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From the Charleston Va Republican, April l9. A REMARKABLE PHENOMENON-KA
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REMARKABLE PHENOMENON-KANA
 WHA SALT WORKS.
 IL has been known 10 the public fo some two years that several extensive salt furnaces in the Kanaw Ina salt region have been operated exclusive ly by gas. The gas forcing up lhe water from a depth of thousand fifteen hundred feet, and then ing collected in barrel. which a gas omeer, it is conveyed by pipe 10 the furnace, fur nishing all ihe heat necessary to carry on at ihe same time all the processes of the manufacture Oi salt 10 its compleiinn Tn establishment capable of making hundred barrels in day, and al night brilliantly lighting up the whole works; thus saving the expense of a steam engine to pump up the water. and all tine fuel and lights
 Last week in deepening one of the wells of Messrs. Dickenson S Shrewbury, the auger struck a stream of gas, at the depth of one thousand feet. that in quantity and force far 'surpasses anything of the klnd heretofore discovered here, or perhaps the world The augur was pressed up with such force to almost overcome ;he eXertions of the workmen hold down while they could unscrew the detach- nent. The way being cleared, the gas having full play, sent d column of water one hundred feet, (and ii lubed, would no douht raise it dou e that dIs- tance,) occasionally dischargng stones from the size of musket ball to that Of a hens egg almost with the force of grape shot from piece of ordnance. When were Ilere Tuesday ast, all hands were engaged in active efforts to get down plug To check the force o the gas, so us 10 enable them 10 insert lie tube.
 They have. we learn, partially succeeded. and in
 few days both the gas and water will be turned 10 good accoant. Serious appreiensons weie very justly entertained of the destruction o the furnaces in the immediate neghbothood, well the resi- dence of Mir. Wm. Tonpkins, sh' uid this immense body of gas take fire. which it thought might occur from a steamboat passing the river, ex- | iensivey was i, difused in the atmosphere. On Saturday, the third well from the one we are speak ing of took fire, and, with the active exeriions, not exlinguished till considerable damage was done to the works. ,.u That readers may have some idea of he ex- tent Of Natures laboratory or gas manulactory on the Kanawha, we will say that gas enough issues from this single we'll to light all the cities in the Uni led States, and think might safely throw in London, Papis, Sl. PeIersburg and a half dozen other cities of Europe. .t.t.
 Some entertain fears that both the gas and the salt water will shortly fail; but incline the opinion that the upper stratum, the outskrts the suburbs ly of the treasures of salt and gas. as we'll as many a subterranean wonder, just now being reached. No matter whose domlnions down theIe may be en |. croached upon, whether those of Pluto or Hous, enerprisng salt manufacturers are deter min- ed to explore them, annex them, and revel in their palaces, as the annexai by-and by revel in the halls of the Montezunlas.
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NARRATIVE OF THE EXPLORING EEK
 PEnITION


 We have been iav red with a vp'- of he first three volumes of the "Narrative of the United States Exrlorng Expediton,' under Captain W W,lkes, now being published hy Messrs. Lea ani Blancl,ard; and 1t is with small degree of pleasure find that the people Of the United States to be pui in posses- sion oi the means "fknowing exactly what has been achieved by the intelligence and perseverance of the oihcers, scientific corps, and men aItarhetl to the squadron on this duty. In looking through these volumes, every American must eelan exultation not only In the fact that much has been accumulated but that il has been done by citizens, and so ef iecually done and we have 10 lay some stress, too, with great pride, in the in winch the narra- tor of the and doings of the Expedition has been 'got up," being totally and completely American in all and euery part. IL is mol intention now 10 go into particular description of this great national work. We may do this when the whole shall be published but the public may be ass"red, that eve,y- thing the most ardent friends of the underiakl ing could have anticipated, has been fully accomp pshed and ihe narrative is now 10 he given in five splendid imperial vo. volumes, (wth an Atlas,) consisting of over twenty-five hundred pages, illustrated with sixtyeght large steel engravings; forty SIX exqui. sue steel vignettes, worked among the letter press; three hundred finely executed wood cuts, and thirteen large and small maps and charts. We are not aware that any voyage of discovery has been any lime, by any nation. so fully out, and so beautifully printed and illustrated. as Captain Wilkes book We are not permitted now 10 make any extracts; hut that our readers may know some- 'hing oi the general outline of the voyage, we will run over ns important p ns, which included period o' auSe"ee oi three years and len months.
 ", squadron consisted of six vessels the Vincen- nes' rencnrk, P"rpoise, Sea Gull, Flying Fish and 'he store sh'p Relief They called on the 18th Au. gos'' 'oSo' from Norfolk, for Madeira, where they
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Per steamboat Noxuhee fun Tuscaloosa-John o Cum nlns 2l bnesi LahuLan < Olds & Tart, Stewart CD |, Sims, Redus X HouLe l.
 Ter steamboat Bourbon i'm TuscalUosa-A fedyard X co 2l bales. Tartt, Stewart ll Stringfeluw & ttine son g.
 Per steamboat Belle Pnule from Aberdeen-To omer, Gay co l3 bales Horton Clock B; Bull X B ard- ll Br0dnay, Newton & co II; Bradiord x Sanders s Foulmin IOi E L Andrews x co B w scott l.
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SECOND BAND TALENT.--The mania far i,nita. ,ion IS SD strong. that no sooner does somebody do something whih succeeds, tI,n some body eIse does the same thing in the hope of socceeii,e also When Mr. Wilson began s vocal enter tannients and pave hls "Nilci WI isurds." hali-a. dozen others bepnn eising nights with ts person and that. until it was actually proposed b give night nh Nero in,roou. cn, rhe solo he playei upon fiddle during lhr burn i'g of Rome Mr- John Parry gets Il reputation for singing certain class ofsongs, when up starts Mir. Ired<lee to do the ane thing for half the money, and ,ot hal for the half of hall of the effect Ar. f Husfell comes iIpm America, with n few songs about ehip oa iUe, 'tDd Il maaIuc when a Mir Some thin, Smith stiris rp also from Anerica--and brin into the market .,Ipositon ship fire, asd position maniac IL is bard 10 tell which is the iegIt mate ship fire, and saying whci, Of the two gentlemen is the oij original mani-c. must decline giving opinion, though We admit tIe pre- ,e9s'ops Of both gentlemen, lPuGch.
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Wilmington, N. c. paper, of the 2d inst., says as we are going to press we have been shown pri- vate letter of the 2Slh ult, from Washington, in this State, which states that the large swamps in Beau- fort. TyreIl and Hyde counties were on fire. The letter goes on to say, that there were 'stwo whole families burned up in TyrelI, one of the families con- sstins of A man, hIs wife, three children and three uesroes Of the other family. ."says the writer, "I did not learn how many were burned. The whole woods are on ire.''
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ODDS AND ENDs.-Agrarian outrages continue to be committed in Columbia county. On Mon lay night last Mir. Bogardus, occupying u house which
 he had recently purchased under distress warrant was visited by party of men m disguise, who turned him and his family ofdoors, and then com. plefey y demolished inc house. On the 22d inst. dep
 utv sheriff Sedgwic went to execute A distress war. rant on property at Gallatin, occupied by person named Knckerbucker, and the tenant himself being absent, found assembled 10 resist him large party of Indians. lie accordingly adjourned he sale next day. Alter this was done, they demanded his pa- pers. These he refused to give up, warning them to keep their hands of ofhiin He was then surround e,l by the Indians, who declared that he should not go until he had delivered mp his papers and his arms. He refusing, they threatened to lar and feather him if he dld m, comply But although they brought their tar and feathers intI the ring, o had ihe t.neriiy to undertake Inc task of applying H. FinG- iDy that they could noi get his papers his arms rom Li, they then offered o let hun go il he would rromse never to come into that section of the conn- try on Ike business again; but the intrepid officer told them ih"t he should 30 wherever his busIness called him. During the whole of this scene the In- dians flourished their guns and pistols about. and tried every way in thelr power 10 lntlmidae hlin, hut without effect. The next day, going prepared with strong force of men well arm d, he met with no opposition, and the man Knckerbocker, readily sellled the claims against bim. This shows what mi ight have been done by n judicious display of strength at the outsel.-[N Y. Mora. News.
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MARINE NEWS.
Port of Mob,Ie--May 10, 1s45.

CLEARED Br ship Queen, Leary, for Liverpool by Laird x Lit. Iltjuhn.
 ARRIVED steamboat Creole. Hiern from New-Oreans Steamboat Belle Poule Martin, from Aberdeen, with 93 bales cotton. Steamboat bonrbon, Case, fin Tuscaloosa, with 46 bales cotton. aIeamooat Noxubee, Kinney, from Tuscaloosa with 8 bales cotton. u ARRIVED HENcE-At Holiness Hole, April 2s-Bark Triton, Luce, for Boston.
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Mir. RENE GODDARD, one of the oldest merchants s m Charleston, and for the last sixteen years Presi- dent of the Union Bank, died suddenly on the morn- ing of the 2d inst
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The following is a capital anecdoe to be read a. gainst politics. demagogues. men who make them- selves anything or nothing with the hope of winning votes:
 Col MOORE BAND THE MILL DAM-Col Moore was county candidate Tennessee. Near the middle ot the county, in stream affording many choice fish, mill dam. above which ihe fish could moi get. The people in the upper end object ed to this, because they could get fish, and in the lower end they were opposed lo the removal of the dam, because il kept ihe fish among them To Inc former Col. Moore pledged himself ls vote for the removal IL happened that he was called upon 10 address the people in the neIgbhorhopd of the mill dam, and, the impression having gone abroad thai he WAS fshy upon the subject, he was called by both parties to ''defne his posit,on." He attempted to evade the category. but the, became still clam orous. Finding equvocation fruiiess, he al length raising himself upon his toes exclaimed-'l'm an independent fiat noted man, and am naither for nor against hhe mill dam.'
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The Kentucky Yeoman say Mir, Clay has recently received rich presents from his friends. His debt to John J. Aslor of $2O, ,0O0, and 10 the Lexington (ky) Bank of St, ,n0O, have been paid for him
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EXPORTS. LlVERPOOL-Per lir ship Queen-l65l bales cotton
nTsHpS5 5STA
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NEW-ORLEANS-Per steamboat Creoe-l2 bb pork, S2 do flour, do onions ST 400 specie cask b con, do wine 55 bxs fruit, hhd sugar.
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NovAL TRANsPoRTATioS.Tine fork' tra:) RepubIican. noticing an article which appeared in Le Sun of this city, some days ago, relative to the transportation of n negro woman in box to tina, borough, says-"A vehicle bearing very much the appearance of a furniture wagon, and marked To. cane to town from ihe direction oi Baltimore Tn the afternoon of that day, and the driving Il ha, ing fallen down in fiji on the borders Of the borough, some body was curious enough to raise the lid of a box which it contained, and was mol little snrpris. ed to find colored woman all alive and snug pack
 ed in it. She of course went her way; the wagon the driver, and have been sold by an auclioneer."
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U-Governor JAMES c. JoNEs, it is said, vii be the whig candidate for Congress in the 7h District of Tennessee Air. Currin, the zealous and eloquent defender o the democracy wi il is said, be the op. posing candidate
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talns are noted on The map. Vnncuuver's Island IS mol down, but all the country on the continent north of 46 degrees is designated ",snknovn parts {" So slight was the knowledge of the geography of Wes- tern America possessed by the English Government st the time the map WAS issUed, that the Rocky Mountains are represented in detached group., ex- tending nearly due Eas, and West. The wolk of which inc uap referred |" forms part IS a series oi maps of ihe various countries on the Globe engra- wings oI scenes forts, towns, baites &c ious plares, showing the progIess of British arms, and is entitled "Tlndall's Continuation of Rapn's His- tory of England,' 12 vols. folio.
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Competition IS strong pre-ent on the North River Tue splendid steamboat Knickerbucker ad- serlises to take passengers from New York 10 Alba nv for 25 cents
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Unknown. ..................,,,.,. I-70 With bare statement of tn. St facis, the Committee practical decision of lberai Pubci but experience seems 10 indicate ie necessity of direct and gent aI peal
 For some reason other, the contributions for the last three years have been altogether inadequate to the wants of Ihe Sociey True, the Committee have endeavored overlook single really deserving their attention, but they have been rained close ly i0 econompe their aid, that in many instances il could hardly he felt. They have frequently been obliged to do violence 10 their own feelings, and almost nSul, the sacred name oi charity, by extending the merest pit tance to mauy unfortunate applicant whose af fctions and utter desuOn claimed their deepest mseration and deserved more liberal relief. -
 In order to ensure the utmost economy in the dis burstment Of the Socieiy's tunds the Executive Com mliee dispensed with the usual of appoint ing her when practicable. who attended every appca ion in person. But notwithstanding this precauiion Ihelr means far within the absolute wants of the suffer ing poor who claimed their aid.
 Such having been their experience during the past year, when he city enjoyed unusual exemption from and consequent suffering the Committee cannot hut lock forward with anxiety the approaching when the necessities of the afflicted hardly be less and when they may probably will be, much greaer but known ing they do that inc Samaritan Society stands
 high in the confidence Al favor oi the pnic they make this candid exposition of it's wants hnd feel confident that the appeal now presented will not be made Tn vain.
 Contributions may he handed to either of the follow ing named gentlemen; to wit ;-Sidney smith, Msrii neau Wm. J. Ledyard, Wm Stewart, Horace w. Rob- bins, George Mariin Daniel Wheeler, James M sum- walt C. A. Hoppin, J. Y Russell, Jas Sands, and R L. Watkins, who have been appointed committee to col ect funds and who will lake an early opportunity 0 calling on the public for that purpose.
 RUFUS GREENE, President. CHAS. A. HOPPIN, lsi V. President.
 JAMES ELDER, 2d President GUSTAVUS II uRTON, Treasurer. VIM. MARTIN, Secretary. DANIEL McNEILL
 ALANsON KNAPP, R, cou,,s JOHN TINGMAN, SA oo' 'o myl0 R. L. WATKINS,
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oRraonTnnnlronY okE HusDkEp YrAR!

OREGON TERRITORY ONE HUsDRED YEARS Aeo.-A genilemaa connected with the Schuyl kill Navigation Company of this city, says ihe Phihdel pha Inquirer, has in his prssession ainaP of North America, published about l739, in which the terri
 tory at present in dispute between ms country and
 ,ea, Britain, is laid down as part of large Isand, extending from the ,ropic of Cancer to 46 degree. North lat under the general name of "Cahtornia," divided from the main land by the Guyof Calfor. niq, or the Red Sea-" Numerous rivers and noun.
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Per steamboat Creole from New Orleuns-J II Huber; Innk uf Mobile; J Weeks Sands & co; Wm II Red Woudi Wating X eos j O'Rrily & co; Mosely & Tuck eri G1erlngeri W II q Il ' Crawlord Tcknor.
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The Seguins and Frazer are playing the Bohe- mian Grip at the Park Theatre. to houses even more c owded than those of their first engagement.
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The & Uniled States Journal,'' published by Messrs. Dow & Fisk, is the name of the new paper which has taken the place of the MadIsonian.
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lS.775.942

Leaving balance of 3,9l0 900 at the disposal of the government, which with the balance in Canada West, makes a total of ,, 40 .000 acres.
 There appears to be some difficulty in ascertais- ing the number of acres of lands surveyed. The difficulty seems to lie in not heinz able to form a correct opinion of the limits of ibe province. The Montreal Herald says that the committee assume the whola o the unsurveyed lands be $500 000 acres, reckoning for fifteen miles in the oi all the veyed lands, but if extended to the Hudson's Bay territory the total will be lO7 ,S56 900 acres. This IS immense unproductive territory. . ... The estimated value of government lands
 in Canadi West, set down from 30 cts.
 10 Sf1 50 per acre, IS ............. $7, ,10l, ,l2O In Canada Fast, set down from 50 cents
 to 80 cents IO,lO7, 1856
 TYPOS. .476 Due on sales already made. ........ 10000
 GI1 2 2 a7S
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Th,s lively and well conducted organ ot ihe French | poruiatinn of New York. ehch after the manner of | the Paris press contains spirited digest oI the tirng of the day, alter anuuHncing to iis req | ders that "John Bull' "had, afer all, swallowed the pill, ;, thus views the question of Ore gOn: ', |. news which came yesterday. The Caledonia had | in fact been detained day to wait the result oi the debates on the subject in the Enghsh paria- ment. Ia this discussion Sir Robert Peel took lhe lead aud hls speech was regarded as the mani fest uf the cabinet in reply to the message of Mir. l Polk.
 "Alier paying homage inc spirit ol conci liatlon which had governed the negotiations relative to Oregon, under the administration "l Mir. Itler' SIT, Robert Peel staIed II probable, that Mr. Packen- hnm had csnrInHed the negotiations wth the present Cabinet, bui had no Information on this point He hoped for an amcabe and equitable solution of lhe que sion Still he could withhnld the expression of hls regret, that during the pendency ol these ne goiatons, the President, contra to all usage had made alusion to any other settlement than an ami cable one.
 "Such allusion was not calculated to produce such
 result the true interests Ot the countries requir- ed. For his part he only regretted the allusion, but still more the tone in which il had been made.- He thought his duty to declare, in the of the English Government, in terms the most decisive, that he regarded the rights of Great Britain 10 he Oregon territory clear and nconestible, Gan pression borrowed from the Inaugural of Mir. Polk ]
 
 lutinn of the difficulties wiih Amarlca hut, that af- ter having exhausted all it's efforts obtain il, If the rights oi Britain violated, he was decde'l- and he was prepared To maintain them. tremen- dous burst of applause (accodng to the English pa pers) followed this declaration rom all parts of the house.
 'Besides this the London Times, which is the organ of Lord Aherdeen publishes an article on the same subject which mny be regarded as a second manifesto of the cabinet .#-....
 'TIese declarations of the English cabinet prove beyond doubt, that il is determined to resist every violent assault upon s rights, but IhaI it is ready 10 accept reasonable arrangement, inc result oi mutual concessions. IL Is the onl, way in which lhis inIerminable Oregon quarrel can be cosed de- spite of all highsoundmg phrases one side or the other. this is the way in which II will be cosed.- The English cabinet raised it's voice the on the subject of Oregon, because il found itself consrain ed to lower its tone win regard To Texas, Its de monstralions of strength side make up fol
 lis weakness on the other It lres make people fnrge il Las received one slap. by crying oul yer, loudly that il is deirrmined not take two. Her have Ie secret of its tactics and it's unreasonable rlod tmuniace." :"
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03- am a candidate for reelection 10 the olfic. of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mobile county al lh, ensuing August election.
 apl5 AUGUSTUS BROOKS,
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AA FOR SALE-The House aud Premises in .E:.3 the occupancy of the subscriber. The House contains ten rooms, and a hall six feet wide. The prncip rooms with hall cornished centre pieces, &c. On the premises two story kitchen, s,a- bles and carriage house, with all the other necessary out houses, chicken yard, &c.,, for n town country residence, and well of excellent water. There is attached to lhe building 70 100 acres of land der cultivation, about and half miles from the Mar ket House, the south side of Government street.
 Titles will be made satisfactory. For terms ap. ply to T. L. Toulmiu, Esq.,, President of the State Bank, or on the premises 10 ,.-,-a.s.t -.ty yQ
 my1 1885 WILLIAM O'BRIEN.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
 George w. Crabb ys fl fa

nf. vs fl. fa. ".H' H'
 Lewis Mc(iehee. s-
 '" ILL be sold for cash in front of the Court W House door of Mobile county on the 2lst day of May 1S45, between the hours of II o'clock AM. and o'clock PM of said day, all the right, title and interest of Lewis McGehee m and 10 ihc steamboat called the "Lalla Rookh," her tackle. apparel and furniture; the having heen levied as the pro- perty Of Lewis McGehee by virtue of the above sta- ted execution winch issued from the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Tuscaloosa county, the 4th day of April l545, and to me directed.
 myl0 13Slds c. BANCROFT, Sheriff M ORTH'S PERISTALTIC PERSUADERS - For the prevention and cure of all diseases ari- sing from impurities in the Blood, Torp0r of the Li- yer, Constipaion of the Bowels, Head A che, etc., These Pills prepared with much care and are of peculiar vi,tue, combining mild purgaiive action, with a peculiar tendency to the bilious organs. Such preparation as this has been much wanted in the southern country. particularly in this region oi It, where Bilious, Yellow and Congestve Fevers and ether complaints attended with congestion of the li- yer and portal circle generally, SO much abound = These Pills are not of recent origin. but have been prepared by the subscriber since 1887 The increa- sing demand for them is sufficient of their value. Those who have once used them will have no other AS they are far suneror to Pelers any other of the quack Pills sold in this city. Lt1l
 NORTH CO, Druggists and Chemists, 7 ! Apoihecaries' Hall, opposite the Mansion House and S5 Government street, 3 doors below Royal street ,nylO
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MARRIED-On Wednesday last, ny Rev. Mir. Nall, Major c. A. OGDEN, U. s. Corps Engineers to EMILY TuTTIE