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THRrLLING IHoiDHNT.-On Saturday last "A mid
dle-aged man living on Navy Island started IN a
small canoe, with his son, lad Of some twelve
years old, for Chippewa. The distance is short
less than a mile, we should say. and although the
current of the river is quite rapid, the "trip
attended with any hazard, IL the boat is managed
with ordinary skill. Bot in this case the ma N was
very drunk, and only embarrassed the boy, so the
boat dritcd below the mouth Of the creek before
the lad could approach the shore. Seeing the i'm
possibility of reaching the Canada shore the boy
turned her towards the head Of Goat Island, pad
ding with surprising strength and derterity, his
father barely steering, without rendering him any
efficient aid. The boat swept down with
frghtful velocity, but the Toy struggled most per
seyeringly, and when she wAs drawn into tbo
rapids he had propelled her far across the Can
ada channel az ~ direct her course between the
middle and inside Sister the little islands lying out
side Of Goat Island, the upper end There IL
fall Of some fifteen or twenty feet Just above the
little islets. extending nearly across the Canada or
main channel Of the. river Mortal aid could
have ayailed the poor boy and his father if the boat
had pitched over this all They must certainly
have gono over the great fall which man has
never passed alive. Aware Of the Imminent peril,
the boat the verge Of the small precipiee,
the lad sprang into the water, drawing his father
after him. and, maintaining an upright position
with great difhc uity, upheld his helpless parent
until they rescued by the people from the
village al the falls, who had collected in large
numbers on the shore opposite TO the point where
the boat was abandoned. The boat WAS dashed 70
pieces in passing down the rapids, and the frag-
ments we're carried tho fails before the man
and his son were taken 70 the land Buffalo Er-
press.
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GRrNDiSS CoAL.--aur attention was attracted
on yesterday, during walk down the canal bank
about three miles above the city, by mill used for
grinding the BituminOus coal which - obtained
IRON the pits in the vicinity OF Richmond. The
proprietor of the establishment is MIR Brown, for
nerly merchant Of this place The coal, when
ground, gains IN bulk five bushels in every forty
IL is reduced almost 10 an impslpablo powder, aud
then passed through boiling cloth a. fine fifty
wires 10 the inch. The barrels IN which IL 10 placed
when thoroughly powdered, are compelled 10 be-
cautiously lined with paper
This ground coal, Mr.. brown informed us, is
shipped by hin ia the northern cities, where 1t il
used for The purpose Of sprinkling the inner sur
face Of the mOulds for large metal castings, its
gaseous quality preventing the too sudden cooling
Of the melted metal and the formation Of air cells
in IL.
The machinery for the large number Of ocean
steamers now building in the northern cities.
whlch has 10 be cast with great caution, renders
the demand for the ground coal very lively one;
and the gaseous quality OF the Virginia coal gives
II a preference for that purpose over any other.
Richmond Wing
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SOMETHING SEW UNDsR TINE SUS.-On Tuesday
afternoon, the inhabitants OF Canal Hudson street
and vicinity, were astonished at seeing train of
cars apparently drap,ng hsnseirss, aud going to
the depot. The truth was that vcry nice loco
motive, invented by Henry Waterman, esq, had
been placed inside OF passenger car, and oOnsum-
the cars through the streets IL the street commis
soner pronounces IL safe. IL u novel affair, and
attracted the attention OF thousands az II moved
slowly through Canal and Hudson streets u ~
constructed with four vhoels each side, and
two drivers in the middle, The entire machinery
il condensed and enclosed. so that the locomotive
appears the same a. car, and is 40 arranged that
the engineer can check its speed almost Instantly
whether train Is attached or not. Il is about
ninety horse power, and ia capable Of drawing
train of twenty csrs.-N " Express.
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YANKEE EsTERPRIsE.-On our return home from
the east, accident made the fellow traveller of
very intelligent gentleman, from Hallowell
Maine, named Bridge, whose destination was Guy-
andotte, near the kanawha river, in Virginia. Mr.
Bridge is one OF n company of enterprising "down-
casters" who have purchased three hundred and fifty
thousand Of timber land, the Kama " ha
which 1t il their intention TO settle with New Eng
landers. The land cost them fifty cents per acre;
il is well timbered-much of which is valuable.
Mr.. Bridge informed us, that the company intend
Immediately improving the river by slackwster-
making il navigable as far up the lands extend,
which will open safe and cheap channel Of com
munication 10 the Ohio. Saw-mills will be at once
erected, and such Of the timber IL suitable for
lumber will be brought into arket, and the refuse
cut up into cord wood, for the Cincinnati and other
markets Mr.. Bridge brought out with him some
forty hale and hearty liDe Yankees, who.e expo
rence in the lumber business and all that pertains
TO il, has been acquired in Of the greatest lum
Der regions Of the Union.
The project cannot fail OF sucoess, as the gentle
men embarked in it have both the enterprise and
the capital TO fully test its prscticability As
merous locks and dams will be put under contract.
laborers find employment at this Time the
kanawhs. We wish this, and all other laudable
enterprises, the fullest success.
tVashington (Pd.) Reporter.
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JACOB SNIDER, JR.,
7s WALNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA,

OFFERS THE BEST AND CHEAPEST WINES
~ AND LIQUORS IN PHILADELPHIA
The importations of the undersigned are only
from houses of long established reputation in Eu-
rope and the integrity of every thing he sells can be
relied upon.
Special attention is solicited to his present impor
tations of MOETS CHAMPAGNE, a wine Of extra
and matchless quality, and imported by no other
house in the United States.
Various other brands and qualities of CHAM.
PAGNE always on hand.
"!Scharzbtrg,' the best wine of the Mosee, direct
from Dienhard & Jordan, of Coblentz the first
house on the Rhine and Mosellc.
RARE AMONTILLADO, old and delicate-a
great wine for convalescents-a assorted SHER-
RIES direct from the Bodegas OF DUR, CONDOR
Co., at Puerto, Santa Maria, in Andalusia.
PORT WINES, red and white, of unsurpassed
His HOOK WINES. CLARETs, BURG UNDIEs
SAUTERNE, BARSAC, &C., &C., offer every fa-
cility for u seasonablc selection.
He has besides full stock Of all the various kinds
of MADEIRA, SHERRY, PORT, LISBON, TEN
ERIFFE, SICILY, and other Wines usually offered
for sale Also--LIQUORS OF ALL SORTS, in
cluding some of the very choicest COGNAC
BRANDY in the country, sold by the dozen or
bottle.
SCOTCH ALE and LONDON STOUT always
on hand by the cask or dozen, cheaper than at any
other store.
HOTELS AND COUNTRY TRADE supplied at
wholesale prices most favorable terms.
CLUBS will find it much to their advantage to
order from the subscriber.
FAMILIES command the best of Table
Wines at uey otc prices, also the cheapest sorts
of Wines and Liquors, for Culinary Purposes.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE BODIES, and
others at distance, can be supplied (and haze them
sent by "PGckGge Express" free Of charge with
Wines, &c. for table, by the dozen, in cases OF
assorted sor at the shortest notice. by addressing
their orders, through the Post Office, to
JACOB SNIDER, Jr.,
Importer and Dealer in Wines, etc,
Julv4 rs Walnut st., Phila.
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CIRCULAR.

UNHE UNDERSIGNED proposes to publish
i political Weekly paper in the German Ian
guage, in the City q Wa'a'ngton, IN support oi the
ral Tdvor came into power, and being desirous TO
obtain the aid and cooperation OF the wing party
ne would respectfully state the reasons which, IN
his estimation, make il desirable and necessary
that such paper should be established at the sea
of Government.
l. The number Of those who the German Ian
guage as their medium Of intercourse Is upwards oil
Three Millions, and this number Is constantly IN
creasing by immigration.
q The name of Democrats being the appellation
of the liberal popular party of Germany, to
which all the immigrants before their emigration
belonged they do, Of course, range themselves with
the party bearing that appellation In this country,
as soon az they are able to exercise the elective
hanchise; and the more so, as the country teens
with Democratic papers in the German language,
whose particular object and anxiety 1t Ia 10 use this
Interpretation TO the best advantage
3. Although there are a few wing papers In the
country they bear principally local character,
and relying for their support more on local patron
age than their subscription Lists, they do gene
rally stand fall with the success or defeat OF the
.Whig party in their particular section
T. The Germans, however, being an Intelligent
and reading people, accessible TO sound argu-
ment and paper conducted with uprightness, and
speaking the plain truth, will be able by degrees,
20 overcome preJudiccs, correct errors and misap-
prehensions, and by it's own direct influence, as
well by it's influence upon the local Whig pa
pers, now in existence, will, IL Is hoped, produce
ing that is the influential, portion of the German
citizens over 10 the Wing ranks.
s. The undersigned is well aware that he has
many and serious obstacles To overcome, but rely
ing upon the power OF truth and the cooperation
of the Whig party, on account OF the intrinsic
merits of his enterprise, docs not fear TO be charged
with entertaining too sanguinc hopes, if he antici
FREDERICK SCHMIDT.
RgcomMENDATIoS.-The Whg State Central
C.,nmittee of Massachusetts, being satisfied thata
German newsy sper, TO be published at Washing
ton, as propose, by Mr.. FREDERIcx SCHMIDT, will
be of great importance and benefit 10 the wing
party and the country, checrfully and earnestly
recommend TO the Wings every where to subscribe
dor soch paper. GEORGE MORES,
EzpA BIScoLS, Chairman
Secretary.
BosToS, October 20, l549.
TEuns.-THE SPECTATOR TBK PoTomAc APP
pears every Thursday. The terms are TWO DOL
LARS AND FIFTY CENTS, payable in advance.
No subscription taken for lcss than year. No
paper sent 10 a subscriber before payment is made,
nor for longer time than the payment entities TO.
Advertisements must be prepaid, and arc inserted
at the usual prices. All communications must be
postpaid Address: Frederick Schmidt, Wash
ington, ID. e. NOV S-u
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MONTGOMERY's PATENT TUBULAR
RnUU.ER.

TINHE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC is I'M
4 vited TO this valuable improvement. Expert
ments the past year on boats both in Salt and Fresh
water, also for land purposes have fully tested
its superior qualities steam generator and the
great saving of fuel, weight and space occupied,
any boiler now in
These Boilers can be seen in operation at
Messrs HECKER & BROS, Flour Mills, 2Ol Cher
ry street.
HOOPER & BROS, 1893 Pearl street.
MOTT & AYRES, Foundry, foot 25th
street, NJ X.
ATLANTIC DOCK, Brooklyn.
'' A. w. METCALF, SO and 65 Centre street.
4" ID. ID. BADGER & CO., "a and 46 Duane
street.
NJ b. STARBUCK'S Foundry Troy, New
York
SMITH & CURLETT, Baltimore.
READING DEPOT, Reading, Pa.
And on board steamboats, JONAS &. HEARTT and
EDWARD PAYSON, foot of Liberty street, N. y,
and towboat JOHN p. WHITNEY, New Orleans.
For further information apply to
JAMES MONTGOMERY and
SAMUEL WARD,
Is South William street, New York.
June 20--tf
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Cotton Crops.

Accounts are pouring in upon us from all
tons Of the State of the disastrous appearance of
the cotton crops. The public mind abroad has
been increduous in consequence OF statements cir
cuated in previous seasons tn tuctuate prices. But
the present is beyond all matter Of speculation.
Facts apparent to admit OF doubt in regard
to its present condition, and the season Ia too far
adv anccd to build on a hope for the future. We
have taken particular pains to collect the most
liable information from the principal cotton grow
ing districts of the State, and all agree in the gen
cral tenor of gloomy prospects.
One writer informs that the cotton. fields in
the southwestern part of the State present ap-
pearance of actual blight, which may be attributed
to the coldness in the early part Of the season,
continued drought, which produced an unhealthy
appearance, and now the ravages Of the lice
We have also accounts from Louisiana, Tennes-
see, Mississippi, and Alabama, all of which
equally dscouraging.
THE CoTToN CnoP.-The Augusta Republic says:
"The backward state OF the crop, and its gloomy
prospect confirmed by our information every
day In middle Georgia bloom cannot be seen
in thousands Of acres, and scarcely hear Of any
up to this date in any section of the State, in
some favored spots in Jefferson and Washing ton
counties, which is generally fortnight ahead Of
any other section Of cotton growing region in
Georgia.
The accounts from the West represent very
Encouraging prospect to the planter, and an aver
age yield is now beyond the calculations OF the most
sanguine
1.-The weather continues extremely dry, and rain
is very much needed in all sections of the cotton
growing regions and, taking all things into con
sderation, the appearance OF things is more gloomy
than the oldest planters say to US they ever knew
them.
"The receipts ofcotton at this place almost at
end The Shipments 80 far this month, have re-
duced stock about IL 90 bales"
The New Orleans Price Current of the Odd inst
says:
"THE CRoP. The weather during the past week
has been the most favorable for vegetation general
lv that we have had this spaso nd Of
the cotton plant partakes of its beneficial infiu-
encc.'
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STATISTICS New York CIrY-From Rode's
new City Directory, gather the following items:
1.-The number of banks in this city is thirty hav-
ing aggregate capital Of more than S27 600, 600
There are twenty five fire and marine insurance
companies, whose capital amounts to about So
100000. Eighty one companies represented
here by means of agencies, &c. OF Life and Trust
companies, there twenty six; capital about
S3,5OO,OO0. There are fourteen railroad compa-
MICS, twenty six express companies and nine tele-
graph companies. The number of steamboat lines
is fifty eight, Number OF daily and weekly news-
papers, one hundred and six; also the same num-
Der Of other periodicals. The hotels number forty
five; churches, two hundred and twenty nine; of
which iorty-two are Protestant Episcopal, thirty
one Methodist Episcopal, thirty Baptist, thirty
four Presbyterian, nineteen Roman Catholic, four
teen Dutch Reformed, ten Congregational, and ten
Jewish. The number of omnibus lines is twenty
FIVE, running four hundred and twonty- five sta ges.
There also ninety lines of sail aud steam pack
cts, one hundred and one transportation lines one
hundred and sixty nine ward and public schools,
and one hundred and twenty moral md benevolent
societies.
''The aggregate value of real and personal estate
is estimated S25+ s93 ,527. The number Of build
ings erected in the city during the last year was
ISIS.
'From such statistics these, one Is enabled to
form some proper idea of the magnitude OF this inn
mense mart of commerce Jour Of Commerce
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VESSEL FRsIeETISs At MsnPHIs.-T'be Mem
phls Enquiru says; ''rhe bark Clarisss is
freghting with cotton at our landing for New
York the reduction in the expense Of transportation
yields a handsome profit The period y not far dis
tant when shipments from this and other pos,s
the Mssissppi river will be directly made; re
shipments and the intermediate chat xcs afford an
item Of handsome profit 10 the merchant and the
shipper. We learn that Que dollar and fifty eents
is paid per bale for cotton directly to New York,
while one dollsc 10 charged from this 10 New or.
leans" ("
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RAvENsCROFT COLLEGE,


Under M control Of Bishop Otey and Convention "
lhs Protssfanf Episcopai Church
vU,HE next sess,on will begin the first Monday
il in September. Professor Macleod IL head OF
the household; and will fully carry out the plans
10y which il is proposed To make quiet, refined, !,
and affectionate bome-circle. promotive alike OF
moral mental, and physical culture. In the study
hall and the play ground, in the dormitories, at
table and in the parlor, constant attention will
be paid TO the habits and manners OF the students;
and no pains will be spsred-to supply as far poe
siblc al the tender offices Of parent.
TERMS.
Boarding, lodging, washing, mending, fuel.
lights, and tuition in all the classes, English, Ma
thematical and Classical, Modern Languages, &c,
$3.50 year, payable half yearly in advance, one
half on the first of September and one-balf on the
fret OF February.
Pupils may be entered at any time, and will be
charged accordingly.
vacation-ths months of July and August.
RI. Rev. JAS. H. OTKv, ID. d., President.
ASpRgw j. Polk, esq, Ashwood, Maury co.
JAMES WALWEp, esq., Columbia, do.
Rev. y. H. OpEssEv, Ashwood Rectory, do.
Jsn.2 Trustees.
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EUNE BATHS.

rI,O all who are afflicted with Rheumatic CON-
Il plants we would say, go and try DR.. EhER-
SONS SULPHUR FuME Barns, at Copp's Pavilion,
on Louisiana avenue, near Sixth street The pc
cuarities of il are such that il cures etfectualy
this com pant. Also vi other diseases OF Chronic
nature, such Scrofula Gou disoase5 OF the skin,
joints, &c.
Gavanic and Electro Magnetic Electricity.
DR.. Emerson still continues to apply these inn
portsnt remedial agents TO such diseases and such
cases az indicate their usefulness.
Aug, 22-2au1
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AND ALEXANDRIA BOATS
ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY.

ALExANDRIA, VIRGINIA
rI,HE course Of study embraces the Ancient and
i the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses Of Lectures on Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, are de-
livered during the year, The school room, recita
ton, and lccture-rooms are all handsomely fur
nishcd The Institution is supplied with a complete
Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and every
other requisite for thorough and extensive study
Terms for board, washing, fuel and lights, with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, $50
per annum. For further information address
Oct 1-tf r. l.. BROCKETT, Principal.
DHILIP BARTOs KEY will attend 10 any
i business he may be entrusted with before either
Of the Courts Of this Districts and will also attend
10 the prosecution OF Claims before Congress and
the Departments. Office on street.
July l7-tf
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The following is an extract from letter received
from Mrs. Bevan, who had been afflicted several
years with scrofulous Ulcer., Dyspepsia, &c, and
recently an affection Of the throat and chest:
Baileysbtug, Va, Dec. l3, ls45.
Messrs. A. B. & ID. SANDS: Before | commenced
using your Sarsaparilla, my sufierings were almost
past expression; my throat was completely ulcera-
ted, had dreadful cough, and there were fire.
quently weeks together that could not speak
above a whisper; and besides, the Inflammation
from my throat extended TO my head, 30 that my
hearing was very much impaired. After taking
the Sarsaparia a short time, my health improved,
and my throat is well; am as free from cough
and tightness Of the chest ever was, and can
hear quite distinctly. My throat has been well
about three months, the cure of which has been ei
iected entirely by the use of your Sarsaparilla
Your friend, LOUISA r. BEVAN.
The following testimonial TO the value of the Sar
saparilla is from the Rev. Luther Wright, aged
76 years, Congregational minister, residing at Wo-
burn
WoBuRS, (Mass., March 30 1876.
MEsssR. SANDS Gentlemen: From what have
experienced, and from the information have re-
Gently received from a number OF persons OF high
respectability who have used your Sarsaparilla, !
have not the least doubt but that it s most valua-
bic medicine, and that the numerous certificates
you have received of its efficacy fully sustained
by experience, and although ts reputation and util
ity very extensive, and stand in no need Of my
humble efforts To increase them, want all who arc
afflicted by disease 20 become acquainted with tie
efficacy and poioer Of your valuable medicine
am, gentlemen, gratefully and very respectful
ly yours, LCTHER WRIGHT.
Prepared and sold. Wholesale and retail by A.
B. ID. SANDS, Druggists and Chemists, 100 Ful-
ton street, corner Of William, New York. Sold
also by druggists generally throughout the United
States and Canadas. Price > per bottle six bot
ties for So.
For sale by CHARLES sToTT & Co; also, X. 5.
Patterson, Washington, ID. &.
lima 4. Atty
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II is said that large number OF cotton mill ope
ratives in New England are now out of employ
ment, and anxious 70 get places in southern and
western mills This supply Of skill and labor will
obviate the only serious difficulty apprehended in
starting cotton mills on the Ohio. We had the
cotton, the corn, and the coal, and now we can
have the skilled labor Io,nspiHs Courier
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These fires are all, except some ten or twelve,
now in operation, and are capable of producing
six tons per week, but to allow for lost time by low
water some of the smaller streams. II we call
the average product five tons per fire, weekly, the
amount per year is 3S ,740 tons; nearly much
the report estimates for both counties
There also in Essex county five blast furnaces
capable of producing ten tons of pig iron per day,
of which no account is made in the estnat es above
referred to. There is small experimental furnace
in operation at the Adirondack Works, capable Of
producing about two tons per day, which s made
into steel by the process and a furnace is in
course of erection there which will yield probably
ten tons per dsy, to be used for the same pur.
pose.
Summing up the products of the various estab-
lishmcnts, we have the following the aggregate :
Great Ausabe and Essex CO.. l49 fires, 81, ,740 tons
Saranac and streams in Clin-
ton county, estimated in
the report. ....,.......... 10 '' l9,S45 90
blast furnaces in Essex CO., 1884