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pER1Lous MOUNTAINS ASCENT.

It has long been known that some of the peaks Of
mountain ranges in Oregon are Of great height Our
California exchanges bring very interesting accounts
Of the of the lofes Of these called Mount Hood
which has been ascertaned by actual measurement
be full 49, 361 feetn height Thiss the hghestpeak on
the American continent and of the highest in the
whole world The party which made the ascent was
composed Of Mr. Dyer and Capt Travaillet who left
Portland the 4h Of August for the purpose but
afterwards joined by Mr.. Lake. Capt Burow, Judge OIL
ney and others. After getting above the snow-line it
was discovered by Of telescope that the
tain is volcanic smoke being to issue from the
NIT On the 9th the ascent Of the upper mountain
menced the southeast by east sde After ascending
several thousand feet of evercontnuous ut
angle of almost fifty degrees three of the party major
Hallam, Capt Travaillet, and Judge Oney) gave out
and had stop in consequence of dizziness caused by
the rared atmosphere. From thence upward the angle
was moro steep, until it reached 704 degrees Indian
being the guide and the road lying along ledge of rocks
perpendicular with the mountain At "a o'clock P. NJ
ON the 9th the summit attained and was found to
be extremely narrow and crescentshaped From this
peak mountain tops hundred miles distant we're dis
tincty The peak of Mount Hood is thus described
by the account before a 5.4 9st5s
We found the top similar to that Of Mount Helen's-
extremely narrow, laying in crescent shape; Mount
ST. Helen's facing the northwest by crescent while
Mount Hood faces the southwest. The sharp ridge on
top from the southwest to the north making sharp
the west at the north end The main ridge is
formed of decomposed volcanic substances OF light red
dish color with from twenty to fifty feet high a
intervals Of few rods.
These cones or rocks are full of cracks issures
they had been rentby convulson Of Nature st
remote period Between these there
holes varying from the size of waterbucket
down two three inches in diameter. Through these
breathing holes las we call them and through the
in the rocks there is constantly escaping hot smoke
or gas of strong sulphurc odor In passing over the
ridge for half mile discovered these breathing
holes through the heat was more intense than In
others. $50
We did not carry up thermomeer therefore we could
not get the exact degree Of the heat but from holding
our hand over several of them have no doubt that
the thermometer would have shown "boiing heat " in
some Of them.-Calyornia paper.
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photographic Correspondence.
Later from HAVANA.

l
/ NEW ORLEANS, Der. l9-The steamer Black Warrior
has arrived here with dates from Havana to the 10Th
instant.
She brings an account Of the assassination of Castene
do the berayer Of Gen. Lopez He assassinated on
the 18th instant whilst in billiard-room Of coffee
house playing billiards The assassin escaped and had
not been heard Of any clue to his identity.
The funeral of Castenedo took place the next day. and
his remains were followed the grave by his guard only
who fercely attacked by mob and terrible scene
ensued, in which several killed and wounded The
affair had caused intense excitement otherwise the island
is quiet.
Destructive Fire
BALTIMORE, Ocr. 20-A fire, the most destructive that
has occurred in this city for many years. broke out at
o'clock last night in the steam sawm Of Messrs. La
pourale Maughn the corner of East Falls avenue
The whole interior Of the vast building was soon on fire.
and the flames extended to Griisss lumber yard and
from thence crossed Fawn and Stiles street. and finally
swept off two entire blocks occupied by shops and lum
beryards. The loss is estimated at nearly $l50000
which there not insurance for than that
amount. The fremen finally checked the spread Of the
flames at daylight this morning.
Bank Troubles
NEW YORK, OcT 20--The main cause of the suspen-
sion Of the Eighth Avenue Bank the negotiating Of
loans to large amount, which have not yet been
returned The report of the committee appointed to ex
anime into the affairs Of the Knckerbocker Bank is said
be unfavorabe One Of the directors is said to be
defaulter to the amount of $4,000.
1t discovered to-day that the first teller of the
Ocean Bank in this city is defauer to the amount Of
$9O0O0l He has absconded to parts unknown but sup
posed to Europe.
Baltimore Market
BArIMoRE, Der. 20 Business generally has somewhat
improved Sales Of 900 bbs Howard -four at 49,
City Mills held at $7.s7, Rye -four 1925. Corn meal
S4.25 $3.50 per Dbl. Wheat, white, good to prime,
ST.. 10 81 80; choice do 81 IS $1.87 red, Sl65
S1.T5.y Corn, white, IA rs cents; yellow, % o 20.
Oats A 48 to 60 Rye ST. a1.15. Glover seed $3.50
a 1915 per bushel; Timothy, $3.50 1887. Provi-
sions are quiet. Mess pork $l275. Bacon unchanged
Groceries quiet. Rio coffee 104 IT, Sugars dull;
Orleans SIS &c. Molasses do "a 20 cents per gall.
Whiskey, SO 81.
The tobacco market is quiet but holders firm. The re-
ceipts very light and stock small with good inquiry
for shipment
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares, 52s So closing,
524 bid, 62a asked.
Ne,o York Market
New York, Dor. 20.-The -four market is unchanged.
Wheat is wanted sales Of white Virginia at So o. Corn
has advanced one cent Provisions unchanged
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MARYLAND INSTITUTE FAIR.

The exhibition of the Mechanics Institute which has
closed in Baltimore has been very brilliant and
successful The last night attracted immense hrongs
Of people, and the display of art and scientific skill is
stated to have been very gratifying.
The Hon. JOSHUA VANsAsr, President of the Institute,
made the closing address, which very well received
He gave interesting statement Of the affairs of the
Institute of the and prosperity which had
tended it, and Of its increasing usefulness in fostering
the Dechanic arts and sciences. He paid high tribute
to the mechanical skill displayed in the present exhibit
tion making appropriate suson to the many attractive
specimens of female skill and industry which be
found in all parts of the hail."
The Schools Of Design male and female were referred
to, and their subject Of great fecitaton
Mr. VASsAsr concluded by noticing the encouraging
and apprecave feeling manifested by the people of Bal
tore in the Of the Institute, and spoke Of the
great increase of membership indicative Of the value
set the labors Of the managers He referred the
arnsts, mechanics, &c. and to the gentler SEX whose
handlwork was every where before them, showing
how people make living And in this he was eloquent
In the name Of the managers Of the Institute he thanked
the press for their evervaried kindness in forwarding
their efforts he thanked those who had forward as
contributors to lend interest the exhibition he thank
ed generous public for the support extended; and he
thanked the ladies for their attendance in particular
whose presence always lends charm the exhibition
This institution Of which the people of Baltimore
may well be proud
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CASUALTIES.

Mr.. PARKER, who lives on the Blue Ridge south OF
Arnolds Valley (Va.) accidentally shot his brother
few days ago. Mr.. p was fixing his rife, which went
off accidentally the ball struck hard post glanced at
almost right angles, and inflicted mortal wound on his
brother. Both were young men Of families.
Mr. BEVERLY G. WooD, who was one Of the passengers
board of the Arctic the third Of the late SLAs
WooD Of New York. who has found grave in the waters
his two brothers having been previously drowned in the
Mississippi river.
As the workmen were engaged in removing the old
wooden towers upon the Canada side the Suspension
Bridge Wednesday last and were in the act of lower
ing the last brace between the towers the stick swung
back with such force against the southern tower
start it. causing it fall against the other and the two
precipitated the bridge and over the
cipice.
ELEVEN PERsoss DRowNED.-On Friday morning
most distressing accident occurred the Troy sk fer
ry at Albany) by which eleven persons were drowned
The skf of the large size, belonging Morr-
sons ferry and crossed the river from the foot of Albany
street The boat filed with seventeen passengers
most of them in the employ of Messrs WHEELER TAY-
LoR charmakers West Troy and left her slip Just after
the steamer Troy had passed She almost instantly
countered the swes Of the steamer and capszed when
in the deepest water and when but few rods from the
dock Some Of the passengers chung the boat others
struck out for Shore but retarded in their
by their fellow-passengers clingng them The swim
were pulled under by those who frantic with
fright could not SWIM and before assistance could be
made available eleven Of the number had sunk to rise NO
more.
FEAnrUL ExpLosrox.-About one o'clock on Friday
large whiskey still in the distlery OF Messrs Furman
Company at Williamsburg, IN Y exploded shattering
the building to atoms Fortunately it occurred whilst
most of the hands were at dinner The engineer VIM
Real killed. and Patrick BagIin, fireman. was IA
tally hurt The explosion Is attributed the stoppage
Of the escape steam pipes. n 5e go
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HORRIBLE ArrAIR.--The Binghampton Republican con-
tans of terrible tragedy enacted at Greene
IN. " the 9th instant The correspondent of that
paper says: David d. Davis, resident of this town,
about 80 years Of age had difficulty with his wife
about separate property; and believe suit for d.
vorce 10 the calendar for next weeks circuit be-
tween them. His wife and her relations live some four
miles east Of the village. Davis has boarded for some
months at the Chenango House. Yesterday afternoon he
went her and her relations at the house Of
Mr.. Gilmore, the wife's brother. He met q Mr. Buel
HotcLkiss also brother-in low. They left Gmorcs in
company, Davis drew revolver and killed Hotchkiss in
the yard then passed hastily to the house Of Hochkss,
about hundred rods and shot twice at Mrs. H. but
missed her. He then shot his wife in the came room,
passed out into the back yard, and shot himself The
three are dead coroners inquest will be held to-day,
when further particulars will transpre."
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THE HORSE.

chapter Horses is not unacceptable readng even
to such portions of the community have relish for
sports Of the turf and the Albany Knckerbocker is
paper to make the most of such subject 1t was not
pleased with the failure Of Horse Fair held lately on
Long Island and thinks something must be done to re-
deem the reputation Of the State. 1t says:
New York has Of the finest horses in the world.
In the way of trotters defy the universe We
get up show Of horses that will do credit to the
Republic and what we can do should do Down East
horse shows all the rage In Vermont the horse is
cultivated with as much pride profit The Morgan
horse Of that State for all kinds Of work has no equal
any where. fi
The horse is such glorious, such beautiful animal
that in spite of railroads and locomotives he will ever
occupy position very every good mans heart The
gives us list Of twenty different families We shall
refer to few Of the principal The wild horses Of Tar
tary are smaller than the domestic Their hair parcu-
larly in winter is very thick, and generally Of mouse
color Their heads larger in proportion to their boz
dies than thoseef tame horses and their foreheads
markedly arched. These horses very watchful Of
their common safety. Whilst troop is feeding Of
their number is placed eminence as sentinel.
When danger Of any kind approaches he his
panions by neighng, and they all beake themselves to
flight The Calmucks take them by riding among them
very feet tame horses destroy them by arrows.
The most esteemed horses are the Arabian They are
seldom than fourteen to fourteen and half hands
high inclined to be lean than fat they rise higher
from the ground than other blood horses and gather much
more quickly.
The breed in Arabia is crossed in other
tries but preserved unmixed with the utmost solcude
The Arabs prefer the mare, being capable Of
bearing hunger thirst and fatigue and these mel
ther bite nor kick they deemed vicious; indeed
1t uncommon thing children play and fondle
about the and her foal without fear injury Mad
den says when Arab sells his he rarely sells all
his property in her. he generally the second
third foal The geneaogy Of q ful-bloodad Arabian
horse must be proved ut Mecca, for only
ued, which is that Of Mohammeds favorte mare. That
author also observes that it is difficult to get tho
Arabian send out Of the country that
he doubts il any go Europe those usually sent
as such being Dongola Mares which very inferior,
being worth only from hundred and twenty to one
hundred and fifty dollars, whilst Arabian is worth
from one thousand FIVE hundred to two thousand dollars
The Arabians keep their horses pckeed by the
They never lie down, night day, being always kept
standing Even after long journey they only suf-
fered to give tumble or two the eand and then made
to RISE The Persian horses much esteemed but mot
equal to the Arabian We will speak Of this matter again.
In the neon time would say to fast men, take
for exhibition that will serve to show the world
what it can do when it tries ;"
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SsAKs sronY.-. During the Florida war" said the
speaker 81 with the American army. One day shout
dcred my gun and went in pursuit OF game passing
through swamp saw something few feet ahead OF me
lying upon the ground which had every appearance Of log
being forty feet in length and one foot in d.
amete So positive that it nothing log that
paid attention to 1t; the fact is would have be-
of justice that il log and nothing else
You had heard Of snakes growing such huge
dimensions and the fact is should have believed il
had.
"we he continued, "between and the log las took
IL to be miry place which il necessary for
avoid therefore placed the butt Of my gun ground
do you suppose2" "A boa constructor said one emo"
An anaconda said another No. "what could IL have
been said third. "Just what supposed it boa
said the uag 2f sN t
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Total for twelve years .

The sales of the present year acres
Notwithstanding that large sales for settlement have been
made by land companies under grants from Government
The high price Of food in 1S47 gave stimulus to the
purchase of land of which the sales larger in that
than any other of the twelve During the past year
this impulse has been very much greater because the
extent Of railroads opened in the districts has made
the land available
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GLOVER GATHERER.--A good machine for gathering
clover and other seed has long been desired by many To
meet this want s. Gage Of Dowagiac, Michigan has
invented one which consists in having cylinder provid
ed with series Of toothed bars arranged that as
the cylinder rotaes the teeth projected forward in
'front.' and the seed is combed from the standing stalks
and conveyed into the interior of the cylinder. This
machine Is well adapted to the seed Of clover
heds which are intended to be poughed in for fertz-
ing, very good practice for light soils
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The steamer Arctic built in New York by William
H. Brown, and considered stanch vessel as was
ever constructed She measured $500 tons register AND
cost $4,000 The ship and machinery were insured
for S6400O0 by various American insurance companies
and 1T is understood that they also insured in Eng
land, but to what amount is not generally known The
cargo was insured for 100000 principally in Wall
street. ta A'stfsfits4t 49,
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Ssow.-A gentleman from Montreal, via the Atlantic
and St Lawrence Railroad reports that in the vicinity Of
Sherbrook, Canada, on Monday the snow was four or
five inches deep and somewhat impeded the progress Of
the cars. aes ess
The Worcester Spy says that in several towns in the
north part of the county there quite covering
snow upon the ground Monday morning. There were
from two to three inches in the town Of Princeton
The Lowell News says that during Sunday there were
several snow squalls in New Hampshire and some parts
OF Massachusetts,. Early Monday morning it showed
profuseiy in Mason and New Ipswich, en- H. and in
Ashby Fitchburg, and Princeton, Massachusetts. Wa
chusett, watatic Monadnock, the Temple, and other
mountains we're clothed in snow-uhite robes.
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The result very remarkable one in this particular
viz that large has been the increase in the
revenues of the Federal Government it has been less than
the increase Of derived from lands The Of
the sales is SS 1885, larger amount than has been
sold in any year since the famous specie circular
1896 was sold of the nubc lands 90 O74 81 acres
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NAvAL-The United States frigate Savannah, Com
mander Mercer bearing the broad pennant Of Comma
dore Sater ut Rio Janero, September 3, all we'll
The United States soopyof-war Decatur, Commander
Sterrett, also at Rio, date, all we'll United
States sloop-ofwar Plymouth, Commander Kelly, was at
Hong Kong the I'D Of July, from Shanghai. United
States brig Porpoise from Petras Shoal, was at Hong
Kong July I'D United States storeshp Southampton,
Lieutenant Commanding ]. J. Boyle, at Hong Kong
I'D July, from Japan The following United States
sells in the Chinese waters 22d July F. Cooper and
J. P. Kennedy at Hong Kong; Lexington, Macedonian,
Mississippi and Powhatan at Japan Supply at Loo
choo susquehanna and yandalia at Shanghai and John
Hancock and Vincennes at Whampoa
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Mrs. FisHBAcK, OF Cincinnati the wife Of Judge FISH
BACK, Of that place. was injured last week by the expo-
sion Of camphene gas from the effects Of which she died
Is it not surprising that in despite Of the almost daily
record Of disasters from camphene people will persist in
its use $50
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CCBOoL FOR IMBECILE AND BACKWARD
- CbidrenThe undersigned, late Principal Teacher in
the Massachusetts State School for Idotic Children, has
opened private school in the vicinity of Boston for select
number Of children. He refers to Dr. s. g. Howe and the
trustees Of the State School. Address ~. 4 4. s.
"a ALEXANDER MCDONALD,
sept 9-w2mo Care Of DR.. 8. q. Howe, Boston, Mas.
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SMITH U BRIEs-The Liverpool Times says that Smith
OBrien came home passenger by the Norma having
received the Queens pardon 1t is not able to saw whe
ther he came direct to England but Austian letter
Of the day before the sailing Of the packet that
such was his destination.
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SrRAsoK PREsEsrnEsT--The grand jury Of Rich
land district S CO. among its presentments, has
mended the reopenng Of the African slave trade They
set forth it's supposed advantages and necessity
the South, and argue to justify Its humanity andmoraty
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LAND REVENUES OF THE UNITED STATES.
The joint influence Of high prices for food great immi
grafton and the extension Of railroad facilities have i'm
parted to land settlements extraordinary stimulus dur
ing the past year. The quantity of land sold has been
as follows to June:
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SUSPENSION or THE Coal TRADE.--The coal operators
in Schuylk county Pa it is stated on the authority
Of the Philadelphia Bulletin have combined and suspend
ed the shipment of COAL alleging as an excuse that the
wages Of workmen are too high.
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EnnATA-ln the article another page Origin Of the
Deluge," &c. in line Is, paragraph s. after "plaoe,"
read thirty feet below the surface" In the last line
world t41#t ]
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TEACHER WANTED to take cha,

TEACHEN WIN TED 20 taKe Charge OF the
Male Institute at Minden, Claiborne Parish louisiana
Session to the first Monday Of January next
No need apply except he be regular graduate
respectable college, Of good moral character Sufficiently
qualified to prepare student for admission into any college
in the United States the location being healthy and society
agreeable
Address WILLIAM HARDY Secretary of the Board Of Trus
tees of Miuden Male Institute, Minden, La.
By order Of the Board Of Trustees:
@ ES WILLIAM HARDY,
DOT 7--wptDec Secretary Board Of Trustees.
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TO CHARLES w. LANCASTER,
ew Bond street nsIddIeser En md a otf,e RI

TO CHAKLES w. LANCASTER,
New Bond street. Middlesex, England and all others
.A concerned. dR f&a
WHEREAS an interference has been declared between
w the patent granted by the Commissioner Of Patents
you as the inventor of improvement in and ca
presented him by the original inventor of improve
ment in the construction Of cannon and shot, the hearing for
which is set by him for the fourth Monday November next
win therefore notice that fourth Monday Of
October next and following days. If necessary, the Brucn
House, Lexington State of Kentucky shall take the dcpo
stions Of sundry persons to be read evidence In be-
half in said hearing whom and where you may attend you
think proper. M THOMAS II. BARLOW,
aug l6-wtd Warrington.
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