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Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-03-03
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM PANAMA.

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM PANAMA..
Indignation Meeting Of he Eaigrants-G General
Smiths CircuEar--C Capt. FOrbeS and the CGljtor-
nia-Protcst Of the Emigrdnts.
Isthmus Correspondence Of the Tribune.
PANAmA, Ian. -, 1919.
HIessrs Eaif0rs--You already appraised that
the great excitement about the Gold Of California
has induced an unexpected number OF persons come
across the Isthmus en- route for the mines. Many Of
these cannot be accommodated on the steamer, and
this with other circumstances has generated state
of feeling which will be better understood by what
| am about to report than by any other form ct de-
scription. r
On Saturday last, notice given OF meeting OF
Americans at the American Hotel, at p NJ. Ac-
cordingly some three hundred men assembled, One
greater part not knowing for what intent ,hey hah
come together,) and the meeting was organized by
appointing his Honor w. p Bryant, Chief Justice OF
Oregon. President; DIR. s. Haley, Vice President;
Capt. M'Dougal of Ind. and f. ii. Robinson, Esq,
of n. Orleans, Secretaries. Capt. McDougal, Capt
Heath and Judge Woodruff were appointed Com
mittee to wait upon Capt Forbes of the California,
and Messrs. Zachrsson & Nelson, Agents OF the
same, and invite hem to the meeting MIR. n. alone
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-03-03
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND EXPORTS OF DRENDsTrFFs.


imperative Imports and Exports from Liverpool during the Isl
INpoRrs Of Grain, sc the years lsl7 and le4o.
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rBA--ENPORTs IRON HAVANA AND NATANZAs.

a will quantity Coffee Sugar Sc, exported from av
MatanHls, dnring tho
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Number Is.

Like a duck said green j,cket-and
without further paisey. the Nermontcr
seized the knowing Yorker s,ou,ly by tho
nape of the neck and the sea. o! his pants.
ierked him from his fooihold. and with an
almost superhuman effort, dashed the bull
" heels over head. from the end of the
dock-scmc ten wards out into the Hud.
son River.
/ 4 terrific shout rang through the crowd,
as he iiounder,d into the water. and a.
midst the jeers and screams of his COM
panions. the ducked bully pu; back to the
shore and scrambled up the bank. half
frozen by this sudden and involuntary
old bath.
III take tina: ten-spo'. ii you please
said the shivering loaler, advancing rap
itllv TO the stakeholder. You took US for
green horns, Ell! Wei! show YOU how
zee do things down here in fork'-and
the fellow claimed the twenty dollars.
Wal. | reck'n you wunt take no ten,
spots jes' yit. cap'n.'
why! You've los, the bet
Not edxactiy. | didn't calkilate on
deuin, it the fast timc-but tell yeu.
kin deu it,'-and again, in spite Of the
loaier's utmost efforts to escape him. he
seized him by Inc scruif and the sea, Of
his over-alls. and pitched him three yard.
farther into the river Than upon tho first
trial!
Again the bully returned, amid tho
shouts of his mates, who enjoyed the spor,
immensely.
Third time never fails said the Yam.
kee. stripping Off his coat; kin deu it. !
tell We
Hold on!' said the almost petrified VIC.
and ,ciH deu it--ef Try til .o-mor-
rer mornin'.'
Il give it up shouted the sufferer. be.
tween his teeth, which now chartered like
a mad badger s-'take the money!
The Vermonter very cody pocketed
the n-spot. and as he turned away.
remarked:
I'VE aint much acquainted with you
smart folks daourn her'n York, but we
sometimes "talie the starch aout Of 'em'.
up our way-and p'raps yeu wunt try it
on tn strangers agin. rrck'n you wunt.'
he continued, and putting on broad grin
of good humor. he lef. the company to
their reflections!
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04
To Make Lasts the shape Of the Poot,

First. take couple Of pairs Of stockings that
Will fit The fact rather snugly. Put ono pair At
them on Then mosien tn. other pcr " ith oil.
aud put them over the first Then prepare a
mixture Of calcined plaster of Paris and water
in the manner that is done for taking plaster
casts. Having coated over II board with layer
Of this of suitable thickness, stand upon il with
the foot and let same one apply successive lay
ers o! the plaster over your whole foot, say q
quarter of an inch thick. When this Inns hasd-
ened, carefully cleavc it Oft. and then by cemen-
SAM IN. fSs,a-s tn~a,,er acain nv glue CT the
inside Of this, and pour in a sufficient quantity
Of prepared plaster TO fiji il. After this has har
dened it may be taken out, and you have cast
ing Of your foot perfect fac simile, only ~
much larger as the thickness Of the outer pair
Of stockings that you had On. BY putting this
into last turning machine you may have y
wooden last turned exactly like il, and boot
made upon it will Fl, the foot perfectly.
Scientific AAserieas.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04

| ignorance and servi.ule. or be permitted TO
take that station in the intellectual worid
| Tor which She is fitted and intended by our
| Creator She cannot much longer be made
10 believe that the end Of her oeing is 10
court admiration and secure Il husband:
| but having II ober ends in view. will only
marry ,c4en she torres. and will love only
worthy object Domestic felicity will
then he perfect Men will no, tiat.er spoil
| ed and peited children into matrimonv.
and then hold themselves ag9rieved be-
cause the marriage rite has not changed
them to sensible and experienced women
| Some person says what hidcous
anomaly female physician and surgeon
mus, be-. But find that some women
have undertaken TO study medicine in the
regular manner, and rejoice and applaud
Them pioneers in a holy cause. The
fastidious delicacy which is aghast at the
idea Of a woman studying medicine. feels
no qualm in submitting his wife and daugh-
tiers to the practice Of male physicians
a thing az cnce barbarous and revolving To
every idea of common decencv. heard
your good wife say. that the dread Of be-
ing attended by doctor was more terri
bic to her Than all the sutiarings of her
sickness.
The idea OF female Lawyers or coun-
sellers is secuted at as a ridiculous absur
dlty. and yet women are forced 10 attend
courts as witnesses, &c. and sometimes
suffer more than martvrdom in making
dispositions and giving evidence before
men. who enjoy their distress, and increase
II by every possible means.
\ on may preach that woman has no
Just cause TO complain Of her position.
tell you she is every way oppressed. Her
husband is lord OF her person and pro-
perry II he abuse the one, and sauander
the other, TO whom shall she appeal! The
laws were framed by men, and are admins
tered by men, who. having never expert
enced. cannot justly appreciate the evils
OF which she complains, and who are al
most always biased against her. it is so
nawomanly for a wife 10 complain against
her husband They are aware Of this.
and SO suffer silently on. even unto death.
Witness my poor departed wife,
Grandfather Tyro drew deep sigh,
lighted his pipe, and sunk back in his
easy chair. Uncle John arose and went
out. evidently affected-and | being ac-
quain,ed with some two or three indivi
duals who need the benefi, of grandfather's
lecture full as much as Uncle John did.
brought out my old pen, and with the good
old gentleman aid. wrote it out in full
| And here it is for their benefit solely. Let
them read and profit by it. shall charge
them nothing.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04

The editor of the Jonesboro' Wing
has been treating himself to visit to
Washinston-from which place he has
been sending letters home describing
scenes at the Capitol. The following
paragraphs will give our readers a taste Of
his quality.
have a seat in the House. rs repor'
ter. with o free pass. signed by Speaker
Winthrop. And since it is understood
that | am not one Of the fifty and large
odd thousands Of creeping sycophantic.
and unfortunate office-seekers. with which
the city abounds. am regarded as rath-
er a clever sort of man than otherwise.
have been present during the discus
sions in the two Houses. and am sorry
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Written for the Flag Of our Union.l
TAKING the STARCH OUT of EN-!

knot OF ldlcrS stood upon the emu OF
a pier which ran out into the Hudson Xiv
err. in one of the small towns near Albany.
a few days ago. amusing themselves with
hurting stonesinto the broad stfeam each
vieng with his neighbor in the endeavor
to pitch missile at the fartherest distance
from the shore. when tall rugged built
Vermonter. direct from the Green Hills,
suddenly made his appearance in their
midst, and for awhile remained quiet OBJ
server of their movements.
lie was a brawny, strong looking Yank-
ee, and was very decently clad. The
efforts of the little party haa been exhibit
ted over and again. when the stranger
quietly picked up half brick which lay
near him, and giving it jerk, it fell in the
water long way beyond the line which
had as yet been reached by the foremost
of the crowd At the conclusion of this
feat. loud .bravo!' went up from half a
dozen voices around him.
1t was cold, clear day in October. and
the men. determined not 10 be outdone.
renewed their attempts: but the Vermont
err, without saying a syllable to any one,
continued to pitch the pebbles far out into
the stream. which seemed to annoy one oi
them in green jacket. the apparent lead
err of the gang. who declared he wouldn't
be beaten by teller right out o the woods.
no how and sideling up to the stranger,
ne determined to make his acquaintance.
where do you come from, neighbour
inquired the other.
NE? Wal, halls from Yarmouth, jes'
naow. friend
'Haint been in these parts long. reck'n.
~ ~
up and daown. sorter.'
'Yis-so 'sposed.'
'Yaas.' continued the green 'un. care
lessly. and selling big billet Of wood, he
twirled if over his head, and it landed sew
eral rods from the shore. in the water.
You've a little strength in your arms,
neighbour
Some "pum 'kins''-is them flippers.
stranger. Up in aour taown. more'n a
munth ago, F.! driv them are knuckles rite
strut thru a board, more'n a ninch nafl
thick!
.Haw-haw.' shouted his hearers. the
man in the green jacket laughing loudest
May be YOU don't b'lieve it.
I Not much answered the crowd.
I'VE amt rery green. down here in York
IRE amt said the fellow in The green
Jacket; 'wev been about you see
w al. les yeu look yere, friend contin'
ued the Nermonter. in the most plausible
manner: up in aour caounty. we've Z
purity big river. considerin'-Inyun Riv
er. it's called. and may be vou'vh hearr
on il Wal. | hove a man clean acros.
that river t'other day. and he came daowi
fair and square on ,'other side!'
/! Ha. ha. 4a!' yelled his auditors.
wal. naow, yeu may laff, but kir
deu it agin.'
DO wha.,' said the green.jscket quick
ly.
L kin take and heave yeau across tina
river vender. les, like open and shet!'
Bet you ten dollars Of it, :.
.Done.' said the Yankee; and drawing
forth an X (on broken down east bank!
Inc covered the bragger's shinplaster.
kin veu swim, feller1'
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04

Hit is said Gen. Taylor has express
ed his intention. in language that can leave
no doubt of his sincerity or of his future
conduct. TO strike from the army or navy
list any officer who shall be engaged in a
duel. We hope the declaration may
prove to be true.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04

CURIOUS lCELADIc PLASTs.-Many of
the plants Of Iceland grow to - unna.
tur.lsize. close to the hotsprings. Thyme
grows in the cracks Of the basin Of the
Grea. Geyser, where every other plant 3
petifed; and species ofchaFa ho9rfhsse
and bears seed in . spring hes saesgA y
boil m eggs
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-04-04

This entire limo is completed and in rapid pro-
g.ess Of completion, except the short distance Of
"a miles between Rutland and Whitehall.
Boston and Montpelier, about 400 miles. BY
filling up this gap between Rutland aud White
hail. therefore, the entire Canadian travel msy
be secured between New York and Montreal
Connecticut Riuer Railroo9.
This railway extends from Springfield, Mass.,
north So miles. where il connects with the Yer
mont and Massachusetts Railroad, which extends
20 Bratsl-borough. From Rrattleborough 70
Bellows Falls 10 22i miles to complete q contin.
nous railway from New York City te Wells Riv.
er, Vermont, distance Of 305 miies.
Thus it will be seen, that while the wealth
and enterprise Of Boston have taken the lead in
extending her iron roads 10 the west and the
north, the reby dive ring large amount Of trade
to her own city, which had previously and natu.
rally gone to New York that the time il fast ap-
preaching. when New York will not only r..
gain her former supremacy to accessibility.
Valley trade above Springfield, and also the
travel 10 and from Canada.
But all these i'm pro We me mis- and vast construo:
tons che pen the price Of tTsyei, iDeresss pro-
duction by opening for it = daily accessible mar:
ket, deve!ope new resources-in . word, add 70
/ the GENERAL PROSPERITY. They not only remua:
crate the fe,o whose capital builds the roads, buj
greatly benefit the many who enjoy the Increased
facilities Of TRADE and travel furnished by them.
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Railroads Opened in 1870.

Of railway in operation in the United States on
the first day of March. l949.
Railroad from New York to Burlington, VI.
The distance from New York city to Albany
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Chaptcr on Females,

We like to look upon a stout, healthy
woman; she is prodigy in the nineteenth
century. Wherever yougo, you see scores
and hundreds of spleeny, sickly, feeble
girls, who cannot muster courage to make
their beds, wash their faces, or drive an
intruding COW from the yard. Tell them
about early rising, fresh air, and healthy
exercise, and they heave sigh as long as
the moral law, and nearly faint away
You expect them to get up before day--to
work in the kitohen-to breathe the fresh
air of morning. Preposterous and absurd!
They never have seen the sun rise, and
would hardly know but the sun continued
to shine forever, ifit were not for the alma
macs and their grandmothers. No Won
der that every year sweeps to the grave so
many young women, who have been sick
ly and effeminate ever since they we're
born into the world, and death will con-
tinue to select them as his victims, till
they learn their duty, and pursue that
course which ensures health, strength and
longlife. Our great-grand-parents lived to
a great age, and never thought Of COM
planning or lying down to die, till they
reached the meridian of life. They were
stout, strong, worked like beavers, and ne
yer spent the midnight hours in dancing.
Instead Of being frightened at little
mouse at their feet, beetle on their necks,
ny's foot on their arms, in the absence
of their fathers and husbands, they would
| load their guns, shoot bears and cata-
mounts, and keep at bay party of saw
ages. How have their daughters degen-
Grated! What female is there now -a-days
who would not run from gun, even if it
had no lock? The ladies of olden times
outlived their husbands years and years.
How is it now? Widows are few and far
between. 1t was no singular thing for our
grandmothers to have three or four hus-
bands in the course of their lives. Now it
is the reverse. Men have about as many
| wives-diseases have been fatal among
the female sex. Do you not know the
cause? tits found in listlessness, idleness,
inactivity, late hours, thin shoes, muslin
dresses, horror of fresh morning air, and
that detestabe stuff stitched in pink and
yellow covers which is flooding in our
country. If they do nothing else, young
ladies sit ond read from morning till night
that sickly, sentimental, impure, and, we
will say, licentious trash. that is thrown in
such abundance from the press. This
shrivels the mind, warps the afectipps
chlls the better feelings, and makesth
life wretched beyond descriptions Let fe-
males look into this subjea and act like
reasonable and accountab8e beings, an d
we should see differentsstate of things
we should hear of no fainting away, on
sickly constitutions, no affection of the
lungs, no elopements, and no suicide.
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The Atmosphere.

The atmosphere rises above us with its
cathedral dome arching towards the hea.
ven, of which it is the most familiar syno-
nyme and symbol. 1t floats around us
like that grand object which the Apostle
John saw in his vision: "a sea Of glass like
unto crystal" So massive is it that when il
begins to stir, ii losses about great ships
like playthings before it; and yet it is SO
mobile, that we have lived years in it be.
fore we can be persuaded it exists at all,
and the great bulk of mankind never real
ize the truth that they are bathed in an
ocean of air. Its weight is so enormous
that iron shivers before it like glass, yet
soap-ball sails through it with impunity,
and the tiniest insect waves it with its
wings. 1t ministers lavishly to all the
senses. We touch it not, but it touches
us: its warm south wind brings back col
or to the pale face of the invalid: its cool
west winds refresh the fevered brow and
make the blood mantle in our cheeks; e.
ven its north blasts brace into new vigor
the hardened children of our rugged cline.
The eye is indebted to it for all the mag
nifience of sunrise, the brightness of mid
day, the chastened radiance of the gloam-
ing, and the clouds that cradle near the
setting sun. 1.rtg5 g5.e-r
But for it the rainbow would want its tri.
umphal arch, and the winds would send
their fleecy messengers on errands round
the heavens. The cold ether would not
shed its snowy feathers on the earth, nor
would drops of dew gather on the flowers.
The kindly rain would never fall-hail,
storm, nor fog diversity the face of the sky.
Our naked globe would turn its tanned un-
shadowed forehead to the sun, and one
dreary, monotonous blaze of light and heat
dazzle and burn up all things. Were
there no atmosphere, the evening sun
would in moment set, and, without warn
ing plunge the earth in darkdess. But
the air keeps in her hand a sheaf of his
rays, and lets them slip but slowly through
her fingers, so that the shadows of evening
gather by degrees, and the flowers have
time to bow their heads, and each creature
space to find place Of rest and nestle to
repose. In the morning, the garish sun
would, at one bound, burst from the bo.
som ofnight, and blaze above the horizon;
but the air watches for his coming, and
sends at first but one little ray to announce
his approach, and then another, and-by.
and-by handful-and so gently draws
aside the curtain of night, and slowly lets
the light fall on the face of the sleeping
earth, till her eye-lids open, and like man,
she goes forth again to her labor until the
evening.-London Quarterly Reriew.
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The first SaW-MilI. !

The old practice, in making boards,
was to split up the logs with wedges; and
inconvenient as the practice was, it was
no easy matter to persuade the world that
the thing could be done in any better way.
Saw-mills were first used in Europe in the
fifteenth century; but so lately as 1856, an
English ambassador, having seen saw
mill in France, thought it novelty which
deserved particular description. 1t is
amusing to see how the aversion to labor.
saving machinery has already agitated
England. The first saw-mill was estab-
Gshed by Dutchman in 1868; but the
public outcry against the new-fangled ma.
chine was so violent, that the proprietor
was forced to decamp with more expedi.
ton than ever did Dutchman before
The evil was thus kept out of England for
several years, or rather generations; but in
1853, an unlucky timber merchant hoping
that after so long time the public would
be less watchful of its own interest, made
a rash attempt to construct another mill.
The guardians ofthe public welfare, how.
ever, were on the alert, and conscienti-
ousy at once collected and pulled the mill
to pieces. Such patriotic spirit could NOT
always last; and now, though we have no.
where seen the fact distinctly stated, there
is reason to believe that saw-mills are
used in England.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-08-11

LovE.-You say you love everybody.
lfso, why do you indulge in revengefal feel
ings? why do you turn away from a poor
brother or fallen friend! There is no love
in revenge or anger; none in selfshness
or pride. You but deceive yourself, and
are made to believe lie, when you speak
of your love to everybody. Ifyou had the
true spirit of love within you, you would
be an entirely different person. Never
should we behold the glow Of anger on your
cheek, hear passionate remark, or wit
ness the least unkindness to the poor or
distressed. With love in your bosom you
could not do selfish act-you could not
speak against neighbor-you could not
return an injury-you could not hate those
who despitefully use you. There are but
few hearts imbued with the true spirit of
love. But when it lives in the heart, you
will behold the true Christian, and the real
friend.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-08-11
Source of Electricity.

The earth is the great reservoir Of cleo
tricity, from which the atmosphere and
clouds receive their portinn of this fluid.
1t is during the process o8HTa poration that
it is principally excited, and silently con-
veyed to the regions above; and also dur
ing the condensation Of this same vapor
the grand and terrific phenomena ofthun-
der and lightning are made manifest to
our senses.
In order to form correct estimate of
the immensespower of this agent in the
production of electricity, we must bring to
view the quantity of water evaporated from
the surface of the earth, and also the
amount of electricity that may be develop
ed from single grain Of this liquid light
According to the calculation of Cayallo,
about five thousand two hundred and eight
million tons Of water are probably evapor-
ed from the Mediterranean Sea, in sin
gle summers day. To obtain some idea
of the vast volume Of water thus daily talk
en- up by the thirsty heavens, let us com
pare it with something rendered more ap-
parent than this invisible process. Presi-
dent Dwight and Professor Darby, have
both estimated the quantity of water pre-
cipitated over the Falls of Niagara, at
more than eleven million tons per hour
Yet all the water passing overthe cataract
in twenty days, would amount only to
that ascending from the Mediterranean in
one day. More recent estimates make
the mean evaporation from the whole earth
as equal to column of thirty-five inches
from every inch of its surface in a year,
which gives ninety-four thousand four hun
dred and fifty cubic miles, as the quantity
continually circulating through the atmos-
phere.- Scientific american.
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3 The Poor Voters Song.


They knew that was poor, and they thought that
-hai Il was base, ~ lai e3atii}'-
And would readily endure to he covered with
disgrace; 2 A7o
They judged me by their tribe. who on dirty NAM
9hiea mon dote, ~ 1" t.t@9
50 they offered me bribe for my vote, boys,
vote! 94
20 shame upon my betters, who would my con-
'es'lI science buy!
Nor shall wear their letters! Not T., indeed,
notI
My vote lit is not mine, to da with as will
To cast like pearls to swine, those wallowers in i'll;
1t is my country's due, and I'll give il whila can,
To the honest and the true, like man, boys, man!
o shame upon my betters, &c. d,
No, no-IIl bpld my vote as a treasure and a
trust; -,
Ny dishonor none shall quote when I'm mingled
with the dust;
And my children, when I'm gone, shall be strength
i, r., ened by the thought,
That their father was not one to be bDught, boys,
vi,ro bought! sr.e
:, 0 shame upon my beters, &c.