Corn and Wheat in Ohio The Cincinnati Railroad Journal, in the course of a carefully prepared artidle on the egricultu• rat products of Ohio, saga; "Averaging all eeasoiit atfitall lands, Ohio, produces, uniformly, sixteen bashels of wheat and thirty•five bushels of coin per acre. In a good season, on the.two million of acres of wheat, we shall have over thirty millions of bushels; and on the corn lands, seventy milli- one. We have raised more than that in wheat. At the rate of the last three years, we have raised wheat enough (at the European allow ance,) for four million of people, which is dou ble the Slates population. Our corn and cattle are in proportion. So .that, somewhere in the world; wA feed tWO Millions of other people.— One million of those people, fed by Ohio, are in New England, to which we sell a million of barrels of flour, with pork and lard to match:— We ca'n'feed'a million more, and-those ivill be in Europe chiefly. Without at all infringing on iltraPer proportion of woods, meadows, paStures anti fallow. Ohio might cultivate twelve millions of acres in arable ground. At our present averages, this would give us eight millions of bushels of wheat and one hundred and sixty millions of corn—full enough for the support of twelve millions of people. Washington's Wealth. The following extract taken from an old book Published by - Russel & West, Boston, in the year 1803, entitled "Washington's Political Legacies," and dedicated to Miss Martha Wash ington : "General Washington was ai one time prob ably-one of the greatest land holders in the Uni ted States. His annual receipt from his estates amounted in 1787, to ono thousand pounds sterling, which is a very large sum in Federal money; and was considered a very great for tune at that early day in this country for one man to possess. His estate at Mount Vernon alone was computed in 1787 to consist of nine thousand acres of land, of which enough was in cultivation to produce in a single year, ten thousand bushels of corn and seven thousand bushels of wheat. In a succeeding year, he raised two hundred lambs, sowed twenty-seven bushels of flaxseed, and planted seven hundred bushels of potatoes. He desisted, it is said, from planting tobacco, which was then exten sively raised in Virginia, for the purpose of setting an example, by employing his exten sive means in the introduction and fostering of such articles of domestic use and necessity as would ultimately tend to the best advantage of his country. His domestics, at the same time, were industriously employed in manufacturing woolen cloth and linen, in sufficient quantity to clothe his numerous household, which num bered nearly one thousand.persons." Good Corn Sheriff Phillips raised seven and three quay ter acres of Corn the past season, on his farm in Doylestown township, that is worthy of hon orable mention, even if any other farmer in the country has beaten it. which wn am inolinpri in doubt. De had one acre of the field accurate ly eurras•o.t.- and the Corn that grew upon it husked and shelled by some half dozed disinterested persons; and it measured 92 bushels. The Corn on the re. malodor of the field was afterward nearly all husked and measured in the ear; and it show ed an average of over eighty-fire bushels of shelled Corn to the acre. The ground was ploughed in May—a coat of barn-yard manure turned down with the sod—a small handful of ashes and plaster dropped in the hill along with the corn. The Corn was planted in hills of three or four grains each, lour feet apart each way, and was worked with the cultivator alone,—no plough, harrow, or hoe put into it. We hope to hear reports from several other fanners who have raised good.crops of Corn 4 lbie season; and shall take pleasure in laying thorn before our readers. .Wei would also suggest to them to accompany .heir reports with statements of the particular. modes of cul ture they pursued, which would add much in terest to the subject.—Bucks Co. Intel. Paper Platforms The prevalent custom among the political rdaders and orators of adhering to political "platforms" by profession, but repudiating them in practice, was well hit off by Mr. Dickinson in a speech made at a democratic ratification meeting at Rochester. In speaking of the empty "spoils hunting" declarations with which the ears and voles of the people are so often caught, Mr.. Dickinson related the following anecdote: .'A gentleman in Philadelphia having 'pur chased a large number of wild pigeons, put a dozen alive into a basket, tied a cloth over it, and sent his Irish servant, who had just come overand was quite green, but not "soft," as Irishmen never are, to carry it to his Iriend in another part of the city, with n note begging billiiero to accept the pigeons as a present.— Not knowing what was in the basket and hear ing a fluttering, Pat untied the cloth to look in and. the pigeons flew out and were off. ile tied the clotk'citrefully over again, and went on to the gentleman, and delivered his note.— 'Ah, mygood fellow,' said the gentleman, see you have,dozen live pigeons for me; give my , amnia to your-master, and here's a quarter for you' 'And •ie it 'upon the paper' that you said! they were inmiired Pat. 'Certainly,' say's the gentletnagi 'the peke says you have a dozen Wye pigecins.' Si: Patrick !' said Pat; 'Pm glad you find 'em on the paper, for a bne to there In the basket!' Ntryper Sale.— Mr. Barnum, the Bosh:in TransCOM pays has dispdltett of the c , Mums. of Mr Frcnforick Gleason,. of that city, proptletor:of!'Pleisons's . It is reportet).that.the News has never attained circulation : of: , fifiyt, thousand copies, and that fife proprietor has upwards of; .10,000 in the enterprise.. Y.1(1 ,1 1)e ticgister. Allentouli, Pa. IVEDIVESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1866. Prosperity of Allentown I I We in company with a Master builder of our Borough, have been' enumerating the new buildings which have gone up in Allentown, during the present Season, and found them to be filly cue . 1 This is gratifying evidence of our prosperity. Many of these are of the finest ever erected in our ' That of Mr. Peter Weikel, is a beautiful structure; so also are the two or Mr. Solomon Con gwere, and the one of Mr. Samuel Sell. Besides these we have at least a dozen, other houses that are very cred itable to our Borough, and the smaller ones are well and substantial built. Independent of our building improvements, we have also com menced paving our streets. That part between Fifth and streets is finished and can soon be passed by vehicles of all descriptions, and we trust will prove a job of the most durable character. Besides these we have also to re cord the large and beautiful buildings of the "Lehigh County Agricultural Society," on their 'lot, fronting the Borough' line, which presents quite and imposing appearance. Allentown, speaking of beauty cannot be ex celled by any country town in the state, and Allentown for business is destined from its point of location to become one of the greatest man ufacturing towns in the state, as it will in a man ner be the terminus of four great Railroads, running North, South, East and West. The tide of improvement has set in and we are bound to go ahead. Poultry ThieVes Beware ! The depredations of Poultry thieves have be• come so frequent and annoying,, that a number of our citizens have determined to adopt such severe measures as may effectually protect them in future. To this end Traps and Spring Guns have been set, as some of those light fin. gered gentry will some night learn to their sor row. On Saturday night, the coop of Mr. J. Isaac Brcinig and that of Mr. Illanasscs Schwartz, were ransacked and a number stolen there from. In both cases the offenders are known, and may yet be exposed; we see that chickens stealing is becoming quite a business. In Pottsville says the "Emporium" one of these light fingered gentry had well nigh learned to his sorrow the effects of a "Spring. Gun" while robbing a Chicken Coop. The Gun was fixed to the coop and discharged while carrying out his evil design and he escaped with part of the charge in his body. Beware Poultry thieves beware! Barnum on Advertising Every reader has heard of P. T. Banwm and a majority are aware of the secret of his sec. cess in amassing wealth. At an early day in his career, ho discovered the value of advertis ing, and has since made a liberal use of the columns of papers in different parts of the Uni- a-a tr. 1.-...A l iemieu in this way thou sands of dollars, and by so doing, has built up for himself a princely fortune. Should a por tion of our business men have infused into thorn a little of the enterprise that has characterised the fortunate humbugger they would realise a handsome percentage on the lew dollars paid for paper and ink signs. One of our exchang es relates the following : During the past summer he, with the agent of his Menagerie and Museum Fred. Hunt, was at Chicago. Among the papers published there is the Advertiser, the circulation of which, the agent had been told, was very small, and he accordingly neglected to advertise in it. Bar num, who never allows the minutest circum stance, as connected with business, to escape his observation, inquired tile reason of the ad vertisement not appearing, and was informed that the paper had not a circulation of fifty dai• ly. "No matter," said he, "it it has not a cir culation of five. Any newspaper, no matter how smalfits issue, will always return ten fold the money paid for an .advertisement." The Pacific Railroad Mr. Comptroller Flagg, of New York; has been elected treasurer of the Pacific railroad company, and has accepted the trust. An in stallment of I per cent, has been called upon the stock of this road, one-tenth of which is pay able immediately. The directors of this com pany are now In session in New York, consid ering the best means to advance the interests of lite enterprise. It is proposed to give the work to contractors in sections of fifty miles each. Propositions, it is said, have been made by .firms of contractors to build the whole Domestics at San Francisco. A late letter says :—Our community are suf• faring for , the want of good female help. Ser vants of all kinds continue to command large wages,—and are difficult to be had at any price. Scamfressee get $5 per day and job work in proportion. Female cook and waiters, nurses, and those adopted to general housework, read. ily get from $5O to $75 per month wages, and that too, in families of respectability, where they are sure to be well treated and find agood home. Common tay laborers, hod carriers and the like, get $5 to $q per day. Carpenters masons and the like, $lO to $l2 per day, while their board costs them only $8 to $lO per week. Washing $3, per dozen, stereotype price. lite , Prcple's Journal—This is, the title of a new monthly illustrated sheet:, published in New York, by Alfred C. Beach. The first num ber before us contains a large number of en gravings, and . a vast deal of useful information to the people at large. "7he People's Journal" cannot fail to become very popular, in our opinion. See notice in another column. Fine Culfie.—Mr. M. Greaves, Jassamiue Co., Ky., sold, a few days since, a tot of twenty three head of yearling cattle, the average weight of u hiPh . w.,44..P 65 .1 ,01 4111i, • Writing for a Newspaper. Reader, do you know what writing fora news- paper means 1 It means writing in haste against the inclina tion, without opportunity for reflection, correction or chance to get information. It means dressing for a ball in the datlr, painting a picture with a single brush for all colors; answering questions in science from memory, and questions in fact from imagination. It means attempting the im possible and making fools believe you have done it. Worse than that—worst of all, it meaps wri ting quantity Instead of quality, dilating desks of flagrant with pails of tasteless "water; missing off hollow tubes for the bars of solid metel, sel ling your soul to the devil (the printer's; for a mess of pottage ; sacrificing future fame to pres• ent necessities.--So says the editor of U.S. Re• view, and those who have had the least experi ence, can bear witting testimony to the correct^ ness of the picture he has drawn. Political Class Book We have received from the publiShers, K C. & J. FIDDLE, No 6, South 5h St., 'Philadel phia, the " Political Class Book of Pennsylva nia," being a familiar exposition of our Consti tution and some of the more important features of the Political institutions established in accor dance therewith, together with remarks on the general principles of governmental pow9r.— This work, and the information it contains, should be in the hands of every citizen of the State, who desires to understand the machine• ry of its Government. The book contains 120 pages. Melancholy Church Dedication. On Wednesday last, Nov. 6ih the new Pre .. sby , tcrian church edifice, at Washingtonville in Mon. tour county, was dedicated to the worship of Al mighty God, attended by'a train of circumstan ces such as perhaps never •occured before op a similar occasion. It was a very wet day, and at 11 o'clock A. M. the Rev. John 11. Rittenhotise, the pastor of the congregation, drove up, got out of his conveyance, tied his horse ; raised his um• brella, and as he approached the church, and was within a short distance of the door, was seen to fall. He, was immediately taken. up by persons present, and carried into the church where Drs. Hull and Caldwell 'Made efforts to 'restore him, but he never spoke or moved alter he fell—he was dead ! His remains were soon removed to his late residence, three fourths of a mile from the new church, where his wife and three children, one of them but a few weeks old, had separated with him but a very short time previously, for ever— in this life. The congregation, or those present accompanied the remains to the house and then returned to the church, where the Dedication Ser mon, prepared by the deceased, was read by the Rev. D. Waller, The deceased, was aged about 33 years, had taken a deep interest in the etec lion of this new house of worship, and as he was just about to enter it, to aid in the dedication, God called him from his field of labor, for some wise purpose, beyound the comprehension of those who are thus forcibly admonished to be ready for the end of time and the realities of eter- A Model Dun A Pennsylvania 'Yankee' publishes the follow, ing advertisement in the Doylestown Intelligen cer. We have a notion to 'try it on' some of our delinquent patrons to whom we have repeatedly forwarded bills and other deliciate intimations that it was lime to "square up," without ever hearing a word in reply. We copy it without charge : 'lb Money Lenders and Speculators.—l want to pay my debts, and as the Only means I can de^ vise to get money, without sueing, I have resolv ed to expose at public sale, at the Court House, on Tuesday, the second week of court, (when there will be a gond many politicians about,) a large number of Unsettled Book Accounts, and the like number of Notes of various dates and amounts. Many of them against nice young men who wear good Clothes, drive fast horses, and pay particular attention to the ladies—and of course are A No. 1. Some against men who think they do you a favor if they buy yoUr goods and uev.er pay for them—they are No. 2. Some against men who promise to pay tomorrow.— They are nbt quite so good. But a full and com plete printed catalouge of the names, dates, and amounts, will be distributed on the day of sale. Conditions cash. R. Thornton. N. 8.-'flit above accounts will be open for settlement until the day of sale. 7o Newspaper Readers.—The Post Office de. partment recently declared that under the law of 1852, a subscriber residing in the county in which a paper may be printed and published, is entitled to receive it through the mail free of postage from the post office within the delivery of which he may reside, even though that office may be situated without the limits of the coun ty aforesaid. Mississippi Eleclion.—The Democratic majori• ty will be over 5000. John Mcßee is elected Governor: D. 8., Wright, W. S. Barris, G. R. Sin" &ion, Mr. Harris and Mr. Barksdale, Members of Congress: From the complexion of the Leg islature it Is thought Gov. Foote cannot be rer elected to the United States Senate. Give the Cause.—Governor Bigler has pardon. ed two persons in Philadelphia, who were sen tenced to prison for a short time, for infractions of law. In the absence of cause, the communi ty view the pardons with regret. The cause of pardons being granted ought to be always given. Dreadful.—The Mining Register, says that a most horrible scene occurred at a colliery, a few miles north of Minersville, on Sunday, evening last. A house in the occupancy of Michael Mul lin and family, was destroyed bq fire; and with the flames, perished'/ is wife and four childrenl— is said to have been intoxicated that ev" ening to an exteht rendering him incapable of saving his perished housediold, but lie gave the alarm. The Bffi 11qa,inese, r -pie business of Agrieul tura never appeared more prosperous in this country than AkiltteXceent time, • Bear ofPrinee Menschikar It is said that the three matters•spirits of the present movement of Russia against Turkey, are first, the Emperor Nicholas; secondly, Count Nesselrode, the Minister (or Foreign Affairs ; and thirdly, the Prince Menschikoff, one of the con fidential advisers of the Emperor. The last named is quite a curiosity, It will be remem bered that he was the individual who at first was sent to Constinople, with the object of inducing the Sultan to grant extraordinary privileges to Russia. He was not successful, but his conduct was cordially approved by tlie Czar. The New York Courier gives the following graphic sketch that possesses particular interest at the present time : He is the representative of those violent fa. nalics, individuals who feel themselves 'cabined, cribbed, confined' within the boundaries of their vast 'steppes,' and seek to lay still larger tracts of land in bcindage at their feet. He is the head and front of the declared enemies of European, civilization, who glory in the' absurd pellet" that one day they will be able to subjugate the western continent and remould it upon their own despot ic model. lie is the type of that party, in fine, who know no right but that of force, itio onward march but that dictated by vile self-interest, and who inherit all the barbarous impulses ofa Cosy sack horde. We have no • portrait of Menschikoff, as be has invariably refused to sit to any artist. This great - grandson, however, of Peter the Great's favorite, is about 70 years of age, of middle sta ture, has close cut milk white hair, a high, open forhead, sharply defined features, and a bright, sparkling eye. Ilis gait is haughty, but slightly limping, from a wound he received in a singular manner at the siege of Varna, in 1828. It is af, firmed that one evening, having given some or ders that he wished to see implicitly obeyed, he strolled through the camp; and as he was return• ing to his quarters, he was returning to his quarters,'he stopped and remained with his legs stretched wide apart, while he enjoyed a pinch of snuff. Suddenly the report of a heavy gun was heard, and the Prince fell headlong to the ground. When he was taken up it was found that a cannon ball had passed between his legs and wounded him severely in the thigh. " Prince Menschilroff is one of the most men. sive landed proprietors in the,Empire, and counts his serfs by thousands but unlike the generality of the Russian nobles, who throw away their rich es in reckless profusion, he adds daily to his wealth. His economy is without a parrallel, and indeed, is stated to decend to parsimony of the lowest grade. Strange tales are rife about him; but however grinding his extortion and his ava• rice in his patrimonial estate, he knows too well the duties he owes to his high rank and sta tion in the Russian Empire, to sin openly against etiquette ; and on all grand state occasions his appearance, carriages and suite, are most mag nificent. He possesses a superb mansion at St. Petersburgh ; his establishment of servants-and equipage is on a scale of the most lavish expense and he is surrounded by numerous aidsale-camps glittering in •barb ' aric gold and pearls. • "Another striking peculiarity of this remarlca. ble man is the aVP,:nn t.o ontortnine to. roreign ers. Not one—even an ambassador—has ever been permitted to enter his palace. Nor is thi repugnance confined to those who are strangers in the strict sense of the word; for several Fin• anders of eminence, who had been acquainted with him when Governor General of that pro" vince, have been denied access to him when they happened to be casually at St. Petersburgh; the only favor accorded to them being the permission to take refreshments in his antechambers, with the upper servants of the houses. "Various reasons have been assigned for this antipathy ; but from whatever cause it is equal ly true that in his private life he conduits him• self with all the imperiousness of an ancient boyard, possessing the power of life and death without the least earthly responsibility. "He is both rough and fickle ; and when any- thing offend him, becomes absolutely brutal. It is whispered in his own territories that at times he has entertained ideas of freeing himself from motives of avarice or ambition, he revenges his official servitude by browbeating, threatening and abusing all who have the misfortune to be connected with him; and as he is a man of con siderable talent, and indomitable energy, he suc ceeds most marvellotisly in his amiable occupa. tion.' It is not therefore to be wondered at that he has many enemies. "Menschikoff is married to the Princess Dol gorould, by whom he has a son and a daughter. Such are the leading traits and the politics and demeanor of this Russian Prince, of whom we have lately heard so much, as given in a pamphlet by Leonzon le Due, who was the Charge de Mission to the Courts of Russia and Finland, and who has derived all his facts either from personal observation or from the most au thentic documents." Conviction qf a Brutc.—Thomas Motley has been convicted at Wallerborough, S. C., of mur dering a runaway slave. Ile. first shot him, wounding him severely; be then put him in a vice, and subjected him to the most excrutiating torture. lie then set him loose and run him down with blood• hounds, and finally out him up and fed the dogs with his flesh. The Charleston papers rejoice at the conviction of the brute. tai l The distance on the Missouri Railroad from Davenport to lowa City—fifty miles—is under contract to be finished by the Ist of.De ember, 1854. A large force is- now at work.— From lowa City to Fort Demoines-120 miles the road is being located. The road is expected to be completed to' Council Bluffs by the Ist of December, 1858.—St. Louis lidilligencer. A Courageous 80y..:--Yesterday evening, ahoy named William Martin, 9 years old, and his sis ter, were walking down Fifth street to their homes when a large ferocious dog itimped out upon. them, biting the little girl on the arm. The boy attempting to drive him away, the log,let , go his hold of the little girl and caught the boy bY:lhe, leg. The boy screamed, and drawing a penknife from his pucka! ? cU . t the dog's throat. :The ani_ mal soon rolled nyer on to the riay . sap44 .aad i died. The children were severely but,not ge.rous)ritunliele,--CFIH-Yazilifi One Hundred Miles in Nine Hours. Twelve months ago, during a conversation be. tween several sporting gentlemen-,a match was made of $3OOO to $lOOO, that no horse in the Northern part of the United States'cotild be pro. duCed within one year; that could trot one hun dred miles in nine hours. The match was Made and the wager of $4OOO, being placed in the hands of a responsible party, the owner of a powerful full•blooded gelding, at once , commenced training his horse for the great feet and during the fall amusements on the turf, at the Long Island tracks, this great match against time, has long been the theme of conversation among those who take an interest in the speed and buttons of full blyoded horses. The opinion was general, that the horse in question, named by the owner, could not perform the feat within the time recorded in the papers. i The day upon which all who had -any knowledge of the match had reckoned, was Tuesday, the Bth instant, but the gentleman bet ting'the $3900, and his competitor, who staked $lOOO, agreed that Saturday should be the day. No publicity having been given to the arrange ment of the event for that day, •flie attendence was, of course, quite slim. Th . e limited number of spectators is also accounted for, in part; by the fact that the great feat was announced to come oft, if it should prove to be "fear weather," on Saturday. The atmosphere during the day was very dainp and cold, and a cold rain having fallen heavily during the previous night, the the track was Very heavy, which was much to the disadvantage of the gelding. During Satur day evening, bets were made in various parts of the city against the horse accomplishing the feat within the time, stated in the written terms as signed by the gentlemen snaking the match, one of whom was Mt. Chas. Coster, (the owner of the animal,) who takes a .derp interest- in Northern horses, and is celebrated for skill and superor knowledge of all kinds of horses. At 39 minutes and three quarters of a second past 8 o'clock A. M., the word "Go !" was given and when the animal came in on the hundredth mile, it was just 5 o'clock 35 minutes and 53 seconds. The horse was ever ten minutes go ing the -52 d mile, and the last fifty mile heats around the course varied from five to nearly sev en minutes—during 'which the poor beast was nursed, potted and his mouth sponged, at inter vals, when stopping for a few seconds. The horse was driven by Mr. CC°. Spicer, who enter, ed the animal for the feat, after the bet of three thousand dollars to one was made between the owner and another gentleman, who has long been connected with the amusements of the turf. Mr. Spicer was relieved several times by Mr. James MeMann, of the Lafayette Hall, who reined the steed fora number of miles in the most ingenious and skilful manner. The horse that accom plished this unprecedented feat, stood the test of speed and bottom in a manner never before heard of, or recorded in the history of "The Turf" in this or any other part of the world. At the conclusion of the hundred miles, the horse was very feeble, and was led of thatrack by the host lers who took him to a stable in the immediate vicinity, where everything was done to relieve his prostrate condition. Stich an exhibition ni brutality towards a dumb animal has seldom been wittnessed.—Phila. Sun. It is since stated that the above cruel race re_ suited in the death of the noble animal on the night after the great feat was accomplished.— This will probably put a stop to such insane trials of the speed and bottom of horses. Singular Discorcry.—On Monday Of last week. while some workmen were engaged in taking off the roof of the Round II iil Church, in Elizabeth township, in this county, the skeleton of a human being was discovered in the loft of the Church. ft was evident that the person, whoever he was, had committed suicide, as the bones were found immediately beneath a handkerchief, which was suspended from n rafter. On examining the handkerchief, a name was found- worked upon it, which led to the discovery that the skeleton was that of a man who lived in Elizabethtown, about 13 years since, and who had mysteriously disap• peared. The citizens supposed that he had drowned himself, and dragged the river several times to discover the body. lie had become in volved in business, and while laboring under a mental depression, produced by his troubles, it is supposed he committed suicide.-Pittsburgh Post. Abdication of the Czar .Nicholas.—lt is under stood in Washington that there is considerable reason to believe the European rumor that the Emperor of rtus.ia - is about to abdicate in fdvor •of his son. Nesse!rode, and others, of the Min istry, are earnestly in favor of the retiring of the Russian troops from the Principalities, and will not second the Czars desire for war. It is under. stood they now admit that the hereditary insan• ity of the Romaoffs has fallen upon him. He has threatened to abdicate if the Cabinet and his family persist in opposition. Well inform ed parties believe that abdication will be forced upon him in order to get RusSia outof the scrape. —.Phila. Sun. Restoration of Polonel.—lntelligence has been received at Mashing= to the effect that the young Prince Napoleon is studying the Polish language dilligenily, with the view of taking com mand of a revolutionary party in Poland, in the event of a war in which Russia is entanged. If .successful, it is•supposed the Prince would be proclaimed" King of Poland. A 11ew Dioh.—The French papers speak of the new Parisian dish, fried ratticsnukci, as a novel ty of their own invention. It is not. In the old Florida war, "our roeh" discovered that rattle sdakes were good to.iat, and used to cook them as a pleasing change after-horse anti hard•bis cutt. We have been assured by one whOierved in that whi,that the flesh of the . rattlesnake is de• licious in the extreme—surpassing even that of thefittg, both in flavour and delicacy of texture. Good IV/seirt. Mr. Andrew M. Passinitre, of East Nottingham township, produced, we are, informed, the present season, 37 . bu.shels of wheat: to the Aire, upon a tiine•acre field. This is cer• takuly a very fine yield, and the more accepta ble, with ttm,present high prices . ..,AV, B.; ; , wpincr. • . , • .• GLEANINGS. Er The Erie Railroad with its equipmints cost twenty five Mirlioni of dollirs, and employs two hundred locomotive's: ... farFILEEMAN & Hoona , Schad Tcachers.—F ree man teachers the boys and,yuggs the girls. fir Hunger, they say, ii . the best sauce ; arid this may account, perhaps, fur the reason svl.7y tingry people Pre generally Po imperinent. lar'The Minnesotian estimates the number of voters in Si.. Paul at 828. and the number of iris habitants at 40U0. la"It is calcuilited the use and mantifactu% of every thousand tons of white lead, causes, or: an average 125 paiients and ?lye deaths, E'l3y next summer fcitir steamships will ply regularly between PhiladeltiViti and Liverpool? . Good ! 1: - Cats are quoted in Australia it u firteen dol. tars each. C.V'Among the curiosities at the Ohio was a printer with a five dollar bill in his pocket - Barnum has sent fon him. arSamuel V. Hartranfi, Esq., of Norristown," has become proprietor of the Poge(sVllle Taveriz i in Fogelsville, Lehigh county. 1. - 7 The President has manifested his patriot- ism by sending to Scotland for carpet for the " Palace." nrThe Miller doctrine is spreading in Maine.: There are thousands who believe the world be burned up next spring. 1-.:V• 'Six Main Boys, in Australia, write home that they realized upwards of $20,000 from their first six weeks' labor in that land of gold. Er A lady remarked to a printer the other day that although he might prinla kiss, he must nev erpub'ish it. Passenger Trains are now running daily to and from Philadelphia, on the Norris town Rail Road. A Ilael Erperimehl.—The editor of the Woone socket Patriot makes merry over the mistake of an old Shanghai hen of his, that has been "set ting" for five weeks upon two round stones and a piece of brick ! Her anxiety," quoth he, is. no greater than ours to know what she will hatch. If it proves a brickyard, that hen is not.for The 117 . /I's Consent.—The Missouri legislature has a bill before it, in accordance with a sugges. lion in the Governor's message, to provide that no man be allowed to endorse a note without the consent of his wife, and that no endorsement shall be valid without such consent. True Bill Found.—The Grand Jury of Luzerne county have found a true bill against Deputy Marshals Jenkins, Crossin, George Wynkoop, and the owner of the alleged slave Bill, for the disturbance growing out of the attempted capture of the slave at Wllkesbarre, some month since. I The Affray on the Steamer Dresden. Some days since, an affray occurred on i the steamboat Dresden, near Helena, Ark., ' 1 in which two men were killed and three others wounded. The facts of the occur- i rence are as follows :- It appears that about one hundred Irish-, men, who had been employed to work on the levees in. Arkansas, were decic passen-- g.ers on the Dresden. An old lady from. Kentucky, with her two children, who were • also deck passengers, wns greatly imposed on by some of these Irishmen. Her child-. ren were abused, and the provisions she had provided herself with were taken and stolen_. On one occasion, when one of her children, was struck by an 'lrishman, a Mr. James Sullivan, of Maysville, Ky., a cigar maker, and a worthy, steady and respectable gen tleman, took the part of the lady and remon strated with the men on their conduct. The Irish forthwith commenced an auaek• on Sullivan, one of them striking him' vio-- • lently on the head with a poker, He in-• stantly drew his revolver, and defended ' himself as he best could. One man was shot through the heart and fell dead in hiss tracks. Another was shot in the mouth, the ball knocking out his teeth, cutting' oar his tongue, and lodging 'in his throat. He• was not expected to recover. A third vaa. shot in the arm which was badly shattered. and broken. An Irish woman, whO belong•. ed to the party, and who was far advancedl in pregnancy, was shot in the abdomen; ands she died the same night. She was strOcßc by n stray • ball, as the pistol was not aimed at her. By this time Sullivan was overpoweredi by the numbers who opposed him, was knocked down, stamped upon, terribly bea ten, and badly cut, and was left for dead.— He•was taken to the forward part of the boat by tome of the cabin passengers, who then thought him to be dead. He was badly cut in five different places, one pn the throat, and one or two on the body being severe wounds, and his head was very badly hurt by the blow horn the poker. After he had . been washed he gradually revived, and was, able to tell his name. His injuries appear ed.to be so severe, that it was thought im possible.he could survive during the night,. but next day he Ives better,•tind ,when 're. was put off the boat nt Napoleon, accomps..- flied ,by a friend, where he could siqUr,o proper medical attentions , there wero strong: - grounds for hoping 'that he might'retover.... During the night ho had to be guarctedlar'. the passengers, in order to prevent•thci,liish.' from ag ain attacking him and work b y killing hiM. The man killed was baited' at ihe•fotiror Cleric's bar. The Wounded were.taken to Vicksburg for medical attention. "' .• The affair occurred, shortly after leaving Memphis, and when onlrfour or five miles below that city. • ?Or ''d• • As May well be i gine ~the _affair pro duced the most:intensu eXeiteiinent',on tho boat, and the greatest consternationpro,vnil ed aneeng,th,e lady passengers in the cabin, : in full view of .whom the occurrencedook place: There,was,groatsympathyexpress ed for the brave Sullivan, who catnajwar, losing his life, in mew efforts to.proteet •al• defenceless mother from insultlantimutrage. —The only regret among, theTterserigets seemed to be that, 4itriives notable •to 'do '' more execution among the• out-laws who so) villainously attacked .hitu. •.• • •
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