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
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