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holcsalc ana Retail.
Oct. Both, 1880
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"MASTERLY INACTIVITY. !"

Calhoun Je6er'on, Burke Randolph, Coming, Chatham.
Permit me, Messs Editors, to enter another ustrious
authority and although even he may not be the original
yet he the most ancient of all the great names you have
published as coneer' Of the philosophical or rather
strategic idea, variously expressed.
The civil dscods and domestic braws of the two Verona
houses Montague and Capue and their evil and disas-
t'0us consequences elected from the Prince, upon asum
ing the ONCE OIL their wrongs redtesso" this expression
to wit 4~.'
Seal up the mouth Of outrage for awhile,
"Til we can clear these ambg uies.
"And know their spring. their head thai, ,,. a.,,.n,
And then will he general Of your woes
ana ieao you even TO death mesltime forbear
"And let misehdnx be STARE 10 patience"
-... Sokspenre
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CHANGED to notice young mounted upon horse riding
along the furious rate He had remarkably ne
countenance with head Of hair Of uncommon LENGTH and
dressed in suit Of Lincoln green, with such hat a.
artists love portray in their pictures, and he was followed
by three dogs inquired his name, and found Ii to be
Charles W. Alexander and further ascerained that he had
recently become painter by profession, and was now upon
hunt after fox deer have this morning had the plea
sure of being introduced to this gallant hunier-srs and
examined of his pictures They consist Of family por-
traits and copies from such artists Stuart suy, and Nsge
and considering them the production Of young and
rey seaught artist full Of merit and truly astonishing
have chronced his simply because desire to rophesy
for him, as painter, (f he will only apply himself, and
spend his winters in New York Philadelphia promi.
nent career. .. ..... ....
But must bring even this brief letter to close, for my
horse purchased in this place. at the door, waiting carry
me into what have been led imagine peculiarly savage
mountain wilderness and, fortune will have it, am to
be accompanied by couple of venturesome friends.
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TO THE EDITORS.
New LISBON, (QHIo, J MAY Ia, Is

."..,. NEW LISBON, (QHIo,) MAY IA, 1851.
Cause Of Explosion Of Steam Boilers.
MEssns. EDrroRs have for some time supposed that
the true Of large majority Of the explosions steam
boilers not well understood by those engaged 10 their
construction and management and have been surprised that
that subject bis commended itself strongly to .cen-
tifc men. .s.:. .# ......... a ,.e..,
This subject has been enewedy brought to my attention,
from the notice which recently appeared in yo paper of the
explosion Of locomotive boiler at Princeton, New Jersey,
during the process of testing it. t ri
have long been convinced that, in a msorty Of
steam is the of explosion and the just
cited will to illustrate my views this subject In
this the boiler had been twice tested with pressure of
hundred and twenty pounds and exploded the third
test, with only seventy pounds pressure Now, if steam
had been the explosive power must have exploded
the other Of the first trials and could have occurred on
the last appears from the testimony before the coones
inquest that want Of proper supply of water in the boiler
was supposed to be the of the explosion. This
doubtless the for have doubt that deficiency of
water the remote Of nine explosions out of ten, and
that the true Of explosions is nseparaby connected
with that condition Of the boiler 1t we-seuled
principle in science that vapor passing red hot iron will
be converted into its elementary cases. oxygen and hydrogen
and it is equally well settled that these gases powerfully
explosive when gned. These principles being established
is only necessary to show the complete adaptation of
boilers and especially ue boilers produce all these
suits, explain satisfactorily the Of explosions First
you have the deficiency Of in the boiler with por-
ton Of the ues exposed CREST heat without being covered
with water, by which you will very have the red
hot iron; second, you have in the lower portion Of
the boiler exposed to the heat producing the vapor
passing and surrounding the redhot iron third, you
have according to the principles above laid down, vapor
veed into oxygen and hydrogen and last you have oxyde
Of iron upon the surface of the ales capable Of sparkling
combustion from the gea. heat usually employed in boilers
to ignite the oxygen and hydrogen and thus produce
poson powerful than is capable Of Added to
this you have the vastly increased volume Of oxygen and
hydrogen water which in itself will equal the explosive
power of steam.
This cause Of explosions being established the remedy
easy and certain Iis not however, so much my present
purpose propose specific remedy to call attention
the Of many melancholy disasters and to invite in
vesgon and experiment. that the best and cheapest Of the
many remedies which the susceptible Of may be speedily
adopted.
coating Of the fues and inner surface Of the boiler with
any substance that will bear the necessary amount Of heat
and be insoluble in water, wanswer the purpose LII.
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their voyages in Time which was then considered srr.ord
nay quick And 1t has of course caused travellers to aban
don the splendid saloons of packstshps whenever bsv
can afford topay the higher price for its saving Of time.
Il 10 making US in New York look to South Carol;n, .d
Georgia for Injuries and comforts which We never before
sought there and il affords those States profitable
at the North for their abundance Of good things for which
before they in many literally wi,hou, demand
might instance its operation in various ways in siding in
the good work Of preserving the union o. these States but
shall content myself with affirming the axiom, that tending
to make the North and South necessary each To The
prosperity and comfort of the other it is doing its share il
knitting them together ensure the dea of all ra
torous projects, whenever concocted.
from me news-boy in streets up to the millionaire
who notes the reports OF the markets with feversh anxiety
all business men in New York accumsomed to watcl
their arrivals and departures with great interest The al
most frantic enthusiasm with which the advice Of the safety
OF the Atlantic received and the shouts Of the crowds
Of the thousands lining the lower North river wharyes when
the gallant Pacific took her last departure illustrate this fact
not more focby than the eagefness displayed around the
ctys mammoth post Office the arrival or departure of
Caliornn or TRANSATLANTIC steamer. w. d. w.
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CoNnusIcATIoS wIrs JAPAS.-.We mentioned some
time since that number of japanese officers and seamen
were taken frome wreck OF funk BY an American vessel
and carried into San Francisco. correspondent Of the
Journal Of Commerce says that the United States Govern
mont have dered Of The vessels in the Pacific 70
these sbpwecked strangers board and convey them home
and thus avail themsevs. Of the opportunity renew the
attempt 20 open negotiation with Japan for the s.,.blsh
msut Of commercial intercourse
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NHARP'S RIFLE with the exclusive right Of applying
~ Dr. Maynard Primer with the exception Of the United
States Government manufactured and sold BY the subscribers
These guns supass all other firearms invented for
facility of loading and unloading (which be done in an
instant cleaning and accuracy Of shooting They load
ed the breech surprising rspdity and prmed
il by magic. Fifty primers are placed the cone,
and no further thereto is necessary until they have
all been used They safer than any other kind Of guns
accident would not possibly occur. Address pos padl
BUTTERF1ELD Il N1PPES,
Frankord Road, opposite Marlborough street.
Philadelphia, Penn
J. w. BADEN BRO, agents, Hardware Mcrehanta
Pennsylvania avenue near Sixth street. Washington, D. U
feb 27-eo2mon
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NOTE BY THE EDITORS.

The discussion of which the preceding Letter
forms part is taking turn foreign to the pur-
poses OF the Editors; that is to say, from scientific
to sectarian aspect, and has therefore run far
enough. Ii is desirable that it should end here.
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quite SIX hundred men, who are paid from $4,000 per
annum received by the captains down to the $40 per month
paid the deck hands That line burns an average of IS
tons Of coal per diem throughout the year. From these sta
tisics the reader will judge correctly Of the immensely of the
business at this time make estimate above Of the single
steamships being turned least monthly from our city
shipyards to ply from other American ports built
foreign account
The importance Of this business of ocean steam transport
aon cannot be generally realized in this its stage Of inan
cy, out Of city like New York. where its effects on general
commerce apprecabe every hour In our hands il has
already revouonzed the trade Of the west of the Pa
c6 its influence being felt the business Of ports situated
thousands Of miles from any point any line. It is the
great lover BY which reaping the California gold ha
vest and is fast becoming the Of giving US the
troll OF the commerce Of the East result to occur if
we remain people half century longer, as the sun to rise
to morrow It induces this side well nigh double the
personal intercourse Of welnfomed thinkers between the
continents, and thus tending wonderfully to improve
ments in the arts and sciences among as to spread broad
cast throughout Europe sound American epubcansm the
doctrine that people, be free in reality, must scrupuous
respect the rights of their neighbors In making the Anne
political system widely known there, tits working bravey
to hasten the day when all European populations will be in
condition TO live pro6taby under Governments like our.
In the mere matter Of trade, it Is fulfilling the important
functions Of modern "eIpres Your Washington resders
know that creation of yesterday to have already become to
the construction Of sailing ships designed wholly for the
transportation Of heavy and comparatively vauee,s freight
after models not dreamed Of five years ago. so as to ensure
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the countries Many and cogen the argu.
suendering England most important and fa growing
business which eas, legmately Anne
rcan in the hostages incident to it. Suffice say,
that Mr. JOHNSON governed his action the State views of
Mr. PoLKs administration, leaving results demonstrate
Gas they have) the of the theory that the New
York and Bremen enterprise would prove total failure,
ar successful competition with Bains American steam
projects concerned
In ls47 Mr. Collins procured the enactment of law d.
recng the Secretary of the Navy enter into contract
with himself and bis associates for the construction of line
Of Of 1000 burden to ply between New York
and Liverpool that being the tonnage which England had
previously determined advance its line on realizing that
this Government had length swoke the importance of
its interests involved in the subject As became them, the
American company had mind be outdone. So, in con-
structng their vessels they adopted the plans for the much
larger ships which ply In their SERVICE which, when
compared with vessels Of 090 EACH like gates
10 soops Of war The wisdom Of this has been
manifested orcby in their superiority in oil re-
spects the immense vessels which Britain subsequently
set about constructing in the hope Of achieving greater speed
safety and comfort than the Americans afforded No expense
was spared in the construction Of the Arctic Pacific Baltic
and Atlantic the vessels costing only their consruc.
,ion but for their successful navigation y per cent more
thsn the estimates upon which the Government embarked in
The enterprise, when thought that the competition
would be with such ships Britain employed on the route
only four years sgo It's we'll known tina. they have made
the quickest passages record and csn In no msnner bet
illustrate their general superiority Of model and consrue.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCT,
DENT.

BUFFALO. Apr!l 6th. y fatal acc'.
dent occurred to the nail tram due
here At ! O'Clock th.' moU.;ar. -
W. a about tLrr, miles wcst ot AZ
teu. .ar t,a steam .aw i"i.l, tine To-
c.-o..yc rm ".aias. tree thrt had
: =. o,,w. across he track. dcnio'lsh-
tir g.-la, and instantly killing
ca.,l,er, j. ". Wheeler, The
,.Ain va, :. M at the rate Of ;.1out
=, miles au holr, and tAc violence Of
the conclusion threw the cn.in' COM
rletcly around. The fireman ani
Lc!l boz we're thrown from the engine,
bat tremendously escaped Nitnoa, III
Jury. Mr.. Whcclcr's remains were
tlkcu to the residence Of his father
ir,aw, only mile or two of. Doth
lis legs and his loft arm were broken.
An iron bolt was nearly driven through
his head, ami his body was otherwise
mansIei. Two baggage cars were
broken to pieces.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10

TnE FREE NEGRO Law passed by
the Delaware Legislature makes any
free negro or mulatto coming into that
State from another, subject to q fine
of $50, and in case Of the non.pay
ment and failure Of security to leave
in five days, lie or she is to be sold
out of the State for such amount as
will cover the fine and costs. These
penalties also stand against any FREQ
colored person who has left the State
for SO days, and should return again,
except they left as servants or sea.
man, Or traders from Maryland
Those in these latter classes are allow.
ed to come into the State as usual
There is a fine Of 500 also against
assembling at any political meeting or
treat, aul $40 at any camp or out.
door meeting, except i'll connection
with white people. There is penal
ty also Of $500 against any comman-
der Of a steamboat for knowingly
bringing into the State any free negro
Or mulatto to attend camp Or other
meeting.
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Professor Pages Electro .Nagnetic
Locomotive. made a preliminary trial
on Thursday on our Railroad, for the
the purpose Of testing the best mode of
attaching the battery, which seems TO
be difficult point, owing to the jostling
and oscillations Of the locomotive. 1t
was run out over two miles, and the
best speed on straight track was ten
miles an hour. The locomotive weighs
ten and half tons. and has five feet
drivers, with two feet stroke.
Nat. MtelUgencer.
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AN UyTIMELY VIsIr.-Tho Wash.
iugton correspondent of the Philadel.
phia Ledger gives the following Wash
inston gossip;
Mr.. Blair, of the Globe that was,
hearing Of Mr.. Bcnton's sickness,
called on him the other day.-He
first met the ladies in the rarlor, who
told him that the Colonel was sick in
bed, and that the doctor had forbid
den PEOPLE to enter his room. Mr..
Blair thought that, as an old friend,
he enjoyed the privilege Of seeing Mr..
Benton under tie circumstances, and
accordingly rushed into hi, bed-cham.
Der. There he was appalled, to find
Col. Benton sitting up in his bed, his
face covered With scales and scars
"What, in the name Of Heaven is tho
matter with you p cried Blair
Nothing, sir" replied Col. Benton,
putting himself in his usal senatorial
expounding attitude, patting, with
two fingers Of his right hand, in the
palm Of his left hand "Small ros,
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FlRr.--Wc learn that the dwelling
house, three barns. slaughter house
and several sheds, all belonging to Da-
vid Pulsipher, Esq, of this town, were
burnt on Sunday morning last. Loss
$500. The property destroyed be-
sides the buildings and such furniture
as was not removed, was four hogs, five
calves, 200 bushels Of grain, 20 tons Of
hay, 80 thousand shingles, and from so
to 80 cords of wood. Insured in the
Windham County Mutual for Sl04s
We understand that the fire took from
place in which they had been boil
ing sap. Beliops Fails Ga-e1c.
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ARREST OF MARSHAL TuKEY.-
Marshal Turkey was arrested at his Of.
flee, by Deputy Sheriff Coburn, on a
writ for trespass. brought by a colored
man named John Randolph The writ
alleges that on the 9th Of April, said
Turkey assaulted, imprisoned and re-
strained Of his liberty, and searched and
caused to be searched by thrusiing his
hands in his pockets,the said Randolph,
to his damage, as he says, to the amount
Of $1,000. MIR. Turkey gave bail to ap-
pear at the next term of the Court Of
Common Pleas. The circumstances of
the case arc that Mr.. Turkey was in
formed that Randolph had been seen in
Court Square with weapon in his hand.
lie accordingly had him arrested and
searched, and no weapon being found,
he was set at liberty again.--.Uail.
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GEORGE w. Niles, Esu., the n. J

George W. Niles, Esd, the n. Y
attorney behaves i'll in the states pris'
on. Having been detected in a cor
rcspondence with three other conyicts,
who all confessed, Niles was subject
ed to the water punishment, and stood
three applications before he would
own the offence. The water in this
shower bath falls six feet, a barrel q
minute, and the patient has his legs,
arms and head firmly fastened with
wooden clasps. lie now wears an
iron collar, with a prong projecting at
the back of the head, and one each
side of the face-an awful warning
to the Professionalism. Post.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10

MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
The Mail of yesterday has the fol-
lowing:
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. Wo
are unable to give the returns Of tho
election Yesterday for member Of Con.
gres, in this edition. We learn sufE.
cicnt. however, from tic second and
fourth districts, 10 establish the fact
that nobody vas elected in either. -
Probably the same result in tho
seventh, and very likely in the fifth.
We hope to give the vote in our even.
ing edition to-day.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10

a RELIC OF ASrIoUIrY--Wc wcro
shown the other day an arquehus
Or ancient matchbox With remains Of
its simple machinery, b. which the
lighted match was rolled into the pan.
1t was found among the ruins of tho
old Fort St. Louis, near Tallahassee.
On the mound are growing live oaks
four feet in diameter. They certain
~ indicate remote antiquity for this
gun. 1t weighs thirteen pounds, and
must have been used with n rest, MS
10 ordinary man could have levclled
it.
We understand Tie gentleman in
possession Of this old ar1uebus in.
tends to cxhibi. i..--V. 0. Crescent,
Jan. 30h
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For the Herald.
EAST CLARENDON, April s, 1851.

EAST CLARENDON, April 8, 1851.
Mr.. FDiroR:--l would beg leave 10
ask the President and Directors of the
Rutland & Burlington Railroad Co,
through your columns what Right,
Justice. or Consistency they have shown
in Rating the Freight Tariff between
certain Stations? For in,'ance---The
ID class rates from Boston to Ludlow
and Rutland. are the same $500 per
ton willie at the three intermediate
Stations $500 is charged. Also the
Sd class rates from Boston to Rocking
ham and Chester, $500. and to Middle
bury, II miles further. $500. And no
more is charged on Sd class Freight n;
Rutland than II, proctors,iilc while al
Mt. lIoiev. Cu,lings,ilc ard CIarcn.
don, twenty cents more is charged thar
al Rni!and, and thirty more .!an II
Midllcbury. Ii the Railroad Corpora
ton had never Gone anything fer Eut
land and Middlcbury. and it had be-
come necessary TO give them his nd
vantage over other towns in order (,
solicit the yood vishes Of the Inhahi
.ants and secure the Jns'Hcts. then i
! would have looked much better. Bu
when the fact is we'll known that thu
corporation have been, and will he n
.fJty MoaSnnd ,'ol'Grs extra expense f
crafty the wishcs Of The Inhabitants o
Of Rutland, then 10 show them this un
due favor, i, looks TO me like al impo
sition upon an honest community am
recommend, itself with very i'll grace
\ SrOCKIiOLpLV.
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PROBABLE WRECK OF STEAM
Err SOUTuERNER,

DEraotT, April 9Th, 7. II, \
CAPTAIN Just aTriye'l reports seeing 4
steamer Of Point Kelec.. Canada,
with her pipes gone, and the cargo
thrown overheard. lie thinks it was
the Southcrner, The passengers By
the NJ, flower say they passed q
great quantity Of floating goods.
LAraE. The captain Of the schoon-
or Belmon, passed tie wreck Of the
steamer Sou,herue7, with one lipe
gone. Yesterday. She was in the
tough Of the SEA. and her engines
were s,o?pcl. When the Ma, flower
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TIE POTATO RoT.-I has heen sta

TIE POTATO RoT. Il has heen sta
ted that Mr. John I. Snyder, Bergen
co. in this State, processes TO have dis
covered an efectual remedy for the po-
tato rot, and that he has applied for the
premium Of $4,000, offered by the
State Of Massachusetts for the discov-
cry Of remedy. His plan is to scat
ter a handful OF ashes around each vine
upon the frs, appearance Of the disease.
-!Neuark Id,
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A rich miser in Auburn, n. u, isto
be buried in Owasca Lake, q beautiful
shce. Of water near that town. lie has
stone coffin made, which takes twelve
yoke Of oxen 20 draw it, lie gives n
man nice farm for burying him. lilo
is to take him to the middle Of the lake
aud sink him.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10

e." Tie Troy and Greenfield Rail-
road Company have applied to tho
Mnssac husct.s Legislature for aid in
making a tunnel through the tIIoosic
Mountain. This tunnel is estimated TO
cost two millions Of dollars, and will be
four miles in lengih.-Mail.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-04-10

Mr.. John Willis, Of Brattleboro,
VT, having tried Intellectually to shoot
down the telegraph wires land after
wards cut down several Of the posts,
was taken to the asylum for the ms
ane.
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Captain Mcintosh. of the United
States frigatc St. Lawrence, says
that so long as the use of the cat
is abolished on board his vessel, he il
in no danger Of havins bad men in
lis crew, and will never give the gov.
crnmcn! any trouble with his scamen.