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Tins INSTITUTION will open for the
session on the 13th of April, 1857.
straction will be given in all the branches
gßfclly taught in Academies. Good board
ing* at reasonable rates, can be procured, and
svegy effort will be made to render the school
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Feb. 12, 1807.-tf
LEAF TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
DENSLOW & CO.,
$1 South Front Street, Philadelphia,
|L' out mission Ueiehauh
AND
WHOLESALE DEALERS
IN ALL KINDS OF
HauufacturrD roUncco,
fB.Wi: constantly on hand and for sale low, j
■ all kinds of AMERICAN and SPANISH
LEAF TOBACCOS, selected with special ref- ;
;retire to manufacturers' use.
Ali articles sold warranted to be as represen j
Led and every oppoitunity afforded for exauii- i
ration. Purchasers at a distance can send their I
and rely upon being as faithfully served |
as ill the goods were selected in person.
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px lUiij.Mi
pIIK subscriber is prepareii to till orders for
kinds of
Pox Public & Private Parks, Bal
jgf conies, Cemetery Lots,
Steps, &e.
Apo Verandahs, Iron Stairs, Doors, Settees,
3K-. Statuts, Fountains, and every descrip- |
■ AIIKMAL A.NU ISEFIL IRON WORK,
tatifpg the largest assortment of i'atterns, ar<d 1
he greatest facilities for manufacturing this ;
|Wcf work.
Pet sons can depend on being suited, orders i
>rom, tly attended to, and boxed carefully, to
am to arty part of the Union.
wishing to make selections, by ad
■Hing the subscriber, stating what class of
fork they want, will have Porte Folios of De- j
igftenl them.
W. P. HOOD,
Avenue A Broad st., Philadelphia.
2. 1*56.-6 mo
I JOSEPH A. NEEDLES,
MANLFATTLRER OF
Rrijre. Silk & Hair-Cloth Sieves 5
loarlc, medium and fine in mesh: large, middle
size, and small in diameter.
WEI I Llt (LOTUS OR WOVE' WIRE,
best qualities, various sizes of mesh, '
roar Nov. 1 to eiJ inclusive, and frc m one to
Hel in width.
Thr are numbered so many spaces to a lin- 1
aS inch, and cut to su ; t.
subscriber also keeps constantly on hand '
■ CS3 S2TS3 a
or Coal, Sand, Ore, I.iine, Grain, Gravel, Gti- |
no, Sumac, Sugar, Salt, Bone, Colfee, Spice, ;
>ru r Dyestufis, &c. Together with an as- |
of
ftEIGHT AM) A.Y.'EALED I ROY YVIRE.
AH the above sold wholesale or retail, by 1
J. A. NEEDLES,
54 N. Front St., Philadelphia.
IB L B. MUSGRAVE & CO,
■ Wholesale Druggists,
AND DEALERS IN
IX3 3FLIJOS,
■ SPICES,
ISHHMICALS,
LI Vf i 3 ? a I? I? 3 *
J!
U Si 53 S3 GSA UP C£> 9
PAINTS,
Oils, Glass, &c ,
st. above llth, S. side, Pliila.
and country merchants are
xo give them a call and examine
-hen| stock and prices, before making their
ma22
B Furs! Furs! Furs!
\ ictorines, Pelverines, Gloves, &c.
ljli. great variety, from which the ladies ;
; an excellent choice, are now open and
at the Business Emporium of
—2fi!L_ GEORGE BLYMYEK.
■>!. G. N. IIAKCY,
TUB UUXGA 111 A K PHYSICIAN, j
* (LATE OF NEW YORK CITV,)
Its his professional services to the citi-
Lewistown and surrounding court- j
' n ie diamond, adjoining Huff- j
re Store.
■■Y* N". H-boards atthe Lewistown Hotel, i
Aug. 30,1855—3 m* •
HiEnsraas) ASJiD iFTsrujSflSssiiiais) <g-n®3B®is iwawnfflflN&wsys smiHHnnsy n>i\ o
The West Branch Insurance Co.
OF LOCK HAVE', PA.,
ENSURES Detached Buildings, Stores. Mer-
T chandise, Farm Property, and other Build
i ings, and their contents, at moderate rates.
T DIRECTORS.
Hon. John J. Pearce, Hon. G. C. Harvey,
John B. HalJ, T. T. Abrams,
Charles A. .Mayer, D. K. Jackinan,
Charles Crist, W. Wnite,
Peter Dickinson, Thos. Kitchen.
Hon. G C. HARVEY, Pres.
T. T. ABRAMS, Vice Pres.
Titos. Kitchen , Sec'y.
REFERENCES.
Samuel H, Lloyd, Thos. Bowman, D. D.
iA. A. Winegardner, Wm, Vanderbelt,
L. A. .Vlackey, Wm. Fearon,
A. White, Dr. J. S. Crawford,
James Quiggle, A. Updegraff,
John W. Maynard, James Armstrong,
Hon. Simon Cameron, Hon. Wm. Bigler.
UTf'Agent for Mifflin county, G. W. STEW
ART, Esq. apl7
Indemnity from Loss and Damage by Fire,
jind the Perils of Marine antl Inland Transportation.
CONTINENTAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Incorjtorufed by the Legislature of I\/t itsglra
ti ia, with a Perpetual Charter.
Authorized Capital, 51,000,000.
Office No. 61 Walnut St. abut e Seeond, Pliila.
Fire Insurance on Buildings, Fumiture rMcr
j chandise, &e., generally. Marine Insurance
i on Cargoes and Freights to all parts of the
world. Inland Insurance on Goods, &c., by
Lakes, Rivers, Canals, and Land Carriages, to
all parts of the Union, on the most favorable
terms, consistent with security.
DIRECTORS.
George YV. Colladay, William Bowers,
John M. Coleman, Joseph Oat,
E.lwin V. Machette, Howard Hinchman,
GEORGE W. COLLADAY, President.
GALEN VV ILSON, Secretary.
fur Mifflin county, Wm. P. EL
LIOTT, Esq. febiy-ly
IMOUTY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE.
Franklin Fire Insurance Compa
ny of Philadelphia.
Office 1631 Chestnut street, near Fifth.
Statement of Assets, $1.827,18 80
January Ist, 1557.
; Published agreeably to an act of Assembly, be- j
ing,
®f'i=t Mortgages, amply secured, $1,519,932 73 !
Real Estate, (present value, $109,-
000,) cost,' 89,114 18;
Stock-, (present value, $83,881 12.)
cost, 71,232 97 j
I Cash, &c., 64,121 56 I
i
$1,827,185 80 !
Peijitltutl or Lhulttd Insurances made on every '
description of property, in Town and Country, j
Rates as low as are consistent with security.
Since their incorporation, a period of twenty- j
eisrht years, they have paid over Three Millions ;
ol Dollars' losses by fire, thereby affording ev- !
nlence of the advantages of Insurance, as well
as the ability and disposition to meet with i
1 promptness all liabilities.
Losses by Fire.
Losses ] aid during the year
DIRECTORS.
Cbas. N Bancker, | Mordecai D. Lewis,
Tobias Wagner, j David S. Brown,
Samuel Grant, I Isaac Lea,
Jacob R. Smith, Edward C. Dale,
Geo. W. Richards, t George Fales.
CHARLES N. BANCKER, President.
CIIAS. G. BANCKER, Sec'y.
for Mifflin county, 11. J. WAL- j
TF.RS, Esq., Lewistown. mar] 9 !
Another Supply of Lumber.
£ali .Viatic to Order.
JUST received, a large supply of yellow and
while pine ready-worked Flooring.
Arrangements have been made by the under
signed by which they are enabled to manufac
ture all kinds of Doors, Sash, Shutters and
Blinds at reasonable prices. Bills sent to them
either by mail or otherwise will meet with
prompt attention.
nov 13 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO.
New Stock of Lumber.
r N addition to our large stock of well-seasori-
J[ ed stuff, suitable for the most durable and
perfect kinds of work, we have just received
a large supply from the Susquehanna region,
among which will be found—
2, Ij, 1 1 i '> 5 and half inch Panel, First,
2d anil 3d common BOARDS arid PLANK,
WORKED FLOORING,
Doors, Sash, Shutters, Blinds, and Door Fac
ings, ready worked.
Plastering Lath and Paling,
All kinds bf BILL STUFF, 7x7, C.xG, 5x5, 4x5 j
and a large lot of 3x4 SCANTLING, of va- !
rious lengths.
JOISTS of all sizes and lengths.
We are also prepared to fill, at short notice,
bills for any kind of lumber from the well
known steam mill of S. Milliken.
Builders. Farmers, and others desiring Lum
: bcr of any kind will find it to their advantage
1 to give us a call.
j oc2 WM. B. HOFFMAN & CO.
7B Builders and Contractors.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
HERE IS THE PLACE FOR CHEAP LIMBER!
JUST RECEIVED,
111 (!()(! FEET 1\ Yellow Pine YVork
-K "y""" ed Flooring,
! 5,000 feet 1 Yellow Pine Worked Flooring,
10,000 " 1 White " " Boards,
17,000 " 1 " " "
, 70,000 " 3, 3£, 4, 4t best Susquehanna Plas
tering Lath,
i 20,000 feet Roofing Lath,
12,000 " Common Plank,
10,000 " 2 in. Panel,
! 1,000 Lights Sash. Any quantity of Doors,
Shutters, Blinds, &c., which we will sell from
10 to 20 per cent, cheaper than any other
dealers in the country,
i Hemlock, White Pine Joist, Studding, Ac., al
ways on hand.
I respectfully invite all persons wanting any
, kind of Lumber to call and examine our stock
and prices.
All orders for Frame Stuff for Houses, Brid
ges, Barns, &c., will be filled with promptness.
; OU2B F\ G. FRAN CISC US.
I jiii aaßß9iiL_
j Answer to " My Native Highland Home."
Thy highland cut, where tempests roar,
And northern blasts contend,
Thy brooks and braes are whiten'd o'er,
While glittering snows descend ;
Yet, Henry, dearest of my heart,
I'll gladly with thee rove,
: O'er highland bill, or lowland part,
j Through desert, or through grove.
Then we will go to Scotland, dear,
And never more will roam ;
Content shall bless our humble cheer,
Within our highland home.
j When summer comes, along the vale
We'll pluck the sweet blue bell,
The thistle green, the lily pale,
Or gowan from the dell;
And thus we'll pass our life with glee
While prattlers round us smile,
And none shall be so blest as we
Around our bonny isle.
Then we will go, &c.
smmißiivs.'
DYING RICH.
active business man is a rational
man, and a great blessing to the commu
nity. He keeps in exercise the talents
confided to him, making them a blessing
to himself, and a source of good to those
by whom he is daily surrounded. He
lurnishes employment fur the industrious, I
\\ hich is far better than bestowing alms
upon the unemployed. Herein are the i
legitimate and rational results of active \
-. . I
business pursuits and wealth-getting—the ;
employment of the gratification of the ac
live powers, and the reward of industry.
Hut the slavish toil of accumulation mere
ly for the sake cf possession—the lust of
cupidity—the remorseless desire of grow- I
•
ing rich solely or principally to die rich,
is one of the most foolish and debasing
intentions which find lodgment in the heart !
of man. j
What can the praise, if praise it be,
have to do u iih the dull cold air of death.'
What can it profit one, when he is lower
and more insensible than the sod, to have
it sounded above him, "How rich he died?"
Experience lias fully and emphatically
taught the lesson, that much wealth left to
heirs is, in times out of ten, not a
Blessing, but rather a curse. Its expecta
tion beguiles and spoils the manly powers;
its possession leads to mis-judgment, to
excess, and finally to exhaustion and ruin.
Wealth is dangerous to all men, but espe
cially to those who acquire it by inherit
ance, and consequently without having
sustained the toil or secured the maturity
of character that was necessary to its ac
quisition. The time will yet come when
men of wealth will be wise enough to
make a gradual distribution of their prop
erty while living—not prescriptive, but
operative—thereby having an eye to the
use that is made of it, and a participation
in the greatest enjoyment its possession is
capable of giving, that of seeing it do good
to others. They will dismiss the foolish
aspiration—foolish, especially in this coun
try, where there are neither laws of pri
mogeniture or entail, by which a succes
sion of family millionaires may be kept
up—of dying rich, with the certain re
flection that the heirs will sooner or later
die poor. To use borrowed but energetic
language on this subject; "After hypocrites
the greatest dupes the devil has are those
who exhaust an anxious existence in the
vexations and disappointments of business,
and live meanly and miserably only to die
magnificent and rich."
F'or, like the hypocrite, the only disin
terested motive these men can accuse
themselves of is that of serving the devil
without receiving his wages; for the assu
med morality of the one is not a mofe
effectual bar to enjoyment than the real
avarice of the other. lie who Stands
every day at the ledger till he drops into
the grave may negotiate many profitable
bargains; but lie lias made a single bad
one, indeed, that more than counter-balan
ces all the rest; for the empty foolery of
dying rich, he has laid down his health,
Ins happiness, and his integrity; since, as
a very old author observes, "mortar stick
eth between buying and selling." Enter
prise and activity in business, and a pas
sion for honest money-getting are good
things in the world, and he who uses his
talents and capital in this way is a bene
factor to his race —but he who does all this
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1857.
' for the sake of dying rich, is a not a
: wise man in anv wav.
! THE LATE SAMUEL ZIMMER
MAN.
Mr. Zimmerman was horn in Hunting
; don county, Pa., in the year 1815, and in
1812 removed to Canada, having no capi
tal but energy, far-sightedness, and a gray
horse and buggy. He was then but 27
years of age. His first undertaking was
the construction of four locks and an aque
duct on the Welland Canal, which involved
something like one million of dollars.—
Subsequently lie built 120 miles of the
Great Western Railway, the con'ract price
for which was about SOOO,OOO. The
building of the first Suspension Bridge at
Niagara Falls, and of the Great Railroad
bridge at the same place, pngaged his at
tention. He built the Cobourg and Peler
boro, the Port Hope and Lindsay, and the
Erie and Ontario Railways in Canada
Mr. Zimmerman originated, and had just
completed the preliminary arrangement for
building a new road to the West, nearly
parallel with the Great Western, to the
South of that line, and on a shorter and
better route. This work was to cost some
ten millions of dollars.
Not long since he had purchased a
large property at Clifton, Niagara falls,
and irt the vicinity of the Suspension
bridge, including the fine Hotel known as
the "Clifton House," and his excellent
taste and liberal ideas were illustrated in 1
improving this line estate and adorning it
artistically. Fifty-two acres on the cliff, i
directly opposite the American l'alls, are
enclosed with an iron fence and privet
hedge. The topography of these grounds
is diversified and picturesqe. That part
nearest the river is level, and this is laid
out in graveled walks, with shrubbery,
forest trees and fountains. One fountain
was constructed at a cost of $15,000. —
These groves and shaded promenades are
lighted during the summer evenings with
gas. The proprietor's residence stands on
a blull some sixty feet high, midway of
the ample grounds, in the summer it is
nearly hidden by the foliage of the sur
rounding trees. This dwelling is an un
pretending mansion, but has always keen
the scene of generous hospitality.
He had perfected the most extended and
elaborate plans for the establishment near
the same spot of an elegant mansion-house,
with the proper accessories and surround
ings. The foundations of a building of
Cleveland sandstone and Canadian brick,
to cost $175,000, were laid last year, and
the work was u. be prosecuted immediate
ly. llis lodges, of which 'here are four,
the conservatory, and tenements for his
servants, are models of taste. Ilisstables,
completed last year, cost $48,000. From
the terraces on the grounds and the porti
co of his dwelling, a splendid view of the
American Kali is obtained. The Clifton
House is near by—one of the most com
plete and popular hotels that any watering
place can boast. This was owned by Mr.
Zimmerman,and was worth over §300,000.
At Elgin, on the western side of the river,
at the Suspension Bridge, the deceased
formerly owned a large property, which
his own liberal expenditure and judicious
enterprise had rendered very valuable.—
This was sold last year to his friends,
Messrs. Pierson and Benedict, for $200,-
000. At Toronto, he owned property
valued at SIOO,OOO. At Hamilton an es
tate worth SIOO,OOO. He was owner of
the etcomer Zimmerman, on Lake Ontario,
and half owner of another boat the Peer
less—lns interest in both amounting prob
ably to SIOO,OOO. Some 18,000 acres of
land, in different parts of Canada, belonged
to him. He estimated his property to be
worth three millions of dollars.
The deceased was a man of limited ed
ucation, but lie was endowed with sterling
mental gifts. Intercourse with men of the
highest character and influence had impart
ed an elevated tone, suavity and equanim
ity to his manners, and his sway over
other men was limited only by the boun
daries within which he could possibly ex
ercise it. Large benevolence was one of
his most marked attributes.
From the marks upon the head, it was
evident that the deceased was precipitated
head downward and was killed by the
fall. The injuries are entirely upon that
portion of the body. The face was so
swollen and distorted that the coffin was
not opened at the funeral. There was no
sign of decay about the corpse up to the
time when the remains were enclosed in
the "narrow house."
ANOTHER PUTNAM ADVEN
TURE.
A few weeks ago, Thomas Evans, of
; Chest Creek, Clearfield county. Pa., while
out on a hunting excursion, observed a
ledge ol rocks, which his experienced eve
detected as being the haunt of a bear. It
being late in the eveuiug, he went home,
! but returned next niorqmg accompanied
by his brother. They soon found a nar
j row passage between the rocks that led
into a dark and dismal cave. On arriving
at the mouth of the cavern, Thomas, after
throwing down his gun, and divesting him
self of his hunting accoutrements, crawled
in through the narrow entrance, and after
groping about in the dark for some time,
had the pleasure of laying his hand upon
bruin's back. Having ascertained the po
sition of the animal he returned to the
entrance of the cave, and got his gun,
then went hack into the cavern to visit his
new acquaintance, while his brother re
mained outside to act as sentry, provided
the animal attempted to escape. Having
come up to the bear again, he placed the
muzzle of his gun against the auimal and
fired. A furious growl from the beast ac- I
companied the report of the gun, and
young Evans hurried out of the cave as
soon as possible. He, however, put an- i
other load into his gun, and scrambled i
back into the cave again. This time he ;
succeeded in putting a ball through the
vital part of the animal's body. It was '
dragged UU.t, and weighed over three liun- I
tired pounds.—/ tytyrsville Jhnerica/i.
END OF THE WORLD AT HAND.
Paris is very much excited by an astro
nomical controversy at which all do not
laugh! The two most eminent rstrono- .
mors, one of F'rance, the other of Genua- .
ny, are arguing whether the world is to
come to an end on the thirteenth of June
next! All the scientific world, it appears
have long been uneasy at the approach of j
the Cornet to our earth; and though it is
conceded by the disbelievers that the con-
tact must take place in June next, they ar
gue (or MODS. Babine, the French Astron
omer, for them) that, as comets are but
atmospheric affairs, it will not materially
affect us. The German, qn tho contrary
says that it will not merely be the passing
ol " a gentleman who smokes," but that
its renter is solid lire, and that the surface <
of the earth will be turned into a sea offi- j
ery lava by his formidable cigar! The I
millenium, of course, is to turn out a fic
tion, and Mr. Bannim will barely have
time to get well of his bilious fever.
OTDr. Durbiu, the great Methodist or
ator, once attempted to preach from the
text "Remember Lot's wife," and made a
failure. Afterwatd remarking to Dr. Baird
that lie did not know the reason of his
failure, the venerable doctor replied that
he "had better hereafter let other people's
wives alone."
U®"At a late public meeting, tfte follow
ing "dry" toast wis given. The author
will get "buttered" when he reaches home:
"The Press, the Pulpit, and Petticoats;
the three ruling powers of the da v. The
first spreads knowledge, the second spreads
morals, and the last spreads consider
bly!"
Charming Delicacy. —A little girl at
school read thus: "The"widow lived on a
small limbaey, left her by a relative."—
"What do yon call the word?" asked the
teacher; "the word is legacy, not limbaey."
"But, Miss Johnson," said the little girl,
"Pa says I must say limb not leg."
GAS FIXTURES.
JjIHE subscriber has just received a splen-
J did assortment of Gas Fixtures, among
which are
aHAITEELIEKS,
I'FMIt'TS, BRACKETS, DROP LIGHTS,
FLEXIBLE TI BES, GLOBES & SHADES
of all descriptions, and a general assortment of
BURNERS, all which he will sell at Philadel
phia prices (cut, fitted and put up free of
charge.) Call aijd exarr le for yourself.
Gas pipe put into houses, shops, stores, &c.
at the shortest notice.
aug2! G. YV. STEYVART.
Ho Ho
SURGEON DENTIST.
PROFESSIONAL business promptly attend
ed to, and charges reasonable.
OFFICE on North Main street, second door
below the town Hall, and nearly opposite the
j Gazette office. je 21, 1855—tf.
New Series— Vol. 11, No. 20.
Letter from Philadelphia.
. PHILADRLPIIIA, March 2J.
A mechanic of this city has constructed
an elegant carriage for President Buchanan
I a "' il moonted set of double harness]
ui beautiful workmanship, is to accompany
; ' £be metropolis. When the President
, shall come into possession of these articles a
simple hearted Irishman suggests he will 'be
j "as great as a lord," and even look as fine as
! the Ijtieen herself.
j On Monday afternoen, an Esquimaux "ky
ack," or canoe, which it is said was used in
i the Kane expedition, was launched upon the
1 Delaware, by a gentleman who has passed
several years among the Danish people, and
become accustomed to the use of such anivies.
He seated himself in the " kyack,** his feet
and legs being concealed from view', and with
the aid of a light wooden paddle, would make
his diminutive looking cra,ft dash through the
water almost as quick as steam, and at tho
same time cutting up all manner of freaks,
such qs throwing the lance in imitation of the
Esquimaux when catching syai, &c. lie also
crossed and re-crossed to the island, and
ed up and down the river several squares
much to the delight of numerous spectators.
lhe preparations for building on the Butler
House lot, on the northwest corner of Eighth
and Chestnut streets, will involve the destruc
tion of the row of trees which stand just in
side the garden wall on Eighth street. One
of these trees is well known to our citizens
It is a huge horse chestnut, of symmetrical
form. In the spring of the year, When it
was in blossom, it presented a beautiful ap
pearance, and persons went from all parts of
the city to see it in bloom. &ome of the large
branches of this fine old tree have been lopp
ed off, and the hours of the trunk itself are
numbered. Wo presume these trees stood on
the Butler property when the house was con
sidered one of the west end mansions. They
W r e st' ,J .°, uljtless ' co temporary with the palace
oi ..li. Robert Morris, which was commenced
but never finished, just across Chestnut aud
Eighth streets, and they have existed from
the time when the daily passers by the spot;
scarcely exceeded a score or two into the pe
riod when the neighborhood is bustling with
trade aud swarming with life, gayety and
fashion. The Butler House and its beautiful
tree have outlived their ti?ne and their fener
ation, and they arc: both about to fall before
the westward march of trade, eqtemrise and
fashion. '• . . .
The Flour Inspections at tins port, lor Uu
we.-k ending March 19th, were as follows :
llalf-barrels of Superfine, 210
Barrels of Superfine, 10,561
Bo Fine, ' g(j
I>o Middlings, 105
> Do Rye, 329
Ho Coin Meal, 2,105
ho Condemned, 119
. Total 19,405
lhe spring trade of the present season is
said by our merchants to h.;ve been thus far
unusually large, exceeding any previous vear
perhaps except 1854, which showed the "hea
viest ever known to the city.
On \Y eduesday inorising a house in tho
twentieth Ward of this city was discovered
to be on fire. The house was a three story
brick, and occupied by three families, named
respectively Riley, Kelly and Burns. Tho
fire was confined to the apartment occupied
by the Rileys, and ail tho'furniture in it was
destroyed. The smoke filled the entire build
ing, and caused a great panic among the in
mates. Hugh Burps and his wife threw theit
two children out of the second story window
to the ground, anfi then leaped out themselves
They escaped unhurt. .Mrs. Riley Had her
hair partially burued off. After the fire was
extinguished, the body of Ivellv was found
near the spot where He slept. The upper part
of his body was burned to a crisp, arid he'
was quite dead. All the persons wfi'o escaped
were more or less intoxicated. A rum Lottlo
was found in every room in the house. It is
not known how the fire occurred.
The machinery and caissons being made iu
tins city f r the company that have contract
ed to raise the suntten ships in the harbor of
Sebastopol, will be ready in April, the tiia<i
set apart fur the sailing (ff the ship to thai
place. Ihe caissons number four, each beiDg
forty feet Jong, fifty wide, and thirteen feet
deep, and when put in position, will sink
about ten feet, which will give to each a lift
ing capacity of 1,260,000 pounds.
On i uesday evening an act of malicious
mischief w;\s committed by CL young man in
sprinkling cayenne pepper aud some other
articles upon the floor of a ball-room while a
party of ladies and gentlemen were dancing,
lie was detected in the act, promptly arrest
ed, and held to bail to answer for the outrage.
He has heretcfore been looked upon as re
spectable, and toe act was prompted by a
petty revenge, lie will suffer for it.
lhe California ticket swindles continue in
New \ ork. One instance in a dozen will suf
fice. James Baker, from Hardin county,
Ohio, 60 years of age, with his four sons and
a daughter, are ou their way to California.—
1 hey arrived in New York on Tuesday even
ing, and yesterday morning they were met by
runners who conducted the party to a oogus
ticket office. Upon entering the place, which
had every appearance of a decent business
concern, Mr. Baker inquired the price of
tickets iu the upper forward cabin, and was
told it was §125. lie purchased 8 whole
tickets and 1 hall ticket at this price, paving
$1,002 50. Tho company's price was §llO.
Loss sl2* jO.
1 ho approach of our election for city and
county officers already begins to agitate our
local politicians. There is a prospect that
the triangular conflict of last f .11 will be re
peated, as the "American" and "Republican"
parties have already respectively nominated
a ticket, and the "Democrats" will not of
course be long behind hand. The Americans
have nominated YY illiam F. Potts, Esq., for
City Treasurer, and John McWhorter, Esq.,
for City Commissioner. The Republicans
have nominated Albert G. Rowland, Esq., for
City Treasurer, apd Joseph R. Lyndall, Esq.,
for City Lonnnissioner. Come when it will
the contest will be a spirited one.
Y . B. Palmer, Esq., founder of the adver
tising agencies, delivered a lecture on the
Philosophy of- Business on Saturday evening,
I which elicited general commendation,