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MELANCHOLY IlEArn.-A party was made up on
the 9th instant, at Harris village Duchess county, to
visit the wells in Dover. These wells are natural ba
SINS formed in rock by continuous cascades OF small
six in number and though tho access to them difficult,
they are much visited. About O'Clock p NJ. the party
was scattered along the stream and four i've had made
their way the upper WELL of this number was Silas
Germond about IS years of age He standing near
the cascade which falls into the second we'll when he
slipped and carried down BY the water into the ba
sin: the descent about 20 feet he TO rise
once and make effort to swim, but sank again imme
diately The basin the largest Of the whole number
and about 20 feet long and 80 feet wde owing to the
peculiar construction OF the basin could only be reach
ed by ropes which were brought from house quarter
of mile distant. An elder brother OF Mr. g., who was
ual search he hauled out much exhausted. raft
was then made and sent down. aud experienced diver
who happened to be also went down and found the
body in about 10 feet water, directly under the fall 1t
was brought out after having remained in the water
about an hour and quarter but life was extinct


The WESTERN RrvERs.-The Mississippi was on


stand yesterday, at this point The officers OF the
steamer Republic, report the Missouri river to have
fallen ten inches at Weston when they left and falling
fast from that point to within fifty miles Of the mouth.
from thence down, stand. The Illinois Is rsporleu
by the steamer Domain TO be only two inches higher a
Henry, at the head of Peoria Lake, than when AZ he
lowest point, and at stand. There had neeh se vi
about six inches at Peoria.-St Louis heP june 20.


THe CAsMES-we hear daily complaints against cab
drivers for overchargmg passengers inns dshonest Gus
tom is above all resoed when they have to deal with
awoman or n foreigner. Cabmen are required by law
"a have their bill charges posted up nailed in their
cabs but none Of them do IT, however, and through the
coreessncss Of the inspectors passengers are submitted
every day great deal OF annoy and constant
y the vims Of piece Of rascality which has already
been TOO long in practice CAN'T tho inspectors put
stop 20 this nuisance2