Deficiency of Crops, Fruits and Vegetables.
The severity of the past winter in connection
with the prolonged, drought has curtailed very
seriously in the Middle States the prospects of
the farmers. The hay' crop is known to have
been short ; the oats haie been dwarfed ; the
corn scarcely gives promise of even a medi
um product—garden vegetables are very scarce,
and all the varieties' of fruit may be said to be
almost an entire failure. The wheat harvest
alone proved respectable ; but evert this cannot
begin to make up the deficiency in potatoes and
corn. What the results of the season will prove
in other sections of the Union, we are not yet
prepared to say. In Pennsylvania agricultural
products, taken as a whole, will fall far behind
the usual average. Of course, we would not
be understood as conveying the impression that
the;, cneral harvest will prove deficient ; on the
contrary, we have reason to hope that what is
lacking in one section of the country will be
made up in another, and we have besides the
comforting assurance, that large stocks were
held over from the abundant harvest of last
year. On the whole, therefore, we may rest
free from any serious apprehensions so far as
supplies are concerned ; though it is equally
evident that prices will be maintained at a re
spectable figure for some time to come.
From the vast extent of surface over which
American agriculture has spread itself, an en
tire failure of the crops must at all times prove
of rare occurrence, a difference of a few degrees
materially altering the character of the climate,
and producing equal effects upon the changes Of
the seasons.
STET.
1856.
:tablished a
on, on tho
Whitehall
LAURY, SOR
r. We arc
hat locality
incon veni
in regard to
Court commenced on Monday last. The new
ly appointed Judge, lion. 11. D. .M.txwmr.T.,
for the first time took the judicial scat. SAM
UEL J. Kin'.Ea, Esq., was chosen foreman of
the Grand Jury. The criminal sessions only
will be. held, and consequently the Court will
sit but ono week. No list of causes in the
Common Pleas having been published, that
business will probably be deferred until next
term, or to an adjourned Court. Eisenbraun
was brought into Court yesterday, and plead
guilty of the Hausman robbery. He will be
sentenced today.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
The new Presbyterian Church in this place
will be consecrated to the worship of God on
Sunday next. Rev. Jacob MI fenstien, of Ger
mantown, will preach in the forenoon, in the
English language, and Rev. Jacob Vogelbach,
of this place, in the afternoon, in German. .A
general invitation, to participate, is extended
to the citizens of Allentown and,vieinity.
Owing to the long spell of dry weather, gar
den vegetables have proved almost an entire
failure in this vicinity. The abundant supply
of peas, beans, beets, tomatoes, early potatoes,
corn, &e., usually found in the well cultivated
gardens, will be very materially missed in the
operations in the kitchens generally. It is not
a question now with the cooks Iwo; to cook, but
the difficulty is what to cook. Green Corn,
Tomatoes, Cucumbers, &c., from Philadelphia,
have been in market, but sold at stiff prices. It
hoped, however, that the lute rain may yet
revive vegetation.
Dauphin and Susquehanna Railroad.
A general meeting of the stockholders of the
Dauphin and Susquehanna Cohl and Railway
Company, was held in New York, on Monday
the 21st ult., to take into consideration the
prOpriety of aiding the construction of the rail
road communication between Allentown and
Auburn, Pa., a distance of 38i miles, on a
grade not to exceed twelve feet to a mile. The
route completes the donnection between the
railroads at present in operation from New
York city and the Pennsylvania Central Road,
which it joins near Dauphin. The cost of con
struction will be $1,490,000, exclusive of the
rights of way and equipment. It was urged
that the new road would greatly increase the
traffic on the road of the company and afford a
direct means of bringing the product of the
coal-fields to New York. . The corporation, be
ing.unable to act as a. body, adopt this means
of urging upon the stockholders the propriety
of ushig Their individual efforts to the advance
ment of the line.
DOCTORS."—From the Seventh
Annual Catalogue of the Female Medical Col
lege of Pennsylvania, loCated at Philadelphia,
we learn that thirty-six ladies, during the past
year, have pursued the regular course of studies
in that institution.
rrP.Atn Ur.—During the Herbert trial in
Washington on Saturday a week, Mr. Brooks
entered the court and paid his fine, $3OO, and
$75 costs.
THE LEHIGH REGISTER, AUGUST 6, 1856.
COURT.
Soaroity of Vegotables
Tho Drouth.—Bain at Last
Up to last Sunday there had been no effective
rain in this place for more than a month, and
the weather in the mean time excessively hot,
the rays of Old Sol piercing deeper and deep
er into the parched and thirsty earth, and
clouds of dust driven about by every passing
breeze. Vegetation had ceased to grow, and
was the subject of general complaint. The
blades of growing corn commenced.to shrivel
up, and the potato crop, it is feared, is dama
ged to a serious extent, while the pasture fields
of the farmer were parched up so as to furnish
but a small amount of food fur the live stock,
whit!' in consequence had not only been sal:r
ing from the intense heat, but a scarcity of
provender.- The springs and streams were low,
and all the vegetables raised for domestic use
partook of the famine size and famine prices.'
'gutter ant all marketable' vegetables and
fruits are high and scarce. The loss to the
farmers is great, while the consumer will par
ticipate in its disadvantages by being compell
ed to pay an increased price for the necessaries
of life. Many of the farmers, in view of the
gloomy aspect of things, have stopped selling
corn, being apprehensive that they will not
save enough of the new crop. for their own use.
The price, of course, may be expected to rise.
On Sunday evening, however, the long expect
ed and anxiously looked for rain Caine, and con
tinued with but little interruption during the
night and following day and night,giving the ex
hausted earth a plentiful soaking. Corn, pota
toes and garden vegetation generally, will ac
knowledge nature's bountiful relief by renewed
life and vigor. The worth of such a rain is not
to be estimated.
,11 Political Map' of the United States.
A political map of the United States, exhibit
ing the comparative area of the free and slave
states, and the territory open the slavery or
freedom by the repeal of the Missouri comprom
ise, has lately been published in New York,
and may be had of ])r. G. C. Hand, in this
place. It is admirably designed and executed.
Accompanying it is a comparison of the princi
pal statistics of the free and slave states, from
the Census of 1850. From this map we glean
the fact that of the 5,222,418 white inhabitants
of the South, only 347;525 are owners of slaves.
Annexed is a classification of the . Slaveholders
in 1850 :
Holders of 1 slave
1 and under
II It 5 tl
" "•
10 "
20
14 4, 50
100 "
" " 200
" " 300 "
" 500 "
" " 1000 "
Total number of Slavebolders, 347,525
TI e Congressional representation of the l'ree
and Slave Hates is represented as follows:
llousx ()I REPItEsENTiv ES. —The Free Stales
have a total of 144 members. The Slave States
have a total of 90 members. One Free State
Representative represents 91,935 white men
and women. One Slave State Representative
represents 58,725 white men and women.
17. S. SENATE.--16 Free States, with a white
population of 13,238,670 have 32 Senators. 15
lave States, with a population of 6,186,477
have 30 Senators.
Reading mid Lehigh Railroad
We are pleased to learn from the Presidhut
of the Reading and Lehigh Railroad Company,
that quite a number of persons have already
come forward and, without charge, given the
right of way for the road over their lands.
This shows great liberality on the part of the
land owners along the route and a due appreci
ation of the prospective advantages of the road.
The spirit exhibited along the line will greatly
assist the Company to get the necessary means
to build their road. Parties who exhibit so
much liberality to the CoMpany now, will not
fail to be remembered when the road is in oper
ation and the. Company in a position to show
Their sense of the obligation—Reading JuinnaL
Agricultural Meeting..
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Lehigh County Agricultural Society, was held
on Saturday the.2d day of August, at the house
Of J. Y. Bechtel, in the borough of Allentown.
President 11. J. Shantz in the chair.
The proceedings of the last meeting were
read and on motion adopted. ,
The committee to prepare a list of premiums,
appoint awarding committees and committees
or arrangements, to be observed at. the next
Fair, presented their report : which report was
revised and on motion adopted. Therefore
said committee was discharged.
The following persons are. members of the
committee of arrangements. to wit : Levi Line,
Herman M. Fetter, Geo. Boise!, Reuben Bellin
ger, James Weiler, John L. Hoffman - , David
Weida, Stephen Grail, Edward Seiler, Peter
Troxell, Jr.. Robert Oberly, C. P. Beck. Thos
Steckel, Enos Erdman, Jesse Sollada, Lewis
Klump, Benj. F. Bcisel,• Thos. Mohr, Jonas
WietuuL Ephraim Yohe, Phaon llaas, and
Chas. W. Wieland.
Resoked, That the Secretary shall order the
list of premiums and Fair tickets to be printed,
and to give special notice by printed notices to
the committee of arrangements of their meet
ings and also to have tho premium list pub
lished, and the bills distributed.
Resolved, That the committee of arrange
ments meet on the 10th day of August next,
at 10 o'clock, A. DI., at the house of J. Y. Bech
tel, in Allentown.
Resolved, That A: G. Reninger, C. Pretz and
C. H. Martin, be a committee to make arrange-
Monts with the different bands of music, give
invitations to the country' bands (in Lehigh
County) and make their report to the executive
committee at their next meeting.
Resolved, That the executive committee will
meet again on the 23d of August next, at one
o'clock, A. M., at the house of J. Y. Bechtel,
iii Allentown.
On motion, meeting adjourned.
Teste : JOSHUA STAHLER, Scc'y
ElTri the ilouso of Refuge in gincinnati , ,
Ohio, there are at present 225 inmates, 100
boys and 35 girls, 4 of whom aro on the sick
list.
Our exchanges from all parts of the country
come to us filled with politics and political
news. They play upon a harp of one string!
only, and that unfbrtunato chord they will
twang until November next. To produce an
imaginary crisis in the affairs of the country, !
and then persuade the people that some partic
ular
political god is their only hope of' safety, ;
is a. favorite game at times like the present. ,
There has not been a time in the history of the
country for years when the public mind was so
fully aroused. There was excitement in 1840,
but it was mere gas compared with the deep
feeling that now exists. Then there was only;
a difference of opinion on measures of exile
diency ; but now the vital principles on which
our government is formed are at stake. It lie
comes
us then, as American citizens, as sons of:
noble sires, to act with deliberate judgment.',
A feeling of sectionalism is rising among the''
States, extremists are arroused against each !
other, and it is apparent that we are verging'
that fearful condition, mentioned in Holy Writ,
which forewarns us that a "home divided,
, against itself cannot stand." " Union for the
I sake of the Union," and Union paramount to all
I other considerations, should determine every
true lover of his country in the coming Presiden
tial contest, who he shall vote for, with an eye
single to Clot man and those principles best cal- 1
culated to maintain that sacred bond—the Con
stitution of this Republican Confederacy,—,
bequeathed to us by our patriotic forefathers.
The Presidency of these United States is an
office which every American' citizen who pos-1
sesses a spark of true patriotism, must desire'
to see filled always by the ablest and the wor
thiest men. The peace, the permanency, and'
the prosperity of the Republic depend in no;
small measure on the fitness and firmness of, !
the man to whose hands the people confide the
weighty trusts which belong to the oflice of;
Chief Magistrate. While men of broad nation
al sentiments; clear heads, firm purposes, and
patriotic instincts, guided the ship of state,'
storms might rage and fierce waves of agita
tion assail it, but the good ship rode proudly,
and securely on, with not a ftiint or doubting!
heart among the crew. And there never has
been a time when it was more necessary than
at the present moment, fur the people to select
and place in command their most skillful and
most trustworthy captain. This matter of the
Presidency is one which does not properly be
long to the ordinary party politics. It is Aa
matter which should most deeply concern the
whole people—which affects, in an inconceiva-1
ble degree, the vital interests of the Republic. !
We speak of it, therefore, not as an ordinary
political question but as a great national con-:
cern. The large conservative class of 011 r citi
zens, reserved as they are in regarding all
mere party preference in minor matters, cannot !
reconcile it with duty to be reserved when the
honor and interests of our whole country are
involved.
65,820
5 105,683
10 80,765
20 '54.595
50 29,733
The President has appointed Col. Joux W.
Gte.vtt•, of Pennsylvania, to be Governor of
Kansas in the place of SHANNON, removed.
Mr. Geary was fi n • many years a civil engineer,
and during the Mexican war was elected Colo.
nel of the Second Pennsylvania Regiment. Ife
was appointed by President Polk in IS-10 to
proceed to California as Postmaster at San
Francisco, and subsequently appointed by Gene
ral Riley as Judge or Alcal d e. lle was the
first Mayor of San Francisco under the City
Charter, and appointed by the State Legislature
as a member of the board of Commissioners for
the funded debt. If we may judge front the
tone of the public press, this appointment is a
most excellent one, and will give general satis•
faction throughout the country, particularly in
Piinnsylvania, where Col. Gt.:Am - is well known i
and highly esteemed by troops of ft iemls. He
is represented as a high-minded honorable loan,
and u•ho will bring to his new ditties a desire
to secure equal. and exact justice to all the citi
zens of the new territory, to promote order and
tranquility, to perfimn efficiently and fait ly all
the trusts committed to his charge.
" 100 - 6,196
" 200 1,479
" 300 187
" 500
" 1000
over 2
The Committee on Elections of the United
States House of Representatives reported in
• favor of Governor Reeder's claim to a seat in
Congress, as Delegate from Kan ,as. The case
; was taken up in the House on Thursday. Mr.
Washburne, of Maine, contended that Mr.
Whitfield was the choice of the minority, and
therefore was not entitltd to a seat as delegate.
Also, that the election, under which Mr• Reeder
I claimed a seat, was without the authority of
law ; but being elected by a larger number of
residents than Mr. Whitfield, the committee
recommended that he shonld be admitted as the
delegate. Mr. Staub called the attention of the
House to the filet, that the committe2 in other.
contested cases had rep, vied a resolution, sta
ting that the contestant was entitled to a seat ;
but in this they recommended that Mr. 14:der
be admitted. Mr. Washburne repeated that !
neither of the contestants was chosen under the
existing laws, and that the Committee had fol
lowed the precedent set concerniiig Wisconsin
and 'Minnesota Territories. 41so, that the;
house eould admit Mr. Reeder as the delegate.
The. debate was continued by Messrs. Stephens,
Sherman, Savage. Oliver, and others. The
statemeA of Mr. Reeder was then began to be
read, and a hearing given to Whitfield the sit-
Ling Delegate. Ariel. a long discussion, the vote
was then taken on the resolution reported by
the Committee, that Mr. Whitfield was not en- ,
titled to a seat as delegate, when it was adopted,
Yeas 110, nays 02. A vote was then taken on
the second resolution of the Committee, that
Mr. Reeder be admitted to a seat, which was
rejected—yeas SS, nays 113:
On Wednesday evening, about 0, o'clock, a
fire broke out in South Easton, in a building
formerly occupied by Mr.• David Uaris, as a
Cabinet Ware Manufactory, and belonging to
Mr. Thomas McKeen, of that Borough. The
building was occupied by several families.
The fire originated in the back room of a
small building in the rear, and caught from a
candle. The fire spread with great rapidity,
consuming the building in which it originated
and the building immediately adjoining it.
Several buildings in the vicinity were somewhat
damaged, and Were only saved by the extraor
dinary exertions of the firemen. The Easton
firemen were early on the ground and rendered
good service. But for the aid of the suction
engines the fire would probably have been much
more destructive, the water being all pumped
from the canal.
The damage is estimated at between three
and four thousand dollars. The buildings were
partially insured.
The inmates lost all their furniture the
buildings being frame, the flames spread with
such rapidity that it was impossible to save
anything.
A boatman from North Whitehall, Lehigh
county, named Thos. Musick, met with a seri
ous accident by falling from thO roof of a build
ing, breaking his leg, and, it is thought, re
ceiving internal injuries. Ile was passing with
his boat through the canal at the time of the
tire, and immediately stopped, and, at the time
of his fall, was engaged in assisting the firemen.
Polltlcal,—The Presidency.
1191IMM
Roeder and Whitfield,--Tho Kansas Seat
Fire at South Easton
(Communicated for the Lehigh Regieter4
DAVID H. HUNTER'S DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS !
OF A 'WHALING VOYAGE, tto.
(CONTINUED FROM OUR LAST.)
SAN FRANCISCO, March, 1850.
After this sample of their conduct there arose
a longing desire for an opportunity of escape
! within my bosom ; unpracticed to dissimula
: tion and deceit, I could not but gaze upon these
i reigning devils with anything but contempt
while silently obeyino- ' their imperious orders,
nor was it unperceived, and as I soon learned
to my cost, thus concentrated all the- enven
omed hatred and malice of the chief Mate,
(Cranskey, of R. who left no opportunity
! unimproved to annoy me ; however, or what- i
! ever influence it may have been, ho dared not;
carry out his designs too far, for I think he saw t
beneath the apparent calm of my demeanor,
the evident resolve of mischief if driven too
far ; and although he never struck me, yet he
never failed to improve any advarktage. I was'
now, in addition to my other troubles, afflicted
with a felon ; I shall never forget the malicious ;
glare which beamed from the eyes of the mate
; upon my apprizing him of the fact; and in a
very few moments afterwards, instead'of being
allowed to retire from duty, I was sent aloft to
the top-gallant -mast with a slush-bucket- be
tween my teeth to " slush it down." This I
performed, and upon returning bn deck he sq-
lected me to spin yarn, which is manufactured ;
by sailors out of old rope called "junk," and
which process is severe upon - the hands of any ,
one without the additional torment of a felon;
whale this work was selected for me many'
others were doing nothing, who attempted but
were prevented from doing it for me. I merely
mention this filet by way of demonstrating how
miserably Miserable a fellow-being invested
with too much power can make us. Our arri- !
val at the Western Islands was now calculated
upon by us living forward, daily, and I only
hoped that I might be allowed the privilege of
putting a foot on shore, when, if I returned, it
would not be my fault. The ship was pre
pared for deserters ; every boat was ready to
be lowered at a moment's notice, and a stand
of rifles in the Cabin stood loaded and primed
for the emergency ; but I had already organ
ized a band and formed the plot, and was only
awaiting the opportunity. My finger, for want
of proper treatment was becoming offimsive and
most excroliatingly painful, when fortunately
through the Steward, it reached the ears of the
Captain, who told me he would have to cut it
on(' it did not get better in twenty-four hours,
as he thought it had began to mortify. I sloped
into the forcastle, being now off duty, and for
got to make my appearance to the captain for
the next several twenty-four hours ; and thus
escaped the mutilation, as he would have kept
his word for the sake of the joke, even had it
not been necessary ! lam sorry not to be able
to attribute good motives to our steward for
thus interesting himself in my behalf; but he
was such a sneaking, deceitful and cowardly
fellow, trembling at the very appearance of the
Captain, that I cannot help explaining his mo
tives, by stating that something very similar to
my felon was making its appearance upon one of
his digits, and he knew he must have a prece
dent as a "sogering exqmple," fur retiring from i
duty, he having previously unkindly joked!
about it at my expense. Before a week had
passed one half the crew, fore and aft, were off;
duty with the same little pest. When near
the Western Islands, we hailed the barque!
" Barclay," of Westport, a whaler. Our Cap- ,
tain spoke her, with his speaking trumpet, and ;
they replied to his queries that they had been
out seven months i had taken three sperm
whales, and were not going around the Horn.
They were " trying" out (boiling) a sperm !
whale they had captured the evening before.
The captain came alongside with a boat's crew, ,
and coming on board had a chat with our Cap
tail], while the men who brought him were not
allowed to come on board and talk with us.
which is technically called " gammoning."
We, however, leaned over the bulwarks and
spoke with them, When our mate ordered us
back. The men in this boat looked stout and
hearty, but there was evidently a depression of
spirits among them, which plainly showed that
they and we were similarly situated, that is,
under the control,—almost body and soul, of
a few malicious tyrants,—called officers.
We were all called upon deck one afternoon
by the stirring cry of " There she blows !"
which was the signal for a whale. The Cap
tain sprang into the fore-rigging with his glass,
and gave us the direction in which to steer the
ship. All was excitement and anticipation on
board, when the cry of " only Killers" set us
quiet in regard to a,speedy initiation into the
mysteries of capturing the whale.' The Killer is
of the whale species, and his shouting is often
confounded with the breathing of a whale ; they
go in scoals or troops, and are one of the many
destroyers who are fast exterminating the huge
leviathans of the deep ; to-see them, one would
suppose that a thousand would be required to
perform the feat, and yet one of them, once fitst
ened to a whale, he will drag him down into
the fathomless deep until he is drowned, when
they eat out the tongue only. leaVing the car-1
cass to the greedy. blood-thirsty sharks and !
the ravenous sea-birds, who lured by the scent
of blood, congregate in incredible numbers to
finish the work
One day while in the enjoyment of a dead
calif', we were amused by the mate, who was
trying to capture one of the Dolphins who were
swarming around the ship. The process was
this. Having tied a bright iron spoon to a
string, which he threw overboard, he trailed it
along the water this attracted the dolphins,
and one, &splendid fellow in his shining coat.
of blue, displaying too much of the Yankee spir
it and coming up to close quarters, received the
iron missile which- was darted at him in his
back, and notwithstanding his noble etKirts for
liberty, was laid floundering In the lee-scup
pers. Their affection for each other was strik
ingly illustrated by the actions of mistress Dol
phin, who in frightened agitation swam round
and round her captured mate until lifted from
the water, when with a bound up the ship side
she still vainly endeavored to keep near him.
In the dying agonies, a Dolphin presents a I
beautiful appearance, chapging in color, with
lightning rapidity, into all the variegated hues I
of the rainbow. Soon after this, old Neptune,
as if enraged at the capture and treacherous de
ception practiced upon one of his favorite sub
jects, commenced to heave and roll in a most
unpleasant manner; billows, for the first time
since we had been out, rolled up from ten to
thirty feet in height, and regarding our high
bulwarks with contempt, dashed over the ves
sel, wetting us to the skin and producing a gen
eral re-visit of sea-sickness ; the wind blew high
all night but in the morning the sea had subsi
ded and we bowled merrily along for several
days with a moderate breeze, nothing occurring
Worthy of note .during this time. I will fill up
the void by giving you a sample of our " bill
of fare."
Morning. Noon. Evening.
Monday, Salt Junk. Beans. Salt Junk.
Tuesday, Rice.
Wednesday, Duff. " •
Thursday, ". Salt Junk. "
Friday, " Cod Fish. "
Saturday, " Salt Junk.
with tea partially made of dried oak•loaves, (bit
ter,) and ship biscuit morning and evening,
Now this presents quite a bill of fare to a lands- ,
man,—beans, rice; duff cod-fish &c., but let
Me tell you there are many kinds of the same
thing, for instance our Cod fish were of extreme
ly doubtful antiquity, and at rved up ship fash
ion; first required an effort to be got near
enough to, and then a momentary stoppage of
the lungs, to give the necessary time for clos
ing the lips over the morsels. Thus.by observ
ing system and doing it scientifically, We
were enabled to coax down sufficient upon
" Cod-fish day" to keep us off our beam ends.
The duff is nothing more than boiled dough,
(with us made of corn meal,) which was con=
sidered a delicacy, 'being sweetened with'a
tie rum-molasses, (it is an extra dish always
served as the reward for capturing a whale.)
As for the rice, ivithout the least exaggeration,
the cook was actually compelled to keep a
cloth over the dish, " to. keep one-half from
running away with the other." Potatoes we
got none, there being only sufficient for the offi
cers until we resell the Western Islands.
DAVID H. HUNTED..
• [TO as CONTINUED.]
( ---- WITO WAS TO B The Coroner's jury
in the case of the North Pennsylvania Railroad
Slaughter, place the great weight of responsi
bility upon the conductor of the Excursion
train, Mr. Alfred F. 'Topple, who was running
at a reckless rate upon the time of the regular
down passenger train, which was entitled to
the road, but was nevertheless proceeding cau
tiously. The jury for Philadelphia co., also
condemn the regulations of the road as being at
fault, for looseness. Mr. 11. is confined in the
Prison of. ontgomery county. The Montgom
ery county jury exculpate the conductor of the
down train (now dead) entirely, as he was run
ning on time, and had the right of way. The
deaths by the occurrence number 63. The
Company's loss is $30,000 so far. By the time
claims for damages are liquidated, the Compa
ny will feel it severely. The law should make
a severe example of those through whose care
lessness the catastrophe took place. Until
there are two tracks on every mile of railway
in the country, we may still expect these hu
man sictilkes.
rc •i he celebrated Mickey. Free yesterday
(Tuesday) commenced his walking watch of loCi
hours, on a plank, without sitting or sleeping,
for a prize of at. No. 101 Market St. lie
walks on a Flank 40 feet long, 4 broad, and
three feet from the grind, and will continue,
if lie accomplishes the feat, until Saturday at
12 p. m.—.Neivark Advertiser.
a HEAT FEAT. —A t Newark, N. J.. Micky Free
on Saturday night concluded his great limit of
walking one hundred and six hours without
rest or sleep. He began his walk on Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. On Wednesday morning
he evinced signs of fatigue. but recovered during
the day, and in the evening appeared as fresh
as ever. I hiring the hours allotted him he was
sponged with salt and spirits four times a day.
Ile changed his clothing every morning and
evening,. and also carried in his hat during the
hottest parts of the day, a sponge saturated
with whiskey and water. The main bet was
$2OO, in addition to which he made $lOO by
side bets.
• riIIAPID MOVISaI MACIIINEItr.—or the ra
pidity With which some portions of the machin
ery employed in the manufacture of cotton
operate, we may form an idea from the fact
that the very finest thread which is used in
making lace, is passed through the strong flame
of a lamp, which burns all the fibres without
the thread itself. The velocity with which the
thread moves is so great that it cannot he per
ceived there is any motion at all—the line of
thread, passing °frit wheel through a flame,
looking as if it were perfectly at rest.
The Wheat Crop is now pretty well se
cured all over the country. except the extreme
northern portion. and we have never known a
harvest to pass with so little complaint of injury
to the crop as this year. We have therefore
every reason to believe that the yield of sound
wheat is uhprecedently large, and constquently
without threign demand, with no chance fin•
shipments to California, the price must be low.
The New York Triboae gives the following ad
vice to farmers : " If we had wheat to sell we
should endeavor to get it into market at the
earliest possible day, and take the best market
price then prevailing."
(li7DAxasnors SITHIL-A train of cars ran
the distance between Buffalo and Rochester,
N. Y.,-on last Thursday, in one hour and Mir
lu-r4,rht ?ninnies. The distance is 72 miles.—
There were five passenger cars, and the train
stopped five times. It is time tlie law inter
fered to prevent such a dangerous amusement,
awl that the public voice condemn it.
PttortmT is Outo.—A subscriber in
Smomit co., Ohio, in remitting a subscription
to the Ledger, says the hay crop has been
heavy—She wheat good in straw, but,ninchin
jured by the weevil, reducing the crop one half
in many places—on ts good—corn, potatoes and
pasture now suffering much for want of rain.
Ert - LoNalWrrv.—There is in Duxbury. says
the Traveler, n family by the name of Drew,
composed of two brothers and four sisters,
whose united ages amount to 495• years. and
the average of whose ages is 826. The oldest
brother is 90, the next brother 88, and the sis
ters respectively 86, 79, 77 and 74.
LocusTs.=Official information received
from Cordova announces that more than two
tuns weight of locusts have recently been killed
in that neighborhood. As it is calculated that
there are in each hundred weight 1,720,000 lo
custs, some mighty arithmeticians have figured
it out that at Cordova no less than 404,322.500
of these insects have beow destroyed and after
wards buried.
11 - A trotting match for $l,OOO took place
over the Union course, on Wednesday, between
Taconey, under saddle, and Flora Temple, in
harness. Flora Temple was the winner, hav
ing been beaten the first heat, but succeeded
in the second,•third and foUrth.
1117 - Deaths in Philadelphia last week, 35T.
Of cholera infantuin, 67.
" 0, VOlt A LODGE IN SMOE VAST WILDER-.
NESS."—Such is undoubtedly the exclanlation whisk
thousands who are borne down by the arduous duties
which must he performedevonunder thoraysof album
• ing mid-summer sun, are sure to make: but those duties
are performed frequently at the serious riskof health
if not life itself, unless the proper precautions are ta
ken to' prevent the effects so easily generated by
imprudent exposure. Carter's Spanish Mixture, the
unrivalled Puriflerof the Blood, possessetfin n remar
kable degree the cooling and purifying influence over
the system so necessary in such eases. Its' singular
power over the Blood, its gentle tonic notion on tho
Liver, its strengthening, vivifying and invigorating
qualities, its•kuown tendency to prevent disease hy
expelling all humors from the Blond, and ridding tho
system of poisimous infections, has gained for it a
place among the highest discoveries of medical
science. It iS a positive cure for Scrofula; Fever
and, Ague, Liver Disease; the effects of Mercury, and
all such diseases, as thousands who have used it have
grateful cause to know. The trialora bottle will sat
isfy any who may be unacquainted-with its effect?.