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W. j BLATTEH.
We ftfm "'" toilnlUe
.Till ATLANTIC TELEGItU'll.
a iX r --
for the fallowing condensed histo
ry of this great enterprise, it 4 cost,
size of the cable, " Avitli illusjrutcd
? j views, &c , we are Indebted to the
clever editor ol the Nashville Gillette.
; It is rather old, hut still wo believe
lj that the readers of tho Journal will be
ft hlnnanf u mi,itl a a i ti u f r 1 1 n t m I Wltl 11
hprns.il nf it". Whether this Tee-
graph will survive the test of time mil
thu power ot ihn sea is a matierof
doubt, yet.as it is.it mnyjuslly he culqd
the wonder of tho nineteenth cenu
ry, When (lie Great Hard wrote j
"I'll put jlrule touml tlio cutlb
he little contemplated that the fat
would ho accomplished in ns-tipy
seconds, and that in t he year of gficc,
j l'59, the niajjic girdle of a "Midi-im-
mer Night's Dream," would becotu a
Midsummer day's reality. Yetjftcli
js tho fact. The Aihinlic cable in-
pletes a chain of instant cornmiie:i-
lirin 1'i-nrri IMnur Orl.mrw rn Hi instill ltl
nople. A short tium more wi
thu line extended to Calcutta,
lee
t'nd
then the hahitahlo world willjlold
hourly conversation with each tier.
How sublime the thought! j
"IWo li.itli licr victories (
No less renowned than wur." i
And the misanthropic ftposlrohi
bing Poet when describing thosope,
tho wrath and splendor of the Set, in
ecstatic eloquence exclaimed '
Min murks the enrth with ruin i his cuil'l
Sluis ivitb thy tliuic,
little anticipated the nchievem it of
science that has just marked tew
epoch in the wonders of the M'ld.
All the sublime ideas that yet cluj to
the mind Irom old habit, about, the
grandeur of a " dread fathonlcss
ocenn," as " boundless, endless pad
sublime," are dispelled by stern mtli
ty, and come up to us like a story.'rom
the laud ol dreams. . )
It is the fate of nature to jr sub
I dut;d by the arts of man, nil the
I great achievements, whether of Iridg-
ing the Niagara, tunneling thej Alps,
i or girdling the Atlantic, sects to he.
i done in pursuance of an old cjmnis
t sion issued at the lirst interjkw of
man with his Maker, "have diuiiiion
over the earth." All our ideV. con
nected with the vastness of le sen,
has led us to believe it wouldj Drover
defy tho powers of man, anthemuin
an everlasting unchangeable, ianier
between the Continents.
I'ncliaugeable save to the wild wave's pin-,
Time writes no wrinkles on thine mure bi ff
Such ss creation's dawn beheld, thou rollcfcnow.
The achievement of thu "Alantic
Telegraph must be recorded s the
most momentous, as well as wnder
ful, in the scientific and peaceful so
lution of the problem of unversal
Brotherhood, under the grnnilmotto,
"on Earth peace, and good till to
wards man."
As Americans and inhabit.nts of
the "New World," we should fel par
ticularly proud of tho part us have
Acted, and the credit due us in this
great victory. To America is?speci
ally due this great invention, l'rol.
Morse may indeed have receved a
fortuitous bint, in that meunrable
passage which he made acrus the
Atlantic nearly twenty yean ago;
but he unquestionably ampl fiel and
improved upon it, with all theindu
, cive power and inherit calculation ol
' Franklin, when, standing sercnely
and confidently upon enrth, he lalm
ly. by the simple instrumentalityof a
kite and string, brought down the
lightning from the height when the
thunder rolled. The cxpcrimeit of
tho great philosopher was compara
tively unproductive; but that of his
modern successor has been eminently
practical, and, having been first ap
plied to unite Baltimore with Wash
, ington, has progressively advanced
Until it joins two worlds together.
This .brilliant achievement, and
crowning glory of science and energy,
- fibsorbj all minds, arouses the elo
quence of the Orator the patriotism
of the Statesman the devotion of the
Church the zeal of the devotees of
science, and answering, universal
Hallujahs are jecboed from world to
world, ,as tho glttd tidu)rv fly over
eventy.fnr thousand mile
of wire,
while the invisible agent ibevs the
fliental mandate and ''lives
line."
TIM MMd ulM Hdalirin, uya (Jm A
Ik Uled HUM.
along the
Twit Frinkll,-, ktni umi uu0,i ts txiu,
i wu Mr MMd k, ProkMor Mocw
We compiLe, from difl'ere
ft sources
t hand, the following sketch of this
grand undertaking, over w. Viose suc
cess the civilized world U Inow re
joicing. '
' la the year 1850, Crus V'V. Field
"visited England. The result j of bis
, visit; was the formation of thL Atlan
tij Telegraph' Company, witiKft capi-
tal of 350,000, for tlio purpose of
onnecting Europe with America by
a submarine telegraph cable. In Au
gust, 1857, an attempt was made to
lay downtlio Atlantic Submarine Ca
ble, resulting in a disastrous failure.
The cahlo was 2500 miles in length
weighing nearly one ton per mile,
capable of bearing a direct strain of
over five tons without fracture. Tho
centre of the cable was formed by
seven fine copper wires, twisted into
acordl-lOth oftm inch thick. This
strand was coated with gutta pcrchn,
forming a small rope, 3-Ssofan inch
thickitlien coated with hempen twine
twice soaked in pitch mid tar; lastly,
an external sheathing of 18 iron wires
each wire being a stritnd ol seven
liner wires, making in ull one hundred
and twenty-six wires.
The submersion was commenced on
tho 51 h August, 1857. Tker were
present the six steamers. Niagara,
Agamemnon, Leopard, Susquehanna,
Willing, and Mind, intended to u-si.-t
in various parts of the operation.
The cable came up from the hold of
the ship, around a central block, so to
the open space above decks; it was
there wound round grooved sheaths,
geared together by cog, and firmly
planted on girders. Thence it passed
over a fifth sheath, out over the stern
into the sen, sinking by its own weight.
A triflling accident happened on the
(Jib; this was repaired, and on the 11th
380 statute miles had been submerged.
The engineer here concluded that
there was too much "slack" in the ca
ble's course, ainl some modification in
the machinery was consequently made
This nppeitrs to have been bmlly in
tended to by a subordinate. The ca
ble snapped and thus ended the at
tempt of 1857.
It having been concluded from Lieut.
Maury's calculations that the average
state of the weather was much better
on the Allan! ic in the early part of
the summer, it was decided this year
to make the attempt of laying the ca
ble in June. It. was also thought best
to begin the tubmcrsioii in mid-ocean
and pay out towards either shore.
Accordingly the telegrauh lleet con
sisting of the United Slates steam fri
gate Niagara and her Majesty's steam
ers Agamemnon, Valorous and (Jor
gon, left Plymouth ou Thursday, June
18ih 185H. The Niagara had 650
tons, and Agamemnon 450 tons coal
and each about I'i'M nautical, or a
little less than 13( 0 statute miles of
cable on board. The weather, at first
favorable, became unusually boiste
rous, so that ti e fleet were not ready
to commence operations until lute on
the 25lh of June.
The first splice was made between
the Niagara and Agamemnon on the
morning of Saturday, the 20ih of June
and after each ship had payed out
about three miles the cable broke on
board the Niagara, owing to its over
riding and getting off the pulley lead
ing on to the machine. Both vessels
put about and returned, a fresh splice
was made, and again lowered over at
half-past seven. The paying out pro
ceeded beautifully until early on Sun
day morning, when the signals sud
denly ceased. The cable was cut,
and the Niagara repaired to the ren
dezvous. The cause of the rupture
was equally mysterious to those board
the Agamemnon, and no satisfactory
conjecture lias since been made.
The cable was again spliced on the
28th 4Liid tho steamers parted. Eve
ry thing worked beautifully during
the night and the next day. But at 0
o'cloctt P. M. on the 20th, the an
nouncement of "no signals" was made
on board ' tho Niagara. At the time
112 miles of cable had been layedout.
It was subsequently ascertained that
the cable parted, for some reason un
known, about six fathoms from the
sicrn of the Agamemnon. About '100
miles of cable were lost during these
trials, the effect of which upon the
public confidence in the final success
of the undertaking was most depress-
injr.
But the'manngers continued indc
faligable. The fleet sailed a second
time Irom Queenstown on the 17th of
July, joined the cubic on the 2'Jlh, and
on the fifth of August the world had
news of success.
The cost of tho telegraph cable has
been put down as follows:
Price deep ica wire per mile, $-00
Trice ipunyarn nd iron wire per mile ildj
1'rice outside tar por mile, 20
Total per mile,
For 2500 tnilca, 1. 21.500
For 10 miles deep ea cable, at H"0 per
mi'e, "
For 25 milci ahore end, at 1250 per mile,
31.250
Total eort. $1,258,250
Profrssor Morse has already a
world-wide reputation. The fisst for
ty miles of line built in the United
States was between Washington and
WINC1T1SSTI311, TENN, HJSPTJSMBICTC 33, 1858.
Baltimore. There were then two
operators. Now they exceed tho ar
my with which General Taylor won
the field of Buena Vista ngainst San
ta Anna and bis 20,00 troops! In im
mediate connection with the Atlantic
Telegraph, M Cyrus W. Field has
mudo himself a name thut will never
perish. It is due to his zeal nnd un
tiring energy more limn to nny other
person, that the success has been
uchieved. Through his efforts the
stock, $1,750,000, was soon subscribed
8505,000 in London, ft M0.0CO in
America, 8-130 000 in Liverpool, SlS.v
000 in Glasgow, $1 10,000 in Manches
ter, nnd $50,000 at various other pla
ces in England. Subst qucntly the
capital stock was increased to t2,
500,000. Congress gave the use of
two steiimshiis for the laying of the
cable, and granted an annuity of 870,
(100 a year for twenty-five years.
The British Government were equ.
ally liberal.
The distance between Valentin
Bay, Ireland, Trinity Bay, and New
Foundland, is 1050 miles.
It will be seen by the following en
gravings that the trnns-utlanlio sub
marine cable is omevliat differently
made from any previously manufac
tured. The core, or conductor is
composed of bcven copper wires
wound together. The protecting
wires nre made into strands, each
composed of seven ol the best char
coal iron wires. The aggregate length
of the smaller wires required in the
manufacture of one mile of the cable
is one hundred nnd twenty-six miles,
and as there w ere three thousand miles
provided for the attempt thi.--Summer,
tin; whole cable was coiiscqu. ntly
composed of three hundred and sev-eiity-i'.iht
thousand miles of this wire,
more than enough to pass fifteen limes
round the whole earth.
To give u better idea of the sub
ject, we here preset an
end view of rut: CAULK.
The next shows the nun and soc
tionul view of the cable as comple
ted. TUB CAUL!! COMI'I.ETi:.
The I'ollowinijpnsraving shows tho
rxact thickness of t ho wires, with
those of their various coverings.
SMAl.t. CABLE, ll-ll.TIIS OF AS IN'CII IN
DI.-VMl.TCK, SHOWING THK VAKIOLS LOVI-.ll-1NUS.
i.X; .
1. Wire Eighteen slrnnds of seven
inch wire.
2. Six strands of yarn.
3. Guttapercha three! coats.
4. Telegraph wires seven in num
ber. Apropos, wc would state that we
have sonic specimens of the cahle in
the Home Jouiiii.1 oflice, which we
shall l;eep for the inpprction of any
one who may call. We procured lliese
specimens otirself in New Yorli.fnni
1 Tid'yny & Co., ho jiurchased from
Cyrus W. Field, tho remnant of I he
cable, and therefore wc recommend it
An Example for Bayx. We have
a carrier connected- with ihi.s ollice,
who is between the gn of thirteen
anil fourteen; who occupies a seat in
the highest class in our public schools,
has the geography of the count ry at
his fingers' ends, and who can cipher
around ii bevy ot schoolmasters; and
m
two and a ball years more, winch
will make him Mxteen,he will proba-
ill !-- . lit .-1 A.
"y reft(' u,'ro- n"u "r louo,
Hut in nddition to acquirements at
school, he has three hundred dollars
in the Saving Dank, drawing five per
cent, interest, and is daily adding
thereto, all gathered together by
selling newspapers between school
hours. 1 ration I rue American.
And we will venture a reasonable
wager with the editor of the Trenton
True American, that the "carrier"
referred to cannot smoke segars, chew
tobacco, drink rum, use profane Ian
gunge, stay out late at nights, keep
dissipated company, and be engnged
in rows, generally, like the promiing
jail birks and penitentiary boys of the
present day.
ID" What light could not possibly
be seen hi a dark room? An hrae-lUe.
DC7 Aa aged bachelor being asked
if ho had ever witnessed a public exe
cution, replied, "No; but I once saw a
marriagePj
I - v -
The following line are very beau
tiful. Tho author is an elegant wri
ter and wo fed proud to state that
we have secured his services ns a reg
ular contributor to the Journal. Ho
promises to not confine hirnsi'.lf alone
to poetry, but will give occasionally a
"tale in prose." Mr. Johnson writes
for the first papers in thu Union, and
we feel hiseiibrts in the Journal will
bo appreciated,
N.UTiiirs rrowins.
BY FINMIY JOHNSON.
1 tiling thee, dearest, best beloved,
Tho simple lluwurti tlmt gtuw
WlllllU tlio luitist'u B)'lvUulc,lU8
Wlieie guiltier ii yra hluw,
Vet Btill thuutili uimle us Ihcy bo,
Th"y bljsaoin'ii In tlio wil l,
Wlieio ull my wjj wuid fri'tiuvo trul
Whoii I Wiis but a tliiM;
Amt Itiuu wilt lii.ti llu'm lur more n.eot
For niilhiy neatli out licuil,
Than il thuy woic the i;u uily Imci
Prcli fioiu a liut'huuKu bci.
They teach, dear our, a title mood
To ull ujuii the fin lb,
And to hi'i', I'uucfilul Itiuits
'lVy Iwvo u wotM of wi rth.
They are hi ilit em litems untu tltuio
Who tread the walks ol litet
OT Itowers ul lnie that strew their i;ith
To sucithc the iiiiiii or at tile,
And Uiuuyh we think their jci lumes Swet
Are wasted on the Mi,
Vet who can tell what angels sport
Within their j t'tuls lair,
Uai.iimoi.b, Mi.
For the W inchi'Htcr Homo Journal,
riLi. rut: tr ac.
HV O. 1) M.UtTIN.
Fill the cup with 8p.'irli!iu tr sure,
lJo nut piisii the moment hy,
Today' the sure liim: for pleasure,
for tomorrow we may die,
ta lid around the hoaul ye true men,
HI I jour yuhlt'U lull wilh wine,
lliink a health to every woumn,
fvow ho health let's all comhino.
Wrrathe the bowl and let it sprinkle,
'Oer thu hrow ol cue the while;
Drive away each ugly wrinkle,
l'ul in i-Uce, a luppy smite.
Till the cup with 9'trliliii'4 Ire'isuio,
J)o not pans the moment by,
To day's the sure time lur pleasure,
I'ur to-morrow yuu may die,
PlIILAuiiLl'illA, Va,
Will ten lor Hie W li.ti.o.icr llumc Juurnal.
'Vo iriiiia. :v u. u. siA-n.v,
V lillulii Live ytm Btill,
I 'II try auU love you cvnr,
K uniting trooi t'olly'H s:uinc , l wUl
G ive you oiy luiiirl loiovisf.
1 Ml lio a lover kiul unil Liuu,
N ever to leave you lu-vur,
t 'II give oiy lieait to ijiiue but ynu,
A ml thou we'll love forever.
wun i:h:avi:u to iij:u
iti
TKAVi:3.
You (old mc that you hncd nn-,
And 1, poor, simple tiling,
liclievud the honeyed, llilleiins woida,
And wit nut ol llit-ir t iniy;
I Knew not ll.ut ynui hcait was Mlse,
And lull ol hL'lasli uit.
Anil tint you merely sported with
'Hie utrHUui.3 of mjtioait.
You told me that you loved in',
And it lillud my mmt with pule,
I'ui jiiu tuhtine, iiiuwccl ttincs ol hne,
'J'liat I Mld he your bride;
That wheuny hedit wasiad and lone,
And wlui) 1 tiglied for if bt,
My weary cad snould pillutd be
I'puii yur manly brcut.
1
You told n that you loved nie,
On u feiimnicr day,
lieu we tei e waudetin in the wood.
Au'l ly lie
blossoms gjyt
There lii-fl
owned my lieurt was yours,
Ali'l yi'-lleil to my l.ite,
Aii'Uruu
I oot tint you could he Talic,
1'iitil it I j
too late.
Hut now iu'
vc vainleriil from my side,
MA Aoulit auollier blniiie,
At whirl!
luputlie the Siinip faKc vows
Tlioxft v
ivw tliat erst vvurc Diii.c
Wlif-n Hut
u won my virgin lieai t,
itu pro
e I yours lo in'-, "
iii.liii Ii.ui1 eucUHieil hi ynur,
trystios trett.
Willi my
lieu -ill,
You t.il.l ioliii.it my Hire w-ti Riir,
An I ruil oiy qui-eniy lirow,
Ami you tot loe thut Hi) lipl wcie itwi'rt,
Anil liii.r lliun tlie ne.
You tola inltliat my miliriit ryrs
Wout'l wliuu heart of stone
That my ifiy smile luil won your lit-art,
Aialil W'iull iny own.
iiut now nisiuile Inm lost its lighti
'J lies.: cl. Ks are pale ami wmiii
Tlicre eyr-. rciliiu, thai aii.rl.levl then,
Ami "II i ir luster (tour,
I aoon Ih! oil i ha aeri'i'li hantl.
Where -ss iiit dwell.
Ami fiiultl i eit rtenied lileltere
Karewfll il&e man, faiewelll
1 It I'l'CSS.
The press enetrates every nook
and corner of uuiely; it scaiches u.il
nnd ajipreliem the most recluse und
the most unsnlat in the city nnd in
the fields, in tl palace and in the cot
tage; it stealsliiaware upon iheguil
ty and rcbukt leoiHcicnce; it is an of
ficer of justiclwho docs not need to
seek out thu tiinnal, for the criiunal
himself seeks
him to his h
like the pulp
home and in
not dress, am
lit the oliicer, and takes
tie us a friend. L'n
the press preaches at
cnt, the reader need
valk one mile or five to
church, in orlr to be addressed bv a
preacher of
press; for the preach
er comes to 1
, nnd goes to bed witli
him, if he pi
bes, or takes a walk
with him in
garden, or by the riv
cr side, and j
irs into tho intellectual
ears of visioi
he words which he has
commission
tiitttr.
It is said tl
(common mullen leaves
smoked in a
w pipe one in which
tobacco has tf cr been used
cure forbrorlitis.
is a sure
CO The
is a work advertised,
called "Ev
Man a Lawyer."
What a stat
fsocietyl
Learn to I well amon ill men;
till thou hasftained "' thou
kno rest notlw to lire In the world.
University or Hie South Scwmicc.
Tho following letter is a most ex
cellent one. It contains the unbiased
opinions of a very smart und good
man, and we t-liall take pleasure in
publishing whatever else may come
from his pen. How our heart swells
with gratilictitioa nnd pride when wo
sec Sewnnee winning the golden opin
ions of ull who visit it. Let. all read
the prefatory remarks of tho Nashville
Banner, too, from which paper wo
take the letter:
From the Nashville llanncr.
Our rentiers huvo ul ready had
through our columns pretty full no
tices of the peculiarities ol the coun
try selected for tho location of the
proposed University of the South.
Lint the place is worthy ol' a 1 1 that has
or can be said of it within the hounds
of reason, as wc know from personal
observation, autt is interesting to every
one aside fioin its association with tho
great educational movement of the
age.
Kev. Dr. J. MeM.than, Professor in
the Theological (Seminary of New
York, a clergyman ol tho Kpiscopal
Church, and associate editor of the
Xew York Church Journal, has re
cently been spending a few days at
iSewance, and has given tho result of
his observation to tho public in two
very interesting letters which Me pro
pose to republish. Tho following is
the first. A.sitle from any interest
which may be felt, in the. University,
every reader will be charmed with his
pleasing style, and interested in his
description of some of tho beauties
and wonders of Tennessee, scenery.
Suu'ANti:, I'ranliliii C,, Tumi. )
AhjjiH. II, Hoi.
Sevvanco, which tlio obliging reader
will pi ensu piiMioiiiii-u So-wa-nuc, the
chosen silo of tho future University of
the Sou i it uu. I wc limy mid hy way of
uiiliciiiili(Mi, n must beiiiiliful arid u I o ri
ous site it is is ihu point from which we
ilatu oar p resell I coiiiinunirMioil. In
vited by l!ishoi I'olk, we c-aine on to sxc
with our own eyes what s"rt of "locu
tion" the CoiiiniiiU-o appointed for the
purpose, hiul been able lo secure. Hav
ing seen, a ii. I explored, with every oppor
tunity lo I u rut a judgment on the subject,
we can assure the readers of the Church
Journal, thai the advantages of the Moth
ti -mountain lor such, we learn, is one,
though a somewhat doubtful interprel'
lion ol (lie name t-nii hardly bo over-
state,
A lavorlrs Providence brotmlit
a tract ol Ian,
than wl.i, , hennr
could he desired,
before the Committee;
a happy inspiration led them lo disc
'em
Its merits; an I a wonderful concurrence
ol favorable circum-lames enabled them
to secuio it in inanuiliciimt lenmh and
breadth, on eay terms, and with such an
aggregation ol concuuiitaiil advantages as
the in is t ardent Iriciids of the cute
lerpi imj
con hi hurdly have expected.
Let the matter convey himsell in Taney, in a fashion still more picturesque upon
or il he objects to that mode of travel, every j u 1 1 i n u point and coign of vantage
let him eonio by thu way of the Mash- that the said rocks oil'ord. Hi; will in
ville and Chattanooga Kuilroa.l, first lo Irodticu him also to a greater curiosity in
Cowan Depot in the ordinary fashion, llio shape of a cavern Irom which a cold
and thenco by a woiming and zigzueiiiii:: stream glides, bringing with it u strong
process alon0' tho slope of an iron rail
ascending UiU feet to the mile, up to one
of llie innumerable projections of that
woudeiful plateau, which forms the sum
mit, or wo should raiher say the surface,
or broadback, of the great Cunibeilaud
Mountain. The ascent is odmirably
nVinaged. and involves little peril lo lile
or limb. For the greater part of thu way
the outlook towards tho plain is veiled
by rocks and trees. At one point, how
ever, wo look down inio ihe moulh of
llie tunnel, through which the Chattanoo
ga road, now some distance below, pier
ces TOO yards ol the Montgomery Cap.
At another, the obliging engineer reins
in his iron steed, that wo may indulge a
foretaste of llio glorious bird's eye views
which await us in greater breadth and
beauty ut llio summit. Dul having runic
thus lar, let the traveler bo in readiness
to hall at ihe right place. Let not his
imagination be exeilo.l by ihe stimulating
title ol the Fiery Cizzurd; let not the
euphonious designations of Spung Spring,
or J) mil pi ii g Dick, or ihemoiu ambitious
names of Alluiiiout, or Tracy City, lure
him beyond a certain modest station in
llio woods, pointed out lo I a tin if lie is
watchful, by a blazed road on the left,
at which li is to slop, beiifg now within
a mile of ihe site of the future University.
Alighting there, nnl hiding his vali.-c, if
loo heavy for him to carry, behind a
bush, lie has only to follow the blazes
so every one will tell Iiiin; though we
night suggest from our experience that
then blazes are sometimes of the nature
of the ignus Ju!uus in order lo reach
llie precise spot, a', which, as we have
said, we would havo him place himself.
As a whole it will bo found the Uni
versity calate is one of the Southwesterly
projection of that great table-land, some
'J0O0 feet above lido-wiltir, wjiich forms
so interesting a feature of the Slate of
Tennessee, its area is about 10,000
acres; the extreme length about 7, and
the breadth some 2 or 3 miles. This sur
face, not level by a .y means, but beauti
fully undulating: broken uo into hills.
and dales, and in ils general appearance
crow looted, as it were, by ihe tracks of
some clussal pulxo-zoic crow: covered
with a rich and porous soil, ami dollied
wilh a m.ignincicnt growth of chestnut.,
hickories, oaks, ashes, gums, and other
mountain uiiiuer; re,ielicd al every (urn
with springs of the purest water, leaping
out of the caves, or welling up from Ihe
lat bottoms ol coves an. I ilefls; tins richly
varied surface presents ihe most perfect
system or drainage, and the hnest natural
advantages for parks and garden farms,
that our eyes hae ever seen. W e doubt
whether any engineemig could materially
improve it. 1 lie landscape rsrdner End
here hi work ready done lo hit Land.
He has only to thin the rroves. lo cm
away the brushwood, to majk out niiha
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trunks of fallen trees, lo convert tha
.;, aim iu rcuiOTS lilt lllimm an. I
tract al onct into nara.lu. nn,..i,i.
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beauty.
We are lilting now in ihe door ofa
log-cabin, "locaied" on ihe ridge, or raib
r on i the junction of a cluster of ridges,
which will probiblr be'iht tin of ih.
most central buildings of the future Uni-
versity. These ridges, in fact, each with
its own cluster of spurs end eloping hoi
low, here intersect in a way, that may
aptly be compared to a eioss. Starting
then from tho cenlro of this cross, let us
go out the blazes beingstill our guide
towards two or three points of the ho
rizon, About a hundred yards in front
we see a fine prove of oaks. Following
tho footpath which leads in that direction
and making a sudden foce-nhout wilh a
churp angle to tho right, we are brought
by a lew steps of steep descent vis-a-vis
to the grove already mentioned. It is
planted, wo find, on tho rool ofa strong
ly vaulted cavo, from the block mouth
of which a stream of the purest water
comes gliding into tho light. Entering
the cavern we behold a copacious store
house of nature's handiwork, convenient
ly fitted up with (.helves of pebble stud
ded rock n nil already appropriated by
our tjirifiy hostess of tho 1 o .' a b i u to
dairy ami other domestic uses. Leaving
this retreat, we are soon led by tho bla
zes to another of like character, but
wilder and more benutiful. In a few
minutes uioro we olight npon nn exquis
ilo lil'.lu fountain, enclosed in a natural
arbor of nioss-covcred rock, emptying
into a golden bason, and flowing out over
golden saud., whirl) from tho pains ta
ken to adorn it by Col. linrricy, the amia
ble and indefatigable engineer of the
University, has been appropriately chris
tened "Harney's l'et." Within a lew
hundred yards we meet with three or four
oilier s, rings, each with its own cave or
dell, and each with ils own especial beau
ty, or wonder, to commend it. Hut leav
ing these, not however without fortifying
ourselves wilh a draught from springs of
of most dcliciously cool water, we gently
ascend as llie blazes load us back to the
back bone, as it were, of one of tho main
ridges, and nt a distance of nhoiil two
miles to the Southwest of our cabin
emer-'e in a cleared space on tho brow of
a hill. This spot, for want ofa better
i ti ii j e we might cull the Mound of Ex
clainalinn! It is a bird's eye view, in
lact, of Slope Wall the point where the
llailroad up the mountain first comes to
view of 'I'a I ley's Cove, Winchester val
ley, the town of Winchester, Cowan, and
of nn' interminable reach of grove ond
field finest, stretching lar away into the
bluo depths .beyond. To attempt the
description of such sences is mcro waste
of paper. When one beholds them ho
niusl vent his feelings by a shout, ir else
keep silence- Anything between tho
two is an impertence in insulting it
were to the majesty ol nature.
From the point to which we have led
him, the reader may descend, if he please,
hy a rugged und sleep path, lo tho near
est farm, which lies belorc us in tho still
envo below. Should he do so, Squire
Hawkins, the proprietor, will receive
him wilh ti generous hospitality, and in
sucli inicrvals fis can ho snatched Irom
the discussion of peaches, melons and
other it n n lies oT tlio season, will show
iiiin a beautiful limestone spring, wilh a
mass of whitish rocks piled up abovo it
in picturesque confusion, and with n
pretty floe!; of kids perching themselves
puff ol apparently icy-cold nir.
But we have said enough of tho at
tractions of one lino of excursion from
our cabin though the subject, we assure
our readers, is not by the tenth part ex
hausied. Another line, leading in an
opposite direction to tlio one we have
taken, conducts us after n walk ol obout
a mile with plenty ol springs, of course,
to refie..h us on our way to Gieen's
Point, to lo be named forever in honor
of that model of a Christian gentleman
and churchman without reproach, the ex
cellent Iiishop of Mississippi. This is
ihu good liishop's favorite lookout, and
l.e has taken great pains to have a spnee
properly cleared lor the enjoyment of the
scene. The ridge terniinales in a mass
of bold castellated dills, which seen from
below, with the tall trees bunging over
them, nro sigulurly beautiful. A fine
chalybeate spring adds to the a traction
of the spot. Tlio view from the summit
takes in Kowark's Cove, with a bound
less expanse towards iho Northeast and
Northwest, to describe all which we
should have lo give at least three shouts,
wilh tremendous marks of exclamation.
We may remark, however, that llieso
views from the plateau arc beautiful rath
er than sublime. Tho mountain and
plain lines are all alike horizontal.
These are no points, uo curves, but a
horizon level, and to the eye apparently
lifted up bke that of the ocean. Yet
tho long line of spurs on cither side run
ning out into the plain, and the exquisite
sylvan frame through which the whole is
seen, givo peculiarly fir.e elfects of light,
and shade, and the impression on tho
whole is such as no one who has felt it
can possibly forget.
Another point '.bout two miles fiom
our lodge, ami in a direction between
the two already mentioned, has been par-
. ,i i . i.tit'.. inn teruuiis
UK. .ihe exertions ol Dr.
nany cieareu ;y , .
Aberna.hy, a resident oVU"'.
bilow, and will go under the name'"of
Abemailiy s View. It is more veriod
than the others we have seen, and opens
umi iv ma ,i mi, ignii r. nil
cast.
And soil is, whatever direction we may
take from our cabin. Bishop Green, to
..uni wiin oi.uarncy, we are indebted
for all sorts of facilities in thridding this
labyrinth of paths and blazed roads, has
v.sueu some copious springs many of
u ....celling as inose we have des
cribedwithin two or three miles of our
pre.entquarters. Onecf these abounds
in ihe handicraft of a cuiiou. lint. m.
on, whose work we hare never aeen be
fore, though we think wa I. a v.
ucscripiion oi it. the little fellow
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. . .mi, isrgrr. n wjea care lo
have them as varied, and at beautiful as
possible. These by the help ofa hvJraul-
ic ceinont, which exudes we suppose from
bs own body, he builds into a small
lube an inch or so io length, and about
the size of lha end ofa ronan.i;n
Having coniirucitu. ibi into an exquisite
piece of mosaic on the outiid. .
amooth even surfare within, ha lnnl.
around for another pebble a little larger
ihto thiHOHl forth sides, gan.rafly I
Number 3G.
choosing one of a conical form, and pull
it as a cap upon one end of the cell he
has constructed. All these structure
are ol precisely the same length and liase.
In thein at in the cell of a bee, or wasp,
the rising generation grows in tranquility
and security, protected against the ac
cidents to which infantile existonce in
the bottom of a spring might otherwise
expose them.
The spurn, promontories nnd ridges,
from which fine views may be obtained,
and which offer noble sites lor public or
private buildings, are almost without
number. The Cumberland Mountain
has nothing of a mountain about it, ex
cept its elevation and pure air. Tho stra
tas ofwhich it is composed, are, all
horizontal. Consequently one may ram
ble for duys ovor rigid surface, without
seeing a samplo of bore rock. As aoon,
however, es we descend into the dells,
the successive strata begin to show them
selves, and the woter flowing between
them, everywhere springs forth. Some
limes, as in oirti case we havo mention
ed, a pulT ofcold air rushes out with the
water, It wos only yesterday that Col
Barney', in the course of his surveys on
tho side of ihe mountain, met with an ex
ample of the kind. From about a foot
in diameter thero cam o a steady cold
breeze, at which he and his company
siood oud cooled themselves. We may
add, that where" the edges of tho strata
come out on the hill sides there is abun
dance of building stone of tho best dis
cription. Tho only disadvantage of this
plateau, namely, its seeming difficulty of
access, has been partially removed by
ihe construction of iheadmirable railroad
of theSewaiiee Mining Company, it will
bo entirely done away by the building of
sundry turnpikes of easy grade, ihe nec
essary surveys for which are already be
ing taken. In the promotion of this ob
ject, as indeed in everything connected
with the University scliome, the inhabi
tants of tho neighboring valleys have
shown tho most lively interest.
Our intended account of the barbecue
given on the 11th by the good people of
this neighborhood to nil who wuhed lo see
iho University site, and also of the first
religious service ever held hereabouts,
in which wo had the honor to assist the
excellent Bishop of Mississippi both of
ihom occasions to be merked with a whito
stone wo must for want of space reserve
for aiothcr le tcr.
We will only add at present that the
University site is not the only attraction
of this region. To the scientific man,
the Sewnnee coal mines now opened at
Tracy City, are well worth a visit, To
tho seekers of health and genial socie
ty, the Uersheba Springs, obout 18 miles
by stage from tlio terminus of the rail
road, bid fair to becomo a favorite re
tort. The proprietor, Col. Armfield, a
gentleman of fortune and liberality, has
purchased a largo trad of land in the
neighborhood, and is taking great pains
to make his establishment a place of re
union lo the best society of the South,
while banishing from it the temptations
to extravagance which are usually tho
bane of such places. Ho is a steadfast
arid active friend of the University; and
to his ready aid the Committee of Loca
tion are largely indebted for the means of
becoming acquainted with the merits of
the site now chosen. From the crowded
stateofthe house ot Bersheba, we infer
ll.nl his plans are likely to be duly ap
preciated al thu South, and handsomely
sustained. Tho place has sweet air,
good water, fine scenery, and many other
natural udvaiaagcs lo recommend it.
Header, did you ever notice imme
diately alter "id arriage" head that tho
' Obituary" notice followed? Typical
of the wedding of happiness and
griefs in life. The chants und song
and glee ( f merry one's to-aay will
be broken by wnilings of sorrow to
morrow, for the sod will be piled up
on tho breasts of some wc thought
not so near the grave. We read who
are married und wish them joy; a line
below is the record of deaths, and we
say mournfully peace to their ashes.
Sorrow treads on the heels of Joy;
songs nre hushed by the loot-fall of
Death; laughs nrn broken rudely
voices no matter bow musical are still
ed in a moment.
Advice to Single Mex. If you dori'l
wish to fall in love, keep away from
calico. You can no more play with
girls without losing your heart than
you can play at routlctte without los
ing your money. As Dodds very
justly observes, tho heart-strings of a
woman like the tendrils of a vine
nre always reaching out after more to
cling to. The consequence is that
you are gone like a one-Irggod stove
nt a street i- " W7 C. HAXDt"yv'riirr-
,i,prp.n, .Ti'r-wi r-iWi.
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CUICaui. OV
The Chattanooga Gazette says there
is an abundunt most crop this sea--son.
The oak, the beech. Bad the
chestnut are all well Elled with their
valuable fruit. Stock hogs will fare
sumptuously this fall, and at a con
siderable saving lo the owners of corti'
cribs. S
Oaiois or the Woed "IIcmblo"
This common expression is a eorr...
l!nn nfll, .....J II , f
...a i-cnou nen war prevailed oa
the continent, so many false reports
and lying bulletins were fabricated at
Hamburg, that at length, when any
one wished to signify his disbelief ofa
statement he would say, "Vou had
that from Hamburgh,-"or, ."chat it
Hamburgh," or Humbug, ontil tb
latter became common expression '
increduliiy,
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