NEW SERIES, VOL. S, NO. 30. SUNBUltY, "NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1855.
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tfunhnry, Sept. Si, I
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THE BEST ESTATE.
BT CIIAItLKS SWAIS.
The heart, it hntli its own estnt
The mint! it hath its wealth untold j
It ncods not fortune to bo great,
While there's a coin surpassing gel J.
Xo matter which way fortune lenng,
Wonltli makes not hnppincss secure j
A little mit:J hull) little nieuna,
A uarrow lieurt is always poor.
Stern fate the preatest still enthrals, .
And misery liath its hiuh rompeers ;
For sorrow enters palace hulls,
And (,uccs are not exempt from tears.
The princely robe ami beggar's coat,
The scythe and sword, the, plume, aud
plow
Am in tho grav or equal note.
Men live but iu the eternal "Now !'
Still disappointment trades the proud,
Tho liiavest 'netith defeat may fall i
Tin- high, tho rich, tho courtly crowd
Find there's calamity for all.
'Ti. not the house that honor makes,
True honor is a thing divino ;
It in tho mind precedence takes,
It is the spirit nukes tho shrine !
So keep thou yet a generous lipart,
A steadfast ami contented mind.
Ami not till death consent to part.
With that, which IVieud to friend doth !
bind.
What's tittered from the life within,
Is heard not by the lifo without ;
There's itlwpys something to begin
Twixt life' in faith and lifo in doubt!
T;ttt grasp the truth, though bleuknppenrs
The riigsed paths her steps Itavo trod:
Bin .'II lie thy liiend in other sjiheres,
C'oiiipaiiiou in the world of God.
T!m dwvlliiij with tho wise and good,
I'lie 1 ich in thought, the great in suul,
Man's mission may be niiih'istond,
Aud part prove' equal to thu whole !
Vv'e know not half wo may possess,
Nor what awaits, nor whut attends,
We're richer far than we may guess,
Rich as eternity extends ;
The heart it hath its own estate.
The mind it hath its wealth untold j
It needs not fortune to be great.
While there's a coin surpassing gold !
C(jc Arctic Regions.
hettir:; cr tiiexane expedition.
Tho Advanca Left in tho Ico.
A BRIDGE Of ICH I'ltoM nil i:i:"L AND TO THE
CONTINENT.
AN OP EX s 1: a" I'O L" n d.
Tl.o return of Ir. ICano and parly from
their visit to the Arctic Seas is a irra'tilyinjr
termination of an adventurous ntidertakin' of
more than rrdinnry peril. Tho expedition,
started in May. 18.')3, and had not been heard
of since July nf the same year.
The Kxpedilon succeeded in crossing Mel
ville Hay. and reaching t, headland of
Smith's Sound, as early us the Cth of August,
lbiJ. Finding tins ice to thu North com
pletely impenetrable, they were forced to
uttetopt a temporary passage along the coast,
where tho rapid tides, running nl the rate of
foiir miles an hour, with a rise and fall of six
teen li ct, had Worn a temnorarv nncnin"
Previous to taking this step, which involved
great ri.ik which was, in fuel, equal to u
Bacri'.ice of the brig iu which Hr. Ktitie w as
a Francis metallic life-bout with a enshe. of
provisions, was conceuled us u means of re
treat. The penetration of the pack ico was atten
ded by many obstacles. Thu vessel grounded
with every tide, and but for her extreme
strength she would not have been able to
sustain the shocks. She was several times 011
her beam ends, and once 011 tire from the up
setting of the stoves.
Somu idea of this peculiar navigation may
bo formed by u kiiowiuilge of the fact of lier
losing her jiblioom, best bower anchor and
bulwarks, besides about 000 fathoms of wrap
ping line. They were cheered, however, by
a small daily progress; ami by the 10th of
September, 1803, they hail succeeded in gain
nig tho northern face of Greenland, at a point
never reuehed before.
Here tho young ico froze around tha ves
sel, uml compelled them to ?eek a winter asy
lum, 111 which moy experienced u decree ol
eol'l inticii iieiow any previous registration.
Wlii-kcy fmze in Xncember, and fur four
111 mth in the year the mereur wan solid daily.
I lie mean annual temperature was tivo de
grees below zero. This is the greatest degree
of cold ever experienced by man, nnd their
winter quarters were nearer thu Pole than
ever before occupied.
Tho scurvy was easily controlled, but thu
most fearful, as well as tho most novel feu
turo of tho winter was a tetanus, or lockjaw,
which defied all treatment, It carried u'way
II tv seven of the best Esquimaux slcdae dogs,
und was altogether a frightful scourge.
THE SEARCH.
The operations or search were commenced
as rally as March tho first riarties under
tho personal chargoof Dr. Kane, crossing the
ice at u temperature of fifty erii drtjree
httme zero. The loss of their dogs, obliged
them, us tin only alternative, to adopt this
early travel. Many c.f the party wore frost
bitten, and underweut au amputation of their
toes. It was by moans of these efforts that
tha Expeditiou succeeded iu bringing back
us results, j lie purties were in the field us
tuie as tne luili 01 July, only ceasing from
labor when the winter's darkness rendered it
impossible to travel,
THE GEOGRAPHICAL RESULTS OF
THE EXPEDITION.
Greenland hat been followed bv Dr. Kan
and surveyed, with a coast line towards thu
Atlantic, fronting due north, until a stupen
dous glacier checked their progress. This
mass of ice rose in lofty grandeur to a height
of live hundred feet, ubuttinir into (he sea. It
undoubtedly is tho only obstacle to the insu
larity of Greenluud or. iu other words, the
on'v barrier between Greenland and the At
lantic, It it. however, an effectual barrier to
all future explorations This glacier, iu spite
of the difficulties of fulllnff berirs. wot followed
out to tea, tba party rafting thomsel vei across
opea water Space upon masses or See. Jo
thl way they foeroeded a trftrvlljpg ftlty
miles ntong its base, anil traced it Into n neto
northern land. (This glacier is. we believe,
the largest discovered by nny navigutor.)
THE NEW LAND.
This new land, thus cemented to Green
land by protruding ice, is named Washington.
Tho largo bay which intervenes between it
aud Greenland, bears, we understand, tho
name of Mr. Ueorge Peabody, one of the pro
jectors of the Expedition. This icy connec
tion of thu Old and New Worhl is a fcaturo
of singular ami romantic interest.
The range of the sledge journeys may be
understood from the fact that the cntiro cir
cuit of Smith's Sound has been effected, aud
its shores completely charted.
THF. OPEN POLAR SEA.
But the real discjverv of the expedition is
the Open Polar Sea. The channel leading to
these waters was entirely free from ice, and
this feature was rendered more remarkable by
me existence ot it stone or solid ueii ol ice, since their departure from these shores, everv
extending more than one hundred and twenty lace was covered with a sturdy growth of
five miles to the southward. (This sea veii- j hair that was perfectly refreehmjr to behold,
lies the views of Ir. Kane, as expressed to ! pr. Kane himself wore a beard of patriarchal
the (Jeooraphical Society before his depar- proportions, in the corners of which still lin
ture.) Tho lashingof the surr against this Pertd the silver traces or his residence in the
frozen beach of ice was. we are assured, im-j Irigid zone. His little body was wrapped in
pressive beyond description. Several gen- multidudinous lavers of llannels and skins,
tlemen with whom we have conversed, speak ! und over all was drawn a tight worsted shirt,
of it with wonder and admiration. An area so that his person was of almost 1'alstuMan
of throo thousand square miles was seen, en- proportion. The doctor looked quite lleshv
ttrely iree trom ice. 1 1113 channel lias been !
named alter lion, joiin l . Kennedy, late
Secretary of the Navy, under whose rui.-piees
tho expedition was taken. Tho land to the
north and west of this channel lias been char
ted as high ns 2 deir. 10 111:11. This is the
nearest hind tn ihe I'ote y li.wnrcrel. It
bears the name of Mr. llenrv (Jrinnell, the
founder of the expedition which beafti Li
name
THE WINTER OF ISM '55.
The extreme severity of the previous sea
son made evident that t ho brig could not be
liberated before the winter set in. She was
fast imprisoned in the centre of a largo field
r ice. Tito provisions, although abundant,
were not calculated to resist scurvy, anil the
fuel, owing tu ihe eineroencies of the winter,
was deficient in quantity. Under these try
ing circumstances Hf. Kane with a parly of
volunteers, on an nl tempt to reach the mouth
of Lancaster Sound, in hopes of meetiuo- the
English expeditions, and thus giving relief to
his associate.', passed in an open boat over
the track of Dailin's travel, riding out a heavy
gale. They found an uninterrupted barrier
of ice. extending in one great horse-shoe from
Jones' to Miitchi-on's Sounds, ami were for
ced, after various escapes, to return to tho
brig.
During the winter that ensued, they ailop
ted tho habits of the Esquimaux, Kriiuj upon
raw tralrun meat, nnd surrounding themselves
with walls of moss. In spite of thesejirceati
tions. t in scurvy advanced with steady pro
gress ; but by tho aid (,f u single team of
dogs. Dr. Kane succeeded in effecting a coin
intiiiicatioii wilh the Esquimaux, sevei.ty miles
to the southward, (the coldest drive, accord
ing to the doctor, that he ever lead.) 15y the
system of mutual assistance, the Expedition
exchanged meat with the Esquimaux, and by
organizing a limit, releivod their party. At
one time, every man of tho Expedition, ex
cept Dr. Kane ami Mr. Honsell, were outli
ned to their bunks wilh scuivy. Dr. Kane
had to cook, cut ice. Ac., and Mr. Honsell had
to do other menial service. J'.y Providential
interference, the party escaped without a sin
gle death.
ESCAPE TO THE SOUTH.
Tho great belt of ice made it clear that no
relief expedition frtlil the south could reach :
thu party in time to prevent theit imprison- I
no nt for a thud winter, which, with their do- j
(icieiicy of fuel, would have proved most ilis- j
r.strnus. if not fatal. Under those circinii- j
stances, Dr. Kanu wisely determined to I
abandon his brig, inn! attempt to descend to ;
tho south by u combination of boats und '
sledges.
In accordance with this view thev left the
brig on the ITth of Mav tho temiierature at
that time being f decrees below zero. They
crossed a bull of ice '."1 inih-s in diameter,
bagging their boats behind them, uud curry
ing lour sick comrades, hy means of a dog
sldege. After a travel of'310 miles, wilh 8L
days of constant exposure, they reached Capo
Alexander and embarked in open water.-
Their guns supplied them with animal food
no provisions being carried in the boats ex
cept powdered breadsluft's and tallow. Tal
low, says lh Ilottor. Is 11 very good (iHiig.J
I'i'oin Capu Alexander thev travelled to the
south ward, sometimes over ice, sometimes
through water, shooting riileh duck and seal.
und collecting enough eggs to keep the party
111 good conililicn. At Capo rik they
burned up their spare boats aud sledges for
fuel, und left the coast. Striking out into the
open tea of . Melville Day. they then steered
for the north Danish settlements of Green
land. Here they pro identially landed on
the ('.ill of August, in vigorous health, after
their travel of JuOd miles, and tiijltt'j-one days
of constant exjiosure.
LKAVINO Tl!F. COAST f AU.tNO IS WITH HART-
STKIX'S KXei'IUTION.
From Ope rnivik. the largest of these Set
tlements, they took passage in a Danish sail
ing vessel for England. Hy great good for
tune, they touched at Disco, where they were
met by Cupt. llartsteius Expedition. This
last searching expedition had found the ico
of Smith's Sound still unbroken, but having
communicated with the Esquimaux, hud heard
of the departure cf Dr. Kuuo, aud had retra
ced their sleps.
I'll E DEATHS ON THE EXPEDITION.
The Expedition has to mourn tho loss of
three of its comrades, two of whom perished
of lockjaw, und one from ahress, following
upon 11 Irozen extremity. I hose men may lie
said to have fallen In the direct discharge of
a noble duty. Their names are : Acting
carpenter. Christian Ohlsen ; Jellerson La
ker, ot f liilttUoipuiu, and ruler kciiuoert,
volunteers.
OLD DOG TOODLES.
Our reporter found in tho forecastle, a
somewhat aged and docile specimen of tho
canine species, whoso history is quite event-
Inl. lie is 11 largo lull-blooded animal ol tlio
Esquimaux breed known by the soubriquet of
"Tootles." and is u greut favorite with thu
meu. both 011 account of his saguteity, and the
faithfulness with which he has served them
during the cruise. He it the solo survivor
of a pack of sixty dogs used by Dr. Kune and
hit coiiipauiuns, some of which they were af
terwards reduued to the nucessily of killiug
for food. Poor Tootles had a narrowescapu !
One morning found the purty without a par
title of food, and only a siugle dog this faith
ful aud affectionate Tootles, who bad beet)
the compauiou of their vicissitudes, shared
their sutlermg, aud who hod lost the um of
two toes by tba frost In their tervioe. Thus
Tootles had accumulated claims on their
gratitude, and lor a long time, thny LesiuueU
before awnOkiug him. fiiu.tdiloagu ihe
ties of fmodshiv are hard to break, tbt oki
of a hungry stomach will not be Fatmficd with
sentiment, and; consequently Tootles was
doomed. The pistol was already loaded, and
the stew pan prepared which was the con
vert thu shaggy body of Tootles into a savory
ragout, when, providential interference I one
of the party made his Appearances with a iseal.
w hich lie had just succeeded in capturing.
Tho tippenranco of n numerous head of seal
in that vicinity, prevented a recurrence of
actual starvution, uml thud Toudles was sa
ved. APTEAKANCE OF THE N'AVIGA
TOIW. A northern latitude is eninently conducive
to tho developomunt of hair and fat. At
least the samples, of its effects in the persons
of the returned Arctic navigators yesterday
would iiiiavoida'nly lead us to this conclusion.
Every one was stout and rosy, and as no ra
zor had marred llu lienri nf t!io mm-iimru
m the face, nnd altogether his Arctic sojourn
feemed to agree with him wonderfully well
Hot ween the doctor nnd his men nn almost
fatherly feeling seemed to exist, they looking
up to him with pridu ond veneration, feelings
which he re-turned by an nfi'ection for them
that was truly paternal. At nn early mo
ment alter anchoring, Dr. Kane, l.ient. IIart
steiu, Dr. Kane's ofiicers and several of his
men went on shore, accompanied by their nu
merous friends, who had already put o.T to
the ship to welcome them home.
The vessels are in good trim, stanench and
ready for another tussel with tho elements;
but 110 doubt for the present they will be laid
up in ordinary. Wo observed numerous ar
ticles of Esquimaux manufacture 011 board ;
among them ladies' seal skill brepi hes, ele
gant leggins and mocassins that looked exter
nally big enough for a giant, so small on the
inside that only a very delicate foot would
don them but we must draw to a clo.-e, and
take another occasion for a minute examina
tion of these curiosities.
A Hl:sl LI, WOMAN
Madame George Sand, or Dudevant, in
the lastrutVefo't of her life in La I'nsse,
giving 1111 amusing account of her deceased
mother, who had a hatred of repose ;
"She would buy for instance a bonnet, be
cause she thought it charming. The evening
of the day she bought it sue would find it
hideous take oil' the ribbons, ami then the
I llowers lake out the lace and change the
i arrangement with icadincss and taste. Her
bonnet would please her all the next day.
I Hut the day after theremnst bonnothor rnoi
j cal reform ntid so on, for some eight days,
until the unlucky bonnet, always in a state
, nf metamorphosis, became totally indili'erent
'toher. Then she would wear it with the
utmost, disdain, professing that she did not
care what she put on till the fancy should
seize her to buy another Hew bonnet! Her
I black hair was si ill very fine. She got tired
i of being a brunette, and put on a blonde
Jwig; yet by doing so she could not manage
j to disfigure herself. She took a fancy for
j herself as a blond for a while, then she
abused herself for being flaxen, and chose to
I be a bright chesniit. Presently she returned
j to ashy pale locks then went back to her
i own mellow black hair and Ihisto such pur
! pose that I saw her with different hair for
I every day in week. This childish frivolity
1 did not exclude laborious occupations anil
j vnry minute domestic cares. She had her
; own delights of imagination and would read
; the romances of M. d'Ailmoouit with posi
tive Ircnzy lar into the night but that did
not hinder her from being astir tit six iu the
morning, to begin anew her toilettes, her
excursions, her needlework, her merriment,
her despair, and her fits of passion."
Ixr.KNioi'K Tiikits kiiom I.kttkiis. Rob
beries of bank mites and securities contained
in letters have long been frequent in the post
ollice of Prussia, but it was always easy to
see, by tho state of the seal, or by rents iu
the paper, that tho letters hud been opened.
Recently, however, several merchants of!
herlin received letters which had contained
treasury hills, but which bills had been ex
tracted with such skill as to leave not the
slightest trace on the letters capable of being
delected by the most practised eye. Tho
! police having made investigations, arrested a
I few days ago a letter-carrier to whom sus
picion pointed, and they found on him 11 larg
1 sum in treasury bills, for the possession of
j which he could' not account, lie ut last con
fessed that be had taken them from letters ;
but for a long time he would not say how he
had contrived to do so without leaving the
slightest trace behind. At length he stated
that he had done it by means nl a lougneeille,
which he introduced into ihe letter, ami stuck
into the folds of tho thin paper inside, lie
then turned Uie needle round and round, car
rying the paper with it, until ho had brought
the whole into the form of 11 small roll, and
then he had 110 great difficulty in extricating
tho buper from the letter on the needle. He
has been committed for trial. O'aliynani.
WllEHK TO FlNII A WlFK. III OIIO of the
factories in Maine, recently the proprietors
reduced the wages, whereupon there was u
general determination to strike, and ns they
were obliged to give a mouth's notice before
quitting woik, tlfe.y have meanwhile issued a
circular to the world at large, in which is the
following interesting paragraph ; "We oro
now working out our notice, aud will soon be
without employment j can turn our hands to
most anything; don't like to be idle but de
termined not to work for nothing where folks
can ufford to pay. Who wants help? Wo
can make bonnets, dresses, puddings, pics
and cakes, patch, darn, knit, toast, stew and
fry; make butler and cheese, milk cows, feed
chickens and hoe corn ; sweep out the kitch
en, put the parlor to rights, make beds, split
wood, kindle fires, wash and iron, besides,
being fond of nursing, and in fact do unythit.g
thu most accomplished housewife is eupublu
of; not forget liug tho scoldings on Mondays
and Saturdays. For specimens of spirit, wo
refer you to our overseers.
A Nkw Coal Renins. Mr E. Meriam,
says: The Arctic Zone is not a barren
waste. It will in time be found one of the
richest' mineral districts of the globe. Coal
is mobt'ahundunt there as fur uoriu us beyond
latitude lb.
This fact being established, we presume an
Arctic Zone Coal Company will toon be one
of the Wall street fancies. We hope M r. M.
will soon let at koow the precise value of
Um "royalty" of one of these Arctic coal
uoe. ' '
p 0 cir j.
AN 0ID STORY.
Once upon a time, a maiden
Sat beneath u hawthorn tree,
And her lover, close beside her,
Murmured vows of constancy.
Fairer, sweeter than the blossom
Hanging over her, was she j
And her heart within her bosom
Throbbed and glowed tumultuoutly.
Both were young, nnd fond, and foolish,
Neither rich, thu story goes.
Ma was proud and Pa was mulish,
Great their love and great their woes.
So they kissed, nnd wept, and parted,
Swearing ever to be true,
Died the maiden broken hearted t
Was the lover faithful too?
Pshaw ! she wed a wealthy banker,
(Rumor whispered she was sold,)
And no cityalatnes outrank her,
With her pockets full or gold ;
(jueen ntpevery ball and patty.
Decked with lace and jewels rare,
Looking fresh ami very hearty
Reigns the victim of despair.
lie confound the little fellow
Took a widow, twice his years,
Fat and forty, ripe 11 ml mellow,
With a brace of little dears ;
Dig plantation, servants plenty,
Splendid mansion, pomp and easo ;
Cured the boyish love of twenty
That incurable disease !
Learn from this ye doting lovers
In your anguish, not to break
Anything of greater value
Than tho promises you make.
, Hreusts w,"re made to put in motion
l'.lood that otherwise would cool ;
Pleasure, profit and promotion,
Graduate at Cupid's school.
As Important Impuovemknt. Tho Ex
press train from the East, which arrived t
Rochester on Wednesday afternoon, attrac
ted considerable attention at tho depot, in
consequence of the wheels and connections of
the cars being entirely concealed from view.
Hoards are placed 011 the sides of the cars al
most as low as tho rails, nud a Canvas extends
from one platform to another, covering all
the connections. This arrangement is de
signed to keep down the dust which can only
escape at the end of the last car in the train.
It will also prevent accidents.' avoiding loss
of life ami limb. No passenger or other per
son can get from ihe ears nmler the wheels
without removing the covering'. Then; is no
such thing as falling between the wheels and
the platform, lor the space between the cars
is covered with a canvas capable of sustain
ing thu weight of two men.
This plan of protecting passengers in cars
from ibist aud accident is patented, we under
stand, and has always been introduced else
where with success." We are informed that
thu inventor designs to make a furl hi r im
provement with 11 view to carrying the smoke
und cinder from tho locomotive under the
cars also to the rear of the train. If he does
this he may be regarded as a benefactor.
We hope the Central Company will introduce
this improvement upon all their passenger
trains. Hnchestrr Union,
Si uoLAits. No one can bo made n schol
ar, almost all persons can make themselves
scholars. Labor-saving machines do not ap
ply to the mental world in the same seti-e as
to tho physical. It is not among vast libra
ries, surrounded by numerous teachers and
professors, that prodigies of learning are pro
duced. The person who in youth leurns to
exercise his own pmvers of iiiintl, is sure to
turn nut a scholar and a useful practical man,
if he lives to the middle period of life, Jf he
does not learn to think for himself, us well us
to read books and receive facts from others
he w.ll never become really learned.
Who ever heard of a scholar made by lec
tures or by teuehers in any form IT I l as not
every scholar who has yet appeared in tint
world become, such by his own efforts by
personal application liy the patient and thu
ja'tsevering use of the machinery within him?
Who ever heard of hereditary learning, or of
ideas manufactured liko cotton cloth by
steam or water power 1
HhROlSU dp A Dm: IS TIIK ClttMKA. Tile
following account of thu exploits of a dog in
tho Crimea is translated from the Gazette of
Trieste, uml surpasses every thing heretofore
recorded of the devotion and bravery of ibis
noble animal :
"A great sensation has been caused in the
camp of the Allies by tho heroic deeds of u
dog belonging to Col. Melniann, of the 73d
Regiment of tho Lino. On the loth of
August, dining the bailie of ihe Tchernaya,
the quadruped broke his chain, fought iu ihe
ranks of the army, saved the lifo of a ser
geant and u soldier, uud took three Russian
prisotiurs. A ball struck his' foot, but the
wound only embittered the uiiimul tho more.
Ho threw himself upon a Russian officer,
Hung him to tho ground, und dragged him
prisoner by his coat collar to thu French.
A physician has bound up the wound, und
the four-footed hero is convalescing, lie
Will probably receive soino lii.ilii of honor, lis
another dog in the English army has bo. -11
rewarded with a medal for his devotion to his
muster."
Sickness is Ispiasa. The Indianapolis
Journal of tho 3d inst., says: "Wo have no
ilotibt there is more sickness iu Indiana this
full than before. Nol of a fatal character, it
is true, hut distressing and expensive. The
chills have come, like locusts in Utah, devour
ing the accumulated health of many summers
Those who havo boasted themselves ball
proof have shaken like a coward entering u
battle, und many a robust constitution has
its t l ninny coldness overspreading tlietubke
a November drizzle. From every quarter of
the Statu we hour the grunting of buckrucked
patients, ami the combined fever of ull the
afflicted would muke a heat sufficient to set
up a young volcano."
The entire West is uOlicted with sickness
to un extent unparalleled iu tho history of
the country. It it not confined to particular
localities, but appears to be generul, on flie
hills as well as iu the valleys, iu towns as
well us the country.
Coai. or Recr.nt Foumatios. At Huroe
Island the Arctic expedition found coal ap
parently of recent formation. The grain of
tho wood was still perceptible, und it was In.
terspcrsed with small musses of a very pure
resin. The supply was limited iu depth only
by the frost, and was so loose that It could
be shoveled up without difficulty.. It was
fWaad to kva weld ; '
NEW PLAN FOIl A PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The American Railroad Journal publishes
a communication from A. P. Robinson, u
Railroad Engineer, to Hon. J. M. Wood,
member or Congress from Maine, proposing
an entirely original plan for thu construction
of tho great Atlantic and Pucific Railway.
Hy this plan the hopes to accomplish the fol
lowing results, viz :
"The easy attainment of n speed of ono
liundicd miles per hour j increased safety,
even almost to the extent of absolute immu
nity from Occidents arising from unseen im
perfection in the track or tho breaking of
axles; and increased accommodations and
conveniences, even to the extent of sleeping,
eating, and sitting rooms, with all the com
forts had upon our steamers."
The plan is briefly this : Ilo p'oposes to
lay four paralel rails of the ordinary pattern
und weight, forming two distinct tracks, each
of a guago of 2J to 3 feet, and having an in
termediate spaco of five to six feet, lie
would lay these tracks upon distinct nud se
parate sleepers, having u ditch or trench be
tween them, but so connected ns to preserve
a uniform guage. The car body would rest
upon four tracks, and be sustained by n sin
gle bearing at the centre of each. With this
arrangement the cars would bo constructed
or a width or twenty feet, and carry ot least
double load, which would be divided between
the four rails. The locomotives would be
constructed double, with two distinct sets of
driving wheels and two ryjenders oil each
side, leaving room between for a boiler of five
feet in diameter. The axles of the driving
wheels not extending ucross the space occu
pied bv the boiler, il matters not how large
the drivers ore. These nro the prominent
features of the proposed plan, modeis ol'
which ore now on exhibition in New York.
It will be seen that any failure of a single rail
or an uxlo could not prevent thu running of
thu train or throw it off tho track, as it would
run on three tracks. The plan is a novel one
and worthy of consideration.
If cms cf dittos.
It is staled that the cost of cleaning the
streets of New York, this jcur, will reach
3 i00,jui.
The Governor of Illinois has designated
the 22d of November as Thanksgiving Duv
in that State.
The penalty or adultery among tho Mor
mons is death, or marriage to the woman, so
says a female correspondent of u western pa
per. Large sales of hogs have been made in
Kentucky at 4 ceuts gross, equal to G cts.
net in the pens.
Judge Gould, an eminent jurist of Florida,
is dead, lie served an apprenticeship to the
printing business in New Jersey.
Somebody says a wife should bo liko roasted
lamb tender and nicely dressed. Somebo
dy else wickedly udds, "and without sauce !"
Scene in a restauraut "Waiter, yon call
tins bread ! bring uie a brick 1 wuut some
thing softer.
Useless Load. He who learns, and makes
no use of his learning, is a beast of burden
wall a load ot books hitched tu bun.
An alarming sickness, resembling cholera,
is said to prevail in Livingston county, New
Y'ork, causing many deaths.
A wedding recently came off in Memphis,
lent)., lvncli was llicmnii occasion on winch
the bride had beeti uiudu happy iu matrimony.
What is a Fuiknd? Punch says a friend
is one w ho jumps dowu und puts 011 the drag,
when he finds that you uro goiug dowu hill
loo fast.
Qiees Caroline asked Sir Robert Wul
pole what it would cost to enclose St. Jutties'
Park, with a view to exclude the public from
it. "Madam," the premier is said to have
replied, "only crown! '
Thu St. Louis Democrat says that its Kan
bus correspondent re uflinns his assertion that
Gov. Shannon said he was for slavery 111
Kansas. Tho Democrat promises a thorough
investigation of the matter.
A M aosificfst Pini.tc Park, two miles
and! oiie-thii',1 iu length, by three-filths of u
I mile in breadth, is talked of in New Y'ork
I the cost between live umi six millions of dol
lars! Fine pickings for public functionaries.
An Irish drummer, who now nud then in
dulged in a noggin of right pood poteen wus
accosted by the reviewing general. "What
makes your nose so red ?" "Please yer honor
replied' Pat, "I always blu.;h when 1 spuko to
a general officer."
Hakbd Sum. Apvi.es. Wafh well tho ap
ples ; place them in 11 pan ; pour in a teacup
full of water and ono of sugar; bake them
sluwly till done. Rut them with cr-aiil and
the juice which cooks from thtni.
There has been discovered in Liberia what
is supposed to be the most valuable bed of
iron ore in the world. Rev J. Tracy represent-,
on chemical authority ( A. A. Hayes,
ot Mass..) tho chemical composition to "be.
0i.4U pure iron.
Raueij Sweet A iri.rs. Wash well the
apples, place iheiii in u pail with a Very little
water, that the juice may Dot burn, if tht-j
are to be cooked in a buck oven ; then put
the tipples in a jar, cover them close, und
bake llieiu live or six hours. Sweet apples
should be baked long ullter lliey uro tender.
Tomatoes roa Wistr Use. Lute in the
season, take tomatoes not too ripe, cut thou,
into thick slices, salt them lightly ill a flat
dish, sprinkling the salt over ikcm us you cut
them. Pour off the water; put them in 11
jar, strewing black nud Cayenne pepper
through them and u few slices of onion, two
w ine-giassfiills or sweet oil, a few blades of
mace, and vinegar enough to cover them up
tight to exclude the air.
Location of IIsi.i.. A curious sermon
wus delivered a Sunday or two ago at the
Roman Cutbolic Church of the Auiiunciution,
at MauhutUnville, New York, by the Rev.
Mr. Wulworth, a sou of Ex-Chuucellor Wal
worth, of Saratoga. Thu topic of his dis
course was the location and toriueuts of
Hell. He undertook to demonstrate that
Hell was siluatod iu the inside of the earth,
commencing about twenty one mile from the
surface, where granite begin to Dielt. lie
also aQirmed that beat was the predominant
characteristic of this abode of tha daninud,
and illustrated the proposition by reference
In the uniformly high, temperature of every
thiug which bad reached us from that quarter
f eur glebsv " ' 1
Cncnrn wnnorT a Wonsinvrrn. Tho
Boston correspondent of tho Christian In
quirer snys that "tho anomaly exists in lios
ton of a chitrrh without a single worshipper,
residing in the city, of the faith of thoso who
built it. It is believed that not a single
Quaker now resides in Boston. Diligent in
quiry of the Friends ond of others has fui!jd
to bring to light a (iimi7 (Junker as a ro.i
dent of Boston for several years."
Vct.TCREs. A letter from the Crimea tells
tho followinr; tnlo : "Vultures uro very nu
merous in the Crimea. They smell tho pow
der, nnd await the coming of tho tight, to
throw themselves on their victims. After
ono of the recent combats, nn English officer
was found on tho battle field, who hod just
expired, pressing in both his arms ono of
these birds of prey, dead, like himself, and
which ho had crushed iu a last effort of
agony !"
A Gem frum as Old Book. It has been
elotpiently and truly said, that if Christianity
were compelled to ilou from the mansions of
the great, the academies of philosophers, tho
halls or legislators, or tho throng of busy men
we should find her last retreat Willi women,
ot the fire-side. 1 1 or lust audience would bo
tho children gathering around tho kneo of a
mother ; tho last sacrifice, the secret prayer
escaping in silence from her lips, and heard
perhaps, otily at the throne of God.
Tun CnoroLATn Tram:. Tho Boston
(Mass.) Traveller says : Few nro aware of
the extent of the chocolate business, or tho
supremacy which Boston has obtained in it si
manufacture. Of tho hundreds of thousands
of dollars' worth of chocolate, in its different
forms, sold in America dining the year, near
ly all is manufactured by linns in this city.
Scarcely a vessul leaves for a foreign port but
has it on board. The business is not of sud
den growth ; by fifty years of labor only hu3
it been established.
The Elections still to comb is 1S55
Louisiana, Monday, November 6, State offi
cers and fivo Representatives to Congress.
Mississippi, Monday, November 5, Statu
officers and Cvo Representatives to Congress.
New Y'ork, Tuesday, November C, Statu
officers, but no Governor or Lieutenant
Governor. isconsin, 1 uesday, .November
C, Statu, officers. Maryland, Wednesday,
November 7, six Representatives Coti
gress. Massachusetts, Monday, November
12, State officers. In Tennessee, Alabama,
California. Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, the
Legislatures iu each State elect one L'uited
Status Senator.
Popular Definitions. What is fashion ?
Dinners at midnight, aud headaches iu tho.
morning.
What is wit? That peculiar kind of talk
that leads to pulled noses ond broken heads.
What is idleness? Working yellow moun
tains on a pink sub soil, or a blue-tailed dog
in sky-colored convulsions.
What is joy? To count your money aud
find it overrun a hundred dollars.
What is conscience? Something that a
guilty man feels every time it thunders.
What is contentment ? To sit in thehoue
and see other people stuck in thu mud. In
other words, to be better off than oar neigh
bors. llfx.oie Sritroorr with a Bear. A largo
black bear was killed by an Indian 011 tho
1 ttli inst., near the source of tho Castor
Rivei. The animal weighed upwards of 70J
lbs. A desperate struggle, not unusual, how.
ever, in such cases, took place between this
enormous animal und the ludiau who killed
him. Being but wounded by the shot, ha
closed upon the Indian, who, in the desperat
struggle, managed to plunge his knife into
tho bear's heart, although the brave Indian
had ona arm broken ut the time. At tho
Anticost where bears arc perhaps more nu
merous than in nny pait of America, a single
Indian or hunter will never shoot ut a bear,
as he is rarely killed by the first shot, and
nliuost invariably attacks his pursuer if he is
wounded. The escape of the Indian iu tho
present instance will bo regarded as a matter
of surprise by his race, who looked upon a
struggle wilh a wounded bear as utterly hopo
luss. Toronto Colonist,
Si'iniTi-Al.isH. The Philadelphia Argus
says : Tho hist, and ono of tho boldest follies
we have heard, occurred last week, in tho
upper part or tha city. The spirit 0(0 mur
dered man has been for monthsin tribulation,
but finally, a few days since, succeeded ;n
communicating tho fact that having been
murdered some ten years since, his body was
placed in a dry well in a sitting posture', nnd
the well having since been filled, tho position
was found inconvenient, especially as the
place had bei.ii built upon, und the spirit
wants the body taken up und decently in
teried. The precise location was indicated
directly beneath the stops of a certain house
in Hutchison street, between Poplar ami
GirarJ avenue ; ami since then the most la
boiiotis excavations have been going on to
V'td the hody, while the story has afforded
abundant food for gossip.
Cool Imvi tence. "Will yon 0'0'iga me
will) n light, sir If" "Certainly "with tho great
est pleasure," says Stranger." knocking off the
ash with his little finger, and presenting U'J
red end of the cigar tjh a graceful r-ow.
Siuilh commences fumbling in his cout pock
et, takes out his handkerchief, shakes it. feels
in his vest with a diirperate energy, looks
blank. "Well ! I ileclure, I havu't got one,
true as the world, llavo yon another you
could spare?'' "Certainly," says Stranger,
with a smile, 'and 1 beg yon will accept it."
There is pud' pulling till the fresh cigar
ignites w hen they separate with a suavo
bow nnd a wave of the hand. Smith chucks
his friend, who wus urar splitting with laugh
ter, under the ribs, with "There, ilidn'l I
tell you I would get it That's the way to get
along in the worid. Nothing like tool.y.ilitt
impudence!" We thought so two. Chicago
TiiK.
IIjw 1111: Dkvt 0i.l3!SArrr.England
spent Jo million of pound iu lie Revolu
tionary war, wl.cn William of Ofange asceu
ded the throne 20 mllliors thereof hud been
borrowed.
62 millions were spent in tho Spanish war
from the 4 ih of May. 1702. to the 17th of
March 1713: 32J millions borrowed.
24 millions in the Spanish war from tha
23d of October, 1739. to 3lHh of April, 174S
29 millions borrowed.
115 millions iu the war of seven years 00
million borrowed.
130 millions in the American Revolutiona
ry wur from 1774 to the peace made in Paris
the 30th of November 1782104 tPUUw'-
borrowed.
464 millions In French revolutionary .war
from 1st of Febuary, 1703, to the paco of
Amiens, 1S02 200 millions borrowed. -
11. VJ millions in wur wjth Bonaparte from
Ajiiit 1803, to 18th June, 1819 3s3 milliuc
beioa4 sd 171 uuliiwu i-t4y taaf - '
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