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family.
IL Slips trading between New
York and China hov employ Chinese
sailors, to considerable extent, OF
account Of the scarcity of seamen o
another race It is said they work
cheap, are docile, obedient, expert ant
industrious, md, in every other res
pect make good sailors.
The cure ofTorny, in The canton ol
Fribourg, (Switzerand) has been con
demned by court martial for twenty
five years, hard labor in irons, for the
part taken by him in the late insur-
rection. The cure it will be remem-
bered. was taken il eanonicals at the
head of bis parisliioners.
~a>----
The Steamer St. Nicholas, which
arrived at st Louis on 2Gth ult., from
this port, had as passehgers--two hun
dred English Mornions. They were
d fine healthy looking party had not
a case Of death or sickness on the trip;
and were all bound for Salt Lake
City.-Delta.
It is officially announced that
by a late decision of OF the pension
office, widows are not entitled. who
have married since the death Of the
husband for whose services she claims
land bounty, except those widows
whose husbands were killed in battle.
HF" Prince Albert is to send over
to the Crystal Palace Exhibition, the
celebrated painting Of the "First Of
May by Winterhalter, the property
Of the Queen, and embracing correct
likenesses Of the Duke Of Wellington
and the royal family.
rTbe New York Crystal Pal.
ace framework is ,,early finished !; the
painters and decorators are now at
work ia the southern and western
nayes. The done, which. was The
most difficult part Of The wstk, is nov
complete.
EE It is a singular fact in the his
tory Of Lowell. Mass, that in 1918,
an Engineer from Boston, employed
to make a survey ofthat town with
reference to manufacturing purposes. |
reported that there was no water pow
er in Lowell.
NFThe Union publishes an official
notice from the navy department, that
q bounty OF $40 to able, and so to |
ordinary seamen, will be paid to all
in the navy after the 1st
inst.
~The Legislature of niassachu-
setts at its late session, largely increas-
ed the bank capital Of the Common
wealth by special charter, but not to
the extent petitiodcd for. /
Omuibusses in New TorA-In
l84g there we're $40 omnibusses in
New York. In the epresent yem there
are 673. The number has continued
to increase notwithstanding the city
railroad.
F1ench PenM Code. The French
Government has presented to The Leg
lslaturea a bill, the object of which is to
restore two articles of the penal code,
which were abolished by the provision.
al government on the 26tl Of FEBRUARY.
The Directors of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad have resolved that the
stock Of the company be hereafter re-
seived at par for all amounts due the
trAfter the 1st Of July next, no
burial will be allowed in grave yards
within the precincts Of the city Of
Boston.
General Pignstelle. an officers under
Nurat, died at Naples, and1was buhed
Without military honors, on account Of
lis liberal principles.
~A bill has been reported to
he General Assembly of Connecticut
y the judiciary committee, allowing
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TIE HERMIT OF CHIcAGo.-If any traf1icker in ro
wishes hero for dish of fashionable literature
we csn supply him. In Lake Chicsgo there number
small and lovely islands, varying in size from ten to
forty lying high above the clear waters, and dis
playing level surface, beautifully wooded with maples
and Bndens Upon Of the smallest Of these islands
ysupg man has resided alone, far human compan-
Ion ship ia concerned for several years He has neat
hands-sufcisnt to supply him with the necessares Of
life. He is gentleman of education and fine literary
taste and has quite library Of well selected standard
works He seldom visits the settlements but Is always
pleased 10 have people visit him paying marked attea
ton to his guests entertaining them Ia the best
his domcils affords Why he has chosen this secluded
way Of life no ons knows. He appears happy and con
tented neither misanthrope bunted to the social en-
ioyments Of the world by miortune and
ror bigotsd anchorts, nor yet romantic fool We
desire invade his prvscy, aad only refer to
). ~ aGording ilusxatioa Of one Of the strArss
Ska Of human fancy which 10 meet occasionally on
u, ioarnsy through life.
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NEW ORLEANS July ii. 1858.
The sales of cotton to day barely 200 bales The
quotation for middlng lie 10hc The stock in port is
duced to AZ 600 bales Tobacco is firm sales to-day 400
hbds Flour Is active; St. Louis, 81 TO- The Araba's
advcss received today at noon.
CHARLESTON July IA, 1856 3.
The sales Of cotton for the week 600 bales sat
prices ranging from 8Hc to H. &c. The market il
changed IN every respect middng fair Ia quoted at lie
Stock in port 10 900 bales.
PROVIDENCE July 10, 1853.
The market for cotton continues dull, with light sales
at unchanged prices There is activity ia the wool
market The stock Of pulled is much reduced, and
prices firm The new clip which Is coming for
ia taken at full prices Sales Of the week 9S 400 lbs
Prices Of printing cloths continue frm wi n advanc
ing tendency. Sales of the week AZ, ,000 pieces.
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Items from Boston,

ARRIVAL OF MINISTER CHAMPION, COM. SHUBRICK
AND oTHERS-DEATH OF DISTINGUISHED MER.
CHANT.
Boston, July H. 1853
Mr. Crampon, the British Minister arrived in this city
to-day, in the British steamer Nedea. The MedeA
proceeded Immediately to Halifax again. Mr.. G. left
this evening for New York in the New Haven train.
Commodore Shubrick, his Secretary, Mr. Cunningham
Col Smith, u s. A., and Chancellor Walwofth, arrived
at the Revere House to day.
Hon. Phineas sprague, well known merchant of this
city, and formerly State Senator, died suddenly this
morning at his residence in Chestnut street
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n e WS BY LEGR A PHI.

Later and Highly Important from Europe
THE RUSSIANS HAVE INVADED TURKEY.
The following intelligence sent out in the Arabia
by our correspondent in Liverpool but unfortunately
mifcarried and did not reach until yesterday
LIVERPOOL, July 2, 1858
Just as the Arabia is leaving the wharf am tele
grsphed from London, the authority Of extra OF
the London Times that army of twelve thousand Rus
sans entered Jasy the 25th of June The despatch
does net say whether they opposed or not.
THE LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
July 5-The sales Of cotton to day have been 5000
bales Of which 500 taken for export and 500 on
speculation. The prices of American and all others are
unchanged Exporters are buying fair and good fair
bowed in quantity.
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THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
The glass boxes attached to the model Of the
Washington monument received on Saturday last
$32 49, while on the day before the subscriptions
amounted To. SAL OF.
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Intcrestin from Mexico.

THE MEsILLA VALLEY DIFFICULTY-THE SLOo CON-
TRACT--TEHUANTEPEC TERRITORY ETC.
New ORLEANS. July 13, 1858.
By later advices from Mexico learn that Senior SAla
maintains the ncontestibe right Of Mexico to the
Mesla Valley and threatens to resign if the least
sion Ia made Gen Lane The Trait Union doubts whe.
ther Mexico will entertain any proposition for the pur
chase Of the Meslla.
The dshonorng Of the soo drafts has created great dis
trust in Mexico and it is said that Senior Oare
of carrying out the project.
The stbmus of Tehuantepsc has been declared sepa
rate territory. Mnititan is to be the capital.
The steamer PIometheus arrived here to- day. in Eve
days and half from San Juan.
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From the South.

GEN. PIERCE GOING TO OLD POINT CoMFoRT-RE-
ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER, ETC.
BALTIMORE, July II, 1858,
Commodore Breese will visit Old Point Comfort In q
few days. to receive the President who intends to make
q witt there.
Thompson, the cQunterfeiter, who escaped from the
Norfolk jail recently has been arrested in this city
The Hon. A. NJ Clayton, consul to Cuba sailed
from Mobile, in the Blsck Warrior, for Havana.
We have received papers to day south Of Mobile.
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Crystal Palace,

IMPORTANT TO DEALERS IN BRRADsTUFFs.-Th0
Treasury Department received letters from the Amsrcsa
Consul At Marsees per steamer Arabia in which that
officer writes
g. The French steamer is In from Constsntnspas.
News upfavorsble Wheat 10 rising, and vii b w
hish var sskss psce. the B~cs $50 (tns grsss gvs
psiy) vM BE- cAossd TAs Amsdosn AAg wl - In grsaA
demand = Il remains neutral"
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Steamer El Paraguay Conaemned.

PROVIDENCE, July II, 1858.
The Jouynol has advices from Marapham, brought to
Salem by the brig Garland, from Para. Ell Paraguay
sailed from Maranham sth june and when two days out
sprapg aesk and put back. On reaching port survey
wss called upon her. when sheswas condemned and or
ds,ed to be old. All the passengers and safe
and well. Captain Baldwin would leave for home by the
6rst convey snce. Captain Potter and William NJ Hale
arrived in the Garland from Paraguay. The was
insured in New York.
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STR-In to days HERALD l see myself mentioned
the architect Of the Crystal Palaces but not wish
ing to appropriate an honor which is not due to me,
beg to state that Messrs. Christensen Il Gdemeister
alone the architects of this splendid structure
Myself, with Messrs Dietz, Bauer, Kay, and no one
else, have been assisting them In the construction Of
the same. AS soon as had finished my part Of the
drawings | was again engaged as engineer Of the
Crystal Palace, in the beginning of February, by
the Board of Directors, and Mr. Detmold, the
experimenting engineer which duty had previ-
ously performed, in the month Of November Of last
year.
The DOME the most conspicuous part Of the build,
ing and which has been finished without an acci-
dent, has been entirely under my control and solo
charge.
Requesting you to take notice Of this, l remain,
dear sir, yours, very respectfully,
julius H. KR0EHL, Engineer.
CRYSTAL Paace Jd6 Is, 1858.
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This work OF art, were informed is valued at Ave
thousand dollars. We hope that tho vessel which u
expected daily with the remainder Of the articles
from Italy will supply the great want to which we
have alluded. We viii take occasion at another
time to speak of those paintings with which have
been favored.
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menee operations upon an available capl'
lal OF $4,000, and have recently purcha.
sed over 1000 acres Of land adjoining the
Furnace site, and which include some Of
the most extensive and valuable deposits
OF iron.ore and stone coal. Their build
ings and other fixtures are going forward
with eommsndable rapidly, under the
superintendance of T. R. STANLEY, ESQ.,
assisted by Messrs, BENTLEY, the gentle
manly clerks of the establishment, 10
whose urbanity and kindness the writer
is indebted for many items OF valuable IN
formation connected with their own pros
poets and the iron business generally
The Eagle Furnace Company will make
their landing or depot at some point on
the Marietta and Cincinnati road-elther
at Charleston or Murdock's probably
there being butlitte difference in distance
to either point. Theron business through
out this region of Ohio is destined TO grow
into immense Importance. and among the
successful Furnaces the Eagle" viii
unquestionaby stand second to but few
The wheat crops Of Vinton and Jack
son counties, as general thing, have
been more than an average in quality,
not in quantity. The corn, oats and po
tato crops have suffered severely from lh'
drought, hut recent rains have greatly i'm
proved the appearance and prospects o
tbe former. Yours, &C., X.
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rhe First Court in Ohio.

The frt term of Court ever held north.
west of the Ohio river, under the iorm o.
our civil jurisprudence, was opened al
Campus Mur,ius (now Marielta), Septem-
tember Cd, 1883. We have before us 9
graphic and interesting description oil Inc
whole affair, taken from an old paper, but
which, we presume, is substantially cor
rect
The writer remarks that it will be re-
membred that on the 9th of April, Gen.
Rufus Putnam, with At men, had landed
and commenced the first permanent set
Element in what is now the State of Ohio
Gen. Harmer, with his regulars. Occupied
Fort Harmer. Gov. St. Clair. ard also
Gen. Samuel Holden Parsons and Gen.
James Mitchell Varnum, Judge OF the
Supreme Court, arrived in July. Inc
Governor and judges had teen employed
from their arrival in examining and adopt
inc such Of the statutes of the States as
in their opinion would be appropriate to
the situation of this new colony. The
Governor had made appointments of civil
officers for the administration OF justice
and to carry into effect the laws adopted
Some idea may be obtained OF the char
acter of the early settlers of Ohio by
describing the order with which this i'm
portant event, the establishment of ciVl
authority and the laws. was conducted
From a manuscript, written by an ey'
witness. now in my possession, have OBJ
tanned the substance Of the follow ing
The procession was formed at the Poln
(where most the settlers resided). in ih
following order:-ist, the High Sheriff
with his drawn sword; Cd, the Citizens
Sd, the Officers OF the Garrison at For
Harmer; 4th, the Members OF the Bar
9Th, the Supreme Judge; 9th. Governo
and Clergymen 7lh, the newly appoint
: ed Judges OF the Court of Common Pleas
Gen. Rufus Putnam and Benz TuE
: per.
They marched up path that had bee
cut and cleared through The forest to Can
: pus Martius Hall, (stockade.) } when tn
1 whole counter marched, and the judges
Putnam and Topper, took their seats
, The clergymen, Rev. Dr. Cutler the
invoked the divine blessing. The sherli
: Col. Ebenezer Sproat, Zone of nature
9 nobles,) proclaimed. with his 40 yes
n that "a court is opened for the adminisr'
: ton Of even handed justice TO the poe
: and TO the rich, to the guilty and The il
e nocent. without trial by their peers, ar
: then in pursuance of the laws and ev
dence in the case" Although this seer
S was exhibited thus early in the seuleme
: of this State. few ever equalled it lin Il
= dignity and exalted character Of its pri
/ cipal participators. Many of them b
n longed to The history Of our country,
the darkest as well as the splendid pei
n ods of the revolutionary war. To witne
= this spectacle, large body Of India
was collected from the most poweri
: tribes then occupying almost the enti
r West. They had assembled for the Pu
pose of making a treaty. Whether al
J. of them entered the hall of justice,
o what were their impressions, we are n
told - E...a.
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Passage of the Severe
eiRn of the Seas to Liverpool.

eign of the seas TO Liverpool
The clipper ship Sovereign Of the
Seas, Capt. NJ Cay, arrived in the Mersy,
on Saturday evening, July 2, from New
York, having made the run in a shorter
time than was ever previously accom-
plished by sailing vessel. She departed
from this port at 8 p. NJ. on the 18th
June, in tow of a steamer, and at Q 30A.
NJ. on 10th the Lightship bore N. distance
one mile
June 19-with lights. W. wind she
ran 143 miles.
June 2o-wind s. W., light, 15o miles.
June 21-wind W., light and fine, 245
miles. .'
June 22-wind W., very light, 100
miles.
June 23--wind s. W., light 128 miles.
June 24--at A. NJ made Cape Race,
wind N. W., moderate and clear, 244
miles.
June 25-wind N. N, E., moderate
and foggy weather, 1870 miles.
June 26--wind N. strong breeze, 307
miles.
June 27--wind Mn. w., strong breeze
and squally, 225 miles.
June 28--wind N. strong breezes,
took in topgalant sails, singIereeed top
sails, ship very crank, lee raIl under wat
er. and rigging slack, 344 miles
June 29-Wind N. w.. moderate
breezes and passing squalls with heavy
sea, 308mlles.
June 80 wind N. w. strong breez.
es and squalIy $40 miles.
July LAT GA. NJ, made Cape Clear,
wind N. N. W. 225 miles.
july 2-At2 P. NJ. took a pilot, and
at l0P. NJ. anchored in the,river.
From her position on the Grand Banks
on the Goth June in latitude As 90, lon
gitude SO 10, she was 135hours thence to
!, Cape Clear, distance of 1868 miles,
being an average of 296 miles per day,
or 1878 knots per hour
, The Sovereign of the Seas has been
! 228 days at sea, and had made an aver
age speed of 1870 knots per day during
the whole time, having been dismasted,
;, ;, in the meantime, by losing all her top
" masts, and was rugged at sea. The most
: remarkable feature connected with this
: extraordinary running is the fact that she
. has made the last two passages with
crew of 38 seamen and six boys. This
:, :, contrasted with frigate's crew, IS indeed
- - surprising.
= During therun Of the Sovereign of the
: Seas from Honolulu TO New. York, sht
% ran 3.l44 miles in ten consecutive days
:, The highest distance logged in the q
: hours was 429 miles.
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EE- On Saturday large number OF
people came TO townto see the elephant"
and the rest of the animals, of Raymond
and Van Amburgh's, immense Menageric.
The day was excessively hot and uncom-
Portable; Notwithstanding larger number
of persons were present, than on any pre-
vious occasion. There was not as much
drunkenness as on former occasions, and
but few fights, and 80 far as we could learn
there was but one occurrence Of an out
rageous character, which was perpetrated
by couple of Horse-creck bullies, who
having partaken freely of "dog leg"
concluded to have row with somebody;
so commenced an unprovoked assaultupon
peaccable and respectable citizen, with
in the pavilion, whilst Witnessing the per-
formahce of Van Amburgh, with his
trained animals.
They were brought up before the May
or and Righieously fined. One .0ly, and
the other fifteen dollars, and had the law
permitted they would have been dcalswith
more severely.
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CHRYsriAL PALAcE.--The first public
day Of the exhibition has been emnlently
pleasing and gives us agreeable ioretaste
OF what we NAV expect as things progress
A large number oil foreign packages were
received to-day. One hundred and fifty
entered the foreign Department, mostly
German consignments, and very con-
sideri BILE number we're handed into the
American receiving Office. Fifty large
cases filled with goods, from Europe, were
passed through the custom house to day.
so that we may expect soon to see tie
blank spots in the building glowing with
industrial decorations.
The number of tickets sold during the
day was 8 450. The amount ofcash re.
ceived at the dore was 81 939 80. The
number of persons admitted during the
day was 1000. The collection for The
w Washington Monument amounted to
sal ON, Y. Tines
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MARYLAHD.-THe HagerStoaCn Herald
learns from gentleman from Allegheny
that Hon. Francis Thomas will accept the
for Congress in that District,
and that his friends will make great ef-
forts to procure it for him.
Henry May, the Democratic candidate
in the lVth District, is the brother of
Col. May, of the United States Army,
Hon. Richard j. Bowie, Gen. Thomas
F. Bowie, and DR.. Joseph }. Duvall,
have been severally named by their
friends as suitable persons to receive the
Wing nomination for Congressin the With
District of Maryland.
Hon. John S. Causin and DR.. Joseph
J. Duvall, are named in The Annapolis
Republican as candidates for Congress.
The same paper says that Henry Winter
Davis, of Baltimore, is spoken of as the
Wing candidate for Governor.
A correspondent of The Cumberland
Miners Journal recommends George
Pearce, as the Wing candidate for Con
gress at the ensuing election, for the lid
Congressional District.
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Ain RucHANAN AND THE ENGLISH Mis-
sIoN.-Tnp recent unfortunate dllhGul
ties whch seemed kelly To depdvo the
country OF the services % Hon james
Buchanan a. the Cout' # 81, Jom">.
nave been adjusted President Pierce
had an interview with Nj. Buchanan at
PhiIadelpnia IA ednesdhy morning
the rp,ut ofwhicb was. thai Nj b. slgn-
fed his acceptance nj the mpor'ant trust
cou6ded to him and his drte nHaiIon to
proceed upon his mission al as early .
dav A, will suffice to make the necessary
arrangements. We are happy tn De
able 10 make this announcement OH lh5
hiuhs,t auhority
OF The terms oil The truce belwe n
Messrs. Marcy and Buchanan, we are
moi, of course. aulhoritativeiy advised
We do know. however. that the Secreta-
nv ofSrate has maintained his ground, in
sistinu upon his mode OF arranging the
diplomacy oil The country. and providing
the means ol its conduct.--and that Mr.
Buchanan has had the good sense te
acknowledge, by his acceptance The
right of the Premier TO direct and con
troll the business oil his Department o
The Executive Government. - ~ \
Times. llth inst.
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SELF DEsTRUcToN OF A CALIFORNIAN.
The Westchester IN, Y.,) Ners oflbe
18th, gives the particulars of the self
destruction IF. G. Gray, late oil califor.
MIA, who threw himself upon the track OF
the railroad, near Rochelle. as the train
was approaching on that day. and with.
out any known cause. lie was aged
about forty.fve years, q wealthy mer-
chant of San Francisco; was Alderman
for two years, aud highly respected. lie
had an income of $36 900 year, which
he received regularly in monthly remit.
tances OF $1,000. He resided lately in
Washington, where he married young,
beautiful, and highly accomplished lady.
lie recently purchased a house in New
York, in the Fifth Avenue, for their oc.
cupancy. which he fitted up in the most
magnificent style, alterward sold the fur
nture, at sacrifice Of $4,000. and
then len. seemingly laboring uuder The
greatest depression Of mind.
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THE SMALLEST STEAM ENGINE IN THE
WoRLp.--Dr. Benjamin J. Warner, the
London watch manufacturer, has sent to
this country, for exhibition at the World's
Fair, the working models 'or two steam
engines. The smallest one, an osclllaung
cylinder engine stands upon an English
four penny piece. (size of half a dime)
with room to spare. The cylnderis but
one tenth of an inch in diameter. the
length oil stroke three. eight's, and dame
ter of the piston that OF an ordinary nee'
die. The other is beam engine, COM
posed Of more than two hundred pieces
The length OF the stand is three and a
quarter inches, length OF beam two and
a quarter inches, diameter of cylinder
three eights OF an inch, and the length
ofstroke seven.eights Of an inch -Bolh
OF these engines are screwed together
with The delicacy and precision oil The
work OF a watch.
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A SLAVE OF GENERAL WASHINGTON AT
THE WoRLD's FAIR.-The Monongahela
(Pa.) Republican says that there is yet
living, near Cookstown, slave or GEN
eral WAsmNGroN's. He is 1874 years of
age, and can walk six miles in day, He
is so old that his fingers and toes are
nearly all white. He belonged to WASH
INGToN when he owned what is now known
as Washington's Bottom, on which Perry
pelis now stands. The estate of Col.
Cook was, and still is bound for his liv-
ing. He is to be taken to the Worlds
Fair, for exhibition, if arrangements can
be made.