New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-12

Leaps with its rosy giadness high,
In whose bright deepness sees the sou
No danger nigh.
Yet listen aos-her treacherous wlies
Siren streweth dar<ly there
That chalice laugh. with poisoned smiles
Victim, beware
That sound may briefly quicken Hope;
Bid Fancy mount feeter wing
But soon veil find that honeyed cup
Conceals sting
wes.eru Pennsylvania-Lands, Prospects,
WARREN Penn. Aug. 80 1912
r. ~, Editor of TIE Tribune:
Among your numerous and generally interesting
correspondents, | notice one who halls from
franklin Pa, ON his way down the Allegany ltlv-
er, in the Water Witch. So far as ne speaks OF
the country and things generally, from his own OBJ
servatien, have nought to object; but when ne
speaks of the scenery on the Breakstraw Creek,
in Warren county, by relating an anecdetc OF
certain speculation land he conveys an erroneous
impression. There is, perhaps, no section OF
country in Western Pennsylvania more fertile than
the valley of the Breakstraw Creek. There are
farms on it, particularly DR.. Twins, that will vie
in beauty and fertility with any on the German or
Mohawk fats At and about the head waters OF
some of its tributaries, there are large boulder
rocks, covering, in detached parcels, from five to
ten acres of land The remainder of the tract is
free from rocks, or nearly so; and is good ayaia-
bic land 1t was at one of these rocky places
that Mr. S., the person spoken of by your cores
pondent stood when he made the remark that 1t
would never be settled till settled by an Garth
quake.
There NAV be- other countries more inviting for
,1>tlo thor
countries to the far west. where the land is gene
rally more productive, and, perhaps, more flourish
ing; bat taking every thing into view, doubt
whether an emigrant will do better than TO come
into this region. The character of the soil, CHI
mate and general face of the country, is much the
same q. that of Cattaraagus, southerly part OF
Chautauque, ~ Y, and Erie, Crawford and We
mango, Penn The want Of leading roads has
heretofore prevented this countyfrom being brought
into notice. This difficulty is being overcome by
a turnpike, which is nearly completed from War
rem to Franklin, so miles. This opens more di-
rect and better route from Buffalo, Dunkirk or to
Pittsburgh, than to go by Erie as heretofore A
turnpike is also completed from Warren to Bell
mont los miles. This opens much more direct
communication from Dunkirk, and indeed from all
the country for 100 miles southerly and westerly
to Harrisburgh and Philadelphia, than any oshes
route The New York and Erie Rail Road crosses
the Allegheny River ten miles from the line of
Warren county, and twenty-eight from Warren
Borough. This road when completed, and COM
pleted We think it must and will be, Loco-Foco
counsel to the contrary notwithstanding, will ena-
Bile us to visit your city in about twenty hours
ride, do our business, and return in twenty-four
hours more.
The increase of the population of this county
from 1920 to 1880 exceeds that of any other coun-
ty in the State, being over 14U per cent, and but
little short of that from 1880 to 840 There is yet
plenty Of new and unimproved land, to be got for
from one dollar to four dollars per acre, according
to quality and location. There is no section OF
country more healthy. The water is pure, and
there hundred mill-sites, and other water
privileges plenty and easily obtained. Asa whole,
the county is peculiarly adapted to grazing Good
crops of most kinds of grain raised. small
capital with enterprise and industry will ensure
che immigrant a competence, and eventually wealth
and independence. The lumber business has been
and still is carried on to great extent, but the
principal article of export, Pine Timber, Is be-
coming scarce and inconvenient to be got; when
this is gone, our market must be to New-York by
the Newly ork and Erie Railroad. Our hearts are
with you and the Wings in the stand you have
taken for the completion of that work.
You will see by the proceedings of meeting
published in the Peoples Monitor last week,
what the Wings of Warren think of Capt. Tyler
and his Veto and Ditto Messages: also of Henry
Clay. Yours truly, w.
A CHINESE WoMAN-CAGE.-We find in the
Londeu Shipping Gazette, the following descrp-
ton of curiosity brought from the celestial En-
pre- and destined to be preserved in the British
Museum. 1t is a cage in which Mrs. Noble was
confined during period of six weeks by tho Chi
nese:-
This specimen of Chinese receptacles for
prisoners is constructed of as rude materials as
those employed for packing crockery ware in this
country, only stronger, the bars being about two
inches broad, one inch and half thick, and three
inches apart from each other, put together in the
toughest manner. The bottom is equally open
the Sides and it would appear the unfortunate pri-
soners who may have been confined in itmust have
entered at the top, the lid Of which falls down like
she lid of chest. Close to piece Of wood
which forms joint the lid, by being inserted in
grooves at each side, nearly square aperture, to
allow the head of the prisoner 10 project as far
the shoulders when cooped in this miserable con-
struction. The dimensions of the cage inside are
as follow 3 feet 81 inches deep, by foot z ms
wide, and 2 fee, 10 inches long. The lid, when
closed on prisoners, is held fast to the front by
rude piece ofiron and common staples.
IsrEnEsrIsa DiscovERY.-On the last day Of
the recent meeting of the British Association,
some extraordinary facts in the department of
optics were communicated by Professor Bessel,
which are even more remarkable than those dis
closed by Dagnerre, in his wonderful discovery in
photography. We cannot better communicate
these facts ourselves, than By giving simply The
experiment Of Professor Bessel
A black plate. either of horn or agate, placed
below polished surface of silver, at distance of