The Lehigh register., June 06, 1855, Image 2

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ALLENTOWN, PA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1855
[):"Ir. B. PALMER, Esq., N. W. corner of
Third and Clicsnut streets, Philadelphia, is our
Uut:&qicated Atent for receiving advertise
ments aild7i ruliicriptions to the Lehigh Register.
The Rain—Crops.
ThroughoulFriday, Saturday and Sunday we
were visited with heavy rains.' The weather
being warm it had a most happy effect upon
vegetation, and everything has put on a re
freshed appearance. The worth of such 6, rain
is not to be over estimated. We sincerely hope
that no unfavorable circumstances may occur
hereafter to mar the improved prospects of the
country. The season .is late—but the crops
never presented a finer appearance or promised
a more bounteous harvest. Under these cir
cumsktnces wo cannot but think it otherwise
than foolish to pay $2.50 a bushel for wheat, as
is now done in Allentown. In seven or eight
weeks wheat will not be worth more' than half
that price, and instead of flour commanding
twelve and thirteen dollars a barrel, it will
come down - to a price which will place it within
the reach of many who cannot afford to pur
chase it at that price. There is a prospect of
an abundant crop of all kinds of fruit through
out our county the present year—from the
bushes in the garden up to trees of the orchards.
Now Lino of Stager
Mr. CHARLES SEM:REAVES intends in a few
days to run a new daily line of stages from this
place to Reading, so as to connect with the
trains of the Lehigh Valley Rail Road. By
this arrangement passengers from 'Raiding
will be enabled to reach New York at an
early hour the same day. Tin; fare from
Reading to New York, it is said, will be only
$3,00.
Important Decision
Below we give the decision of Chief Justice
BLACK, of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,
in a case which caused much difficulty, and
with which many of our readers may be famil
iar. It is the disposition of the property of
Abraham Woman, Sr., after his demise. Mr.
Peter Huber and Abraham Worman, Jr., the
two heirs of the estate, took out letters of ad
ministration, had the same appraised, and
Abraham Worman, Jr., accepted the same at
the appraisement, by decree of the Orphan's
Court. The administrators, however, failed in
rendering the proper securities, neither did
Worman enter into the proper recognizance for
the acceptance of the' property. In conse
quence of the fire in the summer of 1818, Peter
Huber became insolvent, and the property was
seized as that of Abraham Worman, Jr., and
accordingly sold by the Sheriff to George
Beisel. The Court set aside the sale on the
ground that the property was first held liable
for the payMent of the debts of Abraham Wor
man, Sr., as surety for Peter. Huber, and ap
pointed Henry King, Esq., administrator to
settle the estate, who afterwards sold to the
"Allentown Water Company,"- the present
owners. Mr. Nathan Dresher and Dr. Lesher
Treater, also sureties of Peter Huber, had an
execution issued and resold the same as the
property of Peter Huber and Abraham Wor
man Jr., as heirs of Abraham 'Wormari Sen.,'
and purchased the land at Sheriff 't sale for a
trifle over $2OO. The decision of the Supreme
Court .reverses the decree of the Orphan's
Court and confirms the Administrator's sale to
the Water Company as follows :
Black's Appeal.—Lehigh county. Opinion
by Black, J. It is considered and adjudged
that the decree of the Orphans' Court of Lehigh
county be reversed, and it is now here decreed
that the proceeds of the sale of the land of Abra
ham Worman, Sr., deceased, made by the ad
ministrators, be distributed as follows,: that is
to say, first, to the Society of the United Breth
ren for propagating the gosple among the
heathen, sei much of the said fund as may satisfy
the debt and the interest due on their mortgage
against A. W,orman, Sr., and the balance pro
rata or in equal proportions among all the other
creditors of said A. Woman, Sr., dcc'd.
The 'Fourth of July
What say our goodly citizens of Allentown
and its vicinity, shall we appropriately cele
brate the approaching anniversary of our na
tional independence, or shall it be passed in
quiescent indifference, unworthy and unbe
coming the magnitude and interest of the mem
hrable events connected with it ? This great
holiday, like Christmas, invites our attention
'but-once a year. Habit, association—indeed,
Patriotism demand that it should be set apart '
and devoted, with religious exactness, to the
service of our country ; to the remineseerice of
the " crisis• that tried men's souls !" and the
ennobling self sacrifice then cheerfully offered
upon the altar of human lilferty. The Fourth
of July has its own associations, and when it
Is celebrated with 'civil and military display,
with bonfires and illuminations, the ringing of
the bells, and the firing of cannon, the associa
tions• aro natural, strong, exciting and inspir
ing. Then it is that the fires of patriotism aro
rekindled' and those impressions are made upon
the Minds of our children, which insure to our
dearly bought freedom, a love, veneration and
security, which are .not gained in any other
way so easily or so certainly. We ask then .
.pgain, shall this day be permitted by the citi
zens of Lehigh county to pass unheeded ; or in
unmeaning frivolity without suitable respect
and consideration ? The time is at hand when
the needful preparations shall be adopted, if
adopted at all, initiatory to the usual demon
strations and festivities in honor of the day,
and :correspondent .to the wealth and magna
nimity and Patriotism of our citizens. Let us
not falter in-the discharge of a duty so impera
tive, interesting and instructive. That event
ful day marks a governmental epoch, original
but sufficient for, the exigencies of the chaotic af
fairs of a colonial people seeking political hap
piness and safety.
• Dreaditufni and.Prlc'es•
There is quite a struggle going on just now,
in relation to the prices of breadstuff. All sorts
of speculations aro indulged, and the buyers
and, sellers aro advantaged by turns. The dif
ficulty is to ascertain, not only the sections of
country that are bare, but those from which
supplies are to be expected. On Monday last,
the receipts at New York amounted to 10,000
barrels of flour, and 17,000 bushels of wheat,
and the consequence was, a momentary deprest
sion in prices. On Tuesday, however, tho de
mand was quite active, flour closed at
,an ad
vanccof 12 cents per barrel, and the receipts
showed a considerable falling off. In Philadel
phia, the market was quiet, but prices were
firm, the rates being $lO l l ind $ll, and 811
and 8111 for extra. With the improving crops,
however, the rates must come . down. The
reports in relation to the supplies in Canada are
contradictory. Ono authority says that we
shall receive half a million of barrels of flour
from that quartei before the next harvest, and
another fixes the aggregate at 200,000 barrels.
A Washington letter writer, alluding to the
subject in rather a discouraging tone says: 7 -
" In regard to future prices, it may be said
that the surplus of former years is exhausted,
the crop in the great wheat producing region of
Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania will be
short from three causes—namely, the smallness
of the area sown last fall, the dry and bard
winter, and the terrible drought of the spring
which the scanty rains of the first of this month
scarcely alleviated. On the other hand, the
crop in the great wheat States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin appears to be
in good condition."
Again, the Rochester Advertiser recently
published a calculation by a cautious miller of
that city,. who estimated that the whole West
would be able to furnish the Eastern Markets
with 1,500,000 bushels of wheat—equal to only
300,000 barrels of flour, exclusive of what may
come from Canada. The BuiSdo Republic, in
the same vicinity, however, takes this " eau-
tious miller" to task, and states that the
amount is three times the quantity he estimates.
The editor says, from actual observation, he
knows the amount to come for yard is—from
Lake Minipill, 650,000 bbls. ; -from Detroit,
125,000 bbls. ; from Toledo, 100,100 bbls. :
from Cleveland 50,000 bbls., making a total of
025,000 bbls. flour, " exclusive of Canada,"
which is put'down at over half a million bar
rtls, making a million and a half barrels of
flour, equal to the number of bushels the " cau
tious miller" allowed. 4
IL will seen from the foregoing, that the cc
corrals vary, either according to the, interests
of the writers, their means of information, their
hopes or fears. On the whole, the chances are,
that prices will decline, but not very materially,
until the new crop begins to •eome in. Flour
cannot now he exported without a loss, so that
no drain in this way need be anticipated. The
lakes and canals aro all open, the railroads are
numerous and in constant activity, and the
prices are sufficiently high to induce all who
have any surplus on hand, to forward it with
as little delay as possible.
Improvement on Window 110d.4.
A short time since a patent was granted to
our young townsman . Mr. Charles Rose, for an
improvement on Venetian Window Blinds. It
consists in the construction of double or upper
and lower heads, in such a manner, that when
the upper head is fastened to the window frame,
the lower head to which is attaced the lath, may
be connected or separated therefrom with great
easiness, so that when a cleansing of the Blind
or window is necessary, it can be removed in a
moment. In the removal of ordinary window
Blinds it is in most instances necessary to
procure a machanic to take them from the win
dows. The necessity of doing so is however
obviated with the Patent Blinds, as the im
provement is so simple and works so easy; that
it can readily be taken from the window and
•eplaced by any child. Mr. Rose can at al
hues be seen at the Blind Manufactory of Mr
Alex. F. Muir, where h. Blind with the improve
ment can be seen, and where he will be please(
to see his friends call to examine it.
Gralimn' a. Dlagnzino•
The June number -of this ever puncluMl:
monthly is already on our table. It isfllled to
repletion with elegant engravings, choice liter
ature, fashion plates°, choice designs for embroi
dering dresses, &c., &c. No lady who desires
to get up her summer toilet gracefully and
fashionably should be without it.
A Still Larger Yield.
Tan THREE ANTIMACITE FUNACES now in bhist
at. the Crane Works, Catasauqua, Pa., yielded
last week the following extraordinary amount
of iron, all with the exception of a few tons be
ing of the best No. 1 quality :--Furnace No. 1;
having 11 feet bushes, 110 tons; No. 4, Is
feet ,do, 217 tons ; No. 5, 18 feet do, 239 tons
—amounting to 50G tons, which is believed to
be the. largest quantity ever made in one
week by furnaces of the same size, either in
this or the old country ; and the performance of
No. 5 will be put against that of any sized fur
nace in the world.—Carrespontlent of the Phila
delphia Lcdgcr.
The above surprising yield has been beaten
by two furnaces in our neighborhood. One of
the North Lebanon Furnaces, with 12 feet
boshes, has made in ono week, 156 tons of iron,
mostly of quality No. 1 ; and one of Mr. Rob
ert W. Coleman's furnaces, at Cornwall, hav
ing also 12 feet boshes, has repeatedly Made
130 tons per week of No. 1. In this statement
it shOuld also be mentioned, that the ore used
in our furnace is much more difficult to smelt.
than the ores in use at the Crane Works, and
at these latter works they have the additional
advantage of a mixture of ore, which experi
ence has shown to be far more fivorable to a
large yield of iron than the single ore of' richer
quality, used with us.—Lebanon " Pay of Scu
enly-six."
[l:7-The• number of bounty land applications
now reaches 130,900.
Latest Foreign Nome.
The steamship Pacifi airived at Now-York
on Wednesday, with news from Europe 'one
week later, ndvices being to the 19th ult. from
Liverpool. Tho siege of Sebastopol progress
es the same as before, with fierce cannonades,
desperate sorties, the springing of mines end
countermines, and all the terrific circumstances .
of war. The French General, Canrobert, has
resigned his chief command on account of ill
health, but remains as general of division, and
hands over - the command of the army to Gene
ral Bellissier. Various expeditions of the Allies
to
,different points in the Crimea, are said to
have been undertaken. Ono of these, composed
of Ig,ooo English and French troops, left Bala
kalava on the 4th, commanded by General Sir
George Brown, destined for Kertsch. A part
of the allied fleet sailed to that point, but 4e
turned after landing some troops an Kamiesch
bay. The French army at Sebastopol is to be
reinforced by 80,000 additional troops. They
have been throwing stinkpots into the Russian
lines; but the example was set by the Russians
themselves, as appears by the despatches of
Gortschalcoff. Besides the French reinforce
ments, there arc expected 10,000 mere Sardin
ians, and 10,000 Egyptians, and Omar Paella
is fast organizing a Tarpr force at Eupatoria.
With all these, it is said that the allied forces
will number nearly 300,000 men. From Eupa
toria the news is that Sual is occupied by 25,000
Russians and large quantities of warlike stores.
The Russians are fortifying the road from Eupa
toria to Sebastopol. A report appears in a
London paper that Count Nesselrode, the Rus-
sian premier, had resigned ; but it is contradict
ed. In Turkey the capitation tax on Christians
is finally abolished, and they are liable to ren
der military Alice, but will form separate
corps. In Asia, Erzeroun and Kars were forti
fied, and General Williams was preparing to
open the campaign. Pianori, who attempted
to assassinate the Emperor Nepoleon, has been
executed. Ile died shouting " Vivo la Republi
que !" In Great Britain the 'Ministry is fast
becoming unpimular.
Agricultural; Society.
A meeting of Lehigh County Agricultural So
ciety was held June 2d 1855, at the Public
House of Benjamin . llngenbuch, in Allentown. •
President 11. J. Schantz, in the Chair.
The minutes of last meeting were read and
adopted.
Resolved—That the account as corrected and
approved by the Auditors be reported to the
Treasurer.
Dr. Charles IL Martin, Chairman of the
'orinnittee to select awarding Committees,
made report, which was adopted and the Com
mittee discharged.
Resclred—That the Premium list with the
awarding and other Committees be published.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
A. L. RUHE, Secretary.
The True Doctrine
The New York Leader, in noticing the prone
ness of benevolence to seek some far-away ob
ject upon which to bestow its gifts, says it is
in favor of that charity, be it religous or tem
poral, displayed in free gifts of Bibles and
tracts, or donations of beef and puddings,
which begins at home. We shotild like to see
the millions now disbursed for the salvation of
the Hottentots, and Hindoos, and other barba
rians, employed in educating and reclaiming
the miserable outcasts, black and white, that
swarm our large cities. The substance of
moral degradation and religious destitution is at
our doors ; it corrupts the air we breathe ; it
shames the piety, the philanthrophy of the age.
Why should we pass the monster that darkens
our very thresholds, to make a foray on bar
baric superstition ? The Scriptures tell us
that the man who cares not for those of his own
household, in preference to strangers, is worse
than an infidel. It would be a blessed thing,
then, if our Bible missionaries, and others sym
pathizing with the benighted savages, would
wash the dirty faces, fill the empty stomachs,
and cleanse the stained souls of the multitude
of their white bretheru now journeying devil
ward, by the roads of destruction and ignO
yance, instead of devoting all their energies and
revenues to the instruction of those who would
as leave eat them as listen to them. There is
Is a good deal of truth iii that, Mr. Leader.
The Virginia Election
The Richmond Enquirer has returns from
all but 11 bounties, and makes Mr. Wisies ma
jorities so far 10,572. It says his majority in
the State will be about 11,000, as the strong
Democratic counties of Scott and Leo, are
among those not heard from. The Dispatch
makes the majority only 9295, and 13 counties
to be heard from, which gave Pirates 910 ma
jority. The Democratic majority in the Legis
lature will be over 40, The Enquirer says the
returns leave no doubt of the election of Lnwis
to CongreSs, so that the Democrats will have the
entire delegation.
PROPOSED SALE OP VIE PUBLIC WOBIZS.-It
appears that the original cost of constructing
the public works of Pennsylvania was $32,-
024,207. During the twenty three years that
they have been in operation the working expen
ditures have amounted to $19,499,857, and the
interest on loans to $451,50,790, making the
whole amount of cost to November, 1853, $87,-
046,176. The revenue to the same period was
825,342,020, showing a balance against the
improvements 'of $65,304,150. So that the
State has been paying 5 and 0 per cent. per
annum on its loans made to build the works,
while the works have yielded the State less
than one per cent. The legislature has passed
a bill to sell thOnaiu line of these works, fixing
the minimum Prj e timer fat seven and a half
million of dollars, ‘if` purchased by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at eight and
a half millions, and repealing the tonnage tax:
il:7 lour- in New York declined from 50 to
01A cents per barrel la4t, week, and is stated
that several parcels for Juno delivery, have
been, sold as low as $8.75:
Letter from lown.
KEOKUK, lowa, May 26, 1845.
We had looked forward, anticipating much
pleasure in our trip up the Mississippi, and so
far, can 'gay that it has been more thau realized.
The scenery, it is true, will hardly equal that
of the Hudson, but what it lacks in beauty is
more than made up in the grandeur of the river.
The width varies from a half to three•quarters
Of a mile, and its length surpasses that of all
others except the Missouri and the Amazon.
There are some views that are beautiful ; aye,
grand in the extreme. The river is studded
vith little islands, which are covered with trees
hat are now putting on their mantle of green
uliage, which sparkles in the sunbeams like
emeralds of a richer hue. The banks on the
llinois side are low, and covered with trees
vhich shut out 'from view the beautiful prairies
beyond—save now and then an opening inter.
venes, and a farm-house is dimly seen in a clus
ter of peach and cherry trees that are now in
full bloom, showing in beautiful contrast the
fields carpeted with green, and all nature snq
ing at the approach of Summer. On the Mis
souri side the banks are high. A bold bluff
runs along the shore which shutS out from view
the beau ties of the country beyond.
The current of the river is about 6 miles per
hour, 'and our little craft steams it " like a
ling of life," carrying us safely onward over
he majestic waters of the Mississippi that flow
mceasingly onward from the regions of perpet"
ual ice, to the regions of perpetual flowers.
'We halted a moment at Alton, 111. Did not
have time to visit the town, but were enabled
to see a large portion of it from the river. It
is situated on a high bluff that overlooks the
river, and the country to the east. This place
for many years was in the hands of speculators
which greatly retarded its growth and prosperi
ty, but now it is rapidly improving. They have
a population of ten thousand, and a fair pros
pect of a continued healthy growth. Our next
halt was at 'Hannibal, on the Missouri side, a
place of about 7,000 inhabitaints. Prices of
produce range high ; rain had not visited this sec
tion of the country (save in occasional showers)
for nearly two years. Hay is worth $1,50 per
100 lbs. ; corn 75 cents ; wheat 1,50 ; potatoes
$2.,00. The drouth of last year destroyed nearly
everything. Although there has been no rain
this spring, the grounds arc in a good condi-
tion ; the snows of last winter were gradually
wasted away by the heat of the sun, and very
little of the water has found its way into' the
streams, consequently the prospect of good crops
this year is very good.
Quincy was our next"stopping place, and we
spent a day there. It is onb of the oldest
towns on the river, having a population of
15,000. The city is lighted with gas, and im
provements have been made here that render it
a delightful place. It is situated high above
the river, and a square of about four acres is
enclosed and ornamented. A court house
'stands prominent on one side and a hotel on
the other. Stores and shops fill up the space,
so that all face the common. This is purely an
eastern city in appearance, and a love of its
beauties have drawn in so many here that
trade of all kinds is rather overdone. The
country back is beautiful; but lands are high.
Improved farms near the city arc worth from
$lOO to $2OO the acre. Brick ad stone are
the principal material used in building. Both
arc easily obtained. Wood is $3,50 per cord
coal in abundance for about $2,50 a ton.
Keokuk was our next stopping place. It is
situated on the west bank of the river, in the
State of lowa. There are now about 7000 in
habitants here. It is one of the smartest and
most enterprising places on the river from St.
Louis to the falls of St. Anthony, and take our
word for it, it will be the largest city north of
St. Louis. It possesses natural advantages
that no other city on the river ever, can have.
The city has had the misfortune to be lo
cated on what has been called the " half breed's
tract." These claims have hung like an incu
bus over all its growth and prosperity. The
original number to which our gyvernment ex
tended tle hand of charity, wag thirty-seven.—
This tract of land was given to them and by
them sold and resold until about eighty per
sons claimed the tract, which was ceded to the
original thirty-seven. This led to difficulty, as
many had settled and improved the lands, and
yet no satisfactory title could be obtained. The
result was that Congress appointed a committee
to • decide on the various claims. The eighty
were finally allowed to come in pro . ratio, and
those called squatters were.to receive an equiVa
lent for their improvements. While this state
of things lasted, there Was no reliable titles to
be obtained, and consequently there was but
little growth or prosperity to that place, Now
that the storm has passed away, anid•the sun
once more shines on a free and happy people,
they are on the high road to wealth.
This place to us is full of interest. The story
of the red man of4he forest—the wrongs lie has
suffered—his resentments, and his inevitable
approaching .fate—it causes a tear of pity and
a blush of shame. These broad and beautiful
prairies that once bloomed with many colored
flowers, were theirs ; the forests filled with
game,:and the streams with. fish were theirs.—
Now how changed ! A few rude mounds lev
elled by the wheels of time tell where some
victim of strife Was hastily laid, and the setting
sun points to where the, remnant of a once pow
erful people still linger.
MmuniAGE EXTRAVIWINARY. — Toni Thumb,
the celebrated little great man, was married at
'Webster on Thursday last, to a Miss Vinton, of
Bridgeport,. Ct. An attempt was made to keep
it from the public, but somehow it leaked out
through some of the company who were a little
indiscreet after imbibing pretty freely of Held
sick, provided for the occasion.
13 The city of Cleveland has a law that
every owner of a dog shall pay a tax on male
bumbles $5, on females $lO. • •
Cumosrros or inn' enNsos,—The census of
1850 shows that the oldest person living in the
United States was 140. This person was an
Indian woman, residing in North Carolina.—
In the same State was an Indian aged 125, a
negro woman 111, two black females 110 each,
one mulatto male 120, and several white males
and females aged from, 100 to 114. In the
parish of Lafayette, Lousiana, was a female
black, aged from 110 to 115. There were in
the United States in 1850, 2,555 persons over
100 years. This shows that about one person
in 9,000 will he likely to live to that age.—
There are now 20,000 'persons in the United
States who were living when the Declaration of
Indeliendence was signed, in 1770. They
must necessarily be about 80 years old now, in
order to have lived at that time. The French
census of 1851 shows only 102 persons over
100 years old ; though their total population
was near 30,000,000. Old age is, therefore at
tained among us much more frequently than in
France.
CITEESEMAKING ix CALIFORNIA.—They may
talk of the grazing districts of Goshen and Rome
in the State of New York, or some of the equally
famous rural districts of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, but perhaps fow of our citizens are
aware of the fact, that there is a sufficient
amount of cheese made in some of the counties
of this State, to give them a notable place
among the best gazing localities in the Atlantic
States. On ono " Milk Branch," in the Petal
limn Valley, Sonoma county, owned by Mr. 0.
F. Holabird, sixtmlivc thousand pounds cheese
have been made within the last six months, and
most of it was consumed as soon as made, for
owing to its excellent quality it was not permit
ted to remain long on the hands of the mann-
So extensive had the business be
come, that Mr. llolabird found it necessary to
establish himself in this city, to attend to its
disposal, and it was his splendid marble tables
wo casually noticed the other day, in passing
through the market.—San Francisco Journal.
THE 'MAGNITUDE OF TIII EARTll.—According
to a recent authority the circumference of the
Globe is 25,020 miles. It is not so easy to
comprehend so stupendous a circle as to put
down its extent in figures. It becomes more
palpable, perhaps, by comparison, such as
this :—A railway train, traveling incessantly,
night and day, at the rate of twenty-five miles
an hour, would require six weeks to go round
it. The cubical bulk of the earth is two hun
dred and sixty thousand millions of cubic
mils ! Dr. Lardner says, if the materials
which form the globe were built up in the form
of a column, having a pedestal of the magnitude
of England and Wales, the height of the column
would be nearly four, and a half millions of
miles. A tunnel through the earth, from, Eng
land to New Zealand, would be nearly eight
thousand miles long.
WRECK OF AN nth 11l ANT Smr.—The ship
Jonh, which sailed from Plymouth with 871 emi
grants, for Quebec, encountered a heavy gale to
the northeast of Eddystone. The vessel got
closer to land than the Captain was aware, and
in making the Black Head headland, ran the
ship upon a dangerous reef called the Miracles,
by which the bottom was stove in, and the
vessel suhk within about 4,000 ffeet of the
coast. The bulk of the passengers were swept
MY by the sea, and 190 were lost. Ninety
three clung to the rigging, and after great ex
ertions by the Coast Guard, were saved.—
Among them were several females, and Capt.
Rawles and crew. The Coroner's jury return
ed a verdict of man-slaughter against Capt.
Rawles, and he was taken into custody.
AVALUAIII.II STICK OF MAllo9ANY.—On,Thurs
day a stick of Cuba Mahogany was sold by E.
T. Eisenbrey to Messrs. Moore and Compion,
'for 81100. The size of the log was 18 feet
long, by 20 niches square. It was of the most
rare quality and color, known as the superior
mottled, and hence its great value. The stick
has been cut into veneers at Mr. Eisenbrey's
Mill, in Pear street, in doing which 280 cuts
were made, producing 7500 square feet of ve
neering. This tree was purchased while stand
ing last December shout 45 miles from Cien
feugos.—Phil. Ledger.
Pials:os.—At the time of the great exhibition
in London, in 1851, it was estimated that thud
were made in that city some 450 pianos per
week, or upwards of 23,000 per annum—and
in other parts of Great Britain 57,740 piano
fortes in one year, valned at £2,844,500. The
number made in France is. estimated nt one
third that of Great Britain, and all others in
Europe at two-thirds—ma:king in all 155,480
pinaofortes manufactured in Europe in one
year, furnishing employment for not less than
'25,000 workinen. •
ON VOTE.-At a recent election in Cham
bersburg, Pa., one vote eltcted the three town
Auditors. It was not generally known they
were to be voted for. One single individual,
familiar_with the charter of the borough,..voted
for those officers. They were of course, elected,
and he selected them. '1714e borough was sur
prised.
SINGULAR.—Last winter some gold fish in a
basin in the Crystal Palace, New York, were
frozen up solid, but when the ice thawed this
spring the fish came out alive, though the
color came off. As warm weather comes on
the color is returning. So says an exchange
paper. .
Yours &C., ERIAT
RE-MPOIGTATION ON PAUPERS. -011 ttO 15th
ult., thirty-aix foreign paupers were re-exported
from Boston by the State authorities of Massa
chusetts, to the country whence they had ori
ginally been sent, in the same state of destitu
tion, Great Britian.. .
[o7The average, duration of human :life
throughout the world iq 33 years. One-quar
ter die previous to the ago of seven years
one-half before reaching seventeen. . '
(Ntr (nip Vag.
I:l7'Lovely weather after the rain.
D'Populatiori of Newark, 57,500.
ID - Buffalo contains 50,000 inhabitants.
fiilabama promises a great wheat crop.
(I - Ornainental Fret-work.—Tho eyes of your
beloved after she has been crying.
UJA Secret Warranted To Keep in any
Climate.—A woman's age. .
ID - It is said that there are eighty thousand
troops under arms in the Island of Cuba.
0:7 - Of our fourteen Presidents, not ono was
a citizen of a great city !
I:1 - No soldier under eighteen years of age is
sent to the Crimea.
(a . " Why is an old maid like Sebastopol ?"
Because she is " not yet taken."
la . " Now my tale's ended," as the tadpole
said when ho turned into a frog.
('Queen Victoria was 30 years old on
Thursday last.
1 --- Paper will shortly be manufaotured from
saw-dust and shavings.
ID-The Indiana Prohibition Law goes into
effect on the 12th inst.
DJThe aggregate cash value of farms in the
State of New Jersey, is $120.237,511.
fl In the town of Liberty, Texas, a fine of
$25 is imposed on all individuals' using profane
language in the hearing of females.
fa*A. little girl near Elmira, lost her life by
drinking a table spoonful of strong ley, suppos
ing it to be cider.
11:7" The bread of repentance is in many in
stances made of the wild oats wo sow in our
youth."
[DTTliere are two bores in society—tho man
who knows too much, and the man who knows
too little.
ITJ'Advices from Texas announced that the
drought in that State has ended, heavy rains
having fallen every where.
7 — There are now about 20,000 persons in
the United States who wore living when the
Declaration of Independence was signed, in
1776.
T hold it to be a fact,' says Pascal,
that if all persons knew what they said of each
other, there would not be four friends in the
world.' ,)
Mother," said an -inquisitive urchin,
a few days since, "would you have been
any relation- to me, if father hadn't married
ou ?"
17" Sonny, what did you find in your stock
ing this morning ?" inquired a father of his wee
boy, one Christmas day. " A big hole," re- -
plied the young hopeful.
I wonder what makes my eyes sb
weak," said a loafer to a gentleman. " Why,
because they are in a weak place," returned the
latter.
,['^iLAnan MM.—There is an oak tree near
Raleigh, North Caroline, which, at the sun's
meridian, covers with shade a space of 9.000
square feet. It would afford shelter for 4,500
men.
ila - A strong solution of alum with some
whiskey mixed in it, is said to be a most excel
len remedy for tho galled shoulders of horses.—
Apply it three times a day until the wound is
healed.
B.:7111 Boston there are 227 women who pay
nx on *6,000 and upward. Mrs. 11. K. Hunt,
who protested on the ground tha it was taxa
ion without representation, pays $308.10 per
EIMIZI
IC? The Agricultural Bureau, which has
, cen attached to the Patent Office, at Wash
ugton, is to be discontinued, it is stated, in a
veelt or two, the appropriation for it being ex
'Rusted.
Savr Youn TREES.—A gentleman who
has tested his theory by experience, advises his
friends to shake their trees thorotighly, to clear
them of worms. , lle thinks that the operation
repeated at intervals of four or five days for the
next three weeks, will abate the nuisance.
[I7*TIIE HOTEL Kssrsns of Philadelphia have
raised their charges to transient boarders. The
hotels are divided into three classes; those of
the first 'class charging from $2 to $2 50 per
day for board and lodging ; those of the second
class $1 75, and those of the third class $1 50.
Other charges are In proportion.
[ll7 -- A national sheep show is to bo held at the
village of Bath, Steuben county, N, Y., the
three last days of May, by the " Wool Grow
ers Association of Western New York," and the
premiums announced are from $lO to $75 for
the best pen of five or ,ten'sheep. The prices
are all' for fine wool varieties.
. Fttok.CALtroitz4tn,--The Steamship George
Law, has arrived 'at•New York, with California
news' to the first of May, and $1,324,000 in
gold. The Walker expedition had not yet
sailed. An act has passed the Legislature, and
signed by the governor to levy a capitation tax
of $5O on every Chinese emigrant arriving in
the State. Two parties of Chinese in California
have had a pitched battle near .Weaverville, in
which several Chinamen were killed and a great
many wounded. One Swede, who interfered,
was also killed. Ono party numbered 411, and•
another 120..
USEFUL Rscnurr.—A cement, which gradual
ly becomes as hard as stone, may be made by
mixing twenty parts by weight of clean sharp
sand, two of litharge, and one of whiting, and
making them into thin putty with linseed oil.
For scams in roofs, a cement may bo formed of
•white or red lead, thinned with boiled linseed
oil, into which some sharp, dry sand is stirred.
For the joints of water and gas pipes, white
lead cement is the best.
MAKING MONEY.—FOUL or five ofonr heavie.st
sugar merchants have made about $lOO,OOO
each on the recent " rise in sugar." Orie house
has on hand 0000 hogsheads, the increase on
the value of each of which during the last two
months, while it has been reposing in the
warehouse's has been $2O, Mating a clear
profit of sl2o,ooo:—Cincinnati Commercial.
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