Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-10-23
The Salem Tunnel.


excellent railroads with which this
country is favored, more interesting
section than that which passes through,
or under the city OF Salem in Massa.
This Tunnel extends about
$50 yards, passing under, and parallel
to the centre Of Court street, which is
one of the broadest and handsomest
streets in the city. The tunnel is ven.
tilated and lighted by three conical a.
rertures-which appear in thes middle
of the street, and six or eight rods apart
each of which is surrounded by an
elegant iron fence, Of which four Of the
posts extend about ten feet high, and
bending inward, unite IN the support Of
large street lantern. These conical
fabrics of ornamental iron work, serve
as ornaments 10 the street, while they
protect these vertical windows Of the
Railroad. A traveller whose motive is
curiosity, will seldom behold a more
Interesting sight than that Of the subter-
ranean passage Of q train Of long spen-
did cars, as seen by him while standing
in the middle Of a pupular street. lean
ing on the ratings and looking down
into one Of these well finished shafts, as
one looks into a common well. In a
stranger, who should not be acquainted
with the circumstances. this phenome~
non, followed as il usually is by the as.
cent of volume of smoke, would be
very likely to produce a considerable
degree of astonishment, if not Of con-
sternation.-tN. Y. Mechanic.
The entire Russian empire is nearly
twice and Il half times as large as all
Europe-its population is about one
fourth of that of Europe, though lis A.
static possessions contribute about one
sixth of its whole population. OF the
whole extent of over two billions Of a.
cres, less than one sixth of the soil is
under improvement. The mines arc n
great source of wealth, the annual pro-
ducc being estimated in 1885 TO be 3S
millions OF dollars.
In manufactures Russia has rapidly
advanced sin 'e their first establishment
by Peter the Great. From the returns
of 1898 it is found that Of linen nine mil
| lions OF yards are annually produced
OF wooden cloths, Of all kinds, about
100000 yards; of cotton 100000
! yards OF silk 10 the value Of 100000
Of Prussian dollars; of leather thres
and half millions of the same coin; Of
potash, 2,Ou0,000 pounds; ofsoap, sO,-
| 100000 pounds; and Of tallow ! 6 500
| 600 OF pounds are annually used bv the
| candle manufactures. Thrtv,nine mil
lions of pounds of sugar are annually
| rehned, and the various dis,illeries i'm
the empire employ over seven hundred
thousand workmen.
In 1894, the total value of Russian
exports was S5O,l33,75S, and of inn
, ports S53, ,652,5tjS. IN 1889, 572O ves-
sells entered, and 572l vessels left the
Russian ports. England draws off one
half, and The United States one twelfth
of the exports. The amount realized
/ by the government from duties on
/ both exports ana imports, is about %
per cent. Of the whole value, or in | S34
/ about fourteen millions Of dollars. OF
the articles of import, sugar forms one
sixth of the whole importation; coffee
| one thlrty-siXth; cotton one sixth CO..
ioring stufis one tenth; silk goods one
twentlcth; woolcns one thirteih wine
one twentieth; tea one fortieth; and
tobacco one hundred,h. OF exports,
flax and hemp make ore third of the
whole; talow one sixth; corn and meal
about one 81 S60tbrsrlcs. hides and lea
lher one tWhrieth. - Hunts Mer.
chants Magazine.
THE SEA SERPEST CAFTuRED.-
/ The Boston Post Saturday, tells sto-