Whether he will consent to permit his
name to be used for Assemblyman, remains to
be seen. We hope that, so far from doing so
he will lend all of his influence towards the re-
election of John White.
Year: 1860

TRACES OF DREAMs.-Persons are frequent
Iy at loss to account for the reception of
certain impressions which are commonly a
source of erroneous Judgment. Sir H. Hol-
land observes "There are few who have
not occasionally felt certain vague and feeting
impressions of past state Of mind, by
which the recollection cannot by any effort
take firm hold. or attach them to any dis
tinct points of time or ,place-something
that does not link itself t.. any part OF life,
yet is felt to belong to the identity of the be-
ing. These are not improbably the shades
some casual association, wandering back in
to that strange world of thoughts and feel
ings in which it was excited during some
time of antecedept sleep, without memory
of it at the moment or interval SINCE"
Year: 1860

CHEAPER THAN EyER.-Ceorge Levy adver-
tises large stock of fall and winter dry goods
for sale, which have just been received. He says
he is determined to dispose of them cheaper
than he has ever heretofo4e sold similar articles


After some time spent in gaining the experience,
he is convinced that 'ssnah profits and quick
returns" is the true principle d successful trade
Year: 1860

HORRIBLE DEATH FROM HYDRopHoBIA.-
Thomas Dascomb, residing in Roxbury, Mass,
died day or two ago of hydrophobia. He
kept number of dogs, and about week
ago two of them, a female and one of her
puppies, were playing rather roughly to-
gether, and he attempted to separate them.
The mother of the puppy bit his wrist
slightly, but he took no notice of it until
Friday night last, when he woke up with a
burning thirst and endeavored to drink
some water when he was seized with a vio-
lent spasm. e.jTHat i-,


He spoke to his wife in relation to the dog
biting him, and said he was sure he had been
poisoned in some way, and thought he had
the hydrophobia. He continued TO grow
worse, and barked like dog, turned sum
mersaults in his bed with strength which
two men were unable to restrain, and after
much suffering, died yesterday noon. The
dog that bit him died a few days after giving
the bite. .. .Nr


1t is stated that Mr.. Dascomb did not have
the wound cauterized until day had elapsed.
The symptoms before death were very
severe, and left no doubt upon the mind Of
every one that it was case Of hydrophobia
Year: 1860

SAVING RAFT FROM THE RAPIDs.-A raft
went over the Lachine Rapids on Friday
night, and arrived at Montreal safe next
morning. The foreman intended passing the
night at Chateauguay Basin, as is usual, but
q strong wind springing up, they were blown


into the channel, and found themselves OPP
posite Caughnawaga at twelve clock. With
coolness and presence Of mind, they sent on
shore, got up the Indian pilots and made
such an organization of their small force as
brought in eleven drains in perfect safety,
not leaving one piece. On every previous
occasion of the kind, the men have left their
RATS to their fate. This is the first instance
on record of a large raft running the Lachine
Rapids by night, without going to pieces.
Year: 1860

A MAN KILLED BY LIGHTNING IN THE
PREsENcE OF HIS FAnLY.-A few days agoa
negro preacher, John Stout, residing near
Mount Joy, Penn, was struck by lightning
while at work in his garden, and instantly
killed. He was standing almost directly
under the telegraph wire, in the act Of hand
ing money to his wife, who was standing
near him, and who was not affected by the
emitting showers of brilliant sparks and a
succession of sounds similar to those pro-
duced by the explosion of fire-crackers. The
hair was burned off the crown Of his head,
and his body commenced such a rapid decay
that it was found necessary TO bury him the
next day. haf yyGa asaasd ln a'go,q ei
Year: 1860

A HuGE BLACK SNAKE KILLED "A few
days ago ablack-snake, eleven feet in length,
was killed in Gwynedd Township, Penn. 1t
had been seen at intervals for several years,
but the statement in regard to its length was
discredited. 1t was shot by person who
was out hunting woodcock, and until he saw
the monster did not believe there was so
large a snake in the State. 1t is said to have
belonged to the anaconda species, and could
easily have destroyed a lamb or young calf
Year: 1860

A MosT UNFoRTUNATE GIRL.--A Miss Emily
Audrus, of Smithville, NY, was so terribly
burned few days since by her clothes taking
ere when passing stove, that her life is
of. About two years since she was
thrown out of a carriage, and three or four
years before that was seriously injured when
on hand car which was run down by a
locomotive. Two or three of her companions
on that occasion were killed.
Year: 1860

THE GREAT GuN.-A letter OF the 2fth from Old
Point Comfort says:


The mammoth gun known as the "Floyd,n has
just been beautifully mounted here and will be
fired for the first time Monday next The
" Floyd is said to be the largest cast gun in the
world its shells weighing $50 pounds, and its solid
balls -475 pounds. The first test will be of its
range, with charge of only twenty pounds of pow
der, which will be gradually increased to one hun
dred pounds. Great interest is manifested among
the artillery officers in the experiments about
being made with this gun, the model of which is
pronounced perfect.


The experiments with Sawyer's rife cannon will
be resumed as soon orders can be procured
from the War Department for the construction of
two targets one to be made of bricks and the
other of pieces of timber foot square and of four
thicknesses, and covered with iron plate three
quarters of an inch thick. This cannon has been
thoroughly tested in range and accuracy, and has
made the best record known. The power aud
efficiency of its shell has been tested but once.
target of four thicknesses of tweive-inch timber
was securely fastened together with large iron
bolts. The shell penetrated through two and into
the third layer of timber, and then exploding, tore
the target into pieces, breaking all the bolts and
blowing the third and fourth layers upwards of
fifty wards.
Year: 1860

Portland paper says that Gen. Tom Thumb is
to take a wife from that city, the handsome and
accomplished daughter of one of our Oldest and
most esteemed citizens. She is said to be very
pretty, below the ordinary height, and heiress to
quite a large estate.''