New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-12

NoswrGIA. WAFER TrLFscorss.--An iustru-
cn which the people Of Norway have found Of 90 great
utility that there Is scarcely single fishing boat without
one the water telescope or tube OF three or tour
In length. which they carry IN their boats with tlcm
when they 20 ahshing When they reach the fishing
ground. they immerse one end OF this telescope IN the
water and look through the glass which shows objects
some ten fifteen faihoms deep distinctly az ii they
were within few feet OF the surface 10y which means
when shoal OF sh comes into their bays, the Norwe
slans instantly prepare their nets man their boats and
20 ont in pursuit. The first process IL infinitely 70
sey the ground with their glasses, and where they find
the hsh swarinng abou, in great numbers, then they
ave the signal aud surround the hsh with their large
drought nets and often catch them IN hundreds At
haul Without these telescopes their business would
oltcn prove prccari0us @nd Improbable the hsh by
these gessss are distinctly IN the deep clear
Of Norway az gold fish in acryst jar. This nstrunSut
Is not only used by the fishermen but II s also found
aboard tie navy and eossuns vessels OF Norway -
When their anchors yet into ou ground OF their cables
warped ON a roSdstead, they Immediately apply the
Sless and guided by IT, take steps % put al % rghts
which they could not do 50 well without the aid OF the
rude and simple instrument which the meanest usher.
man can make up with his own hands without the a..
OF craftsman. This instrument has been lately adopt
ell BY the scotch aldermen the Iay, AMI by is
sstal.ce they have been enabled 10 discover stones,
hoes and uneven ground over which their nets travel
and have found the telescope snswcr admiration. IT,
minaest object in twelve ee water being IS clearly
seen the surface Wesee no reason why u could
no, be used with advantage IN the rivers and bays Of he
United States
recollect that some months ago, man named John
Scott protesting 10 be deSi and damb met with ser
GUS accident in this place. Since that time, he has
been treated by our ciazens rs an object CT
sympathy he was whiting under the severest pam.
and both deaf and dumb he could only express IL BY
sgns. by degrees he recovered untl with the ssss.
tanee Of erutcnes, he could walk his room About this
time he taken with the typhoid fever which reiu.
eed him % low that for time his hfc was despsirea
o. Up TO Sunday nigh. there was no chsnse until
somc time daring the night MI Coyington the eestlc
nj whose house he ; stANluc enef Nv
roise in the SICK MAS room Fearing something had
as ppencd him he went up Immediately SndslTange
IL may sccm-the GsV ana Gaisb HaH was taking, and
soHi1 kcer perfectly ~ any one since nc began 10
talk be ssys be about tour years old when he los,
the power of speech and hearing and hiss renamed
for isc<afy '5sy ycays We know not what 10 say Il
strikes Ne as one OF ne most singular o1cSfFVnces OF
record Rutherford TENN lelesFaph
Tar WEILASD CA>AL.-Geis sap Csssl con-
meets Lakes Enc and Ontsr.ois - miles lonSSnd has
two eStranees from Lake Erie, VIZ. the Grand River
a. miles above Buffalo and Port Col5oTne Il ends IN
Lake Ontario snd Port palhousic y miles iroai me
mouth Of the Niagara The smallest locks Src i9l
fset long by u. wide with eight feet OF water on
the ell and the trunk o. the canal viii be made 70 cor
respona When al the improvements are completed
the cos: OF the work will Dc SAo00ooO American
vessels pass up and down without pSyng tOu break
,ns ealk and the Chief OF the canal consists in its
Accommodation the trsde OF IRIS side OF the frontier
The tolls are very low 81 Cathsrine : thriving vi
lage OF 5000 inhabitants, Is On ihe line
Rs,.cH OF pkoatsE OF NARRiA6s.-The
Kisgxos (Cansaa) Wax contains The particulars Of
lswsIit Miss Mary White.sW Of Angstoa "a yoong
sratswo,nsn) against Rev Thomas l. Davidson bslr
-, py,,.cher in Pickering Davidson hsi proposed 20
marry her in lss5 had written her N the most S'eS,
tionatc style his bctrothed fSthial 20 70" W.
be " so belly me GodT In lss' ne rcpeste1 us No"s'
hut thar yesr Mis-. Winter whose isthes nsa ~s@sy
nj Who was handsome, took his attention ana ec
rsrr,ed hsr judge Mclean charged TIE !Si!' t1e
reverend pasor made no defense, and the Nessi "s
Tor Ice lay. $1,000 and costa