A correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
as the following article on
t'A.VAb NAVIOATIU.V HY STUAM.
The proposition to transport Coal by tho ti-e
of steam tugs, which is now assuming a more
lelinite shape, has attracted the earnert atten
tion of many parties interested in the Schuyl
kill Navigation Company, as well as the Ches
apeake and Delaware, and Delaware and Usri
tin Cutiat Companies.
I have accordingly takon some pains to come
ft the correct Cost of carrying on the business
in this way, by ascertaining the facta applicable
to this esse, from an inspection of bonis in aetu
nl use. One of the neatest specimens which
we have had here, is the little boat called the
"John Gilpin," which is propelled by an inge
nious wheel, invented by Mr. Asa Worthing
ton, of New York. This boat, which is but
thirteen feet wide, is capable ol towing boats
loaded with 200 tons of freight from three miles
to three and a half miles per hour in a narrow
rsnal. It is adopted to tho navigation of the
Chesapeake Day, and can make a speed of more
than 0 miles per hour in open water. In fact,
this boat of itself, without any regard to the va
rious successful forms uf propeller, has com
pletely solved the problem of canal navigation
by steam, and has won for its inventor the gra
titude of the whole cansl interest of thin coun
try. 1 do not know what charge it i3 proposed to
make for the use of this principle, but in the
following calculations it id necessary to include
that item, and I have accordingly allowed 11)0
for the use of the patent right for each bo:it. If
the sum appear small, the importance of intro
ducing the invention on a line where more than
ball a mill ion of tons are now annually transpor
ted, and a million may be speedily obtained, will
make it good policy to bold it at a moderate
rnto.
The following estimate will show the cost of
convryina coal from Pottsvilleto Sew York, a
distance of 220 miles, by the system of tugging.
The business may be advantageously conducted
by placing small engines in each boat, but it is
here assured that each steam tug lakes one boat
in low, and is itself driven by an engine of ubout
ten horse power, a system which bus some ad
vantages for along run as to New York or
Albany. The tug will carry an average net
load of 53 tons, and the boat in tow an average
load of tons making together tons, or
in round numbers, 120 tons. The speed in the
canal will be three miles per hour, and in the
river five miles p.?r hour which the boat now
at the wharf has demonstrated to be practicable.
The time, on M miles of canal, at 3
miles will be 17 hours,
Do on 1"0 miles open water, at 5
miles, 3-1 "
Do. in passing all the locks, 12 "
Running time, in one direction (3 "
" " returning, 03 "
Time consumed in loading, il "
" " in discharging, tt "
Aggregate time actually required for the trip,
1 1 1 hours, or just six duyt.
It is necessary in all such calculation:;, to
allow liberally for contingencies, and I shall ac
cordingly estimate them, in this case, ut Ik'l per
cent., or allow for a loss of two days in every
trip, and assume that the time required in each
trip will be eight days.
In proof of the sufficiency if this estimate, I
need only quote the fact that the 'John Gilpin,'
in running from New York to St. .lolui's Iower
Canada, discharging her cargo and taking in a
liother, and returning to New York a distance
in all of about 750 miles, consumed just seven
onJ u half days.
Estimated cost of a trip of eight days, with
120 tons of coal :
Captain's wages for S days, at SI 50, $12 00
I'.i.gineer'n 1 25 10 110
Assistants' 75 C 00
Two other hands, SO 8 00
Hoard ol" five hands, 25 10 00
Tour tons of small coal, at 31. 4 00
Depreciation of two boats, which will
cost together (including patent right)
1000, and last tight years, assuring
thirty ti ins lor tho working year
er trip, C 25
Depreciation of engine, fee. , which w ill
coal S10UU and last ten year
per trip, 'J
Interest uii capital ill boats and engine,
S'.'.'tiio, at six per cent , is ilSuptr
uniiuuj iii-r ti in, 5 00
Repairs and contingencies, f 1J0 per mi
lium, and per trip, I 00
Cost of conveying t'L'O tons of coal fi mil
1'ottsvillc to N 'v Voi k, and returning
w ith the empty boats, 5Gb 58
This sum is equivalent to .17 cts per ton.
Add present toll on Sch t'anal, IJ.'i
l. i. at k , no
And we have an aggregate charge of 51 23 per
tun, in lieu of lie' piesent charge 30 per ton.
It is obvious, therefore, tiiat a boat now enga
ging in this trade, will be sble, at the present
prices, to clear eil its expenses, and provide an
ample contingent fund for repairs and deprecia
tion, and interest oil the investment, and leave
mi additional stun ol c-12'3 for every trip, or sf.10
u day. Thu time and the prices assumed iu thu
tetrinaie are ample, and such as will guaranty j doctor's means, but only garden jerbs. Sue
the procurement ol competent und trustworthy j cuunied Vii! ith curnfrey, elecampane, and Co
men. I riarrder seed. Some tunes she would throw in
I leave it to tho business man to put his own j a I ittle led pn eipity, but mighty telJuiii only
eblimata on the alue of b rck-freigbls, the pas- j lion it was a powerful case.'
sengcr travel ol the Schuylkill Valley, and other
incidental advantage,, 1,1 die introduction of this
mode ofMHspuiialioii. leave it to the Schuyl
kill Nutlgatioii Company to put their own esti
mate on tho value of a modification ol their sys
tem, which will reduce their freights to one half
i ho present charge, enable them to scud their
boats, hi all times, und without delay, around Ij
lie Delaware front, ihrotijlf to New York, to all
the towns along tho banks of the Hudson, and
through Ibe Kim nod Champlain Canals which
will enable them to monopolize tho trade of all
the towns on the Delaware and its branches to
go through to tho Chesapeake, and supply tho
peop'e of Riltimoro with Pennsylvania anthra
cite cheaper than they can ever pet their own
bituminous coal from tho mines of Cumberland.
It is understood that the Canal Company are
moving in this matter; but whether they are
moving fist enough for their own interest, and
the public frond, and the requirements of the
trade, vnny be doubtful. One thing is, however,
certain, that in this country private enterprise
can always bo found to carry out any improve
ment that promises a fair remuneration for Ibe
capital invested. It would be well for the coun
try if its enterprise had stepped there.
Fl'LTO.I.
A Siirttwn Qi-kstion. The editor of the
Cherokee Advocate, puts forth the following
statement and senrching qnstinn :
"It is slated that within forty years, the Uni
ted States have extinguished the Indian title to
Four hundred and thirty million acres of land
for Eighty-two millions ofdollars. At this rate,
they paid the Indians an average of less than
ttrrnty cents pir acre. Now if the United States
disposed of those lands to their tit zens ut the
preseat lo Government price of One dollar and
twenty-five cents, thry have received into their
Treasury the sum of iniir hundnd and fifty
five iniU'nms Five hundnd thousand dollars
above the original cost.
Wonder if they would like to get tnoic Indi
an lands on the fame terms 1"
Emitmno their Piiiso.ns. P. List, F.s ,
our Consul at I.epsic, w rites home that it is con
templated to send not only German paupers, but
the criminals of that country, to the United
States. He says :
"A Mr. Do Stein, formerly an officer in the
service of the Duke of S i.e (lotha, has lately
made proposition to the smaller States of Saxo
ny for transporting their criminal to the port of
Ureinen, and embarking ihein there tiirtbe U
nited States at seventy-five dollars per head,
which offer haslecn accepted by several of
them. The first ti support of criminals, who.
for the greater part, have been condemned to
hard labor for life, (among them two notorious
robbers, Plefer and Albrecht,) will leave (Jolha
on the lfith of this month ; and it is intended,
by and by, to empty all the jails nud workhouses
of that country in this manner ! There is little
doubt that several other States will imitate the
nefarious practice ! In order to stop it I have
sent an article to the General Gazette of Augs
burg, wherein I have attempted lo demonstrate
that this behaviour was contrary to all thu laws
of nations, and that it was shameful behaviour
towards a country which oilers the best induce
ment to German manufactures. It has of late,
also, become a general practice in the towns
and boroughs of Germany, to get rid of their
paupers and vicious members by collecting the
means for effecting their passage to the United
Slate's among the inhabitant-', ami by supplying
them Irouj the public funds."
Dm i-n u ii a no ins I. ions. The a.-tonisbing
control of thu German, Drcifhach, over the most
ferocious beasts of the forest, the lion, the tiger
and the leopard, entering familiarly into their
dens, and passing freely back and forth umong
them as at his levee, then driving them into
each other's dens, and re-assembling Ibeni a
gain in one, then seizing first one and then an
other, and making them in iriock-liht seize
him as if they would devour him throwing
them on the ground, bostrid.ng and beating
them in pretended anger grasping their jaws
and forcing open their mouths, a lion in one
hand and a tiger iu the other dragging their
beads together, and making lliem finally growl
at each other thrusting his foot iu'Mlie mouth
of one and his head into the jaws of another
lying down with them and folding them in his
arms dandling them on his lap as a child
magnetizing them, and repeatedly lilting them
from the ground and letting them tall again a
dead ina.-uJ. All this wouM t-eeio to be the ulti
mate reach of hum in power the utmost e.M r
cii.e of reason over the brute the sway of u.iud
over liirce. And whiLt this di.-pliyof the in
comprehensible buinaii F ril fills the observer
with amazement, it furnishes at tho same time
a study for philosophy and piety. This control
of Dic-i.-bach over the ra wnous b a-t- 'cu,s to
ho tl,. ,.....:( of dailv reeeivo,., tt.eir l.wul tr.no
him. Mow does tin; .'latitude of in in compare
with this return ! Tin' i-'el ansuer is on record,
"The o.x knovvelh Ins oAiur, and the u.-s his
matter's crib, but Israel doth not know, my peo
ple do not consider." lSul though not so tender,
yet a more striking und impret-sivc reproof is
exhibited by these savage beattsof prey. I'hit.
Ledger.
Ci'UB oti Uin.i siviieM Old Mrs. StUI;j
says tint she's 'ol'leir heard tell, uhen she v.a-a
i
girl, that old grandma Jtwinii r, Iheouliest crit- j
ler lo euro the iheiiirratly pains, iieter used no I
Makino Fii vr Wo.Mi.N. Not Ion? since,
a miser in Morocco, who sold "ktdiah'" (fried
niest,) wishing to increase his sales, nightly in
veigled a woman of bad character into his
house, murdered her, bud sold her for fried uient
in tho niornii g. liis wilo nt last denounced
him. lie uas pimishe.1 dreadfully. I lie hands
and feet were cut t il, broiled in bis own caul
dr"ii nud L'iven lo dog-; ,ir tliod, and ho was per
initlcJ to die i'ruiii loss ol blood.
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, Dee. 21, 1844.
1. II. i;it.jnKli, Esq., til hl iteml .'-
late and foal OlKce, Vi. 69 I'ine Street, Vht
ladrlthla, 1 authorized to act an Jlgent, avd
rcrrtit lor all monies due I hit office, for ub
tcrldlon or advertising,
.?. of hu onict igo ,Vmm street,
Kv Absence from home, must be our excuse
for deficiency of editorial matter this week.
D7" The Susquehanna, at this ptace, was
froz.cn over on Tuesday last, and is probably now
passable for foot passengers.
C"7" IsAUii ttATio or Gov. Shi ns. The in
auguration of the Governor elect, will take place
on the third Tuesday of January, acording to the
constitution, not the third Saturday of January,
as our compositor made us say last week.
CP" The affairs of Texas begin to assume more
than usual importance at Washington. The
news on this subject our readers will find in ano
ther column.
CP" Mr. Ilenton's Texas Bill, which will be
found in another column, will become the great
topic of debate, in Congress, this session. The
Tariff bill itself will hardly bethought of. The
South will not choose to agitate it, und the Xoith
are satisfied to leave it as it is.
C!7" Dr. Duncan's one day election bill has
passed the House of Kepreseutati ves, by nn al
most unanimous vote. This is an important
matter. Hereafter the Presidential elections
will be held throughout the Union on the same
day.
C7"PoTAi.n Knnni, The Legislatures of
several states have already moved in this matter.
The Postmaster General himself, now recom
mends a reduction, making the rates at 5 cts. for
liny distance under 500 mile, and 10 cts. for any
over 500 miles. At a large meeting at Cincin
nati, resolutions were passed rcconimi tiding a
reduction to two ct., for all letters not weigh
ing more than a half ounce, and two cents fori
every additional half ounce. They also recom- j
mend the abolition of the flunking privilege.
Another impoi taut item of reform is, to p-rmit
all newspapers to be carried free of postage with
in the bounds of the county in which they are
published'.
DT7" War ok Worm. Mr. John (J. Adams
and Chai les J Ingersoll are out abusing each o
tber in the newspapers. It is difficult to say
which ol the two belligerauls will carry the day.
One thing is certain, that as both have been ac
customed to receive great personal abuse, they
will not fail to lay it on pretty thiik in order to
make an impression.
CV" Poor Uai r.: The second foot race be
tween Grecuhalgh and (iilderslecve. took place
at lIoliul,cn, on Monday luf.t. The distance was
twelve ii. lies the Make -1 IMiO t .1 eeldialgli
pa!id (iildeulecve at the eleventh mile. The
lat mile was performed in 5 minutes, 1 seconds
The whole distance in OX minutes IS seconds.
CP" The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger , in speaking of the speech
of Mr. Polk, at .Nashville, says:
'Mr. Polk's rercrit speech ut Nashville has
been the most canvassed of all 111" various thimis
that have agitated the metropolitan sphere since
the outset of the session, not except mg the Mex
ican correspondence, ut the tone of which many
marvel, uudotheis utter ''curses loud and deep."
It is evident from the declarations of Mr. Polk,
that he regards his electron as the voluntary and
unsolicited tribute of puldic coulidence, and not
us a partisan triumph; that the people have cho
sen him to administer the Government for the
good of th whole nation, and not for the imme
diate benefit or lonkins to the direct advantage
of any particular party Thee noble and patri
otic views, so Well calculated to recnncil.' the
minority, to temper and restrain political vio
lence and hi ing us back lo the ood old days
ol siuiidicit v and safety of Mr. Mouioe's admi-
uistiation, are received in a mood aJoptcd to the
i d.ll'i reiit intei -Ms which they ell'.ct Mr. I'al-
! ",m,! s M '"on' '"' 11 "i,s u" "'"'
! a of l"'''"l" ", ucju.esces heartily and
ciitucly in his determination, whilst the Noith
ei ii division hesit ates not to speak ill open dis
paragement of any such doctrine or practice.
Tin; latter iulliienee is for insisting upon the re
ward of their services in the honors and emolu
ments; the other is content to abido a c,iadual
distribution ol the spoils, in older to conciliate
public sentiment, and pave the way for a nomi
nation in IMS.
Those who know Mr. P1U hest. and who Inilll
, , i
intimacy uiul intercourse have reason to In' iiji-
.i . .i . .
liriSt-.lnt Ins Intel, t urn. k..v licit llie Kent I lllel.T
I I J - 1
of his Nashville speech were deliberately coiisi- j
i I i . i i.i.i- ii. i c ,
'tei eil ami m.ihircil. ion! I l,:il Ins .il. lest ainl firmest
' I
liien.U counctdled their adoption; so that they
ioa all that is expressed, and he will enfore
whatever he has avowed. .
Mr. Polk will take his Kiitin indepr ndent of
all cliques, encumbered by none of thu peculiar
obligations which have defeated the good inten
tions of others of his predecessors, und being out
of the line uf succession, he has no object to a
chieve but air honest, successful and pure adiui
uistiation. With ull the means ut bis command
and w ith theie ktioug purpose ta emphatically
declared, there is no doubt but that he will de.
otc himself to the gieat i n I alone of good and
useful govjl lillieiit
The Popular Vote of the rrcxiilrntinl Election.
The following is a statement of tho popular
vote in the several States, at the lute Presidential
Election
Polk Clay Birney
Maine, 4.)719 31310 4V7
N. Hampshire, 27100 1700 4101
Massachusetts, 5:1202 077M 10027
Connecticut, SKHIl 1013
Rhode Island, 407 7322 5
Vermont, 1-041 20770 3i)S4
New York, rj:i7.V5 232431 15710
New Jersey, 37495 3313 131
Pennsylvania, 107535 101203 3138
Delaware, 5005 0207
Maryland, 32070 35IH1 j
Virginia, 0000 I
Ohio, 40113 155057 W)50
Kentucky, 10000
N. Carolina, 3W27 43232
S. Carolina, 25000
Georgia, 41155 42100
Alabama, 12000
Indiana, 7011 070S 210G
Illinois, lO(MK)
Micbignn, 27703 21237 3032
Mississippi, 23102 17020
Tennessee, 50017 00030
Iiouisiana, 0-7
Missouii, 10000
Arkansas, 3O00
1.110,323 1,01, 50 57,754
'Estimated by the Globe.
CP('i r UKr..Tio with Mexico, fce. The
correspondent of the X. Y. Kvcning l'ot, w ri
ting from Washington says : "Day before yes
terday, and a part of the night, Mr. Calhoun spent
iu air earnest conference with Mr. Packenham,
the Hi itish Minister, and immediately afterwards
four or five different messengers were llXriT
from the State Department, to several of our mi
nisters at the different couits of F.urnpe, to Mex
ico, and to some of the South American Repub
lic. The I'nglish minister, also, I understand,
sent off a minister with despatches to Great
Britain, The critical condition of our relations
with Mexico, and through her, possibly with
some of the leading powers of P.uropp, renders
this unusual diplomatic activity a mutter of deep
interest and anxious speculation ; and among o
ther on dits is one, that if Texas will iu any suf
ficiently authoritative matter, declare her wishes
to become annexed to the United States, then
Great Britain is to throw no obstacle in the way,
ami will intimate to Mexico, that it will be ne
cessary for her to acquiesce as gracefully as she
may; that no opposition is to b? expected from
any other Krrropean quarter ; that a very liberal
treaty of boundary will be negotiated with Mex
ico, iu which the laree claims of indemnity due
by her to our citizens, w ill iu some satisfactory
manner be arranged; and finally, that iu the
great balance sheet, w hich is now iu tie? progres
of being made up, the Oregon boundary will also
be satisfactor ily adjusted.''
C7Vn:ws or Mrs. Aoams. The Charleston
(S. C.) Courier gives the following as the o
pinions of John (liiincy Alains, ns detailed in a
private conver'ation. They are certainly curi
ous and interesting. Kvcn Mr Adams, it will
be seen, has no fear of the repeal of the tariff, un
der Mr. Polk
"I have heard several gentlemen speaks of
conversations bold with Juhn (iuiney Adams, on
Hie subj' Ct of the result of tin? late election.
His opinions are of interest at Ibis time, and he
is by no n eniis n served in making tlu tn known,
lie says tint Texas will be brought into the I '
ii ion, and that the British Government will sim
ply protest against tin net, ami avail herself ot
the example to carry inloe.ucution some of her
own designs.
'She will, he says, tale pcusension nf C'ubn,
and we cannot corn pin in of it, after taking Tex
as. Great Britain, be says, will guarantee to
Smin the same amount of revenue that she now
receives from Cuba. As to France, he says
that government cannot complain ot the act,
for she has taken possession of Algiers, and
Great liritain will allow her to extend her Af
rican possessions ns far as she pleases. Mexico,
he says, w t l ru t make war upon Us', nn account
of the auuexilion.
'As Id the tariff, he says, it will not be essen
tially modified, during- Mr. Polk's administra
tion. The Government will need the whole of
the present revenue, especially after the annex
ation of TV .vi a. There must he an increase, he
thinks, of the navy and sriny on that account.
'The next presidential contest would Ire be
tween Mr, Calhoun and Mr. Wright. Mr. Cal
houn would necessarily, in his opinion, hive nt
least the option of remaining iu tho Slate De-
' pertinent
A Srnui: anu Tiun-Uit. A turn-out has
taken place among the workmen on the Valley
Railroad at Pottaville. The contractors Were
I iiaving M) cents a day, but last week, owing to
i ' ' - ,
i the ureat nuinlier out of employment in this re-
1
gion. an attempt was ma le to reduce the wages
. -r. I ... I.. . - . I : . c- 1
1 in ueeiiis per oay timing me winter. several
, I 3
of the workmen were arrested in consequence of
preventing, by force, others from wor king.
Si'viikme Coi rt op the U. States Gov.
Dona's Case, On Friday last, on motion of Be
verly Johnson, Fsi , Francis C. Treadwell, of
Poitland, Maine, was admitted as an attorney
and counsellor ut this court.
The Globe says that Mr. Treadwell has charge
of the case of Gov. Dorr, ond will probably move
the point to allow a writ of error, or a writ of
habeas enrpu'. to In ing Gov Dorr to Washington
und pel mit him in person to petition tht court
lr a i it of ri i . 1 1
WASIIINOTOIV COIHIKSPOSOKIICK. I
Extract nfa Ittttr, diittd
Wasiiix.jtois, Dec. IS, 18 It.
.lnnrxn't'ort ifTnTnMrJ)iiTir Prtotvtions
firnvidingfor Anntxatii n Jioitim't Hill on
thcstimn tuhjvct.
I mentioned in my last nn announcement by
Mr. McPulfie, of South Carolina, of his intention
toreport joint resolutions providing for the im
mediate annexation of Texas. He has since ful
filled his purpose, and enclosed you' receive a co
py ol the resolutions :
" litwlved, By the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives of the U. States, in Congress assoin
bled, That the compact of Annexation and Uni
on between the said U. States and Republic of
Texas, signed by John C. Calhoun, Secretary of
State, on the part of the U. States, and Isaac Van
unit, and J. Pinckney Henderson, on the pai t ef
Texas, be and the same is hereby declared to be
the fundamental law of Union between the said
V. States and Texas, so soon as the supreme au
thorities of tho said Republic of Texas shall ngreo
to the same. And it shall be the duty of the
President of the V. States, so soon as he shall be
officially notified of such agreement on the part
of Texas, to announce the same by proclamation.
" HerolirJ, further, Hy the authority aforesaid,
that it is understood and intended that whatever
is stipulated to be done immediately or at n fixed
period, after the exchange of the ratifications of
the aforesaid compact, shall be done immediate
ly or in a like period after the supreme authori
ties of Texas shall have finally agreed to these
Resolutions."
The resolutions having been read, Mr. Archer
of Virginia, moved their reference to the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations, which was carried ;
whereupon Mr. Henton forthwith sprung upon
the Senate his counter-project, and gave notice of
his intention to introduce his bill providing for
the annexation of Texas. This was received in
good humor, producing a pleasant smite on the
() the next day the J
ristm;iiislifil Missourian, agreeably to notice.
introduced the following bill, the same in terms
advocated by him at the last session. It was read
twice, as usual, and then referred to the Commit
tee on Foreign Relations.
A Bm.i. to rr.oviiiF. ron run Annkxahos or
Tkxas to tiik Uvirrn Statcs.
Itc it enuctril Ii' the. Senut- and Untie of Rep
resentatives f the L'i)!ti:d H'tutcs 'f .tmcriea in
Congress assembled, That the President of the
United States be, and hereby is. authorized and
advised to open negociations with Mexico and
Texas, for the adjustment of boundaries, and the
annexation cf the latter to the L'nitcJ States, on
the following basis, to wit !
I. The boundary of the annexed territory to
he in the desert prairie west of the Nueces, and
along the highlands anil mountain heights which
divide the waters of the Mississippi from the wa
ters of the Rio del Norte, and to latitude forty
two degrees north.
II. The people of Texas, by a legislative ar t,
or by any authentic act which shows the will of
the majority, to express their assent to said an-ii'-xation.
Ill A Stat.', to he called " The. State if Texas,"
with boundaries fixed by herself, arid an extent
not exceeding that of the largest State in the U
nion, be admitted into the Union, by virtus of
this act, on an crjual footing with the original
States
I V. The remainder of the annexed tei ritory to
be held and disposed of by the United States as
one of tln ir territories, and to be called "the
Sr,uthu'i.l Ti.rrit ri;."
V. The existence of slavery to be forever pro
hibited in the nor thern and noi thwe-tern part of
said territory, west of the 100th degree of longi
tude west from Greenwich, so as to divide, as e- '
pi.iHy as may be. the hole of the annexed coun
try between slavi holding and non-slav.diolding
States.
VI. The assent of Mexico to be obtained by
treaty to siteh annexation and boundary, or to be
dispensed with when the Congress of the United i
Stales may deem such assent to be unnecessary.
VII. Other details of the annexation to be ad
justed by treaty, so far as the same may come
within the scope of th treaty making power.
Going ivto the Ibom rsiiNsH r.Aiif.sr.v.
The extensive Iron Works, known as the Read
ing Furnace, situated about twelve miles from
Reading, and owned by the Assignees of the Uni
ted States Bank, were last week sold, with all the
landed property attached, to Governor David R.
Porter Co of Hairisburg, forV'O.ooO.
The Tkil'mpii op America Masitacti'Iiks.
The X. Y. Herald, of last week, contained an
excellent article on the iuiKiitaut meeting held
in Manchester, in relation to the cotton trade and
cotton imports into F.ngland; "on which occa-
sion, in the face of the whole world, and in the
very heart of British Manufactures, the palm was
awarded to the United States iu the manufacture
of a certain description of cotton goods, and in
competing with Fugland in the markets of the
world.''
Gar at Sale at Washington. (
ongrsss, in a
fit of retrenchment, ordered the grass cut on the
Capitol grounds, at Washington, to be. sold ilt
public unci ion. These clippings have been sold
tins season, und tliey have yielded a clear profit
to the U. S. Treasury, auctioneer's commissions
ami cost of advertising excluded, of fair dullurt
und ninety two cuts.
Ciiir.n Killed pv Bears. A few days since,
a child was killed in the northern part of Deca
tur county, la. The child was some distance from
the house gathering nuts w hen the beirs came
along and attacked and killed it. Shortly alter
this fete they met a man iu the woods and chased
him home, put suing him to his very door, w hen
he tookdowu his gun uud shot one of them with
in a few steps of his door, and with some of his
neighbors, succeeded shoitly alter iu killing the
othr This happjneJ in the most populous part
ol the country
V A I I K T V .
Maximo Ri TtEn. In Goshen they cover the
hands with linen gloves and forcibly work out
the buttermilk, and thus, by excluding the air
in packing, the article long keeps sweet.
lls.vvr Loss. The Globe says a gentleman in
Tennessc agreed, for twenty dollars, to give one
dollar for the first electoral vote Governor Pollc
should receive over Mr. Clay, anil to double it in
geometrical progression for the majority of the
electoral college. The sum lost amounts to
3(J,H!)l,4.'i7,4l!7, 140,130,231. A knowledge of
the powers of figures would have saved him from
this loss.
Goui. Mr. Rothe, a Saxon miner, gives it as
his ertinion, that the gold mines in Xorth Caro
lina are eipial to any in l'.umpe or Brazil. Ten
millions of bullion hare already been obtained
from tho Xorth Carolina mines. A negro found
one lump of ore at Rerd's mine, which was
worth S,000.
"Gai;AT Westcrn: Iron Fuiinack." The
Pittsburg American says that the Great Western
Iron Furnace, at Urady's Bend, has been in blast
for some weeks past, making SO tons of iron per
week. The rolling mill attached to the furnace
is also in cp 'ration, principally employed in
making rail road iron. The amount invested in
thes works by the enterprising owners is about
d."io,ono.
Banks. The capital of tln Banks in the U.
States has been reduced one hundred and eight
millions of dollars in four years. This is one
hundred millions of dollars, however, larger than
it was in IK.'iO.
Dnr-.r ok Mnsii'o. The public debt ol Mexi
co, besides what she owes to the United States,
is said to be eighty two millions of dollars, upon
which the annual interest is nearly five millions
of dollars.
AviitinrE Fon Poison. Chalk and water are
said to be a complete antidote to the poison of
Oxalic acid. 1 he taste of the acid is intense.
and a blot ol ink may be discharged from writing;
paper by its application.
A Nr.w P.M'i:r. The , tngmnn is the title of
j a new sheet, pnnii-h.''! at l.n-;on. It rs ileeora
j ted with tie? representation of a gallows in actu
' al op 'ration, nn ! is de-igiiatcd to advocate the
i abolition of capital punishment.
Fri'.r.. The saving of fir-l in.vl by the Loco
motives on th- Liverpool an l Manch"tr Rail
way, is 7" p"i cent , as compared w't'i the a
mounts used iu .'!.
Iivn Hair. In the year Ifitn the authorities
of X.'W Hampshire agreed to discontinue the"sin
t ti 1 practice of wearing long hair."
Tiik Loniion Ci.' ns. Mr Hurst, M. P., for
Horsham, F.ngland, has suddenly discharged his
servant, given up houseke"piug, and d 'partei.
with his family, for th" continent. His debts ex
eecd 150.000. This is one of the leading men o.
the Carletou Club in London the repndiators o
American citizens, because the States of Americ.
are a little in delit.
Chapman says his reaon for rrowingso lusti
ly was, that he was cocA-sure of the election.
Cai'r ok a Dfkeat. The Charleston Merc i
ry lays it down as a general truth and on th
point we agree with it that the want of votes
the principal cause of defeat to gentlemen wit
aspi re for ollice.
Won XovixTrn Cot.. Poi.it ' This impor
ant question is answered at last by th-1 f.vcomin
Olive Blanch. Co'. Reah Fi.i.-r, of Lancaster
nominated James K. Polk. This fills the me;
sure of the Colonel's glory.
A Nr.w (i'amk The Grand Jury of Washin
ton county, Md., at its recent session, indictt
forty-three persons for playing at the game i
'rattle and snap."
A Xnw AitTic t.K of Mi---i- A London fu
rier. advertising his commodities, informs tho
ladies "who wish to hate a really good article
that he will be happy to make thein mutl's. boa
etc. of "their own skins." In another versio
he says : "Ladies w ishing to have a really gen
ine article can select their own tkins."
Bkkach of Promise. A Miss Susan Sta
man has recovered S'JOOO damages, in Washin
ton county, M l., of Mr. Com jd Smith, for r
fusing to marry her as he had promised. Susa
in spite of h T nam ', was determined to hold
to Conrad.
Gov. Dour. The New York Post says Gi
Dorr is ready at any moment to lake the oath
allegiance to the existing Government, but
existing Government is not ready to release 1
without other conditions.
FRANCHISE IN RllOKE Jsl.ANll Voll lnilSt
! registered some time before the election, pa
' dollar, and write your name on the back of yi
. ballot.
Mr. Pots. Th Democrats of Xew Orle.
i have invited Mr. Polk to visit that city this w
ter.
RhEi srs to Ri:i i;ivr rr. Tho Xew Ham
1
! sliire l.ei'islnriire li:is neiin refused til receive the.
SuU''i luxt of the old surplus Lund Revenue,
"d by a vote of UJ to 1.17.
j Tin: worst tricx or am.. The liquors sold
in the bars attached to masquerade ball-rooms of
Xew Oilcans, are drugged, to make people crazy
with excitement uud liberal with their money.
London and Paris can baldly beat that.
Mail Ror'KRV. The mail between Xew Yoil
and Troy has again been stolen. It was robbeu
last Friday, at Hudson. The pouch was found
back of the Universalis! church, cut open and tin
letters taken out. This is the second time w ith
in a year or two that the mail has been robbej at
tho same place.
Fi'iirT jiETwr-Ex Lawyers. At Hagerstow
M I , Mason and Spencer, two members of tie
Bar, had a personal rencontre in the Court roorr
on Thursday. The court fined each party V
itjiuis, ui;i required tlicin to keen the peace.