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The daily republic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1853-1853, 1853-07-22

CTOCK IN THE CAPE LOOKOUT PAVI-
- LION COMPANY.-Notice is hereby given
that books for subscriptions to the capital stock of
said company, chartered by an act of the General
Assembly Of the State Of Maryland at the January
sesson, 1853, will be opened at the Patriotic Bank,
Chobb Brothers, bankers, and at the office of
Messrs Evans & FAINT. in the city of Washington
and District Of Columbia, on Saturday the 25t6 in
stant, and will be kept opened until the 25th of
July next
WILLIAM H. .DUNKINSON,
F. w. RlSQUE,
EDWIN ROBINSON,
June 27-d&clm Commissioners
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23
Scraps for I8uraIists.

One acre in twenty is lost in fences,
in this country.
AN Many people are desirous
OF knowing its exact size. 1t is COM
prised within the distance Of 22O feet
length and 1913 feet width. A square
acre is fraction less than 209 feet each
way. being less than one inch too much
on either side.
COB MEAL-Indian corn ground with
the cob makes mos. excellent feed. All
animals feed with it seem 10 keep in
good health and thriving more than
when fed with clear grain. The reason
Of this is. the cobs serve to distend the
stomach, and assist the digestion Of The
corn. Cutting hay and straw, and grind
ing cobs, are among the Improvements
OF the day which farmers may adopt with
prof.
MIR. Youatt, in his book called the
'"Horse," says that this noble animal
will never drink hard water if he has
access 10 soft he will leave the most
transparent water Of the we'll for river
although the water may be turbid, and
even for the muddiest pool.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

VENTiLATIoN.-Tke only ventilation
practicable in the Touses Of the work
ing classes is that which is termed ma
tural ventilation. which is caused by the
ascent of heated air; the air which be-
comes impure by the action of the
lungs, or by the burning Of candles,
lamps. gas. ETC., or by the fire is heated,
and rendered. lighter than pure air; it
therefore rises TO the top, and cold, pure
air takes its place. Thus, to ventilate
room we'll, il is essential that there
should be two openings, one above, by
means of which the impure, heated air
can pass out, and another below, for the
entrance Of pure, cold air. In dwelling
rooms, as ordinarily constructed, the
impure air is imperlectly carried away
BY the draft of the chimney; it fol-
lows that the whole of the room.
above the level Of the fireplace
remains filled with air in a partially
impure state; and the openings by which
air is admitted, are usually left TO
chance, the cracks around andaunder the
doors and windows being the means by
which II gains an entrance. Ii these
are not sufficient TO admit a proper
quantity OF air to supply the draught of
the chimney, the latter necessarily
smokes. A much better plan is to admit
the pure outer air By means of plate of
perforated zinc, placed, instead of pane
OF glass, in The upper part of one or moro
OF the windows furthest from the fire;
the air entering through the zinc in
small streams, becomes. o mingled with
the warm air Of the room, that draught
is prevented, and when the windows are
opposite the fire, the whole air of the
room is gradua ly and impercep,ibly
changed. Ii to this mode Of admitting
pure, cold air, be added an opening in
the chimney, near the ceiling, to allow
the escape of the impure, warm air,
much will be done for health and com.
tort; this opening in the chimney,
however. requires a chimney-valve to
prevent any downward draft of smoke.
The utility of this mode of allowing air
TO enter and escape for The purpose of
venlilating rooms, is proved by its fre-
quent and increasing adoption. Where
Appearance is an object, g ass perforated
with circular holes or Sits may be en-
ployed instead oil zine, and chimney
valves are made Of very ornamental
character. Cold air, it may be added.
should never be admitted under the doors
or at the bottom Of a room, unless it be
close TO the fire or stove-otherwise il
lows along the floor toward the fire.
place, leaving the upper foul air un.
changed, and cooling most unpleasan,ly
and injuriously the feet aad legs, which
are most susceptible 10 atmospheric
changes Journal.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

REMEMBER THIs.- The late DR.. A.
Downing wrote book on the subject of
physical health, and declared that one.
half Of the consumptions engendered in
this country are the offspring Of the vi
tiated air of close stoves and the unven-
tila,ed apartments which accompany
them. No doubt OF it. Dickens calls
stove red hot demon. and he could
MOI. if he had tried for a century, have
found better name for it. 1t will
shortly be time to use stoves freely, and
we beg those who have them, to remem-
Der these facts, and keep their rooms
well aired, morning, noon aud night.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23
Curious Eacis.

The Rock Of Gibraltar constitutes q
peninsula. which extends directly south
from the Spanish coast, a, the narrowest
rart of the straits connecting the Medi-
terranean with the Atlantic.
The surface of the earth is S6,S62,-
256 square miles, and its solidity is
259, ,726, 1886. .4l6 cubic miles.
The sea is TO the land, in round mill
ions Of square miles, as l60 to 40 or as
TO 1.
The narrowest part of the Atlantic is
more than two miles deep. In other
parts it is about one and half miles.
Bullock describes fossil lizard $50
feet long.
The site OF ancient Rome is on vol.
canic products. covering marine foun-
dation.
Rounded pebbles are broken fragments
OF rocks. rendered smooth by mutual
attritions, in long time, by watet and
tides.
The Amazon falls but foot in SO
miles, the Rhine one foot in u quarter o
a mile, The Loire foot in one and
half miles
Ninety species of bones of quadru-
peds have been found, which are now
unknown.
The waters Of the Red Sea appear 10
be thirty-two feet higher than the Medi-
(terranean, and the Gulf Of Mexico is
twenty-five or twen.y~three feet higher
fthan the Pacific.
The Mediterranean makes tide of
only one or TWO feet.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

DR.. Prout has shown that all our prin
cipal alimentary matters may be reduced
to three classes: the saccharine, the OLE
aginous. and the albuminous, repre-.
sented by butter, sugar and white Of
egg. Now, milk consists of all three
the curd, which is chiefly albumen !;
the butter. chiefly oil /; and portion of
sugar. Milk is the oily substance pre-.
pared BY nature so completely perfect as
TO be compound of these three princi
pies, and therefore its perfection. mixed
with bread, as an article of food for
children.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

A WORD ON CoUGHING In CHURCH.
We copy the following from an autobi
ograby which Hugh Millar is now pub
fishing in the Witness "a simple
incident which occurred during my first
morning attendance at DR.. MCrie's
chapel strongly impressed me with
sense of his sagacity. There was a
great deal Of coughing in the place. the
effects Of recent change Of weather;
and The doctor. whose voice was not a
strong one. and who seemed some W hat
annoyed by The ruthless Interruptions,
stopping suddenly short in the middle
of his argument, made dead pause.
When people are taken greatly by sur
prise they cease to cough-a circum.
stance on which he had evidently calcu.
lated. Every eye was now ,nrned to-
wards him, and for full minute so dead
was the sllerce that one might have
heard pin drop. i see my friends,
said the doctor, resuming speech. with
suppressed smile-'I see you can be
all quiet enough when ! am quiet There
was not little genuine strategy in the
rebuke and as cough lies a good deal
more under the influence of the W il
than most coughers suppose. such was
it's effect, that during the rest Of the
day there was not tithe of the previ
GUS coughing"
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23
VOL. .V.---NO. 3O.ls..


! One of the most interesting eventS
which have recently transpired in Cali
:ornia, is the discovery in the Southern
part Of the State, in the neishborhood
Of the Colorado, of an immense pyramid
OF hewn stone. II has q level top of
more than fifty fee, square, though it is,
evident that it was once completed, but
| that some great convulsion Of nature
has displaced its entire top, as it evi-a
IDENTIFY now lies a huge and broken mass
upon one Of its sides, though nearly
covered by the sands. This pyramid
differs, in some respects, from the
Egyptian pyramids. 1t is, or was, more
slender or pointed. and while those Of
Egypt are composed Of steps or layers
receding as they rise, the American pyr-t
amid was. undoubtedly, a more finished
structure; the outer surface Of the blocks
were evidently cut to an angle that gave
the structure, hen new aud complete
smooth or regular surface from top to,
bottom From the presen, level of the
sands that surround IT, there are fifty-
two distinct layers Of stone, that will
average two feet each; this gives it's
PiSSCuS HClSht oiC duu IOuk.
feet, SO that before the top was dis.
placed, 1t must have been, judging from
an angle of its sides, at least twenty
feet higher than at present. How far it
extends benea' h the surface Of the sands,
il is impossible TO determine without
great labor. Such is the age Of this inn
mense structure, that tie perpendicular
Joints be the blocks arc woru
away to the width of from FIVE to ten
inches at the bottom Of each joint, and
the entire surface Of the pyramid so
much worn by the storms, the yicissi,
tudes and the corrodings Of centuries, as
to make il easy of ascent. particularly
upon its sides. A singular fact con.
necied with this remarkable structure is
that it inclnes nearly ten degrees TO one
isde Of the vertical or perpendicular. rsi
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

REvENoE is common passion; il 10
the sin OF the uninstructed The saw.
age deems it noble. but Christ's religion.
which is the sublime civillzer, en- phat.
ically condemns it. Why? Because
religion ever seeks to ennoble man; and
nothing so debases him az revenge.
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

PUzzLE.-John married Jane, the
daughter Of Sam. and Sam married Sue.
the daughter of John. This made the
men falher,in law and son-in-lawl to
each other. Jane had son David, who
was brother 20 Sue, her step mother and
Dayid's grandmother. This made Da-
vid uncle to his mother--and of course,
great uncle to himself. es1
Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-12-23

"DID You EvERl'-An itemizer, at a
late sewing party, reports that one lady
made use OF the exclamation, 81 though:
! should have died." one hundred and
twenty.eight times, and that she put the
inquiry, "Did you ever?" one hundred
and thisty.seven times.-.7lbany Jour /.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-20

and i,s institutions, as to assure the American
Envoy, Levitt Harris, that If he had not been
born an Emperor, he would assuredly have
been Democrat He might have cited the
memorable interview of the American nego,ia.
tors for peace with Alexander, in London, in
1914, on the verv day on which the magnificent
banquet, offered TO the Allied sovereigns after
the overthrow Of Napoleon, took place. He
might have told those who we're disposed TO
doubt. that on that occasion, though England
was Russa's most powerful Ally, he told the
disheartened American Envoys, who had be
come hopeless from the i'll success OF the pre-.
vious campaign, not 10 be downcast, but TO re.
sist manfully, and by resistance compel a
peace, which could not otherwise be obtained.
He might have said, that Chippewa, Lundy's
Lane, PIattsburg and New OrIeans-vctory
after victory, without defeat-followed hard
upon this counsel He might have said, that
MANY wears after when Alexander wished TO
new-model his navy, he caused his minister TO
offer FIVE thousand dollars salary TO any lieu
tenant who would enter it from the American
navy. He might have shewn that both Alex
ander and Nicholas have always preferred
American artizans and mechanics whenever
they could get them. As Americans, then,
speaking Of Russia as Russia, we feel most
kindly disposed towards her. We are glad to
hear of every step which she makes in the ca
reer Improvement. But here our regard stops.
We cannot look with complacency on the
Russian system OF conquest-of reducing un-
der government, the best probably for her
semi barbaric population, but most unsuited
to highly civilized men, nations whose only
offence has been their weakness. The extinc-
ton of nationality we regard as the most
enormous of political crimes, and as proper to
rank with the extinction OF the SOUL were such
a crime possible, in the moral world. When.
ever any nation attempts this, we delight to
hear that it is defeated. Such is the object Of
Russia--her undisguised object-now. She
would reduce under her own slavish yoke, not
only the Turks, who are born slaves, but the
wild free tribes that inhabit the mountains
which, of old, protected the Greeks from the
barbarians. We wish for her nothing but dis.
aster: and defeat, to such an unhallowed al.
temnt.
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g. FOR Misunderstanding to conduct the
@a RegaIfa Business in another part of the
CITY, offer for rent the store at present occupied
by me- "a few doors from the Post Office, and next
door to West e. Brothers Bookstore) l will sell
the Fixtureslow to good tenant.
am prepared to furnish Regalia and silver
Jewels suitable for the different Orders and So.
cieties also, Banners Flags and ali the neces.
sary parspharnaiia for Lodges, Tents, Divisions
and Encampments Ali Regalia sold by me will be
warranted to be of as fine material and workman
ship and as low in price as any from Northern
houses ED. MCDONALD.
Particular attention will be paid to proper color
and style in Lodge, Chapter and Encampm emit
outfits. E. Med.
Ia % rs
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nIEn.

After q pretracied and painful Illness. at her re-
si6ence In Hanover county, Mrs. ELiZABsIH
OLIVER, widow Of David Oliver, deceased, N the
10th year Of her age.
OF Cholera. on the 3rd instant naar Jefferson
Cas- county, Texas, JOHN PoINDExTER, Jr,
formerly OF Louisa county, Va.
Charlottesville papers please copy.
Yesterday Morn.ng, June 10 at about half past
4 o'clock, Mrs MARY CRUMp. 10 The siss year of
her age. Her t0nerh viii take place this Morning
az 10 O'Clock. ~ the residence Of her grandson, Mr.
William + Simms, on Main, between Adams and
Jefferson sireess. Her frisnds and scqaalatances
are respectfully invited to attend without farther
notice.
On Saturday morniug last, HANNAH B., infant
child of Chas. G. and Elizabeth Thompson, aged
Is months.
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- great deal Ass peen writlen

Eg@A great deal hiss been written concerning
the notorious Capt. Kidd. and the treasures which
he is supposed to have concealed. On a careful
the time OF his capture, ne possessed of aoy
large share of personal effects few antiqaa:ed
matchlocks, some hsnt muskets, two or ihres
sabres and few bars of Virginia Tobacco. seem
TO have formed his whole stock 10 trade
of his ability, had hs chosen - q2it adventurous
LIES variety, might hays made an honest fortune,
by embaI king in some mercantile pursuit, aud
petronizing the DISPATCH jon OFFICE, GcEernor
street
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LEA Tribute OF Gratitude. ),

LEA Tribute Of Grntitude,-Ai meet.
Ing of the Choir connected with Centenary Method
lat Church, held la the lecture room, on Thursday
evening, June l6sh the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted aud ordered to be published:
Resolved, That the members OF Centsnsfy Choir
hold IN grateful remembrance the Kindness OF NOSE
ladies and gentlemen who SO efficiently aided them
in their recent public Concert
2 That they tender their sincere thanks TO Mr..
James Woodnouse, for the loan Of Piano, during
their rehearssls, and on the evening Of the Com
cert 10 20--lt~
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HAMPTON AND THE STEAMBOAT
LINE AGAIN.

We have received a communication upon
this subject from citizen of Hampton, which
seems to have been called forth by the late pa.
rsgraphs touching it, which have been publlsh-
ed in this paper. Our rule forbids US to pub.
lIsh communications, unless such as contain
news; but we take pleasure in laying before
the public the substance of our correspon.
dents representations. He says he has just
conversed with gentleman who knows every
inch OF the river shore from Hampton to Rich.
mond, and who is convinced that there is as lit.
lie difficulty in approaching the wharf OF the
former place as any other between the two
points. This alone ought to settle the guess
ton we think, but in addition TO this, Hampton
is very pretty and a very pleasant little town
has all the appliances Of first class water
ing place-is furnished with three excellent
hotels, fitted up with an especial view to that
object-and is, in every respect, exactly such
n place as would, if allowed the proper chance
attract visiters in pursuit either of plea.
sure or health. We should suppose it would
add smartly to the revenues of the company !;
at least, as it costs nothing, we cannot see
why the experiment should not be made. The
opening of an additional watering place, with
three splendid hotels for the accommodation of
visiters, surely cannot be a matter of indiffer-
ence to steamboat line. Nor can il be to The
interests of such to throw in the way the
obstacles Of delay in landing and leaving,
which, at present. exist TO most vexatious
extent. There seems TO be a growing desire
here to give Hampton trial as well as
Old Point, whenever visiiers 60 TO the sea
shore. 1t would cost no more, and if fair play
were given, we have no doubt most Of those
who went down would visit both. We
think it not at all doubtful that the bringing of
Hampton into general notice would add great.
ly to the travel down the river, and we again
venture to express the hope that the line will
take the subject into their serious considera.
ton. They will lose nothing, and will COM
ply with very general wish here, as well ESQ
we learn) as in Petersburg. Give little Hamp.
ton fair shake by all means.
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DRowNEp-Thomas Morgan, an apprentices at
the Tredagsr Works, while bathing in tbs river
near the Works, sbout o'clock on Saturday even
ing, was suddenly seized with the eramp and
dToyned His body was recovered sb our seven
o'clock Coroner Wicker held an inquest over the
body, and the jury rendered verdict in accord
aroe with the tacts
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the English marine engineers seem hardly dis
posed to recommend the adoption of the prin-
ciple, foreseeing that much danger OF damage
and arrangement is hazarded by having SO
much op.hamper on deck in heavy weather:
The rigging Of the ship is very slight, and
comes hardly under the denomination OF Jury
rig" the Americans, in all cases, trusting to
machinery as the sole propellng power, and
using sails merely for the purpose OF steady
ing the ship in n senwav
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LATE PUBLIcATIoNs.-The ILLUSTRATED
Magazine of Art" for June is beautiful mum.
Der. 1t contains great variety Of well.execu;.
ed engravings and spirited sketches. We are
happy to learn that this meritorious work has
met with good success. Published by Alex
ander Montgomery, II Spruce street, New
York. sat
The popular Educator" is issued monthly
by the same publisher. Itcontains lessons in
the various departments Of science, laid down
in an attractive form, and is designed to aid the
masses of the people in the work of self educa.
ton. Its arrangement is excellent.
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FOURTH OF JULY.-Our Common Council have
as yet failed to do anything towards proper csle-
brstion of our coming National Anniversary. Let
US have the matter discussed and settled within the
few days that remain, beth among the authorities
and the people, and have celebration worthy OF
our goodIy city.
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MOONLIGHT EXCURSION. - This evening the
Eagle Infantry will give their sixth annual excur
sion down the river. Every preparation has been
made 10 render ths occasion q delightful enc
There will be an ample suticiency of good music
and refreshments
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e negro who was purchased at late sale,
By negro trader, at the auction mart of Messrs
Pulliam e. Davis, attempted, on Saturday after
noon, to pass $50 counterfeit bill on Mr. William
Walsh, keeper of a boot and shoe-stsre on Main
street He had bought s. worth Of goods sad was
s5ou: receiving S45 in change. when fortunately
Mr Walsh came 10. He took the note to Messrs
Maury & Morton, brokers. who pronounced 1t an
exceedingly well executed counterfeit of the North
Carolina State Bank, issued at Raleigh. The negro
stated that he received the note from his master,
which the latter denied. As both the master and
negro were just the point of leaving in the cars
for the South Mr. W. did not take any steps to pur.
sue the matter farther. The public will do well to
look out for such counterfeit
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~ case Of much interes, to the mercantile
community was lately decided By Chief Justice
Tssey and Judge Halyburton, in the Federal Court
in this city, notice of the casa was published at
the time Of the decision In Of the city papers
Since that time, we have received the instructions
of the court to the jury. which were not published
at the time of the former notice, and below We pub
lish them with the facts necessary to understand
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This is better than could have been expected
The number of passengers in the month of June,
Is much larger In proportion than for May, and
of course, will add largely to the income OF the
Company
We learn that an increased force has been placed
upo the line between Meechum's river and Little
Tongue-distance about eight miles-ani that the
work is going forward rapidly This part of the
line is State work.
The Company have an adequate force upon the
line between Wsynesboro' and Staunton-some IL
miles spart-and are putting down the rails at the
late of about one and half mile per week
On the line between Covington and Stanton.
some SO miles are under contract and s275 COO
have already been expended in grading The bal
ancs of the liae to Jackson's rver-between IL and
90 miles-wil be placed under contract on the 10Th
July.
The Big Sandy and Lexington Road, l25 miles
long, will be let on the 10th of August, as we see
by advertisements.
Appearances indicate that at an early part ofnext
spring, the liue between Covington and the mouth
Scaury, viii be placed under contract. When that
link is supplied, the Capital of Virginia win soon
be united with Lexington, Ky, by an iron track
SIS miles in length; distance easily to be passed
over between sunrise and sunset II now takes
eight days by the route through Virginia. Every
thing now looks favorable for the Central Road.
Some large private sales of Virginia Central Rail
Road Coupon bonds took place on Saturday morn.
ing at e7 interest added. There 10 little of this
stock to be had a. 1t 10 held for permanent invest.
ments.
We shall give full returns of the Frederick sburg
and Petersburg Roads hereafter.
Il We notice new building of very massive
structure on Cary street. adjoining the Canal
Basin, the foundations of which are nearly com.
pletsd. Its . warehouse, 80 feet by 80. and in
course OF erection by Mr. Nickerson for Mr. L. d.
Crenshaw. The building 10 of brick and win be OF
four stories.
PHiLrr IN STARCH or WuE.-such 10 the title
Of very readable novel by "Gentleman Butter
dyn which g. AZ. West 4 Bro have just left on our