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WASHINGTON: SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 9, 1851
VOL. I-NO. 119.
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH
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before 11 o'clock, if possible.
General Smigrati6nTand Passage Office,
No. 87 Burling Slip, New York, near tSJion Farry.
THE subscriber bees leave to inform his friends anil
the public, that hie arrangements are suoh for bring
Xuro \?u^k ^lps' com
prising this Bne are all new and first class packets, com
manded by old and experienced commanders.
Also, Agent for the Star Line of Glasgow Packets, sail
ssi
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mur 24? 37 Burling Blip. 2 doora from South st.
The Hew York and Liverpool United States Mail
Steamers.
The ships comprising this Una are the?
ATLANTIC, Capt. West.
PACIFIC, Capt. Nye.
AKCTIC, Capt. Luce.
ADRIATIC, Capt.-Orsfton.
These ships, haying been built by contract, expressly
for Government sorvioe, every care has been taken in their
construction, as also in their engines, to insure strength
and speed, and their accommodations for passengers are
unequalled for elegance or comfort.
Price erf passage from New York to Liverpool, $130, e*
elusive use of extra siae state rooms, $326; from Liverpool
10 An experie'nSd'Surgeon will be attached to each ship.
No berth can be secured until paid for.
The owners of these ships will not be f^uJJ<*ble
for gold, silver, bullion, spocie, J'Welpr, pnwious sU>m:*,
or metals, unless bills of lading are signed therefor, and
the value thereof therein expressed.
$s%&Z,<gsfig6'? *,?.
BROWN, SHIPLEY A 00., Liverpool.
B. G. ROBERTS A 00., }*> *? Tar<l, ^ndon.
L. DRAPER, Jr., 8 Boulevard, Montmartoe, far la.
mar 24?d _
"15 PUILADMLPHIA AND LIVERPOOL LINE OF
PACKETS?Sailing from Philadelphia on the otn,
ami m>m Uverpool on the 1st of wery month.
Ship SHENANDOAH, Capt. Win. II. _|hiPT ?V"
ROPB, Captain William McDowell; Ship MARY PLEA
BANTS, Capt. Anthony Michaels.
The above first-class ships are built of the best mate
rials, and commanded by experienced navigators.
Due regard has been paid to select models for speed,
with comfort for passengers.
Persons wishing to engage ?*"*??! J>r
obtain certificates which win be good for
Those who wUh to remit money ean be
with drafts for *1 sterling and upwards, at sight, without
**'Goods' for the continent will be forwarded free of ex
pense of commission, if addressed to James McHenry, No.
?Temple Place, "vwpool^j, McIIR>my 4 00.,
T*v 24?d No. 37, Walnut street, Philadelphia.
PARKEVILLE hydropathic institute.
a T a meeting of the Board of Managers of the Parke
\ ville Hydropathic Institute, held fifth month 15th,
18&0 Joseph A. Woder, M. D., was unanimously elected
MttJlerU PhytioiM 1? the place of Dr. Dexter, resign^.
Having made various improvement#, this institute ta
now ore wired to reoeive an additional number of patUmts,
i J*^nT>r W odor's well-known skill and practical t&~
lt irk!otS?l?S under Yinccnz VreissniU
tJha founder of the Hydropathic system,) and for several
and particularly In Unctoaf
Philadelphia, (where he has had many patients,) tho Man
SerXllw the afflicted will find him an able and an
'^e^dom^Uod^partment bring under the charge of a
Steward and Matron, will enable the Doctor to devote to
the patient* whatever time may be neoessary.
Amplication for admission to be made to
Appucauon ror SAMUEL WEBB, Stortlary. I
Offloe No. 58 South Fourth street, residence No. 16 Lo
thr
Ur'gwws ploUn'ft^nt ?and ex >n Ulna thirty to forty rooms
STe en?an<* * * TwStaJ5SwlS
as# a ast
sfil a^TJSfCSr, used by the ladies for similar
PUlTC'rear of the Institute, at the distance of one hun
dred feet, are three other cottages, some eighty feet apart.
oEe?rtoe is the laundry/with a hydrant at the door,
the other two are occupied by stales as
vnti>r i? introduced into these cottages a#?
JRES#.'-s. bX, and all the waste water
carried off by drains under ground.
thi WATra woais
tz m^sgaa
ISm the soring The surplus water is carried from th*
tSTSfeaaSn in & waf?- works y?,l surround
ed by weeping willows. In the first story of
works is a circular room, containin?_ ^ Ao^* ^'{j;
sisrusttssaxi
onntrol of the patient using the aame
There are many other appliances, which can be better
understood by a pswe?1 aMWlssMiQ.
TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
FANCY AND STAI'LK GOODS.
"* jTOULTON * OO^ Bocoewors t? Jwo^AMQinm ft Co.,
1\| m (Mm and Ti Ptne streets, New York, invite mer
ehants vlsttlng New York city to their Immense atock of
VOTvixn and Domestic, *aney and Stapl* I*y a<^?
Itwlr stoek is entirely new, and, In addition, still reoel re
bv every steamer new and elegant styles eonfined excio
aiv.lv to this house, nonsleting of every variety of Dn as
cinods to be found In the ITreneh, German, English, and
American markets,and st prfc.s that will defy competitor.
O^h buyer- and merchants generally will do well to
??ll?nd examine our stock, as our goods are adapted to
?ery action or the country, and ws are resolved to spore
no efforts to make it the interest of every merchant to
favor us with their patronage. JAMKg g M0ULT0N>
JAMES W. BARBER,
ZENA8 NEWELL.
' New York, March, 1161 mar 24?
\TARNISI1KS, tIIIM n0\'vfrTUR''KN'
V XINB, AND AMERICAN tINSKKD OIL
50 cases (luio Copal, med. and Jna ^nWDWS ???
400 bbls superior Ooach Body, Carriage Oil 0,^J
Ing, Flowing, Scraping, Cabinet and VeniUan llllnd Var
nishes, Noe. 1, 2, and 8. _ ...
10 bbls. Sign and draining Varnish.
6 do whl& flowing do
A do ontstdn do do warranted.
B do White do do for maps or whips.
10 do Iron Varnish.
20 do Painters' Japan.
100 do Spirits Turpentine, In glued bbls or half bbls.
1000 gallons American Linseed Oil.
10,000 ins. pure White Lead, In oil, at manufacturers'
prices.
Also, Gum Shellac, ftandrac, Mtharge, Red T<ead, Dry
White Lend, In 100 lb. kegs, wholesale and retail, at the
lowest market rates.
Persons purchasing the above will do well to call and
examine for themselves.
N B Persons wanting Vsmlshes manufactured will
please nail, as the subscriber
All Uttfdir WTSNJ. v. niJHNull,
Mo 8 Ia Orange street, running from Seoondto Third, ha
twsen Market and Arob stwlfta, Phlla. mar M-tf
To Person* out of Employment.
NEW P1CT0U1AL WOHKB,
Just published by B. 8BAB0,andto*? ?U ?t Mo. 128
Nsm&u street, Nuw York.
AMERICAN GOT BOOKS FOB l861.-A?enU M?
wanted to circulate the following n?w ?"} bt?uU'ul
works, (retail price, $2 60 per
PIOTOiUAD HISTOBY OP CHINA AND INDIA,
with ft descriptive account of those c?un.t^e"^?^?ry
only of Iba MaaM o..?U, 'J'jJJLj[c HwOrflE
customs, religion, literature, and domestic habitfl 01 me
S5TsSrti"p *?*L?rM???S?2T Ttol
"tURILLINQ XHO.JKN? 0, 5. WA?8 <? TH?
comprising the most striking '0?Ut&
the devolution, the French wtf,ttw TrigoUty war, the
Indian war, the second war with Great Britain, ?nu vu
Si) war; with three, hundred ?Xiv^lLJl
nrii*M 4l2 50 uer volume. Orders respectfully tfolicitoa.
and workmanship? and are not suchboow ?, wu
sell, but are saeh fts an agent of goodI prtMW^wUlimu
free to recommend, and willing to see the purchaser agftin
c:eu as ^K?^' d h time and disposition to clr
^wm, and Tillages, ana nave^ tholr neighbors
culftte good ftnd instructWe Poox* ln ^ enter.
and friends. Any person wtmuuk which he
nrlse will risk little in sending $-?> or $au, K* wnie? ?w
will receive an assortment as he may direct, ftt the wh
volumes; and all postmasters,
sssssr sfi^SacErssi'ys i
jrtio engW l?0^T,g2'AK^;us N*uw stroet, N. ?
^STS#Esarastiasr?s
5S?fo" ?2 W or ?3 -?*?., ?.W?t ?
sending direct to ^publisher. mar ^VV?
The Baltimore and Philadelphia Steamboat
Company
(ERICSSON DINE)
^Mii iillililin?Tn resumed their operations tor the
Wn?T7ffraaMB?^? r with increased moans of aocommo
HfSrafl>etween PhUadclphift and BftlUmore^lu
the most regular and expeditious
former materially reduced price*, being, on dry gooas,
hardware, Ac., only 10 cents per 100 pounds, and but half
^Pe^SgloSKselves of the facilities and
mwierato prices of the Line, are ^vtoedto g?v explicit and
St. directions tor sending their goods?*?!???
isSr&S
an<Ht vfll^prove^a protection against .the.doubV* nta. ex-1
r^Sri?ty?:
Sf?i Pl^WPW. f> U?? "?& ???
"KfiKSfcTiwmm.? ?>?"?10 ??100
WSCS2 "
from lh? ?PP?r "J il "i^vlnAn Baltimore
excepted,) at half-past 2 o'clock.
Apply in jlti^l"gj?j{j VBR, Agent, No^S r.lrht ?t,
mar 24? near the Depot of the B. A O. B. R.
New York India Wsrehonw.
nnrwiM AN *27 Mftidoii L&ne fttid 60 Nrss&u Btreet,
D. N" "a"y,
rant *"f^"5fhWortft?t, I would call attention to
Among the most import. w of wuths, from
?T.eXief ?nd mwie on the choirost lrllls and of
thi^M ?"dthn*^Wwi^nm^
SStaTft^ind continues to city.
INDIA BtJBBEB CI/3TIIINO,
??TX$C?& ?is?'?r??lrssssss
jvIIh, L/ftgglnS ? ' j |vera captains, f&lloWj Ac.
0X|.rr?.l, tor tbocLnu
sr^ip'Xu.'. -
Ume" Machine Belting and Sbam racking, I
ln every variety, and cheaper **?* betU)r Ulan %UJ thlng '
t??? oarden ftnd Engl?
WX'nt^'^^rs^St'p^^THn^Toba,.,;
Wa^U KinST SUlli, l'ftP?r Holders, Door Springs, Ac.,
Ae., besides an Immense stock or
Jndia Rubber Ballt,
hatters' use. All orders executed with -Jespat^^
mar IX? t ?I?! *??
8TIM80N & CO.'S
New York, New Orleans, and Mobile Express,
/^niNRfllNfl with the swiftest and most responsible
SrreSSiSr
nwUeut, Wrtrict of Colombia, Indiana, Ohio,
SB^ra^sssw
gla and the Oaroliow". j d pcrfi-ct that we enn
??fThn safe s~^y transportation of freight,
S^he Uit entire satisfaction to our friends, thej.wel
^ h^U^t rriunU?mCo^Callfornla Express
^0N^^,?d^KxT.ressbetwe,,n New Orfeans
an^:%t. Charl*.Hotel Building, New Orlo^snd
I IB Wall street, New York. j P" "T?
Ltiiw YORK JKHJRNAIi O*
N ol?e and the Collateral >*??
M-.f >, 1N.11.?The March nnmlier of this well c*t.?.b
?J5 lournal Is now boforethe public, containing origlnel
ModiwvlI Pro ^ " th restiHed from entero-peHtnnltls
rian tumnr.in wnirn ae>.,u . Rtwl, K v,at,. remarks
arising fro'n an v >f p., nfConnecticut; r\ip
on teUnns. by Esrs . M. ft.; reports of hospltwl
l^^hy K D.rV-ente'. M. T>., and others ofmncli Interest
hyVs. Pwest. CburcbsnlBt is full
A K-?
number ?ont?h>lwg P?***' Qf th* con*try gratis
IBISH EMIG1VANT SOCIETY. |
OJfict, No. 1 Reade Street, New York.
reitt muob?r of complaint*
en made by Emigrant*, of
ouuiunviou upuu WW ??I th? 80IMiUlg Ol /
frltuiU) iu ltolaud, and to aid ?nd proUwt th?Emigrant,
the Irish Eiuigmut Soetyty e?uUl?h*d a fund, deposttod
In the Bank of Ireland, upon which they draw draft*,
payable at eight, at any of the bmuohoB of tb? Bank
Persons residing out of tlw olty, by snclosingUi ?l?tter
til* sum they wish forwarded, with the plainly written
direction to whom and where it is to be paid, will have the
8*Theremta^d?3re?t advantage in purchasing ^e Bociety's
drafts?that the lhmk ha* a hranoh in each of the princi
pal towns in Ireland, and thus the losses by discount, and
otherwise, are avoided. ? .. t
THa Mnclfttv kuADf nu oflfli at No. 22 Bpruoe itreet, to
wbioh Kmigraata can apfly to obtain trttuatioxui for wblcb
U'onlm fromemployers In the country, stating the ser
vi*^AwauizwL ths waaeuL aad the cheapeet mooes of oon
v?y a**, andgiving a respectable r*ftsrenoe, will meat with
prompt attention. ?
The Society wiU be thankftd for all circumstantial and
early Information of any fraud, imposition, or outrage
commuted on Emigrants, and will endeavor speedily to
apply a remedy. GREGORY DILLON, President.
PP7 HUGH KELLY, )
JAMES MATHEWS, VVloe Presidents.
JAMES REYBURN, )
Edward 0. Donneiay, Corresponding Secretary.
Risen an B. Dali, Recording Secretary.
Jqskpu Si uart, Treasurer.
XXK0UT1VK COMM1TTBB.
Felix Ingoldpby, William Uedmond,
William Watson, Francis Mann,
John Manning, Jwnos Stuart,
Terence DonneUy, Stuart J. MolUn,
James Olwell, Cornelius II. Sheehan,
Charles M. Nanry, John Nicholson, mar 24?
Hardware, Cutlery, Edge Tool*, 4*.
C1IABLE8 S. LITTLE, Import? and
igeneral dealer in English, German, and
Amorican Hardware, Cutlery, Edge Tools,
. Ac., 33 and 34 Pulton street, opposite the
United States Ilotel, New York, respectfully invites the
attention of Merchants, making their purchases, to his
very extensive assortment, comprising every thing in the
line, and to which new apd constant supplies ars being
added- Uls variety of Tools is adapted to all the various
branches of mechanics, especially Coopers and Carpenters.
Particular attention given to all orders, all of which are
offered at the lowest market prloes for cash or on approved
credit: _ . .....
Cut and Wrought Nails, Locks and Latehets
Knives and Parks, Pen and Pocket Knives
Razors, Scissors and Shears, in great variety
Skates, Slates, Sleigh Bells, loose and strapped
Shovels, Spades,' Hoes, Porks, Scythes and Snathes
Rifles, Black Lead Pots, and Sand Crucibles
Pumps, for wells or cisterns; Borce Pumps and Hydrau
lic Rams
Ames' Pump, Augers and Runlvers
Turkey Oil Stone, dressed and undressed
Scotch Water of Ayr Stone, for marble polishtri I
Coopers' Tools, in great variety, of the most celebrated
manufacturers, Albertson, Conger, Ilorton, Barton, and
others
Coachmakers' Tools
House and Ship Carpenters' Tools
Blacksmiths' Tools, Cabinet makers' Trimmings
House and Ship builders' Hardware
House furnishing Hardware, in great variety
Iron, Brass, Copper, and Steel wire
Oenulne Haarlem Oil, and N uremberg Salve.
mar 24?
J. H. HAVENS, W. MYER, A CO.,
Threnters and i/unvfneturert of the Ethiopian and Pire
proof Paint, Wihninffton, Clinton co., Ohio.
ttt MYERS, No. 319 Main street, near 8th, Olncinna
YV . tl, Ohio, to whom all orders must be addressed.
The superiority of this paint over all other, for carriage,
house, and ship painting, will be seen in its rapid sal*. .
It ts not over four months since this paint baa been Intro- I
duoed into market, and our agent baa been able to order 1
one hundred tons. The paint Is ground in oil, and put
up ready for use, from the finest black down to any shade
to suit the fancy. ;
Also, Inventors and manufacturers of Tannert Black
inn. This article is so universally approbated bv all who
have used it, that it scarcely needs commendation. But
to srive confluence to those who may not have tried it, we
would say that L. C. Ryoo, foreman to A. M- Taylor A Co.,
Columbia street, Cincinnati, has authorised us to use his
name as a recommendation to tanners In general. To all
who know Mr. Z. C. Ryon this would be sufficient; but all
tanners in the city and country, who have used it, have
granted us this privilege. If it were necessary wc oould
?11 a newspaper with testimonials; but where all who use
are pleased we deem it uncalled for.
The Tanners' Blacking is put up in kegs containing six
gallons, ready for use, and will be sent to any point on
the canal, railroad, or river, at fifty cents per gallen.
AU orders should be addressed, post paid, to
HAVENS A CARROL,
Wilmington, Clinton co., Ohio; or
J. H. nAVENS, Cincinnati.
Also, inventors and manufacturers of a Water-proof
Blacking f<rr Oil-doth, that wiU reduco the cost fifty per
rent., and will soon be in market. mar *??
- yiiKEMAN HODGES A CO.,
IMPORTKRS AND JOBBERS, 68 Liberty stmit, New
York, (between Broadway and Nassau,) are now re
ceiving a rich and Wautiful assortment of Fancy Silk and
Millinery Goods, to which we would particularly invite the
attention of all Cash Purchasers, and wUl make it an ob
ject for them to give us a call, as we are determined to sell
our assortment, for Caab, lower than efer before oflerea in
this market. . .
Milliners can supply themselves with every article in
their line, at stout the cost of Importation or Auction
prices. Many of our gooils are manufactured expressly
for our own sale, and cannot be surpassed lor beauty or
low prices. . '
Rich Uat and Oap Hibbons, a large variety
Silks and Satins for Bonnets
Embroidered Capes, Collars, Cuff", and Chemisette
Embroidered Edgings and Inserting*, Swiss and Muslin
Thread, Brussels Valenclene, Silk, and Lisle Thread
^^Embroidered Reverie and Plain Linen Cambric Hkfli.
GIotos and Mlts, Kid, Silk, Lisle Thread, and Sewing
811k I
Scarfs, Cravats, and Dress Hkfis.
Swiss, Jaconet, Book Muslins, and Bishop l*wn?
Embroidered, Damask, and Plain Canton Crape Shawls
A full assortment of Straw Goods
French and American Artificial Flowers
With a large variety not mentioned above.
All wishing to avoid paying long prices will make mo
ney by calling and satisfying themselves. |mar 24?tf
s
EED AND AGRICULTURAL WAREHOUSE, TOOLS,
Pi Ac., Ac.?Wholxsam AKD Retail?No. 194 % Market
Sired, l'hil-a(OJ)>hla.?We offer to our trlends and custo
mers the largest sssortment of Agricultural Implements,
Garden Tools, and Seeds over offered in this market, con
sisting in part of the following, vis :
PROUTYA MBARS' Patent Highest Premium Belf
"harpenlng PLOUGHS, right and left handed SUe Hill
Subsoil, of various sires, of superior materials and work
manship, warranted to give satisfaction, or the money
returned. Ikr Highest Premiums awarded to these
PLOUGHS at the New York State Fair for 1850. Also,
Beaches and Bar Share Ploughs.
Spain's Improved Barrel Churn, constructed In such a
manner that the dasher may be removed from the Inside
of the Churn by simply unscrewing ths handle from the
'^"iLtv Straw, and Corn 8talk Cutters In groat variety,
among' which may be found Harvey's superior Premium
Straw Cutter, of every slue. |
Also, Horse Powers. Thrertnng Machines, Fan Mills,
Onrn Sbellers, Cheese Presses, Seed Planters, Dirt Scrsners.
Sugar Mills, Ox Yokes and Bows, Turnip Drills, Horse
itnkes, Grain Cradles, Expanding and Extra Cultivators, ,
Harrows, Snathe, Scythes, Concaved Hoes, Spring tem
pered Cast Steul Oval and Square tlned Manure and Hay
'orks, Pruning Shears and Chisels, Beach and Bar Shear
itepairing Pedes and Castings, Peruvian, Patagonia and
Prepare.! Guano, together with a complete assortment of
Grass, Garden, and Field Seed, all of which will be sold at
the lowest possible prices, at 1MU Market street, I'hlla.
mar 34 -U PROUTY A BARRETT.
French and German Looking-Glaw Depot,
No. 76 Baltimore Street.
HM ARRATT A DEDRET, Carvers and Gliders, manufac
turers of every variety of Plain and Ornamental
Looking Glass and Picture Frames, Window Cornices,
Brackets, Bracket Tables, Celling Mouldings, Ac,, Ac.
Also constantly on hand, a foil assortment of Gilt and
Mahogany Framed tanking Glasses. Old work re-gilt,
glasses Inserted In old Frames, Ac. Prices low and tork
unsurpassed In beauty of finish and durability by sny
other establishment. The public Is respectfully Invited
to examine our stock before purchasing elsewhere.
WT8CHNIEWIND k CO.,
IE MPORTERS, No. 88 Market street, Philadelphia; No.
li>3 llr??<lway, New York, ar* now receiving and offer
for dale, at Market prices, an excellent assortmont of the
following goods:
Cloths and Doeskin*, of Gevers A Schmidt, Schnabel s,
Boeksehurmann A Sctiroeder, and others, consigned to
them direct from the manufacturers.
Flinch, ftwlss, a?d (Wrnian Silks, Fancy and Staple
Gewvts, of the beStmakasand styles, suitable forthe spring
season. ' _
Also, sole agency for the United States 6f J. M. Caron
A Qot'a Wancy Gilt and Mlk Buttons, and other ?itoics.
| mar 14?;
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH
From the Now York Tribune.
TO A SISTER'S MEMORY.
Once again the leaven of Summer
O'er the eartirtl cold breast are strewn,
Aud across my heart the shadow
Of another loss Is thrown:
Gently her sweet spirit faded
As the Autumn days came on?
Days that now are gone forever?
They are gone, and she is gone 1
Two wore sleeping in thy bo*om,
_ Karth, that were most doar to me?
Near and deaf?a father?brother?
Now, alas, "thon claimant three;
And purclutuce ere unit Spring's blossoms
Shed their perfumo on the air,
Cold iu death's unbmking quiet,
I, like tnum, m?y slumber there I
Wherefore should we wish to linger
' In a barren world liko this ?
Wherefore shrink to pasa the gateway
Leading to immortal bliss t?
Thus the heart speaks when Death's shadow
Brings the lost uud dear to light:
[When the garish day Is shining,
Stars are hidden from the sight! J
Tmiuli, O teach me, Heavenly Father I
60 to live that Death may seem,
Whene'er ho comes, a kindly angel,
Sent to wake me from a dream?
A dream from which, with clearer vision,
Waking, I aguin shall see
Her for whom These tears are streaming??
Who, perchance, now weeps for mo I
11. B. Chilton.
Washington, D. C-, November, 1860.
Tine Cumberland Region.
Gbanxsviljle, Allegany Co., Md., ">
August 8, 1851. J
To the Editors of the American Telegraph.
Gentlemen : I greet from this mountain re
gion your delightful little sheet, the American
Telegraph. You know I left the metropolis on
the 21st of last month. 1 had a delightful trip
up the canal with my friend, Capt. Reuben R.
Clark, of the Bteam tow-boat Virginia. We
were six days in coming to Cumberland, but
they were days of pleasure to me, for I found
the captain one of the best of. men, and his 1
crew, seventeen in number, polite, accommo
dating, and clever. With such company, and
the beautiful Boenery of the Potomac, how could
I be otherwise than pleased. I stayed in Cum
berland two days, which gave me an opportu
nity of viewing all the works connected with the
Allegany coal trade, which is not yet one-tenth
developed. With the improvements recom
mended by the talented engineer, Mr. Fisk, the
canal will be able to aocommodate a trade of a
million of tons the season ;<,and the advantages
to this upper region by the return cargoes will
bo immense. The water was very low as we
came up, which retarded us a good deal, having
five boats in tow.
I could give you a description of all the beau
ties of art and nature that 1 saw on my jour
ney, but it would occupy too much space. If
you could only take time to come up the canal
I know you would be pleated; and it costs so
little. They have just started a packet line to
run between Georgetown and Cumberland; fare
through, with good boarding, $4.10. When I
compared with the high charges of the Balti
more & Ohio Railroad to Washington, ($8.20,) |
the canal is by far the most desirable route. I
travelled leisurely up the National road to my I
destination on the 1 oughiogany river, which I
reached last Sabbath, and spent the day in the
pleasant village of Selbysport, where I attended
a large Sabbath school in the morning and
church in the afternoon.
The Alleganians are now in the height of
their hay and oat harvest, both of which are
pretty good, notwithstanding the long drought
they have had. It has been raining nearly a
week, and we begin to wish it would clear away.
We have now had a bountiful supply; indeed,
in one case, some of our people above and below
us had a little too much, in the shape of a tor
nado, such as has never been seen in this
county before, by even " the oldest inhabitant."
It occurred last Saturday night week. I have
seen its effects from Frostburg to Sniithfield, in
the prostration of trees, houses, and fences. 1
have heard of it as far as Uniontown, Fa. Kind
Providence seems to have directed the "whirl
wind and the storm" in thift case to the prescr
vation of life and limb, for I have not heard yet
of any lives being lost. It followed pretty much
the direction of the National road, first on the
right and then on the left, leaving out the vil
lages of Smithfield, Petersburg, Keyser's Ridge,
tirantsville, Little Crossings, and Frostburg.
I crossed over a portion of the tornado in com
ing from Selbysport to Keyser's Ridge the othor
day, and it was truly awful to look at. Almost
every tree in a width of three-quarters of a
mile was prostrate, and I had to climb over and
under them as I could. In that place I am sure
it would take fifty men two or three days to
clear out the road. There has been a great
destruction of valuable timber.
1 will now say some little about the county I
have come to take up my residence in. The
lands are first-rate for all kinds of produce ex
cept corn, which does not grow so large or
abundantly as below the mountains; but it is
fine for wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, potatoes,
and tobacco. We have the finest water in the
world, and a plenty of it; you scarcely see a
bouse without its fine spring near it, and run
ning through a fine milk-house. Here, you
may well imagine, we get the finest milk and
butter. Indeed, we have every comfort here
that the heart could wish ; and the nights, oh !
it is a luxury to sleep here. Sometimes we have
to draw a blanket or two over us to make us
warm enough to be comfortable. Then we have
such beautiful mountain scenery, such fine
mountain trout and game, of all descriptions;
and then we live so cheap: only think, with
all these advantages, that you can board here,
in any of the villages, for from one dollar and
fifty cents to two dollars a week. I wonder
that our city friends, instead of going to those
costly fashionable watering-places, do not come
up here and enjoy themselves. Indeed they
can have the advantage of mineral water too,
for there is a first-rate mineral Bpring near
Selbysport, equally as good in my judgment as
any of the White Sulphur Springs in the county,
and as easy of access. I wish you had time to
come up and judge for yourselves; you would
be pleased, I know; and then the country would
be benefited by your graphic pen. I had
almost fuTgotten to tell you that when I ar
rived at Selbysport I found a large lot of your
daily at the post office. It was a real treat to
me. I read them ovter and over with great
gusto. Yours, truly, H. A. B.
Tins Crops.?The prospect of the crops
throughout the United States is generally ex
cellent. Of cotton thore is little doubt that the
yield will be very large; the lowest estimate at
the South is now three million hales. There are
complaints from some sections in regard to oorn
and tobacco, and it may be that these staples
will fh.ll Somewhat short of an average. With
these exceptions, every thing promiiet w*U
Th* Cuban RtT0i.UTi0N._The New York
Commtrcuti Advertiser thus sums up the late in
telligence from Havana, brought by the steamer
Georgia, at that port:
hw!16 mformution kindly prepared for the press
?h?UrBer ?f the (ieCr^itt 8h0W8' H0 fara* ^
nit f 01 0 BUPPrus?ion of the insurgents.
??"teuco shows that we huvo not erred in
our ju gmcnt of the matter, for it is expressly
declared that " those who had raised the stanX
w^hn ? y consi8ted of email parties acting
without concert, and were easily put down by
J**??*- Thi* faot ia ?"?bodied in an ac
count by no means hostile to the insurgents.
We annex the substance of tliia account.
n?i?^g?T?r?me^t some important
T (.^e night the Georgia arrived, which re
sulted in the sailing of all the fleet of war ves
sels in port, with th? exeeption of the steamer
?"o. lhis was effected in the most oueit
manner possible in the night of the 1st inffl
It was rumored that on armed force was gath
! thlffi ?? k j Florida reefs, and that a part of
the fleet had been despatched in that quarter.
Expresses were arriving every hour from the
interior but the officials kept eve" STg^
cul'ars of the ^ the pai U-1
SmT8! Mh? Iuterior?but its issue was
Sw? "Dtl1 after the departure of the
Ln .,n steamers. Several executions have
taken place and but for the refusal of one of
woVTlTetee'nm^:. ^
rect,WswhobTay q0?wT"their* armsl wi^the"
exception of the leaders, who will be executed
or sent to Spain. Those who had raised the
standard of liberty consisted of small parties
acting without concert, and were easily put
down by the troops. It is said but few lives
[ were spared among those found with arms in J
their hands, as they were killed on the spot. 1
Government feels some anxiety with regard
o the loyalty of the troops, as many regiments
are supposed to be disaffected. Many of- the
troops lately arrived from Spain have died from
exposure, being unable to stand the climate,
fliere was a report that an insurrection had
been attempted in Matanzas, and troops had
been ordered to march to that quarter. The
sailed ^ ?0t 1)66111 heard when tlje Georgia
There may be some doubt about one or two
things mentioned in this account, but they
scarcely merit comment. Some anxiety was
felt at Havana respecting the American sympa
*?zah th,s time the anued ve8Bei?
of the United States are acting in concert with
opanish cruizers, Lopez and his band, if thev
have sailed, will probably suffer for their teme
Havana pap?rs are to the 1st instant. The
despatches from various parts of the island an
tranquillity. The guerilla band
, " Principe was broken up, and the sur
render of its remnant is confirmed, four mem
bers only of it excepted, and these were seen
on the way to Nuevitas, designing probably to
escape from the island. 7
j ^ de"Patch from the Governor of Nuevitas
dated the 21st of July, states that Augustin'
Aguero y Artega, Jose Augustin Aguero y San
chex, and Miguel Aguero y Aguero, had pre
sented themselves to the commissary of the
town of Baza, soliciting pardon.
An official communication from the Comman
dant General of the Centre, dated the 29th of
July, relates the capture of Beven of the princi
pal leaders of the revolt on the twenty-fburth
by a company of cavalry, after a short encase
ment, at a rancho not far from Nuevitas.
Among them were Joaquin Aguero y Aguero
and Jose Tornas Betancont, who attempted to
escape after their oompanions had surrendered ?
they were overtaken by the horsemen, however'
and secured. The Commandant General of the
Centre, Morales de Rada, congratulates the
governor that this event terminates the pacifica
tion of the country. He oommends in hiitli
terms the resolution and perseverance shown
by the column who captured the chief of the in
surrection, Aguero, after a long pursuit in va
rious directions by day and night.
At Cienfucgos, a party of the patriots, closely
pietsed, had left the horses they rode, and
sought refuge in a forest which the government
| troops had surrounded, so that escape was im
possible. The bulletin of the 2Wth of July in
which this is announced, closes the accolmt
with saying that tranquillity is now perfectly
ured in that part of Cuba as in every other
quarter of the island.
A letter from Puerto Principe, dated July 23
5h* fElSll8J?i,m Havftna IJla? dela Marina of
the SO h of Jn y, says : ?? The city appears like
a hospital. There is scarcely a house in which
there is not some member of the family confined
to his bed, and in some all are sick, without
even a domestic to attend him, and their friends
cannot supply them with servants, since they
are in the same condition themselves. Happily
the epidemic is not fatal, especially in the case
of adults, and runs its course rapidly."
JSince the above was written, we have been
"pored by a commercial house in this city with
the perusal of their correspondence from Ma
tanzas, which is of the latest date. It gives
assurance that the whole island of Cuba is now
perfectly tranquil. The Spanish troops bad
behaved with great gallantry, and maintained
the most perfect discipline in their operations
against the guerillas, who were utterly routed
and nearly all taken prisoners. The Govern
ment are said to treat their captives with clem
ency, rather than with rigor.
The foregoing accounts nre derived from
sources unfriendly to the Cubans, and we do
not altogether rely upon them. Counter state
ments are made by the friends of the revolu
tionary party, and many of them arc published
in the morning papers. The next arrival will
determine the truth of what has been done;
while the above, in our opinion, by no means
indicates what yet may be done. The execution
of the prisoners taken docs not afford good
grounds of hope for future submission.
The reported shooting of Dr. L. C. Gunn, of
/ uladelphia, editor of th? Sonora (California)
r 'i " n?'' 'nie' The San Francisco Herald,
of the 1st of July, says the whole story is un
founded, one of the newspapers having been
imposed upon. We are glad to see the contra
diction ; there are acts of violence enough re
corded in California, without adding fictitious
occurrences, to the disgrace of the country.
The California Courier estimate* the annual
yield of fold dust at in 84,660,000. This is
undoubtedly exaggerated
Item*.
Alaria'a like a clock Uiay My,
Uncon?ciouit of her beauty;
Bbti rekuIkmm Uui livelong Uay,
Jixact iu every duty.
^ true, - tir.h aeJ/'-ooiniuanJ,
Hucb well-dlrectwi powers,
0! may Uor little mmute band
Bewuie u. haud of ours
Where are Mr. Paine and hie water gas ?
*i t> ? ? &un
Mr. 1 aino is here, busy and hopeful as ever.
??* Ij'/Wi~?lack,tone, "Peaking of the
right ot a wife to dower, uBmsrUj that if l??nH
abide in the husband a single moment, the wife
Bhnllbe endowed thereof; and he adds that
the dootnno wua extended very far by a jury in
Wales, where the lather aud sou were hanged
at the same time; but the ?qd was suppled to
survive the father, by appealing to struggle the
longest; whereby ho became Beized of an estate
by survivorship; inconsequence of which sei
zure his wife obtained a verdict for dower.
Female Doctors?Mrs. Sarah J. Hale in
an article w Godctf, Lad,,', Jtook for August
takes strong ground in favor of the practice of
medicine by females. She Bays " there axe a
few self-evident propositions, and it would bo
questioning the common sense of mankind to
doubt the gonoral belief on these points. One
is, that women are by nature better qualified
than men to take charge of the sick and Buffer
ing; a second, that mothers should know the
best means of preserving the health of their
children; and a third point is, that female phy
sicians are the proper attendants for their owu
sex in the hour of sorrow."
I The Steam Pkopeller Lafayette, nmler
going repairs in New York, has been furnished
with a coating of a composition formed of arse
nic and other chemical ingredients destructive
to insect life, and known as " Williams's Com
pound." It is intended to supersede the ubo
of copper on the bottoms of vessels, and it is
said to prevent effectually the accumulation on
them of barnacles, grass, &c. One of Zereica's
vessels, the Arctic, is now on her return from
the third voyage to Liverpool, having had but
one application of the compound. Four steam
ships, the Marion, Pioneer, City of Pittsburg,
aud the Lafayette, are now ooated with it.
New Bedford contributes a block of granite
for the Washington Monument, with as a device
the sculptured figure of a sperm whale wounded
with a lauce and harpoon. The date " 1861" is
carved upon the body, and the whole device is
well ornamented with scroll work. Over all
appears the simple inscription, "New Bedford "
in characters ot appropriate magnitude.
Among the more recently arrived immigrants
from Eugiand, at New York, are a large num
ber of gypsies, from the neighborhood of Dur
ham and Newcastle. They are at present en
camped in the woods near Hoboken.
Death ok Children.?Those who have lost
an infant are never, as it were, without an in
lant child. The other children grow up to m&k
hood and womanhood, and suffer all the changes
oi mortality; but this one alone is rendered en
immortal child; for death has arretted it with
kindly harshness, and blessed it into an eternal
image of youth and innocence.
Steam Communication with Galwaf The
preliminary steps in organizing a company for
the establishment of steam communication be
tween New York and Galway have been taken
l>y parties in this city. Subscription lists will
be opened to the publio in a day or two. The
name the company assumes is the ??New York
and Galway Steamship Company."
Dr. Franklin, in summing up the domestic
evils of drunkenness, says, " Houses without
windows, gardend without fences, fields without
tillage, bams without roofs, children without
clothing, morals, or mannors."
Horrid Spectacle.?A day or two Bince an
intoxicated woman with a dead child in her
arms was arrested in the streets of New York.
To take Mildew oct op Liken.?Take soap,
and rub it well, then scrape some fine chalk'
and rub that also into the linen; lay it on the
grass; as it dries wet it a little, and the mildew
will come out at twice doing.
Moses Weston moulded, for M. L. Childs, of
feouth Hadley Falls, Mass., in eleven hours and
a half, twenty-one thousand one hundred and
sixty-two bricks.
Jhst So.?Of all actions or a man's life, says
Heldon, his marriage docs least concern other
people ; yet of all actions of his life it is most
meddled with by other people.
The locomotive force on the New York and
Erie Railroad amounts to one hundred and sev
enteen engines. The road, it is said,, will re
quire, when ih full operation, two hundred lo
comotives.
" Doctor, do you think tight lacing is bad for
the consumption ?"
"Not at all?it i^%rhat it lives on."
It would certainly tend much to domestic
comfort if modern chemistry, as applied to the
arts, was taught our young ladies, instead of
that superficial kind found in old receipt books.
When James II. insisted verr much on Lord
's changing his creed, he replied:
" Please your majesty, I am prc-enea?ed "
" How ?" ^
" When last in Egypt, I promised the Bashaw
if ever I changed my religion to become a Ma
liometan."
Chnmpfort said of the ancient government of
France, " It is a monarchy tempered by songs!"
Sou they said to a low-spirited friend, ? Trans
late Tristram Shandy into Hebrew, and you
will be a happy man."
A Goon Reason.?BlitJ had a bright little
fellow on the stand to assist him in the "expe
riments."
"Sir," said the Signor, "do you think I
could put the twenty-cent pieces which that
lady holds into your pocket ?"
" No," said the boy, confidently.
" Think not t"
" I know you'couldn't," said the Utile fellow
with great firmness.
"Why not?"
" 'Cause the pockets is all tored out!"
A OrNfcRocs World !?Coleridge says that
1 no sooner does A. fall into difficulty than B.
begins to consider what C. ought to do for him.
Stpney Smito said there were three things >
which every man fancied he could do?farm a
small property, drive a gig, and edit a news
paper.
The Cholera.?A London paper gives late
?I'lticea from the Island of Grand Canary, whioh
state that ant of a population of eight thousand,
which tha island con tains, at least three thou
?add have perished of cholera,