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TWELETII , MHTUAL g BUIE IT lON
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SUSQU'A CO. AGRICULTURAL:-SOCIETY:
The annual Fair, and held
in MOntroae,.on_Wednesday .and
Septembm . 29th and 30.
'Tie exhibition, of stock wit larger than at'
any_-previous Fair, and.the crowded state of
the - enclosure shows concluaivelyl thut.the in
.. tereits of the Society require more; enlarged
aeComiinklations bvfore another year._ in
. ..,:aome departments the e%hibitionof stock was
tibt as fine as that of some previous years,
ttttile in other's it far •-exceeded - . any ',former .
exhibition,... The stock of Horses . in the coun
- _
WO - eying, cud great- interest - is
felt in this department,, as
,is'_ghown - by , the
_faet ihai there were eighty-nino entries. for.
...arnpetition. . ;• •
Ainent.;:iie exhibition of,Seedtt., that • of.
corn in thp - ear attracted- universal
The.kinds exhibited - :were principally
•sthe
„Dutton, 'flhite• Ph lip, or
Brown; anti the_ eight-rowed Yellow.- •‘: • •
- Tlt,a King Phillip was the inost ,mattfred,
.. • altliangti, owing to thelery favorable season',
the samples: of Dutton to .which the prelikium
wai 7 :..iirivaided were fully' ripe andr : truly
• Of Swine, the SitiTtAk; and Chester: county
were the:leading 'varieties.
` The .exhibition of Sheep was confined - prin.
- eipully to the-.-coarse-wooled - kinds, among
which the South Downs took the lad as pro - -
ducittg . the finest flavated tniitton, for which
. - our *lay - is tibted.: The attention of our
farmers has not yet been directud-o the rids
: ineof fine-wool 4 'sheep. • •
• The Annual Address was. deliveecl - on the.]
- titternoort . of Thursday by C. Ad-.'
• . albs, of Towanda, and was listened to wiih
marked attention by: the vast throng. of peo-:
ploitrattetidanc% - and at its.close,, the-thanks
of the Society were presented to the speaker
and-a copy sOlicited , for publication.
• The attendance: up - on the ... Fair...vas greater
- than at any previous oueoud i theSoeiety has
boine firmly establishOin the hearts. and
confidence of the commituity. -
the. close 'of t la•Address, - the fullimiUg
, premiums were awlttiled, after which the - So,
clay adjourned: .
LIST OF .P 13.EMIUMS. .
Dittstos I.—Stallions cad'll/are . .!. •
Best stallion F
• 2ed hest, ' .:.Samuel Siteip,
3rd. best, - 4 •Charlei.Morse.'
Best stallion . that has_uotStottl'in th! a _Oottn-,
..ty prior to.this year, ' R. Thayer,
Best brood mare and - .. 11. Jones,
• - 2nd- best, • - w Elijah Brown,
.. C. Conklin:
- • B„ Lathrop, &lover,
McMillen. .1
tr„atched horses and
Best single gelding, C D. Lathrop,
2nd Vest, • • henry Searle,.
• fird best, L E. Chamberlin.'
.Best pair„mateled • horses,: ...Hyde Crocker,
2ndsbeit, - Wm. T. Austin.
Best pair 3 years old colts,:M. J. Harrington:
- -
Best pair two years old colts,. C. J. 'Hollister.
• Best - prar:yearling colts, GW, Kent.
Best pair mules, gayre Bros.;
• . 2nd - Henry Searle.
:Judges.—B. B._.Etiutry, Autos Williams,
. ban Reckhow. - •
-
111.—Dillon Cattle,
Best ....... ... :Harry - Smith,
:Christopher Swaining.
•• tiest7yearling bull;. IV: Dußois,
2nd
. Best under 1 Duilois,
-.2nd Smith.
-
- years. old--haifer, N. Dubois,
. , . .
..2nd - best, - .....:..:Harry...
judges.----Thosi•Nicholsou, S. W. .-preed.
Geo. Walker.
Drosios . W.—.7Duo4a.ra Cattle.
Best • . - 11. Drinker,
2nd best, • .. W. Jessup.
Be.st yearling liull, ' W. - Jessup,
2nd best, S W. Breed.
Best cow, ' C Carmalt;
2nd b6st, - W. Jessup.
Best 2 years old heifer, W. Jessup.
2nd best, E G. Babcock.
Best bull calf, - W. Jessup„
A discret;onary premium to S. W. Breed
fops beautiful heifer calf.
- Judges.—Harry Smith, David Wt&elee,
,Orjrt - Priebard; .
Dr isios V.-.• Grade, Stock.
The Committee on grade stock repbrt that
-they have fOund - great difficulty in deciding
between - grades of Devons and grades of
'Dqbams ' the points of excellence in the two
classes of being so diverse. and recom
mendthat in future grades of Devons and
Durhams be kept separate, and referred to
different committees, and native stock to a
still'different committee froth either.
They ' : also foutld a-difficulty. in examining
the stock properly, from the • oowded -state
Of the pens, and believe that air enlargement
of rthe accommodations for catitle, -kiefore an
other yeez ( is indispensable to the proper ex
hibition of the stock. The exhibitions are
becoming so large that more room seems to
-be nemasary. in order to a propei and fair
exhibition of stock and . other articles. The
Committee observed many grade- cattle en
tered as thorough breed, and they believe
that hereafter all stock unaccompanied by a'
—pedigree should. be rejected 'as thorough
breed. •
They also recommend that. the Secretary
of the .Society opeilind keep a 'herd book_
for thC County. - -
The Committee recommend the following
premiums:: _
Best grade bull, Daniel Tewksbury.
The committee decline to award a second
-premium.
Best grade of Parham,—. . W.. Jessup,
2nd best, • C M. Tingley,
3rd best - • 11. C. Conklin.,
'4th asst, ;•• - -P. m•
Best 2 years old heifer; - P Ja4 -- i on ,
2nd best; Hollister,
3rd best, Reuben Wells.
The Cominittee reeOpmend- an honorary
premium of one dollar to-N. Dubois.tor his
two years old Devon grade - heifer. - • -
Best
lot of 4 yearlings; Eft Gregory:
2ii .. . ... C. M. Tingley,
• 3rd besti.'... Harrington,
Best lot of 5 . Eri Gregory,
214 best,' Daniel Tewksbury,
,3rd best, " • .James Waldie.
The-Committees congratulate the Society
upon the great iinprovement in stock in the
lut four years, and most earnestly commend
the subject to
-the attention of the members.
Three things are necessary,
I. Good pure blooded animals from which
2. Good. feeding for_ the first year.
3. Good attention and care always. - ,
Judge/L.—Wm.. Jessup, -John C. ' Morris,
'Michael, ain, jr. ' • -
~ T ke,majority of the Committee insisted
against
.the protiat of Judge Jessup in
*wanting the first premium to him for the
best - gradneow, as by: he.tules - of the Soeie.
ty : tie could not 41connete for a f preaiiiim, be.
ing sisi the Committee to, aw ard premiums,
thergure the report:was adopted =without the
zward=to Judge Jessup.
DivisioN Vl.—Ozen and;Steers:
Best yoke of wo4tißg-oxen,... ;H. Drinkei,
= ' .11rd • .
be51,...-,/ • • ; • . • •••iss cs•B• Stwud
..
. . .
Best yoke 3 ,years • old Stecrs,..llacry - Smt 11,1
2nd best,- f - ' , •i GN. !Awl
- lid best, - .; • - 0 kll. : 1 - Intl.
43 - esey - ok r a.„2. 4 Yistes old Steera,.C.: JAlollidei, ,
Itid - Best, : •-• :, • '''• David! Battler,
.'" :(3filliest,, . -• •••• ;, „Jalneil.:,lienyon.
•-•'.:7lldges',4l-lirta..it.e'''''ilion-, '!li . ciiiii' ! l .-V-01,a 1 .
John lliiilugt9i. : - -- -- ., • .•!!---!:-, --:-. ',. - ,,r•f: , .' -;.
-• • .
Best boar, .- ' ' ' -N. Dubois, -
2nd. best; - ~ '' 11. C. . Conklin.
M.
Best Sox; and 10 pigs,. :!. :M. 3, Harrington,:
2nd best sow'and 4 pigs,.. W., T. Attstia„
Best yearling sow, • • Jno.:Graham._
-• ../tidges.-rrE.. G. .:11abcock, - IL . Crocker,
Chas. Wilson."
:- .....DtvtatoN Vitt.—Sleep. : .
The Committee on sheep beg leave to_ red
port that the exhibition of-line wooled sheep
was Very•Sl2Wl in quantity and poor in qual•-• !
.ity—there beingbut one 'lot exhibited which •
was .by. E. G. Goodrich. -
Bost fine wooled buck,...... E. G. Goodrich
Bist 3 fine "wooledEwes,— - 11 G, Goodrich
Best coarse Woolsd buck,.... sDanicl Stuart
~.2nd Sliest,''Milton Hunter!
Best, 3 cezrse wool Ewes,.... IL.C. Conklin
2nd best,. ;-... ... • ... s •Harry Smith
Best coarse wool latubiN. - ,.. !Hugh Deegan
Best, middle wool buck,...-_:.. 0. M. • Hall,
2nd best, Hugh Deegan
Best 3 middle Wool Eaesp . — -Abel Patrick
2nd best, Daniel Stuart,
Judges 'Merritt Mott,lll,ilbo_urn. Oakley,
W.. M. Tingley. . .
DivAtois 11..—Butter and Cheese._
;, Jut•ix BUTTER,
Bestflrkin to-No. 21, Thomas Johnson,
• 2nd best, " 27, ' 3 er. Meacham,
3,1 best, !-" 4,. .... -.. James Sterling,
' 4th best..:" IS, Reuben Wells,:
SF-PTEJIIIER BUTTER., . •
Best, to Noi 2,... W.m.llelltuish,
• ' 2i - id " 9:--10, . • Win.. - Jesup,
:3d ' " 12, • .
John. Graham,
.4th "- 15, 4 . John Bodine.
Amount of butter made from ten cows
froM theslst Of M - ay up to the 30th of Sept.,
1120 poands;aud. 100 Pounds of cheese.
..
• . . . .
: WALTER ALLEN.
Divisrox X.—•--Fruit, Vegetal/kg; &e.
The 0 minittee.on 'Fruit. Vegebles, &c.,
be ° g, leave to report that they award the
Ist premium on Fall apples, t0...J. Wood,
2d . - " . " •
• • . James Shaw,
Best Winter.a_pples, : N. Z. Brown,
2d best. • - • . James Shaw,
.
Best Pears,_ Thos. Stone,
Bccst Quinces, . E Bullard ;
Best lloney,' J W. Titlimv 1
... ,
- 2d -best, - . Anson ,
.Titiiinv
„
Best Maple Sugar, - - S A, Newton. !
,- 2d best, • • -.. -,_ '1 .13. Guernsey,
Best Vinegar, : . M. Mott,
2d .best;.. ~., ...... Milboura Oakley.,
' Greatest and bestvariety of ! :
Vegetables, W. 11. Jessup,
. ,
A ,discret tnary premium Was voted 'to
Judge Irurmw - fOr the greatest and best va
riety of Apples and the largest Squa-sh.—
'Thomas .Mitwhina • , :exhibited a file lot of
vegetables from .1 . L., Thinker's garden, but.
. not quite so :estensive Wm. H. Jessup's'.
. Judges—_Martin New lan, J. Taylor, --
Grails. .
DIVISION X1...--CabitWare, Ake.
• The Committee award foiNtlie best display
of Cabin& work the - \
.
Ist premiutu to
2d ii
LEM
W. W. Smith & Co.,
•T
• • - CARRIAGES. -
.
Ist premium. to _ r
.(Specimen entered by Rufus Sr
not be found.) - • •
HonsE SrissEs.
Ist .premium 'Hawley & Lathrop,
Judges—G. Z. Dimock, Wm. F. Lathrop,
D. D. 11ind-s..
Drvlsiot:' XI i.— On Farming Alp!Molts.
The CoMmittee on • Farming Implements-
Respectfully Report f—That believing no for
mer period has been marked by the appreei
the benefits of atibn of mechanical industry to
agricultdre, - so . distinctly as the ptesenctley
have been-deeply impressed with the respon-
sibility attached to their appointment- 1 -as
well as with the duties that such inventions
impose upon agriculturists. It has always
been remarked that, the latter do not,or have
not at any time hetetofore kept pee with the
other branches of human industry, and espe
cially with the improyeinents in machinery
designed to assist them in their own pursuits.
Your Committee therefore feel it their duty
to snake a few suggestions 'as to the duties
,that such inventions impase upon those whose
'business is intended to be benefited by them !
- It must, we think, be manifest, that the in
vention of, mowing machines, and ec'en horse
rakes imperiously requires &Cirri Farmers en
increased effort to put their meadow lands
in order, to make them smooth for the cut-,
ters, and to reruove.stumps, stones,and other
obstructions,'Ss well as to increase the bur
thens-ret grass, if they wish to avail them
selves of the) Advantages. that the machines
furnish thempin addition to this, they sho'd
have all their,ineadows in such a state of fer
tility as to retain the grasses almost any
number of years, because no prudent man
Would want to buy a mowing 'machine if he
lms to'bikk up his meadows every few years,
especially if that land is naturally tough and
stony after plowing. He should keep out
weeds,-because that is not only an apology
'fix frequently re-seeding, but makes breaking
up a physical if not a :aural necessity.
Remarks like . tliese apply to almost every
-new and usef:diiir,iprovement. A 'fsrmer is
reall e ylt:exeusable and unworthy of the name,
if be, does not pulverize his soil better with a
inventeii iron-beain or other perfect
plow, than with the clumsy, unwieldy, old
fashioned, straight poje and shovel: he has'
the means of raising more and' better Crops
wheneverlie is furnished with proper ma ,
chinery .for doing it, and he is neither per
forming his duty to himself, his family, or to
society; if *he does_ not do IC 'ke hope,
therefore, that farmeri will see in all these'
improvements, that they must improye both
the sail and the mind; if they' wish to _keep
prOgress with the rest of the community, and
-surely they have by the aid of these r maehines
many more opportunities for mental culture
than they have ever had before—and their
countrymen are of course, looting to them
for higher attainments, morally and intellect
ually, than have been witnessed at any, forni
er period. . .
These remarks might be indefinitely extend
ed, but your,COminittee feel that for those
who are - disposedla profit by them, they have
vid enough; for others it, would be useless.
The Committee have examined Peek' and
'Butler's " Birder Winker" , and think it an
imprbverrieti - Opoit Dickey's patent, furnish
ing a more" convenient and more effectual
mode of cleansing it, and as it can be adapt
ed to either largelo s r finial!, dairies et a mod
erate. expense, duly ean_safely recommend it
to public patronage. They awark him the
premium of two -
They have.been rimelrpleased_ in the ex
amination of Addison-Brush's newly inient
ed dog-power- for chUrping---combiniag: as- -
they believe more power with -less friction ;
at less-mx - pense than any machine that has
yet come under their observation—the ease
with which lt:.ctin be constructed or repaired,
and the pawl. indefinitely increased, - is a
reeoramefidation that cannot be extended 'to
the endless chain ar elts.simplicityl is
truly'a remarkable feature ,and dairyritati
has onlY to acquire the ordinari ability to
use a saW; to - it - take a4nortice and st , ',tenon
and he has one of thee* Mitchliaea width;
himself. • Theyesward binizt 0, pee il ium of
two dollars. •- ' r s .4y.-.„..it •
The Committee regrekthai ti other pre
ininutforAu rnhitepower lies ti*Eifilthorized
by theoctietpittlio-business Or ; the County
being•so ifitimattlje-asseelated7with butter
'nusking, , •they wquld glibily have_ awarded a,
.14 . emittniVtlt Naillkka*OrYLingenions
and litltialA& inteentioti 01;46 same -kind,
raths4 leiOinietle, and more costly than that
of AddiSini'Bruah,.but one which they heve
no hesitation - in reentrintending to those 'who
abanot 4ispstsei to 'titike'the cheapest- and
• .most, Simple Power they can obtain. W hen
we consider_ the drudgery from which. a
farmer's wife - isl relieved by these aehiev
, ments of skill. etid,'.geiiiiis,"•itve• cannot avoid
feeling grateful br every eke th# may 'be
madefor..sucks a l desirable result.. :-
In connexion - Ivrith this business- of butter
• making, the jud4es have ,to regret that_ only.
one lot of butte i r;firkies.were exhibited; and
while the Cerninittee are of opinion thtit they
hive seen as wile] firkins as theso:_at our eth.'
Ler exhibitioes, ,hey feel:themseliiilly sus-
• tilled in atrardi g to C. M. Vail" Ferni•
t i
urn of three-do lars for his firkins and chhrn
las-an inducement for further iinprovernent ,
j in these necessary and important implements'
-for the dairy,
4
The Comm tee tee have noauthority !_to
award'pretiiin s for rollers, but they urgent- -
1y call the attention of farmers-to these ;Im
portant adjuncts to their profession, and teir
tieularly.to. the!, one exhibited by ------ Cot
trell. _ 1 • •. . • 1
- Only one corn. sheller was exhibited, lend
your committ e e are not aware of he being
anything better than thoke in general us 4
•
Gale's-patent hay cutter, exhibited by. 11.
L. - Blowers, islin the. opinion of the ComMit
tee superior re, any article hitherto exhillited
1 in this county
,its extreme •simplicity; its
easy application to , thp cutting of fodder so
entirely, diflereet .as hay, .cornstalks, i awl
straw, reriderai it one of the most useful and -
leconomical met:hit:es that' can be used fur
such purposes; They award hire the
,premi. -
usie of two dilars. 1
- There has been a great var i et y'of 1:' ows
exhibited, andl although inone of thetn it e -re
markable fur any partieular advantage o ver
the iron beainl . and _rollitr, your Co ittee
rejoice that they have' b - een e x hibited ;I per.
feCtion in thiaiimplemetkmay perhaps Over
be attained,. heme use no, One can defsnsj the
limits to which nrechanidal ingenuity s re
stricted ; and II while your Committee have
, not had the advantage of a dynametor o tr . )?
1 ilOpower n4es'e.stry teiripply . to each; 'they
cannot avoid meetionfng ---- Bushnell's
Coulter as a remarkable' instance of the -
im
provementst ammally_ 'linking-hi these sdl-im
portant impliiments. Ease of draft and per
fect pulverizetien are being gradually at
-1 tained, and your Comihittee feel that Menu
faeturers ought now to turn their attention
to the relief - 0 the plowman as well sts his
Iteam, which they think can be attaimtd by
lincreasing the length of the handles—levery
one thet we have 'examined being de helent
this particular. 0
,
All of which is respectfully Submittod.
Judges.—Caleb Carmalt, Abel Cassedy.
Divisios Xlll.—Grain, and Seed:S. •
411:1
We the judges appointed to make reports
on grain and; seeds award the followingivene
lures:. - ! .. , i ,
Best A- bushel of flaxserel,.... Avery )idles.
Best bushel of corn in the
,ear-,.ll.C.Ciluislin.
Best -I- bushel of Timothy seed,..J. Watson.
.Best -I..birshel of rye, R D. Harris,.
13estiliiiThel winter wheat,.. John BlOwers.
JuZt`ges.=-4d. S. Searle, Reuben Wells,
James Sterling. , , .
\ There was a very fine display of corn, and
the samples exhibited were of
. very superior
e oi
pul itynd, as good as were ev'er
_exhibited
in th State.
Div. ...sl c V.-- e -Leuther and its Manufactures.
The COrriniittee on leUther and its i menu
- ~
factures res - ebets ,.
uity report that they have
- examined the '
samples exhibited, and award
the premiums>ae follows:
'Best 3 sides of harness leather,
..k
' S. F. Keeler & Son.
,
'Best lot of upper leather, S.F.Keeler :& Son.
Best carriage harness,. \ ...G. F. Fordham.
Best farmilarness, \ G. F. Ferelliam.,
Best piiir of fide boots;;„Ii:eler &Stoddard.
Best peir of coarse boots,. Keeler &Stoddard.
There were some very fine\ ailfskins ex
hibited by S. F. Keeler & Son, \ but no pre
mium was pflered by the Society. -
Judges.- T -C. W. Burch,-G. B. Eldred, C.
J. Curtis. • '' \
. Dirtsioss XV.—beereetie Manufactures.
The Committee on domestic nianufaeurres
report as follows: - ~
Best flannel,.... - . ... E. L. Palmer,
' .2nd best, - Miss Lydia Butts,
Best fulled eloth,....,MraJohn Harrington;
Best woolen carpet, " ..Miss Loomis,
2nd best, , Avery. Bolles.
Best rag carpet,.... , Anson TAiny,
2nd best, Mrs. Mary Bla Tesley.-
Best -i- doz. p'rs woolen socks,. Airs, 'I. etta,
2nd best, Mrs,'John Hurl *tun.
Best 2 pains of woolen Mittens, .
Mrs. J. S. Pe -ham,
2ril best,.... ~I Mrs. L. tenth..
Judge, Mrs. 1. B. Coon,- Mrs. B. S.
Biree.rs , 1 rs. G. Lambert. , • ..
Div 610 N X 4 44.—Fat/ey Articles.
The ladies appointed as judges on quilts,
ornamental work, &c., award the, following
prerniums: •
Best patchwork quilt, . Mrs. E. Bullard,
•
2nd best, • Miss Francis Harris.
Bestquilt o fMsTrewbridge.
- As there •was no winter bonnet offered,the
.tommittee•propose to give in place thereof,
a premium to Mrs.-J. McCreary for the best
'rug. (needle-work.)
Best muslin embrniciery,.. - .MisM Oakley.
A splendiekvariety - of ornamental needle
work' demands admiration and priisie though
not authorized to award premiums:; -Among
which. were found ,it lamp mat, and a pair
of slippers, by-Misi 3 Orange. Chair seat and
pillow cover, -by, Mrs. J. Lathrop. Chair
seats by Ellen Searle. Chair swat and an
elegant pair of slippers,.by DeiraNeeler.—
A beautiful kniteloak, by Joey 'Searle. A
boqupt of paper flowers and a mat,- byEllen
Vadakin. Also several-beautiful 'paintings
on glass, &c. _
We would recommend- a discretionary
premium on s a neatly knit shawl, by a little
girl l 3 years Old.
A leather-work ; framedeserves.commend
ation for. its beauty—made by
,Miss H.
Clemons. . - . • _ .
We would respectfully recommend to the
Committee an arrangement for prizes (o be
awarded on articles of this kind in time to
A discretionary premium was; voted to
Miss Emma Baldwin for, . a beautiful knit
shawl. Also a discretionary premium to
Mrs. B. Richardson for some 'very fine
stuffed birds. ' -
L Post,-. Mrs. F. M.
Divonotr XVlL—Poultry. '
The Committee on poultry report that on
examinatiou.olibe specimens presented, they
award the following prem i ums:
Best 3 D. . Harris,
-2nd beat,... - Matthew Baldwin.
..Best 6 fowls over a year old,..Thirry Smith.
Beat 6 spring chickens,....... W.:A. Taylor.
Best 6 ducks,... .- Wm. lafelhuishi
2nd best, Matthew Bald Win,
Mr. Baldwin also ex4ibited s dozen fowls
of mixed, imeed,o, 'all,of which were very fine,
4,1n0 a k4ozeo, very may figMebiok.
ens. A beautiful / pair of the knit named
were sbown.by Mr. Ferguson. - 11. C. Jes
suit) exhibited
. 14.Shanglials of noble. size, and
Henry Keeler also.exhibitell half a. dozen de-.
set vitg - cOmniendation. All of, which is re:
speetfully submitted:
NV4hapman, Myron. Bald
win, L. B. Hinds. •
Divrirmi Mil.—Report on Plarving.
The plowing natch took place at Diinoek
Corners, on the farm of. Mason Tingley, on
Thursday, the 23d day of Sept MI. Seven
-I.teen teams were entered. The day was re
maritablv fine, end a very large crowd was
in attendance, and on the whole, it was de.
oidedly one of the finest matches ever held
in the county. The round was very dry,
and some portiortither stony, hltt. the
work waswell,donn by all. the competitors.
So skillfully did each
_plowman, perform his
task that it was - difficult for-thejudges to de-.
cite to whom the preference shoeld be given
but as we were hound to decide,... we 'award
premiums as follows :
First premiutii to Friend Itirfollister. =
Team, roan Morgans, Titne,4e . hotfr and
fifty-two miantes.
Second premium to john Sli rt. Team,
bay and gray. Time, one hour. and thirty.
secen minutes. '
Third premium to C. J. ItAister. Team,
iron grays. Time, oue ituue ui►d thirty.nine
minutes.
Foutth premium to Wm. 'T. Austin.—
Team, dight \ sorrels. Time, one hour and
twenty-three\minutes.
' Filth premikn to4dattliew Rarrington.—
Tetim, bay and elfk;'itnut. Time; one hour
and thirly7eight. monnes. ...,
All the plowing, a\ragcd six inches or
over in over depth. The pIV:t tii'ed Were the
iron beam, with. - i!tittel and 4 coultcr, except
the Gatlin plow, and two Nekski/l plows.—
All the plowmen ,perfUrmed s t
work within
the time agreed 'upon—two - ho. hi. Prevb
nu; to the commer=eitt of the mach the
plowmen were provided by our frier,. E. B.
Caste, with an excellent dinner ; and xv•ccan 1 1
assure him . that his hospitality wit Joe he
gratefully remembered by those who par \
took thereof. Our friend Tingley, on whose
, land the match took place, also descry - es
much praise for his generous „contri;hutions. !
to the comfort and accommodat-iron of the'
men and •teams.
Judecs.--Abel Cassedy, • Jacob Wallace,
:11 - yde Crocker. -
Discretionary premiums of two dollars to
each, plowman not awarded by Society.
_ M. L. QATLIN, Secretary.
Montrose, Oct. 3, 1858. .
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For Mr huirpewlent ReptatiMar.
Great
EQumrsr. in Ce., ra., Sept. 29, 1858.
&Us :—I have just harveSted 16 winter
squashes; their united weight is 19551 lbs.
their averltge weight is 1224 pounds.
My largest squash weighed 211 pounds ;
It-measured 7 feet 91 inches round. My_
next largest squash weighed 170 pounds,
measuring 7 feet 9 inches round._ .My third
squash weighed 1631 pounds, measuring. 6
feet 9 inelws round:
This kind of squashes are as good in qual
ity as tart'- are superior in.size. •
I raised one squash last year ; (the first of
the kind I ever saw ;) it weighed 135 pounds.
Front it 1 took 70:1 seeds, that have produc
ed this present crop of squashes.
Most Respectfully, J. lIENRY SMITH.
l'or the Independent .Repiddican
Sabbath School Fedival.
Oh the 24th-ult., atibbath.School festiva
came ofrat the M. E. Church in Sduth Gib
son. The occasion was one fraught with in
terest, though, the day was not the most fa
vorable. Three schools were present, one
from Lenox, one from Kentuck, and the one
at South Gibson. These schools met at the
Church at 144 o'clock ; preceded by a beauti
ful banner and appropriate instrumental mu
sic, they were marched into the Church and
properly seated, where they listened to an
address suited to the occasion—after which
the schools, aceomprinied by the most. of the
teachers and spectators, preceded , by their
beautiful banner (with the motto " Love, Pu
tity, and Fidelity") and martial music,—
marched some distance, while the CoMmittee
prepared the' refreshments supplied by pa-,
rents and friends, for distribution ; and on
their arrival .back to the Church, the scholars
and people were appropriately seated, and
waited upon with an abundant supply of re
freshments of various kinds. Not only eve
ry scholar, but every spectator, we believe,
was furnished with refreshments out, of the
Ample provision made for the occasion. \ The
fisting on these realitiesbeing over, our
kitid \ musicians_foored us with some elegant
tunes\well played, upon-which to feast our
ears. \ Some remarks ensued, after which the
audiencewas dismissed. And - hero permit
me to sayltyit it has scarcely ever been . our
lot to witness Letter order and behavior nn a
similar occasion These little immortal ones
with sparkkug, e.es full of animation and
hope c seemeß3o vie with each other, who
1 should bear !le palm fur propriety of con
! duct—it would be hard to tell who should
have it, all pkreient behaved so well.
The Marshal of the day and the superin
tendents, officers ' 'and teachers, deserve to be
eommendedhighly for the manner in which
they acquitted thetnklves ; and the, Commit
,tee of ladies who arranged and distributed
the refreshments, merit equal applause for the
skill and propriety - exhibited. in their part Of .
the drama.—(Ah this would be a poor
world without the ladies !)
We believe this festival will hale an • ex
cellent tendendy upon the, minds and morals
of alt present. no doubt- augment the
interestfelt in the great SabbathtiSehool en
terprise throughout, this community, and pro-
mote friendly feelings . between 'individuals
and schools, We left highly gratified, and
.profited in mind and appitite. Vit.oarsi.
For the Independent Republican.
Report of Friindsville Meeting.
We Eitel the citizens of Friendsville and
vicinity on the 25th ult., pursuant to notice.
There being a military Convention in the
place, the same day, called for the purpose of
nominating officers, the interest of many was
somewhat distracted from the purpops of
our-visit. "First Colonel," "Second -Colo
nel," and "MajorX were, for a while. - the
leading topics of conversation. • But soon the
tide was turned. Shortly after organizing,
the seats of the Church were nearly• filled,
and after some introductory remarks Prof.'
Stoddard was introduced to- the auditory and
entertained them for an -hour and a half—
they.listening.stWseenaingly unwearied' at
tention. W e cannot report what he said, but
suffice it to say, he lectured them in his in
imitable style, many, and among them the
best critiques present, expressing themselves
,
highly instructed and delighted. Then came
B. B. Little, Esq., who made one of the
.fin
est speeches to which it is often ' our fortune
to listen. The practical. liyely, and pathet
ic,-were so harmoniously blended as to indi-•
cate the master.prito ordinary skill.
In the evening-‘he meeting was again ad
dressed by Mr. Little and Prof. Stoddard,
and at Of o'clock we parted with the many
friends present, &ling, that, we were better
for having been With them.]
Dr. Leet and - liimily extended to us, dur.
ing our stay,. that old-fashioned hpspitality
which itdoes. soul good to enjoy.
Co: Bun.
Die bOepeOelii
CIRCULATION, 2026.
C. F. REAL) s Ir. ir. FR.APEI?, EDITORS
F. E.LOOMIS. CORRESPONDING EDITOR
2101ITROSE. SM. CO, PA;
Thursday, October 14, 11358.
VICTORY !
LECOMPTONISM on the DECLINE!
The "old line-whip" Democratic party are badly
beaten. We have dulayed our paper one day to en
able u•S to give what returns tre•could. Dim ketatrns
are-not yet complete, but the Republicans have car.
Red the County by more than a thousand majority,
and have probably carried the State. l ull particle
lays next week.
Susq. County Election.
OCTOBER ..1214, 119511.
UM
1859% I
•
TOWNS nirs.
70)7 5 1 ,.1 . 1
Amlnenn, 4o -131
Ararat, 64 32
Brid r , e water 170 101.
.1yn,... 105
1:02'
In 88!
.I.i. 811
31 251
141 1:31
SS Maj.
[on maj.
1127 72
19 maj.
Forest La
(3ibstin r ,
Greatß4
SI
Burford, )7
Harmony, .. 65
Heriek, t dS
Jackseti l ...119 92
iessup• 111 601
Liberty, 72 851
Lathrop, .41 89
Lenox, 132 571
Montrose, „Ali' 61'
mithlletemb, 67 1161
New Mitford,l92 124
Oakland, . 38 231
Rush, 143 77
Springville, .145 82
Silver Lake,. 35 101
Susq. Depot,lls 118
Thomson,... 5G 39
63 mai.
137 76 134 45
2S 1
139 GI,
18'3 1,01
3224 2d 19
TELEGRAPHIC.
rennsylvanipjEloction.
Lancaster, 180 Democratic majority on Congress
—alarge gain for Stevens, Republican.
Col. Scranton has 126 majority in Wilkesbarre, 87
in Providence Boro', 790 in Scranton, 173 in I 1 !1c
Park, 62 in West Pittston, 43 in Carbondale, 129 in
Plymouth:
Mcßeynolds' majority in . Providence, 90. ,
Oct. 12th, 11:15, p. ni. Col. Scranton is 3000
ahead as far as heard from.
Harrisburg. The whole people's ticket is carried
by large majorities. Democratic loss SlO.
11:30, p. m. Hickman, in 6tl.k . distric -- is, 73 1 a
head as far as hear - 4 from, and isbeliered to be elect
ed.
11, p. in. Scranton has over 2000 majority in Lu
zerne, and is elected sure. State ticket in Luzerne
nearly the same is last year.
Athens, Grow 7 majority, Wilmot 113.
p. m. Lancaster county, 9th district, Thad.
Stevens 301;0 majority. ,
Danville, Scranton's majority 40.1.
Oct. 13. Columbia Co., 800 mnj. for Scranton.
Erie County has probably gone Republican by a
large majority.
`Pittsburg.—The returns come in slowly. Only
three wards of Pittsburg, three of Allegheny, and
five County Districts are heard from: They give
large Republican majorities.
Philadelphia, 11 p. It is believed
f that .the
whole people's ticket is elected in this City. That
party claim the victory, and are marching in proces
sion about the streets.
sth Dist., Owen Jones. As far 'as heard from,
Wood, Republican, for Congress, gains ',ISO over the
vcie of 185 e. •
Reading gives Swartz 817 majority over J. G. Jones
for Congress—a gain of 1237 over the last Congres
sional election.
Honesdale gives Read 15 majority, and Dimmick
for Congress 6ri.
Or The dispatches from Pennsylvania indicate
that out of twenty-fivo Districts heard from the
SlaveGerney, have elected only three Members of
Congress
IME=IIII3
Or' The Philadelphia - Yews says that the entire
Peoples' Ticket has carried the city by several thou
sands majority, and that of the'four Congressional
Districts, the Bachaneers have only carried one (Flor
ence's,) and perhaps not that.
Qar One column of Educitional matter
having been crowded out this week by, the
length of tiro letter from Syria;: the answers
to questions copied from the Chester County
Times, and some other articles - prepared t -for
that-department,havo to be deferrcd tilt
week. t _
•
r - 0 4- A correspondent oli its
"'-
forms us that the statement of ~ tl'eath of
Mr. George. SloCum, in the of
September 16th; was erroneous; Mr. SloC
cum rs still ing, though in a Vrecarious-sit
uation.
IN - We underst.At that
_the services o
ProE Stoddard in the usquehanna`eCounty
Normal School have been secured for a fur
ther period, and that the next term will com
mence sometime in the latter part of Novem
ber.
. .
------. 1 1• 1 11 0 41p.
To the Democracy of Suiq'a Co.
There heing,two Congressional. Candidates
in the field—Republicanand old line Whig
—and the Democracy . of Bradford _ and Tioga
counties not having made a nomination, I
therefore decline having my name used as a'
reandidate for Congress. M. 11. C. VAIL.
I SUEQUEHANSA DEPOT, PA., OCT. 2,'58.
The above appeared in the Montrose Dem.
ocrat of last week. It looks very modest for
a Democrat to withdraw . because" a Republi
can and an old-line nig are in the. field.—
' The Doctor does not tell us which. he pre
fers; Republicanism or Whiggeiy, - but as the
Democrat carries the netrwof Parkhurst at
its Masthead, together with that of -Patrick,
i we infer-that the " old•line Whig" is . the new
Ilove of the Shamocratic leaders. We were
aware that - we were supporting true -Demo
icratic principle's ; but we hardly' expected
ever to see,the Montrose Democrat and , the
Democratic party.of this county supporting
'Whigs against Wikliri,,cA. and Grow. , _
• •
_ For the ludeastd;tif Repaqiean.
Annual Pair of the American Inditnte;
Nsw Youtc,.o4A„lBsB;"
• The 30tit4nnital Fitir of tlieAinerienft:ln,•
stitotp:is now open, zit the CrVstal Pahtee,
this'eity - ; and the exhibition is worthy of
visit from anyone' who is intere4ed in - Jlfa.
chinery, large Squashes, the Vinti:Arte,'nut;,'
`Ttekers, or the, great study of Human Nal
tikr. The first impression on entering .the
Palike is a coiriplex. pne,' produced by the
size of the building, - :and the: overwhelming
noise ofa ten.horse-power Steam hand-organ,
:or Celli+ .(! .-dowif I suggest, that this is
pronouns(
The bi it was erected some
Fears ago %ion 4 1 the itidustiy
of -till nal exhibition that to the
shame ,of e4 q Sogenerally esteem;
ed a hum... ....at,Ocally_becarne one, in ,a
money point, 'fif view,--oeliich was then - fully,
`worthy of the show whielk it contained, and
wasin itself one of the pneipal sights, is
even now, in. sPlte of stains and% wear, a mag
nifieent struethre ; and is, by its great dOrne,
its airiness, and fine vistas, ahunantly‘worth
seeing. ;
If, unfottunately, upon -entering, the. Calli•
ope be in full blast, the whole exhibition
must needs2give way to it, so for at lerkiti, as
the visitors' eats att3-etineerntai ; and it, Wiß
appear Its if the silo object' of one's visit as\
to be stunned by this particular-racket. The
machine consists sink - ply of a set of, ordinary
-steam whistles artahged from the deep to the
hiuh notes, into Ifrhichsteani is admitted ,hr ,
keys and levers like -tlk4k - se of an organ: These
may be moved by .the fingers; or by a cylin
der set with spikes:, on thp \ prinemle of a mu
sid-bot or hand-organ. 4 %' cry fortunately, by
the heat of the steam some of the' whistles
expand.rind the tones-are rendred so • false
that oven the man who turns. the crank has
not the Conscience. to oOntinite his'contiert for
an. , great length or time.. •
I:3y the relief of such a break we are
_free
to pass-on toward the next greatest nOise.---
This comes from the quarter in which ell chi;
mosking . machtnery Is located. In this part
are steam engines of every size and. shape
and principle, that serve the double purpose
of furnishing motive power and showing some
most. beautiful .specimens of theeluittistm—
, Monte ate as simple ns a diagram in a /Virtue
al Philosophy, some complex'be.yond any
possibility of uninitiated to understand
their construction ; 1 but all have advantages
, over every other. Thete are different force.
pumps, rotary and direct, spouting, dram. in
every direction. llere are so many steam
gauges and measures attached' to the 'boiler
that to all appearances no flUe could by - any
1 possibility collapse. 'But noisiest 61'4 is' a
huge machine for chopping great blocks Of:
wood into ' fine kindlings at every stroke.—
Here are beautiful looms, and more beauti-,
' ful knitthiginnehities, that quietly and
ewift
ly knit anything from a small band to a great
bag:- But it, would be even more inexpedi
ent than useless to undertake any detsil-4f
all that is to be seen itr this departnicht; so
let every one imagine three different patents
, f4i - doing almost everything under the sun, .
and - engines enough to drive all the =Chines,
if l 4 would have a vigorous conception of
what w here. So far as variety is concerned,
•
the incline' Department is quite equalled
by the iltricultnral Department. Passing'
the Horticalkural'and romological - shows, the
latter. of whiCk is really an uncoinfortable'
sight; from the - lusciousness of all kinds Of ,
fruit that can nea-r be-tasted by anyone but
judges, there are splendid-looking machines
fur doing all the •xork\of the farm. One is
a machine, (for sevenCy,five dollars,) s with
which a than sitting on ihe • ground, at the
distance of ten feet, could ek ddivn any of
the trees even of Susquehanniiierrbuty 7 ; Oth
ers-there are that seem to have''parfs-enough
to plow,_sow, roll, reap, and grin fielfl and
grain, all 'at once ; and others that - keris `de
sirable from their very,siniplicity ; stickas
-simple and a ery effective windmill, wbi_eh
regulates itself. and would pump water, 5..)
as to raise ari abundant supply for any house,
COngress.l
PV,
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n p,
';'.
C.
•
114 146
Po maj.
96 mpg.
152 125
i lia lA.
1 105 thnj.
133 73
11 maj.
143 63 ,
:•1 maj.
Bg 10
C 9 0
'27 tnaj.
65 syi .
ti.. 2 Maj.
1 mnj.
129 84
MEE
69 mnj
05 ,a,lnj
isek
1186 47
144 59
179 55
55 my
66 maj.
19 Jnaj•
70 niaj
14 maj.''
95 maj.
maj. 21
may 2
92 tnlj.
mrij. 21
94\8
maj. 20
maj. 14
or farm.
Leaving this, passing Some of the statuary
that still-adorns the Palace from 'the time of
the great Exhibition, such ah a grew: cast
from Sweden of a hear hugging a hunter to
death,—in this the straining of the, bear to
grasp a dagger that the man has thrust up to
the haft in his neck, the perfect Madness of
his, rage, the broken arm, the crushed body
and utter hopelessness of the poor hunter,'
are given with a most awful vividness;- the
great' group of Christ and Ole twelve. Apos
tles, colossal plaster copies .l ipf Thorviraldsen's
'marble figures which now *and so grandly
ornamenting the cathedral at Copenhagen,
Denmark, and which; whatever May be the
propriety, or lack of it,. in having churches
so adorned, produce there a most - grand and
impressile effect; and the r great statue of.
Kiss, the Berlin sculptor, a mammoth Bronze
cast of ,au • Amazon' on horse-hack in the
act of spearing a tiger that has fasteded to
the neck and shoulders Of her horse,—the
expression of agony depicted in this horse's
head and thee is nowhere itirpassid in any .
picture- or statue of animals,—passing by
these Pieces and•tinmy mere worthy of note,
by a corner most profuselk.adorned by Tif
fany & Co., with their " Atlantic Cable," in
every shape from charriy-4 watch-keys, and
bracelets up to a coil like that on' hoard- the
Niagara; and up the stairs we come•threugh
cases of garments, saltpetre,' and books, to
the. Picture Gallery & _ Long before this, how
ever, I should have. noticed the astounding
noise that comes from all the organs and • pi
arms in the galleries. The genera/effect , may
perhaps be imagined wheel it is realized that
only those who, play poorly are the ones to
Produce the particular eflects of Which this:ls
made up. There is apparently a particular
effort made in thiS line. at: the precise time
wheh Dodivoith's cornet band are . . discours
ing splendid music below, But we are in
the gallery - ;of Art, and such" Art! Leaving
out the exhibition of -" stinTieturie that
range from the_old Daguerreotype: through .
. Di aphanoty ries land numberless, other-types
up to the splendid Imperial Photo,, ,, raphs'atal
tquaretles, there are not enough decent pie.
tures to burden any one who would' carry
them away. I , speak
. advisedly when 'I use
the word decent. It' would be' almost-in
shame fo put some of them - on the'back of a
kitchen fireboard.
There are inconceivable, fount:l4m spout
ing among impossible. geese. Of Na
poleon, going, to,shoW. that lie. died by the
rickets, not by .e cancer. Faces_of the ",Fa-,
ther of his Country," beside, which, the word,.
portraits-that the English used to draW
be . held high compliments.. Aboriginal In
dians that would disgrace a Bowery,
store as sign;—and and—pictures that
canhe appreciated only when seen ; all these
are, brought there to the Shame of any one
who can help it,Tfor, the purpose cif obtaining
tickets, : - 7. • . .
Tirne'forbide. that anything sb;)tild. be said
on the study of Humani . .Nature, .which
this place .offers,-.such uncommon..fileilities,.
both In; the , .easea , ,of dam ;who ''shoW and
those to whom things:are:shown:. But there
are eertitinljr-. rare._ smirnens kora:Ole Ex,
geisha'" Gent"' tnt ,Fot . Do rm : Easter-and
Out'Wester .thitt.show the„diversity,:of the
'elements that go to make up this universal:
Yankee nation which has. in• thii exhibition
capital . dance ,to 'exhibit peculiar
" ktiack,"-r” gettingm niethifig•nsji."
Totirsk--,
Ar-the..huffpasodcut Repubtirop,
• .." .•
.• Stowing Of the Crystal Palace.
Niw-Ycattc., Oct. 8, 1858.
My Jetter of the sth, in 'refscrence to the
groat lir at the Crystal Palace, though
malleT t -bad not-yet left the - City, when the
whate-affair,:Palace and tshibitit?ttovas in
ae: At 5:15, p. 17,1. , on :I'4 c seay the 4tb,
was discovered in # - rOotn- where the
lumber anil Waste matter, of the Pair was
stored. The flumes burst t but as if froth
bustiblel saturated with - Oraophe.ne,
soren4 with the Mostwonderful rapidity' orPr
:he main floor and into the galleries; the ;t
,
catching ,on the gnirs t amung. attiong,a
City of paints and chetniatkltztking hoI.l
they swept along the northetp nave, of lid
.ding,'eabine.t ware, an()ribper that was tittle
om exhibition, they-rVjtiterithe . dtiine
being lined with paper s .4lm. inetittit a
sheetof fir...The'hettVeitti4Y the iron work
mid -glass to hurst. like a bubble, and i n
twelve minutes afier•the first alairri the great
dome exploded and fell,witl6in awful crag,
and - the vast Ertl' dy of OM - 3W Coirhned in it
rolled southward'uVer the city, too dense and
heavy that at the distance '.)fithree Mites frotn
the Palace it looked liketa . great suriutier
thunder-cloud. - Whei k ..thti - 101.e b ro k e
there..ikere at least 2000Lpertia in the, Pal.
ace, as wars - evident' frern seeeipts but
every person escaped,. 4s; .the' fire rushed
l 'song.the main floor (the furors, Were all er
Isonthern pine, - ad highly inflammable„
era sinattempts werefinitle to check it by
[furs:ens \ ofthe . hydrants, lol•seontiferee-puipps;
but, aS \ LS usual IpAinies of need, these yore
all out of working rirderoO nothing ryas left
,for the eXhibiturs.and officials but lo snatch
up, what little. they could e#4,•and escape;
this amount, small as items Many tvere cent.
polled to abandon, and make.' goad their own
escape. ht twenty minutes almostlhe.entire
roof had Mlten, and 'in
,aft, :lour there sins
hardly Maze enough offer all the grounds to
up the 'immense crowd
. that had gather.
'ed, or!, the news,that had spread like wild-ire,
that the Palace - was 'burning t• and When tile
crowd dispersed, .an iron tower here and
there cracked, marred, 'and :lettering ; the
remnants of the levier wall ;
.a 'Confused ma , s
, a f s h a ft s and wheels, and around all died.
,deting, embers ) was.alf .that : *ets left of t.h,
bdrutiftil Palace and its valuable contents.. ,
The loss has been .'variously ,estimated'
fr0rp4300,000..t0 $1,500,0 . 0 ;•• but by all rte.
counts' lie oieah of these eatferifFs. Pltist ' he
.near tho\proper ngure. t he various values
that different persons givie - to 'such articles as,
the itatuary, and those works whose intrincte
value might not. be very, considerable, yet
whose value aSestimated. by the time and fa.
.nor "spent on their construction was . .very
great, will pTevent any leery. accurate esti
mate. There is ..na \ dopbt that the fire was
the work of an incendiary. The Authorities
of the Institute ha'e offeked. $3OOO fur the
.defeetion of any. persoreiiga,ged in. it. The
only' conceivablekbyative for such a monstrous
deed, was the hope of plunder;. but the Ur..
expected_
stiddenness of the burning must in
a great measure have thwarted the designs_
of the incendiaries. It was probably thought
that the edifice being built so largely of iron
land -glass would preent its entire vdestrue
[lion, and that the panic created.by an alawn
would be sufficient for any such ptirpOse of
plunder ; and indeed it was a matter or. surf
prise with very many that a building 'con
-tructed as this was, could be destroyed by
fire.;- but the difficulty Is easily served by
the fact that there were five acres and a hail
of pine flooring, much of whiCh ,at the time
• was covered with very combustible materhti,
' and, that by the intense heat- caused by the
burning of such matte'r, the glass - was instant
ly 'broken or melted. amid. the iron girders and
-rods were warped and broken, so that, the
integrity of the different parts being destroy
ed, the whole edifice fell.'• There was a re
port at one time that various persons were,
burnt, and indeed it is wonderful that in so
stmt a spaceiof time so large a [collection of
.persons could'; have escaped with scarcely-an
injury to any , one. The rnanagers'of the In
.stitute and the P.xhibitors are taking active
Pleasures to open the Fair again in as , short
a time as possible. When arid. where this
Exhibition will be opened is as yet a matter
of debitt,e.
DONATeitx, COMICT.—W. C. Bread of the
Harvard College Übservatory, under 'date of •
Sept. 25, write 4. to the editors of the Boston
Daily Advertiser's follows : •
Donati's Comet will, in a few days, .sp•
pear to increase rapidly in size !and 6tilfian.
cy. It will be nearest:the earth on the 9th
of October, at which tune its brilliancy wir .
be nearly three times as great as on the. V
~•-
•of September, and its distance from•us about ic:
fifty-two' millions of miles. \ ,
•" According to 11-r.' Hall's , •Cmputatior,
the tail of this. Comet, on the 23ct\inst„, en
'tended to the length of fifteen millions of
guiles. The nucleus will'he near the ".bright
star Arcturus • October 5, and nearest\the
. • ••
Earth's orbit on the 20th. -I„ •
' "Some confusion seems to' prevail in
Bard . to there being two comets, similar in 5 .
• aearante, now visible to the , naked eye, -
but p such' is not' the ease. Doriati's,- which •i!
seen in the northwest- after. sunset, is the
} same which - has been seen in the n'orth.elt
beforesunrise in thb triorning. This is ow: ;:
ing to the eonsiderabl northern declination
of the Comet, with a right ascension differitg
but little fro' t that of] the sun. I 'mention g
this, because 1 have had , several, letters from r j
different parts of the ountry !flaking the in. ;
quirt' whether there're tivo comets now to -
be seen by the naked eye. • I ' •
• ” Enckes Comet is.•barely ivisible to‘._ the
naked eye. r Tuttle's Third,. comet. of l 8 • t
con now be seen only with 'the . .assistance
'of
telbseope:" • " • • 1
A BREAK Dli3C )VE, , DIY ,I THE AMANT!C
CAnts..—The wortnen emp4ed in cutting
np , the cable in the machine -shop at the
Bruotilin Navy,Yard, ;found break A Si' ):l
time since in the communicrlting copper wire
about three•cighths of an inch long; tlirotigh•
.Whicle the saw passed; in the solid guts-per•
Cita, showing that the. disconnection wile;
have occurred ; during ; the process. of ninon
facture, and therefore lading to the ve.rl
great probability.that ,otherl similar ksions
may have occurred in other,parts of the cA•
. ble. .What; have the !electriqatta to say ia
regard to this fact, Which is ;'eliably- authen•
ticated 1
OCEAii STEAMERS LOST.-2:—ine fo l lowing
list comprises all ate . principal -losses of:
- Ocean steamers tending .With the
States` since 1840: 1
1. President Hever heard of.. All lost.
2., Columbia... • . Wrecked..... . . All eared.
3. Humboldt.. i e .,— MI saved.
• 4. City of Glasgow.. .Never heard of...Mill:g.
5. City of Phil's.....
All
s a ved
6.. Franklin Wrecked.: . ...AU
'l. Arctic ..... .A feuiEsvc l.
8.-Pacific- :Never heart' 0f..A1l
0. San Francisco.....Wrecked.lred,
lib. Lyonnais ...... :.Virreeked.i ....... A few s4v`i•
of—All lost.
ITempest... ..... 'Never beam l-
Cenl.-al America... Wrecked! ...A few savel
' 13. Austria....; ] Burned....
.. few sae
or The ceremony of laying the corner
stone of the,Statei inebriate Asylum to 4
place at Singh:union on Friday, and notwith
standing the weather bad, the oes:iss
attracted a large e s rowd, and was one o . much
interest. Addresses were ilnade by 4r,ioui
distinguished gentlemen, and, in, the • e‘eni 41.ng
Mr. Everett, deliveredhiora l ierf on
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