—Signers of-the Declaration.
Of the fifty-sin signers of the Declaration of
Isidepend_ence, it is stated that nine were born
in Massaohusetia; eight in Virginia; five_in
Maryland; fourin-Contiectient ; fOur in New
Jersey; four in Pennsylvania; four_in Carolina;
three in New York ; three in Delaware ; two in
Rhode Island; one in Maine;three in Ireland,
• two in England; "two in Scotland; and one in
Wales. Twenty-one were lawyers; ten mer
chants;; four physicians; three farmers) one
clergyman ; one printer; arid sixteen were men
of fortune. Eight were graduates of flarvard
College; four of Yale, three of New Jersey;
two of Philadelphia; two of ‘Villiarn and Ma
ry ; three of Cambridge, England ; two of Edin
burg, and one of St. Diners.
At the time of their deaths five were over
ninety years of age; seven between eighty and
ninety; eleven between seventy and eighty;
twelve between sixty and seventy; eleven be
tweet, fifty.and sixty ; seven between forty and
fifty; one died at the age of twenty-seven, and
the age of two uncertain. At the time of sig
ning the Declaration, the average ago of the
members was forty four years. They lived to the
average age , of more than sixty-five years and
lob months . The youngest member was Ed.
ward Rutledge, of South Carolina, who was in
Ws twenty seventh year. He lived to the age
of fifiy-one., The next youngest member was
Thomas.4,nch l ohthe satne State, Who Was al.
so in his.twerityr-seventh year. He was lost
at sea in the tali of 1776.
Benjamin; Franklin was the oldest member
He wee in his seventy-first year, when he sign
ed the Declaration
survived sixteen of his ybunger brethern.-1—
Stephen Hopkins, of Rhode,. Island, the neat
oldest member, was born, in 1707, and died in
1778:. Charles Carroll attained the greatest age
dying in, his ninety sixth year. William Elle
ry, of Rhode Island, died in his ninety-third
year, and John Adams in his ninety-first.
Good Men Wanted in. Congress.
We cot the following welf : timed expression
froth a '4'a,shingtti Correspondent of the Phil
adelphits-Presbparian
"If I had , thtoetir of congre'ssitinal districts,
I would say to Ihe:voters do not send to Con
gress inexperienced and conceited boys—do
not send men who ever get drunk—for if they
get drunk at home, they will be apt to keep .
drunk HZ_ the time they are ,at Washington
there are here se many temptations. r Do not
send blackguards'or profane swearers to Con.
gress; a few such disgrace a whole nation and
One such disgraces a district. Do nor send men
ofrude coarse manners; they cannot have even
in Congress, as much influence as a gentleman
would have. If Christian men all over the
land would firmly resolve, we will not sustain
our party, unless our party nominate upright,
sober, trustworthy men, the matter would.be re
medied, for no party can afford to spare its
Christian members. That political party would
eXclude from it all the salt of the earth."
toinicAt queans:
• •
There is wrangling 'end'quarrelling among
the Democratic parcy. At Washington the ad
ministration eatarmkplease the Minister to Eng
land who modeitly Wants to assume the man
- agetnent of all the qUestions between the two
governments, and write his own instructions!
Jn /Missouri acontest is goingon between Ben
ton and Atcheson and their respective factions.
In Nowd:lemshire Mr. Burke is still carrying
on his war against the administration and its
organ at Concord. In Ohio a lend has sprung
up between rival pariies i in New York the old
war of the Barnborners and Hunkers is revived
and throughout the landlliere are 'minor squab
bles on local issues, which excite the tielliger.
cuts to an undue degree for such hot weather.
Gov: Bigler Loans.
"Glory to goodness," said an old lady, "1
have' borrowed money enough to pay all my
debts!" A handsome financial operation, in
deed, and not an , uncommon one in these days
of profligaoy. Gov. Bigler has cutight.the happy
idea, and,is .about to work wonders. He pro
poseslo borrowsl,ooo,ooo to pay the amount
of deb!. After adding nearly $2,000,000 to the
Slate debyhe is now about to redeem the cred
it ef the Coninlonwealth by robbing Peter to
pay Paul. He advertlies fora - loan of $1;000,
000, to be awarded on the second Tuesday of
,t five per . .
August, a cent. interest, and the bonds
to be free of taxation for nny purpose whatever.
This is Go - v.' 13iglor's fourth loan in the bri e f
period of eighteen. months7--atnounting in the
aggregate to 62,575,000. A lovely beginning
fur a- man plec,red to•refortn. But what say the
tatpayera 'V •
Court Dressee.
The order • of the President and Secretary
Marcy,. dispensing with diplomatic uniforms,
is in accordance with public opinion entertain
ed Tormany years. It is tiot the first timethat
the Secretary has made war upon feathers and
military trappings. They hare always been
shining marks for•lhir arrows . of his wrath.—
Their destruction ip:his.delight and glory.
The custom of decking American represen•
tatives in the trappings ofloyalry and the tin•
eel of courts, arose from the example of . other
'nations, and the vain' idea that they advanced
and facilitated diplomatic intercourse. But the
notion has hs origin in a•very poor estimate of
the•as by 'which diploinaey is facilitated.—
The dress 'cif • a.. pleid - Arnerican gentleman,
woultrbertviree'atirnoble•republicup . distine.;
non iu the mirlit of' a gay cnitrt, Shining With
orders and 'glittering with - .diamonds. • .1i would
comnird more resPeCt than a drubs blamed
with gold lace, and plumed like a popinjays
becaupe it would represent the charanterWthe
Nation. It is becoming for the representation
of her Brittonic ildhjesty, or of Limis Napoleon,
to swor e. dress representing the eharacter of
their mutiny, alibi) badge of military.ot
archicill 'governments. •iAttnitricenn should both
look and feel unlike ibeip. •
He lived to 1790
On Saturday evening between eight and nine
o'nlotik, Mr. Reuben Gross and Dr. Patterson, of
Easton, while driving through Hamilton Street,
in our Borough, met with an accident and very
miraculously escaped without injury to them
selves. The Water Company had dug a trench
in the middle of the street about 2} feet wide'
and 6 feet deep, in which they laid new pipe,
and neglected to put up any thing to warn per
sons driving past of. their danger. The night
was very dark and in driving along the two hor
ses fell into the trench, one on top of the other,
one of them trod upon a leaden branch pipe and
severed it from the main pipe, causing the ,wa
ter to spout out against the horses and would
have drowned one, had it not been stoped off
in the main pipe. Messrs Gross and Patterson
jumped out of the wagon and called for help.
Assistance was soon obtained, the harness cut
off the horses, which was all tangled up and the
trench had to be filled with earth, before the hor
ses could be got our. The harness is a perfect
wreck, one of the horses , is hurt a little and the
other we believe not injured. The wagon is
damaged but very trifling. Messrs. Gross and
Patterson are perfect gentleman and admit
that accidents will happen at times. The "We
ter Company" has made arrangements, to pity
the damages. We hope that thii, affair will
be a warning to the company and all persons'
not to leave such "accident traps" open here.
after.
Nonk's Now Nap of North America..
This Map embraoes more territory than any
ever published In this country, showing the
whole expanse froin within seven degrdes of
the Equator (south of the Isthmus of Panama
to the 50th parallel of North Latitude, and from
the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, exhibiting all
of the United States and Territories; . including
eveb the territories of Washington and Nebras
ke with their baundarioS, according. to the acts
of Congress, being the first Mai.that ever gave
these territorial boundaries correctly. The
boundaries of counties are also given, with a
table 01 the names, where any county in the
United States can be ascertained at once. The
OVerland routes to California and Oregon, are
clearly shown to the emigrant and traveller.—
This is the only Map• that gives a lull view of
Central America. On the same sheet, is a Map
of the. World on Mercator's projection, maki'ng
it really an American map, showing the United
States as they really are, in a Central position
between the European, African and Asiatic per •
lions of the Globe on either side.
This map is without doubt the best of the
kind ever got up in this country and should be
in. the hands of all. Mr. David iValtsi'a very
gentlemanly young man, is canvassing the Bor•
Cough and county, arid we that ho will meet
with proper success. Tho Subscription pritte
is only $6.07.
Philad. and litratqr Gap Railroad.
We are informed that the managers of this
i mportant enterprise have secured a large and
admirably located lot of ground in the Northern
Liberticki, as a site for a•depot for their road.•-•
It comprises the entire space bounded on the
north by• Noble street, on the south by Willow,
.on the west by Front street, and on the east by
Washington Avenue, a thoroughfare fifty feet
in width. Willow and Noble' streets measure
each 5.,/ feet wide, and Front street is six-
ty feet mitle, so that this lot will have all about
it spaciouri business streets. As regards the
area of the lot, it is 150 feet on Willow street,
the same extent on Washington Avenue. This
selection is convenient to the river, and when
the depot is constructed there, it will no doubt
give a groat impetus to business in thatsection.
To Europe in one. Week:
Practical action is about tabling to a speedy
focus, tho great connection between Europe
and America, by railroad from New York to
the,extreme northeastern point of Nova Scritia,
Thence•by swam to Galway, being. only 2000
milasof ocean navigatior.—'-and thence by rail
yioad to,Dublin, and across the channel to Liv•
orpool. The -New• York Mirrorsays; two of
the heaviest London houses have already con
.tracted for The building of steamers to-form the
.main•parki:d this connection—the road across
Ireland, will .probably. fthished within the
yearttnd some of the shrewdest capitalists of
Wall street havelaked hold id the' matter in
earnest at this end of.the'youte; and ilia - 094 7
infrilarviark'vtototialy foiwitid tototripletion.
ehe Cehi
Allentown, PA.
UNUSUAL JULY It, 186
CANAL COMMISSIONER.
Moses
C LANCASTER COUN'T'Y.
AUDITOR GENERAL.
Alexander K. McClure,
OF FRANKLIN COUNTY
SURVEYOR GENERAL.
Myers,
Or CLARION COUNTY
Rain and Storm
At about 4 o'clock on Saturday last, a terrible
etorm rose suddenly froth ihe . north west, and
passed otter this place. It lasted not teore than
a quarter of an hour yet the results were most
disastrous.
Dining the day almost every .person who
had grain in the field was engaged in hauling
it in, and the storm overtook many while in
the act of loading qnd others in coming horde
with loads. In fact we have heard or several
loads being blown over In our immediate vi
cinity, and others who had partially loailed,- had
to unload again. After thei storm the grain shocks
were bloWn down as fur aa.the eye could see.
We learn too that the lately erected brick
building of the Lehigh Zink Company, at Beth
lehem, was blown down.
Accident
Phil. & liVilkesbarre Tglegraph Co.
A meeting of the Stockholders of the Phila
delphia and Wilkesbarre Telegraph COmpany
was held at Easton, Pa., on Tuesday last,
when the following named gentlemen were
elected officers for the ensuing year :
President—M. H. Jones, Easton,
Secretary—M. D. Maxwell, "
Treasurer—M. H. Jones "
Directors L-4. S. Chidsey, "
" C. H. Mann, Doylestown,
`3 , W. K. Huffnagle, Philadelphia,
` 3 C. D. Busse, Nazareth,
t li. Goepri, Bethlehem,
" H. C. Longnecker, Allentown,
" E. A. Douglass, Mauch Chunk.
" N. R. Penrose, Beaver Meadow.
A. Pardee, Hazleton,
L. Kidder, Wilkesbarre
Keep Your Houses Clean.
During the present state of the weather, our
citizens should endeavor to preserve the utmost
cleanliness, not only as regards their persons
and habits, but also their houses, yards, flee.—
In your perambnletions, dott't forget the cellar.
either. As well might you expect to dwell
amidst the plague, and avoid its health-destroy
ing poisons, as to escape disease, from a cellar
constantly filled with foul rilr from decaying
Vegetables. Out with them, and place in their
stead a heap of nice clean lime. Chuck them
in ilia streets. „..No don't do that ; fur instead of
removing the evil, you would, by this course,
merely impose a portion of the evil effects up-
on your neighbors, who, perhaps, ere more
cleanly in their habits. This has become too
much the practice. In some parts of the fowl,
families throw everything into the street, where
it is suflered to decompose, creating a stench
that is scarcely sufferable. This should not be
tolerated. If people will he filthy, lot them
keep it in a positron where they will be likely
to get the full benefit of it without imposing a
portion of it upon their neighbors. We have
heard considerable complaints recently of the
filthy condition of some of the back streets in
ourown Borough, occasioned in this way. We
hope our Council will look after it, and cause
the nuisance to be abated, ere those results so
much dreaded by us all are brought about by
its agency.
Book Notices
American Farmer.— This Agricultural Jour.
nal commences a new volume with this month,
being the ninth of the.prosent series and the
thirty fifth year since its commencement The
present conductor has been connected with WS
publication for nearly twenty years, and the
experience which has been derived during that
Period has given him advantages which he
has been able to turn to good account, in fos
tering the interests of those for whom ho la
bors; and the present prosperous state of agri
culture in the middle States may be justly con- ,
sidered as due in a great measure to the in
fluence of this leading journal. which, we are
luippy to learn, is in a highly prosperous con
dition, and shows on its well filled pages, a
vigorous, green old age.
The number before us contains, besides va.
nous seasonable papers, plans Sze., has also
a description of the celebrated Guenon method
of selecting milch cows, with cuts of the ani
mals and the minks by which they are to be
designated ; descriptions and pictures of sever
al varieties of swine and poultry; the points
adopted by the New York State Agricultural-
Society for judging Durham and Devon stock de
scriptions and drawings of various agricultural
implements, &c. The usual 'work on (helium,'
'in the garden,' and with the flowers, for the
month, is given, a feature of this jlurnal, of
much value to old as well as young farmers.—
No farmer in .- the Middle or Southern States
should be withon this work ; and its price is
so small, that it is placed within the reach of
every owner of an acre of ground.
Gleason's Pictorial.—This universal favorite
and weekly illumed paper for the past week
appears in an entire new dress, with new type
new designs, and fresh and original throughout.
The Pictorial is full of beautiful and artistic
lustrations, many of them referring to the Fourth
of July, and other national subj9cts, and is
printed on superb satin surfaced paper. The
present number is a credit to American art and
literature, being rich in original and entertain
ing articles, as well as illustrations. The Pic
torial with this number commences Volume
Flth. Tennis, $3 00 per annum, or six cents
per single number.
Mechanics' Magaiinc.—The Jove number of
"Appleton's Mechanics' Magazine and Engi
neers' Journal" has been received. This work
presents a very neat and tasteful appearance,
and is one of the most practical Ecientifie jour
nals of the day. In this age of improvement,
no mechanic we think should be without some
work of this kind, and there is none which we
could so unhesitatingly recommend as this.—
Published by Appleton & Co. 200 Broadway,
New York. • Price $3 per annum.
TO .Clean neat for Seed. The brine in
which hams hate been pickled, is the best ev
er used for this purpose ; it being thick, in con•
sequenct of blood - and 'molasses, it will take
out oveti•y oat, &a.
I Where is the Weet P—Ou Friday; at 4} P.M.
Samuel Lawrence, Esq. was in Simon, having
left Lasalle, , Illinois, at 3 'o'clock, P. M., Wed
nesday.' He came by way of Chicago, looked
in upon Cleveland, called at Buffalo, was Aped
over thb plain by the ..lightning express" tratb
to Albany; and • whliked over the Western and
,Wotcestet Hallroads toll:won ! Oace, and with.
in' the ttiemory• of the middle-aged man of Oa .
day, Buffalo was considered'quite•uout west."—
Chicago, but yesterday, was a "far off land."—
Now, a merchant shikes hands and bids good
bye to his customers, 100 Miles west of that, and
in two days and one hour and a halrgreets his
friends in Easton! It is in'fici 'onlieleven burin
am; and fifiy mum •
Air Line Railroad to the Pacific.
One of the lines projected through Illinois, de.
signed to carry the trade of the Northwest to
Philadelphia, is a railroad extending west from
Fort Wayne through Indiana, Illinois and lowa.
This *fair line" as it is denominated, is very near
the line of the South Pass and Platte river, and
is therefore in' the general direction of the over
landUaliroioniaemigration. Conakianies have been
formed in diree States, and surveys have already
been commeeeed. Eol. Samuel R. Curtis has
beer, offered the post of Chief Engineer.
The Fort Wayne, Indiana, Sentinel, of recent
date, thus speaks of.this work:
Western Air Line. and Fort IVayne and Minis
sippi Railroads.—lt mny not perhaps be general
ly known that we are in the direct route of an
almost air-line road from the eastern cities to
the Pacific, viz: the South Pass; but such is
nevertheless the fact. Arrangemeitts are alrea
dy in progress for its construction as far west as
the mouth of the Platte, up the valley of
.which
stream is the great route for the overland travel
to California, being an almost due west course
to the South Pass. Whenever the Pacific Rail
road shall be constructed thaline running through
Fort Wayne will be its direct eastern connection
with the Atlantic cities.
To the east, our Ohio and Indiana. Railroad,
leading directly to New York, is sterility in a
state of great lorwardness, and will be comple
ted by the close of the present year. To New
York by this route is shorter by GO or 70 miles,
thab by any other road. From Port VOyne
west, the Fort Wayne and Mississippi railroad
to the Illinois Line and the Western Atr•line
thence to the Mississippi at New Boston, are
now being surveyedi . and.willpr!Mdbly be placed
uhder contract during the present season. Tills ,
line is a perfect air - line, due west without curves
and no grade exceeding. 25 feet to the mile, from
Port Wayne to the Mississippi, a distance of fil:ls
miles. A meeting in called at Wapello, lowa,
for the purpose of extending this road to the
Mississippi; at the mouth of the Platte, in a dir
rem. west course from New Boston: and here
there can be no doubt the Pacific Railroad will
commence, running still due west to the South
Pass. This whole line, from New York to the
South Pass, is an almost air lineatinning its en
tire length between the parallels of 4l to 42 deg
north latitude, and crossing and intersecting with
the inuMerable north and south roads in the sev-
eral States, which will thus become feeders and
tributaries to this maim east and west trunk.—
The distance of the route are
New York . to Fort Wayne,
Fort Wayne to Illinois Line,
Illinois Line to New. Boston,
New Boston to Platte river,
Mouth of Platte to the Pacific, 1,800
New York to the Pacific. • 3,102
Industry is Talent
We often hear pers'ons explaining how one
man succeeds, while another fails in the same
pursuit, by attributing to one a talent for his bu
siness, but refusing it to the other. Yet, without
that some individuals have a greater aptitude for,
particular avocations than others have, we think
that the problem in question could be easier solv
ed, by saying that the successful man was in_
dustriotts, while the other was ntd. Bulwer, for
example, is considered a man of the highest abil.
ities as a novelist. Yet, when Bulwer began his
career, he composed with the utmost difficulty, /
often writing his fictions twice over. He per
severed, however, and now stands almost at the
head of his class, his latest productions, meteor ,
ver, being regarded as the best from his pen.—
Every school boy is familiar with the tact that
Dernosthenes became an orator only by pursu
ing a similar plan. Nor are illustrations of the
great truth, that industry is talent, confined to
the higher intellectual pursuits. When Girard
trusted the customer, without an endorser, who
carried his goods home on his shoulders, the
'stifewd old Frenchman was acting on this
deduced from his own experience of mankind.—
All eminent persons, whether mechanics, mer
chants, lawyers, or statesmen, were industrious
from Watt and Norris down to Thurlow and
WilliamPitt.—Washington, Franklin, Marshall,
Madison, and every other distinguished Ameri
can, were busy men. Industry, in short, is tal- ,
ent nine times out of ten
Remedy for Dysentcry.—The season having
arrived when billious and dysenteric diseases
prevail, the following recipe from Babcock's
Philosophical Itecreations,,m'ay prove service-
able to the public:—ln addition' to the value of
pulverized Charcoal in bilious disorders two'
ounces of it boiled in a pint of fresh milk, may
be Wren in doses of a wine glass furl by adults
every two hours, in the . Most obstinate dyeen-
Cory until relief impartedovhiCh has not tailed
be the effect in alrnost every instance. It is
harmless and may be tried with safety:
A Frightful Situation —On Wednesday morn.
ing last, as the workmen were about entering
the coal mines of the 11tessrs.ior ton, at bonald•
son, Schuylkill county, a latgc - mass of coal fell
completely burying one of the men in a standing
position. After remaining in that situation for
twenty-two hours, he was taken out without
.having the slighest injury. His life was pre
served by a large lump of coal about ten .yards
in thickness, which wedged him so tightly that
he was unable•to move. The mass of coal that
fell was estimated at seventy-five tons, being the
result of a single blast the night previous. '
Louis.-Bititistical tables show that for two
years paht, Bt. Louis has been falling back as a
grain and provision market, while at the same
time Chicago has been improving ps a grain
market. The great adiantages to St. Louis of
river nivigation to• the Gulf, are being fast coun
terbalanced by the improved and cheapened
transportation from Chicago to New York, via
the Lakes.
How is that Brother F A man who moved from
Ohio to Western Illinois says his , children got
the measels and whooping.couglys soon as he
arrived there and, in a letter to his friends, adds :
nWhat will come nest I don't 'know, but hope
she valet get the Itch till a little . ' better able to
scratch." •
_ GLEANINGS.
'_The New York. Tribune 'says, 141Mws
that Mr.. A ugust e, Belmont, recently appointed
Charge d'Affairs to the vague, contributed more
than $30,000 to secure Fierce , s election.
EirGold and siltieroecording to the Clearfield
Republean, has been dog out of the hills in that
country.
6r At Wathington, the grave of Jame , 711:0i
son, Jwice President of this republic, can n.. 1 now
be recognized'!
CgrThe easiest and best way to expa ,, d the
chest, is to have a good large heart in it. ft
saves thecpst : ?f gymnastics.
OF For the first time In the history of newspa
pers, an Australian journal announces that it
wants no more subscribers—until its neiir
press arrives from London:
Braddock's defeat took , place on the oth of
July, 1755.
IX`The salaries of the city lamp ligl ens in
New York arc to be raised from $1 25 to $1 50
per day
Cure for Virulent Small Pox.
A merchant and ship owner of this city has
had the following sent him froin England, where
it was furnished by Mr. L. Larkin, Member of
the Royal College of Surgeons, and who vouch
es for it as a "medicine that will effect a revolu.
lion in the healing art, as regards the prevention
-and cure not only of NlllBll pox, but also of men•
sles and scarletina, however malignant the type
in a manner more efficient an extraordinaty than
could ever have been hitherto anticipated even
by the most ardent philanthropist."
'-On the first appearance Of fever or irritation
ushering in 'attacks, whethei (*curing in fami
lies or large Commitnities, the subjoined mode
of treatment should at once be carried on:—
Take one grain of powderel foxglove or digi.'
talis, (valuable in the ratio of Its greenness—
' the darkshOuld be rejected,) and one of sulphate
of zinc, (this article is commonly known as
white vitrol. These should be rubbed thoroUgh.
ly in a ttiottar dr other convehient vessel, with
four or five drops of water ;.this done, a noggin
(or about four ounces) more, with some syrup
or sugar, should be added. Of this mixture, a
table spootiftri to a child every second hour, un•
til symptoms of disease vanish.
"Thus conducted, con valescene, as if by mar
ic, will result, The rapidity of an event so aus
picious will equally delight and astonish. It
may, however, be nece*sary further to note, that
should the bowels become obstructed in progress
of the disease, an evil by no means common,
then a drachm of the compound powder of jalap
(formed of two parts cream of tartar with one of
jalap,) and ohe grain of the herb, treated as
above, formed into a pastil with syrup or sugar,
should be given to an adult and half the quanti
ty to a child. This simple medicine shuts ou t
every other form or article whatever as totally
unnecessary, if not pernicious.
The met hodus medgndi of these medicine* cap
able of effecting results so gigantic, remain nnw
only to be given; and appears to be as follows
The herb, by its antifebrile propertie , s,lays hold
at once of the fever, the prolific source of woe,
which it immediately strangles, while the zinc
acts the part of a tonic, instantly restoring the
equilibrium."
Mr. Larkin, adds: "No emigrant or govern.
ment vessel should hereafter be allowed
. to put
to sea without a few re.nee worth of these. pro
tectors ; • and it is further ar6ntly hoped that, as
the dearest interest of our common humanity
are so vitally involved in this discovery, the
press of all countries will give publicity to this
an nouncemen l."—Boafon Courier.
The Jews.—The Jewish Nation adhere with
singular pertinacity to the faith' , of their fathers,
and are devoted to their ancient rites and cere
monies. As an evidence of this, it is stated that
the "London Society for Promoting Christianity
among the Jews," after twenty years labor, the
erection of a church on Mount ?.ton, and the ex.
penditure of vnst sums ;'after establishing a-xriis•
'shin iiisided over by a Bishop, and endowed by
the join t,efforts of the Kingdoms of Prii;sia and
England, has gained only thirty-seven" Jewish,
converts. Dining the whole of last year the re
sult of its labor was the conversion of one Jew.
The cost of this one cootie: t w i ns the annual out•
lay, at Jerusalem:alone, beside the Bishop's stip.
end, of £1228 expended on the Mission,.£44s on
the Church, £1173 on the Hospital, and £4OO
(we beg pardon, £309 is lido on the Ho use e r:
Industry. The Jerusalem Mission, then—if we
add to its cost the £l2OO per annum paid to
Bishop Cobol, arising from the endowment—has
actually in the past year, baptized con veris atthe
moderate ratedf.E4443, 7s. 2d. per head.—PniP
adelphia Sun.
Black Ezdtis.—The Cincinnati Comma
dal says the landings of that city are filled with
negro , famiiies with their household "pliinder,"
recently landed from some of the lower river or
Madison steamers. They were moving from In.
diana, in consequence of the enactments of the
Legislature enforcing the 113111 article of the new
Constitution of the State. All persons whose
mothers arc unable to prove the possession of a
greater portion than one sixteenth of European
blood, and who came into Iloosierdom since No.
vember 1, 1951, are forced to take up their beds
—if they have' any—:and walk. All negroes,
mulattoes , quadroons,ociageroons,duodecaroons
&c., &C., who can prove a residence in the State
prior to:Nov , ember Ist, 1851, :tie allowed to re•
main under certain conditions, and by register.
.
ing their names with . fife county clerk: Any
person who employs a negro
,who is in the State
contrary to the new law, is liable to a fine not
Fess ihtin ten nnd not more than five hundred
dollars. Thafamilies moving appeared to be
people of some property, andln;calght with them
a fine stock of horses, mules and milk cows.—
Philadelphia Sun.
!lights of Colored I:eople.—A memorial has
been circulated inet.Tharles ton, 8. CI., to prevent
colored iitriorii from riding about the streets in
a carriage or on horseback. The papers depre•
cate the movement as unjust and oppressive,and
inconsistent with•the usages at the city, .whose
pride and boast is that the slaves are comfortable
and happy,,and-the free colored persons subject
to no restrictions save such as are necessary to•
a wholesome police. .
Crossing the Ooean in a Balloon.
, A very interesting .correspondence between
lion. Ellis Lewis, and John Wise, upon the .sub s
e ject of 'feria!, navigation (across the Atlantic,) has
recently, appeared in public print. Both gentle.
men are itesldents of Pennsylvania,—the one 007
copying a p r ominent position at the head of our
Judiciary, and the otlier being known as one of
the most celebrated taronauts that ever lived.--
The first letter from Mr.,Wise,l.s, Lancas•
ter Pa., June 24th, 1953, ire wWch,is proposed
The erection or a Balloon the costs 0i . ..4/Web, in'
eluding all necessary outfits is not to exceeds2s..
000, in which the Atlantic can be Tegglarly, cros
sed, without risk, danger, douht,or inconvenience
in, the very short space of 411 hou r% In connec
tion with this Mr, ;W. says, "1 hopor to Amon•
strata the certainty of this,.in. one or both of two
ways, within the reach of my indiyidti9 means,
before I expect aid from the public—.firstly, by
niatherriatical, scientifical and mechanical proofq
and secondly, by a trip from one of the Western
cities to the Atlantic coasts."
The Judge replies at length to. this 'gnu in
'which he not Only does not discourage the prof
ject, but also enters into some very philosophical
reasoning, which go fdr in demonstrating that
such a thing is not altogether impossible, H,n
says am not deterred from giving counte.
nance to your plan for crossing the Atlantic in a
Balloon by the fear that you are so far in advanch
of the age as to excite the ridicule of those who
are disposed to
,linger behind: Ignorance and
iricklence (cave ever been the enemies of intelli
gence and ' enterprise.—'Phe eagle seeks the sun
light, While the "Mousing owl" avoids it. Those
who attach themselves even to the humblest seat,
on The car of Progress, must expect to hear thrr
envious cry of the lazy and stupid urchins by
the way - side, ..cut behind! cut behind!
In another part of his letter, Mr. 1.. holds the
following: Your own practical discoveries.
and the scientific observations of frofessora Ep
sy, have established the fact as one no longer
doubtful, that in the United Buttes, at an eleven
lion of from two to three miles, there Is a conr
slant current of wind from the west to the east.
haveunderstood that this current is but a mod
ification of two other currents one above the other
which are constantly passing,one from the south.
west, and the other from the north.west ; and that.
by taking the proper elevations, the: teronaut miy .
pursue a north eastern, a south - eaitern, or a dttp.
east course; at its elevation. I have also ultdir
stood that similar currents have been ascertain
ed to exist in the atmosphere / over the, Island of
Great Britian. It is stipposed by those who
have paid attention to the subject, that these cur
rents do not pass In the same direction in 14w,
northern latitude, but that from latttudelo deg
to 20 deg. north, dry pass from south east to
northwest, Dot if thiv are shown to exist
throughout the higher latitudes„as well as on -
the Atlantic, as over the United States and Great
Britain. I ree•tio more dffneu . 4y in crossing .the
Atlantic by means of a ballourr than in travel
ing
the same distance from west to east over the
.
continent."—lliontgomery Watchman.
bnohanteA Mountain
They have strange thlngs in Texas, as well al
wicked doings.
„The following account of tx,
gieat natural curiosity in dial country, is from
the Texas Telegraph
"This sitig,ular mountain, or bill, is situated
in the head wateis Of the Sallee—a small tribu!
tory of the Colorado. about 80 miles front Bas
trop, in a north-westerly . dirction. It is about
three,hundred feet high, and appears to be an
enormous oval rock, partly imbedded !a the earl!.
When the sun shines, the light is reflected from
its polished surface • as from rtn immense mirror
I and the' Wh`olfe. armuntain . glovrs with such a dazz
ling radiance, that the belfolder who views. it .
even from a distance of four or five miles, Is un
able to gaze upon it without experiencing a pain^
.
ful seksation, to that which is felt when'
looking upon the rising son: The . ascent of the
hill is sit very gradiiitl thht ;persons can ea sily,
walk up to the top; but the rock is so smooth',
and slippery ; that those thqt make the' attempt:
are compelki'd to wear moccasins or stockings .
instead of shoes. This rot, together , with the,
name of the place, Holy mountain, remind the .
visitant very forcibly of the command made to
Moses at Mount /tore!), "Put off thy shoes from'
off tby feet." The Canianchei regard this hill
with religious veneriiiion, and Indian pilgrinis' .
frequently assemble ruins the• remotest boilers ,
of tribe, to perform their Paynim rites upon.
hits summit. -
Ctire fur nulls ; Ache.—Mr. James .13astoti; of
Airdrie, says; .Gum pop al, ,when dissolved in
chloroform, forms an excellent • compound • for :
stuffing the holes of decayed teeth. I have used.
it frequently.,,andthe benefits , nly patients have,
derived from it have been truly astoaishing.—
'rhe application is simple and easy, I clean' out"
the hole, and 'moisten a little 'piece of cotton
with the solution; I introduce this Into the de
cayed part and in every instance the relief has
been almost instantaneous. The chloroform re
moves the pain; and - the gum copal reaists the
swill/a, and asilippplication is so agreeable,those
who may labor under this dreadful malady would
do well to make a trial of it. •
recently stated a' some.
whnt startling fact in one of his temperance lec
tures, which will astonish some of the Maisie.
Law-men. lie married that of the 600,00 fr per..
,sons who hod signed the Washingtonian pledge
to abstain from the use of all intoxicating dr inkr.
450,000, including himself, had retrogaded, and
either filled the drunkard's grave, or were living .
drunkardi, or had been drunkards and reformed
again for spell;': and that the'original mover
of the Washingtonian pledge project , now kept a
low groggery in Baltimore. This is certainly
rather discouraging.' IRA. Gough is not pima
ken in his statistics;'there Is lather a battle to be
fought yet by the Rumies.
Making a Flour Barrel.—rTlA Frederick Exr:
aminer mums that a cooper in that city made a:
dour barrel' one day last week' in the spa ce .of
ten' minutes, Which was`. considered quick work.
whereupon Mr.fferrison Knight,Another cooper, r
undertook for a wager to make a birrel in less
me and sacceeded.in crimPlCtiig ii,in
utese—