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FOEEIGN NEWS BY THE ASU. G ermany . —Great military precau* tions are being taken at Nuremburg; also at Bamberg and Munich, as if in anticipation of an outbreak. Several poHcal arrests have been made at Furtli. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin 7tb, says t The German States on the borders of Switzerland, are at this moment'sending tfoops-to the fron tier. It is worthy of remark that no resolution to that effect has been come to by the Germanic D iet; the particular States have adopted the measure of themselves, in order to exercise a more severe surveillance with regard to for eigners. Other German States, not on the confines of Switzerland, have also adopted similar measures.” S witzerland . —The D aily Netos cerfeipondenee from Berne and Geneva represents the political condition of Switzerland to be one of great excite ment. Petitions for the convocation of the Federal Council are in circulatidii. Great discontent is felt with the federal executive because it has not published the Austrian notes and its owri replies and then thrown itself upon the nation. A ustria . —The Emperor has q[uite recovered. His wound, indeed, was at no time dangerous to life, but the shocks seemed to have afiected his brain, and it being notorious that “ his bosom’s doos-not-cit firmly rt.n Llty fears were entertained that his intellect •would be unsettled. These fears are now over. With that humanity which dis tinguishes his majesty, (the Austria pa pers say.) he has conferred a small pen sion on Lebenny’s mother, who was ex pelled from her place as kitchen maid by the loyal family in which she served when her son attempted to be regicide. From Pesth, 1st instant, it was sta ted that Noszlopy, chief of the guerillas, and three of his accomplices, one of whom was tutor to Kossuth’s children, were to be executed on the 3d. Ac counts of the 5th, say that execution took place at Pesth, on the day speci fied. The victims being Charles Juh- bal, ex-tutor to Kossuth’s family, Charles Andrasffy Von Devengujfala, Caspar Noszloby and Samuel Sarkezp. AndrasSy was shot in the Neugebaude, and the other three hanged at the usual place of execution before the (Jlleer gate. A great crowd attended. Sar kezp suffered first, then Juhbal and Noszlopy. The last, says the Press, Was the only one who showed no signs of repentance. I taly .-— At Milan there is no relaxa tion of the Austrian oppression. Citi zens are forbidden to approach the sen tries, and M. Bernard!, having failed to observe the regulation, was bayoneted. The number of arrests made in Milan, betw’een the 6th and 25th of February, was over 600, “notwithstanding which,” says a correspondent of the Augshury Gasetie, “ three robberies were com mitted in the streets in one night, re cently, by fellows armed with long dag- A letter written by Mazzini, found on one of the persons arrested on the occasion of a seizure of arms at Pesehi- aro, proves that Mazzini was not in the canton of Ticino at the time of the re volt at Milan. The letter was dated from Turin. G enoa , March 7.—The Sangredor has arrived from Naples with a report that an attempt has been made on the life of King Ferdinand. The Journal Italia Fopalo states that ar gun had been fired at the King o f Naples, who was so severely wounded in the leg that the surgeon had thought it necessary to amputate. There is no confirmation of this re port, but the D a ily News says it is sta ted in a Marseilles letter, that there had been several separate collision between the people and the soldiers of the Swiss regiment at Naples. Many Swiss are said to have been killed. F atal E vpects o f the S pirit M edi ums . —We are credibly informed, that Mrs. Rich, of Kirtland, was taken sud denly. in what appeared to be a fit, about four o’clock un Monday morning, Feb. 18. Her family supposed her to he in a mesmeric trance, and consulted the spirit mediums to -ascertain what Was the matter. The mediums wrote that she was in a mesmeric state, and would not come out until two w’eeks from that day. Her friends refused to administer any medicine, or allow any others to do so, supposing, as they did, that she was in a trance. At one time, she recovered enough to tell her attend ants, if she did not have some medi cine, that she should die, and then be came unconscious. She lived along in this manner, until Saturday morning, when she died. She lived over a week in an unconscious state, -but most of the time they could see that she breath ed; And probably, if her frrends Tiaff not been misled by the spirit, she now would have been entirely recovered.— It appears to us, that any reasonable person would now be satisfied, that the communication through the mediums, in this instance at least, was false ; but we are informed that her friends are now endeavoring to keep the corps un til the expiration of the two weeks, supposing that her spirit has left her body, which will return at the appoint ed’ time. Such instances of ignorant superstition as the above, in the nine teenth century, are a disgrace and a reproach upon the community.-^Gcaw- ga, (phioy Republic. L arge E gg . —A gentleman of our acquaintance laid (or rather left) upon our table yesterday morning, ’ an egg eight inches in circumference one way, and six the other, and weighing a quar ter o f a pound, ft was one of three ** o f the same sort” laid in the space of thirty-six hours by a Cochin China ben that rejoices in a Bhangbai for a mater and we are happy to? say that she is “ as- well' as could be expected.” If any of our fellow citizens can match this Cochin China, either in the size or multiplication o f eggs, we shall be hap py to be presented with a few dozen as specimens,— Alb. Reg. @:ije SUrmocrat. ROBERT EARL. E d i t o r . Weclnesaa7« IWarcIi 30, 18?3. THE LEGISI/ATORE. This body will adjourn iii about two weeks, and much of the most important business remains yet undone. Eew laws of any general importance, have yet been passed. The report of the Code Commissioners, made two or three yearslsince, remains, as yet, unacted up on, and will probably remain in that condition for some-time to come.— Nothing has yet been done for the ca- uals,aWfaQugh it is conceded by all par ties tti'at they should be completed.— The majority of the Assembly seem to think that the canals should >be gradu ally completed by taxation, and have passed or are maturing bills for that purpose. A majority of the Senate, on the contrary, seem to think that the canals should be speedily completed without taxation, and Mr. Vanderbilt has introduced into that body, a propo sition so,to amend the constitution as ToVbmpisie m e canals, wifliout taxa tion, by borrowing over $10,000,000 to be repaid out of the surplus revenues of the canals, and this proposition will probably pass the Senate. So that there is a conflict of views between the Senate and the Assembly, and it is very doubtful whether they can har monize their views before the time for an adjournment. The present attitude of the two Houses in reference to the canals, shows clearly that the proposition o f Senator Cooly, introduced into the Senate ear ly in the session, to raise a joint com mittee of both Houses to mature and, report a plan for the completion of the canals, was right and proper. We be lieve it was introduced in the right spirit, and it passed the Senate ; bqt it was met in the House by many, honesl- ly, by some, fact iously, and wasdefeat- edand the result is that the Senate and House are at loggerheads with a like lihood that nothing can be done lor the canals. Now, we are in favor of the comple tion of the canals. They have been the bone of contention long enough, and “ the picking of the bone,” for the benefit of one party or the other, has already cost the state enough. A grad ual completion has been going' on for about twenty years, and the canals are now not much better for practical pur poses than when it commenced, al though millions upon millions have ■ been expended. We are therefore op posed to twenty years more of grad ual tompleiion. Such a completion will not meet the expectations of th$ peo ple. We are in favor of a more speedy completion—-not extravagant, reckless, telegraphic speed, but such speed as.is consistent with the best economy. We are opposed to taxation for the completion of the canals, unless it be to meet a temporary Bxigency, because we do not believe that taxation for such a purpose will meet with favor from the people. We are now almost taxed to death for schools, State debt, and other purposes^ and those who may be instru mental in increasing the taxation of the whole state for the benefit of the canals, will receive such a rebuke from the people, as will not soon be forgot ten. Besidesylt is conceded by all the state ofiicers, members of the Legisla ture and public prints, that the .canals can p ay for themselves, and complete themselves. Is it not then the very heighth of folly to tax the people to complete them ? If the canals can com plete themselves, out of their surplus earnings, (and that they can, is a con ceded truth.) should they not be made to do it ? Why resort to taxation, when it is conceded by all to be unnecessary^ We are therefore in favor of Mr. ' Vanderbilt’s plan, or some plan similar to i t , and w e do Hot s e e how th o s e w h o believe ~ThaV the canals can pay for themselves, can oppose such a plan, and favor instead thereof\ taxation. The time has come to^play honest with the canals. They should no lon ger be made the sport of demagogues, and factionists, but they should he speedily completed for the use of the people. R ail R oad C onsolidation .—^-The bill for the purpose of enabling the Rail Roads between Albany and Buffa lo to consolidate, passed the Assembly on- Wednesday last, by a vote of 79 to 34, and now only awaits the approval of the Governur to beconie a law.— Both of the, members from this county voted again^ 'it. The bill does not compel them to consolidate, but provides that tffey may consolidate. We regret the passage of the bill and fear that it will build up the most powerful and dangerous monopoly that exists in the United States—a monopoly that will control travel and freight, destroy eom- potition, and over-shadow tboLegisla- ture. INSANITY. Insanity is on the increase. It is a well established fact that it. increases, not only with the growth of population, hut also with the growth of civilization. Insanity is a thing of rare occurrence among Barbarians and Savages. But as men become more civilized, and the human mind more active, mental excitants increase in number, and the result is an increase of mental disease or insanity. To all the causes of insanity that have heretofore existed, “ Spiritual Rappings” has within a year or two been added, and it bids fair to he one of the principal causes, as appears from the reports of the principal lunatic asy lums in our country. The Asylum at Utica contains about four hundred inmates. Three hundred and ninety were received last year, and ninety-seven who applied for admission were refused admission bemuse there was no room. The report by the managers and of ficers of this Asylum of its operations during the last year, contains some in- teresting information. It seems that of the 400 who have been discharged in that time, 156 are pronounced recover ed, and only 152 unimproved. Of those admitted, 243 were in indi gent circumstances. Nine were crimi nals. By far the greater portion of the pa tients were educ\tted more or less.— Upwards of 300 had received instruc tion in schools, academies and colleges, while only 25 were unable to read or The age most liable to insanity, it seems, is attained between twenty-five and thirty. Under fifteen the cases It is somewhat refreshing, in these days of scarcity of change, to find that, •after all there is a greater quantity of specie in the country than at any for mer period. It would be still more gratifying to ascertain why it s^h. care fully eludes the grasp of business men. Hunt's Merchant's Magazine, for March, the best authority we have on these subjects, says: \ From 1821 to the close of the fis cal year, 1847-8, the entire impoftation of foreign coin and bullion into our Un ion, amounted to'§252,169,841, and the export of the same during that period reached 180,462,406. In these twenty- eight years, there was accordingly a balance of $71,707,435 remaining in our chest. This was the foreign accretion alone; while from our production of the precious metals our mints received, in round numbers, $10,000,000; so that our total increase of specie from both sources was $82,000,000, or about $3,- 000,000 a year. From the fiscal year 1848-9 to the present time, the imports of foreign precious metals, in coin and bullion, jKjere $24,000,000; while the domestic production amounts, accord ing to coinage, to $165,000,000; de ducting from this total of $189,000,000 the sum o f $85,000,000, which we have exported, and-we find that in four and a half years, our specie currency has ac tually gained $23,000,000 each year or a grand total of $104,000,000. T hirty -T hird C ongress . —By the election of six democrats in South Car olina and three in New Hampshire, to the United Stales House of Represen tatives, that body now comprises nine ty-eight democrats, fifty whigs, and ^ ^ ie 1 oA 11 . . • I three abolitionists. The same districts are very ew , roni o ey in Congress eighty-eight crease rapidly; from that time to 80 they decrease gradually and regularly. More of the women are married than single; more of the men are single than married. Of the whole number in the Asylum, 202 are married and 188 un married. There are 57 farmers, 47 laborers, lO merchants, 10 school boys, and 9 shoemakers. Most of the other occu pations average only one or two apiece. Of the women, 109 are set down as house-keepers, 53 as house work. 0th- eir employments average three or four apiece. As to the causes of derangement, in- temperance is held accountable for 46 ; popular errors for 29; spiritual rap- pings for 18 } domestic trouble for 26 ; defective training for 10; grief 8 ; bus iness perplexities, 7 j excessive occu pation, 7 ; 'want of Occupation, 4 ; re ligious excitementj 4 ; destitution, 4 ; disappointment in love, 7; tod much study, 3 : fright, 2 ; temper, 2; pride, 2; disappointment, 2 ;. imprisonment, 2 ; penuriousness, 1. The rest are mainly from diseases or other physical causes. It is gratifying to know that so many insane persons are cured in the chari table institutions of our country; but it is well to bear in mind that in men tal much more than in bodily diseases, “ an ounce of preventive is worth more than a pound of cure.” The best pre ventives of mental disease are a sober and industrious life, good and regular habits, plenty of sound sleep, and as much freedom from all excitement as possible. BLACK RIVER RAIL ROAD. The Rail Road meeting which was held at Carthage, last week, to agree upon a southern terminus for the Black River Rail Road, failed to agree and ad- journedl sine die. The members of the committee were divided between Rome, ^tica and Herkimer as a terminus, and neither locality could get a majority of the committee. We are informed by those of our citizens who attended the meeting, that , the highest number of votes cast for any terminus was for Herkimer. Rome and Utied have both organ ized companies to build the Road; and the papers and citizens of both locali ties are falsely circulating the report that, we of Herkimer, have abandoned the project. We wish to have it dis tinctly understood that we have not abandoned the RoaS, but that we are as ready and able now as ever to build it, whenever the north will harmonious ly and cordially co-operate with us.— Rome and Utica will “have a good time” building it, fighting and warring upon each other, and with the North almost equally divided; and they will probably, if ever, complete it by the time the youngest boy living along the line of the Road shall die o f old age. democrats, sixty whigs, and two aboli tionists. Erghty-.three members of the House are yet to be elected. Total two hundred and thirty-four. The democratic members will be to the whigs in about the proportion of two to one. The democratic majority in the Senate will be fifteen or twenty.' For the next two years, at least, every department of the government will be democratic. A ssemblymen C lassified . —From a classfication of the Assemblymen in the Albany Journal, we find the following: The occupations of the members are, farmers 47, lawyers 23, merebants 24, mechanics 13,*physicians 7, gentlemen 4, other professions 9- The nativities of the members are as follows: New York 87, Connecticut 11, Massachusetts 11, Vermont 6, New Hamps^re 3, Pennsylvania 3, Ireland' 2, Georgia 1, Virginia 1, Canada I, Scotland 1, Hanover 1. The ages are between 20 and 30, 13; 30 and 40, 46; 40 and 50, 36 ; 50 and 60, 26; 60 and 70, 6. Of the condition in life, 102 are mar ried,- 20 are unmarried and 5 'are wid- owers; H igh P riced R eligion . —Dow, Jr., the eccentric preacher, in allusion to the exclusion of many would-be church goers from the sanctuarj^, by reason of the enormously high pew rents in our fashionable churches, characteristically remarks : There is a high duty oil the fashionable waters of divine grace,- and you have to pay at least a penny a piece for a nibble at the bread of life. To go to church in any kind of tolera ble style, costs a heap every year, and I know very well why a majority o^ you go to Beelzebub, because you can't -afford to go to Heaven at the \present exorbitant prices.\ 017“ If the Emperor of France is not a religious man, it will not be for the want of “ spiritual advisers,” as his ecclesiastical household consists of the Bishop of Nancy, first chaplain; the Abbe Tiraarche, cure of Ham, (with a title of Bishop in partibus,) second chaplain; M. Dalalle, grand vicar to the chaplain; M. M. Mullors, first chaplain; Versini, second ditto ; M. Liabeuf, third ditto; and M. Laines, fourth ditto. A M o d e l S p e e c h .-— Here is a model speech, made by the President of the Dinners a Northamptonshire (England) Farming and Grazier Society, on presenting a R^feshments flno cup to « youogmon: -Kow young • ' man,- fak e th a t cup, #nd remember also, Corporation Manuel to plow deep and drink shallow.” I ITT' M. P. Fillmore, son of ex-Presi- dent, says the Springfield Republican, will form a law partnership in the city of New York, with the son of Mr. Cor win, and this same son of Mr. Corwin is strongly suspected of an intention to marry young Fillmore’s sister. The whole operation is to be added to the series of Compromise Measures. HIT* Is it to he yrondered at that the tax-payers of tbe< city of New York “ kick” when such items of expendi tures ;by the Common Council, as the following, are to he footed by them : $8,000 16,000 29.000 25.000 4.000 9,672 1.000 - 1,159 6,000 $S7,831 ling City Hall Street Ccramissioner’s Office lerfi and celebrations •* It?* Mrs. Caroline Leroy Webster, widovv of the late distinguished Secre tary of the United States, is at present residing in New York. Her residence is in University Place, and we under stand that it is the resort of a very large number of citizens, who call for the purpose of tendering their condo lence in person to her. VCr It is rumored that Mr. McAlpine, our present excellent State Engineer, is about to resign his ofiice for the pur pose of accepting the office of Engineer- in-Chief, a.nd Assistant President of the Erie Rail Road. D entistry . —James Lewis, Dentist, has located himself permanently in the village of Mohawk, and would doubt less be happy te receive the calls of his friends in his professional capacity.— Mr. L. is well and favorably known to most of our citizens as an experienced and skillful dentist. Those who wish work done well and at moderate prices will do 'well to give him a call. Two F ires .—M ore I ncendiarism . -—About 4 o’clock Sunday morning the barn of Samuel Farewell, attached to premises No. 226 Genesee street, was discovered on fire and in a short time completely destroyed. A valuable horse and coV, belonging to Mr, F. D. Corey, together with harne'ss and other prop erty to the value of about $250, were burnt up. A horse and cutter belong ing to Mr. M. T. Meeker vvere saved. There can be no doubt that the fire was the work of an incendiary. No one had been in the barn since 7 o’clock in the evening. A nother . —A.bout 1 o’clock Sunday morning a fire \was discovered in tha rear section of the “ Oneida Brewery.” It was extinguished before it had done much damage. There could not have been a clearer case of incendiarism than this. Two distinct fires were built within a few feet of aach other. A barrel was plac ed at the head of a flight of stairs, in-' to which were'put a quantity of sha- The shavings were carried from a shed adjacent. A box was also filled with shavings and evidently set on fire. A hogshead nearly filled with shavings, which stood in the shed above referred to, was found nearly empty. The ef fort was a clever one, and made by one evidently conversant with the premises. —Utica Herald. S ingular F uneral . —The N. Y. Day Booh says a very singular funeral took place on Saturday afternoon in th«.t city. peroon by the name of Jarley- son died on the morning of the 18th, and but a few moments previous made those who surrounded his bedside solmn- nly promise to obey his dying injunc tions, which were, that immediately after his demise his body should be wrapped with common hemp bedcords, and over this extraordinary swathing, should be folded sheets of tissue paper dipped in vinegar, and after this w'as done, that his body should be placed in the coffin, face upwards, with the feet at the head of the coflin, and that upon the lid should be tacked a ticket admitting him free to the regions of the blest. The strangest part of the whole pro ceeding was that the dying man's in- juctions were carried out to the very letter—he was wrapped with the bed- cords, bandaged with the tissue paper, placed as directed and to crown the whole, the hearse was the last vehicle in 4he funeral cortege.- DI7“ The Uvening Journal gives an account of a wonderful cow owned by Miss Mary Bricej of New Scotland ;— From November 11 to February last past, there was made from her milk one hundred-and three pounds of but ter, although to keep her calf well fed, the milk was skimmed before the cream which would have risen bad time to do so. In this way it is estimated that one pound of butter per‘week was lost— making the fair yield 117 pounds. Her feed during most of the time, consisted of the gleanings of a poor pasture, and four quarts of buckwheat bran twice a day. Her value is thus stated— 117 pounds butter. $29,25; 1,432 quarts of milk, $28,64—total $57,89 in 100 DI?“ A lady in New York, has a poo dle dog that she greatly admires. So she “ made a party” for it, and invited 25 of the handsomest “ dogs in Socie ty.” They all came, the crop eared and long eared ; little puppies and great ones, as will be the case at all parties, white, black and red; slender and chubby ; of grey hound and bull dog families, of long silky locks of hair, short hair and no hair at all, generally with whiskers and Moustaches ; here a cur crept in and ran between the legs of a Newfoundland, and there a stout good natured spaniel overturned sever al little fellows' witli his caresses ; in short there were twenty five snappers and barkers of every variety. The dogs were all dressed in the latest fash ions, each being decorated with ribbons. They were refreshed with chicken, beef- alamode, candy, cream, &e. Strange as it may seem this bona fide dog party was not considered a burlesque upon the commoner incidents of puppydom. —Roch, American, , A F reak of the T elegraph ’VY ires . —The alarm of fire at about eleven o’clock to-day, was caused by the Morse Telegraph wires having got in contact with the Telegraph Fire alarm wires. The fire alarm wires were being remov ed from a building in Jay street, when they got -in contact with the Morse W ires, which s e t King’s Chapel bell to strik^g at a rapid rate, and caused a partial alarm of fii'c.-r-JPosfon Trav. LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY. Tuesday, March 22. S enate . —The morning session was devoted to a discussion of the Union College matter—Mr. Beekman having the floor. In the‘afternoon, the- resolutions to amend the constitution, having in view the speedy enlargement and completion of the canals, were made the special order for Thursday, immediately after the reading of the journal. The bill to prevent the sale of intoxicating li quors as a beverage occupied the re mainder of the session. H ouse . —The railroad consolidation bill was ordered to a third reading, by a vote of 28 to 63 ; also, the bill to r peal the clergy tax exemption law. Wednesday, March 23. S enate . —The morning session was occupied in reporting bills complete from select committees. The bill pro viding for the settlement of the Stilwell claim# arising out of the overflow of the canal at Canajoharie, received much attention on account of its involving the principles on which a large number of similar claims are to be decided. A bill was introduced to allow Buffa lo to loan its credit to the Pittsburgh railroad. The Albany ship canal bill was reported complete. H ouse —Bills were passed authori zing railroad consolidation ; to restrict the circulation of the depreciated bank currency of other States ; to amend the act equalizing taxation ; appropria ting $100,000 for the enlargement of the locks on the Oswego Canal, together w ith several local bills. Thursday’, March 24. ■•S en . ite . —Mr. Vanderbilt resumed and concluded his remarks on the reso lution to amend the constitution in or der to ensure the speedy enlargement and completion of the canals. The re solution was made the special ordeiTor Saturday morning. The following bill passed: requiring canal superintendents to make monthly statements of their disbursements. H ouse . —A number of local and pri vate bills were passed. Among the most prominent were the bills to en courage and promote medical inquiry, and for the better- protection of public burial grounds; to authorize the city of Oswego to take stock in certain railroads ; to amend the registry act of ’47 ;■ regulating the assessment of taxes on incorporated companies. In the afternoon, a large number of bills were reported-'complete from se lect comittees—among them relative to way passengers and way freight on railroads. A select committee was ap pointed to inquire into the causes for increased expenses in canal repairs. ' Friday, March 25. S e n a t e . —the bill to tax rents for school purpnoee, oaine up from the As sembly, and was referred to the com mittee on internal affairs of towns and counties. Mr. Vanderbilt introduced a bill to make the Auditor of the Canal Department elective by the people. H ouse . —Mr. Higgins i:itroduced a resolution proposing to raise a joint lect committee with a view to bringing forward some plan for the speedy com pletion of the canals. A bill passed declaring Indian River a. public high way. S aturday , Marcli 26. S enate . —The morning session was devoted to the consideration of the resolution to amend the Constitution for the speedy enlargement of the ca- In the afternoon, the bill to provide for the education of common school teachers in minor schools was discuss ed—the amendment making such pro vision stricken out, and the bill ordered to' a third reading, HousE.-^Tbe bill to authorize R. R. Co’s to construct branch tracks for freighting purposes, was reported com plete. The committee on the bribei-y case are to report on Thursda}'. The bill to secure a more just valuation of property for taxation was discussed in committee ; all provisions for a differ ent mode of assessment from that now in practice was stricken out, and the bill ordered to a third reading. Monday, March 28. I n S enate —The bill to make the of fice of county clerk a salaried office, and reduce the fees, &c., was reported favorably. The greater portion of the session was devoted to the considera tion of the resolutions to amend the Constitution, with a view to the en largement and completion of the ca- In the afternoon, the resolution ap pointing a committee to examine into the affairs of Union-College was discus sed and adopted. I n the H ouse —The Code was under discussion during the morning and af ternoon sessions. No question. A T rue T est op A ffection . —A middle aged single man was dangerous ly ill at St. Omar. lie threatened to disinherit any nephew or. niece that persisted in attending on.him—of course they could not disobey these very strict injunctions of a dying man ; but Josephine would not desert the per verse sufferer—he might disinherit her if he liked. He died; and it was then discovered that he had considered Jo sephine as the only, relative who had proved disinterested, and he left her all his property-—valued at eighty thou sand francs. HT\ The Geneva Courier says that the Waters of Seneca Lake are never frozen over in. the coldest winter, and even near the shore there is scarcely enough ice to supply the summ6r’s re quirements. Seneca Canal, running from the lake four miles from Geneva, has been navigable all winter; and in no instance, not even in the coldest days, has it been “ skimmed over.” It is fed directly from the lake, and as that receives its waters from springs, and is of immense depth, the temper ature of it, all winter long, Is beyond that of freezing. SPANISH OUTRAGE UPON THE AMERICAN FLAG. N ew Y ork , March 26. The schooner Manchester, Capt. Sterling, which arrived at this port yesterday from Kingston, Jamaica, re-‘ ports that as he was peacefully pursuing his course homewnrd from Jamaica, on the I5th inst, off the island of Cuba# and about twenty miles east of Caps Antonio, he was boarded by twelve armed men under the command of d negro second Lieutenant and from a Spanish cruiser of twelve guns, who took possession of the vessel and car ried her inside the reef there. They then demanded the schooner’s papers. The Spanish commander was even go ing so far as to break open the letters of the consignees, but desisted when Capt. Sterling insisted upon his retain ing them intact. They also broke open the hatches and took out about one-third of the schooner's cargo, hut not finding any ammunition or guns on board, put it back again. After detaining the schooner about 24 hours under their guns, she was al lowed to proceed on her way. This however was not allowed until Capt. S. bad promised to satisfy a demand of $30 for safely piloting him inside the reef. The only excuse given for this wan ton injustice was their suspicion of her being bound for Cuba witJ* arms for the revolution. S uffocated .— A German lad, 14 years of age, named H erm a n n Behring er, eating a lunch at his residence. No. 118 Hester street, at 10 o'clock yester day morning, swallowed apiece of meat which lodged in his gullet. He imme diately ran into the yard and made signs to his brother evincing the dis tress he felt. The latter endeavored to extricate the meat with his finger, but not succeeding, he brought his brother into the house, where several physi cians were soon in attendance, and used every exertion to remove the meat.— Their efforts were, however, unavail ing, and the lad died in the course of fifteen minutes after the accident,— Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest upon the body, and a verdict of death by suf focation was rendeiedby the jury.— N. Y. Evening Post. B arnum ' s N ew P roject .— A new project has been suggested by Barnum, which we should like to see tried, lu a recent temperance speech made by him in Nexv York, he stated that there vvere 7,000 grog shops in the city, with an average custom in each of probably $10 a day. He made the following offer to the city, viz ;—If the city would shut up all the groggeries, and give him the amount spent in all of them, he would pay all the city taxes, amounting to $4,000,000: send every child to a good school; present every family with a library of 100 good books, three bar rels of flour, and a silk dress to every female, old or young, and give every body a free ticket to his museum. DI7*The Rochester Union tells one of the old tales of the heartless seduction and desertion of ayounglady by a villian. The victim was a resident of Monroe county ; the seducer called himself Har ley iladley. Under promise of mar riage he effected the ruin of the girl, and then left her. She followed him to Buffalo, where she fell in with the Sis ters of Charity, who dissauded her from a farther pursuit, and provided for her wants. She returned to Rochester where she is at present staying, being in charge of the proper authorities. This Hadley, it is believed, resides in Cleve land. A C ounterfeit . —The Rochester Union notes the appearanc in that city of a well e.xecuted counterfeit three on the Oneida Valley Bank. It is thus described i V'ignette, female and shield, with steamboats on the left, figure three on each side; vignette on right lower corner, female with arm up-raised and scales on one hand and sword on the other; on left lower end of the bill, an Indian with bow and arrow, and figure three on each side of vignette, executed most admirably. It will deceive even the best judges. A H int to L etter W riters .— The following lilies, written on the envelope of an unpaid letter which passed through the Portland Post Office the other day, may serve as a hint to cor respondents to pay their postages on the scoi'e of economy: “ The post an extra gain has made, Because yobr last was not piepaid: The same is true with this reply— You've lost two cents, and so have I.” M elancholy A c cident .— In O p p e ii- heim, Fulton county, on the 10th inst,, John Vedder, Esq., while engaged in watching a horse, received a violent kick from the animal, which finally re sulted in internal mortification, proved fatal on the 18th inst. He was the worthy head of a numerous family, had been for more than twenty years a Magistrate of the town, and retained to an unusual degree his native bodily and mental powers beyond the age of 76. The general regard of the deceas ed was manifested by a very tbronge.d attendance of his fellow-citizens at the funeral held on Sunday last at Ing-. heim’s Mills, who were appropriately addressed by Rev. I. Whitman, Pastor of the Baptist Church in that village, ■Mohawle Courier. laiPPBTANT AND JuST D e CJSION.-^'W, C. Clark, Judge of Probate of Hillsboro county, N. H„ as we learn from the Nashua Telegraph,has recently decided that the investment of a ward’s funds in a new railroad enterprise, is not the exercise of sound discretion, and that the guardian is liable for the money and interest .—Boston Courier^ niT* An old maid, a b’ooW agent, be ing asked what hooks she had for sale, said she did not exactly know, but she believt'd that one was “ Santa Anna the > heroine of America.*’ h .
