gljtlttrtg.4 ItgiOrr. ALLENTOWN, PA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1855 C. F. lIAINF.S, EDITOR. intelligent boy, of active and industrious habits, is wanted immediately at this office, to learn the printing business. A Free Lecture Rev. GEORGIC COPWAY, an educated Indian, will deliver a lecture in the Methodist Episco pal Church, in this place, this evening, com mencing at 7 o'clock. lie is said to be an able lecturer. We hope to •sce a full house on the occasion. Allontown and Port Clinton Railroad The corps of engineers engaged to make a survey of the proposed ‘ route of the. Allentown Railroad along the Little Lehigh creek, reached Port Clinton, the terminus of the road, last week. The route we aro told is favorable, the grade ascending from the Schuylkill towards Allentown being about 15 feet rise to the mile, but.which will in all probabili,ty be reduced to about 12 feet or even less. The right of way we believe has nearly all been obtained at an average of one hundred dollars per acre, and it is estimated that for the entire route it, will not exceed $25,000,. which is very low, as it runs through a section of country which is no ted for its extreme agricultural and mineral wealth— abounding particularly in iron ore and lime stone. Another survey will immedi ately be made of the route along the Cedar creek valley. As there is considerable compe tition in consequence of the owners of property along both routes being anxious to have the road by their own doors, it is thought that this fact will considerably decrease the amount required for the right of way. The following is an ex tract from a letter from New York to the Potts ville Miners' Journal : " In Wall ktrect our new road is attracting much attention. :The Directors of the New Jersey Central, though many of them are largely intetested in contending routes; know ing that the new link will make their road the most productive one in the world, are taking a deep interest in its early completion, as well rtS those of the Dauphin and Susquehanna road, for they appear to be bound up in each others interests. " Since being here I have had an extensive intercourse With, not only those gentlemen, but others engaged in the railroad stock business, and a generality of the busines men' in all the principal branches of trade, and though many arc extensively connected with adverse inter ests, none of them question the importance of the Allentown road as it regards the general interests of the ei.y , ''`" ' lo 'ic as a sPeadid investment—one that cannot fail to be above par in the market. " I have seen three reports of the engineers: of the road, and their figures the calculations.' for which appear to have been carefully made, arc much below the estimate cost of construe tion. One of them was but a little over one million of dollars to complete ; a single track the whole distance, with plenty of sidelings ' and sufficient way for two tracks, also bridges.' &c., ready in fact fur the rails of the second track. The highest estimate does not exceed' fifteen hundred thousand to complete them both, and those who are well conversant with railroad building, having the experimental knowledge, confidently assert that it can and I win be built for less than one million and a bald Of dollars, complete. " This road will be of as much importance to the owners of land . and iron masters along the route as it will be to the miners and ship- I pers of Coal, or Coal consumers. At present there are over 250,000 tons of iron made in the, neighborhood through which the Allentown road passes, which have now to be hauled in carts, at a cost of 1.80 cents per ton, to the nearest railroad. here would be a direct saving j of over a dollar per ton in the carrying, and in-1 stead of loading and re-loading it, the metal could be transported directly to the manufac- I hirers in the Atlantic ports—in fact all 'over the country. The consequent increase of busi ness can scarcely be computed at present, so' vast will it undoubtedly be; but we may safe ly calculate that in a very short time, one mil- , li In. tons .1 coal will he roptired:to supply the iron furnaces along this line alone with the re quisite amount of fuel that wili be denianded by their increased amount: of business." Wicdor & Borgor The weather within the last week was of a kind to give us a foretaste of winter. The air has an icy chillness, and it . may therefore not be amiss to remind our lady readeis that the fur department at Wieder & Berger's, in Munn-. ton street, is replete to a point. To enumerate the styles, qualities and descriptions of their stock, as well as extremely low prices, would occupy a column of two of our paper. S (A dAnAm, for December, as usual, is in . ad-' - The new, locomotive, Untatx KING, be both in quality, quantity and time, of all 1 longing to the Lehigh Valley Railroad, passed other Monthlies that we receive. The ladies say , this place last week, having behind her 71 coal that the embroidery and patterns arc very neat i cars.- and dseful. Graham now excels all other Mag- ! • N. rabies fur usefulness and beauty, and we are 11:7 - The Lehigh Valley Times proposes A. E. pleased to learn is reaping a rich reward for his ! Brown as the Know Nothing candidate for Pre enterprise and industry. ' silent. , Truo as Gospel The New York Mirror referring to the low prices at which many articles of food, owing to the plentiful season, are disposed of by farm ers, and the exorbitant rates which consumers have fo pay, justly remarks that so long as a combination of food speculators, backed by ex- I traordinary cash facilities, stand between con sumers and the farmers, there is no hope of moderate prices. If, says the Mirror,: (and ; millions will endorse the sentiment,) there is any damnable speculation, this plunder of the poor through their bread, meat and potatoes is the most damnable that we know of. In the midst of the most abundant harvests that this continent ever yielded to the hand of ; labor, prices for the principal articles of food remain almost- as high as in a season of abso lute scarcity and want. Is there no practical remedy for these grievances ? Or must the poor continue to suffer and starve in the very lap of plenty ? ; . Tho Ball Season On Thursday evening, Dec. 13th, the second anniversary Ball of Columbia Engine Company takes place at the Odd Fellows' INII. Wemay expect a brilliant and agreeable affair, if we are to judge from the cost and labor of preparation. The Messrs. Beckel, of Bethlehem, have been engaged to play with Ettinger's Quadrille Band on the occasion. Good Will Engine Co., No. 3, are also mak ing preparations for their Fifth Annual Ball, on Second Christmas. They have at great ex pense secured the services of Bedworth's cele brated orchestra, from New York. Something extra may be anticipated. • The gaiety of the season invites us all to good feelings and social intercourse. Let us then enjoy ourselves in the healthful exercise of the dance—the most innocent of amusements. A Now Pictorial Frank Leslie, the popular publisher of the Gazette of Fashion and New York Journal, is sued the first number of a new paper called " PRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, " on Saturday last. It contains some splendid engravings and is far superiour to Ballou's.— Price 10 cents per copy. Six months subscrip tion, one volume, $2 ; do. two volumes, $4 ; do. 10 volumes, $l9. Address Frank Leslie, 12 and 14 Spruce st., N. Y. Roturnod from Palostino. Miss LYDIA Situum., who has been absent for several years on a mission with the Minor benevolent society for the spreading of christi anity and general intelligence among the heath ens in Palestine, on Tuesday of last week ar rived at the home of her parents in Upper Ma cungie township, this county. Iler descriptions of the holy land, its climate, seasons and pro ductions, the language, manners and customs of the poople, are very interesting. Townsend's Theatre Townsend's Dramatic Troupe still continue at the Odd I'dlows' ILO. A number of new and popular pieces were produced during the week, which gave great satisfaction. On Mon day evening a new Drama, in two acts, entitled Captian King, the Texan Ranger, was produc ed, and was satisfactorily received by a large audience. The drama is based on incidents in the Mexican war, and was written by Mr. Townsend. Mr. T. Clowdslcy, a good actor. and a great favorite with our citizens, made his re-appearance the same evening, and was received- with great applause. Those of our people who arc fond of amusements of this kind should not miss the chance thus oflized them. Firo Flop As winter has fairly settled upon us, and we may expect duripg,the coming three months, weather of great' severity, we would suggest to the proper authorities the propriety of securing the Fire Plugs, in order to prevent the possibil ity of their freezing. A neglect of this matter might be attended with serious results. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and we trust that the Borough Fathers will ap preciate that fact as far as the lire plugs arc concerned. Allentown Teachers' Association. 'ltlnnday Evening. Nnv. 2(, 15.5.5 This Association met at the Allentown Acad emy, and was called to order by the President. The minutes of the last meeting were read and on motion adopted. The constitution of the association having been read was signed by several persons who thereby became members of the association. The sulject of " School Discipline" was again taken up and finally disposed of. After which "'The best method of teaching Arithme tic" was fully and earnestly discussed. A com mittee having on motion been appointed fOr the purpose, selected " Grammar" for the sub ject of the next meeting. On motion a standing Committee was ap 'pointed to select all subjects for future extem poraneous discussions. On motion the President was prerogatived to , oint a Member to read an original Essay at iext meeting ; and at the next meeting to pint two members to rend a written discus at the following meeting, upon a subject ie selected by themselves, and to continue ippointments of essayists and written dis ionists, at each subsequent alternate meet- 'otion•wns made and adopted that future Line shall not extend beyond 9 o'cloCk. n motion adjourned to meet at same place I'. N. on Dec. 10. E. J. CIBONS, Secretary THE LEHIGH REGISTER - , DECEMBER 5, 1855. Mr. Editor :—lt is only since the opening of the Lehigh Valley Rail Road, that the press in this county, or elsewhere, have condescended to take much notice of the little town of Slating ton. Ido not blame you, however, but on the contrary it is the fault of those to whose energy may be attributed the development of our re sources, that they neglected to infbrm you of our progress. In all the correspondence pub lished concerning the quarries imour immedi ate vicinity, no mention haS been made of those now worked by the American Mantle and Slate Company. These quarries are situated on Trout Creek, about 150 yards from where it empties into the Lehigh River. A geological report by Stephen P. Leeds, Esq., relating to them is before me, from which I will make a few extracts. He says, " The benches' or compact strata of the slate in the quarries are , unusually large, being of sufficient size to allow of slabs of over fifteen feet in length to be worked out. These slabs can be obtained of any desired thickness, and so perfect in the lamination, that but little surface dressing is required. The largest bYmches arc remarkably , free from coarse grit, being compact, firm, and / of uniform texture, and showing under the tool of the sculptor or the drill of the moulding machine perfectly angular outlines of figure, taking without fracture the semblance of any device that may be worked upon it. For MantelS, Table and Bureau tops, &c., the firm ness of texture and ease with which it is worked renders this material of peculiar adaptedness." A factory for this purpose has been erected and it is in successful operation. By a beautiful process of enameling the slate, it 'is made to partake of all the richness, depth and softness of hue of the best and most costly of the im ported and native marbles. Any design can be produced in style, veining and coloring of the enamel. so that the Jitney of the most fastidious can therefore be gratified. Marble is liable to stains from accidental causes : the overturning of an inkstand, for instance, will cause the de struction of a valuable piece of workmanship but •slate prepared with this artificial marble / may be washed ow with the strongest acids and not suffer the slightest injury. The finest mantels can be strictly imitated and delivered in a highly finished condition at an expense less than that of the raw material of the hand wrought foreign marbles. If you should ever come to Slatington do not fail to step into the elegant cottage of Mr. McDowzm and you will agre'e with me that his Slate Mantels surpass in beauty and finish the finest specimens of foreign and native marble you have ever looked upon, In my next I will give you a descrip tion of the quarries and factory at Labarsville, and. also whatever O . :invites at Slatington that will ba. likely to prove interestiul.lf your readers. A lazy boy makes a lazy man. just as sure as a crooked twig makes a crooked tree. Who ever yet saw a boy grow up in idleness that did not make a shiftless vagabond when ho be came a man, unleshe had a fortune to keep up appearances ? The great mass of thieves. paupers, and criminals that fill our penitentia ries and almshouses, have come up to what they are by being brought up in idleness. Those who constitute the business portion of the community, those who make our great and useful men, were trained up iu their boyhood to he indUstrious. When a boy is old enough to begin to play in the street, then he is old enough to be taught how to work. Of course, we would not de prive children of healthful, playful exercise, or the time they should spend in study, but teach them to work little by little, as a child is taught, at school. In this way they acquire habits of industry that will not forsake them when they grow up. Many persons who are poor let their children grow up to fourteen or sixteen years of age, or until they can support them no longer, before they put them to labor. Such children, not having-any idea of what work is. and having acquired habits of idleness, go forth to impose upon their employers with laziness. There is a repulsiveness in all labor set before them and to got it done, no matter how, is their only aim. They are ambitious at play, but dull at work. The consequence is, they do not stick to one thing but a short time ; they rove about the world, get into mischief, and finally find their way to the prison or the almshouse. All the bills of indictment against Tavern Keepers for viohiting the Jug Law, were ignored by the Grand Jury, last week.' We noticed that in Chester County these cases were dis posed of in a similar ,manner. In Lat Master County the Grand Jury went a decided step beyond this, there the bills were pronounced uncon.ditutional and ignored by the Grand Jury, and the prosecutors ordered to pay the costs ! The Temperence men had collected a prosecu tion fund, which will 'doubtless bo used to pay thO costs, so that the committee Will not be per sonally responsible. The Jug Law is dead.-- Valley Times. NEXT DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.—The State Central committee have fixed upon the 4th of-March nett for holding the next State convention. Upon the delegates will devolve 1 -the duty of nominating candidates for Auditor • General, Surveyor General and Canal Com tnissioner. They will, also, have to appoint delegates to the National convention to assem ble at Cincinnati, about the middle of the com ing year. for the purpose of nominating candi dates foi• President and Vice President. o:7Trom the statistics of crime in Philadel phia for the last five months, wo learn that the whole number of arrests during this period, is 15,606. Lettor from Slatington. SLATINGTON November 23d, 1855 LAZY BOYS Ignored Apliropriato Sontiment A Thanksgiving Sermon delivered by •E. W. Ilurrim, is published in the Phila. Sun. We quote a few excellentisentiments therefrom, which we cousin:n(l to the fathers and sons of America. The truths cannot be too indelibly engraved upon the memory :—The first duty we owe to God, unquestionably, consists in cul tivating private and public piety and virtue.— These are the foundation, the corner-stone, the pillars, the brick, the mortar, the timber, the chamber, the garrets, the chimneys, and the roof of our national edifice. These are more in dispensable to the perpetuity of our free insti tutions than maritime and naval forces. These are st defence, surer, more impregnable, than arsenals and fortificittions, fur these a world in arms cannot overcome. No weapon that Vul can ever forged can resist a nation strong in the might And power of God. We may not fear hostile fleets and invading armies, but we should fear the general spread of Infidelity, Ve nality, and Luxury. These are the nation's triple foes, - more to be dreaded than all other enemies, because they incur the " Wrath of God." " Tho first duty of the Patriot, then, is to assist in building up the moral energies of the people, and he who weakens these inflicts an injury which no talent can repair. To accom plish this, let every man begin with himself, and whatever the disloyalty and corruption of others, fearlessly assert the claims, and rever ently follow the motions of truth, justice and philanthropy. If each loves the truth, and fears God, that will be the character of all, and the greater the aggregation of righteous ness, the surer the foundations of national per petuity. I do not believe that there is any fatal necessity for nations declining, as men and trees do, after arriving at a certain degree of maturity. My intelligence of the world has long since convinced 'me that immorality, irre ligion, vice, corruption, luxury and idleness, and not an evil fatility, are the causes of na tional decline.. If the way of an individual transgressor is hard, the way of a community of transgressors must be equally hard—nay, more so, for there is in the concentration of in dividual depravities an increased momentum to evil. The degradation of nations, like the deg-, radation of individuals, by the inexorable laws of God, are the product of their own hand.— Sodom and Gomorrah fell, not because of their age, but in consequence of their wickedness.— Nations and cities always die suicides. Their own sins are the prophets of their coining down. Jehovah's ministers of Wrath never conic till they are drawn as the prophet says, by " the strong cast-ropes of prevailing wickedness."— True, they perish by war, by flames, by sword, by plague, by famine, by pestilence, but, these are only the agencies of God, whereby He exe cutes upon them the sentence they have them selves invoked." CANNIBALS AMON() TIII INDIANS.—The Hon. G. D. Williams recently returned to Detroit from a visit to the Chippewas, who reside near Grand Portage, within a few miles of the na tional boundary between the United States and Canada. While • there lie became acquainted with the Bois .Torte Indians, a tribe who, as their name denotes, in habit the " thick wood" or heavy timbered lands near Pigeon river. The main subsistence of this tribe is upon wild rico which grows luxuriantly in that vicinity. This crop is sometimes cut off by sonic vicissi tude, and when this happens these Indians are frequently distressed for food, as the chase is un certain and game scarce. The last winter was a peculiarly hard one, and in the, course of it this tribe were reduced to the revolting and horrible strait of eating their own children. which they did to the extent of almost extermi. nation. He saw and conversed with two wo men of the tribe, one of whom had given up two and another three children, successively, to be slain and eaten. THE MEAnows or AspaucA.--Gov. Wright, of Indiana, says that our grass crop is not pro perly appreciated. No. crop,. he says, ap proaches so near a spontaneous yield, and none yields so large a 'profit. The hay crop of the United States in 1850, he estimated at 13,000,- 000 tons ; that foT 1855, he estimates at 15,- 000,000 tons ; which is worth $150,000,000 : while the whole cotton crop is valued at only $128,000,000. Of this crop more than half is produced by four States—New York. (which yields one-fouith of the whole.) Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The grass crop which is used for pasturage, is at least as valuable ; so that single herb is worth annually over three hundred mil lions of dollars. Few people will believe that the grass crop of New York State is worth more than its wheat; and yet statistics show that such is the fact. GREAT PROFIT ON WIIISKET.—The present price of raw whiskey in Louisville (according to the Cciurier of that city,) is thirty-four cents per grillon, which yields an enormous profit to the distiller. Ile pays thirty cents per bushel for ilia corn, '(new corn) grinds out four hun dred bushels per diem, which makes upwards of sixteen hundred gallon:4 of new whiskey, or rather more than four gallons to the bushel.— Thus a bushel ofcorn costing thirtycents, yields to the manufacturer upwards of four gallons 'of whiskey, which, at thirty-four cents per gallon, amounts to the snug sum of $544 per day.— The net profit on this single day's work of con verting corn into whiskey is full $260, or up wards of $l5OO per week. • PERSIMMON CROP OF Tilt/ WINTER.—Some people, believe (says the Frederickshurg Her ald) that a heavy persimmon crop is a sure sign of a " dreadful cold" winter. If this bo true, then look out this coming winter—get ready a plentiful supply of wood and coal and bedclothes, for we are assured by a friend that the persimmon crop in this region is unusually argo . • So far we have had quite a imild fall. Nicaragua Walker, the fillibuster, seems to be on the high road to renown as the founder of a new State. Ilis control of Nicaragua is represented by the latest intelligence as more solid and secure than ever. Corral, the lust man who might have headed a movement against 'his authority-, has been convicted of treasonable correspondence with some relics of the opposite party and / shot. By every arrival from Cali= fornia, reinforcements swell the army of the chieftain, and if he continues to manage his affairs with the slime discretion which he has hitherto exhibited, no power can expel him from his position. This unfortunate Republic, .which is now brot.tglit prominently before the world by the operations of filibusters, is ono of the largest of the Central American States. On tho west it is washeaLkiiiz jhe Pacific Ocean and partly on the east by the waters of the Caribbean sea, the Mosquito Territory forming a large share of its eastern boundary. Honduras borders it on the north and Costa Rica upon the South. Its area is about 49,000 square miles, and the population is estimated at 247,000. The fe males are said to greatly exceed the males in number. Not more that twenty thousand of the people are whites, the rest being Negroes, Indians, and mixed races. Most of the popu latiri live in towns, many of them going several miles daily to labor in the fields. • Tho planta tions are scattered pretty equally over the country, and are reached by paths so obscure as to almost escape the notice of travelers, who are thus liable to fall into the error of suppos ing that the country is almost uninhabited. The dwellings of the people are usually of canes. thatched with palm, although the better classes construct their residences of adobes, and by the help of fruit •and shade trees planted in the courtyard, render many of them exceedingly pleasant. A range of mountains extends along the west coast of the States at a distance of a few miles from sea, but attaining no great ele , vation until they approach the confines of Costa Rica, when they reach the height of five to eleven thousand feet. In the central part of the State is'animmense level tract, known as the plain of Nicaragua, comprising in its the lake of that name. Numerous volcanoes exist along the Pacific coast. There are a considerable number of rivers, but none of them, except the San Juan. are navigable in a commercial sense. Veins of copper and silver m•e of exceeding richness are found in many parts, but they remain,, almost all of them, either unexplored or only super ficially worked. Gold also is said to exist. The climate is healthy, though various. In the in terior and mountainous parts the temperature is more dry and cool than on the coast, where it is hot and approaching to humid. The great er portion of the State consists of plains and gentle slopes formed or a rich black loam, of The productions MT indigo, sugar, coffee, col I ou of superior quality, corn, rice, *heat, ,Cc.. besides oranges, lemons, and fruits of various kinds. The great bane of the country has been its civil wars, and it was one of these which enabled Walker to achieve his almost bloodl, conquest. From the above description it will be seen that Nicaragua possesses all the net Ural resources requisite for a flourishing State, needing only an vergetic population to develop them and make them tributary to the wants of the world. BOOTS AND SHOES BY MACHlNERY.—Preparri lions are actively being made for entering upon the manufacture of boots and shoes by machine ry, he the building formerly occupied by thecar pet factory. The machine by which the labor is to be performed is the invention of a French, mechanic. It is claimed that with one of the machines a single man canAperform nn amount of labor equal to that done by eight men in the old method. This new branch of business, when fully in operation, will give employment to some 250 operatives. Most of these are French—a number who have already arrived are wholly unacquainted with our language The company establishing this manufactory own the patent right for the United States.— They intend extending the business to Europe. and will probably furnish boots for the French soldiers in the Crimea.—Troy Whg. KtiNTL7CFCY 1106 Tamug.—The Louisville Tines estimates that at least one hundred thousand more hogs will be killed in that State this sea son than were killed in that State last year, with an average increase in weight of about 20 per cent. Up to Saturday evening last 8330 had been killed in Louisville, where the prices then were $6,50a9.85 nett. The same paper notes purchases of 20,000 or 25,000 hogs, by dealers, at $5 gross, equal to about SG,BS from hoofs. On Green river, in Kentucky, extensive preparations are made for slaughtering. At Bowling Green alone it is expected that 20,000 will be killed and about 10,000 at other points on the river. The number killed in Green and Cumberland rivers will be considerably in ex cess of last year. GOOD OLD AGH.- The Valley Spirit says of the Brindle fiunily, residing in St. Thomas, Franklin county, and consisting of 3 sisters and 2 brothers, that their united ages on the Ist. instant was 426 years and 7 Months. Their ages respectively aro :—Molly, 91 : 5 ; Mel choir. 89 : 9 ; Catharino,•B7 : 2 ; Jacob, 80 : 3 ; and Eliza, 76 : 10. They all reside in the same neighborhood. DAWAGss von Sittmertox.—At Reading, Pa., a few days. ago, in an action biought against Reuben Gring •by Abraham Becker, for seduc tion of his daughter under promise of mar riage, the jury gave -a verdict for plaintiff of $l5OO damages. 0:7 - The good heart, the tender feelings and pleasant disposition, make smiles. love and sunshine everywhere. (Obh . nub Onbs. ITTlicre are 020 persons at present confined in the Ohio Penitentiary. • D7 - Buyers at Cincinnati are offering $6,25 for hogs for December delivery. Ga - If all men were fools, the biggest fool would be the smartest man. 1:0-It is five dollars fine to enclose any other thing in a newspaper sent by mail. [O - Counterfeit 2's on the Bank of Lansing burg, N. Y., are in circulation. (0 - Counterfeit 83's on the Mercantile Bank of Hart fin:o are in circulation. ID - Tbo population of Illinois and Manchu setts is now about cflual. DJ — Buyers at Cincinnati are q)ffering $6,25 for hogs for December delivery. , Irr — ln Paris the telegraphic wires are laid underground. CU - A witty doctor says that tight la ling is a' public benefit, as it kills ofr the foulkh girls and leaves the wise ones to grow to be women. Lf7i - The crop of Lousiana sugar for 1855, is estimated an 275.000 hogsheads against 255,- 633 hogsheads last year. ii`Robert Gray, aged 95, has just been married in Fluvanna county, Va., to a lady aged 92 years. fr7 - There is a printing office in Paris capa ble of printing the Lord's prayer in three liun dred different languages. • . DJ Onethousand tons of Pennsylvania iron, fur the St. Louis and Iron •Mountain railroad, were shipped from Pittsburg last week. r 7.1 drove of 12.000 cattle passed through Indianapolis, Indiana, last week, on their way to the East. n - " The first Presbyterian church of Chicago has been sold for sixty-five thousand dollars, to be converted into a theatre. 3:) -- The term of naturelization Iv: been re duced in Canada from seven to three years" residence. a7 - I'lle Burlington Ilawkeyeestimates that one hundred thousand hogs will be packed time this season. LlThe people of Oregon decided against a State governnusit at the recent election, by majority of 420. (ri- The Knickerbocker says that in the neighborhood of Alb.tny the potatoes are so large that -.the dealers paint them, green and sell them thr watermelons. 4entleman of Wheeling purchased two !ots in Muqcaline, lowa, two or three year* since, for whioli he paid $2OO, and recently slid them for 510,000. (la7Discouroging fu Missionaries. --On the !shad of Fate, in the South Sea, two missiona ries, with their wives, were recently roasted and eaten by the natives whom they were at tempt Mg to ChlisitilitliZe. C,,- . The first dramatic performances in thin 0011111 r; tr l, llSpil*Cd Ilt lIC ott, Vl lllll , 1 I 11 I yr, Sll3l,l.'Spe7l " 31 , ..reitant of Venice," and a farce entitled " Lethe." alvertimrent appears in the Louis ville C'ournT with the cut of a negro on ono -ide and that of a horse on the other. These animals" are olfered for sale " on terms to suit purchasers," and " can be seen at the stable on Sixth street." B a - Of the patents for inventions issued by the United States Government down to the he ginning of the present year, 21 were for air engines, 14S for steam boilers, 41 for modes of manufacturing India rubber goods, and 60 for sewing machines. Washing machines modest ly claim 309 patents : water wheels 320 ; graki and grass harvesters 1. 11 plows 372: straw cutters 153: meat machines 140 ; winnowing machines 163 ; threshing machines 378. Foe stoves, 682 patents have been issued, exclusive of 478 for designs. It.t.ttcois FmtmiNu.—A farmer of Stephenson C0., l 111., bought about t two years ago 34 acres of prairie, fire miles southeast of Free ! port, for $5 per acre. The cost of the land, fencing, breaking, and getting into wheat, as well as harvesting, marketing and all the ex penses of the same, were VIRG': The product was 1,150 bushels of wheat, (about 28 bushels per acre,) which, was at the price it was sold —51,05 per bushel—pays for the land and a net profit of 5331,50. There is good land in that county, as we know from observation the 'present harvest time, but we heard of none for sale at $5 per nere.—ltural New Yorker. RRIDING RAILROAD.—Tho Reading (Pa.,) railroad, which Air many yeanii was a non-dix idend paying stock, has at last settled on a basis of extraordinary prosperity. Is is now earning nineteen per cent. per annum on its capital stock, though it is the moat costly road in America. Its ninety miles have Coat ff 20,000.000, but the coal busineis is so enor• mous that it justifies this immense outlay. Bump COlN.—While digging a well in Ver mont the other day, one of the operators struck upon an iron bound box that contained $1,500 worth of gold coin. None of the dates were later than 1720. This leads the finders to sup pose that it had been buried over a hundred years. The finding of this box has let to the usual result—a law suit. The man who found it says he is the rightfill owner, while an out sider insists that the Surrogate should take pos session of the treasure and advertise for the heirs. OLD Guersa.---The Richmond American ac knowledges the receipt of a few Fox Grapes, of the mature ago of 50 years. They wore found ou the Bth of October, by l!Jr. Jas. B. Carter, on his farm in Gooohland county, Virginia.-- They were buried in the spring of 1805, having been put in an airtight jar and sealed with rosin. The negro who had• buried them was sold soon after, arid the grapes were not found till this fall. They lay three feerbelow the . aurtace. MO
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