New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-21

THr CARRIAGE RoAp TO MOUNT WAsaissros'-A
friend who has recently returned rom .Ie n'S
and contractors are examining the plans considering
perfectly feasible undertaking The mountain pain, -
but this road by its windngs viii be about eight miles.
The average rise viii be about one foot IN csn'-sue
greatest rise being one foot in i've and IN many ps.es
level The road Is TO be constructed Of good widfn 70
be made OF the large powders found the spot
and hed in with broken small stones and then covered
with coat Of earth and The carriages are TO DO
constructed as 20 be level when ascending descend
ing. The es;imsied cost of building about 81 900 per
mile. We have engraved of the house projected
Mount Washington, as II viii appear when erected and
also of the road constructed II Is also contemplated
by the en,erprsng projectors Of this undertaking have
the telegraph extended to the hotel on top OF Mount
Washington. Boston Transcript.
ng between Ii and ~ o'clock. Mr.. Jacob Rege Of the
firm of Sieg.r Lamb Co.. entered the drug store Of Mr.
Taylor at Ninth and Races for the purpose OF making
some triHnc purchase Soon after he had lei the store
he wss rccesied by man who asked him " if had OBJ
~ tanned what he went for ?" While Mr. klegel was
plying the unknown struck him on the SIDE OF the head
.us, behind the ear with small stone tied IN pocket
handkerchief Reye was Knocked senseless 10 the pave
men, and while in that state robbed OF ms goa waeh
and chain pocketbook. Just as Mr. Regel was re
covering police officer up and assisted him to the
drug store of Mr.. Taylor, where he remained until
o'clock yesterday morning He then conveyed to bus
boarding .bouse, at the Bald Eagle tavern His wound
not very dangerous lPhla Ledger, istn.
Mr. HOBBS the celebrated American lock maker, 10 at
nresent on visit Liverpool. lie is the guest Of Mr.
Miner and has been engaged with tina. gentleman IN az
ranging locks the new pcwderprcof principle Just pas
en,ed bv Mr. Miner Mr. Hobbs paid vis;. TO Mr. Lister
at the Union Bank He was shown the stronsrroom and
was asked could he pick the lock on tho door, a. rs
deemed one of the very best. He said yes and apply
ing an instrument he effected an opening IN few minutes
NJ Hobbs is coming again 10 Liverpool IN Anew days.
snd he is to furnish the Union Bank with one OF hs Amer
cau locks. and probably OF the other banks also
ENGRAVING or SoAP-An artist OF Sheffield, England:
has discovered that soap an excellent or woo1
in engraving. A drawing may be executed wlth nsrd
point ON smooth piece of soap almost as readily Us tree
w. and in ~ short time ordinary drawing win
lead pencil Every touch thus produced IS clear sharp
and well defined. When the drawing is finished CAST
may be taken from the surface IN plaster or oese s'
by pressing the soap firmly into heated gua percha In
gutta percha erai impression may be taken without IN
turing the soap TO admit of proofs being taken ans
corrections madea very valuable and practcai sood
quality in soap .
O,y OF THE WALKrRs-An individual calling himself
the German Stag has laid Of $500 that he can
walk for fifty consecutive hours taking no sort OF refresh
ment during the entire period lie commenced nus tour
on Monday morning in the building ON the corner OF Cou
mercal and Rock ss and still in motion last even
ing The time expires this forenoon, he does not expire
first Hi. $500 ought TO do him heap OF good and prooa
bly, will. lbunaio Express i''n.
PowprRMrrL ExPLosroS.-About o'clock yesterday
afternoon the press house OF Brayton Walworth Co.'S
nowdermills located at the Five-Me Lock, exploded.
killing one man. and blowing the building to fragments
One of the ylng mbers struck horse grazing near by
and Killed il. cleveland Leader, 18th.
SWALLOWED ny An ALLIoAroR.-The Ner- Orleans
Data mentions sad accident which occurred AZ Bayou
des Alemands on Sunday, the 18th ut Two young men
while rowing in skin, capszed, and one OF mem
was swallowed by alligator The other escaped un'n-
jured.
Mr.. d. c. Boomer editor of the NJ. Vernon (O)
UesterH Home Visitor has retired from that paper. Mr.
A. Higgins his partner still retains his position a. ed
tor and propretor The Lay is 10 be continued under the
guardianship Of its edtress, Mrs. Bloomer.