T * , ' r - *-- v • " ' : - > v" -••. ' .' •-■ -.. '+, k • -. .< - . . n ." #*■ •> * Vol XXXVI.—WhoIe No- 189 Rates of Advertising. 2 squares, G mos. §5.00 1 year 8.00 column, 3 mos. G.OO G " 10.00 1 year 15.00 1 column, 3 tnos. 10.00 G " 15.00 " 1 year 25.00 Notices before mar riages, &c. §l2. One square, 18 lines, 1 time 50 " 2 times 75 " 3 " 1.00 " 1 mo. 1.25 " 3 " 2.50 6 " 4.00 " 1 year G.OO 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 " 3 mos. 3.50 Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. Wo 57a Attorney at Law, WILL attend promptly to business entrust ed to his care in this and adjoining counties. Office one door west of the Post Office. June 28, 1850-ly. J. IV, PARKER, Alto r n e y at L aw, LEWISTOWN, MIFFLIN' CO., FA. OFFICE on Market street, two doors east of the Bank. ,[April 12, 1850-tf ________ ATTOR XEY AT LA ll', HAS resumed the practice ofhis profession in this and the adjoining counties. Office at the Banking House of ixtngeneck er, Grubb &. Co. Jan. 20, 1848—tf. GEO. W. ELDER, ATTORNEY AT LA W , Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa. OFFICE two doors west of the True Demo crat Office. Mr. Elder will attend to any business in the Courts of Centre country. August 25, 1849 —tf. DR. J. B WITCH ELL OFFERS his professional services to the citizens of Lewistown and vicinity. He can always be found at fiis office, in his drug store, or at the house of Gen. Irwin, unless pro fessionally engaged. [March 15, 1850. D. 11. ROACH, BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER. jV/TARKET STREET, Lewistown, next door If A to Judge Ritz's. may24tf GREAT EXCITEMENT ABOUT Benjamin IlinklcVs Patent Clastic Spring Bottom -r~s~yvT^ 8 ; Tx-f \ ~ c j MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY A. FELIX, At the Lewistown Cheap Cabinet Ware Rooms, Vl7 HERE the article can be seen at any W time among iiis large stock of other FURNITURE ot all descriptions. The fol lowing testimonials from Riose who purchased and have now in use,or had the bottom put into •heir old bedsteads, will speak for themselves: CERTIFICATES : This is to certify that I purchased twenty pair of new bedsteads with Ilinkley's patent elastic spring bottom in, am well pleased with them, consider them a good article, and would buy no others, i would recommend them to ail persons, as they arc easily screwed together, and can he kept cleaner than any hitherto made. JAMES ALLISON. I concur with the above and consider it a good article for tavern keepers and others. THOMAS MAYES. We certify that we got A. Felix to put B. Hinkley 's patent bottom into our old bedsteads, and that they answer the purpose exceedingly well. We consider it a bedstead that can be kept much cleaner from insects, screwed up firmer than any others, and recommend them to the public. DAVD BLOOM, JOHN CLARK, JERMAN JACOB, D. SUNDERLAND Lewistown, April 2(1,1850 —tf MS ft STATIONERY. TOBACCO AND CIGAR STORE. r[JE subscriber respectfully informs his _L friends and the public in general, that ho has REMOVED bis store to the room lately occupied by John I. M'Coy, as a Shoe Store, nearly opposite the Bank, where he has just received a first rate assortment of Congress, Plug, Roll, Lady Twist. Small Lump, Sweet and Plain Cavendish, Black Fat, Luscious Lux ury, Eldorado, Natural Anti-nervous, Mrs. Mil ler's and Anderson's Fine Cut and bolacfc I O BACCO; Rappee, Scotch, Macabau and Na tiotches SNUFF and Snufi Boxes; PIPES, and SMOKING TOBACCO; Havana, Span ish, Half do., and American CIGARS. Also, Letter arid Writing PAPER; Quills, Steel Pens and Pen Holders; Motto, I ranspa rent and Plain WAFERS; Sealing Wax, Slates and Slate Pencils, Lead Pencils, Black, Blue, Red, and Indelible INF, and Inkstands; Black Sand and Sand Boxes, arid a general assortment of lllaiik :mri Seltool Hooks, together with a clmice selection of Juvenile end Literary Works. Also, a good article of Pen Knives, Pocket Combs, Bank Cases, Port Monies, &c., &c., which he will sell at the very lowest cash pri ces. GEO. W. THOMAS. N. B.—He will sell Tobacco, Snuff and Ci gars at WHOLESALE to deaicrs cm the rnost accommodating terms. Lewistown, June 7, 1850 — Bin Thompson'* ' WfllWD SYRL'P OF TAB & WOOD NAPTIIA, I TOR the cure of Pulmonary consumption, bronchitis, athuia, influenza, oLfinate CMUgIM, ."jjilting of blood, liver complaint, * hooping cough, croup, & C. i VANS' Sugar Cuitlci! Pills —(•si'iuan Tills my Hi] For sale Ly J. 15 MITCHELL. AKFUD IPIIFMkHSIIIIsjIS) W>!£ IL:IiWES^P®WSS , 3 R solution relative to an Amendment of the Constitution. D E301.VF.0 by the Senate and If oust) of Representatives * *•' of the Cummomcealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met , That the Constitution of this Common wealth he amended in the second section of the fifth ar ticle, so that it shall read as follows : The Judges of the Supreme Com t, of the several Courts of Common I'leas, and of such other Courts of Record as are or shall be established by law, shall he elected by the qualified elec tors of the Commonwealth, In the manner following, to wit : The Judges of the Supreme Court, by the qualified electors of the Commonwealth at large; the President Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other Courts of Record as arc or shall he established by law, and all other Judges required to he learned in the law, by the qualified electors of the respective districts over which they are to preside or act as Judges; and the Associate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas by the qualified electors of the counties respectively. The Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices for the term of fifteen years, if they shall so long behave themselves well, (subject to the allotment hereinafter provided for, subsequent to the first election ;) tin: Presi dent Judges of the several Courts of Common Pleas, and of such other Courts of Record as are or shall he estab lished by law, and all other Judges required to be learned in the law, shall hold their offices for the term often years, if they shall so long behave themselves well; the Asso ciate Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas shall hold their offices for the term of five years, if they shall so long behave themselves well; all of whom shall be commis sioned by the Governor, hut for any reasonable cause, which shall not be sufficient grounds of impeachment, the Governor shall remove any of them on the address of two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature. The first election shall take place at the general election of this Commonwealth next after the adoption of this amend ment, and the commissions of all the Judges who may be then in office shall expire on the first Monday of Decem ber following, w hen the terms of the new Judges shall commence. The persons who shall then be elected Judges of the Supreme Court shall hold their offices as follows: One of them for three years, one for six years, one for nine years, one for twelve years, and one for fif teen years, the term of each to he decided by lot by the said Judges, as soon after the election as convenient, and the result certified by them to the Governor, that the coin missions may be issued in accordance thereto. The Judge whose commission will first expire shall be Chief Justice during his term, and thereafter each Judge whose com mission shall first expire shall in turn be the Chief Justice, and if two or more commissions shall expire on the suine day, the Judges holding them shall decide by lot which shall be the Chief Justice. Any vacancies, happening by death, resignation, or otherwise, in any of the said Courts, shall be filled by appointment by the Governor, to con tinue till the first Monday of December succeeding the next general election. The Judges of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of the several Courts of Common Picas shall, at stated times, receive for their services an adequate compensation, to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office ; but they shall receive no fees or perquisites of office, nor hold any other office of profit under this Commonwealth, or under the government of the f 'nited Btates, or any other tttateof this I'nion. The Judges of the Supreme Court, during their continuance in office, shall reside within this Commonwealth ; and the other Judges,during their con tinuance in office, shall reside within the district or county for which they were respectively elected. J. S. M'CA I.MONT, Speaker of the House of Representatives. V. REST, Speaker of the Senate. SENATE CHAMBER, Ilsußisnt no, January '2S, ln.V). / I, Samuel W. Pearson, Chief Clerk of the Senate of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing reso lution, (No. 10 on the Senate file of the present session,) entitled " Resolution relative to an amendment of the Constitution," —it being the same resolution which was agreed to by a majority of the members elected to each House of the last Legislature—after having been duly considered and discussed, was ibis day agreed to by a ma jority of the mi mberselectcd to and serving in the Senate of Pennsylvania,at its present session,as will appear by their votes given on the final passage of the resolution,as follows, viy.: Those voting in favor of ttic passage of the resolution were, It. Jones Brooke, J Porter Brawley, William A. Crabb, Jonathan J. Cunningham, Thomas 8. Fernon, Thomas II Forsyth, Charles Frailey, Robert M Frick, Ilenry Fulton, John W Guernsey, William Haslett, I-aac Hugua, Timothy Ives, Joshua V. Jones, Joseph Konig ntacher, George V. Lawrence. Maxwell M'Baslin, Benja min Malone, Benjamin Matthias, Ifenry A. Muhlenberg, William F. Packer, William It. Sadler, David Saukcy, Peleg B Savery, Conrad Shinier, Robert C Sterrctt, Daniel Stine, Farris B. Strceter, John II Walker, and Valentine Best, Speaker —Yeas 39. Those voting against the passage of I he resolution were, George Darsie, Augustus Drum,and Alexander King— Nays 3. Extract from the Journal. SAM!. W. PEARSON, Clerk. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ? llxbrisDvbo, March 11,1R'0. $ I, William Jack, Chief Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives of Pennsylvania, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, (No. 10 on the Senate tile, and No. 211 on the House Journal of the present session,) entitled " Resolution relative to the amendment of the Constitu tion," —it being the same resolution which was agreed to hy a majority of the members elected to each House of the last Legislature—after having been duly considered and discussed, was this day agreed toby a majority of the members elected to and serving in the House of Repre sentatives of Pennsylvania,at its present session, as will appear by their votes, given on the linal passage <>f the resolution, as follows, viz : Those voting in favor of the passage of the resolution were, John Acker, John Allison, William Baker. Robert Baldwin, David J. Bent, Craig Biddle, Jeremiali Black, John S Bowen, William Brindle, Daniel 11. B Brower, Jesse B. Burden, John Cessna, Henry Church, John N. Conyngliuiu, Sylvester Cridland, Benjamin G. David, William J. Dobbins, James P Downer, Thomas Duncan, William Dunn, William Espcy, John Evans, William Evans, A. Scott Ewing, Alexander 8. Feather, James Flowers, Benjamin P. Former, Alexander Gibboney, Tlmmas E. Drier, Joseph E 'Trillin, Joseph (Jnffey. Jacob 8. Haldeman, George 11. Hart, l.eflert Hart, John Hast ings, William J. Hemphill, John Hoge, Ilenry Huplct, Lewis Herford, Washington J Jarkson, Nicholas Jones, John W. Kiltinger, Charles K. Klrikcnd, Robert Klotz, Harrison P. Laird. Morris Leech, Jonathan D. I.ect, An son Leonard, James J. Lewis, Ilenry Little, Jonas R. M'C'lintocb, John F. M'Culloch, Alexander c M'Curdy, John M'Lailghlin, John M'l.ean, Samuel Marx, John B. Meek, Michael Meyers, John Miller, Joseph C. Molloy, John I). Morris, William T. Morison, Ezekiel Mowry, Edward Nickleson, Jacob Nissly, Charles O'Neill, John li Backer, Joseph C. Powell, James C. Reid, John S. Rliey, Lewis Roberts, Samuel Robinson, John 11. Ruther ford, Glenni W. Scolield, Thorns C. Senuller, William Shatfncr, Richard Simpson, Eli Slifer, William Smith, William A. Smith, Daniel M. Smyser, William 11. Souder, Thomas C. Steel, David Steward, Charles Sioekwell, Edwin C. Trone, Andrew Wade, Robert C. Walker, Thomas Watson, Sidney ft Wells, Hiram A. Williams, Daniel Zei hey, and John d. M'Calmont, Speaker Yeash". Tliose voting against the passage of the resolution were, Augustus K Cornyn, David Evans, and James M. Porter—Nays Extract from the Journal. WILLIAM JACK, Clerk. m SECRETARY'* OI'HCE. Filed Man It 11, IS-.0. A W BENEDICT, Deputy Stcrctary of the Cam htn avmllk. SECRETARY'S Ogricß. PENNSYLVANIA, M. I do certify llial the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution of the General As semhly, ei,liiled "Resolution relative to an amendment of the Constitution," as the same remains uu tile in litis office. In testimony whereof 1 have hereunto of the till, lifleentli day ol June, Anno Domini one thousand eight liuudred and ,if|. A I. RUSSELL, , -I- •tin Secretary uf the L'aulmali ' ,Jlth. FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1859. iJoctrg* ELEGY OS THE OE.lTil OF A LADY. She sleeps that still and placid sleep For which the weary pant in vain, And where the dews of evening weep, 1 may not weep again ; O, never more upon her grave Shall 1 behold the wild tlower wave! They laid her where the sun and moon Look on her tomb with loving eye, And 1 have heard the breeze of June Sweep o'er it—like a sigh ! And the wild river's wailing song Crew dirge-like as it rolled along! And I have dreamt, in many dreams, Of her—who was a dream to me— And talked to her by sunny streams, In crowds, arid on the sea, 'Till in my soul she grew enshrined, A young Egcria of the mind ! 'Tis years ago ! —and other eyes Have flung their beauty o'er my youth, And I have hung on other sighs. And sounds that seemed like truth ; And loved the music which they gave, Like thai, which perished in the grave. And 1 have left the cold and dead, To mingle with the living cold— There is a weight around my head, My heart is growing old ! O, for a refuge and a home With thee, dear Ellen, in thy tomb ! Age sits upon my breast and brain, My spirit fades before its time, But they arc all thine own again, Lost partner of their prime! And thou art dearer in thy shroud Than all the false and living crowd ! Rise, gentle vision of the hours, Which go like birds that come not back, And fling thy pall and funeral flowers On memory's wasted track ! O for the wings that made thee blest, To " flee away and be at rest!" t.occllAurous. TERRITORIES OF THE 1YITEI) STATES. A majority of persons are, owing to the confused state in which Congress has left our Territories, ignorant of the domain now organized and unorganized in the United States not included within State government. A few words, byway of shedding light upon the subject, will not be found amiss. Our Pacific possessions ex tend from the 49th degree of North latitude to the 32 di degree, and from the coast of the Pacific, on an average longitude of 124 degrees, to the Rio Grande, on an average of 190 degrees. 'Phis would make an ex tent of seventeen and a half degress of latitude, and eighteen of longitude ; and in square miles about 10,000,090. Oregon is bounded by the 19th degree of North latitude on the North, the Pacific on the West, by the 12d degree of latitude on the South, (die upper boundary of Cali fornia,) and the Rocky Mountains on the East. The longitude traversed by these mountains, as the Eastern limits of the territory, is from the 199 th degree to the LI Ith degree, following a crooked line from point to point. California , as proposed to be admitted as a Stale, is bounded, as stated, on tbe North by Oregon, on the West by the I'a cifie, on the South by the 32d degree of latitude, which is the line of boundary be tween Mexico and tbe United States, and on the West by the Colorado river, which is near the 115th-i degree of longitude, and parallel therewith, until we strike the .15th degree of latitude, thence in a direct line Westerly until tbe line intersects the sum mit of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and thence along said mountains, in an almost parallel direction with the 12th degree of longitude, until the line again strikes the Southern boundary of Oregon, or tin; 12d degree of North latitude. I lull is bounded upon the Westbv Cali fornia, on the South by tbe dividing ridge (or .17th degree of latitude) which rises between the waters that How into the Great Basin and those which flow into the Gulf of California, on the East by the same ridge, which forms its curvaluFe from the angle where the 17th degree of latitude crosses the 1 13th degree of longitude, run ning thence in a curve until the line inter sects the 1 11 tit degree of longitude, and thence up said degree of longitude to the lower boundary of Oregon, which is the limit of the territory, as hounded on the North. Colorado Territory is lh;it section of country bounded on the lower West por tion by the lower eastern boundary of Cali fornia and the Colorado river, and on the South bv the dividing line between Mexico and the United Slates, on the East by the Sierra Madre, or Western limits of Mexico, and on the North by the curved ridge, or 37th degree of latitude, which constitutes the southern boundary of Utah, until tin; line extends to the 111 th degree of longi tude, whence tin; territory extends to the 42d degree of longitude, and is farther bounded North by the same. New Mexico, as its limits are defined, is bounded upon the West by the territory of Colorado, on the South by the 32d degree of latitude, on the East by the 100 th de gree of longitude, and on the North by the Arkansas river and 42d degree of north latitude. [The Arkansas river extends in a curvature line from this degree of lati tude. down the 107 th degree of longitude a short distance, and thence in a diverging line to the 100 th degree of ..longitude, whence it is intersected by the 39th degree of north latitude.] The Indian Territory is hounded on the South by the Arkansas river, thence in a straight line South, to the Red River, which bounds it remotely near the 24th degree of latitude, on the West by the Red River, on the North by Nebraska, and on the East by the States of Arkansas and Missouri. Nebraska is bounded on the West by thc eastern limits of Oregon and upper angle of New Mexico, on the North by the 49th degree of latitude, (or line dividing the United States from Canada,) on the South by the Indian Territory, and on the East by the State of lowa, and Territory of Minesota. Minesota is hounded upon the West by Nehraska (sometimes called Missouri Ter ritory,) on the South by the State of lowa, on the East by the State of Wisconsin and Lake Superior, and on the North by the dividing line between the United States and Canada—l2d degree of latitude. These are the territories which the I nitcd States own, covering an area greater than the whole union of States, and larger than the entire superficial surface of Europe. sqr. miles. sqr. acres. Oregon contains 341,463 or 218,536,320 California 175,363 or 112,232,320 Utah 125,000 or 60,000,000 Colorado 225,715 or 144,457,G00 New Mexico 110,000 or 70,400,000 Indian Territory 120,000 or 76,800,000 Nebraska or Mo. Tor. 400,000 or 250,000,000 Minesota 105,000 or 07,200,000 Aggregate 1,502,541 1,025,026,240 Oregon is provided with a government, and also Minesota and Utah, while Cali fornia is asking for Stale admission ; but the residue of this immense domain is abandoned for the present, or given up to the unmolested possession of the Indians. The lino of 36 40', extended to the Paci fic, would apportion about one-third, or less, South ot the line, and the residue to the North of the line. If such a line could he established by law, any acquisition here after from Mexico would naturally preclude the participation of the North. It would, as a matter of course, be converted into slave States. The Tariff of lßi6*Thc Iron Interest?. We commend to the attention of every reader and every candid mind, the follow ing remarks of the Hon. James Cooper, our present representative in the U. S. Senate, made on Thursday last in present ing a number of memorials from over two thousand citizens of Pennsylvania praying for a modification of the existing tariff laws. Mil. Coo ß said that he held in his hand numerous memorials from citizens, residents of several counties in Pennsyl vania, praying for a modification of the existing tariff laws, signed by over two thousand persons. The petitioners set forth that there is great distress prevailing everywhere throughout the State, especi ally among those engaged in mining coal and the manufacture of iron. From evi dence that had been furnished him, he could state confidently to the Senate, that nearly one half of the number of furnaces that were in operation in Pennsvlvania at the close of 1847, have now blown out altogether in consequence of the inadequa cy of the prices to be obtained for iron. The production is now less than one-half of what it was at the time to which he had referred ; although perhaps more than a majority of the whole number of furnaces and forges may be still in operation, he still would say confidently, that not one half of the quantity of iron is produced now which was produced at the period mentioned. The consequence is, that a very large number of people who derive their subsistence from labor in the furna ces, forges, and foundries of the State, arc now out of employment, and many of them in a state of absolute destitution. The consequences of the diminution in the production of iron is not felt among those engaged in that department of industry alone, but is felt also, and that severely, among those engaged in mining coal and other industrial occupations. It is known to the Senate that in late years a very quantity of anthracite coal has been consumed in the furnaces and forges in operation in the eastern part of the State. The demand for coal, for this purpose, has fallen otf within the last two years nearly, if not altogether, one half ; and the consequence is that those engaged in that branch of our industry in Pennsylvania are out of employment, and to a great extent without the means of sub sistence. They cannot take themselves to other employments, for the men who are engaged in the manufacture of iron and the mining of coal have been brought up to that particular branch of business; it is their trade, and they are disqualified for other occupations. Hut there were other branches of in dustry, dependant upon protection, or to some extent upon protection for their suc cess, which have also gone down, or have greatly curtailed their operations. This is especially the case with the recently es tablished cotton mills and manufactories of Pennsylvania. He presumed the Senate was aware that during the last two or three years, a large number of cotton mills have been erected and have gone into operation in that State. They have lately, in a great manner, ceased operations; some of them entirely and others partially, and the consequence is that the people formerly employed in manufacturing iron and min ing coal cannot resort to the cotton mills, nor to agriculture ; for the means of sub sistence for the first,, as he had stated, have to a considerable extent gone out of opera tion, and the markets for the latter have been largely diminished by the reduction of the production of these articles of iron, coal, and cotton fabrics to which he had referred. There is, therefore, as the memorialists state a degree of suffering prevalent among them which has not existed at any period within many years past —not even in 1942, previous to the passage of the act known as the Tariff act of that year. They pray Congress that some modification of the present act may take place at the present session. They do not ask for the repeal of the act of 18 40; hut they ask that what was the intention of the framers of that act may he carried into effect, and that they may have such protection as it was designed to afford at that time. They state that owing to this condition of affairs at home and abroad, the provisions of that act, sufficient at that time, ceased to be so at present, and for some time past; and they ask that Congress may take up the subject and put them in the position in which it was designed to place them at the time the act of 19 40 was passed. They set forth many facts that are import ant to every Senator and member of Con gress desirous to make up a correct judg ment on the hut he would not detain the Senate now with a recapitula tion of all that is stated in the memorials, and in the letters of intelligent gentlemen accompanying them. It was sufficient to say that the state of things existing abroad, especially on the continent of Europe, has brought down the price of iron in England to a point lower than it has ever been be fore, except on one single occasion. He did not think that it was necessarv to ad vert to them, for it would be at once un derstood to what he referred, namely, the revolutions there, the abandonment of the contracts for making railroads, with which the whole continent was checkered over. This state of things has obliged Eng land to sell her iron at these low rates, and great amounts of it have been thrown in upon us. Iron is now manufactured there at 9*22, 823, 82 4, $25, 826, and $27 per ton, according to quality, and sent here, thus breaking down our establishments, anil taking employment and bread from the American laborer. The memorialists state that if this condition of things pre vail for a great while, there will bo a gen eral cessation of operations in the iron manufactures of this country, except in certain favored localities; and that the consequence will be that all competition between the foreign and domestic producer will cease, and that, eventually, in the course of a year or eighteen months, con sumers will be obliged to pay more for the iron used by them than they would do under a duty which would afford a just protection to the domestic producer. The history of the iron manufactures of this country proves the fact that when England supplies the whole quantify, we pay the highest prices for iron. He desired to de tain the Senate no longer, and moved that the memorials he referred to the committee on Finance. AN OLD SLANDER NAILED. —Some years ago it was a favorite story with the Loco focos, that Mr. Webster had said that it was the duty of government" to take care of the rich, and the rich would take care of the poor." This fabrication was at length effectually silenced, but the Buffalo Republic recently had the hardihood to attempt to revive it. The editor of the Bulfulo Express thereupon called Mr. Webster's attention to it. Webster replies by letter duly signed, and says—" lam not the author of that saying, nor of any such doctrine or expression ; on the con trary, 1 trust that the political labors of my life show that my object has been, steadily always, to relieve the poor and laboring portion of the community from the evils which usually affect those classes in other countries, and to place them in this coun try in a situation of comfort and independ ence." (J. W. P. CUSTIS.—We happened, at the Capitol on the 10th inst., to meet the venerable Ceo. W. P. Custis, of Virginia, who had just been to pay his respects to the thirteenth President of the United States, all of whom he has personally known and been known to. This vener able gentleman, though stricken in years, is, we are happy to say, still hale and hearty. We presume there are very few other men living who have shaken hands with every President of the United States. —National Intelligencer. A young lady out west says : " When 1 go to a theatre I am very careless of my dress, as the audience are too attentive to tlfc pl;t\ to observe m\ wardrobe; but when I gi> t< church I am \erv particular in my outward appraranee, as most people go there to see how their neighbors dress and deport themselves." I\'ew Series—Vol. I—l\o. 44. Electro-Magnetism as a Motive Power— The Important Question Settled• Professor Page, in the Lectures which ho is now delivering before the Smithsonian Institution, states that there is no longer any doubt of the application of this power as a substitute for steam. He exhibited the most imposing experiments ever wit nessed in this branch of science. An im mense bar of iron, weighing one hundred and sixty pounds, was made to spring up by magnetic action, and to move rapidly up and down, dancing like a feather in ths air, without any visible support. The force operating upon this bar he stated to average three hundred pounds through ton inches of its motion. He said he could raise this bar one hundred feet as readily as through ten inches, and he expected no difficulty in doing the same with a bar weighing one ton, or a hundred tons. He could make a pile-driver, or a forge-ham mer, with great simplicity, and could make an engine with a stroke of six, twelve, twenty, or any number of feet. The most beautiful experiment we ever witnessed was the loud sound and brilliant flash from the galvanic spark, when pro duced near a certain point in his great magnet. Each snap was as loud as a pis tol ; and when he produced the same spark at a little distance from this point, it made no noise at all. This recent discovery he stated to have a practical bearing upon the construction of an electro-magnctic engine. Truly, a great power is here ; and where is the limit to it ? lie then exhibited his engine, of between four and five horse power, operated by a battery contained within a space of three cubic feet. It looked very unlike a mag netic machine. It was a reciprocating en gine of two feet stroke, and the whole engine and battery weighed about one ton. When the power was thrown on by the motion of a lever, the engine started off magnificently, making one hundred and fourteen strokes per minute ; though, when it drove a circular saw ten inches in diam eter, sawing up boards an inch and a quar ter thick into laths, the engine made but about eighty strokes per minute. There was great anxiety on the part of the spec tators to obtain specimens of these laths, to preserve as trophies of this great me chanical triumph. The force operating upon his magnetic cylinder throughout the whole motion of two feet, was stated to be six hundred pounds when the engine was moving very slowly, but he had not been able to ascertain what the force was when the engine was running at a working speed, though it was considerably less. The most important and interesting point,how ever, is the expense of the power. Pro fessor Page stated that he had reduced the cost so far, that it teas less than steam under many and most considerations, though not so low as the cheapest steam engines. With all the imperfections of the engine, the consumption of three pounds of zinc per day would produce one horse power. The larger his engines, (contrary to what has been known before,) the greater the economy. Professor Page was himself surprised at the result. There were yet practical difficulties to be overcome ; the battery had yet to be improved ; and it re mained yet to try the experiment on a grander scale, to make a power of one hundred horse, or more.— National Intel ligencer. ARKANSAS BREAK-DOWN. A friend of ours wont over in Arkansas a few weeks ago to attend a " break-down" —that is, a dance. The ladies, upon the occasion, were arrayed in their best, with all the gay colors which an uncultivated taste could suggest. The gentlemen were dressed in homespun clothes, and none but our friend had broadcloth upon his back. During the evening, sweet potatoes of an enormous size, roasted in the ashes, were handed round to the company, together with a handful of salt for each guest. A beautiful young lady became smitten with our friend, (perhaps with his magnificent moustaches,) and resolved to dance with him. She therefore turned to a friend and addressed her in these words : " Sal, hold my tater while I trot round with that nice hoss what's got on store clothes." Our friend was clinched accordinglv ; lie could not extricate himself from the gripe of the rustic beauty, and was obliged to " trot round" after her for one mortal long hour before he could obtain a respite from his labors. lie made his escape the first op portunity, resolved that lie never again would go to an Arkansas break-down. " You had better ask for manners than money," said a finely dressed gentleman to a beggar boy who asked for alms. * I asked for what I thought you had the most of," was the boy's reply. If yon don't know what to do with your self this hot weather, angle for fiics. No ditficulty in getting a bite. Why is the hub of a cartwheel like a handsome young lady ? Because it's al ways surrcuudcd with fello(vv)s. Zeal not rightly directed is periiiciou : for as it makes a good cause better, so it | makes a bad cause worse.
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