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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
THE IRON TRADE OF THE UNITED
STATES.

The iron trade Of this country is, as we
| believe, yet to become one of the most con
siderable, if not the greatest business interest
in the country. 1t has met with checks anc
disasters it is true; but disaster and partia
| failures are more often the ground work o.
the highest success than otherwise. The
history of every new enterprise vouches for
the truth of this. We have had experience
enough to guard against some of our errors
of legislation with regard to his great inter-
est. 1t would be happy thing for the coun-
try, the tariff question could be taken out of
the hands of the politicians, and the question
OF requisite protection of American industry
left to be settled upon its own merits, and
this we yet hope to see with regard to our
iron manufactures. Probably in January,
1855, we shall in the United States have full
Is, 900 miles of railway in operation. Our
railway building was commenced about 1880,
and the progress has been pretty regular
since that time, if we except the past year or
two, when the percentage of increase has
been large and rapid. In January l, 1853,
there was la,s47 miles of railway in opera
ton and l0,4lS miles in construction. OF
the last item it is not out of the way to say
that something like 5000 miles will be finish
ed in January, 1855. If we allow 100 tons
per mile for ironing single track of railway
this would give total of 100000 tons of
railway bars, now or soon to be in use. But
there is a very considerable amount of double
track railway in operation and more in con-
struction. Let us call that extra hundred
thousand tons which is far below the actual
tact-and we have total amount 4,700,000
tons. This at $65 per ton, present prices,
gives total of $ll0,5O0,000 invested in
railway bars in use. From experience it is
safe to set down the deterioration Of the rail
at 8 per cent per annum. We fear that our
later importations will show even greater de-
terioration. Eight per cent wear and tear
would be l2S,000 tons per year, or over eight
and one quarter millions Of dollars, and the
amount for the ten subsequent years allowing
nothing for double track, and nothing for in
crease of railway track, would be i,5sO,OOO
tuns or s3,2oO,OOO. In our opinion the sum
of one hundred million of dollars would come
nearer the demand for this single item ofl
railway and turnouts. BY January, 1854,
there will in all probability, be in operation,
in the United States, $4,000 miles of railway.
Between now e. that period we shall bave to
furnish the iron for some l9. 1000 miles of new
track, and certainly as much us eight per
cent per annum, of the amount now in use.
it is magnificent sum. We
have said nothing of the multiplied uses for
IRON, cars, locomotives, steam engines,
steamboats,, iron sailing vessels,
ron buildings, ETC., etc, which altogether,
20 to swell the consumption to an almost un-
limited amount. We have had something to
'ay, heretofore, with regard to the importance
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
AFTER-NooN SESSION,

On motion Nicholas Cooper g. Parvin
Wright were elected Vice Presidents.
The Committee on nominations, made the
following report;
For Senator,
Gen. Chas. Warffel.
Board of Equalization,
Jas. II. Drennen.
Hon. Samuel Lewis was then introduced.
to the convention, e. addressed it for two
hours, with great eloquence g. effect. Hon.
Salmon p. Chase followed at considerable
length, in an able g. powerful argument.
Joel Wood Pres't.
Nichols Cooper
Parvin Wright ) Vice Pres'ts.
]. w. Newport Sec'y.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02

opposed to him. They were elected alone on
his popularity.
Mr.. GREENE, the present Charge to New
Grenada, and violent anti-Benton man, was
defeated in fair race.with JOHN G. MILLER,
Wing, by iso majority, Benton men not vot-
ing generally .-Nat. Intel.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02

In Niles Register of July 9Th, 1896, it is
mentioned as something worthy of special
remark, that Major Forsyth Travelled from
Washington city to Detroit and back again
in eighteen days.
The Board of Health Of Mobile report the
actual existence of yellow fever in that city.
On the 18th there were three deaths.
CUMBERLAND, August 80.
The,cholera has almost entirely disappeared,
there having been no deaths for the last three
days. The physicians say, that the desease
is much milder and rapidly disappearing.
SECOND EIsPATcH.
The Cholera is again increasing, but it is
| rather of milder type.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
THE sEMI.wEEKLY TRIBUNE.

NJ OTICE.-At my instance an order of
| attachment was issued ON the sith day of Ausus,
1883, by Alexander Mcmillan Justice of the Peace A.
gainst the property effects OF Thomas Lantry James
of sci as cents and costs. BARNEY BRADY
September 2, l953,-3w
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
PUT AWAY THAT NOVEL,

DR.. Goldsmith, who had himself written
novel, in writing to his brother respecting the
education OF his son, used this strong language:
"Above all things never let your son touch
novel or romance. How delusive, how des-
tructive are those features of consummate
bliss! They teach the youthful to sigh after
beauty and happiness that never existed; to
despise the little good that fortune has mixed
in your cup, by expecting more than she ever
gave; and in general, take the word of man
who has seen the world, and studies it more
by experience than by precept-take my word
for it ] say, that such books teach us vely lit
tie of the world.
'What units the mind for the realities OF
life, also units it for religion; for it is a
practical matter of fact subject. The injuri-
Gus effect of novel reading is never fully
known. 1t hinders doing and getting good
it also trains and grows an amount of evil
products which eternity alone can exhibit.
IL hinders the mind from receiving good in
struction which might be blessed. Itquench.
es the influence which truth accompanied by
the Spirit of God, was likely to produce in
blessed results. 1T is only novel and only
past-time,' SO says the frequenter ofthe thea
tire and bar-room. 1t is pastime But, alas
does culprit who is under sentence OF death
q only waiting for the day of execution, wan
somethingto amuse him to pass his time
Does sinner who is already condemned, ant
who knows not but this very night the orde
will come for his immediate summons to tn,
judgment bar of his offended God, there t
hear the sentence of Depart or 'cast We the
Improbable servant into outer darkness
such soul need anything to pass his time
Throw away that novel, give your thoughts t.
the realities of your life, and the solemnitie
of your death. You have no spare time! use
it well, and use it at once! Ifyou would saw
your soul, have nothing to do with novsl
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
Democratic Adoption of Whig Doctrine.

Democratic Adoption of Whig Doctrine.
The National Intelligencer publishes a re-
cent article of the Washington Union, de-
Tending the constitutionality of the construc-
ton by Government of the Pacific Railroad,
with the following COMMENT
at was remarkable article to be found in
the columns of that journal, and regarding it
as evidently speaking for the Executive, we
read it with as much pleasure as SURPRISE
The arguments were not new to us; we had
heard them in former times repeated from ye ar
to year by the great champion of Internal
Improvements, the illustrous Clay, with all
the power of his peerless eloquence, g. especi-
ally in his great speech in the House of Rep
resentatives in l8l7-lS, and we could not sup
press the qualification we felt at seeing them
substantially reproduced as Democratic argu-
ments in support of great national measure" !"
The New York Evening Post, one of the
organs of the Democracy in New York,
notices previous reference of the Intelligent
Ger to the Unions article as follows:
"The article struck us precisely as it did
the Intelligencer, but we have so long been
accustomed to see Wing policy defended in
the columns of the Union that we did not mind
it. If Fillmore's administration had lasted
another term, the Union would have been its
organ by this time. 1t is doing his party
mu n more good however, now than it ever
could or can do in the capacity of an organ
for any party
The question will soon be asked-"What
has become of the Democrats!"
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
BUFFALO, August 80.

A democratic meeting for the election of
9 delegates to the S tate Convention, too k
place here on Saturday. A Conflict took
place between the friends of the admini-
stration appointments, and those opposed.
The admission party was entirely routed,
the ballot box was broken, and general
fight ensued.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
F,om the National Intclisoncor.
COMETS.

Messrs. EDITos: The extraordinary comet
now buzing in the northwest authorizes a
notice of the nature of comets, and their
probable contact with the earth or other
planets in their advance and retreat from the
sun.
Comets are vast masses of pure ethereal
matter 50 light and filmy that nothing on
this earth can be compared with them. 1t
has been calculated that if comet W ere con-
densed into the tickness of the earth's atmos.
Phere It would not occupy more than from
one to three cubic inches. Their apparent
nucleus or body is altogether filmy; for
through the very heart of comet ofconsider.
able brightness stars of the sixte enth magni-
tude have been deserted.
The leading aspects of comets are known
as causing superstitious dread, since the
days of Newton, of wars, pestilence, and
famine, threatening the earth with an
inhalation by fire and flood Thus these
harmless wanderers have been viewed bv
mankind, originating in the description of the
comet of 1880, ascribed to Sir Isaac Newton,
stating the heat of the comet to be two
thousand times hotter than red-hot iron, and
that its period was 575 years, and would pro ba-
bly, in the year 2255 strike the ca tn and
destroy 1t with fire. 1t is said that the tails
of comets are hollow, as if they consisted of
PARTICLES driven away from their nucleus by
the resistance of an ether, or substance
through which comets move. But, as the tail
is always opposite to the position of the sun,
1t may be inferred that the so.caled tails are
the retraction of the suns rays through the
hollow Of the comet, which extended over
fifty millions of miles from the comet which
passed the earth in March, IS43. G..
WHEN Mr.. Greeley and his coadutors
talk about the Wing party being dead, we
are reminded of the following story:
Billy P was making journey, in
stage coach, over the hily roads of New
Hampshire, and amused himself on the wav
by frequent resorts to the comforts of
mysterious black bottle which he had with
him.
Suddenly the coach came in contact with
a large stone, which without doing any other
damage, deprived Billy of his "eqailibrium, !"
and so down he rolled upon the stony
ground.
"Wot'n thunder yer doin'" said Bill; show
came yer to tip overp
The driver informed him that the stage
had not been overturned, and the passengers
assured Billy that Jshu was right.
Billy approached the vehicle again, and
remounted slowly to his former seat out
side.
"Didntupset, ,d'you sayw
"Not at ALL" replied the driver.
"Well, fPd know'j that" said Billy, 81
would not ha' get off,"
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02

A STRIKING PICTURE OF DEsoLATIoN.--
The New Orleans Delta of recent date con-
tains the following: "The Levee presents a
scene of awful desolation. The hustle on
the wharf is hushed-the animated crowd has
departed, and no man knows whittier. The
ships are all gone, and only solitary steamer
whose struggling passengers seem almos,
afraid to land, finds an ample berth at the de-
serted wharf. No cabmen are there tc
importune you for fare, for their calls are
now in the grave. Sick-dying-dead! These
are the words on every lip. Opera music
dance, seem sacrilegious now.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
YELLOW FEVER AT NEW ORLEANS

BALTIMORE, August 26.
The total number of interments at New
Orleans on Tuesday 3l5, which is fearful
increase.
The interments on Monday were 2ss, of
which 265 were of yellow fever.
On the 23d the total number of deaths,
were 25s, ofwhich 234 were by fever.
The Bulletin says that there is nothing in
the condition of the weather or atmosphere,
to hope that the fever will abate.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-09-02
TERMS OF THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE,

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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-02

N OTlCE.-All persons indebted to the coh1e'" ecu
~ of johnson, Younger and Smith, well as iioo
having claims against the same are requested to como
forward as sp"edyas possible, and make settlement
no longer indulgence will be given
YOUNGER & SMITH
Acting Partner. ct
April 21-2m ,hnsen. Younger & Smith.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-02

Until fuller returns are received. We deem
II unnecessary to crowd our columns with the
many imperfect reports which come to hand
OF the vote in thediferent counties Of the State.
Sufficient returns have been received TO show
that. while the strengths Of parties in the next
Legislature of Virginia will not be materially
changed. there will probably be gain Of 10
or IL wing members.
In Congress,,he delegation from this State
will no doub, be entirely democratie-a hap.
Ply consultation of the labors OF the democrat
10 Apportionment COMMITTEE of last Winter
We bid them god specialize more speedily
60 reach that goal Of rc,ributiye Justice to W itch
every perpetrator OF fraud and iniquity. whe,h-
or political or moral. must sooner or later be
brought. Sixty thousand tax. payers of Virgi
MIA are now practically DISTINGUISHED by the
operation Of democratic principles. In The
halls Of national Legislation they have no voice
and have been deprived of all representation
Will they calmly hug the chain that binds them
and warm the viper in their bosoms
The Democratic caucus nominee for the
in the 3rd division, has probably been elected.
In this division, however King Caucus, in des
pte of the speed and bottom and prancing
and neighing and baIderdash of hi. imported
"WarHorse" from PrinceG go has been caught,
thrown and gagged. Twenty seven counties
from which definite returns have been received
give a total of $40 maj Tor Boyd and g. lo2 for
Daniel.-Mejerity for Boy in those counties,
4,26s. The twenty counties yet to hear from,
most of which are east of the mountains, gave
Pierce majority of 3,s6S. which if given TO
Mr.. Daniel. would fall below the aggregate
majorities for Boyd by AGO. But amongst these
90 counties are Tszewell. Lee. ard Scott, Civ.
ing nearly an average of 500 each for Pierce,
from which we have sufficient information on
which to reckon at least equal average for
Boyd. This will reduce Daniels vote 3O00,as
compared with General Perce's, and leave
Boyd elected by 3,400.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-02
Curious Case-Circum stantial Evil
dPnCe,

Thomas Aitchnson was hung at North
Hampstead, Long Island. on Friday last for
the murder OF Ralph Foorhies The case was
involved in considerable doubt, insomuch
that the first jury refused to convict, and that
1t is still perfectly possible Hutchinson was no,
The murderer. He had worked for VOORHEES,,
and left about week before the tragedy took
place, without any quarrel with his employer
On The evening of the murder, Voorhies went
QUITO fodder his cattle and not returning his
family found him lying almost dead from
blow inflicted by heavy hammer on the front
oil his skull. The next morning search being
made on the premises, Aitchinson was dscov-
cred, rolled up in piece of Canvass. on the
top of haymow; he said that he had failed to
find employment elsewhere, and came back
on the light OF the murder To work for Voor
HES; finding it too late to disturb the family,
and being acquainted with the premises, he de.
teimned to sleepin the barn;here he was found
and arrested on supcion. Mr.. VOORHEES, was
not quite dead; he fingered long enough to
say that "he did not know the assassin" Yet
he " as struck on the forehead, therefore he
must have seen him, and Aitchinson was "a
miliarly known. A German was arrested for
the murder, but discharged with inadequate
examination on the arrest oil Hutchinson. Sew
eral of our most eminent lawyers assert bold
y, that. whether guilty or innocent de facto,
this was where justice mo less than mer
cy, called for reprieve. He died profess
ing his innocence in the following statement:
have not had an impartial trial. The pro-
ceedings at the coroner's inquest wero not
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Sub-Treasury Operations.

The New York Express continues it's able
Comments on the Treasury order of the new
Secretary, in reply to the argument of the
Washington Union in its defence Viewing
the subject, says the Wing in party aspect
alone. we should certainly have no objections
to the carrying out Of tho literal Construction
OF the law;-for it must exhibit its absurdity
SO palpably that even the Democracy, who
have boosted of the success Of the scheme.
would soon see the folly oft, and the necessi-
ty Of an entire abandonment a, least, of this
feature it. II seems. that under the Van
Buren, Administration, Secretary Woodbury.
had to give up literal interpretation OF thepro
visions of the SUBJ reasury,requiringt the public
money to be dragged about by oxen and mules
from place TO place, after an experience of two
months. In fact, we have never yet had a fair
specimen of the Sub.Treasury system. Sec
rotary Guthrie is now about to give the coun-
try such specimen OF its operations, because
he considers it his duty to obey the law rather
than consult public convenience. This deter
mination the new Secretary will soon show
Ao,o 10 works. The following are the com
ments of the Express, to which we refer:
Tie "Union" attempts reply 10 our article
on the subjectof Treasury transfers, but we do
not think satisfactory one
"Our remarks We're not intended TO advo.
cate the interest Of any particular individual
who might be directly or indirectly benefited
by adopting the old mode of making Govern.
ment transfers, as followed by Mr.. Guthrie's
Democratic and Wing predecessors, bat our
object was to facilitate the general business of
the community SO far as it could be Legitimate
y done. with entire safety TO the Treasury.
and without the latter mourning any risk or ex.
pense whatever.
I'VE still assert that il is safer for the Trea
sury. and certainly more advantageous to the
business community. to make the transfer,
in the mode we have advocated, than on tn,
plan now followed bv the Treasury OF trans
porting the coin from place to place.
Every ore prefers to trust his money II
the hands OF a man worth million of dollar,
and in high credit, to one who is entirely des
utute OF pecuI'iary means, even if there wa.
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LYNCHBURG, May 30th, 1853.

To the Editors Of tie Richmond Dispatch
SIR In your paper of the 2slh you take
issue with the Virginian in relation to certain
which the Editor derived from
me. | beg you will allow me to explain the
grounds Of that information.
First. as TO the difference of opinion between
your authority and myself with regard to the
Cost of transhlpment, which assert cannot
exceed cents per ton Of 1000 lbs, which is
equivalent to S miles of distance. This is
subject requiring no scientific investigation and
on which the authority of a warehouse hand.
IN any ofthe railroad depots in Richmond, is
better than that of Sir Isaac Newton.
have generally assumed, without ever hav.
ing tried the experiment by watch, that in
one day Of ten working hours,f four hands would
transfer the loads of cars on one track, to
like number on parallel track. These cars
should hold from TO 10 tons each Eight
cars of eight tons each would make 81 tons.
which at 5 cents per ton, is So 20. Now 4
hands at 80 cents per day, is So 20. You
will perceive that have allowed / hours for
Transporting the load on one car. have this
morning tried the experiment with my watch.
/ took car Containing 80 bbls of -four, weigh
ing 6 1899 lbs. and SIS boxes of tobacco weigh.
ing 1851 lbs. making in all 1859 lbs. or 81
tons. The time occupied by four hands, in
Transferring this load to another car, working
at ordinary speed, was just ffteer minutes, or
onettM Of the time required by my calcula
sion' The expense therefore might have been
put at one cent per ton, and has Gel tainly been
placed too high by my calculations 1t has been
generally assumed of late years that The cost
OF transportation on rail roads. is one cert per
ton per mile, and therefore Ave cents will nav
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-06-02

AN UNwELCoME VIsIrER "A black water.
. make, about 20 inches in length, was found in
: bed. in the second story OF dwelling in
York, on Wednesday morning. The bed was.
coupled during the night by two little girls,
Who did not discover until rising in the NOR
ing that they had had such a bed fellow
low the snake got there, remains mystery;
there is no wafer nor anything to attract
eptiles near the house-R. Wig.
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list Of Arrivals at the NoryeIl House

Merrman Bedford; N Horsley, Nelson DR.. Pc.
RS tarmv,lie; Neale, Thos @ Read, Roanoke; L
elsktn' olaGnt"n; Summerson, Whits Sui hur
prings; o Pratt, New York H Crouch. New Lon
on; Wo'droof Va; II J Stevens, Botetourt; d
tey, W; Capt Muse, Roanoke; z Rodes, Camp
III; q w Dabney Campbell, G. II. q A Halsey.
ewark' n. j.; Halsey, Petersburg Va. Nc
w Johns, Lynchburg