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Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
THE BRITISH FORCE IN THE cRIMEA.

The British journals appear to be opening their
eyes to the real character of the present war; The
difficulties already encountered by the Allies from
the invasion of Russian territory have produced a
very decided change in their opinions respecting
the power of resistance of Russia and their hopes of
a speedy conquest. One entire season has passed
over, and still no impression has been made upon
the enemy. Fleets greater than England ever as
sembled in hostile array before an adversary have
been unable to accomplish any, decided act which
brings England nearer to her object-to put stop
to The territorial progress Of Russia. In the Cri
mea she has been the most successful in her opera
tions but even there has accomplished nothing de-
cisive, while her army is melting away with alarm
ing rapidity. Of the thirty thousand men who left
England for the seat of war on the Black Sea, she
has lost by cholera, by war, and other casualties
$4,000 men, according to the calculation of the
Liverpool Northern Times. Her army has recently
received reinforcement Of 1000 marines and per-
haps 1000 troops Of all arms, and, with the 1000
men which are going out the British force may be
increased to 90 900 or $4,000. The inadequacy Of
this force to retain possession OF any conquest made
in the East against one of the most powerful coun-
tries of Europe begins 70 press itself painfully upon
the English mind, and hence we see the journals
beginning to rouse the nation to efforts to sus
tain the honor Of its irms, involving vast expen-
dture of treasure. The Times says:
'We require IN allied army Of 100000 men in the
East and it is vain longer to deny the fact endeavor
to give favorable cooring to the position we are
really in. France supply her contingent and Eng
land must find her moiety We were in hopes that dplo
macy backed by formidable warke demonstration on
the part of the two greatest military and naval Powers
of Europe would have brought ae Gar to some equit
able terms. This vision has passed away, and the
idea Of playing at any longer must be totally ex-
ploded
The troops stationed in colonies must be brought
home and the defnc. Of distant possessions left to
the loyalty and patriotism of our colonists Recruits
must be obtained and Of offence defence left
longer take Of themselves. All that is now being
done is well enough far it goes but the Ottoman
dominions have still to be protected and the blood Of
civilization has to bt avenged. We more think Of
retiring from the fd while these duties remain to be
performed and crowned with victory than could think
Of abandoning homes and hearhs to Russian inva-
der Experience hiss already shown what the nature
of the present contest really is and to neglect another
day prepare for what has to follow would be highly
criminal One hundred thousand British troops and the
number Of French must cous quR coue be sent to
the East without dehy With the fall Of Sebasopo our
present intense anxiety may cease but with that event
the must be considered as only just commencing"
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
A NOBLE ROY.

RESCUE OF PASSENGER TRAIN FROM DEsrRucrI,N.-
We mentioned few days since the burning of the Tun-
mel Bridge, the Baltimore and SusquehanDa Railroad
about FIVE miles south Of York. and since learn that the
confagration very being followed by # the
terrible disasters that has lately occurred rail-
road travel It supposed that the bridge took rerom
the freight trains which passed about hafpast o'clock
in the morning, and the structure totally enveoped
in flames before 1t discovered by the residents ID the
vicinity At about o'clock the frame work Of the bridge
fell through and among the spectators, twery in
number was little boy about twelve years Of age nam
ed Eli Rheem, who, remembering that the express pas
senger train then about due from York. p
the top Of his speed to endeayor to stop the an which
he knew must be close at hand. As he reched
the curve about two hundred yards from the bridge he
observed the train coming at full speed and fearing
that he would be unable to stop them unless by th
Of extraordinary means, the noble little fellow to his
position the track and running towards the appach
ing train with his hands raised caught the atentpn Of
the engineer, who Immediately reversed his engine and
stopped within four hundred yards of impending detruc
ton the piers being twenty feet from the rocky
bed below and the gap some sixty feet WIDE Had the
boy not placed himself the track he would doubtless
have failed in his noble effort, the engineers
often cheated by mschievous boys the route thai they
seldom pay attention to them Even when he stopped
thought that he had been cheated by youngste with
daring than his associates and was surprised see
the little faxen- headed fellow stand his ground ard
deavoring his lost breath his ques
ton to the of his interruption We learn that
the passengers when they ascertaned the f the
soppage Of the train and viewed the precpice overwhch
they being dashed literally rewarded tie boy
his presence Of mind and daring and that the Board
Of Directors at their meeting yesterday appropriated
as additional recompense Eli Rheem, boy but
twelve years Of age, the only Of twenty persons
present. most of them men, who had forehought sufficient
for the occasion. Baltimore American.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
MUTTON RATHER THAN BEEF.
FROM THE AMERICAN AanIcurru.Isr.


We sincerely wish that the American people would
substitute mutton for beef and pork to much greater
extent than they have been in the habit Of doing Nut
ton is more nutritious and wholesome thnn beef, and
vastly than pork In fact the latter ought not
to be eaten nt ALL and especially the fat parts Where
earth there healthy and robustlookng people
the English Of all classes 1t is not simply the fogs
and humidity Of their climate which gives them their
bust appearance and good looks for people them,
with climate almost like theirs, look very differently
So far meats concerned they mutton eaters
probably more than half the animal food consumed in
England being mutton But il is Merno nor Saxony
mutton, Of the ragged fenceumping creature
monty kept over large districts Of the United States.
English Scotch Welsh and Irish mutton is mainly Of i'm
proved breeds, well bred, and thoroughly cared for.
These may have in high perfection they by OBJ
tanning the breeds and bestowng little pains in their
propagation and feeding We glad know that the
attention Of many Of farmers is turning to that
branch of stock and trust that the good taste and
discrimination Of consumers of will give subsan-
tial encouragement to their endoavors.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
THE MUsQUIT TREE.

This is very abundant timber in many portions Of
Western Texas possessing remarkable and valuable
properties. 1t deserves attention. Although ver
pact and heavy wood and generally free from rot the
centre portion is generally shvered in circles oten
near as two or three inches Of the surface 1t spills with
remarkable accuracy through the CENTRE and although
scrubby low growth its great durability renderst
luabe for posts and fencing material. considerable
amount of timber may be procured from it, and fir fur
nure there s scarcely any wood superior to it. takes
beautiful smooth polish, shrinks, althouh put
with age assumes deeper bright brown. Perhps mo-
wood yields greater heat than this when seasoned The
sap portion Is very hin often not than oneourth
of an inch thick If the tree is hacked in the moths Of
June or July gum issues in considerable quanis and
hardens from the action Of the SUM- having all tp pro-
peries of gum arabic. The decayed wood by being
under cover yields large amount Of benzoc acid The
burning Of this wood in stoves Is very destructive to
them; the grating and sides rapidly corrod both
by the heat Of the CRATE and acid vapor of the rnng
fuel To the p-maker it furnishes material of IMPORT
The ashes instead of containing potash, most
hard woods do, carbonic acid and soda combined
and by putting say peck, and half bushel would do
no damage, Of fresh burnt quick lime to the bGre Of
ashes, it will yield caustic soda ye that will nake the
very best quality of hard SOAP Cattle very bnd Of
upon the praries. Another use it is probable, Guild be
made Of the ashes which is scatter cay half abushel
through each load Of it is housed to destoy the
weavil 1t would certainly do no mischief and would
improve the shucks AS fertilizer there is no 0ubt it
would give valuable results upon wornout soils ht 1t is
probable that the application will be made e many
years. for the soil upon which the musqut growss nva
riably fertile and Of great depth This tree beings to
the family Of accacias. s.--Segan 7sras) Mercury
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
FROM THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
GEN. MILLsON, OF THE NORFOLK DISTRICT

GEN. MlLLSON, OF THE NOHFOLk DlSTRlCT.
was ut Greensvle Court yesterday, and heard this
gentleman address the people His object chiefly
vndicate his vote the Nebraska BILL he being the only
member in Congress from Virginia who voted against it
had never had the pleasure of Gen. MILsoas acquaint
ance, and knew him only by character. had viewed
him ultra in his politics. and did not know exactly why
1t that he alone from Virginia voted against the bill
He is modest and unpretending gentleman bold and
independent speaker and able and eloquent debater
expected when took my seat to differ from him, but
before he got through found that he was the only man
with whom had conversed that fully agreed
with. He read from the Nebraska bill, and showed
clearly that contained the squattcr sovereignty prin
cplep (which Gen. Cass asserted in his celebrated Nchol-
sons etter in Disguise and which the Wings Of that day
maintained the true construction of his letter. and
which the Democrats as stoutly denied Mr. MILLsoN
showed clearly that would operate greatly the injury
of the South that it had reused the Northern people,
without distinction of party and stirred up all the ee
ments Of opposition to slavery, and created one great
Northern party irrespective Of politics. and that of
the South had paid terrible price for Nebraska The
measure he said had unnaturazed foreigners and abo
itionized Congress, and that those of the South sho
had aided its passage had fearful account to settle ,ciM
their constituents that all men began to the true
principles and meaning of the b and soon none coud
found oho ddnot derecdte its passage There seemed at
first to be ndisposton to hear Gen. MILLsoN, from
the slow manner in which the people went into the Court
House, Notwithstanding several proclamaons made
presume there was msapprehenson Of the grounds
and which dictated his but before he
cluded his remarks believe every body fully salts
fed that he right; and from the indications in
Greensvle think it will be useless to candidate
against him. Although differ from him politically,
resident Of his district would 60 to the polls and vote
for him with pleasure far the Nebraska question is
haste act of justice to much misrepresented man
NOVEMBER Z, 1854 BRUNSWICK.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

FRIaHrFUL ACCIDENT ETHEREAL OIL.-The con-
stant warnings against the Of this dangerous article
in the way Of serious and often fatal accidexts do
not seem to have any effect than il they
Cured There has not been week for several months
past that it has not fallen lot to record
terrible accidents from its use and still it is to be found
in many households Those who it are always salts
fed that the accidents through careessness and
they always think they careful than their neigh
bors 1t is very certain that many Of the calamities
arising from its be assigned to careessness
than to any other cause but there where the
greatest care will not afford guaranty against danger.
About hafpast FIVE o'clock Saturday evening acc
dent occurred at Bel-Air Market Baltimore, by which
three persons were injured Of whom burnt In
shocking manner. At Of the side stalls lamp was
suspended in large glass case and out Of the reach OF
being touched by any thing There several
about the stall at the me and without warning the lamp
exploded with tremendous crash throwing the burning
liquid in every direction. young man named Charles
Richter nearest the lamp and large portion OF
the fluid fell upon him, at enveloping him In sheet
Of fame by which his hands, face and neck were burnt
in shocking manner Two other persons were badly
burnt.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

EXTRAORDINARY LoSGEvrrY.-The funeral oftirs g.
w. KARns, for many years member Of the Mthodist
Episcopal Church. took place yesterday from To Jane
Street Methodist Episcopal Church The decesed had
attained the unparalleled age Of III years moths and
l6 days. The deceased born in this country 1877,
when George Washington was only fve years d; was
taken to Ireland when an infant and resided in @ but
after marriage returned with her husband to tn United
States, Her father was Scotchman; her mIher an
Irish lady. She was tho mother Of ~ chdre two OF
whom survive her. She was familiary styled grand
mother" by her friends, and greatly beloved bll who
knew her ON account Of her friendly, amiabe, cheer
fui disposition. What Is still more remarkabis this
that she was active and vivacous during lifc ahowed
no signs of imbecty up to the time Of her darture.
She was noted for her pety.-N. Y. Day Book.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
A PRACTICAL VIEW.
FROM THE cHARLRsros MERcuRY

FROM THE CHARLESTON MERCURY.
THE MoRMoSs. is strongly attracted to
this strange peopetrange in the monstrous absurdity
OF their faith the terrible vicsstudes Of their history
in their present unassaable isolation, and in their
derful prosperity They have found country miracu-
lousy like that of the old Israees with its Dead Sea,
its Lake of Tberas its connecting River Of Jordan its
terrible DESERTS its wild mountains and its valleys fow-
ing with milk and honey. They have reclaimed this
seemingly mpractcable wilderness and made to TEEN
with all the best products of agriculture. They have
built cities and established civilization after their fashion
in region which, according the Anglo-Saxon
mode Of valuing land, absolutely unnhabitable.
Their agriculture depends altogether artificial ir-
rgation.
II they had not done any thing worse than this politics.
it is to be hoped would not have troubled its crotchety
head with them But they polygamiss, and pract-
cally they suffer but Mormons to settle in their
country; and finally their government is an absolute
domination of the priesthood These people number
forty fifty thousand and rapidly augmenting
1t is said they are preparing to apply for admission as
State into the Unon and this latter statement is what
has afforded matter for newspaper comment. What is
to be done with them! Is race Of polygamiss, who
confessedy under absolute rule Of dvney appointed
priests, to be admitted republican State into this
Confederacy?
The question is sufficiently curious but there are some
elements of it that have not been properly estimated
We very much doubt in the first place, whether the Nor
mons desire to be admitted State into the Union.
All that have of their developments indicate that
they look upon themselves peculiar and independent
community. They have exclusive possession of vast
tract of country and they alone apparently make it
the fruitful abede of They are separated by i'm
mense mountain regions from the rest of the world, both
on the east and the west. They people trained
to arms and to implicit obedience They raise in
month armed force greater than the entire army Of the
United States.
Looking at the matter then in moral point Of view it
to that the Mormons have acquired the right
possess that region which they alone have shown the
pacy to make yaluabe and they enjoy the pos
session In with the United States that they have
the right to enjoy it by themselves. And, in military
point Of vew it to that they have every chance
Of maintaining their possession against all Why
should they be troubled, especially when the disturbers
are likely to get the worst Of it?
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
PRAIRIE FIREs.

The western heavens are nightly aglow with lurid re-
fections Of the burning prarics To any who has
never before them there is something sublime, al
most awful in these sights The sensations they awaken
are strange and, to mind superstitiousy inclined,
might not be unmxed with terror We have nothing
equal to the first beheld of these Long after
night had clothed the landscape in darkness the entire
heavens at the south and wes from the horizon far up
toward the zenith, seemed canopy Of fire, with shadows
undulang like reflected from the surface of lake
of liquid fame No light below the clouds could be seen
which circumstance greatly heightened the effect. The
sight is one however, which becomes and loses
much Of its interest to those who witness it almost nightly
during two or three weeks every autumn Yet there ID
much more Of the grand and the sublime in this fame
reflection than in the actual fires which cause it.
great deal of fine writing has been wasted immune
rabe excellent adectves have been misused descrb
ing these prairie fires Writers who happened to see
them once in their lives have told Of them in terms the
most extravagant and ugged them into works Of fiction
to do wonders in the way Of roasting herds Of wild In
dans, bualoes, horses &C. One Of the first books given
to the child at school contains the present day.
an execrable woodcu representing divers quadrupeds
using their legs for their lives to get away from the fire.
which is furously pursuing at their heels 1t is
planned however to the child that every animal in wild
state will fee from the sight Of fame that it is in
snct Of his nature and not any knowledge he may have
Of danger, which makes him do The character Of
prairie fire depends the wind and the combustibe
ture Of the grass If the latter be dry it Of burns
rapidly, and in high wind the fires will with great
speed but the flames never mount very high and the
space over which the flame exists it advances is at
most but two three feet in width the fame burns
down very rapidly it goes horse, with rider,
might always be able to leap with and safety
The most sanguine prairie fire have seen which
was with full "ten-knot" wind, might have been
ed by foot with small damage 70 his pantaoons
and whiskers Once over he is entirely safe waste Of
only backened ashes without smoke or cnders reach
ing to the very border of the blaze.
The Indians, understanding the instinct Of animals to
run away from the blaze the praries fire to fright
en- the game from covert They have fear themselves
Of sustaining any damage, having fences stacks
houses to be consumed the only disastrous eecs
believe which prairie fires have.-Chicogo Times.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

FIRE ASSURANCES IN EsoLASD AID SCOTLAND. -Ac-
cordng to the London Builder the total value Of proper
ty in England insured is GS18, ,9440 900; In Scotland
e52, ,000 in Ireland 600. This property
chiefly consists n buildings furniture and goods Bas-
as well insured in England alone is estimated prob
ably 10000 0o0 600. or sixty-one insurance compa-
MES throughout England thirtyfve metropolitan.
There are besides eight Scottish and two Irish compa
MES Five of the metropolitan companies do 9400 900 900
Of assurance nearly one-haf the English business
Four Lancashire Offices do 451, 100 000 more than
both Scotland and Ireland together Norwich is great
FIRE assurance CENTRE the Ave Norwich companies doing
eco O00, 600.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AxBRrcAs.

THE ScHNrirIc STArR-BUILDIR by RoBERr RfDDELL, an
experienced and skfu Of Philadelphia This
work has been issued from the press and does honor
to it's author 1t contains forty plates with clear and
full explanations The book is well printed and the
plates are large and well executed This is Just the
work for those who desire to be superior and scientific
workmen. The most experienced in the art will find
something in it, and the youngest prentice win find
IL To be the beacon Of his trade.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

Ssow-we understand the mail from Patten came into
Mattawamkeag on Thursday night on runners. At the
former place there eight inches Of snow and at the
latter four inches We learn also that there
all the way from Corinth to Moosehead Lake, at which
latter place there was foot.Bangor Journal 1lh
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

A CHURCH DssTRoYRD BY FIHR.-0n Sunday morning,
during service the Presbyterian church at White Plains
IN w took fire from defect in the chimney and was
totally destroyed Loss estimated at So 000 The con-
gregation escaped without accident
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

Southern paper, in recounting the virtues vene-
rable gentleman who had just gone down to have at
the age Of 81 makes prominent the fact that eoeas
ed not only early friend, but always pk care
to PROMPTLY All other good traits followes natu-
raj conse oueuces
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

The PuScruAI MaSMr Higgins very punctuan In all
his transactions through m He amassed large properly unr
ing industry and puncuaty and at the ninssrs
resting quietly upon his bed calmly waiting 20 be cd
lie had deliberately made almost r deceae
and burial.
His pulse grew fainter and the light life seemed just ering in
It's socket when Of his observed
Father you Will probably live but day two; ii
you to your bcarersfD 800 s
TO my SON. said the dying It welSught Of,
and will do It noso.p
gave list Of SIX the usual NUMBER and sunk bacthausted
upon his pillow.
gesm Of thought his withered face like light
and he rallied "My read af M name Of
MI. Virgins therei, aAe@ b las&agt q
at II, my father, = stsah 4
aThen syie off, said he emphstcaly for he pno
fud anywhere and he might daa csron
ivhois h0uFT-Boston Trrnnpe
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18

The specie exported from New York during the month
Of October amounted to $3,S59SeS; for the months
Of 1914, $33, ,563, 141.
Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-18
DIR. r.. ARTHUR

UENIIbT,
asa walnut street, Philadelphia, Pa.
nov 6--3md&c
Smyrna times., 1854-07-12

perhaps from both--either he loves the crea-
ture" himself or he expects to make money by
it. Selfshness is the ruling principle. But
selfshness is the antagonist of eternal truth
and an abomination in the sight of God, and So,
no doubt, is the use of this fire-water" as a
beverage. If, therefore, alcohol is the produc-
ton of substance partially corrupted, and is
poisonous in its nature, and, consequently, de-
structive to the we'll being of man. it cannot
have the sanction of Jehovah, for no man, pos
sessing proper principles would sanction the
use, how much less the immaculate Jehovah
But if alcoholic wine is good creature Of
God," and the Bible sanctions its use as hey-
erage, then it has the sanction of Jehovah-the
falsity and wickedness of which, will fully be
made manifest.
Dover, July Z, 1854.