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HOME INDUTRY !
A NEW ERA!
MENDENHALL’S
NEW AND IMPROVED
HAND LOOM!
Patented in 1857.
I*ll IN LOOM ia deftigned specially for Planters’ use
and may be introduced with advantage and profit
on every Parma nd Plantation in the State. It ran be
operated by any person from a girl of fifteen years, and
will weave easily, from twenty-five to thirty yards per
day, with more facility and ease than eight yards can I
be produced on the old fashioned L oil.
The Machine ia of the the aimpiest construction, the
largest occupying a apace of 4i by 6 feet, 4feit high,
and can be kept in perfect order with the least imagina
ble care. It i** easily operated, requiring but two mo
lions of the band, with the lav or baton to thr< w the
shuttle, operate the tjarneaa, take up the cloth, and let
off the web. It ia. the eforrecommended with the
greatest confidence to the use of Planters.
It ia ao arranged that eight different kinds go >da
can be woven on the same web, ami the liberations re
qulred to produce any deßired fab. ic can be made in a
few minutes—as, for example,
Single Plain, Double Plain, Ken
tucky Jeanß, Satinet, Heiring
Bone, Blanket Twill,
Seamless Bags, &c.
Can be readilv produced. Those constitute the most
useful and desirable f ibrica.
This Loom was Patented, in January 1857, and may
be seen in operational the atore of W. B. GRIFFIN,
Broad street, to whom or the undersigned nil orders or
enquiries must be addressed WILLIAM HILL,
Augusta May 2 1858.
NEW'ORLEANS SCHOOL OF MED I
CINE
BITUATED ON COMMON STREET, OPPOSITE
THE CHARITY HOSPITAL.
f| HE Regular Course of Lectures in this Institution
■ Will ccmmence on Moaday, the 15th NOVEMBER,
1656, and continue twenty weeks.
FACULTY
ERABMUB D FEN N ER, M D., Professor of Theory
and Practice of Medicine
ANTHONY A PENISTON, M. D., Professor of Phy*
■yology
AUHT N FLINT M D., Prof, of Clin Med. and
Auscultation and Percussion.
THOMAS PENIS r ON, M. D . Emeritus Professor of
Clin. Med and Ausru tation and Percussion
SAMUEL OHOPPIN. M l>, Professor of Surgery.
ISAAC L. CR AWCOUR, M D., Professor of Chemis
try and ai Jurisprudence
HOW ABD SMITH, M. I>., Professor of Materia Medi
na and Therapeutics
JOHN MW PICTON, M. D., Professor of Diseases,
of Women and Children
D WARKEN BR.CKELL, M. D., Professor of Oh
■tetrica.
CORNELIUS 0. BEARD, M. D . Professor of Ana
tomy
J. F. GRALL, M. D. t Demonstrator of Anatomy
The Difsectmg Rooms will be opened on the 15th of
Ortnher ottaical instruction will be given daily in the
wards of the Char ty Hospital, and tnree tunes a werk
at the College Dispensary, where the patients number
abou one hundred awe k. The distinguished abilities
of Prof. A. Fl.nt, noth as a lecturer and writer on Clini
cal Medicine, will here find an admirable field for dia
* Tho Professors will take pleasuro in aiding the Stu
dents to procure cheap and comfortable board and lodg
ing.
Amount of Fees for the ull Course of Lectures.. 6108 00
Matrtcula ion Fee (paid but once) r 5 0 1
Dissecting Fee 10 00
Graduating Fee 25 00
For any further Information address
L. D. FENNER, M. D Dean of tho Faculty,
No. 5 Carondclet street.
New Orleans, June, 1858. n:<-w4t
NOTICE
ALL persons are hereby waned against trading for
two certain promissory NOTES, mane by me one
for sioo, the other for SSO, both of said uotes bearing
date July iibtb, 185 e, and made payable one day after
date to R. F. Beayor bearer. J. B. ASKEW.
Powelion, Ga July 3 11 , 1858. an-i wst
GEORGIANS”
NO HTJMJ3TJGr!
GEORGE L. SUMMED,
DROPRIKTOR for Btat* of Georgia of Willis’ lm-
Jt proved Magical TURBOIN WATER WHEEL—
cheapest and best in the world.
Address Marble Works P. 0., Geo.
OLDEST ESTABLISHMENT SOUTH,
SUMMEY & HURLICK,
DEALERS ITsT
lIONTMENTS, TOMBS, VAULTS, TABLETS,
URNS, UEAD AND FOOT STONES, and MARBLE
WORK f every description, cheaper than any other
concern South.
AoAreas, Marble Works P. 0., Pickens county. G*.
58 ly
INTERESTING TO PLANTERS.
THE KOCH ISLAND PAPER RILLS, at
Columbus, Ga . and the Batb Paper Mills, (G W
Winter, Agent. Augusta Ga.. each wish to purchase
ONE HU* RED THOUSAND POUNDS OF THE
MOTES that fan under a Cotton Gin.
This is a chance for Christmas money for the hands
About the Gin House.
Clear ot dirt and whole cotton seeds, the price will be
one cent per pouud, de lvrfd at Columbus or Augusta,
or on any of the Railroad* within 100 miles ot either
place
When they are very neatly handled something more
will be added to the price.
Parties dipping will please mark their names p’aiulv
cn the ba ea and mail the receipt to the office to which
they are sent augl-dl A. w3t
DISSOLUTION
f|*HK Copartnership of JACKSONS, MILLER Sc
A VERDERY, having expired by its own limitation,
on the Ist iuatant. the undersigned have puicba-ed the
entire interest of W E. jACKaON, and Intend eoutinn
iugthe WHOLESALE DRY G ODS BUSINESS, it
theold stand,) under the name and style of JACKSON,
MILLER A VERDERY
GEORGE T JACKSON,
JOHN T MILLER
SAMUEL A VERDERY.
Augusta, Ga., Jnly 15, 1858
notice’
HAVING disposed of my interest in the late arm of
Ja- ksons. Miller A Verderey. to GEORGE T.
JACKSON JOHN T MILLER and SAMUEL A
VERDERY,"who will continue the business, 1 cteer
faily commend th*m to a continuance of public favor.
W E JACK ON
Augusta, Ga, July 15 1858. jyl6-d6Aw3t
NOTICE REQUIRED BY STATUTE
IN contemplatu nos a renewal in a different for.. , the
special limited Partne ship heretofore ex stmg in
this city between the undersigned, will be dissolved by
mutual consent on the,l4th of August next.
W E JACKSON. \
Samuel a veroery, i
B F KIKCHLKY. Ir. ,
B. 8. SANCHEZ, jWMTU lanan.
Augusta. July 15 1858. , jylii-wtl
DROPSY CURED
THE undersigned proposes to CURE DROPSY of
every desertion. He cad be seen personally live
miles south of Union Point, or addressed by letter to
OHi on Point, Greene county, Ga The Medic ne can
be sent anywhere by railroad, with directions for
ftving it; or, I will attend personally, f request
ed. and paid for my trouble. I will bay Negroes
afflicted with Dropay. or core them, as the owner may
prefer. Batiafastorv references given, if desired.
MILES G. BROOME.
StAU gs Giorgio, Orient count) .
Thie ia to certify that my father had a negro tnan af
flicted with Dropsy m ISN3; he had been treated by se
veral physicians without any enre. when he applied to
M G. Broome for his remedy, which cored him. He ia
(till living, and in good health.
Jan. 41, 1858. Henry CHAMPION
Union Point. ‘>reene eo.. April 7, isoe.
upywyunls9
” noTice” -
RUN4WA Y from the subscriber cn the 10th net, a
Negro Boy named ANTHONY, about 27 -oars 0 f
age. dark mnlatto color, weighs about 160 pou is, ht-avv
head ot hair, with a scar upon bis upper lip sa a Ne
gro was recently from North Carolina Any person who
will apprehend said Negro and lodge hint in jail shall be
■ eaaonablT rewarded for t K e same and all necessary ,-x
peases paid oy the snbsbriber. T. J. TARLETON.
jy!7-w3t
AN AWAY
FKOM the snoscriber, on the Ssth inst.my Negro
Man. AUSTIN, wh . is about fifty-four years old
Bit compleaien Is black. height five feet ten incne
weighs about one hundred and fifty pounds . with a
front tooth out. Had on, when .eaving. a dark colored
komhaaine Goat, patches on the shoulder, and a high
crown hat and dark pantaloon- I will give, for kis de
livery to me, on my LHantail.” in Warren county, near
Powelion. Ten Dollars, or if lodged in any safe jail
where 1 may get him. and will give Fifty Dollars if
found in the possession of any white man who is at ■
tempting to make off with him. with sufficient proof to
convict any snch person, or persons, o the same.
BENIAMIN F. ROGERS
Powelion. Geo . April 47. 1858 my4-w3m
‘ SITUATION AS TBACHEB WANTED
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, from Yirgmia, who’
was educated at one of the best Colleges in tho
United Steles, wishes e SITUATION a- Principal of an
Academy, Assistant Teacher in some good School, or
Tutor in a private family .
Would be competent to teach the Latin. Greek and
Mathematics The best of reference given, as to char
e ter and capacity. Please address
Jan3l dAwtf H V RMITHSOW. Augusta Ga
COTTON YARNS AND OSN JBURGS
THE undersigned Its ■a, onstant supply of superior
Y ARns and OSNABI BGS. made by the Newt, n
Mannfacfartn* Company. These Goods are in every
respect of the best quality
For sals by A. P BEERS
jyUM3*tw4tw4m Agents Augusta, (j*.
Farmers, Planters and Keepers of
HORSES.
%
‘ Keep your Horses in Good Condition.. ’
IIEIYITSII'N
mm u in rmit
THK ♦'Xtraordinarv virtnesof tha celebrated GFR-
I MAN HORSE i%WDER are attested by tbor r uda
who have used it It is composed of Vegetable Rc-ota
and Herb*, aod is h'ghly recommended for the care tnd
prevention of all thoue diseases to which that animal—tre
Horse—is snbject: a* Distemper, Hide-bf nnd, Drowii*
| neas, Loss of Appetite. Inward .Sprains, Yellow Water,
i Fatigue toid hard exerci.eor work, InfiammAtion of the
Eye* Debiiity, Wasting of Fieah See. It camea off aii
! grofts hnmora. prevents hor?ea from becoming stiff or
f-iniidered. purifies and the blood, and improves
their general condition. The constantly increaiDg de
mand for thia celebrated ‘ HORSE MEDICINE ’ia one
of-tbo*e anmistakf-able proofs of it worth. In case* • .
Hide t>ound, L sos ppetite, Drowsiness, Fatigue.
DUtemper, inflarr iaatiou of the Eyes. It improvea the
c ndition ofthe Bkin ; impart-* a fine glossy coat of
Hair it is a universal Condition Powder Fanner-t and
Planter* should not be without this valuable Powder
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
FlnliLß Sc HEINITSH,
Columbia, S. C.,
PLUMB & LEITNER, .
Wholesale and Retail druggists, Augusta, Ga.
FOR SALE,
3,250 ACRES
VALUABLE LA AD !
A GREAT BARGAIN OFFERED!
TUB subscriber offers for sale, on the moat libera
1 terms, a PLANXATION containing 3,250 acres
lying np<>n t e waters of Hprißg c cek, in Early county
Ga . composed ot Creek bwarap Hammock, and Pine
Lands. There is about twelve hundred acres opened
and m a high state of cultivation, good water, and healthy 1 ’
Being determined to sell, I will give the best bargain
to be had in a valuable Plantation in Southwestern
Grtorg.a.
Apply to *4. H. STAFFORD,
jyl4-w2m Blakely, Early county, Georgia,
FOR SALE,
A Valuable Family and Commercial
HOTEL.
above is located in the mwn of Marysville,
1 Blount county. Tenn . ar.d contains 24 convenc.t
sitting and bed Rooms, offices See., with large basement,
Dining R- om, Kitchen and other suitable out buildings ;
al o good Stabling tor thirty head oth rses, Hay Sheds,
Carriage Houses, Hors.-. Lots and Garden.
Marysville is the county town of Blount county, and
on the KnoxviLe aud Montvale Springs’ road, 10 miles
from the farmer and 9 from the latter Being the only
Hotel in the place, it necessarily commands the travel
ing custom between the two points, as ako that of the
County, Circuit and Chancery Courts, and in the Mont
vale .Springs sea on considerable patronage from visi
tors. Any gentleman, wishing to locate in a healthy
and advantageous business position, will fiad this an
eligible opportunity. “Apply to
R McKINZIE, Proprietor.
Marysville, Tenu , July 14. 1858 jyl7-wlm
TALLADEGA LAND FOR SALE.
I OFFER for sale 665 acres of* LAND in Ta ladega
1 county, Ala ,2$ miles from Oxford, ou the road lead
iug •rom Talladega to Boiling Springs, 250 acres cleared
and in cultivation. The tract fronts Cbockolocko creek
for one miie; contains 250 acres prime bottom laud, which
will yield 8 to 12 barrels corn*2s to 30 bushels wheat, and
IS to 1500 lb-, cotton per acre. * The upland, mostly
oak aud hickory, w ill yield balf these quantities. The
location is healthy; range for stock ot all kinds, prime ;
community, moral, social and intelligent; schools and
c arches, good and convenient. The cars on the Ala
Imma and Tenne • e Railroad run in 30 miles of the
place, and Railroad is graded 30 miles beyond, and runs
within two miles ; so that the crop of ’.59 or ’OO may be
shipped from Oxford, only 2$ miles off.
in salubrity of ciiiuate, fertility or soil, accessibility
to market, intelligence aud morality of the community,
few pi tees are superior to this.
For particulars, apply to the undersigned at Silver
Run. ‘I alla-iega county, Ala.
jv 14 w3m S.G JINKINB. Ag< nt.
EAIILV IlfflHii
FOR SALK.
\ITK offer for sale Fifteen Hundred Acres of first
If quality Oak and Hickory and Hammock LANDS,
eight miles from Blakely, on the Cuthbert road, joining
lands of Mi . Fred. Grist and the late Mr,or Joel Craw
ford, and others, aud m the neighborhood o fc*oiHte Dr.
11. O. K. Neebett’a plautai.oa. Three hundred gnd fifty
acres are in a state of cultivation, the wVifc unsur
passed by any other lands in i: , section i c trtry tor
<onvenieuce and fertility of aoi). The La ts all lie
L vel, water good aud abundant good Gin . use ad
Screw ; eight comfortable new negro Cab * Cribs
.Mailies and Lot, together with all other ne.?eseaJy ut
buildings, and a comfortable Overseer’s Halite. Yv c&!
determined to sell, and invite those wishing to buy a
good Plantation, to ciine and see our*.
References—Col. G. W Dudley, D O. E. Cr~w
ford, Americua Ga ; Col. Win. K. DeGraffenried M
con. Ga , and Col. 8. S. Stafford, Blakely. Geo
We ako offer for sale the H TEL AND . TA *LES,
in the town of Blakely, now occupied by James B
Brown.
For particulars, address the proprietor, at Blakely
Ga. Price and payment will be made to suit the pur
chaser, for any or all of the property offered.
jc2s 4 m Z. W. 1.1 L dc BROTH BUS.
i mill Torn usds”’
FOR SALE.
HE aub*criber otters for sale the following proper-
X ty, viz A large and convenient DWELLING,
with outbuildings, a spleudid gar-ien, orchard ot choice
fruit trees, Ac., and t hirty-seven ceres of land attached,
on the Powder Springs road, 5 miles from Marietta, and
4 from the Georgia M litary Institute.
Also, a PLANTATION near by, containing Six Hun
dred and ten acres, 300 c eared ; about one hundred and
sixty acres rich Creek bottoms, seventy of which are
cleared aud in cultivation. Ou the place are Negro
Cabins, Barns, Gin House, Screw, Ac., Ac In connec
tion with the above l will also Bell, 12 or 14 likely NE
GRi -ES, several MULES and HORSES, CATTLE
HOGS, CORN, FODDER, OATS, Ac., Ac,
Terms: One third cash, balance in one and two years,
with interest from Ist January next.
R. W JOYNER,
jy3l wtf Marietta, Ga
V The Columbus Enquirer and Tallahasse (Fla.)
Sentinel will publish the above weekly, till forbid, and
send a pauer containing tho same to It W. JOYNER
valuable land for sale.
ffl IIK undersigned now otters for sale upon accommo
1 dating terms, his valuable tract of land in Tallade*
ga county, containing 780 acres, ly ng ou Cbockolocco
creek and on the road from Talladega to Oxford, 15
miles from the former and 6 from the latter ; it ia also
immediately ou the Alabama A Tennessee Railroad and
well situated for a Depot. About 250 acres c eared—loo
of whb-h is creek bott m; 6t the remaining portion
there are 100 acres of bottom lund, and on the whole
tract, at least 600 acres of good tillable laud, and all the
uncleared land well timbered. It is well provided for
stock water, aud good wells e*.u y obtained anywhere
on the tract. The improvements consist of a comforta
ble Dwelling House, Gin House, and all.necessary out
houses. A good apple and peach orchard, aud many
other conveniences not necessary to mention.
Also, about one mile distant, a tract containing 120
acres.Tyieg on the crock, excellent soil, aud having a
lir-t rate Mill seat.
Persons w ishing to purchase would do well to call and
examine the premises for themselves.
W W MATTISON.
jAc. sonville. Ala July 2, 1858. jy7 w6t
EXECUTORS’ SALE
r p IIK following property, comprising the whole ea
tate of Maj Joel Crawford, deceased, !ate ot L rly
county. Ga.. will be sold at public auction oi> Wednes
day, the 15th of DECEMBER next, unless disp sod o.
prev ously, by private contract, to wit:
S3OO acres of Oak and Hickory LAND, on i*pr,Qg
creek, in the 4th district of Early county—looo srti
clear* and.
2166 acres of Pine LAND, including Mill Res*
donee, on Colomokop creek, in the sth district ot Early
—about 300 acres cleared.
320 acres in the 2d district of Gilmer county, consist
ing of Lots No. 268 in the 11 th district and 319 in the 25th
district of ►aid section.
Also, 90 NEGROES, and the other personal estate of
deceased.
Terms of sale.—One-third on delivery, one-third in
one year, and one third in two years—the two latter
bearing interest from date of dcliverv
JAMES BUCHANON, i F
CHAS. P. CRAWFORD, f l3>
May 19, 1858. wnm
r LAN TATION FOR SALE.
HPIIK subscriber is offering for sale his PLANTA
-1 TION iu Clay county, Ga., containing about 730
acr’9 —about 250 acres cleared, good Dwelling, Gin
House and Screw, alt new, and lying ou the river abcut
8 or 9 miles above Fort Gaines.
febs wtt JAMES GRIER.
BANKS! BANKS! LANDS’ LANDS!!
AliAlitnK quantity of the best Planting and Farm
ing LANDS m southern Georgia, and elsewhere, in
Tracts of 250 to 2,000 acres to suit purchasers Also,
ten to fifteen leagues of select Texas Lands, with clear
titles, is now offering at very low rates at the the Georgia
Land Office, in Augiista.
Bills of the Augusta. Savannah, Athens, and the
Charleston aud Hamburg suspended Banks, wil be ta
ken in payment at par value. Negroes will be taken al
io, and the highest cash prices allowed.
Persons desirous of forming settlements, or making
sate investments, will find it to their interest to call at
our Office, Warren Range, Augusta, Ga
JAMES M DAVISON,
Land Agent and Real Estate Broker.
octl7-dlwAwtf
IMFKOVED EAGLE COTTON GIN.
BATES, HYDE a (O m the manufacturers of this
improved Dm, desire to introduce it to the attention
of Georgia Planter*. They have been in extensive use
In Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas, for
•everai year?, where they give universal satisfaction,
and are regarded the best Gins made, both for speed,
durability and the fineness of the Cotton. A specimen
may be sees at the office of D'ANTIGNAC. EVANS A
CO , ofthis city, which Planters are invited to examine
Order-addressed to BATES, HYDE & CO„ Bridge
water. Mass., will be promptlv atte ried to iels-tf
MADISON FEMALE COLLEGE.
THE FIRJ-T. OR FALL TERM of this well
1 known Institution wdl begin cn the FOURTH
MONDAY, (23d day) IN AUGUST.binder a full corps
of competent inau actors.
Parent* and Guardians are earnestly solicited to bring
their daught* rs and wards at the c; entag of his Term,
wuich begins the scholastic year. Every facility tor a
thorough education is furnished here and at as econom
ical rates as tbe same qaa .ty of education can bo had #
elsewhere, and : erhaps more so. when it i* considered
that the French and Lat.n Languages and Vocal Music
arc taught in the regular course without extra charge
Catalogues containirg fall particular* as to Btudie*.
Ru es Rates. Ac., may be had ou appl cation to Rev.
JAMES L PIERCE, President, or the undersigned.
W C. BASS,
jy3o-woi Secretary and Treasurer.
TWIGGS ACADEMY
‘\1 T ’ l I.L re-open tor the Fa ! session SEPTEMBER
Yf 2uth, l-5o The course ot study i* complete—in
cluding the h’gher Mat hematics. Ardent and Modern
Languages. Terms per Quartif of e.even eeks. $r to
610. Boarding mar be obtained at iow rates convenient
I to the ScuooL
W. J. BURNSIDE, A. M, Principal.
augS-wbt AUen's, Gs.
J Constitutional! will publish six times in Weekiy.
PIKB COUNTY LANDS
i A VALUABLE PLANTATION f r Mtfe, lying in
Y• ** c p Q °jL v ‘ 1 1 ‘ Z.bnlon on the North. II
Miles from artffln. It cuntnuw 1.v.00 acres, act! 200.0f
1 ‘ ‘ 50 ot the muds in cultivation,
which w H bno* lO lainU of corn acre. There is a
good mu. -eat uo the place The improvements are all
.r aI , ert ‘ <1 Convenient to mar
heL a— ctnrch and sehoot Two Gin Houses and
Screw. 1 wiuld .el. the crop new growin* as 1 desire
ruiving West. Any one * shing to buy. would do well
to call and exa .me for tfiemselves. Low for ra.-h
_ - JAMtS BECKHAM.
P. S. There can be had 400 arr. a joining if any j oMon
wished more. [jy7-wjm) . B
AUGUSTA SEED STORE,
Nearly opposite Me United States and Globe Hotels
r |'HK subscriber has received his regular supply of
1 TURN IP and ot! er SEEDS, of different k nds, for
tke Fall planting, which are . tl fresh and genuine.
Purp e Top kuta Bag* TURNIP ;
Large Ei g.iah Norfolk do
Large G obe do.
Red Top Flat do.
F xt Dutch do.
m SERVICE.
CferMicle & Sentinel.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
BT THE AP.AGd.
Great Britain.
On the 26th of Jnly, in the Honse of Lorda, in
reply to a question from Lord Lyndrurst, in re!a
tionto Mr Dallas’ declaration that the English
government had abandoned the right ot search or
visit, the Earl of Mftlme bury said:
lam very glao, my lords,'hat my noble and
learned triend bae made an opportunity—if I may
ao say—for giving ua hie opinion on thia very im
portant-mattei ‘Hear, hear J That opinion must
be of im r.enae importance in Europe and Ameri
ca. I may aay that it ir uet finally s ttle this dis
pute. and, if it be ever again mooted, my noble and
learned friend so. inion will be quoted, as be him
self baa quoted the opinion ot hia great predecessor
Lord Stowell It ie a great pleasure to me to bear
that he con nrs entirely in the opinion of the taw
qflkers of tne Crown, which we took before reply
ing to the note of General Casa They aaaeried
urtanimoneiy that the international law was exactly
as it has been described by my noble and learned
friend Upon that opinion Her Majesty a Govern
ment act. and. and at once frankly confessed that,
having no title to make the assumption which bad
hitherto been made to a great general rigb’ of visit
and search,’ they abandoned both these claims.
At the same time we placed before the American
Government the paramount necessity of drawing
up some instructions p rfectly identical in charac
ter which might be placed in the hands of the naval
i fficers of the two c un ries, and if possible, of ad
maratime nations, so that alt acting in the same
manner, commerce may no longer be obstructed,
and we may never again run the risks of those
quatrels which have been caused by former asser
tions of a grea’er right. Negotiatioi e havegoue as
far as this —that we have given np the assumption
which we have eo long made to a right of visit and
search , and the American Government, on the
other hand, have stated that they are ready to listen
to and consider any suggestions which we may
make with a view to the verification of the flag
We have made” the same suggestion to the Gov
ernment of France; and that Government, appre
cia g the grqat importance of the question, have
agreed to consider any proposition that we may
make, and on their part to suggest any pr position
which may appear likely to be of service. But there
ran !>e no doubt, that although we all agree that the
dignity of our several nations would be coaipro
tnii-ed by allowing a right of visit and searob, it is
inevitably necessary that some securiiy ehouid be
taken against a fraudulent use of the national uag.
(Hear liesr.) Further than that negotiations have
not proceeded, and although it is not usual to pro
duce papers under these circumstances, yet Her
Majesty’s Government have no objection to place
on your lordship’s table tfib correspondence which
has taken place as tar as it goes Your lordships
will understand that it goes no further Ilian that we
have abandoned the right of search and visit, and
that the American Government have agreed to en
tertain and consider m a fair spirit any euggeslious
tre may make in order to obtain some security
against the traudulent adoption of the American
flag. The French Government have also been com
muiiicated with, and they are ready and even anx
ious to assist ua in attaining that object. (Hear,
hear.) , ,
And subsequently in reply to a remark by the
Earl of Granville, Lord Malmesbury said further:
The noble earl spoke last omitted to mention one
very important matter. No doubt the noble earl
and the Ministry with which he was connected as
fumed that the law was such as it had been laid
down by my noble and learned friend But he did
not say that the American Government invariably
went farther, and asserted that they had a right to
maintain their own police, aud that whatever might
be on board a vessel, if the American flag were fly
ing, we had no right to vis't. They said they con
stantly carried out a visitation by their own police,
and that they would not be meddled with by any
other country. *
Then came the question of discretion. X admit
that lately, I know not by whose orders, there has
appeared to be an increased activity exhibited by
our cruisers in searching American vessels. There
can be uo doubt that the accounts given to the
American Government have been immensely exag
gerated, aud I may state that a'iter a careful tx
amiuation l have not found any instance in which
our cruisers have behaved even with incivility to
the officers of any American vessels which they
have boarded; but at the same time I must admit
that u the exercise ofdbat discretion which is giv
en to them under the orders of the noble earl there
has been a want ofjudgment in some cases, and
that our cflicers have visited vessels which there
was no fair reason to suppose were engaged in the
slave trade. The noble earl has asked me whether
I have altered those instructions. I have not done
so. They remain preceisely as they were.
But Ido not think they are so salely worded as
they might be, and 1 think they might be improved
so as not to expose our officers to the risk of mak
ing mistakes which amount to an infraction of in
ternal ional law, aDd which place them in an unfair
position such as no officers, especially young offi
cere, ought to occupy. Pending the arrangement
which 1 have sketched out that English cruisers
should search suspected English vessels, that Atner
icans should search suspected American, and that
French cruisers should search suspected French ves
sels, without actually altering the instructions here
tofore acted upon, we have thought it right to eua
pernl them until the negotiations have proceeded
further.
We have also ordered our cruisers on that coast
to respec the American flag under any circumstan
ces. The Americans, on their part, have added a
considerable number of cruisers on the coast, and
have promised, during this period of inactivity on
our part, which \ trust, may be but short, to use all
the activity they can in order that the American
flag, which I tear, has been several times used by
slavers, may not be prostituted to the purpose of the
slave trade. (Hear.)
In the House of Commons, July 26th, at the morn
ing fitting, Baron lr. N Ue Rothschild, introduced
by Lord J. Russell and Ml- Smith, presented him
self at the table to be sworn. A copy of the new
oath being offered to him, he stated to the Speaker
that he had a cbuscientous objection to taking an
oath in the torm tendered to him, and he was there
upon requested to withdraw.
Lord John Russell theu moved a resolution in
conlormity with the Act, to the eff ct that the Baron
a person professing the Jewish religion, was proven
ted from Bitting and voting in the House, by reason
ot his oonscieutous objection to take the oath in the
form required by the Act.
After some remarks by Mr. Warren, the motion
was agreed to.
Lora J Russell then moved a further resolution,
likewise in pursuance of the Act.
‘■That any person professing the Jewish religion,
may henceforth on taking the oath prescribed in
an act of the present session of Bii’-liament to en
title him to sit and vote in thia Honse, omit the
words, *and I make this declare ion upon the true
faith of a Christian.’”
Mr. Wanen, said he should take the sense of the
House upon this resolution.
The House was divided and the resolution was
carried by 611 to 37.
Baron Rothschild then re appeared at the table,
and, having been sworn upon the Old Testament
took his seat.
Chinn—Pnrllcnlara of iheCnpture of Hie Pel
ho Forte, Ac.
The Shangbae correspondent of the New York
Times, under date of May 29th, says:
It seems that three days alter the arrival of the al
lied force, at the mouth of the Pei ho river, two
Mandarins went off to the ships and requested an in
terview with the Ambassadors ; but, being appa
rently without credentials, it was refused them, and
they leturned to the shore in high dudgeon.
On Saturday, the 24thT.f April, three seperate
communications lrom the three Ministers, L-rd El-*
gin, Baron Gras, aud Mr Reed, were sent to the
nr utli ot the Pei-ho, where they were received in a
boat (landing not being permitted) by a Mandarin.
These communications were said to contain a de
mand, on the part of the French and English Pleni
p .tentiaries, that within six days a Commissioner
might be sent to meet them at “Sa kee,” a village
not far from the entrance to the river, but above
the forts that standon either side. At the expira
tionof fourdayß. an answer was returned, an
nouncing that a High Commissioner—no less a
personage than the Governor General of the - ’ Prov
ince ot Chi le himselt—had been appointed, and
would meet the Ambassado.s at th e time and place
indicated by them.
Upon the arrival of the Imperial Commissioner
at “Sa-kee,” negotiations wee immediately enter
ed int-but were cut abort cn the pait of the Eug
lnh aud French, iu a lew days; the Chinese Com
missioner, in the opinion of the Allies, not being in
vested with sufficient powers ff rm his Government
to wam nt any satisfactory results being obtained
by a negotiation with him. Mr Reed, the Ameri
can Minister, had several interviews with this Man
darin, however, which he describes as being most
satisfactory : and states it to be his belief, that had
the Allies refrained irom hostilities but twenty-four
hours longer than they did, he would have succeed
ed in negotiating a treaty in half of the United
States, which would have placed our future inter
course wiih the Chinese Government on a firm
basis, and opened thie wondertul country to the
trade of the world; bnt it did not suit the purposes
of the English and French Plenipotentairies, that
Mr Reed should effect with comparative ease, and
by peacetul measures, wbat their nrgent entreaties,
backe by the presence of a large military and
naval force, had hitherto failed to bring about. So,
accordingly, alter muoh dilly-dallying, aud useful
time wasted on their part, it was resolved by the
allied Coinmauders-m-Chief, to attack the forts at
the mouth of the river.
The following account of the battle we copy from
the HoDg-Kong Register of June Ist:
are indebted to an officer of the ifnited
States frigate Miss ssippi for the following interest
ing account ol the capture of the forts at the month
of the Peibo. The United States steam-frigate
Mississippi reached this port on Sunday evening,
the 30th uIL, having left the Gulf of Pechelee on the
afternoon of the 22a. She brings news of the com
mencement ol hoetiiitiee. As negotiations had, as
was to be expected, totally failed, Lord Elgin
maced the affair ic the Admiral's hands, and he
proceeded with h.s usual promptitude to bring it to
an issue.
“The mouth of the Peiho is defended by forts on
each bank, about a mile and a balf from the upper
edge of the bar. which ave T ages from a bait to three
quarters of a mile iu width. Beyond this, and about
four miies and a half distant, lay the larger ships.—
Ou the evening of the 19th all preparations were
made for<he attack by the gunboats and ships lying
inside the bar. At 7 a. m. Capt. Hall, of the Cal
cutta. pulled iu and desired the forts to surrender,
telling them if the flags were hauled down by 9 a
m the torts would be taken possession of peaceful
ly ; if the flags were not bauied down, firiog would
commence, and the forts be captured by force. Nine
o'clock m me, but no sign of surrender, and there
fore another hour was given them The two Ad
mirals were on board the gnnboat Stanley, with the
English and French pennants flying. The Cormo
rant. which was the leading ship of the attack, had
been lying close up to the forts on the right bank of
the river, and the people of tije forts bad been ob
served training their guns on her. At 10 a m the
flag of battle was hoisted by all the gunboats and
steamers along the line, with th exception of the
Cormorant, which ran np the French flag, almost
at the same m oment running her anchor ud to her
bows, and getting under way On her deck were
only to be seen three soii'.ary individuals—the Cap
tain, Saumarez. the master conning the ship, and
the steersman, th- men lying down at their quar
ters. She gradually- edged over towards the forts
on the right, running past them in beautiful style,
fired upon as she passed each fort without return
ing a gun. During her passage she got hulled 10
times -but. owing to closing so much on the forts,
their shot for the most part passed 6ver Per withoat
coing damage. After passing them she ran over to
the left shore, aod, running into the mud with her
broadside to the forts that side, commenced the ac
tion She was followed by two French gunboats
and the Nimrod, which latter vessel came to the
assistance of her oomrade. The different gunboats
took up their stations, as they fell into them opened
fire with precision
Alter afioat an hoar s cannonading, to which the
I Chinese reply was ineffective, the Slaney, with the
Admirals on boaed. ran straight up through the fleet,
[ towmg the attacking columns coder Sir F. Na i.-ii-
I son of the Pique, and the Op asum towing another
j party under Captain Hall. The French supplied
] an attacking party for the forts on the right bank.
The boats pushed off, and the men were soon on
1 shore. T„n followed the nsnal scene—the Chinese
bolted, and, the French attack being made very
’ ‘7,miLy was sprung, which paused them
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MOiiNING, AUGUST 18, 1858.
I am qtrsq ijs( eqq no spioj eqx sso( ejqsjopisnoo
| taken by the Br i sh without much oss, a though
mines were also exploded on their advance, by the
burating of one of which the carpenter ot the'Cal
entta and two seamen were killed. In about an
hour and forty minutes we were in possesion of all
the forts at the month of the river. The Admiral
then proceeded on board the Cormorant, while Ad
miral de GenonUly went on board one of ‘his gun
boats At this time a mas3 of flames from a num
ber of fire-rafts was observed drifting round a point
ot land higher np ; by some mismanagement the
rafts were allowed to go too far over to “the right
batik, end there the leading rafts speedily ground
ed, while the others were helped into a position by
■be boats of the fleet. Had they taken the right
direction the Cormorant would have bad a narrow
squeak, as she was rather tight in th? mad
Sir Aiiche&l, leaving the Cormorant, returned to
the Slaney, bnt Admiral De Geoouiiiy continued on
board his gunboat. The Slaney and Cormorant,
with other gunboats, steamed np to attack a large
fort mounting 31 guns, situate round the bend of [he
river, while the Nimrod was left to direct her fire at
the fort over the spit of ground. In a sh’ rt time
this fell into onr hands, and ‘in about two hoars and
a half trom the commencement of the attack the ac
tion had ceased by the c apt ore of all the ford
We are happy to say the loss on onr side was
very slight, only one officer, the master ot the Opoe
sum, being severely wounded by a shot in the s de
and thigh. We have no exact or reliable particu
lars of the loes on the British side, oo not hear
that it exceeds 25 killed and wounded. Our allies,
we areß'irryto say, owing to the explosion of a
( mine, suffered more severely, 15 men. it is said be
ing killed, and 40 men wounded ; some of the latter
dreadfuliy burnt and torn by the explosion. Among
the killed are four lieutenants. One the first of the
Fu~fce, was cut in two by a shot; a'other had his
cap knocked off by a shot, cn which he exclaimed ;
‘I am lucky to-day,’ t ut immediately tell down
dead, without the mark of any wound on his person.
The Chinese stuck to their guns manfully, aud
there were the usual acts of sell sacrinoe. One
blue-buttoned Mandarin was found by the French
in the fort which they had captured, deaa. beside a
gun having cat his throat; aud in the assault on
the highest fort of 31 gnn a Mandarin jumped out
and charged the party single handed. The officers
did all they could to prevent him being killed, but
one of the men on the flanks, at some distance, shot
him through the neck aud killed him, to the regret
of those near, who admired his bravery. About 98
guus were esptured, 68 of which were brass or com
position metal. Some were eight inch guns, but we
believe they had none of the usual appliances ot
sights. The loss of the Chinese is suppo-ed to have
been ve y heavy, as the firing was very accurate,
the shells bursting with great precision in the em
brasures. The Chinese tired grape, and even at
tempted shells, but as their fuse was only a piece of
Common slow match, the shell generally burst close
to the gnn.
Next day, the 21st, a Mandarin went oil'to the
Russian Ambassador, who has been acting in con
junction with Mr Reed, as a media’ or between the
parties. Count Putiatine went with him to the
French Admiral, but it was some time before they
could persuade him to go and see Sir Micheal;
eventually he did so, aud asked for three days’
truce Sir Micheal told him he could not give him
an hour's trucß, as they had been given plenty of
time, and that he certainly should at once proceed
to Tien tsin with all his force. The untonuiiate
Mandarin went away considerably crestfallen. We
understand the Admiral intends to do much the
same at Canton, securing the river at different
points by anchoring a steamer. The river to
Tien-tsin is of sufficient depth for tlie largest ships
now over the tar, but above Tien-tsin to Pekin, a
distance o I eighty milep, the water is said to be
very shallow, boats drawing more than five feet not
being able to ascend.”
Correspond nee of the London Times.
China.— Hong Kong, June 7.—At theexpiration
of the perbd (30th of April) granted to the Chinese
authorities to appoint a commis.-iouer to treat with
the Ambassadois, no such officer, with full powers
having presented himself, a further exten-ionof
lime was accorded. Tan, the Viceroy of Pehhelee,
then appeared; but in the opinion of the Ambassa
dors be was not duly accredited, and they accord
iugiy reque ted him to refer to Pekin tor fuller pow
ers, which ho declined to do. Tins interval lasted
till about the 20th ult., when the Ambassadors find
ing that there was no inclination to treat, intima
ted that they ehouid take othe measures 10 iusure
compliance with their demands This was respon
ded to on the part of the Viceroy, that the foreign
steamers had been long enough in the river, and if
they did not move away they would be fired on.—
Thus there was no alternative but to commence
hostilities, i lie Admirals were then called on to
reduce the forts. *
Iu a despatch from Admiral Sir Michael Seymour
to his excellency Sir John Bowring he informs him
that the gunboats of the force attacked the forts
and captured them with small loss. The position
was a strong one, the various forts mounting 158
guns, and b ing backed by the presence of a large
body of troops. We learn the number of casuali
ties among the force amounted to about eighty-eight
killed ana wounded, the greater number, however,
among the French, arising from explosions. The
forces were to advance up the river to Tien-tsin on
the 22dult, to enable the Amoaseadovs to endeavor
to re open negotiations nearer the cap tal.
The success that attended the attta k on the forts
and the determination evinced to proceed toward
the t apital may he the means of changing the obeti
nate attitude of the Court of Pekin ; but, ehouid the
contrary prove the case, the existing difficulties
may thub not be settled for an indefinite period.
It is doubtful if any material advance can be
made with the small force at present available in
the North, more particularly when the obstacles to
the navigation of the river have to be considered,
and the appiaoh of the unhealthy season, Jnly and
August.
The Russian and American Ministers were re
ceived courteously by the Chinese authorities
l hey continue as neutrals, aud accompany the allied
forces in their progress Later their intervention
may be of service, but their advice hitherto to the
Chinese baß been of no avail.
A letter from the President of the I'niled States
was received by Tan, tbe Hi -h Commissioner, with
due ceremony , aud he promised that it should be
forwarded to Pekin, and an answer returned to it.
Thsre appears to be a question as to the power of
Commissioner Tan to treat. The Ru sian and Ame
rican Ministers were apparently oatisfiedou this
point, but the British and French Ministers declin
ed entering ou uegotiations until credentials on
either side had been exchanged. This, the Com
missioner said, was contrary to custom, and when
the powers presented by Keying on a former oc
casion were shown him he stated them to be a for
g6s e anxiously look for the next advices from the I
North.
Since rpceipt of the advices from the Peiho a
panic bas seized the traders in Canton, and business
is again almost suspended.
An expedition ag-inst an encampmment of
“Braves” near tbe White Cloud Mountains, a short
distance trom Canton, took place a few days back.
Nothing resulted from it, for when the place of the
encampment was reached the “Braves” had left.—
We regret to say that Dr. Turnbull, R N., who ac
companied the expedition, was captured, and his
head and bands were cut off.
From Shanghai, we have advices to the 31st ult.
Notwithstanding th lem inatr nee from Her Ma
jesty's Consul, the Chinese authorities persist in
collecting an extra duty on imports levied on the
natives. There was a report received in Shanghai
that Ningpo was taken by as-t. of insurgents. Her
Majesty’s steamer Supriae was at that port.
The Russian steamer Askola, 2ti guns, arrived
hereon the 28th ult, ana we hear two or three
■ steamers of the same class are expected to arrive
in these waters shortly
The yacht Emperor, intended as a present for ths
Emperor of Japan, left this for Shanhai on the 29th
ult.
Her Majesty’s steamer Inflexible bas left for
Amoy, and was afterward to visit Farmosa, to in
quire regarding the crews of some vessels lately
wrecked there.
Miscellaneous.—A heavy gale had been expe
rienced at Liverpool. Thirteen vessels went ashore
but came off at flood tide.
The Emperor Napoleon bad made a splendid pre
sent to the Viceroy of Ireland.
The Australian Mining Company, after considera
ble discussion, had resolved to discontinue mining
operations.
There bad been a meeting of Jews in commemo
ration of the passage of the bill admitting Jews to
Parliament.
Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Harrison have accept
ed anew opera from Balfe.
The Sardian squadron.-while on its way to Cher
bourg, had received an order to change its course
and cruise on the coast of Candia.
Tbe Christians at A! -lamina had been insulted
and menaced by the Mohammedans; but the ag
gression was immediately punished.
Sir H L. Bnlwer had arrived at Constantinople,
and presented his credentials to the Sultan as Minis
ter Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary from
England.
A communication in the London Times suggests
that the British Government should purchase the
Great Eastern steamer for the navy.
The Joodwood ßaces—Orianda Ahead.—The
London Times’ report of the Goodwood races says
of the second match, that the American colors were
borne in triumph past the post:
“Indeed, the match between Mimosa and Orian
da resolved itself into a match of judgment between
the representative of the American turf in this coun
try and an English gentleman of acknowledged
shrewdness in racing affairs. Each gentleman bad
in turn possessed the animals which were pitted
against each other, and the result of the race showed
that John Bullin hia turf pursuits is sometimes out
witted by Jonathan, The success of Orianda prov
ed at least the correctness of Mr. R. Ten Broek’s
judgment.
MATCH —200, H. F. ONE MILE.
Mr Ten Break's Orianda, by Cossack. 2 years,
fist 121 b. [Plumb] 1
Mr. Payne’s Mimosa, 3 years, 6at 61b. [Cballo-
Orianda led from start to finish, and won easily
by two lengths.
The ten Million Loan —The bids for the United
States loan of $10,000,000 were opened on Monday
at the Treasury Department. Upward of $5.000,-
000 were awarded at about 5 per cent, premium,
and •3,H00.0i oat between 4] andifi per cent., and
about $2,000,000 at from 3j to 4j per cent. The
principal successful bidders are as follows: Bauk
ofCommerce, $1.600,0o0; Messrs. Marie A. Kauz,
about sl.ouo,otio; Messrs Cam man n6c Cos $750,-
000; Messrs Howland & Aspinwall, $400,000;
Messrs. Cbnbb & Brothers. S3OO 000, Messrs. Drei
ell A Cos.. $500.000; United States fras- Company
and Messrs fYevor A Colgate, each SSOO 000;
Messrs. G S Robbins A Son $2,000,000; Messrs
E Wbitehouse A Son and Mes-rs -Vi -rri-on. each
SloO.OftO; Messrs; Carroll, Livingston A Cos.. $500,-
WO . Messrs Robbins A Son telegraphed to with
draw their bid, which, if tbe Secretary allows, will
consequently leave but that amount'award-d them.
The aggregate amount of the bids isabont $30,000,
000. Among the unsnecessml bidders Were Messrs.
Belmont A Riggs, who offered to take the enure
$10,000,000 at a premiuat'of 377 100, and Messrs.
Sweeny, Ri.tenhonee .A Cos , at 2 per cent, pre
mium. y
An Old FASHioNiqpMoTHER.—Ah, how much
meaning is comprised, in that simple expression,
the old fashioned moSer ! It carries our thoughts
back to those women whose home influence was
pare and elevating; who taught their naught era to
render themselves blessings to society, by their
goodness, their diliigence and their useful knowl
edge. We -Link, ot the lofty heroism, the brave
endurance tbe thousand virtues tney inculcated
and sigh at the contrast between tbe past and the
present. How few modern mothers undersiaud or
pertorm their duty in training their children A
smattering of this, that, and the other is considered
quite sufficient education, and to show off to advan
tage is made the great business of life No wonder
there are so many desolate firesides, so many
unhappy wives, so many drinking, gambling hus
bands.
Tbe Missouri Election —The administration
candidate for Congress in the fourth district has a
u.Kjonly in Buchanan and Plate conties of 1,730
over Admaus. opposition. It is believed that
Craig s majority in the district will exceed 3.UUO
The official returns trom St_ Louis county give
Barrett, dem , for Congress, -7,057; Blair, 6,631;
aud Breckenridge 5 658. The whole democratic
i ticket is elected by fr m one to three hundred ms
! joritv In the fifth district Woodson is re elected
for Congress bv about 600 majority. Anderson,in
rtbe second <:istms. will get upwards of 4,000 ms
jority. Scattering returns trom the seventh district
indicate Noell’s election over Zeigler bj'ijiPl**
majority In the forth district -CVaig wm be re
i elected by About 3,d -™jvnty.
The Arluntic Telegraph—How it will be
Worked.
Tbe Battery to be Used in Telegraphing.
Tbe primary source of the influence which will be
charged with the service of Atlantic Telegraphy
wil! be a giant voltaic battery of ten capacious
cells, which may be appropriately termed the
‘ Whitehonse Laminated or Perpetual Maintenance
Battery,” on account of the one marked peculiarity
which especially fits it for tbe employment it is de
signe'd for. This battery is made upon the Smee
principle, so far as tbe adoption of platinized silver
and zinc for its plates is concerned -, but it differs
from every form of combination that has hitherto
been in use, in having the plates of each cellso sub
divided into subordinate portions, that any one of
these may be taken away from the reel for the pur
pose of renewal or repair, wi l hout the acjion of the
rest of toe excited euriace of the cell being suspend
ed for.a single moment. Tho battery, in tact, may
•be entirely renewed a hundred times without its
operation having been trou -led with even a passing
interm esion 8 > long as a lair amount of attention
is given to the renewal of its zinc element, piece
meal, it is indee i literally exhaustless and perma
ueut This very desirable quality is secured by a
singularly simple and ingenious contrivance. The
cell itse f is formed of a quacrangular trough of
gutta percha, wood sfreiigtnened outside, in which
di.nte acid is contained, the proportion of a-id to
water being one part in fifteen or sixteen. There
are grooves in ihe gutta petcha into which several
metal plates elide in a vertical position These
p a*es are silver and zinc alteri ately, but they are
not pairs of plates in au electrical sense Each
zinc plate rests firmly at the bottom on a long bar
of zinc, which runs from end to end of the trough
and thus virtually unites the whole into one con
tinuous extent ol zinc, presenting not less than 200(1
square inches of i xoitable surlace to the exciting
liquid.
Each silver plate hangs iu a similar way f *om a
metalic bar, which runs from end to etiidof tbe
trough above, the whole of the silver being thus
v rtually united into one continuous surface of
equal extent to the face of the zinc. The zinc
does not reach so high as the upper longitudinal
bar, and the silver does not liaug down as low as
the inferior longitudinal bar Tbe battery is thus
composed of a single pair of laminated plates, al
though to the eye it s ems to be made up of several
pairs of plates. Nature has set the example of ar
ranging extended surfaces into reduplicating folds,
when it is required that such surface shall be pack
ed away iu a narrow space at the same time that a
large acting area is preserve!, in the laminated
antennae of the cock-chafer. The a tennse, indeed,
are the types of the Wbitehouse battery. If any
one of these reduplica ed segments of eitfipr kind of
metal is removed, the remaining portion continues ■
its action steadily, the effect merely being the same
that would be produced if a fragment of an ordina
ry pair of plates were temporarily cut away. The
silver lamina are of considerable hickness, and
securely “platinated” all over—that ia, platinum is
thrown down upon their surfaces in acompact me
talic form, and not merely in the black pulverulent
state; consequently they are almost exempt from
wear. Each zinc lamina is withdrawn as soon as
its amalgamat ion is injuriously affected, or so soon
as its own substance ie mainly eaten away by the
action ofthe chemical ineiM(rum in which it is im
mersed, and a freshly amalgamated, or new zinc
lamina, is inserted into its place. The capability of
the piecemeal renewal ot the consumptive element
of the battery iu this interpolatory and fragmentary
way, is then the cause of its “perpetual maintain
ing ’ power. The intensity of a voltaic arrange
ment depei ds upon the number of its pairs of plates,
or ee ls. If, in the experiment, the ini ensity ol’ the
electricity had been increased, without any altera
tion ot quantity, merely by multiplying the number
of the cells engaged or by some analogous modifica
tion of instrumental agency, the b -dy which resisted
the current of the battery with such complete effect
would have beeu flashed through am! burnt up,
like a fragment of metal that had inferior powers of
resistance.
Transmission of the Current.— The primary
voltaic current procured trom this battery, will be
used to “stimulate and call up” the energies of those
fleeter messengers, electrical in nature, by the aid
of which alone can the message be expedited. The
voltaic current theres ire passed to a, silk-covered
wire, in innumerable coils, enveloping a bar of
-soft iron immediately sheathed in gutta percha.—
miles of this fiue wire (No. 2(1) are twined
about this iron centre; theu comes another coat .of
gutta-percha ; then another coil of wire, thicker this
time, (No. 14,) and 1J miles in length. Tte voltaic
current, passing through the w ires, and reaching
iron oore, converts it into a powerful magnet, ex
citing a current of elictricity weich ia delivered to
the No. 20 coil and thence to the cable, whence it
departs on its ‘Transatlantic voyage. Electricity
having thus produced in the first instance msguet,
ism, and magnetism having reproduced electricity
a transmissive-power is obtained, which tbe origi
nal current did not possess.
The Receiving Instrument. —The transmission
current generated in these double induction coils,
on reaching the further side of the Atlantic, will of
course have become somewhat faint and weak from
the extent of thejourney it has performed. It will
not, therefore, be set in thiu state to print or to hard
work i but it will be thrown into a sort of nursery,
known as the receiving instrument, where its flag
ging energies will be restored. The conducting
strand of the cable will be here made continuous
with a coil of wire, surrounding a bar of soft iron,
which will become a temporary magnet, strong in
proportion to the number of turns in the coil, when
ever the current passes. This” temporary magnet
will have its precise polarity determined by the di
rectioo in which the electrical current passes along
the wire. The pole which wilt be north when the
current passes in one direction, will be south when
it runs the opposite way. The apparatus relied up
on by the Company to effect this object is an im
provement upon the relay magnet, which figured
in Messrs. Cooke and vVheatstone’s patent. The
advantage of it is, that the temporary magnet has
no other work to do than to make the small perma
nent magnet traverse upon its almost frictionlesa
pivot. On account of this peculiarity of construc
tion, it possesses the utmost sensibility. It may be
put into vigorous action by a sixpence, and a frag
ment of zinc placed on the moist tongue. When
two or three of these instruments are scattered about
in the room where the large double iuduction coil
are at wotk, they are commonly heard clicking
backwards and forwards automatic illy, and doing
a little business on their own account, although uo
current of any kind is thrown upon their coils.—
They are then merely traversing upon their pivots,
obediently io the magnetic attraction of the great
bars, having their magnetism successively reversed
some two or three yards away, and, curiously ,
enough, are sympathetically recording, at such times, j
precisely the same signrtia and messages that the
gieat magnets are sending off through the transmit- j
sion coils.
Thf, Recording Machinery.—The actual re
cording woik of the telegraph will be performed by
the ordiDary instrument of Professor Morse. In
this recording instrument a ribbon of paper is en
rolled from a hollow cylinder or drum by a train of
clock work, and as it is unrolled a sharp style, mag
netically direoiod, indents a series of dots or lines
upon the paper. When the s yle is thrust down on
ly for an instant as the paper is dragged beneath a
dot is impressed. When it s kept down for a little
more than an instant, a lengthened line or dash is
left on the onw-ard moving paper as a track. But
how is the style thus magnetically controlled ? It
is held up by a strong spring. Beneath it there is a
soft iron bar, which becomes a magnet whenever a
voltaic current is turned out from the local battery
along a coil surrounding it Whenever the soft iron
bar becomes a magnet it is stroi ger than the spriug,
and drags down Ihe stylo to make its dot or dash,
as the case may be. When it ceases to be a m g
net the spring comes into play and lifts the style up,
so tbaithe paper traverses on beneath, traceless aud
free. The style is held down an instai t, or more
than an instant, accordingly aB an instantaneous or
as a prolonged current ie sent from the transmission
coil, and therefore from the local recording battery
through the short circuit; for as it has been seen,
the two will be in magnetic and electrical rapport,
although severed by the Atlantic’s breadth
There will be only one conducting strand laid
downiu the Atlauti , but yet enough distinct sig
nals can be transmitted by this one wire to accom
modate all the letters of the alpliedet and the seve
ral numerals. W lien a message is sent across the
Atlantic the crank handle of the might battery will
be worked backward and forward, making its
contacts instantaneous or prolonged. When they
are instantaneous dots will be formed on the pipe r
ribbon by the recording style at the other side of
the Atlantic; when they are protracted, dashes will
be traced th-re. Words will be spelt according to
the way in whtcb iustautaueous arid protracted con
tacts, and therefore dots aud dashes are caused lo
succeed each other. The trace on the paper in
America will correspond to the movement of the
hand in Great Britain, or vice versa. The clerks
who attend at the recording instrument become so
expert iu ttieir curious hieroglyphics that they do
not need to look at he printed record to know wbat
the message under reception is ; the recording in
strument has for them an intelligible articulate
language. They underat nd its speech. They can
close their eyes aud listen to the strange clicking
that is going on close to their ear whilst the printing
is in nrogrese aud at once say what it all means.—
Nero York Times.
India.—A letter of one ofthe East Lidia officials,
May 2Uth, Bays I list, “as for the insurrection being
at an end, it is no more so at this ‘moment than it
was twelve months ago. If anything, further from
it.’ He maintains that it was not a mere military
munity, but a universal rebellion of the people
against oppression and misrule. “For years aud
years, ■ he says, “ever since that abominable Aff
ghanistan campaign, our course has been ati down
hill; and we have been acting as if we were under
no moral responsibility whatever—as if India were
a thing made expressly for our mere worldly ad
vantage, and for nothing else—the natives of the
soil no better t ian tbe wild beast of the jangle, or
being more helpless, only fit to be made hewers of
wood and drawers of water, the slave of the white
man—that any pretense on their part to a share of
the inheritance God had assigned them, was rank
treason—that opinions, customs and usages as old
as those hills, and as fondly cherished as an Eng
lishman’s liberty, were to be given up and cast
aside, with as much ease as you would throw aside
aud old bonnet, if they did not Bquare with John
Bull’e notions, or stood in the way of his selfishness
and cupidity. This is exactly what we have been
doing for the last twenty years—we have attempted
many things which even the boldest a id most dar
ing of their own Native princes would never have
had the madness to venture on.”
The evidences that the writer is right, and that
this is a popular rebellion, thicken as time| passes
It ia said that f-unders for the casting of cannon
and powder in abundance, are found in the captur
ed forts, that splendid cavalry is more numerous
than ever among the insurgents, and that women are
seen in embrasures assisting to work the guns.—
Added to this is the awful heat ol the weather,
which the English feel the more because, not only
their constitution, but their very clothing is not
adap’ed to the climate. Nevertheless, they will
conquer m the end. But will it pay ?—Richmond
Dispatch.
A New Species of Lui ton.—Mr. Thomas Smith
who resides in the immediate vicinity of Richmond
has a small field of cotton which is considered a cu
riosity by all who have seen it. It differs but little
in appearance from the ordinary kind, except in
color, which is as delicately crimson as a maiden's
blush. Not only the stalk of this gorgeous hue, but
tbe leaves also, the viw'dness of color fading, how
ever, as it approaches the margin of tbe leaf, into a
purplish green. This is not tbe eff c-tol disease or
of any extreßuona circumstance coppet ted with its
culture, but a peculiarity in the plant itself every
raik posse sing the same rich and healthful glow,
and as thrifty as any cotton in the conntrv. Where
the seed originally came from we have not aa yet
ascertained. Tire prospect of a heavy yield as equal
to that of any other speciee, being well boiled, and
the weed ot vigorous growth We were shown
the lint of a few bolls, of last year's growth, and for
fineness and length of staple “we belive it Dot infe
rior to tbe sea is and. If this cotton turns out as
well as present appearances indicate, it will T>e a
valuable acquisition to this branch of agricn'tural
industry Richmond [ Vq, Reporter, July 24.
Central Americana tsai rs -Some months ago
wben the President of Nicaragua and C -sta Rica
jointly met and amicably arranged the qnestion es
the boundary between the two countries, thsy also
prepared an address or appeal in the names of their
respective governments, and despatched it to those
ot France and Great Britain, inviting their protec
tion and assisiance against the Uni ed States. Our
Government has, in consequence, proceeded 9w*
in such a manner as will plainly, mdi ‘
cate to all foreign powers that **• United B'ates
will not consent to Intel ference in Central
American nor to any measures which may
na T toe effect of injuring onr interests in that
quarter, and obstructing the transit routes to and
from the Pae-fic. The Government will ECt in ftCr
oordAnoe with the Monroe doctrine.
A Bor's Encounter With a Bear—Mr. D.
McPhail gives the following particulars of an en
counter with a bear which took place in the town
ship of Fullerton, on Wednesday, the 14th nit. On
the momiDg of the day mentioned, Mr. J as. Foster
farmer, on lot No. 4 West Mitchell road, heard a
hog making a considerable noise, and sent his son
George, a lad ot some 15 years of age, to see what
was the matter, when, on running to the eoene of
trouble, the lad saw what he supposed to be a large
black dog belonging to Mr McPhail (on whose
land the combat as being waged,) tearing at the
neck of a hog belonging to Mr. McPhail, end with
the intention of releasing his pig-ship, threw a stick
at the ruthless aggressor, when to his oonfternatinn,
a huge bear, instead of the supposed dog relinquish
ed hie bold upon the hog and made for himeelf. Ba
ng totally unarmed, and no assistance within a
quarter of a mile, he at once made tor a email iron
wood tree of aboul five inches in diameter.
Having got uf> the tree, what was bis terror when
he saw the huge bear pursuing him hastily np the
branches of the sapling Having recovered bis
breath he screamed tor help, and in order to retard
tbe progress ot bis assailant began to shake the
sapling , but bruin had clutched the branches with
an iron grip, and evidently calculated upon a dainty
morsel for b-eak'ast, and continued to raise paw
after paw on tbe branches till he approached so
near a- to be almost in reach The poor lad scream
ed lustily, aud endeavored to break off seme of the
branches bj kicking them down with his bare feet.
In this he partially succeeded, when the bear made
a vigorous stretch of her muscies and seized the lad
by tbe foot, sinking one of her fangs under the ball
of the ureat toe on tbe right foot, and slightly
scratch ng the side of the foot with her other nipper
teeth.
At this juncture the shaking to and fro of the sap
ling with their united weight upon it, caused it to
bend over until the top nearly approached the
ground, when providentially, the monster lost his
hold, and young Foster, bravely clinging to bis
grasp with unshaeu nerve, was elevated by the
rising ol the sapling. Bruin, however, did not lose
her determination to feast upon his body, and again
sprang into the tree, but was evidently too much fa
tigued to rise on so slender a ladder At this stage
ot the contest the lad’s father reached the spot, aud
saw the huge monst r standing on her hind legs, her
body extended up the tree, growling fiercely, the
lad nearly exhausted, clinging to the tree only a few
feet up, with the blood streamsng from his lacerated
foot. On approaching to the rescue of his son the
infuriated beast turned on him, he, with a club in
hand, showed a bold front, though out of breath
with running.
His eldest son now arrived from another part of
the farm, when they succeeded in rescuing George
trom his retreat. Meanwhile several other persons
arrived on the spot, and a lad was despatched for
Messrs. William and Walter Malcom, who were
toon on the spot, with a dog of more than usual size
and courage, wh ch immediately seized the bear by
the root of the ear, and in the struggle brought him
to the ground. Bruin now got hold on the shoulder
of the dog, and nipped him ao tight as to make him
relinquish his hold But the courage of Bruin gave
way, and sne made an attempt to tree, when “Keep
er again seize her by the Ihigh and brought her
back. She now made fora large elm, and ascended
some forty-five feet, and perched in a crotch to Boan
her assailants. A man was then despatched for two
of our Nimroas, who, by a joint attack both in front
and rear, brought her bearship to the ground by a
well-directed tire.—Stratford (Canada) Beacon.
Inherited Peculiarities—A Sad Story.—ln
one ot the Mew England States l know a lad, now
about twelve or thirteen years of age, whose condi
tion is a most remarkable demonstration of tbe nat
ural law that, iu every case, the child is a very faith
ful copy of his parents.
The boy ia a natural drunkard. From liis birth
day to the present moment, he has given all the out
ward indications of being deeply drunk ; aud ye f ,
so far as I know, or think it probable, he has never
swallowed a drop ot ardent spirits in his life. Though
in goods und health, be has nevet been able to walk
without staggering His head is always upon hia
breast; aud his speech is of that peculiar character
which marks persona in a very low stage of intoxi
cation. If, nevertheless, in the midst of his mutter
ings aud reelings, something is said to him in a way
10 pass through the thick atmosphere of hia intel
lectual being, aud penetrate his mind, he at once
rouses, like a common tippler, aud gives proof
enough that he is not wanting in native talents,
however his mental faculties are enshrouded. His
disposition, also, seems to be extremely amiable.—
He is kind to every one around him; and, I may
add, he is not only pitied for his misfortune, but in
spite of his lamentable condition, regarded with un
common interest. He is looked upon as a star of
uo mean magnitude, obscured and almost blotted
out by the mist in which he is doomed to dwell, till
he shall pass from the present state of existence to
another.
Now, as I understand the law of hereditary de
scent, there is nothing unnatural in the boy's case
Every individual ever born is governed by the
-ame principle, which caused them to be what lie ia.
Prior to marriage, his father had beeu a secret but
confirmed inebriate; and wben the fact became
known to the gentle and sweet spirited being, who,
but a few moments before, had become his wife, the
revelation was made suddenly, and in a way the
most impressive and appalling. One night, wben
he was supposed to be the most unimpeachable of
husbands, he s’aggered home, broke through the
door of his sleeping apartment, and fell down on the
floor in a state of wretched inebriation. Forweekß
he wallowed in misery. During the next six or
seven months, seeing that hia domestic reputation
had been forfeited, be kept up almost a continuous
tcene of intoxication. When at the end of this pe
riod, it was told him that he was “tbe husband of a
mother,” he reeled aud staggered on without abate
ment. Months passed away ; but there oocurred no
change in the habits of the poor inebriate. It was
at once discovered, however, that there was some
thing singular in the appearanee of the child.—
When it was three months old, there began to be
some strange speculations respecting it among the
people At the age of Bix months, these specula
tions iiad settled down into a Very general opinion,
but not a word was said to the disconsolate woman,
who had also begun to have her own forebodings.
At last, as she was one evening looking upon her
child, and wondering what could be the reason of
its strange conduct, the terrible idea flashed upon
hersoul—“ uy child is a natural drunkard!” She
shrieked aloud ; aud her husband, who happened to
be within hea ing distance, came to her. She fell
upon his neck, and exolaimed, “Dear husband, our
little George is born a” . She could proceed
no urther, but swooned away iu her husband’s
arms.
From that hour the father of the boy never tasted
a drop of spiriia The Bight of his eyes and the
heavings-ot his heart entirely cured him of his habit.
He seldom looks upon his unfortunate little George
without sheddiug a tear over that sin which entailed
upon him a life of obscurity and of wretchedness
He has lived, I rejoice to add, so as to redeem his
character; aud he is now tbe father of five child
ren, all of whom are bright, and beautiful, and love
ly, excepting only the one whose destiny was thus
blasted.
Too Good to Lose—Hand it Around.—Several
days ago a well-dressed scamp got upon the cars at
Cha'tanooga, and by some means escaped the vigi
lanoe of the conductor until he reached Huntsville.
Here conductors changed, and Mr. Fowler took
charge ol tbe train, and in making his first round to
collect tickets, between Madison and Huntsville,
he found the door of one of the private saloons fas
tened The brakeman assured him that there was
a man iti the saloon, and without BUBpacting foul
play, he told the brakeman to point out the man to
him when he came out, so that lie might collect his
ticket. Fowler had no sooner made bis round than
out came the gentleman, thinking all was safe
When he took his seat in the car, he removed bis
hat from hia bead, and put in under his seat. Wuen
called upon lor his ticket, remarked that, while in
the saloon he poked his head out ot the window to
breat e fresh air, and was so unfortunate as to lose
his hat, with his ticket in the band and he oould
not think of paying twice. The oonductor told him
he regretted the circumstance very much, but, as it
was one for which tin railroad compauy was not to
blame, he would be compelled to make him pay a
second time —or else make him leave the train at
Madison station The scamp was indignant—Fow
ief remonstrated in Ms usual polite, but firm way,
until the station was reached, when he informed him
that he was at the end of bis rope, and leave the
cars he mu<t. Finding there was no backing down,
he reached under hia seat, drew out his hat, and
started to leave the cars, when Fowler told him he
would have to exercise his duty as conductor arain
—and that the lact of his baying lost his own did
not entitle him to take a fellow-traveller's hat—for
that the company woul l bo responsible Where
upon he took charge of the hat. and shoved the gen
tleman off the cars.— Huntsville Democrat.
Love in the Cars—The editor of the Harris
burg Telegraph is informed of a singular adventure
which occurred on the passenger tram of cars arriv
ing at Harrisburg from tie East, • n Saturday eve
ning last. In one of the cars a young gentleman
was seated, appaien ly deeply occupied in reading
a book be held in his hand, until be got to Lancas
ter. At this place a very handsome young lady en
tered the cars aud took a seat opposite to him. Be
fore they had been long in the train, the eyes of
both met, and they recogn zed one another as old
acquaintances when very young, h-ving been sep
arated by their parents moving apart—those of one
to the West, and the other to Philadelphia The
two soon became enrapt iu earnest conversation,
fell ardently in love with one another, and by the
time they arrived at Harrisburg, bad resolved to be
uuited as man and wife, and travel on their journey
to. the lady’s home together. Accordingly they
took lodgings at a hotel, sent for a minister, and
were united in the bonds of connubial bli s, and ta
king the next train, were off on their bridal tour.—
The Telegraph’s informant saya he is acquainted
with the parties, and that they both occupy high
positions in society.
Solid Men—We often hear persons designated
as the “solid men” of a community, but we ques
tion if an equal amount of solidity is often fonna in
the same number of persona, as in the aggregate
weight of four brothers who visited Nantucket last
week. The name of these brothers is Cox; the
four weighing 873 pounds, the youngest counting
265 pounds, and running up 6 feet 2 inch", s. This is
the first time the four have been together for thirty
three years, and as Nantucket was tbe birth-place
of their mother, by agreement they met here. They
have all commanded ships, three of them whalers,
and the fourth a merchantman, and recently arrived
master of ship Magnolia, of New Bedford. We
learn from a gentleman who knows them well, that
it is not alone in flesh they are substantial, but in
those elements which go to make up the good
citizen, they are likewise solid men Nantucket
Enquirer
The Cotton Manufacture —An intelligent oor
respu ‘dent of the New York Times, writing from
Providen e, furnishes some interesting information
in relation to tde cotton manufacture. He states that
the best oottou now costs, when delivered either in
Providence or Boston, 13j cents per lb Cotton has
been steadily advancing in price for eight or ten
years, notwithstanding a rapid increase of produc
tion In 1848 the crop exported from the United
States was 814,274 000 lbs , tbe average price was
7-81 cents pc lb Tbe cr< pof 1846 exported was
1 351,431,701 lb ,at 941 cents per lb. The exports
of 1857 were 1,048 28 .’,475 tbs., at 12-55 per tb. The
home market in 1856 absorbed 640,000 Dales of 4ho
pounds each, or little less than one sixth of the en
tire crop. At present prices this amount of raw
material would De worth $31,000,000 It is imprac
ticable ;o ascertain what additional value is given
it by the labor, skill and ingenuity bestowed upon
its tnanu actore, but it is, probably, no exaggera
tion to estimate the gross proceeds of this branch of
industry in the New England States at
per annum.
A Rich California Woman.—Mrs Eliza Todd,
who owns a ranch a miie below Weaveravi ‘e, is a
remarkable woman In 1852 she walked from Shas
ta to Weaversville, aDd, without money, began tbe
business of washing for six dollars a dozen. An ac
quaintance, who lived near her domicil, says that
for a lODg time she was bending over the wash-tab
at daylight in tbe morning, at nwo Di and at ten
o clock al night. Business prospered, and after a
while sne bought two claims which tamed out well.
Then she bought chickens, which laid eggs and
‘which she sold at half a dollar a piece; then ,(, e
bought * pig for $125, and sold its progency for aw
ounce or $25; then bought cows and sold milk. —
Business SL.il increased, and she began buying real
twtetigrTending money at ten per cent a month, and
speculating! claims; always was fortunate; every
touch turned something to gold. Now she is ODe of
tbe largest property holders in the north. —Califor
nys Ex.
SeWspaper Enterprise.— The New York Her
ald says that tbe telegraphic intelligence from Lon
don will cost two thousand dollars a Column, Never
theless, it ie determined to have the new*.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
Extracts from Cyrus W. Field’s Diary, Re
garding the Expedition.
Trinity Bay, August 7, 1858.
The following are extracts from the journal of
Mr. Field in relation to the Atlantic Telegraph Ex
pedition ;
Saturday, July 17th, 1858.—This morning the
telegraph fleet sailed from Queenstown, Ireland, as
follows: The Valorous and Gorgon at 11'A. M.;
the Niagara at 7.30 P. M., and the Agamemnon a
few hours later—all the steamers are to use ooal as
little as possible in getting to the rendezvous. Up
to 5 P. M., clear weather and blue sky ; from sto 9
P. M. overoast—threatening weather,and drizzling
rain; from 9to 12 P. M., overoast, heavy and
squaily.
Sunday, Jnly IBth, 1858.—The Niagara passed
Cape Clear in the morning. Wind varying from
W., by W. N., W.; heavy atmosphere ; clondyand
squally.
Monday, July 19th, 1858.—Wind varying from
W., to N. W.; hazy atmosphere; cloudy and
rainy.
Tuesday, July 20th, 1858.— Wind from N. W., to
N.; hazy atmosnhere ; cloudy and squally.
a slight variation to the Eastward ; weather oloudy.
Thursday. July22d, 1858 Blue sky and cloudy.
Friday, July 23d, 1858—Wind from W. by 8.,
to W. S. W ; cloudy and hazy atmosphere, and
rain. The Niagara arrived at the rendezvous, iat.
52 5, long 32 40 at 8;30, P. M.
Saturday, July 24th, 1858.—Wind W. N. W;
hazy atmosphere ; cloudy, and squally.
Sunday, July 25th, 1858.—The Valorous arrived
at the rendezvous at 4A. M ; Weather oalm;
hazy, and cloudy atmosphere. Capt. Oldham, of
the Valorous, came on board the Niagara.
Tuesday, July 27th 1858.—Calm weather ; hazy
atmosphere. The Gorgon arrived at the rendez
vous at 5 P. M.
Wednesday, Jnly 28th 1858.—Light N. N. W.
Wind, blue sky, and hazy atmosphere. The Aga
memnon arrived at the rendezvous at 5 P. M.
Thursday, July 29, 1858.—Lat. 52° 59’ N , lon
32° 27’ W.—Telegraph Fleet all in eight; sea
smooth ; light wind from S E to 8. S E. ; oloudy
Splice made in the cable at I P. M.; signals through
the whole length of the cable on board both ships
perfect. Depth of water fifteen hundred and fifty
fathoms. Distanoe to the entranoe of Valentia
Harbor eight hundred and .thirteen nautioal miles,
and from there to the Telegraph House the shore
end of the cable is laid. Distance to the entrance
of Trinity Bay, N. F., eight hundred and twenty
two nautioal miles, and from there to the Telegraph
House, at the head of Bay of Bull’s Arm, sixty
miles—making in all eight hundred and eighty-two
nautical miles. The Niagara has sixty-nine miles
further to run than the Agamemnon. The Niagara
and Agamemnon have eaoh eleven hundred nauti
oal miles of oable on board, a about the same quanti
ty as last year. At 7.45 P. M., ship’s time, or 10 5
P. M., Greenwich time, signals from the Agamem
non oeased, and the tests applied by the electrioians
showed that there was a want of continuity in the
cable, bat that tbe Insulation was perfect. Kept
on paying out from the Niagara very slowly, and
was constantly applying all kinds of electrical testa
until 9 P. M., ship's time, and 11.30 P. M., Green
wich time, when we again commenced receiving
perfect signals from the Agamemnon.
Friday, July 30th, 1858,—Lat. 51.50 N., Lon.
34 49 W. Distanoe run by observation in the last
twenty-three hours, eighty nine miles. Paid out
one hundred and thirty-one miles nine hundred
fathoms of the cable, or a surplus of forty-two
miles nine hundred fathoms over the distanoe run
by observation—equal to forty-eight per cent.—
Depth of water, fifteen hundred and fifty, to nine
teen hundred and seventy-five fathoms ; Wind from
S. E. to 8. W. Weather thick and rainy, with some
sea. The Gorgon in sight. A’ 350 A. M. finished
the main deck coil, and commenced paying out
from the berth-deok Seven hundred and twenty
three miles from the Telegraph House at Bay of
Bulls Arm, Trinity Bay. At 221 P. M., received
signals from on board the Agamemnon, that they
had payed out one hundred and fifty miles of the
cable. At 2.34 P. M. had payed out from the Ni
agara one hundred and fifty miles of the cable.
Saturday, July 31st, 1858.—Lat. 51.5 N., Lon.
38.14 W. Distanoe run, by obs fvation, in the last
24 hours one hundred and thirty-seven miles.—
Payed out one hundred and fifty-nine miles eight
hundred and forty three fathoms of the cable, or a
surplus of twenty-two miles eight hundred and for
ty-three fathoms over the distanoe run by observa
tion—equal to thirteen per cent. Depth of water
sixteen hundred and fifty-seven to twenty-two hun
dred and fifty fathoms. Wind moderate, S. W
and from 6A.M,N.W. by N. Weather olondy.—
A. little rain and some sea. The Gorgon in sight.
Total amount of cable payed out, two hundred
and ninety one mileß seven hundred and thirty
fathoms. Total distanoe run by observation, two
hundred and twenty-six miles. Surplus oable pay
ed out ovet the distance run by observation, sixty
five miles seven hundred and thirty fathoms—equal
to twenty-nine per cent. Six hundred and fifty-six
miles from the Telegraph House. 11 4P. M , paid
out from tbe Niagara three hundred miles of the
cable At 245 P. M. received signals from the
Agamemnon that they had payed out from her
three hundred miles of the oable. At 5.30 P. M.
finished the coil on tbe berth deok, and commenced
paying out from-the lower deck.
Sunday, August Ist, 1858 —Lat. 00 32 N. ( lon. 41
55 W., distance run by observation in the last
twenty-four hours, one hundred and forty-five
miles. Payed out one hundred and sixty-four
miles and six hundred and eighty-three fath
oms of the cable, or a surplus of nineteen
miles six hundred and thirty fathoms over the
distance run by to fourteen per
cent. Depth of water nineteen hundred and fifty
to twenty-four’ hundred and twenty-four fathoms
Wiud moderate and fresh from N. N. E. to N. E.
Weather cloudy and misty and heavy swell. The
Gorgon in sight.
The total amount of oable passed out four hundred
and ’fifty-six miles, four hundred fathoms. Tota l
amount of distance run, by observation, three hun
dred and seventy-one miles. Total amount of surplus
cable paid out over the distance run eighty five miles
six hundred fathoms—equal to twenty-three per
oent. Five hundred and eleven miles from the
Telegraph House. At 3.1)5 P. M , finished paying
out the ceil on the lower deok, and changed to the
ooil in the hold.
Monday, August 2d, 1858.—Lat. 49.52 N., Lon.
45 48 W.—Distance run, by observation, in the last
twenty-four'hours, one hundred and fifty-four miles.
Payed out one hundred and seventy-seven miles
fifteen fathoms of the oable, or a surplus of twenty
three miles one hundred fathoms over the distanoe
run—^equal to fifteen per oent. Depth of water
sixteen hundred to twenty three hundred afrd eigh
ty-five fathoms Wind N. W. Weather cloudy.—
The Niagara getting light and rolling very muoh, it
was not considered safe to carry sail to steady the
ship, for in case of aooident it might be neoessary
to stop the vessel as soon as possible. At
7 A M., passed and signalled the Canard steam
er from Boston to Liverpool. Total amount of ca
ble paid oat, six hundred and thirty-three miles five
hundred fathoms. Total distanoe run by observa
tion, five hundred and twenty five miles. Total sur
plus cable paid out over the distanoe run, one hun
dred and eight miles five hundred fathoms, or less
than twenty-one per cent. Two hundred and fifty
seven miles from the Telegraph Honse. At 12:38
A M., ship's time, and 3:38 A. M. Greenwich time,
imperfect insulation of the cable was detected in
sending and receiving signals from tbe Agamem -
non, which oontiDUed until 5.40 A M. ship’s time, or
8:40 A. M. Greenwich time, wben all was right
again. Tbe fault was found to be in the ward room,
or in about sixty miles fro n tbe lower end, whioh
was immediately cut out and taken out of circuit.
Tuesday, August 3d, 1858—Lat. 45.17 N., Lon.
49.23 W.—Distance run, by observation, in the last
twenty-four hours, one hundred and forty-seven
miles; payed out one hundred and sixty-one miles
sixty-one fathoms of the cable, or a surplus of four
teen miles six hundred and thirteen fathoms over
the distance run—equal to ten per cent. Depth of
water, seven hundred and forty-two to eigh
teen hundred and twenty-seven fathoms. Wind
N. N. W. Weather very pleasant. The Gorgon
in sight. Total amount of oable paid ont sevea
hundred and ninety five miles three hundred fath
oms. Total distance run, by obsevatioD, six
hundred and seventy-two miles. Total snrplu*
cable paid ont over the distance run, one hundred
and twenty three miles three hundred fathoms -
less than nineteen per cent. Two hundred and ten
miles from tbe Telegraph House. At 8 26 A M finish
ed paying ont the c.il from the hold, and commenc
ed paying ont from the ward-room coil—threa hun
dred and five miles of tbe cable remaining on board
at noon. At 11 15 A M , ship’s time, received-a
Bignal from on board tbe Agamemnon, that they
had paid ont from her seven hundred and eighty
miles of the cable. During the afternoon and
evening, passed several icebergs. At 910 P. M.,
ship’s time, received a signal from the Agamem
non that she was in water of two hundred fathoms
At 10 20 PM, ship’s time, tbe Niagara was in wa
ter of two hundred fathoms, and informed the Aga
memnon of the same.
Wednrsday, Ang. 4th, 1858—Lat 4817 N., Lon.
52.43 W. —Distanoe run by, observation, one hun
dred and forty-eix miles. Payed ont one hundred
and fifty-four miles one hundred and sixty fathoms
of the cabl“, or a surplus of eighty miles three
)iandred and sixty fathoms over the distance run
equal to eix per cent. Depth of water less than
two hundred fathoms. Weather beautiful and
perfectly calm. The Gorgon in eight. Total amount
of cable paid ont, nine -hundred and forty-nine
milee six hundred and sixty fathoms. Total amount
of surplus cable paid out over distance run one
hundred and thirty one miles six hundred and sixty
fathome-about sixteen per cent. Sixty Tonr miles
to the Telegraph Honse. At noon received sraU
from the Aganemnon, that they had paid out
from h*,, nine hundred and forty milee of the cable.
Passed :W. morning several ioebergs. Made the
lenu off the entrance to Trinity Bay at 8 A. M
Entered Trinity Bay at 12.30 P. M. At 220 P. M-,
ship’s time, S topped sending signals to he Agamem
non for the purpose of making a splice, and at 2.40
P. M., ship's time, commenoed sending signals
again to the Agamemnon. At SP. M. saw her Ma-
VOL. LXXII.—NEW SERIES VOL. XXII. NO. 33.
jesty's steamer Porcupine coming to ns. At 7.30
P. M. Capt. Otter, of the'Porcupine, came on board
the Niagara to pilot us to the anchorage near the
Telegraph House.
Thursday, Aug. sth, 1858.—At 1.45 A. M., the
Niagara anchored. Distance ran sinoe noon yes-,
terday, sixty-four miles. Amount of cable paid out:
sixty-six miles three hundred and fifty-three fathoms, ’
being aloes of less than fonr per oent. Total amount
of cable paid out since tbe splioe was made, one
thousand and sixteen miles six hundred fathoms. —
Total amount of distanoe run eight hundred
and eighty-two milee. Total amount of cable
paid ont over distance run, one hundred and
thirty-four miles and eix hundred fathoms, be
ing a surplus of about fifteen per cent. At
2 A. M., went ashore in a small boat, and in
formed the persons in charge of the Telegraph house
—halt a mile from the landiDg—that the Telegraph
Fleet had arrived, and w ere ready to land the end
of the cable. At 2.45 A. M., received a signal from
the Agamemnon that she had paid out one thousand
and ten milee of the cable. At 5.15 A. M., the Tele
graph Cable was landed. At 6A. M , the shore end
of the cable was carried into the Telegraph Heuse,
and a strong current of electrioity received through
the whole oable from tne other e’de ot tbe Atlantio.
Capt. Hudson then read prayers, and made some
remarks. At IP. M., H. M. steamer Gorgon fired
a Royal salute of twenty one guns, and all the day
was discharging the cargo belonging to tbe Tele
graph Company.
Friday, August 6th, 1858.—Have been receiving
all day strong electric signals from tbe Telegraph
House in Valentia.
Note —We landed here in the woods. Until tbe
telegraph instruments are ail ready and perfectly
adjusted, communications oannot pass between the
two Continents, but the eleotrio ourrents are re
ceived freely. You shall bave the earliest intima
tion when all is ready, but it may be some days be
fore everything is perfected. The first telegraph
meesage between Europe and America will be from
the Queen of England to the President of the Uni
ted States, and the second, his reply.
Cyrus W. Field.
buas Atnur-The Wavne Democratic
Press contains the following statement:
A few days since, a large object was seen on Lake
Ontario in a northwesterly direction trom Pultney
ville, gently floating to the eastward. It excited
considerable cariosity, as it appeared unlike auy
thing ever seen on the Lake before. As all bad a
desire to know more about it several young men, in
boats, started in pursuit, and after a sturdy puli
with the oars, it was at last overhauled, some five
miles from the shore. It was steadily wending its
way down the lake, impelled by the current at tha
rate ot three miles an hour aud when overtaken
presented to the astonished beholders a no lees novel
epeotacle than an island covered with luxuriant
vegetation! It was abouj five tods in length and
nearly of equal breadth, and had probably beeu
termed in some quiet nook of a liver or bay upon
some timber or brush that had become stationary
under tbe surface of tbe water, till an admixture ot
earthy and vegetable matt r had accumulated, suf
ficient to nourish vegetation, such as is peculiar to
swampy locations. These had grown and fallen
through a long succession of years, until the whole
had become matted together by roots aud fibres so as
to give tbe whole mass a firmness and tenacity suffi
cient to resist the waves, aud aspeoifio gravity that
enabled it to float. The late rains increasing tbe
volume of water where it formed, elevated it from
its bed, broke it from its moorings and sent it off on
a voyage of discovery. The whole island was cov
ered with such plants as are seen about Irondeqnoit
Bay,and had much such an appearance. It was suffi
ciently firm to bear up a man—as Dr Beardsley
stepped on shore and took possession in behalf of
Uuole Sam. Tne island was not wholly uninhabi
ted, as several small birds were seen. Tbe highest
points of this novel island were about five feet above
tbe surface of tbe water, and the plante stood firm
and erect, vigorous and healthy.
Retailing Poisons.— Advice to Druggists. —
The Medioal and Surgical Journal of this week’s is
sue says:
-“Notwithstanding we have repeatedly urged the
necessity of some law compelling apothecaries to
be cautious in the sale of poisons (Sinoe so many of
them are unwilling to take the trouble to be so,) we
must again allude to tbe subject, anew instance of
culpable carelessness having come to our knowl
edge. A girl went to au apothecary's with her face
bound up in a handkerchief, and asked for an ounce
01 laudanum to stop the tootbache. Tbe apotheca
ry, without hesitation, supplied her with tbs amount
of poison required, which the grl swallowed as
soon as she reached home, with the intention of ds
troyi g hereelf. Dr Alley, who was called to, saw
her twenty minutes afttrward, and by giving an
emetic ot mustard and water, succeeded in making
her vomit up what Jaudanum remained in her stom
ach. Enough, however, had been absorbed to
cause threatening symptoms, and tbe gill’s life was
only saved by long continued aud energetio treat
ment It seems as if any man would bave sense
enough to know that a drachm of laudanum was all
that was required for the alleged purpose, and that
a larger quantity might accidentally, or, as in tbe
present instance, intentionally be put to a mischiev
ous use. Why cannot druggists make it a rule to
refuse to sell dangerous articles unless the purcha
ser can prodnoe a physician's prescription, or some
othe (guarantee that the drug is to be used only for a
lawful and proper purpose.”
Fjssil Trees in the Baltim re Coal Mines
—On Wednesday last we saw one of tbe greatest
natural curiosities of the coal field, while attending
some ladies on a visit to the Baltimore ooal mines,
near tbe borough. It will be remembered that ten
or twelve uoree of the mine whioh had been work
ed fell in a year or two ago, crushing the pillars left,
for support, and filling that portion with rock and
slate from the roof. Through the masses of rock the
superintendent of the mines, Mr. Frederick Land
messer, has explored and discovered the remains ol
a forest of trees which had been embedded in the
elate rock above tbe large vein, fragments of which,
by tbe fall, had been detached, and now lie in con
fusion—stumps, roots, limbs, and impressions of
bark, in the mine.
Among the cariosities are two huge stumps as
perfect as if just drawn from the earth by a etump
machine, tbe roots cut off wnere they bad entered
tbe ground, and tbe surface looking as if the bark
bad been taken off while the eap was running. In
the rock above can be traced the ends of the logs
from whioh the etumpe bave fallen, and in one
place the body of the tree protrudes, the eurfaoe
presenting the impression of bark.— Wilkesbarre
(Pa.) Record.
Suit for a Sack of Coffee — Three ladies were
passing a stoj;e in Portsmouth, Ohio, a day or two
since, before which several gentlemen were stand
ing. The storekeeper said one of the ladies, whose
face he had not noticed, was not, Mrs H One of
the party said it was ; another said it wasn’t. The
merchant said he would give him a sack of ooffee
If he would go and see. He went, saw, returned,
and said the lady was Mrs H of a verity. Id the
morniog he claimed the sack ot coffee, sending
over a horse and cart, when a little sack, holding
an ounce or two, prepared lor tbe pnrpoee, was laid
on the cart and duly delivered by the cartman to
tbe astonished Holmes. Holmes repaired to tbe
store and claimed a regular sack ot coffee, it was
refused. He brought suit; a jury was impanelled
and rendered a judgment against Hyatt, ordered
him to deliver to Holmeaa fifty pound sack of Java
ooffee, worth eighteen rents a pound.
Destruction of Oysters —Aooording to the
New Orleans True Delta, the recent floods proved
deaiructive to the oysterß. It appears, says that
paper, that owing to the extraordinary quantities of
fresh water whioh have been -iischarged during
this summer from the oveflowing banks and cre
vasses of the river into the sea along the Gulf
Bhore, between the mouths of the Mississippi and the
coast of Texas, all the oysters in this great nursery
of the deltoiou* fish have been destroyed I All dead!
At first, as we learn, the unusually large admixture
of fresh with salt water, had the effect of making
the oysters unnaturally large aud fat, but iosipid, if
not disagreeable to the taste. Continuing to grow
under the same influences, they at length became
too large for the shells, and pr ssed them open.
Mud and sand being thus admitted, they died; and
separating from the shells, came to the surface.
We learn that millions of oysters are floating in this
way on tbe surface of the waters along the seacoast.
But for the myriads of gulls that have colleoted and
are revelling in the unexpected feast, the quantify
of oysters tbu destroyed would have been suffi
ciently great to poison tbe atmosphere of an ex
■eneive region, and might have created a pesti
lence. _____
Rust in Corn. — Considerable alarm bas been ex
pressed in the last few days by planters in thie vi
cinity, as to the effect of rust or rot in corn, which
bas recently made its appearance in the crops It
seems that tbe Btalks are attacked by rust, the fod
der ail drying oa them, and tbe pith of the stalk rets
and becomes soft and mushy, and the stalk breaks
and falls to the ground in many instances; or if the
stalk remains standing, as is often the case, the stem
of the ear of corn ie ; aUacked by a sort of rot or mil
dew, and the ear waßtes away. We have heard of
oDe planter who thinks he will 00l make more than
a half a crop in oonseqaenoe We hope and believe,
however, that the apprehensions now existing have
bnt a slight foundation in fact .—Demapolis (Ala.)
Gazette, July 23.
Not Unprofitable —lt is said that the Ser
geant, at Arms, at Washington, has bad allowances
for constructive mileage made him daring the last
session, amounting to $25,000. He is allowed ten
cents a mile for travelling expenses while snpbos
using witnesses. As interprets at Washington, he
may sit in his office in that city, and charge the
travelling expenses to every copy of a subpeana he
serves out. Considering the profits of the offioe it
is supneing that there are not more applicants for
.t. Constructive milleage is nothing more than a
swindle of the public treasury, and if it were not
that the members of Congress have devised vast
additions to their pay through the same figment,-
it wonld bave been abolished long ago in every de
partment of the Government.
A Young Englishwoman Marrying a Bull-
Fighter.—An accomplished aod beautiful young
Englishwoman—Miss E Southall—has faJien in love
with and recently manned Juan Fernandez, aoe -
brated bull fighter at Madrid, she strength and
agility ot the Spaniard may be imagined from the
Met that he frequently tired ont th *
vaulting on ita back and remained so firmly hied
that the infuriated animal, finduj*
dislodge him in vain, would at length fall exhausted
beneath its herculean rider; a sight that obtained
more applause for FernaDdez than the death of half
a'dozen bulls by the weapon of the stoutest Bpan
iard The pair huve recently arrived in London,
aod are now settled in Belgravia, where a splendid
mansion was purchased to receive them by the
father of the lady.— Court Circular.
About a Cat —Two years and a half ago one of
onr citizens, to oblige a friend, tbe captain of a ship
about to sail for the East Indies, gave him a cat so
the purpose of keeping the vermin on Doard in pro
per subjection Pussy, during the intervening time,
voyaged to Calcutta, thence to Liverpool, back ‘o
Bombay, thence to Charleston, S. C , and finally to
Boston. A few days after the arrival of the ship at
this port tbe former owners ot the cat were sitting
at breakfast, wben in walked tabby, the same as if
she had never been away from borne, and after a
general review of tbe premises she came and jump
ed ou the knee of tbe master of tbe household, as
had been her wont in old times. The story is acn
rions evidence of attachment to locality in the ani
mal, and a singular proo! of its retention of memo
ry.—Boiton Ledger.
Yellow Fever Mortality on Bhipboard.
The ship -Sparkling Wave, Capt. Beebe, arrived at
the New York quarantine on Saturday from Savan
nah river, Ty bee roads, whither she had put in in
distress, having lost both her mateß with yellow fe
ver. The history of this vessel since she left New
York last December has been a most unfortunate
one—two captains, five mates, the stewardess and
five seamen having died on board of her since that
date to the present Time. The stewardess was Ann
C. Hanson, of Maryland. Five of her crew are
bow ill of yellow fever.
Rats.— Some, people believe that rata take a
tenth of the farmer e produce. They are certainly
very destructive pests, both in town and country ;
the person who would invent a oertain mode of de
stroying them would oonfer a vast benefit on his
species. The only approved methods are to em
ploy tar around their holes and runs, and if possible
to oatch one of the enemy, tar him well and let him
go, or so to balance the top of a barrel that it will
turn easily, and deposit the vermin in the water. —
Among the volumes on our tab.e, is the. new London
book of Francis T. Buckland, son of the. geologist,
entitled the “Curiosities of Natural History,” in
which we find two capital chapters; the first, “A
Hunt in a Horse Pond,” describing the wonders of
insect life; and the seoond an “Essay on Rata.” On
the subjeot of traps he says :
“The iron wire cage traps, and the common hutch
traps, are sometimes usefulin houseß, but they soon
lose their efficaoy, because after one or two rats are
caught, the others find out that it is a dangerous
machine, and do not go into it. The traps then do
more barm than good, beoause the rats smell the
bait, come to it from all parts, a d,aS we have seen,
news flies quickly among them, you get your neigh
bors’ rata as we las your own into your premises.
They play round the bait, but do not go into the
trap; then, being hungry, both the dangers and
rhe original rats of the place begin foraging about,
aud make holes in the corn bins, oupboards, &c.—
The same thing holds good with the fly papers ; it
is true you catch some of the flies, but you get dou
ble your share of flies in the room, as they are at
tracted by the poison placed for t’ em.”
Sincular Hare Hunt — A lew days since, aa
Mr. Charles Warner, of this city, was going a short
distance in the country on foot, to visit a friend, he
observed a hare in the road, just beyoDd the bridge
which crosses Lieutenant Run, in the rear of the
heights, that appeared to be listening, and looking
back for something which pursued it. He stood
still, and hearing no dog, was curious tj discover
the cause of its alarm, when, to hie surprise, be dis
covered the object of it to be a small brown ani
mal whioh he took to be a weazel, and which hunt
ed the footsteps of the hare with the utmost preci
sion. Mr. Warn er wishing to know if so diminutive
an airimal could cope successfully with the speed of
the hare, retreated to a bush near by, where he was
amattentive observer of the hunt nearly two hours,
during which time he is certain he saw both the
hare and the weazel at least forty times. They were
frequently out of sight for several minutes, but the
hare still unwilling to leave the place where it was
found, came rouna again, and with the little enemy
sometimes close at its heels. Toward the end of
the remarkable chase, which became uncommonly
interesting, the hare took advantage of the thickest
covert that the place afforded, ana made use ot all
her cunning to escape, but # without effec:; until at
1 ****> orAarUui ons by th nan yerauoe of her pur
suer, it was heard to cry tot some utfld. Al last
the cries ooming from one point he conoluded it had
become the victim ofr the chase, and went to the
spot, where lie found the hare quite dead, and the
weazel so intently fast on its neck as not to observe
his approach, and which became a victim to hia
can e.—Petersburg Democrat.
M. Dumas Receipt for Chicken Roasting.—
“Can you roast a chicken?” “Yes,* I hear you
say ; “every body can roast a chicken—especially
with our patent ovens. Put the chickens in a dish,
fill the dish with butter, place the dish in the oven,
and baste the chickens frequently, and it will soon
be well roasted.'* “Poush 1” I really cannot talk
with such a bore as you, it will be lost time. A
roast, basted in the oven ! Why, that is fit only for
Ksquimuax. Hottentots and Arabs !” “Very well,
then, roast it on the spit.” “Ah ! that’s better ; but
you know that is the infancy of the culinary art. ’ —
“The infancy of the art?” “Yes, my good friend.
Jtist tell me how many holes do you make in your
chioken, when roasted in this way?” “Four, if I
am not mistaken—two horizontally and two verti
cally.” “Well, that is three too many ! For, the
more holes the chicken has, the mere juice it losses,
and the juice of chickens, when it has once fallen
into the gravy bowl, is fit for nothing but to pour
on spinach—and, if you will believe me, spinaoh is
better still with the fat of quails. Use no spit, my
dear child—use no skeweis ; try a simple twine
string Take you chioken, thrust its head in be
tween its two collar bones so as to make the head
enter the cavity of the trunk) this is the Belgian
manner,) then sew th° skin of the neck, so as to
close hermetioally the wounds of the breast. Turn
the ohicken and thrust into it the liver, a small on
ion, a piece of butter rolled in pepper and salt,
and before a bright wood fire hang your chick
en by the legs to a twine string, and tun the string
with your fiugers. Then pour into the dripping-pan
a large teacup of cream and a piece of butter the
size of an egg ; baste the chicken with this butter
and cream mixed together, and introduce as muoh
of it as you oan.”
The Inventor or the Electric Telegraph. —
Dr. Chas. T. Jackson was a passenger with Prof.
Morse and others, on board the packet-ship Sully,
from Havre to New York, in the summer of 1837.
On his leaving Paris, Dr Jackson purchased the
little galvanic battery, with its apparatus, still kept
in his possession in Boston, which may m some fu
ture day become a great ourioeity, as being the very
first little magnetic instrument that has been the
means of all the subsequent and wonderful events
of the magnetic telegraph above and below laud
and sea. It must be well known to all the passen
gera on board the bully. Many of them I hope may
still be living, who oan testify to the tact of seeing
Dr. Jackson’s experiments on the deck of the bully,
on the voyage above named, who, in his usual open,
frank manner, explained everything about it, and
its uses for telegraphic oommun cation. If Prof.
Morse had any such instrument on board the 8 illy,
or that any one of the passengers saw him have one,
or saw him operate on any other than that f Dr.
Jackson e, let them say so. It cannot be refuted.
I write as a friend of the Doctor’s, and to his just
and rightful claims as the first inventor of the Mag
netic Telegraph. Dr. Jackson has not any knowl
edge of this communication ; his own depositions
on the subject have been before the public long
since. Respectfully yours,
John M. Marston, No. 117 Front street.
New York, August 9. 1858.
Miraculous Recover* —The Syracuse, New
York Courier relates the following case of resuscia
tion after drowning. Twochildren, a son anddaugh
ter of Will Sabio, of that city want, to OnondagO
creek od Monday, where the boy ventured upon a
log and fell into the water. Hie little slater wit
nessed the accident —saw him rise and disappear
again whereupon she ran home to inform her lath
er of the accident. Mr. Sabin got hold, of the boy’s
leg and palled him out He had been in water from
twelve to fifteen minutes and appeared lifelesa
when taken out. He was laid out as dead, there
not beidg the slighest evidence of vitality manifest
ed since being rescued from the water. What ia
more strange and singular, an hour alterwards the
boy was observed to breath. Every effort was em
. ployed by his parents for his recovery, and at 12
o'clock the. lad was conversing with. them.
Justifiable Robbery. —At one of the gaming
establianraents in Baron de K had
large sums at play/when one morning, on opening
his seoretary, he found that a sum ot 40,000 florins
had been abstracted from it, and wbat made the
matter worse, was that the thief was an old servant,
named Fritz, who, irom his long services, was treat
ed as one of the family. The man had disappeared.
.Sometime had elapsed after the discovery, and the
young baron had begun to be somewhat reconciled
to the loss when he one day met the servant walk
ing along composedly in the street. “You rascal!”
exclaimed the baron, going up tx> the offender; but
a knowing smile from Fritz somewhat surprised
him. Questions and explanations followed, and the
result was the delivery to the baron of a receipt for
the 40,000 florins from his own father, who, Fritz
thought, would be a safe banker for his son than the
proprietor of the gambling poujqp — Oalignani.
A Soldier .Woman —Marshal Baraguay d’Hil
liers, at Nantez, recently made a distribution ot St.
Helena medals to the ola soldiers of the Empire..
Among the number woman named Jeanne Louise
Antonini, who had Berved in male attire.ten years
in the navy, and fifteen years in the infantry, where
she received the rank of a non comm eeiontd officer
1 the 70th regiment of the line. She reoeived nine
wounds while bravely fighting.
Telegraphic Messages for Lon®on—Two bu
siness messages from New York merchants to their
correspondents in England, passed through the
American Telegrag-i office, Traveller Buildings,
from New York en route for London, on Thursday
at 5 P. M. One of them contaiiiing fifty-seven
words, paid through, fifty seven dollars, and the
other, twenty-seven words, for which twenty seven
dollars was paid .—.Boston Trav.
Fleeing from the Plague. —Letters from
Benghazy, via Malta, announce the breaking out
of a very deadly disease in that town and neighbor
ing villages, carrying off from a somewhat thin
populat.on fiom forty, to fifty persons a day, and
evidently of a contagious nature. Few of the at
tacked survive after the sixth day, and doubts
were entertained whether it was not the plague.
The board of health at Malta, after establishing a
mere quarantine of observation, has, at the prayer
of the Chamber of Commerce,, extended It to ten
days, with the depuration in the lazaretto of all
goods and passengers arriving from Benghazy. Ao
oonnts from Tnpil of the Bth inst, announce the ,
arrival there of the English and French oonsuls,
from Benghazy, fleeing from the epidemic.
The American Chess PLATER.-The visit of Mr.
Paul Morphy, the champion chess player •of Ameri
ca, to Europe, has created no little interest, Binoe
hi* arrival, he has met the most celebiated players
of the chess clnbs of London, and has in every in
stance-proved victorious. He has contested, at the
latest accounts, thirty-six games; with Messrs.
Staunton, Barnes, Ownes, Boden and Ha-nptou,of
which number he won twenty-six, and two were
drawn, thus losing but eight games. At present he
is engaged in contesiiug a match with Mr. Low- n
thal, the distinguished player and analyst, and
chess editor of the London Eia, for £SB, he win
ner of the first seven games to be declared victor.
Queen Victoria and Dr. Livingston.— Before
Dr. Livingston left Eng-andon his return to Africa,
he was honored with a private interview by the
Queen, who conversed with him for half an hour on
tne subject of his travels. He told her Majesty
that he would now be able to say to the natives
that he had seen his chief his’ not having doneiso
having constantly surprised them. He told her that
the natives were in the habit of inquiring if his
ehief was wealthy; and that when he assured them
riT, w very wealthy, they would ask “ howinany
oow she bad got”—a question at whiob the Queen
•laughed heartily-
Valuable Cosmetic —A manufacturer hi tha
south of France advertises a preparation, whioh he
calls “Eau de Noblesse,” and declares that it makes
the hair always preserve an “honorable” direction
and gives to the person who lues it an “air of dis
tinction and supremacy ’ ’
Thought He Knew Better. —A little boy, on
waking in the’ morning, was introduced to anew
comer in the shape of a baby sister. After glancing
first at the baby and then at his sick mother, the
little fellow suddenly turned to hfs father and said :
“Pa, I should thought you would have k own bet
ter than to bring this baby here when mother was
so sick and unable to take rare of it.”
Population of China— The Russian Mission
now at Pekin has in a recent report, made known
the result of the last census taken by order of the
Emperor of China. The present popula'ion is said
by this document to amount to 445,000,000; that of
Pekin being 1,648,814.
A remarkable ugly man, as conceited as silly said
to a late Philadelphia wag, who had w ‘J ® DOU K* l .'° r
everything except making money, “Why, B “ ltb i
how thin you are; you will never pay the debt of
nature, I'm afraid, but will dry up nd blow away
“Well, you will pay that little debt, at all events;
yon owe nature so fittle.
Mnmi * AND Ohio Railroad —On Tuesday lest
frsin on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
crossing North Fork, and now receives
lands nossengere and freight - bont one mile
“ and la ? d ,L p river—which is about 14 miles from
whore the Memphis and Ohio road crosses.—Jack
7on[Tenn.) Whig.
Smothering a Baby.— A boy at Watertown,
Mass was left by his mother tt> watch hie infant
hrother The little thing cried, and he ran after the
“other ’ but she did not choose to return with him.
He ran after her a second lime, and was again sent
heck alone After a while the mother returned to
herhome, and there eat the boy up- n a pillow, un
der which was the infant. The affrighted mother
snatched the pillow away, but it was too late—the
babe was dead. The boy, to silenoe its screams,
had adopted this means, and the result was death.