- - - " ' ' ' ..mu...,.". feffe . ' : 1 '':') : - : TT T IT TTV ft T TTV'" "" ' -; '-i 'A 1 jifP TT"1 TTs :,rTT jT4 A "TCV T ; II. B. MASSER, ED1T011 AKD PllOPlUETOR. OFFICE,-MARKET STREET, OProSITE THE POST OFFICE. jramfljt iittuspnpcr Dctootcn to JjolWcs, mtttatuvt, jtioralffs, jForcfflit anil Domestic lictos, Serene mrt the arts, Sfflrlculturc, XWnrUtts, amusements, re. NEW SE1UKS VOI. J, NO. 525. SUXUUIIY, NOimiUiMHEULAND COUNTY, PAM KATL1U)AY, SliPTEMBEIl 13 1851. OLD SERIES VOL. 1 1, NO. 31 TEEMS OF THE AMERICAN. ' Tilt? AMERICAN is nWhhwl evrry Pnturrtny at TWO IX!,I,AUS mt niiititiii tn lw nI Imlf ynrly Ml advance Nu pujnjr iIibcimiImkhhI until all arruuntgui am AH pimnn)irntiftiiii or intern on ImFiMPta rolnting tt .tk wtfice, to iiiiurc attention, tnut lo TOST TAIL). t 1 .TCI ClAiirf.' .". i Thrt oopica lo one address, WOO ve 1) O'l to uo rnWn Di In ?oou Five dollars in atlvmtra will pny (tn three yrur'a ul 4eripliou to the Aiiiuricun, , On Bouato of 16 lines, H times, Every subsequent iimertinii. One Sqiinro, 3 nun it lis, months. One yenr, Uiisiiit-M Card of Five linn, prr nnnnm, Me rcliants nnU other, titleiiiKitix hy the yrr, with tlir privilege nf inserting different (ulvnitiseineiits wwkly. IW lsurget AdverLiseinenli, tis per agreement. p on 450 (I'M I 3UU 1000 K. B. ICASSEPw, ATTO 11 N 13 Y A T LAW, BCNEUKT, PA. Biisinrim nltcndrd lo in I'm Cmnilirs of Nor Ihuinlierliiiiil, Union, l.ycoininj and Culumlim. llrltr lot P. & A. Kovomlt, I.owor A', linrron, Koiucru & Siioilirniw, Vhilad, Ki-yiiolJ, Mi-Fiirluml it Co., I SSju-ri upr, Goixl & Co., J JJEW STORE AT HOLLOWING RUN. At the Cross Howls,- near J. 1). Cunrails, Lower Jimi'sta. J. I?. KAUFFMAN RE.rBCrKUI.l.Y informs h fr'wmU nml the pul'lio Ri'lioriilly, thill lie linn jnsl rrrriv til ami oH'iird n new slock of cooilrj, wlilcli lie mw oII'.'im for K ilo on llio moKt reasonable ti inis. llin sloc k i-oiHisU in i rt of SI'Cll AS Cloths, Cassi meres, Siitlmctls, Merinos, iVc. KllliilMcr wrnr of nil kiwi Muslin, C.iliiocs, (iin.liuiiiH. Clircks, &c. ALSO: An .KKOTtnu'iit of llanlwnrc of all l.inils, most gonoMllv in use. Ai.'xO: (Irocrrifs ol'sill Kinds, As Suear, Coffee. Tea, Molasses, Spirits, !fe. AI.SO: tjnoriiswiirc and Crockery ware, a full Rsxortinetit. A I no -"Silk Hals, Chip Hats, nml Straw Hals. ' ALSO: An assortment of Liquor, viz. : Brandy. Wink, Wiiiskkv, &c. licxiilin a variety of oilier nrlii leii, moHt gener lly used inn) in want lv fanners and oilier per oii, nil of v. hii li lie will sell to inri liiuier8 at a vim; of ten er cent. I'V l ulling on liim. All kindu of jirodnee taken in exchange for points at the hiRlu'st market nice. Hollowing l'.uii, Ajr..il -t, 1S51 -If. AND SUMItlER CLOTHING. EVEKVHODV shonKI emhraee thii opportu. nay to liny CLOTlU.N'ti for Men, Voulli and Hoys, at surli priixs us Imvc ncxer yet lwen known in !iis City, at (ir.OlUJiO CIJLI.N'S CLOTHINC K.STABLHii.MJLNT.fmitli-Kiial Corner of Muiket and )-'ccoihl Streetn, l'liiladel )lua, embracing a choice of the hent, most Jciiira ble, aud fushioiuihln DRESS AND IROCK COATS, Habit Cloth do., Linen DiiKiwr. do,, Tweed, &.C., &c, togeilier with a piv.it variety of Ecys' Clothing', Consisting of Sack Co its. 1'o'kt Jar. .is, Mon JiPV Jackets. "ia ntid riMtid Jackets made of Tweed, Linen I'lrU:!;.', Chilli, Altiacea, Kerna- mier, lJockkin, &:., iVr. Purticnlnr care lias been taken lo procure the new styles for Met and Boys' Summer Coats, Putituloons, Vests.. &e., to which bo would invite opecial attention. Fuiniiihinjjj Goods, Coiisislinz of Shirts. Stocks. Handkerchiefs. &e.; all of which are oll'ered nt the fnu-rl 1'iixsiile rash Prices, and as cheap as any other Clothing Stole ill the I niori. Parents who desire Both' Ci.otiiino are ear nestly invited to examine tlm Stock. Country Storekeepers can be accommodated at very low rates. CEOUCK ci:li.. . E. Corner of Sccji I !) Market Sis Vhila. April 19, IKol. tf. l'ixs! Ciiciijicr tlian Kver!!! 100 Half Chests Rose Flavor Black Tea, 15 . " " Olon? " " 15 " " Nir.gr Yonj " " fllHKSG Teaa are U tter lor the price limit X were ever ollin'd before in Philadelphia, es pecially the Ko.c Flavor, which is of tho very (est quality and finest 11. nor, uud families that veant a Half Chest or lesn hy noiidiu; soon will grl a first rate artrcle at a very low price. They will lie well packed up and Kent to Depot or car fro. of charge. DAVID PEASE, Tea Dealer and (irocor, 8. W. Cor. OtU & Arch Sis. Philadelphia. , May 10, 1851. Hino. SII AM0KIN, Noilliumberland County, Pa. THE aiibaerilieT resiectfuUy informs his friends and the public generally, that he has open ed new Hotel in the town of Shainokiii, Nor. tliumherbnd county, on tho corner of Shuinokin and Commerce streets, nearly opiosi(e to tho House he formerly kept. He is well prepared to accommodate his guests, and is also provided with Rood stubliug. lie trusts his exierience, and stiict sttcntiou to business, will induce per sons visiting tlie coal region to coutinuo the lib eral patronage hu has heretofore received. WILLIAM WBAVEIt. Shnmokin, April It), tf. . JAMES II. MAUKE A4 removed from his old Stand, Mo. 113 V ine street, to Ao, 52 biltwyii Si., (Ma Cul'hiU If Willow,) where, ho has constantly on hand, JR0WN STOUT, PORTER, , ' . Ale and Cider, FOE HOME CONSUMPTION OR BiiirriNa. N. B Coloring, DoUling, Wire and Bottles, . y Vinegar, &c rot a ahovet PLUaiklpliiu, April 12, 18Bl. ly. , Lycoming Mutual Insurance Company. DH. J. B. MASSER i the local aRent for the above Itisurance Company, in Northumber land county, and is 1 all ready to efTect Insurances against fire on reaj or personal pro perty, or renewing policies lor me soaue. Su.ibury, April 88, 1851. tf. ' : ' 1 JL'MTICKM' KEK BILLS. Kor sale by II. B. MASSiJU SuiiUury, April '?6 1851 . : . l. ; SELECT POETRY. From tlio Knickerbocker. ' Tho Bloomer. i The nancy maid may Iom lior licad, Whi'ii bhu her tiusllo hileheB on ; Bo mum lo prnis in nrtleivs lay, Th graceful girl with brooches on. Tin' petticoat no more sdiall float, On limbs wIium? sliupe bowitelie ono j " But in its place, with modest gracn, TIiojo limbs t-hall hoKI Iho breeches on. The bucks ntid brans turn up thoir noso Al costly robes with patches on .. But Holiness ine ! what if Ihey sen Such licanty spots tho breeolies on. Ve muslin dresses white nml lliin, U'ilh fuiiy fuiirer'tl stitches on, I fear your day lias passed away Sinco woman put tho lireeohes on. Ah ! well n ilny, the Hard may say, Miall ono liL-slovv his kisses on A li.unoh'fs ii-ii ill whose not afraid To put a pair of breeches on, i She'll make him foe) from head lo heel, Whatever else ho hitches on, He has no riylit, by day or iiis'i', lo put n pair ol breeches on '. We alvvnys sec the praces three Wit heel u tug, tlie witches on, But (1! (lad Zonks, hmv would it look Should each one put the breeches on ! When woman's wit is stirred a bit, The first reform she pile'ies on, Is how she may, with least delay, Just draw a pail of bieecheB on ! . 3. Skctclj. THE DEVIL AT PISA. One of those silly jiriiclinal jokes wliirh occur so often and fatally to the actor, lias just occurred at i'isa ; ami as it occasions a great sensation here, in consequence of tlie statu it attaches to the friars in one of the convents of that city, I take leave to give you tlie particulars, partly as 1 have heard them recounted by others, and partly as I find them in tlie local journals. At I'isa there lived in latter years a "fast" young man, whose morals were somethinp; like the celebrated leaning tower, a little in clined the wrong way, and who, among other escapades, had caused a great scan dal in a respectable family, and refused to repair it by marriage, according to the prayers of the victim and the commands of the church. The gentleman was in fact a regular minvis ts'ijrt a fit subject for a French novel, and he went on from day to day, strultiiiu along the banks of the Ar no, and perverting ell the foolish waids of that not over religious ticinily, neither at tending to the advice of his friends nor the remonstrances of the clergy, till sickness overtook him in the midst of his sins, and death struck him with its most mortal ar row. Scapegrace as he was, he declined the consolations of religion in his last days, and refused to confess or repent, like an other Don Giovanni. In vain an excel lent and pious priest spoke of his immortal soul, and the penalties prepared in the oth er world tor those who take leave ol tins in final impenitence in vain did the fri ars declare that the Devil would claim him as his own the moment the last sigh was drawn and in vain did one of the rever end gentb men recount how in a vision he saw bis infernal majesty maltreat a harden ed sinner on a similar occasion. Don di ovanni died game, as the greatest crimi nals olten do, but before he gave tip the srjiost he made one ol his friends, a ('orsi- can resident at I'isa, promise that he would watch over the body id Chapelle Alortua rie, and never leave it until it was consign ed to its last home. The Corsican kept Ins word, aim alone, and in the ileadol lln night, he sat hy the side of his departed friend in the convent chapel, where corpses are exposed for twenty-four hours before burial, either in consecrated or unconsec ra ted ground, lint just as the clock struck twelve, a deep groan accompanied by the rattling of chains, was heard, and the watch er, to his horror, saw a figure enter, dres sed according to the most approved receipt lor rating up the devil, with tremendous horn, a lung tail, a chain girt round his body, and draped in red and black, ns Mis Satanic Majesty should be. The Corsican had a bold heart, and he asked the Devil what he wanted. The Devil replied by an awful groan, the rattling of chains, and the outspreading of his claws to seize his prev. J he Corsican, still undaunted, de clared that he would not allow the body to be touched, end he warned the Devil that if he did not leave the place he would send him back to his infernal regions faster than he came from them. To this speech the Devil replied by a scornful laugh, such as Zamiel in Der Freuchutz used, aud with another rattle of the chains advanced to the coliin-siiie on which the friend produ ced a loaded pistol, and taking sure aim, shot the Devil through the heart, and droji ped him at his feet dead, as they say at Amsterdam, as a herring, or at Biiming ham, as a doornail. The report of the pis tol alarmed the police, and a ' number ol those guardians of the night having appear ed, they saw to their astonishment (he corpse lying in its proiier place, the Corsi can silting tranquilly by its side,, and a bleeding mass covered with red and black, with a tremendous pair of horns, aud the well known tail. An explanation , was soon given, and when the Devil was strip ped of his finery, he turned out to be bell man bl the convent, employed, no doubt,1 by the friars, whose religious assistance was refused, for the purpose of giving a striking proof ol the danger of dying without the consolations of Ine puurchj and of the fate to which all impenitent sinners are expo. ed." The Cordican wat tried aud acquitted. i... . i ,.i !... .1... I a itv .uuwt-u mm tu uitr luseaii wjiiu uiero was lio inlly attached to shoot in? the Pevil, and as lie prrsUled in wying lfut, when he fired lie believed he had lo deal with Ilis Satanic Majesty, and no mortal representative. The best joke of all rt" mains to be told, and that is, the Iriars of the convent declare that the whole story is a fabrication, ond the Minister of instruc tion announces that he will prosecute the Gazzetta del Tribunal! for having inserted it. ' ormce Cor. of Hit Times. ORIttIN OP TUG rENY I'OSTAGK. A traveller, sauntering through the Lake Districts of England, some years ago, arrived at a small public house just ns the postman stopped to deliver a letter. A young girl came out to receive it. She look it in her hand, turned it over and over, and risked the charge. It was a large sum no less than a shilling. Sighing heavily, she observed that it came from her brother, but that she wrs too poor to lake it in, nud she returned it to tho postman accordingly. The traveller was a mutt of kindness as well as of observa tion ; be oilercd lo pay Ihe postage himself, and in spite of more reluctance on the girl's part than lie cuuld well understand, he did pay it, nud gave her the letter. . . . No sooner, however, was thu postman's back turned than she confessed that tho proceeding had been conceited between her brother and herself ; that the letter was empty, that certain signs on the direction conveyed nil that she wanted lo know, nud that, as Ihey could, neither of thorn afford to pay postage, Ihey had devised this method of franking Ihe intelligence desired. The traveller pursued his journey, nml ns he plodded over the Cumberland fells he mused upon the badness of a system which drove people to such stiails for means of corres pondence, and defeated its own objects all Ihe lime. Willi most men such musings would have ended before ihe close nf the hour, but this man's nama was Rowland Hill, nud it was from this incident and these reflections, that the whole scheme of penny postage was derived. Loss of Si'ekcii bv Lightning ; its Res toration by Galvanism. Tho following singular case wo find recorded in u Scottish, paper, the Glasgow Saturday Post : On Ihe 1st of July, during the lluinder- stoini, a man, named Kaeburu, residing in the Croft, Paisley, was struck duryb Hue bum, it appenis. was standing near a w in dow, when one of Ihe flashes of lightning, more vivid ihaii usual, bad such an efTect on his organs of speech that he could nol artic ulate a syllable. The advico of several medical gentlemen wits obtained, but all lo no purpose, and, w hat was strangest of nil, no hurt or defect w hatever could be obser ved. Ne.t day, Baeburii was advised lo try what calvunism could effect in bis case, ami he at onco proceeded lo Air. Ferguson's galvanic operating rooms, in Sneddon street. Ileie, after the application for a lew minutes of the Lnltcry lo his neck, he was able In articulate ono or two syllubles. His jov at this, it may be imagined, was very great, and we are happy lo ay that, after six ap plications from the galvanic nppainttis, bis speech has all but recovered its former fluency. Kaeburu is about 23 years of age, md all that be felt at tho time he was struck dumb, was a kind of giddy feeling for about a minute. Gettino a Wediiino Coat. Among the anecdotes detailed by Dr. liushuell in his sermon nt Litchfield, illustrative of Ihe Agej of Homespun, was this :-s-One of Unitized divines of that county, si ill living, w as mar ried during the Revolution, but under singu lar difficulties. There was nil obstacle, to the wedding w Inch seemed insurmountable. lie had no wedding coal, nor was wool to be had to make one, and it was in the dead of winter. Yet all parlies were ready, nud he was anxious lo be married without delay. At last ihe mother of the Intended bride dis covered the dilliculty, and promptly had some of her cheep shorn and setreil vp in lilankctt lo keep llierri warm, while of tho wool she spun and wove a cont for her in tended son-in-law. Tiik Tbmflf. ok Serapis. The French Government has voted a credit of 33,000 francs for the purpose of exploring the Tem ple of Perapis, in thu ruins of Memphis The Tcrpplc, w hich ha. been covered with sand ever since the time of Sirubo, aud has since remained almost intact, ofleia great temptation to research. Thu building is a mixture of the Greek and Ejypimirstylca of aic hilectnre, uud the worship to which it was consecrated, was a fusion of the Greek ami the Egyptian faiih. The very slight soundings in the sand, w hich have been hilh ertb made, have brought io light curious sta tues aud bas-reliefs, ami among other Ihiugs, valuable poi traits of Greek philosophers. A Sizeable Hail Stone The Boston Times learns from a icliabloourco. '-that a lump of hail, weighing two kundrttl e,ul seventeen pounds, fell near Dover, N. II., on the 20i h iust. The mass was obsojved al considerable elevation before it descended, and created no little alarm among a n.nibur of people. It fuilunately fell in a bog, and diil no other damage than to throw up mud and dirt upon alt who were in Ihe vicinity." We thought that Chester county bore off tho palm for big hail .tones, but this of the Times boat, all creation. " Will the' Times loll us whete it full from, c . CttCAF.-r-Ono of the Court, out West ha. decided that man may whip his wife for oue dollar -rkis. any giil for five dollars, aud bile off -hi 'neighbor', nose oi eats fur tetj THE BLOOM KRDRE. . A WOMAN'S llF-l'LV TO MRS. SWISSHRLM. The following sharp, Anglo-Saxon letter, 1 (from Iho pen of a married lady,) appears in a Now York paper in reply lo Mrs. Swiss helm's objections lo the Bloomer dress J " " Mrs. Swisshelm occupies two columns of her last paper on Ihe short dress. She . con demn, it in toto. She say. she hag tried it and it is besot with dillicnliies all over, amN if adopted, will doom her to perpetual blush es. She blushes now lo see a woman in it, uud she blushes lo hear a woman of sense advocate it ; and yet she is besieged on all sides with entreaties to adopt the new cos tume. Now will you permit me, through your columns, lo beg Ihe friends of Ihe shod skirts, lo let Mrs. Swisshelm alone in her drapeiy. It she finds the lung dress conve nient, thinks it beiiutirul, and "u necessary appendage lo womanhood," pray let her wear it ; it is downright tyranny to attempt to force her out' of it. But Mrs. S. can speak' for herself only They nre many other women who find Ihe long dress very inconvenient, cud think it ungraceful, bur ihensotiiu and indecent. In regard to the short dress, t he experience of Mrs. S. is world just as much ns mid no morn llinn thai of any other individual. After wealing it a few limes, she threw it aside, convinced that it was a mistake, (she made the mis take in cutting it, no doubt.) We have wo men in this State, who have worn the dress throe or four years, and some ns many months, and nil who have given it a fair trial and altered their garments until they felt perfectly casv, pronounce it a most com fortable dress, uud a great improvement on the old slylo. All the objections made by Mrs. S. can be easily obviated, except that of her personal modes!)', which would make her wish herself away when a woman in skirts should chance lo pick up a thimble or pluck a flower, and thus expose her under skirts, and tho shadow of a pair of legs enca sed in ttoiisers. On such occasion, wo might recommend her to try her own panacea for all excessive modesty, that which slut often prescribes for those w ho nre easily put lo tho blush, shocked or horrified viz : the smelling buttle. A .nan in a round about would no doubt throw her into a spasm. But what would she do on beholding a lady dressed according lo her fashion, with two thin skirts and no bifurcated garments, going tip nud down n steep hill or pair of stairs or. a very windy day ? There can be no ques tion of the superiority of the new costume, in all respects, for nil limes and places, ov-ir the one recommended by the editor of "Th Visitor : but we all know that the comfort of any garment depends much on the fit We have no war to wage against long petticoats. We say-j let all the men and women who liko them wear them, and let us who like the shoit dress wpar il. ' Inasmuch ns the great Father made Iho form very nicely," I see no reason for being so shocked al the sight of it. It seems to me that oue might contemplate a pair of legs in trousers with as much calmness as a pair of bare arms or shoulders. Our most fashionable men and women w ill coolly look nt tho female form on canvass, or in marble, without any dra pery, nml it is tho sheerest iiffee latiou thai ihey are so shocked nt the bare idea that n woman has less. Now, in my opinion, a leg is n leg, whether on a man or on a wo man, and if Mrs Swisshelm cannot endure the sitiht of a woman's leg in pants, t advise all men w ho seek her presence hereafter tn wear nprons, and npvor turn their backs lo her, unless their coat tails reach the floor, but back out, ns from the presenre of rnynl ly. Bless mo ! how tho modesty of Mrs. S. would be tortured in a lour round the world. She would have In dod:re Ihrnush Ihe Celes tial Empire and the domains of the Grand Mogul, for funr of meptinjr a woman in pants ; and cut through Holland, Germany, Frnnee, Switzerland, Italy, he., for fpar of meeting some pretty peasant cirl with lejs. Even in Grenl Britain she would find no re pose, for in Scotland Ihe bare lejrs of Ihe Highland roidier. would meet her eye nt every lurn. Coming back to this continent, lo, behold ! in South America Iho women ride on horseback as men do, Iocs separately enensed ; and even heie, olas ! in this mo del Republic, we have revpaled - the facl that woman is a forked animal, nud is not, ns shu seems to be, a "churn npon castors." Mrs. S. blames us for all newspaper twad dle on the new costume, nud regrets Ihat women oT intelligence should lurn aside fiom the great queslions of reform lo gel up a doughty campaign on petticoat. '. Now she is mistaken in saying that we who have donned Ihe ahnit dress have set nfl "Chris, leudom in a fizz." 1 Is it nol those rather who have commented upon our act those who have questioned our liuhl tn dress as we please 1 We crew lired of the pattern of French milliner ami American pes . there was (on much misery entailed by the one nud too inoch lail lo be dragged by the. other ; to we hailed in the grand fiyht by Ihe way, but for a moment, merely lo un hook our dresses, lop off superfluities,' anj lake a long breath, Ihat '. e might work on with more freedom and ease. ' Mr. S! in stead of moving on vriih the main army to balile iho enemy, turned round to look at, womlcr al and .cold "I ui and our legs. , She says thai neither Calvin,; Luther, Melano-, lhon; Father Matthew John, B. Gough, nor William Burleigh, would ever have allowed their great minds to , entertain . so trivial a, question. Well, Mm. S. baa her moral yard nick for tneasuiiug the 'attitude f;u'cmj' J that come before her, ami we have Cutsr" It- she thinks the paramours of politicians, the detailed " account of how country girl, can bathe themselves in a pint of water with their clothe, on, or the mysterious knock ings, queslions of more imporlnnco than the freedom of woman's powers of respiration) or locomotion, or the right of every individ ual to consult hi. or her own comfort in their clothe, thatching, why, all women do not agree with her, that is all there is of Ihat. If time and space would admil, in regard lo Ihe long line of worthies above mentioned, I could cite many little questions on w hich each and all of them have been greatly agitated, some so small that Mrs. S. would scorn even to measure ihem. . As lo William II Burleigh, I heard him on a recent occasion, make quite a speech on the short dress, and he has for himself forsworn Ihe Parisian stove-pipe hat, and got lip one after his own fancy.. Only think of Ihe gipat mind of William II. Buileigh centred in a hat ! ! Yours, in behalf o! - Th Skirts. A WEEK'S WOIIK. Sunday church door, enter in, - Rest from toil, repent of sin ; Slrivo u heavenly rest lo win. . v t Monday to your calling go ; Serve ihe Lord ; love friend and foe; To Ihe tempter answer No. Tuesday do what good yon can ; Live in peace with God nud man; Kemeinbor life is but a span ! .1 Wednesday give away nml earn ; Teach some tr :lh, some good thing learn ; Joyfully good for ill return. - Thursday build your house upon , Christ, the mighty corner stone ; Whom God helps, his woik is done. Friday for the truth be strong ; Own your fault, if in the wiong ; Ptila biiitleou your tongue. .' Saturday thank God and sing; Tribute lo his irrnsiiry bring; Bo prepared for Terror's king! Thus your hopes on Jesus cast Thus h-'l all your weeks be past, And you shall be saved al lust. CONDENSED HISTORY OF STEAM. ' About 2S0 years B. C, Hero of Alexandria formed a toy which exhibited some of the powers of steam, and was moved by its pow er. A. D 510, AuthciTiiiis, an architect, ar ranged scveial cauldrons of water, each cov ered with Ihe wide bottom of a leathern lube, which rose lo a narrow lop with pipes extended lo tho rafters of ihe adjoining building. A fire wns kindled beneath tho cauldrons, and the house wns shaken by the elforls of tho steam ascending the tubes. This is Ihe first notice of the power of steam recorded. lit 1513, June 17, Blasco Do Caroy Iried a steamboat of 20!) tons w ilh lolerablo success at Barcelona, Spain. It consisted of a caul dron of boiling water and a moveable wheel on each side of Ihe ship, ll was laid aside as impracticable. A present, however, was made to Caroy. In lfioO the first railroad was constructed nt Newcastle-ot.-Tyne. The first idea of a steam engine in Eng land was in the Marquis of Worcester'. "His lory of Inventions," A. I) 16T3. . ,. , In 1710 Newcomer made the first steam engine in England. ! 17 IS patents were granted lo Savary for the first application of the steam engine. In 17C4 Jaines Watt made ihe first perfect steam eiiirine in England. in 173fi Jonnthar. Hulls first sot forth tho idea of steam navigation. . , . lu 1778 Thomas Paine first proposed this application in Ameiica. In 1781 Marquis Jouffrey constructed one on the Saone.' In 1785 two' Americans published a work on it. ; : " : In 1780 William Tyminglon made a voy age in one on the Forth and Clyde Canal. . In 1802 (his experiment was repented. In 1782 Ramsey propelled a boat by steam al Now York. . In 1787 John Fitch, of Philadelphia, navi eated ft bout by a. steam engine tu the Dela ware. . : lit 1793 Robert Fulion first begun to apply his attention to steam. , . ,. ,. In 1733 Oliver Evans, a native nf Philadel phia, constructed a locomotive steam engine to travel on a furnpiko road. The first steam vessel that ever crossed the Atlaulki was tho Savannah in the inoh'h of June, 18 III, from Charleston lo Liverpool. Hunt's Merchants' Magazint. . -- . 1 1 Appi.ts. -Tim Now England Farmer thinks the crop ol apples throughout New Engfand, will lie light thisjenj. Tho rea son 'assigned is thai il is an odd year. The editor adds : "Wo never have large crops in o ld years,' and seldom a middling crop, hn generally a light one. We hate oar large ciops of apple, in even year.. ' Thi. is lire result of more than thirty year', obsor. valiofi, Our ualural Irces, as well a. moal kind, of grafted , variolic! boar mostly, iu even yea;.', ,,. . ,. j f Lano Warrant.. W learn from tho Washington Republic lhal the w hole number of laud warrant, already issued under the act of tta 28lh of September, J850, i. thirty, eight, thousand live hundred aud fori) five ud that tho Cleiks in ike. Pension Ollice ate now engaged upon the case, preserved, from the 2pth lo (be 30th of December, 1S50. This is .low woik( ten niombi o''i iuj I iho woilt ol tuny iwo months o tlia peimd I through with. "i -'''- AMERICAN TRIt'MPHS OH THE OCEAN. '' The American yacht America, which went over from New ork to England, ha. proved fleeter than the fleetest vessel, on ihat side. The following letter on 1ho subject, under date of London,' 19ih of August, which we copy from Ihe Philadelphia American, wilj be read with interest !" ' ! . ' 1 ' England has enjoyed a world-wide fame for her fine squadron' of yachls, which the noblemen and gentlemen belonging lo differ ent Yocht Clubs have taken a pride in ex hibiting at home and abroad. These gentle, men are now enjoying themselves al their clubs at the Isle of Wight, whore their annual regattas come off. The last great race of Ihe yachting world will lake place on Friday, Ihe 22tl, and it is open to the clubs of all na tions. No less than ecveRteen of the finest yacht, .float will contend for the prize, a cup of the value of one hnndred pounds. The American yacht A nericn, Commo dore J. C. Stevens, has entered as a competi tor. The appearance of this beautiful craft otTCowe. ha. caused nn extraordinary sen sation in the Yacht Clubs, for she has made Iwo oMhreo short trial trips with n few of the English yachts, and has in every instance ran 'away from them all ! Lnsl week a few gentlemen Were ready lo stako hundreds or thousands against her, but since Ihey have witnessed her speed, they have not accepted Mr. Steven's challenge lo tho Yacht Squad ron of tho Kingdom, oiv the plea Ihat Mr. Stevens proposes lo start with "at least a six knot breeze," and requests permission lo "boom out," which is against the rules of the Royal Yacht Club. Mr. Steven, offered lo run his yacht against any yacht, and for any stake up to ten thousand pounds. I believe that tip to this date the challenge has not been accepted. Meantime Ihe deepest in terest is manifested in Ihe grand Regatta of Friday. Several Ameticans who had intend, ed lo depart for home to-morrow, will remain expressly lo witness this race, for it is felt ihat it is not yacht against yacht, but Ameri ca against the world. In the absence of po litical news, the London press takes up this subject in nn earnest manner, and have their special correspondents al tho Islo of Wight to report everything connected with yacht, and yachting. The Derby or Oak. never attracted more attention or caused greater excitement than Ihe forthcoming regatta. Oue writer, refer" ring to thu race of last Friday at Ryde, says that the squadron of vessels following the yacht, were joined by tho "America," and from the manner in which, one by one, she soon distanced them, she satisfactorily pro ved that the pietensious of Brother Jonathan lo superiority was no idle boast ; "and the numerous spectator, had a most convincing demonstration that her clipper build and fast sailing had not been overrated : in fact, the 'Great American' was the lliemo of general conversation." Another writer states ihat the America beat a schooner of 130 tons, with all sail, set, "most shamefully," and she could probably beat all the schooners and cutter, of England. The correspondent of tho Times, describing iho proceedings at Ryde on Friday last, say. that the event of Iho tlay was tho nppearanco of "the Yan kee." She did not show any superiority till she wns off Ryde pier, "wheu she seemed as if she had put a screw into her stern, hoisted her fore and aft foresail, and began 'to fly' through tho water. .Site passed schooner, and cutters just as a Derby winner passe. Iho 'nick,' and as Ihe breeze freshened, .lid with the speed of an arrow out loward. the Nab, standing upright as a ramrod under her canvass, while the schooner, were stagger ing under every stitch ihey could sot, and the cutter, were heeling over under gaff topsails and balloon jibs." . The America went about "in splendid style, spinning round like a lop, and came bowling away lo wardy Cowe. a. fust, if nol faster, thau ever. A. if lo let our best crafi see she did not care about them, she went up to each in succession, ran to leeward of every one of them as close as she could, and shut before them in succession, coming to anchor off Ryde at least two miles ahead of any of Iho craft she had been running against." Having landed Mr. Stevens, she afterwards sailed for Cowes, "and bowled away like a sea gu'l, leaving all ihe boat men and yalchmen with a deep sense that she was 'a tartar.' " Tho Times entreat, the English shipwright, to lay aside the de lusion that they are (he best builder, in Ihe world, and lo lako a hint "even from an enemy, and follow the models of the Yan. kecs, instead of persisting in their present thape and mould of bow, beam, quarter, and run." Tlie Times .late, that tho anxiety respecting the result of tho great race of the S2d, is deep and earnest, aud that the course round the Isle of Wight is noloiiously most unfair to stranger. ; and, indeed is nol a good race gro.nj lo any one, inasinuclms lite current and tide, render local knowledge of more value than swift sailing and nauti cal skill, I Tlie advice, by iho America lo 24th Au gust stato that the challenge of the Ameri can yacht ta Mil ngainl all the English, wa. not excepted ; and lha! Ihe regatta which cam. off on the 22nd the "America" wa. triumphant over all competitors. ' Enormou. Yield. Mr John Q Hewlett, residing about three mile, from Baltimore, an Ihe Frederick Turnpike road, taisod this season T80 bushel, of prime wh.t- w(ea, one fieWcont.:- , , 6 peichea being a veiy .mail fiaction under 4i bushels per acre.' V)o giaiu wa sold for ' ninety-five cents pt'i bushel. A tl'RIOljS REQUEST. M. X , a rich farmer in the neighbor hood of.Pithiviers, (France,) died a .hort lime ego. A tew day. before hi. end, which he loll wa. fast approaching, he sent for hi. lawyer and having made hi. will ha enjoined upon him to have it read to his heir, before the fnneial. The lawyer prom ised, and X- , having died, he proceeded1 next day to the house -of mourning, and found all ihe heir, duly assembled. But what must have been their astonishment when they heard the last enrious beqest 1 "1 wish my body lo be embalmed .n si pla ced in Ihe vault where my father and mo ther rest. I wish lo be scaled in a huge red arm chair, beside a mnible table, in tho position of a man taking his meal. I desire Ihat a person (a female,) should keep me) company for one year and one day, and al this person shall ask should be given her, . if 1 called for it myself. To that person, 1 bequeath forty thousand francs, and give her leave to go out Iwo hours each day to lake Ihe fresh sir." Such is Ihe queer story related in Ihe French paper.. Thousands of applications are daily received by the exe cutor of Ihe tich deceased, from nurse, and old gossips anxious of iho lienor of keeping Ihe company of the queer individual, ami fingering the reward. ' : Sublime and Ridiculous. The following toast was recently given : AVealtli hy our labor, ' IiiilcpciKlcncv tiy our iwortl Here the speaker came lo a pause, having forgotten Iho rest, and added : H onry in Hie bee (rum, Sugar in tlie gourd. '.A ' Melancholy Sight. Dr. Ried, a traveller through iho highlands of Peru, is said lo have found lately in the desert of Atncamn, Ihe dried remains of an assem blage of human beings five or six hun-' dred in number, men, women and children,, seated in a semi-circle as when alive, Blar ing into iho burning waste before them. They had not been buried, life had not de parted befota they thus sat aronnd, but hopet was gone, the Spanish invader wa. al hand, and no escape being left, they had come ' hither lo die. They still sal immoveable in ' that dreary desert, dried like mummies by the effect of Ihe hot air, Ihey still kept their position, setting tip u. in solemn council, while over that dread Areopagus silence ' broods everlastingly. Making a Cowest. "Tom," said an i independent wag lo a conceited fop, "I know a beautiful creature who wishes to make your acquaintance." "Glad lo hear il fine giil .truck with my appearance, I suppose, eh 1" "Yes, very much. She think, you would . make a capital playmato for her poodle , dog " ' . Determined attempt at Suicide. A man of genteel appearance, whose name we did not learn, while taking a lunch at Mil lor'. on Friday last, w ilh a most vigorous lunge, stuck a larpe, three pronged dining fork into his oien mouth! Wa was not ma terially injured, there being a piece of cold roast lamb on the fork ! A Point or Order. A debating society -in a town "down east," one evening under ' took to discus, lha question "Whether in temperance or slavery is produce of the t most evil in the United Stales." A worthy deacon contending againl the former, propo . sod to show the effect, of intemperance npon it. victim. . in "eternity." "Slop, .top," cried Ihe chairman, "that's out of tki United Stales. . The most interesting sight is that of young lady, with eyes like a "gazelle," a voice like a "silver trumpet," with "lips like rubies," and wilh "chock, that have stolen ihe carnation from the deathless rose," with her mouth fall of gmges bread. Svnodical Action oft Danciho. Th new school Presbyterian Synod of Ihe Wes tern Reserve, at its late meelhi(r, passed a minute condemning the practice of dancing, and enjoining on Church sessions to institute discipline whenever il ovenrs among their members. Names roa a Flag. Among the candi date, for the National Council iu lha Chero kee Nation, we see the name, of Spring Frog, Spirit Pot, Laugh at Much, ami Lightning Bug. For . Sheriff, lite name of Fish Tail and Pelican Tiger are men tioned. Bloomers. At a bafl, in llagerstown, ore tho 4h iust., all ihe ladies present were dres sed in full Bloomer costume. Also, on the day following, several of Ihe dear soul, pro menaded through the sheets fa J'ur, and alttactud much attention. So say. the Peo plos' Own. !tNGt'iA Ball Costume. The Boston Bee slates lba at lira recent dies, ball t Newport, oue of Ihe most allraclive ladies present was attired in a while muslin deeS utird vp to the waist ! An Indiana paper refuse, to publish tkiri.' gie. pmiis, but add. : "We will publish the hiuipl announcement pf the death of any of our ftietid. wilh pleasure." . . "AsAiatf diseases Iwrs, ths noue Is llu deftusive yMtuc, Abumeut " Cii.isTiAk'iTY commands u. In pas. by in, jmies; policy, to let them P by u. J
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