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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

| RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.-Ou Wednesday
afternoon an Irishman. named Francis Filz
| patrick, fell from one of the dirt cars, EN- poy
| ed on the Essex Railroad, near the Nortl
! Bridge. The flesh of both extremfes Of hi.
| legs and the lower part of his abdomen j:
dreadiully Torn and btuised, but no bone wa:
| broken.
/ The young English woman, whose auI
was so much injured by an accident at the
station of the Essex Railroad that it was
| found necessary TO amputaie it, has made ma
| ny friends among the ladies whose charitab bic
offices lightened her sickness; and, throug h
their efforts, subscription OF several hun
| dred dollars has been made, for the purpose
OF enabling her TO set up in some little busl-
ness which may maintain her Salem Ga>.
| ANoTHER.-Between | 2 and O'Clock OH
| Thursday afternoon, Mr.. Abbot conductor OF
freight train on the Boston and Maine
Railroad, was instantly killed at 5. Reading
1t is supposed that in attempting to get up
on the train after il was III motion, he made
IA misstep and fell upon the track. The
whole train passe over him, manging his bo-
dy in the most shocking manner MIR. Alb
bolt belonged 10 Andover, was 50 years oil
age, and leaves mother, brothers and Sis
| lers 10 mourn his loss.
STILL ANOTHER Irishman was in
stantly killed on Monday afternoon. near the
NatIck depot, Oh the Boston and Worcester
Railroad. He was crossing the track as two
trains were moving in different directions,
and was run over by one Of lhem.-[ Post.
SMAsH.Up ON THE CHESHIRE RAILROAD
On Tuesday afternoon the down freight
train on the Chesre Railroad, while crossing
a high embankment near Walpole, n. Ii.
was thrown from the track by the breaking
of one of the truck wheels. The train was
very long, and heavily laden with produce
and live stock. 1t was driven by two en-
i gncs one in front and the other in rear of
the train, and at the time of the accident the
movements of the machines not being syn
chronus, five long cars were pushed down
the embankment. The cars were badly bro
ken, and il is reported that fifty sheep, two
very valuable horses and five oxen were kill.
ed. Two men were in car laden with po-
latoes the potatoes were SMASHED, but the
men escaped. Several of the brakemen es-
capped by jumping from the train, while 9th
ers descended with the wreck, but were not
seriously injured. The train arrived at Keene
about O'Clock The same evening" Common
icedhh.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06
Political Amalgamation.

The Worcester Palladium, in allusion 10
the tendencies exhibited, Just at this moment,
towards political analgamation, remarks:
BY some strange transition of political senti-
ment, the adverse opinions which divided the
democratic and federal parties, in 1898. and
kept them separate unto the present day. have
suddenly been fused and melted into each 9TH
er. The gulf between parties has closed up as
in moment. Some potent influence has
| blinded the eyes of men to distinctions that
were once as marked as light and darkness. -
A sort of EZRA of good feeling seems to have
come upon MS, which makes US 'al federalists,
all democrats and men who, their lives long
have been maintaining opposite theories of
government, find themselves, as in 4 spell
which cannot understand, believing the
same doctrines, and giving them practical eff
feet.
Whether the above is true or not, of the en-
tire people, it is very evident that some of our
State Legislatures are amalgamating most sin
gularly, in their U. S. Senator elections
"Llttle Rhody'' has really elected a democrat,
through the aid of wings, to offset the wing
elected by the Missouri democrats. We are
not apprehensive, however, that democracy
will ever lose its identity. If whiggery is
found to ''caye in sufficiently to fill up the
gap that separates it from democracy, so be it.
~ Mr. Drew, of the Gospel Banner heard
Rev. E. b. Webb, the successor Of DIR. Tap
pan, at Augusta, preach his inaugural sermon
on Sunday the 10Th, and justly compliments
him as follows
8 Mr.. W. comes to this community well re-
commended Descended from a respectable
iamiiy IN Newcastle, Me-, he was educated at
Bowdein College, where he sustained a high
reputation as scholar; and his theological
studies were pursued by regular course at
ine Bangor Theological Seminary, capped at
Princeton, n. J. OF sound natura, talents a
handsome person, good literary and THEODORE
cal education, and, above all, an upb,em;shed
religious moral character, he comes anonos,
us entitled to our respect and good offices and
most cordially do we bid him welcome a. = or; u
zen and pastor of Augusta. emmy -
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

HARPER's New MONTHLY MAGAZINE fol
February may be said tie be an embodiment O
the spirit of all the Magazines, foreign and
domestic, in which We find the best articles or
all subjects, from the pens of the ablest Euro
pean and American writers. We have copy
of the first VOL bound, which makes very
handsome and truly valuable book For sale
by Stearns & Co. .sV s
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

Cuban Trials at Nerc Orlems.-The jury in
the case of Gen. Henderson were discharged
on the 2lst ult., after having been shat up "a
hours without being able to agree; they stood
8 for convicting, four for acquitting. Gen. Ii.
managed his own defence
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

- Two brothers named Webb, one aged
%, the other l6, in Hayward county, Tenn,
on the 22d ult., quaralled about a slate The
elder knocked the younger down, and he in
turn killed the elder with a knife.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06
Switzerland and the u. States.

A letter from Berne 10 a gentleman OF
Washington city under date of Dec. Is, con-
tains the following interesting Information;
To-day the treaty with the United States
will receive the unanimous sanction OF the
popular branch of The national assembly; OIL
"Wednesday that of the senate. Both bodies
act upon il in open sessions
The message written by the president of
the republic, communicating the treaty to the
national assembly, is the most compliments
ny document TO the United States of any that
ever eniana.ed from the executive depart
ment of a foreign government. One OF the
most distinguished members proposed that
the vote should be unanimous bat the roll
should he called in order thai each member
might have an opportunity 10 record his name
in favor of a measure winch was destined TO
exercise a great moral and political influence
not only III Switzerland but in continental
Europe. This was done, aud not a voice was
recorded in The negative. Instead of taking
article by article, as is usually the case, the
treaty was adopted en- bloc.
The committee which reported the treaty
have recommended the e.tabli shment of Il
permanent mission at Washington, and il
the course OF next summer, if the senate ap.
prove the treaty, charge daffaires will be
appointed.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

TIE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW for February is
embeilished with fine steel plate portrait of
Hon. Thomas b. Florence, member of con-
gress from Pennsylvania. Its table of contents
embraces many valuable essays, biographies,
criticisms, &C., Of the highest order. Kettell
g. Moore, publishers, New York
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

We learn from the Springfield Republican
that a meeting sin favor of sustaining the
Constitution and the laws" was held in vii.
brahim on the evening of the goth ult. Reso-
lutions were passed approving, in effect, the
Fugitive Slave Law. A speech was made by
A. c. FELTON,. Esq, and prayer was offered by
Rev. George NJ. Steel.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

Y According TO a letter from Rev. Mr.. Has
tings, who breaches in the Protestant chapel,
at Rome, it has not been closed at all by the
papal power, as reported.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

The WEATHER for the past week has been
principally of the Franconia sort, the thermom-
eter on Friday morning indicated Is degrees
below zero.
At New Gloucester, on Friday, the Their
mometer was 81 degrees below zero.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

Tragicai Occurrence at Pyorideuee Mr..
Lewis a MINOR actor, and an Incorporate man, ,
attempted to kill his wife at Providence on
Friday, with butcher knife, while they were
performing at rehearsal in that city. Mrs,
L., known as Mrs. Stickney,) was severely
out not fatally wounded. Mr.. L. was arrest
ea' ana while being secured, attempted to cut
his throat. He is nok in custody.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

o. The BATH QuhRrErrE CLUB give another
concert this "Wednesday evening, at the City
Hall. The Hall will no doubt be we'll filed
An entire new programme is announced, and
we expecting rich treat.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

FATAL ACCIDENT. We are panied to learn
that Mr.. ABBOT, baggage-mastcr at the X. and
P. Depot, Portland, was killed on Friday,
while attempting to jump on to the cars as
they were leaving the Depot at Boston. 'iiii'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

EP or first page.-On our first page, this
week, will be found another communication
from ~ T. G - in whose descriptions all our
readers have no douot felt deep interest. Al
so an excellen, article, upon commerce, which
will well repay careful perusal.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

q The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
then comprising within its limits, the territory
of Maine, adopted the federal constitution Feb
9th, 1888, just sixty-twe years ago to-day
The vote stood 1877 to 1863.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06
Ladies VS.. Pantaloons.

The subject of ladies' dresses is now attract
ing the attention of several gentlemen of the
corps editorial. The editor of the South Bos-
ton Gazette has taken hold Of the matter with
his usual zest, and thus discourses.
Give us one good reason, one argument
in favor of long dresses. Is it to be modest I
No, that cannot be, for which Is most itnmod-
est, short dress and proper protection for
the ankles. or q long dress which must be. lift
ed TO the knees every time the lady crosses the
street. We are Certain that it cannot be mod
esty that prevents ladies from wearing short
dresses and pantaloons-yes, pantaloons
Let our ladies dress a Ia Thrq,ae, and what a
change for the better will be accomplished.
Let them wear hood or a cap upon their
heads, a dress at least as high in the neck as
the shoulders, "a marked change from the pres
ent fashion,) dress reaching somewhat below
the knees, and pair of pantaloons. The lat
ter need not be made after the style of those
worn by the male sex, but in that style which
shall best suit the taste, comfort and convent
ence of the wearer. They need not be made
of broadcloth; no, satin will do, or anything
the ladies may see fit to choose. Long boots
may be worn upon the feet, and then the ladies
may begin to feel like ladies'. Instead of drab-
ling in the mud and slosh, she will glide ovel
the mre and water as easily as can be imag
ined, while little ducking will do neither her
self or her clothes the least damage. Is there 3
lady but what would be glad to see the change
made9 is there one who if she had her choice
would not adopt the new suitt
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

Democratic U. s. Senator from r. Island.
On Thursday last, CHARLES T. JAMES, demo
crat, was chosen senator for six years, to sue
coed Albert G.. Greene, whig.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

q The Bentontes in missouri have come
out against national convention for the nom-
nation OF democratic candidate for the presi-
dencv
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

GoDEY's LAEY's Book for February is a
rich No. The embellishments are, as usual
of superior merit For sale at Stearns'.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

III. Alexandra Dumas, the .fsiilesoniste, on
account of some theatrical speculations, has
been declared bankrupt BY the Paris Tribunal
of Commerce,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

GJ- The cars commenced running on the
York and Cumberland Railroad on Wednes-
day, the 9Th inst.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

MASSACHUSETTS SENAToR.-Robt Rantoul
Jr., has been elected u S. Senator for the
short term by both branches of the Legsla-
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

The legacy left by Mr.. McDonough, of New
Orleans to the Colonization Society is $685.
600 year for As years.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

HORRIBLE. In New York, on Wednesday,
John Kelley. a man of Incorporate habits,
made a bet with several companions that he
could drink more liquor than either of them
Within FIVE minutes, Kelly drank three pints
of spirits, winning the wager, and shortly died.
The bar-keeper was arrested for selling the L.
quor in that quantity. to be drank by one per-
son at one time, ic.af
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

A Toast. At the late Franklin celebration
in St. Louis, letter was read from the Hon
Edward Bates concluding with clever toast
a Types and Fgwes-As long as tie type,
are faithfully set up for the Constitution and
the laws, so long the fgures will be unable tc
set down the value of the Union.'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

THE STEAMER ATLANTIC. New York papers
suggest that the government should employ
some of the steamships subject to its call, on a
cruise in search of the Atlantic. The Post
states that gentleman of Boston, who has rel
ativcs on board, has offered to contribute one
thousand dollars towards the immediate fitting
out of q steam vessel to proceed to the Azores
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06
EASTERN TIMES.
Bath, Thursday, Feb. 6, 1851.
STATE OF MAINE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

.. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
AUGUSTA, JAN. "a, 1851 {
An adjourned session of the Executive Coun-
ell will be held at the Council Chamber, in
Augusta, on Friday, the fourteenth day Of
February next
Attest, JoHN G. SAWYER, Sec, Of State,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

q The cars on the kennebec and Portland
Railroad were detained on Thursday by the
locomotive running off the track beyond Bruins
wick. The rains of the previous day had over
was broken, but no other damage was done.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

1t having been represented to Judge Ware
that the health of yoans Wellington, commit
ted TO Jail in Bangor for robbing the Post Of
fee. is in a very precarious state, he has au-
thorized his bail to be reduced to S5oo-which
has been procured and he has been liberated.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-02-06

AWFUL STEAMBOAT AcCIDENT-Orer One
Hundred Lioes Lost The steamer John Ad-
ans, bound from New Orleans to Cincinnati
sunk on Wednesday near Greenville. In five
minutes afterwards her cabin parted from her
hull, and broke in two. All the deck passen-
gers, numbering over one hundred, were lost !;
also the deck hands and fireman, excepting 2.
None of the cabin passengers were lost, though
they did not succeed in saving any of their bag
gage.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

The New York Herald has the follow
ing paragraph:
Yesterday despatch was received here
from Washington, giving orders to charter
steamer for the service Of the Govern
ment, for not less than twenty days, nor
more than ninety days, to cruise from this
port to Florida 1t is believed the dcstina-
ton is Charleston, and that the despatch
has reference to the secession in the South
The Brother Jonathan, North America,
and other steamers were in contemplation,
but finally the Crescent City was fixed up
on. She is to sail with sealed orders, and
not to be more than 500 miles at any time
from land. She is not to carry more than
700 men,
The New York correspondent of Phila-
delphia Inquirer states that the Crescent
City sailed on Sunday afternoon, with 200
u. s. marines and soldiers on board. The
writer adds
1t is said that the officer in command has
sealed orders, which are not to be opened
until he reaches certain point, but what
those orders are, or what Is the place at
which they are to be opened. is ofcoursc
unknown, except by the Government. II
is generally supposed, however, that the
expedition is intended to operate against
the Cuban Elk pcditionistsin some Southern
State. In this connection i may be as well
to state that four companies Or U. States
soldiers taken from The forts in the harbor,
left here yesterday for Savannah, in the
steamship Florida. Whether this has any
-thingfo do with the Cuban Expedition or
not cannce saw.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

a correspondent Of the National Tntelli.
gencer. writing from Romney, Va, furnish
cs the following account Of the remark. .bls
natural curiosity existing in that region:
It hes in the vicinity Of the North river.
a tributary ofthe Capon or Cacapon. and
IS surrounded with hills Of some eight hun.
drcd feet in height, while its own elevation
is not over hve hundred. Il is common
place affair to the casual observer, but, on
being inspected. il is found to contain near
ITS summit kind ofna,ural ice-house built
Of sandstone. Il is subject to the rays Of
the sun from nine o'clock in the morning
until evening, and yet the Oldest inhabitsnt
OF the country cannot remember the timc
when an abundance of the purest crystal
ice could not be obtained thcrefrom al nh
| seasons of the year. The ice is imbedded
in the rock, and in some Of the crevices
snow, friable and crystalline as when new
ly fallen, is often found even in the mouth
OF August. AS might bc expected, ,he
waters flowing from the mountain are bv
several degrees colder than those in the
neighborhood. Accommodations Office similar
to this have been discovered in other Sec
tons OF Hampshire country. but none SO
extensive. To account for this phenomc-
non upon scientific principles is out Of my
power but l can see much plausibilty in
the following remarks from the pen ofC.
b. Hayden, Esq, as publishedin Silliman's
Journal in 1913:
"The solution, conceive, is to be found
IN thclarge and unusual collection of rocks,
which, from their porous Homogeneous
texture, are extremely poor conductors of
heat. One side of the mountain consists OF
massive wall, many hundred icetin thick
ness, and heapcd up against this as an abut-
mcnt is mass ofrocks containing several
thousand cubic feet. AS the mountain has
general direction from northeast to south.
west, the ialus heap containing the icc has
northwest exposure. The cavernous ma
ture OF this heap would admit the free en-.
trmcc ofatmospheric waters, which during
tho winter would form ice in the interior
OF the mass. The ice thus situated would
be protected from external heat by tho
surrounding rocks, as ice in refrigerator
is isolated and protected from the external
temperature by the non-conducting sides OF
the refrigerator. The Ice mountain only
requires for the explanation of its pheno-
menon the application Of the familiar princi
pie upon which is constructed the common
refrigerator, which temporarily effects what
the Ice mountain permanently does-a tenn
perature Independent Of external causes.
This mountain is, IN fact. u huge sandstone
refrigerator, whose increased and unusual
effects, beyond those Of the ordinary re-
frigerator, are due to the increased coIlcc-
ton Of poor conducting materials which
| form its siJcsn
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19

ANTI ST avERY CONVENTION AT SYRIA
cusr.-Thc meetings Of this body seem to
be characterized by all that accrbity of
speech which has made them so notorious
in former years. Mr.. Garrison, President,
IN MS opening address, said that they had
been driven from New York, from Fancuil
Hall, and from almost every where else,
and he appealed to the people of Syracuse
to know whether they should be allowed
freedom ofspecch in the place where they
were now congregatedl Gcrritt Smith Of
fered a resolution Of welcome, which was
secondedby Rev.. May. Francis Jack
son read report, from which it appeared
that the sum Of 50, ,40f had been received,
and S7,s30 expended during the year
The proceedings thus far possess but little
interest, and all accounts say that the peo-
pie Of Syracuse have but little sympathy
for the objects of the Convention, though
many Of them feel indignant at the violence
Of the language used by the principal spca-
kers.-D0skon Journal
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-19
[PROPRIETORS.


The Washington Republic supplies
some interesting and gratifying statements
respecting the operations Of this Depart
ment Of the National Government. Ii an
pearsthat thereceipts ofthe Post Office De-
partmcnt, for the quarter ending on the
3lst December, 1850, amounted to Sl,53l,.,
1898; showing an increase Of S24l,S37.
5s, or about is 7.l0 per cent. over the cor
responding quarter Of the previous year.
The quarter ending on the 3Oth Septem-
ber' 1880, also showed an increase Of more
than IL per cent on the corresponding
quarter Of the previous year; and i is pro.
bable that the increase for the fiscal wear.
ending on the 30th Of June next, over the
receipts Of the preceding year will be II
or Is per cent.
These results are extremely gratifying.
The increase is much beyond the estimate
made by the Postmaster General in his
last annual report, and much beyond the
usual increase from year to year. The in
crease for the year ending on the 30th of
June, 1850, was lag per cent, as stated in
the last annual report from the Depart
ment; and the increase for the three pre-
vious years, as stated in the annual report
made by Postmaster General Collamer, in
1919, was as follows:
For year ending June 30, 1917, IL e7-lOo pr. Ct
1913, 43-100 "
lS49, II e0-l0o -
vi the great increase in the latter year
the Postmaster General then said it was
extraordinary and much beyond the ma
tural growth Of our population and busi-
ness; and. being double that of the prcvi-
Gus year,it cannot be supposed to continue,
especially as the causes to which it was
mainly attributable have ceased to operate.
These were the retaliatory postage act, of
june 27, lS4S, which was superseded by
the postal treaty with Great Britain, in Fe
bruary, lS49, and the greater frequency of
correspondence induced by the Presidcn-
tial canvass in lS4S." But the increase of
the succeeding year, under the admnistra
ton of Judge Collamer, showed as grea,
an increase, and for the current fiscal year
a much larger per cent. Of increase is like
ly to be exhibited.
The revenues and business Of De.
partmcnt have nearly doubled in the last
five years; and this increase affords very
gratifying evidence of the continued and
rapid progress Of our country in wealth.
business and population. 1t also bears the
most conclusive testimony to the energy,
fidelity and ability with which the affairs
Of the Department have been managed by
the present Postmaster General.
Bait. Amer.