01.11)e cl)igli Register.
Allentown, Pa.
THEISM, JUNE 2G, 1861.
The Fourth of July.—The Sons of Temperance,
together with the ~ Lehigh Fencibles" 'and citi.
acne of Allentown, will celebrate the day in Mrs.
Greenleat's beautiful lawn. It is expected that
some 10 or 15 Ditilsions will be in attendance.—
A number of speakers are invited,among which
is the Rev. Mr. Hunt.
. Tho Want of a Tiado..
A great pprtiou of the iiiieery_a.nd crime :all_
and committed by intellectual men—worthy
of -better things—:ias hail and continues to bare
source in the fond fully .of poor but am.
bilious parents. Fathers and mothers Nh o
have spent their lives in hard and houest labor,
and who are Weaved —or pet sps cursed—with
children who exhibit a stnall share of pro°.
cious ability, are induced, by natural parole!
pride, to make thew children something else
than common workers. They are too good to
be schooled to useful daily toil, and so the
parents deprive themselves of every rational
enjoyment, and deny their . bodies and their
stomachs everything beyond the meatiest ne
cessary, in order to bring tip their ofi•priug to
be gentlemen. A pour scholar is synonymous
with poor a creature. A men i:vith no capital
save that of brains, and hat boring ideas of life
totally incompatible with poverty, is a ripe tool
iu the lAndsof,„ the wicked tempter. "Work
he cannot, and to beg ho is ashamed," and so,
in.nine cases nut of ten, he becomeg a rogue,
and Buys by chewing and overreaching his in.
dustrioua neighbors. A proof of the correct
ness of what we Say was recently afforded at
Toronto, Canada, in the case of a well•educa,
ted man named Pay, who was convicted of
several desperate burglaries and sentenced to
twenty yeiira impisonment. He addressed the
court, after his conviction, and in the course of
his remarks begged-the - judgca re - intercede for
him when.he was sent to ther'Penitentiary, and
have him taught a trade, in order that, should
he ever be released, (which is highly improb
able) he might be able to earn an honest live
'limit. He concludes by saying:
"I attribute my present course of life solely
to the circernattioce that I was never 'brought
up to any trade. Shon!..! I not be taught any
occupation while in the peninantiary, when I
coma out Pshall be fiie•ndlesc, homeless, pen
niless, and ragged; and I must necessarily re
sume my old habits and become what I was ,
before, a robber!"
Here is a whole volume of pregnant advice
to pitienui. No mailer how wealthy you are,
or how promising the auriferous prospects of
those connected with you may be, lot your
children learn trader.
Suicide
On TneAday lust, the 17:h 'instant, Samuel
Daniel, a highly respectable citizen of 'Halm.
ver township, Northampton county, committed
suicide by hanging himself to the ratters in the
garret of his house. It appears that Mr. Dani
el had purchased a property somewhere in'
Moors township, and although having paid it
in part, the idea atrl.ck hiat that ha never would
be able to pay the whole of it, which troubled
him to each a degree, that lie concluded to do
away ivilh himself in this manner. He was a
man aboutAhirty years of age, without a family.
Eaaton and Trenton.
The. facilities for traYelling aro so rapidly in
creasing that. h will not be long_betora all tho
Burl : out:Wing towns mid villages, within . one
hundred miles of Philadelphia, mill become
places of-general -resort by our own citizens.
A railroad noty runs from Trenton to Lambs4t•
vile, and a line of steamers will soon run front
that place to Easton ;the first of which is hear
ly completed, at the ship yard of :qr. Taylor.
in Camden. The first excursion, it is rumored,
will come off on the Fourth of July. Thus,
we see that Wherever a sufficient depth of wit.
ter is found to float a common batteau, steam
will be introdaced successfully.—Fhii. San.
rr When will tve see the Puffer arrive at
Allentown ?
Decision of Popular Interest.
Tbe Supieme Court have decided, Mr. Sus-
Oct) Chambers delivering the opinion, that a
debtor intending to claim the 6300 exempt
from sale by'execution out of his real estate,
under the act of April, 1949, must give entice
of his intention, before
. the inquisition and sale,
or ho cannot come in for the money at the die.
tribution.. Tho act' contemplates the debtor
shall gel the SOO dollars exempt property at an
appeaisement, where practicable; and the right
to .demand money out. of the proceeds of sale,
is only a laic resort, when the property does
not admit of division. The fairuie to give
notice of the claim,to the Sheriff, who is the
event of the judgement eredittifs,-before the
sale of the reality., will bar tbe # tialiag.of the
debtorto the fund. Miller's appealvfor, .Cum
berland%, . Decree reversed. Graham & illilter
for gipelani t ,jiiddle contra.—llar.
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HOrriet9tetid Exemptions.
ThEfLegiAttirti of California has, exempted
a ifomestead-of 25,000, the Constitution mak
ing provision, for the same. The Maseachu
setts Legislature, 'before adjourning, exempted
a homestead of $5OO, and the new-Constitu
tion of Ohio, which has beeti submitted to
the people exempts 2200. The inborporation
of a clause,for Homestead Exetnptioit saved
the new coxiistitution of Maryland, and that in
istikment is oarlied by about 12,000 majority.
The Homestead Exemption feature not having
been engrafted in the new Constitution of N.
Hampiddre;:iind the clounmentbeing otherwise
imptirfito; - it was consequently lost: The $5OO
Homestead Exemption Bill was submitted by
'the' Legisintnre .of New litimpattintof New
Hempshira antrwits.cacried by .a• vote"of
815 for, to 7,932 against—majoriti.fai Land
/Caforni,,3.76s: . • • f"
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The Bible.
The Bible is the only book which God has
ever sent, the only only one he ever will send
into this . world. All other books are frail and
transient as time, since they are all the regis
ters of. Time; but the Bible is difrible as eter.
oily, for its pages are the record of Eternity.
All other works' are weak and imperfect, like
their author, man; but the Bible is replete with
infinite power and perfection, like its author,
God. Every other volume is limited in its
usefulness and influence; but the Bible comer.,
forth conquering and to conquer.
The Bible only, of all the myriads of books
- the - world - hauseenTis equally - it eres tog RII (
important to all mankind. Its tidings %%both
er of peace or of woe, are the same to the
poor, the ignorant, and the weak, as to the
rich, the wise and the powerful. Among the
most remarkable of its attributes is justice; for
it looks with _impartiaLeyes_ ott_kings- and on
slaves, on the chief and the soldier; on philo•
sophers and peasants; on the eloquent and the
dumb. From all, it exacts the mime obedi
ence to its commandments, promising to the
good the reward of their loyalty, hit denounc
ing to the evil the awful,consequences of their
rebebion.!
Nor are the purity arid holiness, the wisdom
and benevolence of the Scriptures leseconspic
nous. In vain may we look elsewher'e for the
models of the husband and the wife, the pa
rent and the child, the patriot and the scholar,
the philanthropist and the Christian, the private
citizen and the ruler of the nation. Whatever
shall be their respective lots, whether poverty
or wealth, prosperity or adversity, social influ
ence or solitary station, the Bible is their only
fountain of truth—their only suture of virt . ! . te
and greatness, of honor.and
Here, then, let us repose our trust—here let
us look for our beacon of safety—and wheth
er sunshine or gloom; the storm or the calm,
the beauty and wealth of spring, or the nak•
ednese and - desolation of winter, may be our
portion--supported' and guided by the Bible,
all must be well with us in Time, for ull shall
bo well with us in Eternity.—Grinike.
The New Bible.
"The Illustrated Domestic Bible," by. Rev.
Ingram Cobbin, is now completed by the pub.
lication of the twenty fifth number. As an
elegant and convenient Family Bible, this edi•
lion has strong claims on the favor of the pub.
lie. It is edited with exemplary diligence, c•on•
mining a copious and lucid exposition of the
text, a series of practical reflections always ed
ifying and often ingenious, questions for fam
ily examination, a variety of improved load
ings, and numerous other valuable aids to Mc
comprehension of the Sacred Volume. The
typographical execution of this work is worthy
of all praise. It is printed from a duplicate set
of the London stereotype plates, with a profu
sion of choice wood engravings. The type is
clear and bright, and even the smallest por
tions of the print are so distinct as. to be read
without difficulty by aged eyes. The engrav
ings are for use, not fur show, all of them be•
ing illustrations of some passage in the text.
S. Harmon, Publisher, No. 139, New York.
Election of Judges
We had hoped to see a disposition on every
side not to mingle party strife with the elec.
tion of Judges. To keep,one clear pf the oth•
er, says the Wilkesbarre Advocate,• only a lit.
tle liberality, on every side, would be necea•
sary. And notwithstanding the example set
by the nominating Convention of the other
party, We will still permit ours 's 'to hope
the canvass for Judges will be conducted on
its own, meritei, and without the ferment of
party, bitterness. WhereVer practicable, how
pleasant would It be to have some good and
suitable man selected, and give him a united
vote, without party opposition. flow much
better to have a Judge enter upon his respon,
sible ditties as the choice of all, than to cutter
upon them under party obligations. For how
ever impartial and cautious he may he, yet if
elected from the brawling politieal arena, hay
ing been opposed bitterly by some, and os
warmly supported by' others, who may have
business before him, the door will be open for
evil surmise, the exposure to which•will ne
cessarily more or less embarass hint. A Judge
should go upon the bench entirely untrammel
led, and as free from the prejudices of others,
as ho elkeuld be tree from prejudices. Politi
cal excitement, and bitterness, tends directly•
to create such prejudice, and to °On the door
for distrust and evil' surmises, 'and ought unit
to be brought to bear on the election of
Judges.
The Drunkard
, Poverty, in itself, is not a crime. No dis
grace belongs to the man - who, by reverses in
business, is led down from affluence to demi ,
tution. The pooreid man wile walks . ; this
earth'Of sorrow, or who toils in vain to clothe
and feed his children, can stand in the pres.
ence of the man of millions, with no cencious-
Hess of inferiority. But when poverty is the
result of crime, it becomes at once sinful and
disgraceful; when it is the result of gambling,
or drinking, or lying, it covers its victims with
a robe of shame. Under any circumstances it
it is exceedingly unpleasant and inconvenient
to the very poor, and by most men poverty is
dreaded wine of the worst evils. Now pov
erty is asire to follow a course ill; intemper
ance, tie l ight and heat to follow the rising of
the sun. ,God has so ordained. in,hiS word
he has declared that, the drunkard..ehall come
to poverty, and whenever .we behold drunk
enness, we also gaze upon squalid misery.—
Go into any community and you will 'find af.
fluenciktobe the result of sobriety, and deSti•
tution the sore attendant oVdihsipatiori. You
will expect to find in the neat; 'vine-covered
cottage, is• fingal; temperate niatiOled in the
hovel unpainted and - desolate, the .. .windows
ehatteted, the doors unhinged, itnAii!Rmperate
mari.
Exportation of Spook,
A New Volk correspondent of the Ledger,
noticing the departure of one of the steamships
for Europe, E. aye :
"The movements of specie from this port
justly altracta the attention of the mercantile
community. Exelusive of the shipment by
the Baltic today, the aggregate exports of the
week are . . . . . 32,635,911
Add shipment, per Baltic, . 83:5,500
• Total, . . . • . . $3,472,411
Were it not for the immense Myatt:tea of
aolct that w•e aro g,.ating from calilornia, this
exclusive, t iversion n tie precious meta s
would be seriou,ly felt here. A 3 it is, it cre-
ates little uneasiness."
Could there be, asks the Voik Republican,
a stronger exhibition of the madness and folly
which control our politiemeconornieal system
!-that-is-contanied-in the- preceding,-brief-para•
graphs? Whom does the gold of California
benefit ? Certainly not this country. It flows
directly - through it, scarcely waiting long
; enough to receive the slainp of our mint, and
goes of direct to Europe to pay for its sit ks
arid woolens.--ith rail road iron, hardware and
cutlery, and to fill the pockets 4 ,, British man
uMeturers. While all this ng, our own
manufactures are languishing—our iron-winks
stopped—our coal mines only half wrought,
and our Domestic Industry palsied in nearly
every branch. California, instead of being n
fountain of wealth to us, swells the vast capi
tal of the Old World.. She absorbs its golden
stores, and enjoys all the beneli;s which ought
to' be realized by us flOlll the Mineral riches;
of that far-01l member of our Union. But be
cause, like spendthrifts, wn are wasting our
estate as last as it produces means Jo supply
our extravagance, •'it creates but little uneasi
ness.? We have money, and we scatter it
broml - east, a ithout a thought of the morrow, I
and _without any care to husband our resume- l
es.. This is the policy of the proseet Tariff—
the financial Wisdom—which i.;• not permitted
to be disterbed.
Profits of Farming
This was the subject of discussion itt„oned of
the farmer's meeting, at the State House in
Boston last winter. The speakers expressed
diflerent odittions in regard to the profits of
fartnin. This diversity of opinion is not
strange, when it is considered! that the profit
and loss of farming varies a•a•ording to many
circarnstatives. Thus a good farmer, favored
\yid' a good farm, and erdjoying advantages in
regard to markets, would have no hesitation in
declaring that "money could be made by larnt•
Mg," while another, diflerentlY situated, states
that ••it is a general opinion in his section that •
farming was not profitable." AS some of the I
estimates and statements may interest. our
leaders, o at:iitttlet the f011e.6.14 fopm the
Ploughman's report:
Mr.. Barlett, of Belcherlown, said kw had
peen men continence by running in debt lor
land and pay for it, and increase the dimen
sions of their farm. The farmer should study
the nature of his soil and what is adapted to
it. Some kinds of produce might be profita
ble while other kinds might not. in various
breeds of stock, there was nearly one-hall dif
ference as to profit. Some breeds %;rould give
nearly as much again profit as others on the
same keeping. lie referred to a mutt who
purchased a farm worth 52.500, Who had paid
for it, and now had money at interest. Where
they had one farmer fail, fifty tnanufacturers
were blown sky high !
Mr. Sheldon, of Wilmot, thought farming
under good management, as profitable as any
other business. Mechanics and traders could
not subsist unlpss there was profit in farming.
As an of the differenee iu manage.
meat, he said be had seen two men with two
small yoke of oxen plowing in one field, in the
adjob,ing lot he had seen a Loy with one yoke
of large cattle doing a better business. He
coed the ease of a woman whose husband
tiv , d . .31300 in debt. Her oldest boy wag now
21. • She had paid all the debt, brought up her
family at home—the buildings were improved
and the whole would sell for 50 per cent. inure
than when she took cbalge of the farm.
A Foundling
A female child , not over a day old, was left
on the door-step of ;11r. Levi Schultz, in the
Botough of Bethlehem, on Sunday night last.
It was carefully covered and deposited in a
haFket. As no one felt desirous to take charge
of the )oungnier, and no eine to lie parents
could be, discovered, it wa, sent to MU poor.
hours.—Ea,ton Argus. -•-
Horn's Railroad Gazette. .
We have received several numbers of I kmo6
United Slates Railroad Gazette, a weekly pa
per, publit•hed , in New York, at $:.l a year.—
It contains a Diagram of every Railroad of im•
portanco in the country, and all necesintry in
formation as to the distances,times of starting,
fare ; &c. It is a valuable companion for the
traveller, and very interpting to the general
reader.
Sorraires./ 1 / a gazine, for June, is on our table,
with an additional quantity of reading Mattel
—now containing more than any other Mliga.
zine. The patillption of the prize stories has
commenced, and will be continued througigsuc,
cessivc nuutbef4 ' • •
?e,.•
The Magazine is embellished with a large
number of engravings. The plate--" Alone at
the'rendeivpus," is very beautiful and to. lady
reminds us sotnewhat of one of the moil pope_
lar and prettiest of the magazine writers, •
The Loeust.TrThese singular insects have
nearly spent theyhrief day of winged existence.
Multitudes of theni are dying all around us, and
in less than n•weelr t... oey.. will prObably.haye
disappeared ; entirely. ' Mpur many of u.s . ,Zwho
now listen to•thelr,liVely song, will live to'ee
heir progeny cose up from the .dampoNild'
earth I . •
VI hig Convention.— The Whig State Conven
tion assembled in Lancaster on the 24th instant.
We learn that Gov,Wm. F. Johnston, was unan
imously renominated for the Gvbernatorial chair.
At our going to press no other nominations had
been made. Full proceedings next week.
The Pacific Railroad
We cut the following notice of the impression
made in England by lKr. Whitney and his Rail.
road scheme, from the Money article of "The
Times," of May 30: •
• The letter from Mr. Whitney in "The Times"
of the 17th of April, describing his proposed
tailway_across-the-American-ciontinent-from-the-
Atlantic to the Pacific, has excited attention,and
led to offers in this country to afford him any
assistance he may require., The novelty and
'simplicity of his plan contrast remarkably with
the magnitude ails ohject,‘and sup,gest a revol.
'idol' in the modes of conducting public enter.
r prises - which may orportunely compensate for•
the destruction of faith during the last ten years
which has threatened to render it impossible to
carry out for the future even the most needful
and promising undertakings. His scheme is, to
build a railmAy 2,030 miles in length, nut only
without a shirqug of Governmenemoney, but al
so without raising any contributions from the
public, and, when completed, it would be the
property of the nation, the value of whose tern.
tonal possessions would also be incalculably
augmented. At tha same time, the element of
self-interest, the true adjunct of practical philan
thropy, would operate as the moving cause in
every stage of the whole affair, From New
York to the Wisconsin border itf Lake Michi
gan, a distance west of about 1,000 miles, there
is already a perfect communication by steamboat
and railway, and Mr. Whitney proposes to con.
time the line thence to the Pacific. For this
purpose he asks a grant of 30 miles of the pub
lic lands on each side of the contemplated road,
and from these, although they are at present
without value except in the immediate neighbor.
hood of the starting point, helvould create all the
means that are necessary. Ile would, for in
stance, commence with 10 mules of the road, and
and then sell a portion of the lands tot each side,
which, owing to their proximity to the advanc,
ins, rush of population, the existing facilities of
transit, and the fact of such'an enterprise being
undertaken, would at once realize considerably
more than would be requisite thus far to inept
the 'outlay. The point at the end of these 10
miles would their be in nearly the same position
as dist from which he had originally started;
and another 10 miles might therefore be con.
structed with like results. In this way, hit by
bit, the road Would advanc!, and with a stead'.
ness and rapidity which can only be estimated
by those who have watched the irresistible ef
fects of the great title of Western
For the first 800 miles the land is mostly prairie,
and fit for instant settlement; and one of the pro
visions of the bill recommended by the commit.
tees of Congress who have reported upon the
subject, is that not more than hall the quantity
granted un each side shall be sold in the first in•
stance, the remaining half being reserved to com
plete the work in those districts where the soil
might prove poor. Not only, therefore, would
each prolongation of the road naturally render
more certain the completion of the remainder,
but it
.would provide a fund that would place
that result beyond all doubt.
Gigantic as the scheme is, the simple calenla
lions on which these conclusions are based are
familiar to all who are acquainted with the rise
and progress of the inland cities of America, and
in this case the projector is to stake the reward
ofal! his labors upon their success. After the
road shall have been completed and in operation,
all the surplus lands or money are, according to
the bill which has been introduced, to belong to
Mr. Whitney and his heirs; but there is no pro-
vision for any direct remuneration ; and cruise
quently, although every ~iep of the work mum
benefit the nation,he cannot derive anything ex•
cept from its final triumph.
The ultimate effects of such a land route be
tween Europe and Asia, and its influence is still
further mingling the productions and races of
the world, are to be regarded with equal interest
in England ar.d the United States. It has been
unanimously reported upon by different commit.
tees of the two Houses of Congress at different
:essions, and has also been sanctioned by legis•
lative votes in about twenty of the individual
States. Vie party warfare, however, of last
session, prevented a final resolution from being
arrived' at, and consequently caused a delay
which, as far as the,linited States are cuncernad,
jeopardizes, the project. So rapid is the pro.
gress of settlement in the West, that the lands in
the neighlairhood of the route are fast filling up,
and the contingency presents itself, that even be-
fore Congress will, again meet, they may be so
far occupied as to put it out of the power of Gov-
eminent to make the needful grant. Looking at
this possibility, attention has been turned to
Canada, whence a feasible route has long been
considered to exist from Quebec to Vancouver's
Island. In the offers understood to have been
made to Mr. Whitney the possible adoption of
the latter course has consequently been taken
into account, the propdsal being to thrnibChim
with the necessary capital for the first 10 miles
of the line (in consideration for a share of the
results contingent upon its final completion,)
whether it may pass through American or Brit.
ish territory, supposing a similar grant of the
latter could be obtained. For the present, it ap.
pear& he has declined to enter into any arrange
, rnent, preferring to wait until the next session of
Congress.; but it iksatisfactory to believe thSt
his bold conception is now sufficiently apprecia-
ted on both sitles.to insure that it will not bestir
fared lo fail fur want of any rational aid• that
Call be afforded w it
The Southern Meta Party, as they call them.
selves, in Alabama, have, it seems, adopted the
following as their platform :
Ist. the "right to dissolve the Union at plea.
sure. !- : • ' , • •
The.neee.ssity of dinisolving •it . sooner or
later.. • • '
The dulylol43lolva it.
4th. The otiilfgation inaniitt any eihertnie
to tteairoy-the
Dairy Matters
Scalded Or "Clouded" Cream.—A practice has
been long pursued in DevonshlrGEngland ; and
has been to some extent introduced in this coun
try, of scalding the milk for the purpose of mak
ing butter. It is a common opinion that the
scalding process increases the quantity of cream
and butter from a givemquantity of milk. But
the report of a late survey of the county of Som
erset, published in the Transactions of the Royal
Agricultural society for 1850, there is an account
of an experiment, by which it appears that there
is no increase in the weight of butter by scald
ing the milk. Two lots of milk,of twelve • uarts
WM. , were tagent to one scalded and the oar,
er set in the ordinary mode—the butter from
each was carefully weighed and then subject to
analysis showed that the proportion of pure but
ter in that made from the scalded milk was not
greater than from any other. It appears, how
ever, that there are soine_practical-advantages
attached to the scalding procer.s, which are ' , that
the batter is more quickly made by stirring with
the hand or with a stick ; and that it keeps
much longer." The analysis throws little or no
light on the question why the scalding process
should add to the keeping quality of the. butter.
The advantage in churning is attributed to the
bursting of the bubbles of casein which contain
the oily matter, by the heat, thus facilitating the
process of separation ; and it is probable that
this perfect separation of the oil from the casein,
is the cause of the butter from the scalded milk
keeping better.
To Make Fancy Soaps.
sVindsor Stinp.—Talic common hard curd soap
56 pounds, oil of carraway 1$ pound, tincture of
musk 1.4 ounces, English oil of lavender 1
ounce, and oil of marjoram 4 drachms.
Cinnamon Soop.-30 p0u11413 of good tallow
t soap; 20 ditto of palm•oil soap. Perfumes :
t 71 ounces of essence of cinnamon ; 11 . ditto sas•
safras ;14 ditto bergamot. Color:-1 pound
-yellow ochre.
Orange Flower tionp.-30 . pounds of good tal.
low soup; 20 pounds of palm oil soap. Per.,
fumes:-7J 3 ounces essence of Portugal; 74 di'.
to anther. Color:—J4 ounces, consisting of 81
of a yellow•green pigment, and of red lead.
Musk tioup,--39 pounds of good tallow soap ;
"29 ditto palm-oil soap Perfumes :—Powder of
cloves, of pale roses; gilliflower, each 43 outices ;
essence of bergamot, and essence of musk, each
33 ounces. Color Ounces of brown ochre,
or Spanish brown,
11:11rr Almo:Id Sottp.-1, made by compound.
ing, with 011 pounds of• the best white soap, 10
ounces of the essence of hitter almonds.
A Lady Swindler
A few days since, a lady, having every appear
: mice of tespectable gentility about her, stepped
into Stewart', fashionable diy good store in
Broadway, in this city, and purchased a shawl,
' prized at four hundred dollars, and presented a
$lOOO bill on the bank of America to pay for it•
-The clerk being, suspicious of the bill, went to
the bank and inquired of the Cashier, who
pronounced it genuine. The change was accor.
dingly given her, and she took the purchased
shawl, and had proceeded as' far as the door,
when she stepped back and remarked that she
thought she had better not take it until she had
consulted her husband. The $lOOO bill was
then handed her, and she teturned the shawl
and the change she had received, and left the
store. Presently she came back and said She
had concluded to take • it, and laying down a
$lOOO bill, received again her change, took the
Cashmere under her arm and disappeared. Af
ter the lady had gone, it was discovered that she
had changed the bill, and in place of the genu
ine note had put MT. upon the cleric a counterfeit
upon the Satne bank, leaving Mr. Stewart minus
a valuable shawl and six hundred dollars in
money.
Bank Note Plate Recarered.—A few days since
says the Chicago Daily Tribune, the Pittsburg
Police succeeded in ferreting out the place of
concealment of a genuine steel plate on the State
Bank Ohio, which had been stolen from that
institution, and took possession of it. The de•
nomination was that of ten dollars, and accom.
panying the plate was a second one from which
the backs of the notes are printed in red letters.
As soon as it was stolen, the Bank procured an•
other . differing froM it entirely, but notes to a
large amount, struck from the stolen plate, were
circulated by the counterfeiters who took it, and
owing to the beautiful manner in which the
plate is engraved, coupled with the fact of its
being on a gootA . and solvent bank, they passed
very easily.
The Pittsburg Police had also discovered three
fine steel plates, one on an Indiana and the •oth
ers on Connecticut banks, which were to be sent
to the respective banks or destroyed.
Red ,Ants.—As every house•lteeper may not
know how to get rid of these troublesome little
intruders, Twill sthte my experience. Place a
piece of fat bacon, or a pan of grease or butter
'near the plaCe•where they enter the kitchen or
pantry. This will soon attract them together
when they can be easily rem•tved, or destroyed
by a little hot water. Thousands may be dr.
buoyed in this way, iq.a very few days.—Ohio
Cultivator.
Meritorious bteesitiou.-An Ingenious mechan
ic, named Joseph. Bilks, in Philadelphia, has
'recently invented a steam gage fur boilers, which
is considered by scientific men to be the best
thing of the kind ever invented. It rings a bell
or blows off a steam whistle, which denotes the
amount of water in the boiler.
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For 14 Work/o Fair.—A party of 18 Indian's
of the Nebraska tribe are en route for N. York
and London, to be preseatt6at the great &alibi.
lion. The wild fellows will make a sensation
iu their paint and feathers. Uncle Sain will beat
the world in native specimens:: •. -
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Musty Marriage..-14Facon Thaypr, aged
74 years; was niafyied•to Miss Dolly Simpson,
aged 54, at Easttaildolph, Mass:, on Fr.ititiy,af
ter'a long and' interesting courtship of tts!?t'Tr
and "
sweaty uunutFs,.... • .o .
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Gleanings.
OrAt a late horse race in England, thirty
three lwrses were entered. One man• alone
lost four hundred thousand dollars on a single
bet.
Mice produced by steam, and steam cots
vetted into snow, is part of the scientific enter.
liniment provided for the visitors of the London
exhibition; and surely the capabilities of the ap
paratus arc among its wonders.
Wit the harvest of a single year should fail,
nearly the whole of the human race would
perish
cotn — p - 1
good men.
OrThere are about two hundred and forty
mills in Lancaster county, stnd wheat enough
raised to keep them all busy.
Captain Jacob Ziegler. ,
Capt. - Jacob iegler, of
,the Butler Herald, it
a c#ctrarfer, and it is not to be wondered at that
he is popular among the huckleberry freemen.
Had he remained in California he would,doubt
less, have been made Governor of the land of
gold. Hear bow he speaks of his own nomina.
tion to the Legislature:
Jscoa &soLan, Esq.--This gentleman has
been nominated for Assembly, and we unhesitat.
ingly pronounce it the best nomination that could
have been made. The convention exhibited a
great deal of wisdom in this selection, thus prov_
ing they were a shrewd. intellectual and discrim
inating body of men. Mr. Ziegler is one of the
must jovial, good. hearted men in this county—
came here twenty years ago, with a calico
knapsack on his back—played the fife at all the
militia musters in the coutity—was formerly
prothonotary of.the county—subsequently elect
ed to the Legislature for one year—came home
and went to California—returned and'hastaken
charge of the Oetnocratic Herald—and, above
all, can eat ginger. bread and drink small beer
with any man in the county. With such emi
nent qualifications,' who - pan dimht iiii - elee. -
tion The Democratic- party - is - a great party,
and always selects the best men for office; and
a proof of this exists in the nomination of Mr,
Ziegler. Besides all this he is a military man,
and one of the finest looking officers we have
ever seen. We ask for him a good support; not
only on account of his rare qualifications, but
tor his high intellectual attainments,—his fin
isheLl manners and his goodne'ss of heart. It'
any man can write a better notice of era, let him
do it. As we suspected no one would trouble
himself much about the Captain, we thought it
necessary to write as. favorable a notice as we
could, 'baying the people to correct our Iraqi
&heel, which we are inclined to think they will tti
some time about October.
An Old Printer.—A. W. Stowell, a printer, 80
years of age—the oldest in the United StateS`L.
commenced his apptenticeship of seven years
in the King's Printing: Office, London, in 1784,
sirty.eight years ago. He was a soldier under
Sir John Moore, at Corinna, in Spain, in 1809,
where he received a ball in his right arm. lie
was present at the burial of Sir John, and re—
members the minutest particulars of the scene..
He was also with the Duke of Wellington.
through his whole campaign, and lust an ankle;
bone by a grape shot in the battle.of Water
He is now "Working at case" in Boston.
Panorama of Slatery.—lienry Box Drown, who ,
escaped train slavery to Philadelphia, in a box::
is exhibiting throughout England a panorantadfl
Slavery. He has the identical box with hit 4
and Was lately packed in it, and went front DOM
ford to Leeds. After their arrival at Leeds,. die
box, still containing Drown, was placed 1t a
coach, and preceeded by a band of =sic. stud
banners, representing the stars and stripes of
America, paraded through the Sincipal streets
of the town. After he had been confined.in the
box for two hours
.and three quarters', .he was
taken out in the presence. of speetatnis.
A Tien.henderi Living illeirial-rTile Panama
lierald'says that "about a hundred miles from
this city, within the province, there exists a child
which was born with Iwo distinct headi. The
child is a male and is about frn years old. It
has been seen by persons residing in this city,
and their statement in relation to the extrinji_
nary malformation is authentic. A well liWn
medical man and physiologist will visit the child
for the purpose of making a scientific examina
tion."
&mething New.—John Gorman Illarsliek who
was engaged in taking 'the town of . 01!fiziallo,
hi Rio Arriba county, a substance resembling
soap. It makes a lather liker soap and htta 4 pe
property of removing grease spots or staih's out
of any kind of cloth. When put in wafer, iritn
inediateely slacks like lime. At the place Where
the discovery was first made, it is rotten on the,
top to about the depth.of three feet, btit appears
cleaner and sounder at greater depth. It can be
token out in large lumps, often or fifteen pounds,
weight. It is as white as snow, and seems -to •
in large quantities. Specimens have been for.
warded to this Cepsus.Odice at Washihgton.
, Dalelsnune and •Gerninn:—TAiehe worry, ape
often used interchavably, as• if they
,signifled
the same thing. .•Dutchman" properly signi
fies natives of the Netherlands and. Holland,'
of whom there
, are but „fey., this country.
..German" is a name given to the - inhabitants
‘ of
Austria, I'russia, Wurtemburgh, Baxony4eji
other German thaws, and is the proper title by
which to designate that large, Industrious, and.
frugal portion of our populatjon, commonly cal
(IA 'Dutch.' • •
Paine—the gas man—announces in the or
cester Spy that he now manufactures the most
brilliant gas in the world from pure atmospheric
air, at a cost fiir a single burner of not more'than
tWo mills per hours All difficulties, he - .says
are obviated, and the apparatus is in complete
and successful operaiion in different places...
• ~Witter Proof—of this city, (as we learn from'
the tkonachler) has,invented a- composilltmlor
renitering cloths, muslins;lind other fabrics, per
fectly watec,prouf. Thil application doffs not in
the least clianar e the , apPeaiance or feeldPmate.
vial upon which it ito used. , and is warranted
contain no injurious inkreillittra.