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country without railroads T'oa greater oI
less degree. lhe experience of lbis, iarmer,
10. making, sale pr his flour, IS thai in The
caseol every olhsr article of farm Prodac-
tion, ..,sw ~, ,,S fs..,s 80 l5,,
In tho east, all railroad experience proves
that il would have been good Investment
for The farmers residing along the road TO
have built them without any expectation or
hope of interest in return, on, account Of the
increase in the value Of their properly, such
| improvements produce. There are hun.
dreds, OF farmers on The rugged hills Of
some of the eastern. States who were once
scraping scanty subsistence of barren soil,
that have been suddenly enriched by a rail
road sweeping past Them. Their FORESTS
are now mines of wealth.
Such will be the case with the farmers
along This line, in tho even, tha, i. is built,
and that it will be, we have not The leas,
doubt. 'Bu. if few individuals located
along the line, become obstinate and refuse
10 grant the right Of way, simply because il
does no, run through their land in the iirec-
lion they wished, the road may no, be fin.
ished for number of years, and thus, BY
the i'll considered conduct of hal(-dozen short
sighted individuals, may whole community
be deprived Of lis incalculabe benefits and
unknown advantages. No refec,ng man
can look upon this matter with unconcern
Situated as Pike county is, we should think
that every citizen within lis borders would
embrace this opportunity as an "offering
from Heaven" and throw his might in the
Tide, and with voice and arm, battle with un.
abated energy for the prize. II is the golden
hour with US, and unless some Of our friends
evince a better spirit, they will feel il 10 be
such when TOO late. Lei this opportunity tc
secure road pass by unimproved, and Pike
county will be swamped in the woods, and
swamped so deep .bal nothing but an earth
quake will exirica.e it. Up then, friends
and go to work. You are all deeply inter
csted in this enterprise. and should do every
thing in your power 10 secure it,.
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ONE OF THE CLAIMS -one Of our citizens,

ONE OF THE CLAIMS One OF our citizens,
"a professionalswood sawyer" yesterday,
presented his hion to the House Of Rep,
resen,a,ives, ng iha. he was engaged in
his honorable location on the side Of the
street, neal ne Hal. ofihe House Of Repre-
senlatives, about noon Of Wednesday, the
18th instant; tha, he then and there had
"Sa,o horse" of great value, TO wit: ofsthe
value of sereniy:fve cents, which was bro
ken to pieces, and became Of no value, by
reason Of the rush of divers gentlemen which
he is informed and verify believes belongio
q body known by the name of the House Of
Representatives Of the State Of Ohio; the
said members being then and there engaged
ina very unfortunate and lamentuble trans
action. He prayed that the aforesaid sum
Of seventy five cents might be paid 10 him
from The treasury Of the Stale by the mem-
bers aforesaid, in compensation for his said
damages in the .premises.
The petition was referred TO the committee
on Clnims. .s-Siaie Journal sss ~ A8ba1
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Ours FOR Rose BUGS "A subscriber,
wishes 10 know il any one can suggest
method cf preventing the yearly iRcursions
Of lhe rose bug, and having heard consid,
cradle complaint among our aneighbors of
having their cucumbers, grapes and other.
fruit, destroyed by these insects, ! will sug-.
gest remedy.
Plant in the centre Of your garden q few
damask rose bushes, and they viii never
light on anything else.a We have large
garden with almost every kind Of fruit,
vines, shrubbery, and flowers, with several
kinds Of roses, and in the cen,re we have
-four lunches Of dnmask rose bushes, and |
never saw in the whole garden q rose bug
OH any thing bu, ihe damask lose. When
they are in blossom | 60 into the garden
once day, with a pan Of hot water, and
shake The bnes from these roses into The
water. and gel about pint al oneaime; this
| praclice fOf few days, and then they will
dlsappear.--Bpsion Cnltipator, = A.
! The Spaniarls dono, ofenpay hyper.
holical compliments, bu. one, Of their adj
mired writer's speaking Of ady's black
IIeyes, says, "ihey weren mourning Tor the
! murders they had ctmmlted' ''a1' " s
~ rifIel
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be esxecuted with accuracy and neatneSs.
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neighbors 10 lake his flour TO marke, and
dispose ofit. agreeingto pay them for that
service one dollar on each barrel of four
ln The market the sum Of $3.50 per barrel
was all that the -four would command
Those having charge Of The -four refused
that sum, as they saw II would yield the
owner but $3.50 for his -four, so they stored
il and returned home. In this instance The
farmer paid twice as much for transporting
his commodity fiiyosmiles to market, as
would have cost him 10 send il by railroad
one thousand miles where be could have
obtained from three 70 four dollars per bar
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VOL. 5--;N0. 8.

heal, TO warm the air which is passing in.--
receiving il back again from The air. as i,
passes out. We can form clear idea Of /,
by supposing that man has his mouth filed
with a warm metallic sponge; If he draws in
his breath. the exterior air, in ,raversipp The
pores of The warm sponge. will be Itself
warmed, and will arrive warm into The lungs.
while the sponge having parted with lis ca.
loric will become cold; il he exhales ,he air
thus warmed; this air in again iraycrsinp
the sponge. will ngain warm il. and co,,e
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Important legal DECISION.

The New York Times, Of the l4lh insI.,
gives a report Of The opinion Of Chief Justice
fancy, in the case Of John Kenneth, E, s..
Haines, E. B, Reeder, George Graham, Jr,
J. McCnrty, Joshua Yorks, and r. B. Bow
Ter Us. Thomas j. Chambers. The case
arose Out OK an advancement Of money by
the plaintiffs or their assignors, a, Cincinnati,
in 1885, tnthe defendant, for the purpose
OF aiding him 10 enlist troops and carry on
warlike operations agains, Mexico, in Texas,
then part Of that coun,ry-lhe plaintiffs
receiving from the defendant an agreement
10 convey to them certain lands in payment
Of the loan. y eEasge
'Foihe bill Of the plaintiffs the defendant
demurred, setting forth as The ground Of his
demurrer, that The coniracl was made at Gin
cinnaii with a General Of the Texan army
who was then engaged in raising, armine
and equipping volunteers for Texas,to carry
on hoslIities Yilh Mexico, and that one o
the inducements of the plaintiffs, in entering
into this contract and advancing the money
was 10 assist him In accomplishing ,hes
Objects ee 19N am ~
The District Cour sustained the demurrer
holding that the conlrac, was illegal ant
void, being in violation Of the laws, in con
wayenlion OF The public policy Of The Gov
ernmehi, and in conflict with existing treat
les. and dismissed The bill; and this opinio
is sustained by the Supreme Court, Gin
/, alias. . .....s
Mr.. Jones, dom. you think marripgeis
mennsol gracei n5a .ssii
! Certainly, my dear madam, anything is
3 means Of grace that breaks up pride an
leads 10 repentance. ~ s'siao
b Scene closes wiih'a mopshRhdle: 20!
; Five laborefs were killed near Cadiz, la
I week, bv Ihe caying II q aIunnel. sff
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invention, combined with the distinguished repu.
'a'ioh OF the lecturer, had attracted very large
auu'ence' including many individuals of eminent
so,enunc attainments. just half an hour, however,
oelole ne was expected to enlighten this distiu.
guisneo assembly, the celebrated lecturer discoy
ereo mat ne mad mistaken the expansive principe
winch is the very life of the machine. AJthoprb
ne nad spent many hours in studying the CAIosIo
HsSIHh IN actuai operation, and in testing its alb
soiute force by repeated experiments. Professor
FARADAY was compelled to inform his her rere =,
the very outset that he did not know wbv the en-
CINE worked at all. He was obliged TO con6ne
himself, therefore, to the explanation of the
orator, and the process by which the heat is CON
tnualy returned to the cylinder, and re. EMPLOYED
in the production Of force. To this part of the in.
vention he rendered ample justice, and explained
it in that feicitous style to which he is indebted
for the reputation he deservedIy enjoys as the most
agreeable and successful lecturer in ENeLAND.
"Other causes than the misconception of BRu-
MEL and FARADAY operated to retard the practi-
cal success of this beautiful invention The high
temperature which it was necessary to keep up in
the circulating medium of the engine and the con-
sequent oxidation, destroyed the pistons,
valves, and other working parts. These difficult
ties the inventor endeavored to remedy, in an en-
gine which he subsequently, constructed of much
larger powers, but without success His failure in
this respect, however, has not deferred him from
prosecuting his invention. During his residence
In this country Captain Ericsson has constructed
two engines, though purely experimental, with the
view OF working at a reduced temperature; and he
is gradually, but surely, approaching the realiza
ton Of his great scheme.''
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From the National Inteliigencer.
Central American Treaty.

WILMINGTON, DEL, January Y, 1858.
Messrs GALES & SEAToN, Washington:
have been astonished at reading to-day the at
tack made upon me in the United States Senate
yesterday.
have the letter of the Hon. William r. King,
chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations
written to me On the day of the exchange of ratif
cations of the British treaty of the 10Th April 1850,
stating, in the very words of my letter to Sir Henry
Buwer, what the Senate perfectly understood, that
the treaty did not include British Honduras
10 show you with what injustice have been as :
sailed and misrepresented, will send you the
original correspondence between Mr.. King and
inysei by the earliest opportunity. | herewith
seno you precise copy, certified by the GENTLE
men whose names are annexed
I gu will perceive that my letter to Sir Henry
Buiwer' written on the day of the date of Mi.
Kings letter, and after ii was received inform.
Sir Henry that the title to British Honduras II
then, and had been, my intention 10 leave as the
treaty left it, without denying, affirming. or in
any way meddling with the same-just as it pre-.
viously stood
The British title to the Central American States
was recognised by Mr. Polk, in sending there Mr..
Christopher Hampstead as Consul, who remained
in British Honduras, under the protection of the
British flag, and in virtue of exequatur obtained
by MIR. Buchanan from the British government
nearly three years, till recalled him, to prevent
the possibility of any charge against General Tay-
ler's administration OF having recognised the Eng
lish authority in British Honduras.
Please publish this note in to morrow's paper.
JOHN Nj. CLAYTON.
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New York Co Washington.

Arrangements are announced in our paper
to-day by which the mails and passengers be-
tween New York and Washington will here
after be enabled to pass from one point to the
other without detention on the route. In the
event of delay, resulting from accident on any
of the roads, extra trains are to be forwarded al
the cost of the company under whose manage,
ment the delay occurs.
1t cannot be doubted that the rapid growth Of
public opinion in favor of action by Congress to
construct, if necessary, post route railroad
between these points, has led to the adoption OF
the plan now promulgated; and we hope that
the reform it indicates will be speedily and
continuously realized.
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The ARCTIC EXPLORING ExPEDITIoN.-The New
York Journal Of Commerce says that active prepa-
rations are making to fit out the second exploring
expedition proposed to be sent to the arctic regions
in search of Sir John Franklin, by Mr.. Henry
Grinnell. The date for its departure is fixed at
about the middle of April next 1t will consist of
the brig Advance, which formed part of the fret
expedition and is still in perfect order, with the
exception Of her keel, which was knocked off BY
the ice tits expected she will be taken into the
dry dock in about three weeks. She will be
manned by crew of picked men, under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Kane, United States navy
and be amply provided with sledges and India
rubber boots, with which to penetrate into the
frozen regions-using whichever mode of convey
ance may most facilitate their progress. Pemmi-
can, or dried deer's flesh, will form the essential
article of food. On her northerly trip, the Ad-
vance will stop at Greenland, and procure sup.
ply of dogs The sledges, and other detaiIs of the
outfit, are in course preparation. The direction
to be taken will be the region of Smiths Sound;
and as the expedition will be accompanied by
corps of scientific observers, interesting results Of
scientific nature are anticipated, even though the
expedition should fail of its main object. Lieuten.
ant Kane (our contemporary adds) is peculiarly
qualified for the command of this philanthropic en-
terprise, and it could not be undertaken under
more hopeful auspices.
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susquehanna Bridge.

The members of the Maryland Legislature
start this morning on their excursion trip over
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad The sight
of engineering achievements, and the refec-
tons suggested by the obvious tendencies of the
route they are about to celebrate, will perhaps
remind them that on their shoulders rests the
responsibility of withholding from the public
the conveniences incident to the construction
OF bridge across the Susquehanna. 1t is not
too much to hope that they will evince their
appreciation of one undertaking by Withdrawing
distinctions from the path of another. The in
terests of their State are in this matter linked
with those of the travelling community.
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THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
has applied to Legislature to be incorporated,
with capital of 100000 900, having for its object
the construction of a railway between the Missis-
sippi and San Francisco, any other place on the
Pacific. Before the let of April 1854, the company
to survey six hundred miles of the easterly line
of the road. Its directors are: Levi S. ChatfieId,
the present attorney general; Canal Commissioner
Toilet; Mr.. McAlpne, the State surveyor and en-
gineer: Peter Cooper, of New York; Elon Farms
worth, of Michigan; Lieutenant Governor Church.
Simeon Draper, of New York; Harvey Baldwin,
of Syracuse. |
They intend, we learn, to apply to Congress for
an issue of thirty millions of Government stock in
aid of the enterprise. Mr.. Erastus Corning ia
warm friend of the enterprise Y Tribune
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Mr.. Clayton to Mr.. King.

JULY 4, 1851.
DEAR SIR: am this morning writing to Sir H.
l.. Bulwer, and, while about to decline altering
the treaty at the time of exchanging notifications
wish to leave no room for a charge of duplicity
against our government, such as thatwe now pre-.
tend that Central America in the treaty includes
British Honduras
shall therefore say to him, in effect, that such
construction was not in the contemplation of the
negouators or the Senate at the time of confirma.
ton. May have your permission to add that the
true understanding was explained by you as chair
man of Foreign Relations TO the Senate before the
vote was taken on the treaty? | think it due to
frankness on our part.
Very truly, yours, ]. M. CLAYTON.
To Hon. WILLIAM R. KING, U. s. Senate
1--WE certify that the above is correct COPY Of
the letter from the Hon. j. M. Clayton. Secretary
of State, to the Hon. William r. King.
j, WALES,
JOHN KIRKMAN,
p. STEWARD JOHNSON,
WIN. K. MoCLEEs.l
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NAvAL.-A despatch from Boston, dated the 7th
says: "The brig Planet, from Port Praya, De-
cember A. arrived at Salem yesterday. She left
at Port Praya United States ships Germantown
waiting orders; the John Adams for Goree, Gam
bia, and cruise down the coast, on the 9th of De-
cember. Sailed, December 8, United States brig
Perry, on cruise to Monrovia and the leeward
coast. At St. Vincents, October II, United States
brig cambridge from cruise.
The Norfolk Beacon of the 7th states that Lieu.
tenant J. b. Nones, recently appointed in the rev.
enue service, has been ordered duty on the cutter
Forward, on the Wilmington station. Charles c.
Wheeler, another of the new appointments, has
been ordered to Boston. The Forward sails on her
annual cruise for the relief of vessels in distress
few days.
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FLORIDA INDIANs.-The Tailat assoc FLoridian
publishes the following extract of letter from an
intelligent gentleman from Tampa, under date of
December 18th:
elm regard to the Indians, the only information
we have since you left is that very few have ap-
peared at the agency since the return Of Bowlees.
Blake sent out the delegation TO Bowlegs's town,
but they iound it deserted and did not commune
cate with any Indians; this is hearsay merely
The precise position of the afflir is not known.
Blake, Bowman, and Bridges, are still there.
think the Governor ia in correspondence with
Blake. believe that the natural prosperity of this
peninsula depends not Indirectly but wholly and
entirely upon the removal OF the Indians / am
not sure but that they will have to be driven out
by force after all but have confidently believed
that nothing short of force capable of forcing
them out, placed in position TO act, will induce
them to remove pesceably. / have entertained
this opinion since the outbreak in ls49 In De-
cember of that year have no doubt but that the
Indians might have been easily removed What.
ever influence the Western Indians or Gen Blake
might have exercised over these Indians. is now
almost entirely counteractedby the U s. military.
II reports are true, out of jealousy of Gen Blake.
Ii seems to me, therefore, that if the State under
takes anything in this matter her plans shorId he
upon scale equal to the task to be accomnlisbed
so that let things GO they may failure shall be
should not be surprised if the In
dams should remove upon the first appear ance Of
respectable force upon the frontier; and shall be
surprised " tney go without such demonstration"
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Mr.. King to Mr.. Clnuton.

July 4, 1850.
MY DEAR SIR The Senate perfectly understood
that the treaty did not include British Honduras
Frankness BECOMES our Government; but YOU
should be careful not to use any expression which
would seem to recognise the right of England 10
any portion of Honduras
Faithfully, your obedient servant,
w. r. KING.
To Hon. JOHN M. CLAYTON, Secretary of State.
The above is a correct copy of letter of w.
r. King, now in possession of Hon John M. CLAY
ton. j. WALES,
p. S. JOHNSON,
..-.s w. r. McCLKEs.T
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WASHINGTON:
MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1858

We publish in another column the correspond
ence communicated by Mr.. CLAYTON to the
I,steuigencer in regard to the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty. 1t shows the weakness Of human
memory, and the great danger of trusting it in
regard to events even Of comparatively recent
occurrence. General GAss might have misun-
derstood the substance Of Mr.. KING's converse
ton, but the more reasonable superstition is that
Mr.. KING himself misstated the facts through
forgetfulness or embarrassment NE can well
enough imagine that General CAss introduced the
subject to Mr.. KING in manner which led that
gentleman to imagine that he never could have
been guilty of the alledged crime or blunder.
The General was warned with his usual entusy-
nslsy, and put the matter probably in some
what hurried and possibly in a somewhat con-
fused style, and Mr.. KING, without sufficient
reflection, or without being perfectly master of
the subject, authorized the General to make the
unfortunate statement in the premises which was
brought forward in the Senate on Friday.
The matter is of very little consequence one
way or the other. Mr.. BULwER's declaration
was mere protest on the part of Great Britain,
excluding certain understanding of the treaty,
and is as good, as far as she is concerned, as if
it had been incorporated in the instrument, and
approved by the Senate as part of the COM
pact. AS far as we are concerned, nothing but
the express adoption Of it by the Senate could
make it binding as treaty stipulation. 1t
would have been better if Mr.. CLAYTON had
referred the whole matter to the Senate instead
of merely advising in regard to it with Mr..
KING but the failure to do so was. at the
worst, an error of judgment.
There is no issue of veracity in the case.
No one would suspect Mr.. KING of intentional
Misrepresentation. No one would attribute
wllful misstatement to General CAss. In his
fervid agitations he'might commit mistake,
but II is no compliment to believe him incapa-
BILE of an untruth. Mr.. CLAYTON, however,
holds his adversaries at a great disadvantage.
1t IS related of an eminent capitalist of New
York, now deceased, that he once said to
gentleman with whom he had made word-of-
mouth contract that he was disposed to disre-
gard, ''Have you got de papers? | am very
unsartain man unless you get me upon de
papers," MIR. CLAYTON has got eide papers,"