Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10. 1859.

The Republican primary election comes off to-morrow. , ! f o^7"We have had another glorious rain this forenoon! which commenced at daylight. ; Rev. Mr. Livermore, of Chicago, preaches at the Court House next Saturday night. -■ Benjamin F. Downing will please accept our thanks for the first watermellon of the season. f oi/~Potatoeß are selling her at seventyfive cents per bushel; eggs, six cents per dozen; blackberries, five cents per quart. | is selling at this place for $3 per hundred, at the Logansport mills at $2, and in Chicago at $4 per barrel. In the latter place white wheat commands 90 to i>3 cents. j fps” The jury in the cattle case of Dougherty vs. Martin retired on Thursday morning. Th ey remained out übtil eleven o’clock at bight without finding a verdict, when they \Vere discharged. , n , Messrs. Hammond have just burnt a fresh kiln of bricks, at their yard, two miles south of Rensselaer, on the Lafayette road, and are prepared to furnish them in any quantity. ' Harding presented us with a* penknife yesterday which is of as good njatefial and polish as any we ever saw. If aiiy one wants a good knife, or anything else Whatever in his line 7 we recommend them to give him a call.’ 1 Westville Herald has ceased to exist. We learn from the last number that frjend Powell, its editor, will immediately commence the publication of a new paper at Laporte, Republican in politics, to be called the Herald. Success to him. advertisement of Mr. Harding, announcing himself as an independent candidate for selling more goods for $1 than aijy other merchant in town, is copied by mhny of our exchanges as a specimen of shrewdness not often met with. Wi gmore, the watchmaker, desires us to say that he will stay here but five days longer. Those who have clocks, witches or jewelry to repair, please take nqtice. He expects to visit here again in a feV weeks, of which he will give due notice. Hlswork seems to give general satisfaction.

THE RENSSELAER HOUSE.

As it has been rumored that friend Babb was about to close up the above-named hduse, and retire to private life on a farm, he desires us to say that it is incorrect, and thht he will “keep open house until the last day in the afternoon.” This will be good news to the occasional guests of the RensgeInfer House, who are so accustomed to the good-humored faces of the host and hostess, and the bounteous table always set before thfe hungry and weary.

THE LATE ELECTIONS.

trhe result of the elections that came off last week in several Southern States is very gratifying, indicating that Democracy even in jits strongholds is tottering to its fall. Kentucky the Democrats have elected their Governor by 7,000 to 10,000 majority, and five Representatives to Congress; while thq Opposition have elected lour Congressmen, and one remains still in doubt. Two years ago the Congressional delegation stood—Democrats, eight; Opposition, two. Hijrrah for “Old Kaintucfc!” In Tennessee the Democrats elect their Gaverner by a reduced majority of 3,069. The Opposition gain one, and probably thtee Congressmen. Returns are not received from all the districts iu North Carolina, but it is ascertained th'at there is a gain of at least one Opposition Congressman. The news from the new State of Oregon isfalmost too cheering to be credited. If true, a Republican Congressman is elected, wje shall look for the next arrival with interest.

CEREBRATION AT FRANCESVILLE.

indebted to a friend for the following article:} being the second anniversary of jthe Francesville Lodge, No. 190, I. O. O.? F., will long be remembered by the members of the order who were present. A very lafge number of citizens turned out to hear and see; visiting members of the order from Wfinnemac, Rensselaer, Monticello and Westvijle Lodges were in attendence; Gjrand Master Mathews, of La Porte, presiding. The procession was formed in front of the Odd Fellows,’ Hall, al outone o’clock, lead by the Rensselaer Band, and under the direction of our host, Captain J. S. Riley i assisted by P- G M. Thomas Underwood, f ‘ ;

of Lafayette, and marched through the principal streets to the New Albany and Salem Railroad Depot, where the address was delivered by P. G. Rep. Schuyler Colfax, who gave us among other things a general history of the rise and progress of the order, in that pleasing and eloquent style, usual to his manner of addressing an audience, and which, especially, made the “initiate” feel that it was good for them to be there. After thev address the procession was again formed and proceeded to the Riley House, where they discussed one of those sumptuous dinners, that only our friend Riley is capable of getting up. After dinner was over the company returned to the depot, where the regular and volunteer tosts were read and responded to, producing a compilation of spicy sentiments, intermixed with wit and humor, which was very much enjoyed by the audience. They Irequently responded with bursts of applause. The exercises were interspersed throughout with good music by the Band. In fact, the address, music, tosts and responses were all calculated to chfgiy and enliven the hearts of all present. About five o’clock the assembly was dismissed, and with the best of feelings, left for their homos rejoicing.

VALUE OF A WIFE IN INDIANA.

It is at last definitely settled what the legal value of a wife is in Indiana, or, at least, what it is in the proud “Slate of Jasper.” Last Sunday a man was committed to jail from Lake township for stealing a wife and other property to the amount of ten dollars. What the value of that “other property” was we do not know, but suppose it was about nine dollars and ninety-nine cents, which would make the wife very dear at that. The following is a c ;py of the affidavit on which the relentless wife-thief was arrested: “Stale of Indiana Jasper county “Now comes the said plaintiff Jacob Loux and files his affidatid and upon his oath says that a bout the first of June 1859 Came the said'John karns the defendant and steals away his wife willfully knowinaly and mischievously Garry her away by Nigh and other goods to wit Clothing of wearing appearl and bed Clothing and other property to the amount of ten dollars and Carried said wife and said property by night to the state of Illinois and yet keeps said wife and said property Conceald from the State of Indiana and further sayeth not this the 21th day of June 1859 Jacob X Loux” Sheriff Phillips took the unfortunate John karns down to the Lafayette jail for safekeeping. Sicli is life!

JASPER CO. AGRICULTURAL SO’Y.

There will be a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Jasper County Agricultural Society, at the Court House in Rensselaer, on the 20th day of August, 1857, at ton o’clock A. M. Important business will demand the attention of the Board. Robt. Parker, Pres’t. S. Donaldson, Sec’y.

PRESBYTERIAL.

There will be a Cumberland Presbyterial Meeting held at Pil-t Grove on Wednesday, the 17th inst., commencing at three o’clock, and will hold over the following Sabbath. Ministers and members of other denominations are respectfully invited to attend. By order of the Session, E, Jones, Moderator.

CAMP-MEETING NOTICE.

We expect to commence a Camp Meeting, for the Morocco Circuit, on I 'riday, the 12th of August, at four o’clock P. M. We extend a general invitation to all, except hucksters, who will not be allowed near the ground. The spot selected is about two miles south of the little village of Brook. We invite especially tent-holders, from adjoining Circuits. Come, brethren, and let us worship God together. The location is pleasant, and plenty of good water near the ground. J. C. Mahin.

ATTENTION, RIFLES!

You are commanded to meet atyour armory, in Rensselaer, on Saturday, August 20, 1859, at tenVclock A. M., for drill and other purposes. By order of the commandent. I. N. S. Alter, O. S. N. B.—The last meeting of the company adjourned to meet on the 13th inst.; but, in consideration of the approaching Campmeeting, ii has been deemed advisable to postpone the meeting of the company for one week longer. O- S.

The Italians

“Malakoff,” the able Italian eorre£<p o ndent of the Nev. York Times, writing from Milan, after describing the coldness with whiefi Lewis Napoleon Emanuel were received on their return from the Mincio, says the feeling of dissatisfaction and discontent, regarding the peace treaty, are quite general. “Rely upon it,” he writes “that the hearts of the people of Italy are more deeply wounded to-day than they were under the Austrian oppression.l They look forward to worse trials and deeper complications than those that have gone before. They had hoped at last to unite in on ■ kingdom with a constitutional government for the heretofore divided sections, and thus to constitute a nation strong enough to protect for the future their own indeptuidence. Now they see themselves again divided, and what is worse, the Pope, whom they detest, invested with ijnerensed power over them. They see nothing before them but internal dissensions, oppression, war and blood-shed, and the heart-of Italy, healed for a day by the generous aid of the French army, bleeds afresh more free than ever.”

Republican Victory in Oregon.

From the California correspondence of the St. Louis Democrat yesterday, we 1 am that the Republicans have carried the election in Oregon. The letter came by the Overland Mail on Saturday night, and is, of course, the lntes news from the Pacific. This is almost too good news to b * true, but we have no reason to doubt it further than that it is better than we hoped. If it should prove true in the end, it will put “salt eel” in Joe Lane’s Presidential banquet to a certainty. Here is the letter: San Francisco, July 15, 1859. The greatest piece of political news which has left the coast for many months leaves it to-day, no less than the election of a Republican member to Congres from Democratic Oregon. The returns are not all in yet, but the last footing up show Lansing Stout, the Lecompton nominee, to be fortyfour ahead of David Logan, Republican, with Coos and Curry counties to hear from. We have since received by an arrival this morning the vote of the last two counties, announcing 70 majority for Logan, which leaves a majority of 26 for the Republican candidate; but whether he gets the certificate or not, he is entitled to the seat, and will probably obtain it. There was the usual Amount of fraud in,the strong Democratic counties, and it is Capable of proof that in several precincts the voting was altogether informal and illegal. Be assured this is a great triumph—indeed the first Republican victory on the Pacific. It was a death struggle with the Democracy. Jo Lane and Delusion Smith both stumped the State, calling on the masses to support the regular nominee; but it wouldn’t go down. Lane and Smith said that every vote against their candidate was a vote against them,and relying on their personal influence to carry Stout through, worked night and day to secure his election. The people have spoken out against it. Oregon is redeemed.

Caution to Ladiens Going to California.

A correspondent of the Philadelphia Press says it is altogether unsafe for ladies to take passage on the steamers for California, without a proper companion. There are generally rogues on the watch for them, and deeds of terrible crime have been perpetrated in consequence. Any woman traveling on that route, will find plenty that will be willing to assist her, and they will be very attentive, and make themselves very agreeable, and the ladies themselves, in their innocence, cannot understand why it is that such attention is paid to them until they are lost in shame and prostitution. An excellent young lady, on the last passage up, was very sea sick, as nearly all are. A young man of fine appearance and dress; made himself very attentive to her, and she was only saved from ruin by a man who observed his movements and interfered at the risk of his life and a duel, just at the last moment, when the profligate scoundrel had drugged the lady, and stripped her of her jewelr , and S2OO in money, and was about to take away her good name by means of chloroform. Many will say that their education and refinement will save them from such outracee, but the experience of every voyo--,e disproves this. Even the most vjvtuous, educated and intelligent are led to shame and dishonor by being without * pro toctor, -end no one is truly safe without one. Many husbands here for their wives, and on their jog,j ne y some become the prey of dep.Vons in human shape, and thus they are lost to shame and degradation before they reach their distant homes. Young men send for young ladies, intending to make wives of them, but on their journey they are led into the whirlpool of passion by these attentive gentlemen, and are lost ere they stand up joyous, happy brides.

[From the Columhu's (Ohio) Statesman,

Two Prisoners Shot.

A shocking affair occurred at the Penitenitentiary, on Wednesday afternoon, about three o’clock. While the convicts were at work as usual upon the new wall which is being built outside of the yard, two of them, named M. R. Shade, alias Richard Dort, and John Sweeney, attempted to escape by Tuning out of the yard. The alarm was immediately given, and the guards under whose direction they had been working, fired their revolvers at the flying convicts, but without effect. The guards stationed upon the wall, however, also fired their muskets with more fatal effect. Sweeney received two loads of buck shot, one in the neck and one in the thigh. Shade fell, wounded in both legs, and he also received a load iu the back, part of which penetrated to the vicinity of the heart, and it is feared will prove fatal. They were both returned to the hospital, where the proper medical assistance was rendered by the physician of the Penitentiary. Sween ey, it is thought, will recover, his wounds being severe, but not necessarily mortal; but as to Shade, scarcely a hope is entertnined. The latter’s injuries are serious, and be suffers intensely. Sweeney is an Irishman, and Shade a native of Ohio.

Foot Race.

The quickest time ever made at a foot I race was accomplished at Troy, N. Y., a few days since. Two Indians, named Smith and Bennett, matched themselves to run one hundred miles within twelve hours. During the morning the atmosphere was very sultry and the mercury, at ten o’clock, stood ninety degrees in the shade. Notwithstanding, both men started in the race, and ran to the twenty-eighth mile when Bennett gave out, leaving his rival to acc mplish the feat alone. The first fifty miles was run by Smith in seven hours and twenty-four seconds. He continued the raci to the sixtyfirst mile, when his feet become so swollen that he was almost unable to walk, and he gave up the race. The time occupied by Smith in the sixty-one miles was nine hours, twenty-nine minutes and thirty-six seconds, the quickest time for the distance on record. Who Cut them Down? —There has been found in “Quigley prairie,” (a low wet swampy piece of land about two miles nor'h of here} a number of stumps four feet below the surface. These stumps indicate that the “Woodman’s axe” has been at work, but when, the “oldest inhabitant” knoweth not. In excavating for the Chicago and Cincinnati R. R., a great many have been found, and they seem to be in a good state of preservation.—Pulaski Democrat.

The Slave-Trude at Savannah.

The people who suppose,says the Cincinnati Gazette, that the movement in favor of re-opening the African Slave-trade is not rapidly gaining strength at the South, simply deceive themselves. In all the Gulf States, as also in Georgia and South Carolina, this is fast becoming a leading political issue. We had supposed, indeed, that in the conservative city of Savannah, as in other prominent towns of the States above referred to, there was a welcome public sentiment in opposition to this execrable traffic. Whatever may have been the case, such is not now the fact. This is seen from the reception recently given there to Mr. L. W. Sprutt, of Charleston, the great champion of Slave Piracy, who undertook to enlighten the people of Savannah on that subject. The News, of that city, stutes that he was listened to by an “enthusiast audiance,” and one “as large and as appreciative as has ever been assembled to tlie consideration of a political question.” The News further says that“for more than an hour he riveted the attention of his audience, and was arrested at almost every step with outbursts of hearty and spontaneous applause. It has rarely, if ever, been our good fortune to listen to a speech so replete with an elevated toneof truth and logic, and we hazard nothing in saying that it has told, and will still tell, upon the public opinion of our people” The very fact that Mr. Spratt appeared as the advocate of what the civilized world has declared a felony of the highest degree, is sufficient to show the moral grade of the orator and the elevated tone of his applauding audience. We are not surprised, therefore, to find in this address such sentiments as the following, which may be taken as a specimen of the whole of Spratt’3 infamous tirade. “But it is said we may not stoop to a measure forbidden by the law. It is not for us, so vested with the trusts of a great destiny, to scruple at the necessary means to its attainment. Situated as toe are, we cannot abrogate the laic; and must we then forego our destiny for want of legal means to its achievment!” The recent speech of Hon. Alexander H. Stephens has evidently given a new impetus to this law-defying movement, and the News, with great gusto remarks: “Wffien such men as the gifted speaker and our own eloquent Stephens become the advocates of great social and political truths, it is time that the masses should be thinking and moving.”

A Young Girl Outraged by a Prince The Czar Avenges her Wrongs.

Last December n officer in the elegani uniform of the Chevalier Guards gaHopped alo -g one of the most crowded and fashionable streets in Petersburg. Passing a magasin de modes he saw a charmingyoung girl enter. He followed her, and was struck by her cheerful but modest grace, and the free’.inoss and tenderness which distinguished her. On her retiring he learned tb'i she was the daughter of a poor cA, (civilian;) that the shop-people w .’orked f or her at a lew rate from admiration of her youth and character, and the* she would return at six. That officer, with two of his fri nds, indulged in a sumptuous dinner, inflaming his passions with mostly champagne. But exactly at six a large and gorgeous troika (a double-seated sledge) stopped near the magasin, harnessed with three splendid horses. The poor Olga advanced, was instantly half stifled in a fur cloak, lifted into the troika, curried on to Czarsko Zelo, where a convenient and lonely house of entertainment awaited them, and was there brutally ravished, after indignantly rejecting every kind of bribe. But her resistance was so violent uiat she disfigured the faces o her assailants. On her return her father appealed to the hated police, but in vain. The police-mas-ter assured him that the criminals could not be identified. On this, her brother, an officer in the country regiment, was writen to. He was indefa igable in his inquiries, discovering that three officers had suddenly announced themselves sick to hide the scars in their faces, wrote a petition to the Emperor, and succeeded in awakening his sympathy. The police-master was summoned, and the Czar charged him instantly to procure a true report of what had passed. This was done. The criminal was Prince Galitzin. But mark the punishment. The Czar instantly compelled him to marry the sufferer, endowed her on the spot with half his worldly goods, making her at once very wealthy, and then immediately issued a ukas of divorce, leaving her entirely free. All the three officers were transported to a coun’ry regiment, deep in the heart of Russia, and were refused any rise in military rank. Never was poetical justice more rapid and more complete. The sentence does honor to the Emperor, and almost makes us long, in certain cases, for an omnipotent despot. But this is not the only instance in which Alexander IJ has given proof of a good heart and great vigor. The circumstance has excited an immense sensation in the Russian capital, and will doubtless have good results.

An Interesting question.

An American citizen in the British Parliament. The member for Da-tmouth, in the new British Parliament, is Capt. E. W. Schenley, whose marriage with a wealthy heiress of Pittsburg is not forgotten here. Less than nine years ago the g llant captain, -who has so brilliantly carried off the beauty and jewel of a boarding school on Long Island, where her family had fondly hoped she wo< Id be, like the Roman Virginia, the bride of study for a whil •, was naturalized, in due form, as a citizen of the United States. According to the usual order he renounced ana adjured forever allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, or State sovereignty whatever, and particularly all allegiance to the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, whereof he had been previously a subject. He is a nice case for the naturalization debaters. Is he a citizan of the United States] or a subject of Great Britain! or both, naturalized as to the lormer, and native as to the latter! Could he be elected to Congress from the Pittsburg district, whore he holds, by right of his wife, immense landed property, and yet take his seat in th“ Imperial Parliament! OC?”The women of Mexico are reported to be organizing secret political lodges. They see that the men have not force enough to accomplish anything, and so will undertake the work themselves. They cannot do worse than the men, most certainly.

Sirocco in California.

On the 17th of June, at Santa Barbara, California, a terrible phenomenon was experienced. The sun rose in the morning li e a ball of fire, but though very warm, no unusual inconvenience was experienced, till about two o’clock P. M., when a blast of heated air swept over the country, followed by others in quick succession, till the atmosphere became so intensely heated that no human being could withstand its force—all sought their dwellings, and had to shut doors and windows, and remain for hours confined to their houses. The effect of such intense and unparalleled heat was demonstrated by the death of the calves, rabbits, and birds; the trees were all blasted, and the fruit, such as pears and apples, Utterly roasted on the trees ere they fell to the ground, and the same as if they had been cast on live coals; but, strange to say, they were only burned on one side—that is the direction from whence came the wind. All kinds of metal became so heated, that tor hours nothing es the kind could be touched with the naked hands. The same phenomenon was presented in Los Angeles, and a large portion of the State has suffered from the blasting heat, which has nearly destroyed all the fruit trees and vineyards, and, in fact, most of the vegetation of every description throughout an extensive region. The California papers are speculating upon the cause of the singular and destructive visitation, but the general opinion appears to be that there has been a volcanic" eruption somewhere in the Southern part of the State.

American Steamboat Models.

At a recent meeting held at Glasgow, Scotland, a paper was read on constructing steamboats for the Clyde.provided with the spacious and comfortable accommodations of the American river boats. Some of the members objected to the top cabins of American boats, and asserted that they would not answer for the high winds and freq .ent storms on the Scotish coast, and all admitted that a reform was necessary in their boats, and that they must combine the American system, if they wished to increase the comfort of the passengers. Improved ventilation, a promenade deck, and more space were required, and the American steamers, in regard to those improvements, were models to copy after. At the same time, most of the members thought that the hulls of such boats should be made of thin steel pla'es. So we go. The “universal Yankee Nation” furnishes models as well as structures that are recognised as superior to any known to older nations.

Threatned Lynch-law in Pulaski County.

For some yeers a notorious fellow by the name of Joy, has made it a point every time iie comes co town to get drunk and raise a fjw in our streets by fighting. On VVednesnay last be was here again and put in the whole afternoon in trying to engage some one in a fisticuff, he finally succeeded, and got what he richly deserved, a sound thrashing. The matter should not end here, this fellow should be arres’ed and made t feel the punishment provided by the law. If Joy was arrested and sent to jail a few times it would be doing a good service to him as well as this community. The time has come, when, if the officers of the law stand by and see this overgrown ruffian run over peaceable citizens, they need not be surprised to see the case before Judge Lynch. The citizens are resolved to stop him, if the officers will not.— Pulaski Democrat.

A Sagacious Little Dog.

The Philadelphia Gazelle tells a good story of the sagacity of a little dog in that city. His master, a carppnter, had lain down to sleep after dinner on a pile of shavings in the shop, and during his nap some boys playing with matches outside of the shop set fire to the loose shavings, and the flames caught from one to another till they at last crept into the shop and caught to the heap on which the mail was sleeping. His little dog caught him by the coat collar and shook him, but to no purpose. His clothes were beginning to take fire, and he slept on heavily. Again the little dog shook, and. jerked, and pulled, and the man woke up, just in time to escape being burnt to death, He caught the dog in his arms and sprang out, and escaped with his clothes scorched and burning. That dog is entitled to a life pension of good meat and no “lickings” in that family.

An Execllent Move.

The Detroit and Mi vvaukie Railroad Company have authorized the erection of a force pump and convenient troughs, in a building near their depot in Detroit, Michigan, for the purpose of accomodating passengers with gratuitous ablutions, where they may bathe and cleanse themselves with pure and refreshing water, after a long ride in the cars. Dressing rooms are soon to be added. Such attention manifested by a company cannot fail to be appreciated. Indeed, if these corporations would more generally manifest a desire to car" for the wants and comforts of their passengers, the pecuniary reward would be found rich indeed. A- it is, most companies think that the less they trouble themselves about the comfort of passengers the more will they exhibit their independence of the public which patronize them.

The Photographic Art.

One of the best photographers in Europe took a bank note for 5,000 francs on the Bank of France, and photographed one so much like it that the bank's judges, the photographer himself, and, in act, all who have seen the two, are unable to distinguish which from tother. The hank considers such success rather dangerous. But the greatest photographic achievement, is that ot an Italian savant, who, after six years’ trial, is said to have secured a surfac lor photographic pictures, perfectly free from irregularities, capable of distorting the most imperceptible lines of a photograph, and to have taken on this surface a photograph of the the moon, one which figures of naked animals are depicted, one species of which bears great resemblance to human beings. is now the “land of promise.” Judge Pettit has already granted about twen-ty-five divorce cases. It requires only twenty days residence. A gentleman living in Indiana, was recently astonished to learn that his wife, while then visiting a friend in Kansas, had obtained a divorce, and was passing herself off as a blooming “Miss” of sweet sixteen. “Cold feet is a sufficient ground for a divorce.”

Various Items.

Cttr*The wheat product of Ohio, this yearj is estimated to be three million bushels more than ever before raised. OC?"The Republican Convention at Law> rence, Kansas, on the 3d inst., nominated Marcus J. Parrott for delegate to Congress. The Lafayette Courier reports that two men were killed by “choke damp” in a well, in Crawfordsville, on last Wednesday afternoon. Lafayette Journal of last week says that a woman wyis fined twelve dollars and costs for selling liquor in that city without a license. 14 assessors of eleven counties in Ohio, report that in those counties, last year, seven thousand and fifty four sheep were killed by vicious dogs. J. W. Barrow, of Alabama, announces that he has been opposed to the slave trade, but that he Is novv in favor of it. He is a wheel-Barrow.—- Louisville Journal. Pettit, of Indiana, says the Louisville Journal, has determined to make his perminent residence in Kansas. Indiana has our congratulations and Kansas our symsympathy. OCyGen. Whert denies, through the New Orleans Picayune, the widely published statement that he had been invited by President Juarez to command a column of American volunteers to aid the Liberal cause. The express from Denver City arrived at Leavenworth on the 2d, with S6OO in gold on consignment, and a considerable amount in the hands of passengers. The accounts from the mines continue favorable. carry a single mail through from St. Louis to San Francisco, Cal., requires the use of 140 stations, 163 changes, 91 drivers, and 716 horses and mules. The total amount of animals required on the road is 1,800. Philadelphia Bulletin lays down a number of rules of action in case of • ne’s clothes taking fire, and concludes by recommending any lad}’ who should unfortunately find herself euveloped in the flames of her burning garments, to “keep as cool as postible.” (fjrA couple of females at Cayuga, Canada West, went into the forest to cut material for hoops, being resolved to keep up with the prevailing fashion. They selected the stem of the “poison ivy,” and after wearing tin; hoops a lew days, were so dangerously affected as to require med cal treatment. ocs”More camels, says the Civilian of Galveston, are coming to Texas. The importation now expected is to be made from the valley of the upper Mongolia. They are stronger than any other kind of camels, and are accustomed to the severest hardsfiips. They are to enter the United States via San Francisco. Hartford Courier says that an old farmer Jiving near Fall River forgot the “run” of the days last week, and drove into the town with a load of hay for sale, on Sunday. He did not discover his blunder till a crowd of boys gathered about him, and rather rudely notified him of the derangement in his almanac. New Albany Tribune says th'.t Lovely Love, of Dearborn co nty, who was sent to jail last week for stabbing his son-in-law with a pitchfork, has a twin brother named “Hatefu 1 Love,” and that both names were actually given by the mother. Either the Tribune is quizzing or that mother had a strange fancy in names. satisfied with having a doubleheaded girl down South, they have produced a horned b y to compete with her for notoriety. The lad is a negro, in Hinds county, Miss., has horns on his head three inches long projecting above each ear, and interfer s considerably with wearing a hat. They are stiff’and hard, but not flinty, as are ..ho horns of quadrupeds. Evansville Journal says that another head has been blowr. open by the infallible process of blowing in the muzzle of a gun, and raising the lock with the foot, to see if it is loaded. Its name was Scott, and it lived in Union county. We have not noticed the item in the Union county paper, and we doubt if there be not some mistake in the locality. Newcastle Courier says that Dr. Dorr and Jordan Pickeney, of that place, returned home from Pike’s Peak last week, with the report that gold digging won’t pay. There is gold in small amounts- to be had by hard work, but the same work would make more money at other occupations. Which, we have no doubt is true. morning after the French occupation of Milan, several journals that had been suppressed by the Austrian government reappeared. One had been suppressed for five years, and in the last number had promised the “conclusion” of a story in the next. True to promise, the next, at the end of five years, took up the story where it had left off, and completed it. Rockford News says a boy named Harris, sixteen or eoventoen yea’s old, hired a horse in that town the other day to go six miles, but drove the poor beast seventy miles, and until it actually fell dead from exhaustion. The young barbarian was after-, ward lynched by half dozen young fel'ows, who flogged him so severely that his life is in danger. Philosophically Considered. —A young French soldier writes to his mother from Cast.iglione: “Dear mother, lam yet living and lively; but I am not quite complete. The surgeon of the regiment has cut off one of my legs. I have been used to having the leg by me and the parting was cruel. Do not weep, dear mother, but rejoice rather, for I will rejoin you now, not to leave again. I will always be, now, a part of your little card party—thanks to the wooden leg. of the greatest monopolies of England is expiring, and a great deal of discussion is going on about the renewal of it. It is the monopoly of Bible printing. When Janies the Frst authorized the present translation sjf the Bible, in 1611, be gave the right of printing it to the two Universatiea and the King’s printer, and thus for two hundred and fortv-eight years nobody has printed the common Bible in England but these monopolists.