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A GOOD SUGGESTION.

The following Is from The New Yo'
Farmer and Mechanic, and is worthy
serious consideration. Should the Me
chanics Of the several towns 10 this Stat,
herd the Suggestions made, they nou.
soon realize the natural benefits OF sue
action as is named.
MECHANICS CLuBs. Why do n,
Mechanics form Clubs, somewhat after tn
fashion of he Farmers Clubs, which ar
rapidly coming into existence in oil part
of the country? It is easily done. Il
every place where there are mechanics
(and where are our enteTprizing mechsn
les not to be found y why not meet ,ogeth
er for mutual COUNSEL. If your numbe
is small, and you caunol afford 10 hire
room, NEE! al each others houses, propos,
some question, on The principle or praclic'
Of mechanics, and discuss il in a name
that will give instruction and bring GU
new ideas. This can easily be donc.-
Then create a fund by The weekly cou,
;ribution OF a few cents or thlllings. ant
it in the purchase of scientific
books and publications, and Ii word fol
i, you will find that the information yot
will pay you on hundred fold. TRY
it. You all have some leisure momer's
which can be rendered Of more value thar
you think. Take your sons with you,-
the questions they propose, even ii The,
are children, will sharpen your intellect
and keep your minds active and free from
ennui while the body rests from its toll.
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Labor and this Tariff.

w. Amory states from the books OF the
Stark Mills, Manchester, N. Fl. that the
average earnings ofall the women employ.
ed in those Mills 10 Feb. l843, was 81 ,46
per week over and above the sum paid Tor
their board. Ia the same Mills in Feb.
l846. the average earnings OF The women
weteSl 90 per week over and above boar'l,
being an advance Of 80 per cent.
Ia the Amoskeag Mills at The same
place, the eafnlngs of.he Girls employed
in January of each year since 1912, i'll
elusive. are as follows:
Ave'age wages pad the operatives in
the Anos&eag New MAT, in the month OF
january, in each year since starting up:
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THUNDER SroRM.-A heavy thunder
storm occurred at the northeast of this
place on Monday evening last. and which
caused many buildings in this Village 10
shake. In the immediate vicinity ofthls
storm the peaIs OF thunder must have been
terrifying. We learn that a house in
Goshen, occupied By Charles Washburn
and family, was struck by the electric flu
id, at the Chimney's top; the fluid passing
down the chimney to a stove pipe which
entered at the side, thence down to the
stove, shattering the Chimney and pipes
into fragments and upselting the Stove;
thence dividing into different parts; one
portion passing into the Cellar: one por.
ton between the feet of Mrs Washburn,
who sat with her back towards the stove,
scorching her feet, e. rendering her sense.
less for a time; thence passing out at the
south side Of the house; and a third portion
OF the fluid dressing its course north.
wen; near the barn, killing on lis way,
six, oot Of ten sheep iying in the yard.
places were discovered where the
fluid passed out by the stills. The floor
in one room was thrown up, and 9th
er damage caused to the house. This
certainly a narrow escape Of the
of that dwelling; aud if light
ming rods will prove a preventive to
such occurrences. it is highly import
ant that they be used.
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ANoTnERSHIpwREcK ON SoUAMBEAcH.

The New York Sun Of the 18Th inst.
says, the Swedish brig Axel, Capt: |. ii
Brodin. bound 10 New York, went ashore
on Saturday night on Squam Beach, on!
the Jersey shore, Two miles south of tho
packe! ship Henry Cay, and very near lhd|
the spot where the ship John Miuturn was
lost. The vessel struck ahou, 8 o'clock
wind S BY E daring u thick fog. Capt.
Hugh Johnson, the s~fficiert wreckmasied
for that district, Immediately repaired al
the scene OF d '%sasier, with his ~ficient ere VI
and surf boats, aud boarded her within ted
minutes after she struck. Arrangements
were made at once tor communicating
with the shore, and Captain Brodjn had
the satisfaction OF seeing his crew and PAS
sengers ali landed in safety IN a few min
uies, by The energy Of Capt. Johnson and
his men, to whom they re.urned their fer
vent gratitude for being the means, under
Providence, of tfeir preservation.
Three Swedish ladies, passengers in the
Axei were received 10 The most hospi,ab'e
manner at the residence Of John S. Farn-
Esq. of Point PIedsan'. We learn
from Mr. G w Johnson, who brought our
report to the city by express, hat the carr
60 consisted of wine, linen and silk, insur-
ed AT The Mutual office in this city, most
of which, it is hoped will be saved. altho'
in a damaged state. 1t is believed tha,
here has been an important change IN Tho
ocean currents on our coasts, in the vicin>
ty of Sandy Hook, to which these FREE
luent shipwrecks are attributed. CIV
should investigate this phcuOme>
ION for the information Of nariners.~-B Bee,
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to 1000, and some al lC els. to each 100
words they copy.

to 81 900, and some at lC els. to each 100
words they copy.
Here, as at the Post Office Department,
each one seemed 10 know wha! his duties
were, and knew enough to treat Strangers
respectfully. The business however, at
the Patent Office was some two or three
months behind, which could it be squared,
so that applicants for Patents might know,
before leaving Washington, whether their
requests would be granted, would relieve
their anxiety. Should applications in
crease in the ratio they have for a few
years past, | see not how the present nun
Der of Examiners can do the work in sea-
son, provided they have lost three months
since they went into office. One thing is
right in the published rules, issued By Mr.
Burke, which is that no partially shall be
shown applicants for Patents, although
when | was there, | thought 1 should like
10 have a little grist ground so that | could
bring it home with me. But all hands
seemed so much like sour folks hat |
could no, blame them for making me wait
my turn.
will now 60 up stairs and show some
OF the fine things slowed away in that lit
tie 267 by 62 feet chamber ! In this room
are 10 be found near two thousand differ
ent species, aud and abou,3,0 900 specimens
of the Fealhered tribe. 1t will Of course,
be understood that the stuffed skin, in.
stead of the real 1--we fowl, is exhibited
The -ALbatr0s, formed much like the goose
of this section, but from four TO six times
as large, is noble looking bird. The
| Aplenadues Dnrachonica, or Penguia, ia
| ken 10 Lat. &c degrees 50 minutes South,
| and Lone. $50 degrees 25 minutes Eas;,
is one Of the most delicate appearing wa.
ter fowls | saw there. The body of the
Penguin is longer in proportion TO its
weight. than that Of the goase; three lines
as heavy; the feet are placed AT the hind
most part Of the body two paddles are
placed where the wings of other species OF
the teathered tribes are usually attached;
these paddles resembling in form, II swim
giing.knife,a used as aOarclubs in case OF
an attack, & Mr.. Breckenridge, who was
in the Exploring expedition when the sew
eral specimens exhibited, were taken. SAID
The Penguin vas one of the most formida'
bIe fowls 10 encounter, he ever saw. He
remarked that a blow from the paddle, or
arm of a full sized Penguin, would break
a mans arm, or leg instantly; yet this
Amphibious company of warriors stood in
a nearly erect position, looking as neat as
so many dressed Dolls, and as innocen:
and harmless as so many doves.
The Ostrich frame was represented
there by a skeleton some seven feet in
height, and which, when alive, could
probably have elevated its head, ten feet.
About seventy Owls were represented, and
one o fthe men who appeared to belong
there, said there were nearly so many
species as this. There was a great varie.
ty at any rate, and worth examining. The
extensive variety of form. size and beauty
of the fealhered race, represented in This
room, furnished a rich treat 10 me, but a
minute description of which, | have no:
room, had the descriptive powers, TO
give. To be continued.
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Temperance Lecture.

We are requested 10 state iha, J. I
CRlPPEN will give an Address on the US
aud disuse of Alcoholic drinks, at the Tow
Hall in this Village, On Friday the Gath ins
al 7 o'clock P. NJ.
1t is TO be hoped Mr. Crippin will have
full house.
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NJ RIYER noArS.
RIcMMnNn 2nth A,,nn.t

p, M, RiShmoSp, goth August, 1876.
- of the Old, Iames River line, at he Exchange
Hoeei, 4 overheard a plan of the proposed opera
nons oil The company discussed. And. what think
YOU was the base line of their future Operations p
oinZcns OF Norfolk and Portsmouth. open your ARE
wioe, and hear the result of the tender so(icisNse,
on the occasion alluded to-, il was distinctly de.
Ciored to be an essential element. to the success OF
the old James River line, that the reconstruction OF
the Portsmoutha and Weldon Rail Road, should be
prevented, il possible. Thus il appears, that the
self-constituted guardians of Norfolk and Ports
And yet, who so loud az this Company has been, in
denouncing the nefarious scheme of the proprietors
OF the stcsmer Augusta, to destroy Norfolk and
Portsmouth! IL is not, however, the first time, by
many, that the cry OF" stop thief" has been raised.
by the real culprit, to put his pursuer on the wrong
scent. Whenever we find the right of individuals,
to engage IN public competition, open to all, vic
Ientiy assailed, by those, whose personal interest Ia
concerned IN putting down such competition, we
may rest assured, however siren uous their protes-
tations TO the contrary, may be, that private and
not public interest lays at the foundation Of all such
attacks. Largely has the old James River inc cal
culated Upon public c~rcdulity. in the many appeals
they have made To enlist public sympathy, in their
bthalf, and TO fasten public odium upon the Port
Watthall line. But, as might have been anticipa-
ted, all their attempts have signally failed, to throw
dust In the eyes of an intelligent public, which in
than from the interested Misrepresentation of 9th
crs. Whether the wishes of the James River line,
for the continued suspension of operators upon the
Portsmoutha and Weldon Rail Road. will favor their
pretcntons, TO be considered the peculiar guar
dams and champions OF the people of Norfolk and
old father Richie says. IN A ORNER
Sep Sit
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MARRIAGE BY TELEGRAPH.

~ ~ l. ttIdhOt
phia Enquirer relates the following story
"TheTe is a story current here among the
copper tens" which if true, is one of the most
extraordinary occurrences that ever took place.
and throws all the novelists of the present age en-
tirely in the shade. 1t appears that a certain
young lady, the daughter of one of the wealthiest
merchants in Boston, had formed an attachment
for a handsome young man, who was a clerk in
her fathers counting room, and had determined to
have him for better or worse, although her father
had previously given her hand to another sutton.
The lady's father having heard of this attach
ment. feigned ignorance, but determined to break
It off, and give his daughter to The gentleman he
had promised her. For this purpose he directed
the young man to take passage in one of the
steamers that left New York and proceed to Eng
land, and transact some business for him there
The lover accordingly came To New York, but
meantime, the young lady got some knowledge of
her fathers intentions, and sent a message by
telegraph TO that effect to her lover in New York
The expedient the two lovers resorted to for
accomplishing their desire and defeating the
fathers views, was novel and extraordinary. She
took her stand in the telegraph office in Boston
and he did the same, with a magistrate, in the
Office in N. York, and with the aid of the light.
ming, they were made bone of one hone and ft sh
OF one flesh. This is certainly applying this in
veniion to a purpose never contemplated by Pro
lessor Morse, and exhibits a great deal of inge-
nulty.
A few days since, this lady's father insisted
upon her marriage with the gentleman he had Sc
Iecied for her, and as might he expected he was
already the wife Of Mr.. b., and the manner in
which the CEREMONY was performed. Mr.. B. fol
lowed his employers directions and went in the
steamer to England. The merchant ] have hea I'd
Is taking measures to contest the validity Of the
marriage.
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80 - n.t.rart H.#H..
OF tne inhabitants swallowed up by rents in the
earn. three quarters Of The houses Of Port Royal
sunk with the tenants under water. 1893. Gaia
pia ievsIled to the ground with 40 other places,
aho iou'ouU lives sacrificed. l746. Lima de
s!royed. l755 Lisbon-60.O 900 persons persisted
~ s,s minutes Z This shock was felt over nearly
ah Europe--in the north of Africa, in the Allan.
nc and even in the West Indies. Near Morocco
me earth opened and closed over 10000 human
beings. IN 1888, the fearful earthquake Of Gala
brla happened. which destroyed 10000 persons.
H. 1911, South Carolina and the Valley of the
MIssissippi were visited. 10000 persisted in Ca.
raccas IN 1912. But the earthquakes which we
thinR most worthy = OF notice in our worlds his,o-
y, are the moral earthquakes, which convulse the
hearts of nations-the vibrations of the human
nlnd-thar~ umbling thunder Of enlightened public
oPInlon-lhe spread ofknowledge, which. springs
the mines of intelligence beneath the ancient edl-
hces OF superstition and tyranny, to apply them TO
their lowest foundations. Roll on OH humanity
the Earthquake Of Reform!
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DIR. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD


The extraordinary success ATTENDING the ice If
this medicine Is diseases Of the LUNGS. and the mo
ny singular cures it has effected. hgaying ns,n,aiIv
attracted the attention of many phi ysicians' as wcIl
as the whole fraternity of quacks, various roniec.
lures and surmiscs have arisen respecting lie cSnn
position some physicians have supposed IL to cor.
tain iodine, other ignorant pretenders saw N mnst
contain mercury, and to some such substance tho
each attribute lie singular efficacy. As such opinS.
ions arc altogether erroneous, and calculated to
prsludlce many persons against it, we LEDGE
OOk HONOUR that it contains nothing of this
klno' or anything the least injurious on the con
,fary, ~ ls composed Of the most simple substances,
inc principal of which are the extracts Of tar and
wild cherry bark, and the whole secret Of its eff.
cacy consists in the mode by which they are pre-
pared.
Be careful and get the genuine DIR WIsTAR,s
BALSAm Ot WILD CHERRY. None genuine
unless signed by J. BUTTS. Address ali orders TO
SETH W. FOWLE, Boston, Mass.
Or For particulars see DR.. Wistsr,s treatise on
consumption, to be had Of the agent.
AgsntsIIP0r'smoDth; e. H. HEINIrsH, Agent;
generally in this State.
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THE SANTA FEE EXPEDITION.

Ihe 81. Louis Republican ofihe 2lst ult. states
that an express had arrived at Fort Leavenworth
the 18th ult. from Gen. Kearuey's Camp at Bent's
Fort.
Gen. Kearney, with his command, consisting
of several companies of u. S. dragouns. the LIST
regiment of Missouri volunteers. under Colonel
Doniphan. and the battalion of volunteer artillery.
under Major Clark, set ou, from Bent's Fort, for
Santa Fe. on the LIST day Of August. The troops
were all in excellent health and spirits-taere
had been but one death up to the time the express
left.
A short time before the express left, Captain
Moore, of the u S. Dragons, captured three spies.
who had been sent ont from Santa Fee, to ascer.
tain the character, extent. &c., of the United
States force. After their capture and their pur-
pose was asceriained, by the orders of Gen. Kear
ney, they were shown all over the army, and after
they had seen every thing they were dismissed
and permitted TO return To Santa Fe.
1t was stated that the Mexicans were anxiously
expecting the arrival of The American army at
Santa Fe.
Governor Armijo had issued a proclamation, in
which he states that the existing hosiiliIles be
tween tho United States and Mexico will not in
terrupt the trade between the United States and
Santa Fe. That, in all respects, it shall be con.
Quoted as If the war did not exist. This. of it,
self, is a sufficient indication that Governor Armijo
does not intend To offer resistance To Genera
Kearney.
Our informant states that the ladies of Santa
Fe were making extensive preparations for the re.
ception of the United States troops and some of
them expected to he permitted to go with the ex-
petition to California. Preparations were making
for fandango dances, and other sports.
1t is said that General Kearney will stop al
Santa Fe until Colonel Price's regiment arrives
there; that, upon their arrival. that regiment, or
a portion of it. will be left to occupy Santa Fe
and other important points in the vicinity. and
General kearney, with the residue Of the fo:ce
will proceed Immediately to California.
When the Little Missouri left Fort Leaven,
worth, on the 10th, there were yet al the fort nine
companies, a portion of Colonel Willock's extra
battalion,
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From the New York Tribune.
SOCIAL EVILS AND THEIR REMEDIES

SOOihb EflGO AMI HEIR
Mamma" lisped a fashionable Young LADY,
the other day, I" shall we have the same servants
In Heaven that we have here? | should so like
To have Polly to dress me in the morninos.'-
The spirit here unconsciously evinced lies at the
bottom Of the deadly hostility Of our time to the
idea of a radical Reform Of Society. Did the
men and women about rs sincerely desi re the
universal prevalence of Equality and Social jus.
lice, all beyond would be easy. But they do not.
Nearly all at heart believe downright Manual
Labor degrading they would avoid it il possible /;
or, it not, they would gladly leave their child rem
in a condition to avoid il. The nod carrier and
Inc washerwoman share this feeling equally with
the banker and the fine lady-we think they have
more Of it in the average. Let the canal digger
or gardeners journeyman draw a prize in a lottery
or hear Of fortune left him by a dead relative,
and he promptly throws his spade from him and
sswears he will never do another days work So
long as he lives. Such an oath is easily kent /;
%iloleness, gluttony and drink generally finish him
before long. leaving the most of his properly to
rain his children. The banker may send his sons
70 a farm school to learn the trade of gentleman
farming, but the newly inflated nod carrier will
De sure TO put his boys through College (if money
WIN do I'D and into the learned professions,
,,aough as unfit for such a destiny as a horse for
leader at the opera. So the world goes-every
- otiiFlHR to get WI OtneI people shoulders,
and 30 lrampling down hundreds in his reckless
StelfishOess. Not one in a hundred even recognizes
'ne primary truth that it is base, unmanly, On
christian, 10 sneak through life without an honest
and siesdfast purpose Of doing good in with.
out creating (not by proxy at least as much
wealth as you consume. Many a good Christian
las he understands it, thinks it perfectly right to
Sod hundred thousand after hundred thousand
"oilars to his boarded wealth or to spend tens Of
thousands per annum on the food, clothing, lodg-
ing. &C., Of his family Of six or eight persons,
|hlle Ignorance, Want, Wretchedness stalk hope
'ess and uncheeTed Ill around him. Alas the
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FREAKS OF AN ELEpHANT.

An elephant belonging to a menagerie at Lock.
port escaped ON Saturday last, and having become
enraged, In consequence of some one having given
h'm tobacco concealed in his food, created no liz.
tie alarm by his praoks. He first attacked a span
OF horses, killing une, and mangling it in a shock
Ing manner. The keeper afterwards came IN.
ana calling him by name. he followed him to an
adjoining orchard, where he was secured by strong
chslns, to a fullgrown tree. A gentleman who
ieit Lockport on Saturday afternoon, informs the
editor Of the Buffalo Commercial. that the repor,
was. that the elephant had uproo,ed the tree, and
injured a man, but the particulars were no,
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COMPOUND pERGATIur

For the cure Of Dyspepsia, Aguc s. Fever. Bill
ious and all the complaints generally arising from
eans.
This Medicine seems well calculated to afford re-.
tief IN any of the above diseases; it's component
paris oclng OF such d mild and innocent nature
The mode of using it being very simple. no re.
strlcuon being necessary except to refrain from
inc use OF SPirituous Liquors during its operation
Inc season has now advanced when every one
requires a little Purgative Medicine for the better
preservation Ct their health the subscriber there.
fore takes this method Of informing his customers
and the public generally, that he has prepared a
large quantity Of the above Medicine, which he
has for sale aathe MEDICAL EMPORIUM. "
Aug 10 Corner Of High and Middle sc.
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THE SEA BOYS FAREWELL.

'H rCh pol w ELL.
Wait, wait yc winds till | repeat
A parting signal to the feet,
Whose station is at home;
Then watt the Sea Boys simple PRAYER,
And let it oft be whispered there,
While in far chimes / roam.
Farewell to Father, rever'd hulk,
In spite of mettle, spite of bulk,
He may his cable slip
Yet while the parting tear is moist,
The flag of gratitude I'l hoist
In duty TO the ship.
Farewell to Mother, first class she,
who launched me on LIES stormy sea,
And rigSed me fore and aft;
May Providence her timhers spare,
And keep her hull in good repair,
To tow the smaller craft.
Farewell to Sister, lovely Yacht.
But whether she'll be mann'd or not,
| cannot now f~oresee;
May some good ship a tender prove,
Well found in stores of truth and love,
And take her under lee.
Farewell to Brother, jolly boat,
And all the little craft ahoat
In homes delightful bay
when they arrive at sailing age,
May wisdom give the weatheriug euage,
And guide them on their way.
Farewell, farewell my native land,
Pm bound for Afric's colder strand.
Across the Ocean wide
The winds may blow, the pillows roll,
Bot hope, the anchor of the soul,
Defies the rolling tide.
Farewell to all on lifc's rude main.
rcrnaps We ne'er shall meet again,
through stress of stormy weather
but summon'd by the board above,
"eIL meet IN the safe port of love,
And all be moored together.
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PLEASURE EXCURSION.
o THE BENEFIT OF
The FEMALE ORPHAN ASYJJIM

AG[ The agents and proprie-
N-R tors of the Gu IT'S PECK,
Capt. JoHN DAVIS, having
kindly rendered the use of
their splendid steamer for the occasion, in aid of
that excellent Institution of the city of Norfolk, the
Female Orphan Asylum, (now much in need of
funds, from the necessity of repairing or rebuild
ing their dilapidated dwelling) will make a Pleas
nTe Excursion TO Old Point and Cape Henry, on
FRIDAY AFTERNOON next the 4th Instant, leav.
ing Southgatc's Wharf at 8 O'Clock, touching at
Portsmouth for Passengers, and returning will
leave Old Poin' at 8 O'Clock, afTo~ding to the lovers
oil good Music, an opportunity of hearing the BEST
BAND in the country.
No servants allowed on board except accompa-
Tickets 5O Cents-Children and Servants half
price, to be had at the Agents Office. Messrs. C..
Hail q Cos, re. Barclays, Vickery & Grifith's,
Jos. Bucknam's Norfolk and MIR. Jas. C. Whites,
Portsmouth.
Persons are particularly requested to procure
tickets from the above places, before going on board.
Sep3