• F. 11. Weidner, Variety of Flowers, Diploma Mrs. A. A. Wagner, vase of Natural Flowers; Diploma . . . Miss Susan Delong, lot of Flowers, Diploma Mrs. Thomas Steckel, Jerusalem Tree, Dip Miss Mar. Erdman, bunch of Flowers, Dip B. U. Schadt, Oleander Tree, 1 Miss Mary Sterner, bunch of Flowers, Dip William florn, Wild • Dip A. H. Wint, Artificial Flowers,. Diploma COMTITTEE.-D. J. Martin, Miss Ellen N. Sohnll, lliss Louisa Moser, Aliss—Mar garet DUlinger, Mrs. rianah Pered, Mrs. C. R..Keseler. NO. 17. HOME DEPARTMENT The undersigned Committee respectfully re port the following premiums and diplomas namely. Mrs. W. P. Weidner, for the best loaf of Wheat Bread, Mrs. J. W. Wilson, 2d best, Diploma " Joseph Wint, for the best loaf of Rye Bread, Mrs. W. P. Weidner, 2d best, Diploma Mr. W. Wieman, Best Pound Cake, 1 Mrs. RCM Levers, 2d best Diploma Mrs. H. Huth, 3d best, Diploma Mrs. ht. A. 33achman, for the Best Sponge Cake, 1 Mrs. Thomas Steckel, 2d best, Diploma Miss Margaret Dißinger, 3d best, Diploma Mr. W. 'Nieman, for the best specimens of various Cakes, Mr. H. Huth, fr •4t hone Mr. H. Huth, for". to, Miss.L. Moser, for best Sugar Cake, Dip Mrs. Paul Balliot, for best preserved Ox heart Cherries, 1 Mrs. E. W. Eckert, for best Brandied Peaches,_ 1 _ _ _ Miss Margaret Dillinger, for best Preserv ed Peaches. 1 Miss L. Moll, 2d best, Diploma Mrs. I. N. Gregory, for preserved Plums and Cherries, 1 Miss Leah Troxell, for best Grape Jelly, 1 Mrs. E. W. Eckert, for Quinces, 'Diploma Mrs. I. N. Gregory, for Variety of Jellies. 1 " 11. J. Schantz, Brandied Cherries, Dip " Paul Balliet, for best Apple Butter, .1 " William Edelman, for best Pickels, 1 " John Moll, for best Ham, 1 " Adeline Ruhe, 2d best, Diploma Mr. F. H. Weidner, for best Lard, Diploma Mrs. Abner 11. Wint, for Best Homemade Soap, 1 Mrs. William Maddern, Diploma 'Mr. Abner IL taint, for Best Currant Wine, 1 Mr. William Bachman, 2d best. Diploma Charles Kline, for Blackberry Wine, Diploma " " for Vinegar • Diploma Mr. W. Weiman, for a Sugar Temple, 1 Mr. W. Weiman, for best display of Con fectionery. Diploma J. W. H. Engleman, for prepared Tdinato Figs, Diploma . . The Committee would remark that th'e dis play of Bread, Cakes, Preserves and jellies was so very large and the quality of the articles dis played so very excellent that they found great difficulty in deciding'upon supertor excellence. Committee—Mrs. Isaac Hartman, Mrs. John S. Gibbons, Mrs. Christian Pretz, Mrs. Dr. Franklin Martin, Miss Mary I. Lewis, by C. Pretz, Chairman. NO. 18. PLOUGHING. Tilghman Wary, best ploughthan. J. Greenawalt for Peter Troxell, 2d best, 3 Andrew Frankenfield, 3d best, 2 Robert Landis for Paul Ballict, 4th best, 1 Peter Troxell, best plough horses, 3 Tilgh. Biery, 2d best, 2 Paul 13alliet, 3d best, 1 COMMITTEE.—DaiIieI Beige], Peter Mickley, Dan. H. Bastian, Jeremiah Kern, Sol. Reinbold, Jesse Marx. NO. 19. NON ENUMERATED ARTICLES. The undersigned Committee herewith report, that they have examined the articles submit ted to them; and would recommend the follow ing as worthy of special notice : A lot of elegantly bound Books, and fine spe cimens of printing, contributed by Blumer, Bush & Co., Diploma Two sewing Machines, one for Cloth, the other for Leather, both very excellent, by Benj. Randall, Diploma A display of elegant . Daguerreotypes by S. Burcaw, Diploma • 2 lots of Rabbits, red, black and white, by A. J. Weikel, Diploma Corn Oil, by William Edelman, Diploma Interesting specimens of petrified Snail Shells, by'L. Queer, Diploma Chrystalized Carbonate of Lime, by J. B. Levers; Diploma A fine toned Dulcimer, by J. W. Bauer, $1 Beautiful specimens of Lettering on Glass ,' by J. W. K. Engelman, ' Diploma An . ingenious Wood Puzzle, by C. Bach man,— _ . , _ _ A lot of Dogs and Pups, by Peter Farber, Dip A white Squirrel, by Eli George, Diploma Several good specimens of architectural &awing by Adolph Aschbach, Diploma. Glass VaSe and Willow Baskets, by A. Wint, Diploma • A beautiful Mantle and Marble Monument, and a number of Fancy ntieles of Statuary, by Eisenbraun & Co., A lot of minerals, by John Stabler, Diploma by C. W icand, Diploma Beautiful imitation of wood graining on paper, by William Kunsman, • • 81 Transparent Varnish, by same, Diploma • Splendid specimens of Metalic Zinc, White 0 xyde, and Ore Zinc, from the Lehigh County Zinc Mines, by J. S. Reese, Diploma A splendid reflecting Telescope, a Vernier Compass and a SchootOrrery, by J. S. Shoe maker, Diploma An ingenious Wood Puzzle, by Augustus Gerber, Diploma A fine specimen of Pig Iron, from the Al lentown Furnace; by Peter Copple, Diploma. Platinum pointed lightning rods, by B. Yoder; Diploma Fine specimens of white pipe clay from the Lehigh Mountain, by Charles Wittman, Dip A curious wood puzzle, by J. K. Alohry, Dip • Fine specimen of wood graining, on paper, by J. W. Bauer, Diploma A good specimen of 'Rape Seed Oil, raised and presented by Lewis Klump, • Diploma • Splendid sable otter skin cape, manufactur ed by D. 11. Solis, Philadelphia, for. Young & Leh, . Diploma Handsome specimens of Job Printing, by Hannum, • • Diploma Committee.--Jesse Samuels, Tilghman Stattler, • Edward Kohler, David Lawry, Herman - Rupp, Natliau Weiler. Flto/51CALIFORNIA.—The steamship Northern Light arrived at New York, on Saturday, bring ing $461,000 in Gold: The Know Nothings have carried the election—Johnson being elec ted over Bigler by 4000 majority. The vote on the liquor law is close. Col. Kinney has re signed, the Governorship of San Juan. Anothee :election is to be hold, at which it, proposed to re-elect him. Capt. Walker is still recruiting: (r4t r Igiltgtottr. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1855. (I*.At a meeting of the Directors of the Allen town Bank, Dr. CHARLES 11. MARTIN was unanimously elected to fill the vacancy in the Board occasioned by the death of Solomon L. Keck. We to-day give on our first page the list of premiums awarded at the late Fair. It will no doubt bo read with interest. We would have given it last week, but it had not passed through,the hands of the Revising Committee. Allentown and Port Clinton Railroad, The corps of engineers engage . (l iu making a survey of the Allentown and Port Clinton Rail road have-progressed as far up the Little Lehigh creek as the Salisburg Church, a distance of five miles from the point of starting. In this distance the route is favorable, although eight bridges will be required to cross and re-cross said stream. There remains no doubt that the road will be put under contract as soon as the survey can be made. That the road would be eminently feasible as well as useful is well known, and its business would be immensely large and constantly increasing. This link is necesary as a completion to a direct chain o Railroads from New York to the Great nal. By this route St. Louis can be reached in forty six hours from New York,—a distance of over -1300 miles, and one hundred miles shorter than any other route in existence. There exists no doubt in regard to the immense benefits to be derived by the construction of the contempla ted road, and we think it should meet with the hearty approval of our capitalists. There seems to be with a few exceptions, a general determination on the line of the. proposed route to carry the project forward to a successful ter mination. The people are thoroughly awake on the subject. A bright future awaits Allen town and Lehigh county. When this and the North Pennsylvania Railroad will be completed (which latter will be in less than a year,) our town will be a grand converging point,—a focal centre of railroads. They will pour in upon us avenues of wealth and prosperity, from the North, East, South and West. .1 Boma Cako, Di • In another column of to•day's paper will be found the official vote for Canal CoMmissioner. It will be seen that Plumer has a majority over Nicholson of 11,536, making a change in the Democratic vote as compared with last year of near 50,000. There are also about 0,000 votes for Williamson, Republican, 3,700 for Cleaver, Native American, GOO for Martin, Know Noth ing, and 2,100 for Henderson, Whig—in all about 12,400. We would respectfully call the attention of our Board of School Directors, to the import ance of commencing a free night school for the benefit of those boys and young men who have not the chance of attending the day schools on account of the necessity of engagements. These young men should not be overlooked—they too, have claims upon the appropriations.of our pub- lic School fund, and the only way it can bene fit them is to establish a Free Night School, and thus give them an opportunity of getting something in the way of an education. In Philadelphia and some of the towns in the inte rior of the State they have been introduced, and are accomplishing a vast amount of good. The thought has struck us, that one or two schools of the kind established in our midst under ju dicious control and management, would accom plish a great deal. Quite a mninber in our midst on account of the necessity of labor dur ing the day, are deprived of the means of get- ting any education at all. Schools of this kind would give them a chance, not only to acquire it, but to be put on the way of becoming good and useful citizens. Large numbers also who r;liow spend their time in the streets, and who become initiated very often into all sorts of vi ciousness, might think bo greatly benefitted.— We direct the attention of our citizens and the Board of School Directors to this important sub ject. • Flue Grapee. To Mr. THEOPIIII.VS HAttLAcrisa, of Upper fen township, we are indebted for alluanti. ty of remarkably fine Isabella Grapes. They were without exception, the finest specimens of the delicious fruit we ever saw. He has 4000 two and three year vines, which will be sold on reasonable terms. Give him a call. Townsend's Theatrical Company, from the New York Theatres, has been performing at the Odd Fellow's Hall, since Thursday evening. They played " Uncle Tom" the first two even ings; to large and fashionable audiences. We have seen in. large theatres more " sound and fury signifying nothing," but we have never seen, in a company of this size, more legitimate dramatic spirit and natural acting. All the entertainments they gave were of au amusing and morally instructive character; and of more real worth than dozens of circuses. During the present week the great moral drama, " Whe Drunkard," will be presented. Those of our people who are fond of amusements of this kind should keep in recollection UN advice of the Great Genius of the stage,--irsee that the players aro well bestowed." Accident—Amputation. In the eatly part of last week, 'a man named FRY, aged about 70 years, living near Spring town, had his arm caught in a threshing ma chine while engaged in feeding. It was so se verely injured, that amputation was necessary, and was successfully performed, while the pa tient was under the influence of chloroform, by Dr. C. L. Martin, of this place. Allentown, Pa. C. P. MINES, EDITOR The Premium List The Official Vote. Free Night Schools. Theatre. CAUTION. We would have the public on the lookout for a certain red-haired gentleman (1) who would like to bo considered a white man, and who is in the habit of unkindly " taking in" poor widows who have kindly taken him in— ns he takes " French leave" without paying his board. He plays the same game with all who trust him, and worst of all, clears out without paying for his paper. We can aftbrd to lose what he owes us, and on condition that he will never return, we promise, to make him a present of it, because we take in ecusideration the welfare of our citizens and tlie public in general. This puff we give him gratis. The Grain Market. Notwithstanding the admitted, abundant crops throughout the United States, the prices continuo up'—wheat varying not much from two dollars a bushel---a •very remunerative price for the farmer. These prices are no doubt the result of an anticipated continued foreign demand. The immense armies -now in the field throughout &Mope ; not only diminish the number of producers, but vastly increase the market demand and thus operate upon the prices. The important question to farmers is, will these prices continue ? We hardly think they will, but there is no telling. The harvest in France is a .failure, and more or less so throughout Europe. The main reliance in Eu rope Will be the United States, and if the war continues, prices may be kept up. Agricultural Meeting. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society was held at the house of John Y. Bechtel, on Saturday, October 13th, 1855. Present, Dr. D. 0. Moser, Isaac Hartman, Robert Oberly, John Gross, A. G. Iteninger, Edward Kohler and 11. J. Schantz. In consequence of the President not being present at the opening of the meeting, it was on motion. Resolved, That Dr. D. 0. Moser act as Pres dent, pro tern, and C. Pretz, Secretary, pro tern. Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be tendered to all those persons who took an ac- We part in conducting the late Exhibition, and particularly to the Rev. Jacob Vogelbach and Robt. E. Wright, Esq., for their excellent ad dresses, and they be respectfully requested by the Secretary of the Society for a copy for pub lication in the German and English papers of this place at the same time as the report on Premiums and Diplomas will be published, or as soon thereafter as possible. Resolved, That the President, Secretary and Treasurer be a committee to have the Constitu- tion, and the transactions of the Society duriitg The past year published in pamphlet form. Resolved, That A. G. Reninger and John Gress be a committee to construct a culvert from the Trial Course to the centrTil Hydrant, and from thence to connect with a similar cul vert from the Hydrant at the office down past the Huckster Stands, and also to have the ground harrowed and sowed with timothy seed, and afterwards give the ground a top dreSsing with the manure that is now collected on the ground. Resolved, That the three acres of land ad joining the fair ground on the north be pur chased, and that 11. J.Schantz, Isaac Hartman and A. G. Reninger be a committee to pur chase the same. After an interview With Owen Saeger, (the owner of three acres ofland) the said committee reported that said land can be purchased for twelve hundred dollars—whereupon it was Resolved unanimously that said Committee be and hereby is instructed to purchase at that price. Adjourned. Ilentown Twins and Directors Association, This Association met in the . Eastern Schoo ouse on Monday evening, Oct. 15th, at o'clock On motion Mr. Jacob Slemmer was called to the Chair, and MisiE. J. Gibons appointed Sec- retary, pro tem. An election then took place for officers fo the permanent organization of the association which resulted in thoghoice of Jonathan Reich and for President, Jacob Slemmer Vice Presi (lent, Miss E. J. Gibons, Secretary, and 0. M Runk, Treasurer. After this an interesting discussion ensued upon the best method of teaching the "Alpha bet." It Was then solved that the association meet once in two weeks, on Monday evening at the same hour and place. It was further resolved that the proceedings Of the meeting be published in the papers of the Borough, and that a general invitation be given to the friend's of education throughout the county to attend and partieipate in the meet ings of the association. The subject for diScUssion at the next meet ing (Monday evening October 20th,) is that of " Reading." Some remarks, accompanied with illustrations, upon the subject of Physiolo gy, may also be expected, ELIZA J. GIBONS, Secretary. TIIE SALE Or THE MAIN lam—Sealed propo sals for the purchase of the Main Line of the State Works,will be received at the office of the Commonwealth, until Monday the 24th of De cember next. We hope that this attempt to effect the sale will be more successful than those' previously made. The last effort at the Exchange, in Philadelphia by .public auction, was a lamentable faihire, no bids being re ceived approaching the amount mentioned in the act passed by the Legislature. The senti ment of a vast majority of the people of the State is in favor of the sale being effected as speedily as possible. The State Works, instead of being a profit to the Commonwealth, aro no.. toriously a tax upon the Treasury, and a - cause of expenditure that produces no corresponding advantage to the State. B:71t, is stated that the war has already itn poSed..upon.Turkey, expenses to the'amount of 300,000,000 of francs. . A Mysterious Cage. On Wednesday evening last a woman named Mary Snyder was brought to,Jail atibis place, on suspicion of haying the night previous caus ed the death of her little daughter, aged four years, by administering poison. During the afternoon the Coroner of this 'County held an inquest over the body. The following were the Jurors : Charles Seip, (foreman) John Huth, Francis &Mueller, A. Transuc, John Fetter, Charles Moore, R. W. Pascoe, E. Hoard, P. W. Bea ler, George Haas, Jacob Miller, J. P. Hallbach. The editor the of Valley Times was present at the examination and reported the proceedings ns follows : The Jurors being duly sworn, proceeded to the room and examined the body. Drs. Hill man and Wilhelm were on the ground, (the former having been called immediately after the child's death became known, and he called to his aid the latter.) The doctors being sworn, proceeded to make a post mortem examination, by direction of the Coroner. The officers, Ju rors and Press only were athmhitted, as the room was too small to contain the numerous persons who had congregated in front of the house. The post mortem examination was made, with' much skill, and the followjng was the result : • Doctors stated in the- first place, that the child had been vomiting, which evidence he finds in the bed. Pronounced the child healthy —breast bone removed, and bowels, lungs &c., becank exposed—bowels looked healthy, but very much enlarged or bloated —net healthy— vessels of stomach much injected with blood— exterior of stomach inflamed—liver perfectly natural—Lungs looked blue and were overfilled with blood—heart sound and perfectly healthy liver perfect—bowels a light blueish color—pan creas perfectly sound. The contents of the stomach of course, could not then be examined and the Doctors took charge of it to make the ex amination and to report result at a meeting of the Jury on Saturday afternoon. They also took into their charge the lungs and portions of the bowels. The following witnesses were, then examined. Mary Snyder, Sworn.—l am the dead child's mother. Last evening the child stripped and went to bed,—don't know the hour, but think it was between 7 and 9. I was away four days —last evening the child ate an apple, nothing else,—my husbend is alive for all I know,— don't live with him,--his name is Frank Sny der,—Cornelia is the child's name ; she was well yesterday and went to bil between 7 and 9,—stripped herself, —after being in bed she complained of pain in her breast,—l greased it with lard,—child went to sleep and slept till 12 (midnight,) when she passed stool and I attend ed her—put her back to bed and covered her up warm and she was quiet. I had some pain and took drops, they put me to sleep without waking up till near noon today. When I waked up I found that the child was dead, and I fainted several times, (here witness commenced sobbing slightly). The child did not eat any thing atrhome, but at my sister's, Jacob Ehret's wife,—ate nothing at home -but an apple— drank nothing at home, neither coffee, tea, wa ter or anything. Question.hy 1),. Wilhelm.—" Did you notice whether the child had any cough doting - the last week or ten days ?" Answer—" I can-frtrtily say, I am uncertain whether she had cough or not, couldn't say she was short of breath.. Last night she had short breath but not before." Additional answers to questions by Drs. and Jurors.—l do not know the cause of child's sudden death,—what she had been eating I can not say,—know nothing but her complaint of pain in breast—was rattling pain—greased it as said before. I Went to bed,—child slept be hind and I in front—don't know whether cjiild vomited during the night—don'eknow why I did not go or send for the Doctor when I found the child indisposed—didn't think it. worth while. Question . = Did you not tell Dr. Hillman and Mr. Borhek that.you was sitting up sewing till near 12 o'clock last night ? Answer-1 don't remember having *aid so. Question—Why, did you not tell 1)r. Hillman that the child died at 9 o'clock this morning. Answer—l don't distinctly remember what I told him. Question—Did you : not scold, or order the child to.be still during the night? Answer—l don't remember whether I did Question—Can you not tell what caused the child's death ? Answer—l cannot. It may have died of the croup. I have seen children die of croup, and their deaths appeared similar. Question—Did you not walk out this (Canal) street, this morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock ? Answer--I don't know, for my clock is not going right, and I could not see the town crock, so I don't know Answers to additional Questions.—l did not walk out this street between 0 and 10 o'clock this day..,. Child was four years old on the 13th of September . . last. Did not think it worth while to send for the doctor A number of other questions were asked in relation to her apparently strange conduct, but no satisfactory answers were given. Lewis Rosieller, sworn.—l live in this house, only a partition and door between our room and this. Last .night, I woke up, and heard the child crying and heard the mother say " soy still, soy still," (be still). I could hear dis tinctly, do not know what hour, think it was after twelve and towards daylight,—child fret ted; but not very loud when I heard it—only heard it a very short time, perhaps a minute --saw child at six o'clock last evening, it ap peared in good health as usual. I wont out at 7 this morning through the back door and gate —went up to town, and returned at quarter before eight, at which 'time door of this (Mary Snyder's) room was yet locked. - Last night about 0 o'clock, as I generally do; - looked iho front door. Mary Ann Conway, affirmed.—At a quarter beforo twelve this day I met this 190 mall (Mary Snyder) bet Ween Fetter's tavern and Doster's Factory (about 5 or GOO yards from her house) and she•told nie her child was dead. I asked her when it died, and she answered that it was alive at midnight, and that when she woke up the child was dead. Did not take notice whether she appeared in trouble—was frightened myself as I saw the child well and hearty last night between 5 and G. When I came here found nobody in the house, :mil I left to tell Mrs. Huth as I didii't like to go ib alone. The inner door was latched and the outer door was partly open. Did not see the woman until a quarter before 12, when she met me as already stated. Catharine RoVei ter, sworn.—l live next room to this, only partition and door between us.— Woke up last night, don't know the hour, and heard the child crying very loudy and pitifully as if suffering severe pain, and I told my hus band. Heard the mother say " soy Heard her get up and walk to the stove, and heard rattling .at the stove. Child became quiet for a while, but commenced crying again, as before. This morning at half past 5 I again heard the child as I was getting up to• go to work, it was not as loud as in the night, more feeble', and moaning pitifully. At this time I did not hear the mother say or do any thing. I then went out to work. The mother and child went away on Monday and returned last evening. I had suspicion that something happened to the child which made me listen.— I wished to know whether child was really sick. Never knew child to be sick. The mother often treated it with cruelly, she some times struck , it, and threw it so violently on the floor that I could hear it in our room.— I hare known the mother to be on a beer frolic till 4 o'clock in the morning, and the child re mained alone locked up and crying all night.— Some weeks back sho was in the habit of going out about 9 o'clock in the evening and left the child alone, crying. Can't say when she gener ally returned. John Huth, sworn.—Sai - - woman and child last evening, child was well. This day near 12 saw her passing and re-passing several times without saying any thing. At the pump she finally told my apprentice, George Benner, that her child was dead. (The testimony of Mt...Huth was corroborative bf foregoing elici ted facts.) Ile entered the house, found child lying crossways in bed, on its fitce, head tow ards the wall, and arms contracted. Ile picked it up and laid it lengthways. At seven o'clock the Inquest adjourned until Saturday 'afternoon, for the purpose of giving the Doctors time to examine the contents of the stomach." According to adjournment on Wednesday the 17th, the Inquest again met on the above a ). pointed day and time, at Fetter's Hotel, Smtlt Bethlehem, where Drs. Wilhelm ni Richard made their report, having thoroughly eNamined and analyzed the contents of the stomach and intestines. They found no poison to warrant or cause the death of the child, Cm , nenilia Schneider, but the bowels and intestines clearly showed that the child met with an un natural death during the night from the 10th to the lith, either by strangling or sullbcation by _ _ - • ... another person. Whereupon the Jury after hearing several witnesses and a Chemist, made and brought in the following I'm/mt.—That Cornelia Schneider, daughter of Franklin and Mary Schneider, came to her death on the 17thday of October, in an uonat ural way,--either by sullhcation or strangling, and that it is believed and strongly supposed by the hands of its mother, Mary Schneider. Mory Snyder, the mother is about 3 years of age, ()Utir appearance, but general character and reputation not quite as good as it should be. Her husband, Frank Snyder, left her sonic time since, and went for parts unknown. The trial of the accused will take place week. after next. WAIL Nsu • s.—ln the accounts brought by the last mail from Europe, the details o the operations in the Crimea since the occupa- tion of Sebastopol by the allies are somewhat confused, but there were active and vigorous preparations making, for another conflict, which Avill doubtless - lead to an immediate and a decisive engagement. If the story be true that the allies have determined to raze Sebastopol, it is quite certain that - they do not intend to remain long in that'stronghold, and the future engagements will take place on a new The Baltic fleet is not to return home, and there arc no indications of a movement toward peace. The war is to be prolonged—new armies are to be levied—riew taxes to be laid —and new loans to be raised. Heretofore, since the war commenced, the allies have been indulging in military shows and visions cf glory ; hereafter, they have got to endure the hardships and privations which great wars . must of necessity entail upon those who in dulge in them. With short crops in England and France, and exhausted treasuries, the prospect is not a flattering one for either country. NEVER :DESPAIR.—Seven years ago, Myron H. Clark kept a one-horse hardware store. In 1849 'Myron H. Clark was a depiity sheriff.— In 1850 Myron 11. Clark was one of the mar shals for taking,tho census of a ono-horse vil lage. In 1853 Myron IL Clark was elected Senator. Myron 11. Clark is now Governor of New York. Think of Myron 11. Clark, and never say die. Tho man who'will bo President in 1870, is now, probably, peddling India rub benat traps. Again, WO repeat, never despair, —Albany Tribune. AN Imams YIELD.—Mr. Alexander John son, of Mispillion Hundred, Del., has a field of corn that will yield over ono hundred bushels to the acre. Ho has had one acre staked off, and the corn gathered and measured, which made one,huudred and eight bushels. North Pennsylvania. Railroad. This road, as our readers are aware, was formally opened to Gwynedd, in Montgomery county, on the second day of July, and since that time has been in successful operation to that point, a distance ornineteen miles, through a beautiful and populous country. From Gwynedd, extending north, the graduation and masonry of the main road to the Lehigh river, and of the branch road to Doylestown, are so far progressed in that the Company expect, to have the track down and the road equipped for business to Doylestown early in the spring, and to Bethlehem early in the autumn of the next year. The labor-force employed upon the work is large, and the contractors are men of active energy and long experience. It is said to he the purpose of the Company, as the graduation of connecting sections is com pleted, to lay down the rails northward from Gwynedd, and southward from the Lehigh river, and thereby complete the road from both ends towards the big•tunnel; near Sellersville,' so that, when the latter is opened, the cars can at once pass through to the Lehigh region.— The work on the tunnel is being• driven with extreme vigor. The men employed in this subterranean task are changed three times a day, each set working eight hours without re spite. The estimated cash cost, under exist** contracts, cf the graduation and masonry re maining tq.be done from October first, instant, on both the main road to the Lehigh river and the branch road to Doylestown, is less than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. To raise means to complete the graduation and masonry, lay down the track, and equip the road, the Company rely on the sale of bonds, secured by a first mortgage on their whole work—a security resting on a stock basis of more than two millions seven hundred thousand dollars. The Company, we understand, aro receiving bids for one million of their bonds.— Tit the lists shown to us, we found the names of many capitalists and business men of well known enterprise and sagacity, including Chas. Henry Fisher, Isaac R. Davis, Charles 'insert'. ester, John Welsh, John A. Brown, A. S. & E. Roberts & Co., Henry Faramn & Co., Isaac S. Waterman, S. A. Mercer, John Brock, Hacker Lea & Co., A. Pardee & Co., S. Morris Wain, John Jordan, Jr., Browns & Bowen, James. Kent, Santee & Co., and others, of the city of Philadelphia and adjacent counties. The price at which the bonds of other Companies hnvo re cently been negotiated, was, of course, consid— ered when the North Pennsylvania Railroad oeve Col xed a price at which they are wil li one million of - dollars of their bonds, to .nty-live per cent. The portion of the road now in use is earning interest on a larger principal than will be represented by the bonds, whose proceeds will be required for graduation purposes. The European market, in the present conjuncture of affairs, cannot Lo relied on to absorb new American securities.— New companies, therefore, tbr their immediato wants, most rely on the community most in terested in their work. And ns the North Pennsylvania Railroad, now so near its com pletion, is a work of imperative commercial ne cessity. by which alone Philadelphia can hope to compete successfully with New York for the vast and profitable mineral and miscellaneous trade of the Lehigh Valley region, it must be completed. In nn incomplete state, a railroad is of little value to its owners, or to the com munity, while a complete railroad is of great value both to its owners and the community.— Hence it is, doubtless, with the view of obtain ing promptly the means to complete and open their road to Doylestown in the spring and pre- are without any loss of time, the bed of the r d for the iron to the Lehigh river, that lie North Penrisylvania Railroad Company have offered a certain amount of their bonds at seventy-are per cent.--Phila. North American. [1:•!ro such in our County who may desire to put out money on interest the above Will ho found a good opportunity. It yields an excel lent per centage, and the security is perfectly sound and reliable,—as good as any person can desire. No bids will, however, ho received after the first of April. Persons wishing to subscribe will please ctlll. on CHARLES W. Coorxic, Esq., Cashier of the Allentown Bank. GREAT PIGEON MATCII.-Tilo great shooting match fur ten thousand dollars a side, between Mr. King, of Georgia, and Mr. Duncan, of Louisville, was decided in Cincinnati on Monday afternoon, Mr. Duncan winning t h e match by one bifd. This has been, probably, the closest contest in the world, in the way of pigeon shooting, where so great a number of birds have been shot at. King hit 129, missed 21 Duncan hit 130, missed 20. Each had 75 shots with a double-barrelled gun. Mr. King's sec ond finger of thQ right hand was pretty badly injured by the recoil of his gun, near the begin ing of the first day's shooting. TEE WESTERN STATES.—The increase of the Free States of the west continues to bo very large. There is not one of them which does. not bid fair to become exceedingly populous.— Illinois and Indiana have each over a million of inhabitants, while Michigan, Wisconsin and lowa have each over half a million. Tho soil in these States is excellent, and the influx of settlers rapid. In the last five years Wiscon sin has added 270,000 to her" population and now has 575,000. lowa has increased still more largely. Judging from appearances, each of the States wo have named seems likely to possess,. not long hence, a population equal to that of Ohio. GRAFTING FRUIT Tasss.—An interesting dis covery has been made in Franco with regard to engrafting fruit trees. Instead of making use of a graft, a slip is•taken from an apple tree, for example? and planted in a potato°, so that a couple of inches of the slip remain visible. It soon takes root, developes itself, andfloally becomes a handsome tree bearing fine fruit. This method is duo to a Bohemian gardener.
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