Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-05-08
EVER YTHING.

The Great Western British steamship
left New York on the Oath nlt, with full
freight and l4O passengers--as many a
could be accommodated
A general convention of performers AM
lovers of music is to be held at Stowe, Vt.
on the 2Sth and 29lh instant, at which
Prof, Lowell Mason of Boston, will b,
present
A destructive fire occurred in Ports
mouth, N, H., on Sunday morning, which
destroyed property to the amount offs 90
900.
The Science of Phonography is attract,
ing a good deal Of attention in Boston,
New York and other cities. "Phonogra-
ply is the art of writing according to the
SOUND of words, with simple characters,
each Of which represents simple sound,
or element Of the human voice, and no
other" l, appears to be railroad sys-
TEN OF writing, when con'rasted with Ste
biography; and is distinguished for the IA
pidity with which words are written. and
the ease with which the art is acquired and
the characters read. 1t Is said to be a
fact that ola words per minute can be
represented by this art. Great country,
This "Alleghania," with its steamboats, and
railroads, Photography and Magnetic
Telegraphs. Wish somebody would start,
hying-machine.
The larger cities along the Atlantic
coast, seem TO be filled with ncendia-
ries. and the newspapers, with accounts
of the fires.
The Washington Union says the health
Of Gen. Jackson is rather better, according
to the last accounts. He appeared seri-
ously i'll on the 18th April, but had rallied
on the Eth.
The monthly lis, ofIetters in the Boston
P. o. for April, contains about seventeen
hundred names. A few CURES of paper
for those letters.
His Honor, the Sea Serpent, was seen
few days since from the shore at Rocka-
way, L. |. Boats were Immediately man
ned and implements procured for his cap
ture, but on arriving within speaking dis
lance Of the monster, il was discovered TO
be the mast Of vessel; to which the boats
made fast and towcd it toward the shore
amid the cheers Of hundreds who discov-
cred not their mistake till the boats ap-
preached quite lose to the land.
A nem Mail Bag-Mr John S. Bagg,
late editor of the Free Press, has been ap-
pointed postmaster Of Detrot.-Post.
Harvey Curtis, Esq, has been appoint
ed postmaster at East Randolph, Vt.
The last number Of the Globe was pub
ished on the 3O,h of April. The Union
appeared from the same Office, the next
day, under the hand of Mr. Richie.
A Great Scientific Convention met at
New Haven, CT, on the LIST inst, of which
Prof c. Dewey, Of Rochester, N. Y, was
chosen President, in place OF Prot w.
Rogers, of Va, who was to have acted as
chairman, but was navoidably absent
The proceedings Of the LIST day of the Con-
ven,ion, as reported in the Tribune are
very interesting and not little amusing
COPIES Of the Weekly Tribune, contain
ing the whole proceedings, may be had at
the P. o. on Saturday,
The N. York True Sun says that line
oftwo Geographic wires is about to he con-
slrucled across New Jersey, between Phil
adel phia aud New York, at the risk and
for the benefit Of the paten,eess The ef-
forts of Mr. Kendall to engage rhe New
York capitalists in the project failed be-
cause they demanded fire sirths Of the
whole profit Of the adventure!
Electricity is doing wonders. A. NJ.
Ross has succeeded in producing cucum-
bers five inches long, in 81 days from
planting the seed, by applying electricity
three times from common Leyden jar
A Speculdlion.-"Come, Bob, tell US
how much you have cleared by your
speculation" said Bob's quizzical friend