The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-12-30

those who took tea at the Exchange, Of that
place, family of Hollanders arrived in town.
As matter of course the excitement ran high;
the authorities of the town mustered together
thousand feet of lumber and erected pest
house in secludeds spot of the forest, into;which
they hustled the Hollanders with as little delay
as possible, notwithstanding the protestations
OF one of them, who appeared to be leader,
and asserted that he had money enough to stay
IN any place. They were kept there for about
three weeks, and on being released from their
temporary prison, one of them commenced The
oppe ration of purchasing property. Helbegan
with Ex- Governor Ransom, and bought him out
at$l2, |, ,0O0. He then bought out the Judge of
the Court, (Hezekiah G. Wells, at 900. Hem
~ ~ ,awards was subsequently bought out and at
1T accoun.s' his lordship Of the pest house
was wa, after Gen. HUI --nhry, Hon. Charles 3. stus
art !, Gen Moifat; Col. Van Ne Walker, and va
riou others Of the prominent digil. u tnat
region. Mo wind up with, he inform,"| tlie
gentlemen that there were a few more coming
shortly who would take the balance the town.
Free Press.
PANAMA RAiLRoAp.-The Panama Star, of
the 10Th ult, very agreeably surprises us in its
statements respecting the progress of its work.
IL says the railroad is being built some two
miles OF it being already laid with rails, and that
i is the confident expectations Of those WHO
have its management, that by the 4th of July
next it will be ready fof the transportation Of
passengers and merchandise from Limon Bay on
the Atlantic to point on the Charges river, be-
tween Palanquilla and Gorgona-about ten
hours travel from Panama. The plank road
project has been abandoned. Between 300 and
fl1aVl tryor hon ~ o,.1
several hundred more soon be added. The
distance from Limon Bay to the point where the
road will strike the Chagress river is between
q and 30 miles only.
!. OFFIcRs TO BE ELEcrED.-The report of the
Secy, ,tary of State on the subject shows the foil
owing ,rF;cers are to be elected by the Legisla-
h,re at IFS r,,sent session: A United State Au-
ditor of State. State Librarian, a Director of
the Ohio Penitentia,v, Fund Commissioner,
two President Judges, pne Judge of the Sp-
preme Court of Cincinnati, I've MOTOR Generals,
one Receiver and one Register Of the Land
Office, two Directors of the Luls satlc Asylum,
three Directors Of the Blind Asylum, one Dlrec-
tor of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, ant, forty
Associate Judges.
WxAT NExT.-The latest invention is
"Weat biscuit" five ounces will support
Dfan day, and he has no craving for other
provisions. 1t is also substitute for tea or
coffee, and with a little pepper and salt makes
excellent soup. A man could carry enough
of this "meat biscuit in his coat pocket to
support him month. All the old-fashion-
ed convenience of travel, cooking, and even
eating will ere long be dispensed with, and
man be able to live grow and flourish as the
trees, without care or labor.-Cin. Gaz.
There are three lines of submarine tele-
graph wire in working operation under the
Hudson river, four under the Connecticut,
two under the Delaware, and eight under
Harlem river, all coated with Gutta percha.
And one, on OReilly's line, under the river
at Chicago,
A statement made by the New York Lite
rary world, to the effect that Shakespeare is
not popular in America" is quoted by an
English Journal. The remark made BY the
American critic, that if Shakspeare's works
were produced for the first time in America,
they would not be received, is said by the
English critic to be possibly true also Of the
native country of Shakespeare,
AMATEUR THEATRIcALs.-Charles Dickens,
Douglas JeTold, Mark Lexon, and other dis
tinguished characters have been amusing
themselves with private theatrical at the
seat Of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton in Hert-
fordshire. Ben. Johnson's play of 'tevery
man in his humor," was performed-Mr.
Dickens playing Boabdil, and Mr.. Jerrold,
Master Stephen. Their parts were well sus-
tained
This play seems to be favorite of cele-
brated men, several of whom have sustained
in it. Among them, we may men
tion Shakespeare, who appeared in it, on its
first representation at the Globe Theatre,
London, in 1893.
In l774, an apparently deserted ship was
met in the polar sea, encountered with
snow and ice. On. boerding her q solitary
man was found in the cabin, his fingers
holding pen, while before him lay the re-
cord which he had traced Twelve years be-
fore, No appearance of decay was visible
except little green mould upon his fore
head
BAD CoNDUcT AT CHURCH Disturbing re-
ligious meeting appears to be quite fashion
able amusement in Western Maryland. The
BoonSboro, Middletown and Clearspring pa
pers are constantly chronicling some act Of
the sort. The Middletown Wing says that
on Wednesday night, in the M. E. Church in |
that place many torpedoes were exploded, |
one Lighting on the Minister'S head.
CALlFoRNIANs WREcKEp.-The New Or
leans Picayunelearns by passenger on board |
the ship Vandalia, that the barque Emily,
from San Francisco to Realejo and Panama,
was lost on the Pacific coast on the 10Th of |
September last. Out Of nearly 200 persons
on board only two were saved one pas |
senger and the other one Of the officers Of the |
vessel.
To EXTRACT THE ESSENTIAL Oil FRoM
ANY FLowER.--Take any flower you choose,
place a stratum in clean earthen pot, and
over them stratum Of fine salt. Repeat
the process until the pot is filed, cover
closely, and place in the cellar. Forty
days afterwards strain the essence from the |
whole through Grape by pressure. Put
the essence thus expressed IN clean bottles.
and expose them for six weeks in the rays
ofthe sun and evening dew to purify. One
drop Of this essence will communicate lis.
peculiar andgrateful odor to whole quart
Of water
LIGHTNING. CoEDucroRs. --Fig-trees end
cedarsbre rarely sttuct BY lightning; the
be. cb, larch, fir, and chestnut are obnoxious