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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-06

Wg DOWN. bstaD s1Dg the animal increase OF western
products destined 70 the seaboard for markets
dire 81 OIL kinds among the settlers and pioneers Of
u west
II is intended by the !srwarders aud others in.
krssts IN rABa navigation to lay the subject OF
imposing tolls On yAiroads before Governor Ola X
abd IL duce lin 10 recommend the measure to the
'avorsbl- consideration of the Leeisxtnre. Bot be
will Dot commits hmstf until DE arrives Of Albany,
sno takes council firm tbs reeeocy bere The
luson TO The subject The Governor elect largely
interested In The Caos,daigua and E.mirs road.
The power ct Albany which rules the dominant
party ba mighty personal interest in railroads
which carry the largest quantities II freight. mst
pecoDiary interest V not 10 be sacrificed for the
benefit Of the anals, il the enlargement should nov
be completed. besidts plug heavy dividends,
there are collateral relations now sxistng Of prom
prompsings against imposing such tolls.
Is sbc sts,e Of New York, by the strength Of
its canals, sufficiently powerful 70 rsst0re 70 itself
tie legitimate revenue which Of right belongs 70
yais corporsson 10 the attempt 70 reclaim
its just and equitable rights Are the
whole people, Millions - they are, powerless In
their gltive capacity, when The railroad interest
enters the cboies Of ter halls or their executive
chamber? ID tbs great people TO be told, By two
or THREE individuals who are known - railroad
kngs the canals snail not transport the freight
originally destined? II vas never contemplated BY
De witt Clinton and his far.seeipg compeen that
tho people OF the State Of Me- Y0k shonld expsnd
twenty or thirty millions IN opening water com
muLicssicn between the Atlantic board and the
Pra. Western lakes, - . commercial internal high
way, but that sven before completion private corpo
rstors should be 20 fossered ard protected by the
State ~ to divert from the canal revenues some
two on three millions annually, Never Had the
least susJici0n OF such nature entered their miuds,
not mile Of canal would have been constructed.
But . hill vin b. Introduced swposing tolls upon
~ height carried ~ railroads during - ssaseA q
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-06

Il Mexican euano, and about "a per cent ofthe gro1
weight Of Peruvian gusno. In other Words the
Mexican guano contains, In round numbers, three
times % much phosphate of lime ss the Psruvisn.
Now, II "phssphate Of lime 10 the only valuable
Ingredient in guano Of any KIND" then clear.
ly the Mexican guano u worth three times
AZ much IL Peruvian guano for agricultural pur
poses To settle this pOIBs, We should know the
constituents OF the two kinds Of gusno, and also
what constituents Of the guano do vegetation re-
quire. number Of anal, ses Of the Peruvian aud
kexican guanCs show their constituents to b.: -
Peruvian. Aericda.
Organic matter, ammoniacal salts, and
ntrogenzed matter that with water,
Phosphate OF lime ...................23 48 1887
With water, lrne alkaline salts and
sand. .......................23 1888 1896
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01

\NsiEN you hear q woman inveighing
publicly against .'the marriage state as it IS =
It rs q sign she never tried tor, Il she has,
married q man whose rife was psobably as
much ID fault IS himself.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
Constantinople,

The largest open space in Constantinople
is the Hippodrome. 1t is present three
hundred yards long by hundred and fifty
wide.
In it formerly stood the celebrated group
Of four horses, originally from Bime, and af-
terwards removed to the cathedral of St.
Mark, at Venice. 1t still contains the grand
obelisk from Thebes, the broken pyramid Of
Constantine, shorn of its bronzed plates, and
between the two the hollow spiral brass COL
umn which once supported the golden tri-
pod in the temple at Delphi. The Hippo
drome continues to be used by the Turks for
teats of activity, both on horseback and on
foot. There are numerous libraries at Con
stantinople; the number of volumes which
they contain may be estimated at eighty
thousand, reconing both MSS, and printed
books. The literature of Arabia, Persia, and
Turkey is represented in them and the COL
lection includes philosophical and theological
works, poetry, history, books of science, and
an immense number Of those treaties on con-
ductand manners to which the Turks attach
almost as much importance as the Chinese
themselves. The periodical press has pro-
duced sufficiently large number of journals,
printed sometimes in French, sometimes in
Turkish or Greek.-T'urkey, the People,
Country, and Government .g.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
Rothsc hils and ais slime.

1t is rumored in Paris that M.de Roths-
child had offered to accept the terms pro-
posed for the Turkish loan or even TO ad.
vance a large sum, provided mortgage was
given on Palestine. fsH.
This rumor is highly suggestive. Every
rejecting Christian must have frequent
thoughts of the Jews Of Palestine, and of the
precious PROMISES and prophecies laid up for
them in the Bible, during the thickening of
the. war plot, which now must inevitably in
yolve all Europe. The great battle of Arm
agedden--the angel standing in the sun call
ing all the fowls to the feast Of the God-the
treading of the wine press without the city,
and the blood coming to the horses brides.
and passages of Holy Writ that come up
before the mind with awful grandeur, cloth
ed with the idea of possible fnlfilment with
in short time Palestine is the Lords in
heritance, reserved for the seed of a Abraham.
The Turkish power holds it. Its downfall is
imminent; and who next shall own Pales-
tine? Evidently the Jews.
The world has wondered at the wealth of
The Rothschilds. They are Jews. Why has
Providence raised them up and placed in
their hands an amount of wealth equal to
many an entire kingdom? May il not he
for such time as this The Turkish pow
er Strengthened for money to fight against
Russia, comes to one of the Jews to borrow
he asks mortgage ON Palestine; and on
this condition offers more money than Turk
ey asks. The Sultan, knowing Palestine is
one portion of his dominions on which the
Emperor Of Russia has fixed his covetous,
eyes, that he MAY command the. Mediterra-
mean and Red Seas, and also, the mouths of
the Nile, would the more readily mortgage
it 10 Rothschild, to put it as far from the en-
emy as possible, and identify it with the in
terests ofWestern Europe, and by this means
the more etfectually secure the aid of France.
10 the event Turkey is swallowed up-the
mortgage lies unredeemed-P Palestine is once
more the property Of an Israelite. But Rus
sia is determined to have it; but to obtain it
she must fight all Europe-and the last great
conflict is on this sacred ground. New forms
of government arise all over Europe, and the
Jews return to their f.therTand under the
deed Of Rothschild. These are thoughts
that quickly sprung up in our mind upon
reading the above few lines Vermont
Chronicle.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
5rlfttra 41nrtrg.
AAMg - . nevis.
ny ANNA JANE MAoLran.

y . . J.
There's rustling of angelic wings
Bright creatures ieave The ely,
They come TO see, ia her agony, A.. p.
A mortal sister die. .'
There is no one near 80 hear her b
When she brea,,es her latest sigh,
save iiie angels that are wiasing
Their bright wry from the sky.
Nceell be weeping on .he morrow
Aye, tears from many m eye -.. 4
That looked not on her sorrow, .
But coldjy PASSED her by.
They viii ircmble whea they thiak upon
Her unresponded moaa-- ..-..... ..|
% the rustlinS of the angels wings
We're heard 10y her alonei &.
They'll say il was fearfcl ihing
Toyie'd up living breath -
Without hand 10 wipe away
fhc gathering dews of dcat;,.
o aow blest that futtering spirit was
p On esrth can ne'er be known,
Foe the rustliag Of the angels wings
Were heard by her alone.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
Iaair5, Drpartulfilt.
The Sin Of Eight Facing.

Corsets are beginning to make diresul
show in the millinery windows. Small waists
are exhibited in the streets by pale, c,.daver-
Gus, graveyard looking darlings, RS II tile
contraction Of the vital portions of the BODY
indicated sense or patrician origin. For sew
erM years past the use OF corsets has ,;es:.
repudiatcd, much, indeed, to the benefit, both
moral and physical, ofthe female population.
II is to be regretted that the Stiffness of fash
ion is now TO step in, and make our mothers
and future mothers the delight of doctors and
undettakers. Is the figure improved by be-
ing pinched in at the waist. Does any one
believe that such distortion Of the frame will
increase the matrimonial attractions No
one buta stupid ignoranus would admire
such disiigurement-a kind of vapid puppy,
not fit 10 be trusted alone in the streets. No
later than yesterday we saw a sensibIe.look-
ing female clerk pinched up in corsets to such
an extent that she could not utter q sentence
OF Ten words without painful exertion. Her
lungs must have been damaged beyond cure
1T she remained in that harness six hours.
Young woman if you desire health, respect
ability, and declining years that will not
make you nuisance, forswear corsets. If
you wish TO keep your clear complexion, or
to obtain one--if you are careful about a
breath that shall not be offensive, abandon
corsets. lfyou would not be acquainted
with tie most awful disease, such as make
death welcome instead of terrible, never CIR
die yourself with corsets. 1t is nobody's bus
iness, you may say, but your own. There's
the mistake. 1t is everybodys business to
prevent the deterioration of the human race.
and corsets are famous is that work. Avoid
the corseted feminine, gentle wife-seeker, as
you would pestilence. Make yourself agree
able 10 stout waists and faces that look as II
they were not galvanized into existence.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01

GEN. PUrNAM's WoLF DEN.--A gentle
man who recently visited the den in PomS ct.
down which old Put descended, with rope
round his leg and a musket in his hand, de
scribes it as being at least twenty feet long,
on an average two feet square, though in
some parts much wider. 1t extends directly
into the mountain, aud is slightly descending.
The wal. above and on either side is Of rock.
Il is so formed that furious she wolf could
keep at bay as many dogs as could be sent
against her. Sine who cronched in the farth-.
est end upon q shelving rock, and sthe pas
sage being rather crooked, the General must
have penetrated at least ten feet, and proba-
bly, More. unless he had gun so favorably
contriyed that he could round a hay stack"
The visitor crept in a distance Of 20 feet. and
since there was no wolf there he regretted
that lie did not meet with. few rattlesnakes,
TO make the descent little perilous.----8os-
ton Chron.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
Oliver Cromwell.

Oliver Cromwell was prodigy Born of
humble pareEtage, he knew nothing of
the Establishments of palaces and courts; and
therefore lie trampled upon them and spurn-
ed them from his sight. 1t is wonderful to
see with what resolution and vigor he tore
away the barriers which unnumbered genera
tions had looked upon as sacred, and with
what boldness he brought forward new
schemes for the control OF tunuiluous I,eo-
pie. In the face of all the reverence of kings
and high power which was felt at that day.
II would as soon," cried Cromwell,s put my
sword through the heart Of king as that Of
any other man."
He was staunch Presbyterian, and could
not brook the least reproach TO Popery In
one Of mis- journeys he stopped at YorkmDs
ter. "What are these" inquired he, as he
saw a dozen silver statues in the inches Of
the chapter house-..what are these :" ~The
twelve apostles" answered the trembling
dean. "'Takes them down and coin them
into money! replied Cromwell, that they
may go about doing good like their master.
Lady's Pearl.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01

al CURSE the hour when we were Married"
half, to which she mildly replied, "Dont my
dear. for that is the only happy hour we
have SEEN"
War mechanic may be expected to out
live all othcrsi ass ~.
Ans.--The boot and shoe makers; he is
FOR ever lcstirg.
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01
eutrrratiug Aligtrllmlq.
4hs AfeaA Of Happiness.

Often had heard ofhappiness, but was
ignorant OF IL myself Ny heart enquired If
il was all a phantom thing of fiction mere
iy, and not of fact? determined to travel
! through the earth and see il IL were in tlre
possession Of any mortal. beheld king
: on his stately throne. Subjects obeyed his
flaws. A multitude Of servants came and
went at his bidding. Palaces Of the most
costly material were at his service, and the
tables groaned with the richness of their bur-
dens. lie seemed furnished with all he could
desire, but the couDtenance BETRAYED that he
was unhappy. Isaw man of wealth. He
resided IN an elegant mansion, and was sur
rounded by every luxury, but he lived in con-
stant fear Of losing bis possessions. He was
constantly imagining that all his property
would be consumed and taken from him.
Thus pictuiing to lis own mind the misera-
BILE condition Of himself aud family, lie was
not satisfied with his present wealth. The
more he had the more he desired. Surely
here was not happiness. Hooked upon a
lovely valley surrounded by hills. Gurgliny
streams came murmuring down the hill side.
The lambs frolicked merrily about. Cattle
grazed in the verdant pastures, and now and
then went TO quench their thirst mt the near
est spring. or the purlingbrook. EVERYTHING
seemed pleasant, / thought certainly here
is happiness. But visited the inhabitants
OF This beautiful spot and saw that they were
not happy They lived not peaceably among
themselves and murmured because great
wealth was not their portion, or that they
were borne TO high station. beheid fair
young creature, blessed with health and bean
ty. She was the life Of the ballroom and
s...xx Ial
The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1854-12-01

A FELLOW by the name of Moonshipe has
been held by bail in Richmond, Va, for a
charge of stealing iron. This is dark deed
for one bearing 30 luminous a Mans For
one Of the lightfngered gentry be chose q
heavy article to deal 10. Psfhaps he wont
finds ss.ich sport "roerc fsiaohsb ~"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29
STEAMER CAROLINE BURNED

Mr.. C. C. De Witt, First Engineer Of the new
steamer Caroline, arrived in this city yesterday,
and from him we learn the first particulars OF
the total destruction Of the steamer Caroline BY.
fire, and the loss of the lives Of fifty or sixty pas:
sengers. l't,-t,
The Caroline left Memphis on Saturday, the
4th inst, bound up White river, with a very
large freight, and full of passengers. Next day,
about A p. NJ, the boat was discovered to bc on
fire, at the after end of the boilers, and before
any effective means could be taken to extinguish
the flames, they had extended all over the boat.
The boat was Immediately put to the shore, and
as she landed the cabin passengers rushed for-
ward and jumped ashore, some Of them receive
ing considerable injury in doing so. By this
means all the cabin passengers, with the excep-
ton of two, were saved. ''tt l' ''7"
But the unfortunate deck passengers and the
deck hands, as is generally the case, suffered
terribly 1t is supposed that between .Gfy and
siriy Of them were consumed in the flames or
were drowned after jumping overheard. The
deck passengers consisted of families, and Of
course they were less capable of saving them
selves. The yawl Of the boat was launched,
filled with passengers, and Immediately swamp
ed. Ii i' -E .i' -' VIZ,
By the time the cabin passengers had reached
the Shore the boat drfted out into the middle
OF tue rlFeT-WDlcn was very ilIBl auu -Oub VI.
it's banks--apd there sunk. The Caroline being
stern wheel boat, had all her heavy machinery
in the stern, and that end went down first She
is total loss. ''S,o
OF the officers, John Trice, the intrepid pilot,
is believed to have been burned to death at the
wheel. The last that was seen of him he was in
that position.
Capt. James Creighton, acting as assistant pi-
lot, jumped overheard and was drowned. Capt.
Folger was in the clerks Office at the time, and
saved his life, but lost all his books, papers, &c,
and $4,000, in the safe, were also lost The
second clerk saved his life by swimming ashore.
Mr.. De Witt was asleep at the time, and had
barely time to jump overheard and save himself
by swimming. The second engineer, on duty
at the time, escaped in the same way. "A boy,
bar.keeper, from Memphis, was drowned "o s'a'
| In less than an hour after the fire commenced,
the boat was burned to the waters edge, and to-
tally disappeared from view There were three
kegs of powder on board, which exploded at dR-
ferent times, but without doing any damage
The Caroline was stern-whecl boat, only
about year old, of $50 tuns burthcn, and will
be remembered as very popular boat in the H.
linos trade last year. This was intended to be
the last trip on White river, and she would then
have returned to st. Louis. She was owned by
Capt. James Clark, of Chicago.
We understand that she had an Insurance Of
$4,000 on her at Memphis, and was worth about
$4,000. st. Louis Rep. 18th.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29
~ CAN'T

.
Never say 81 can't" my dear, .a "a,
Never say it,
When such words as those hear,
From the lips of the boy or girl,
Oft they make me doubt and fear;
Never say it. -a
Boys and girls that nimbly play,
Never say IT,
They can jump and run away, '-l ses
Skip and toss and play their pranks;
Even dull ones when they're gay,
Never say it.
Find some one who knows and ask,
Till you have your lesson learned;
Never mind how hard the task,
Never say it.
Men who do the noblest deeds,
Never say it,
He who lacks the strength nc needs,
Tries his best and gets it soon,
And at last he will succeed
Never say it.
But when the evil tempts to wrong,
Always say it.
In your virtue firm and strong,
Drive the tempter from your sight;
And when follies round you throng,
Ever say it.
When good actions call you near,
Never say it.
Drive away the rising fear,
Get your strength where good men do;
All your paths will then be clear.
Would you find happy year
Or save q sorrowing tear?
Never say it.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

ANswER.-Sr,-l perused your Grafton with
much deliperaton and n little CONSERVATION, at
the great infatuation of your weak imagination
to shew such veneraton on so slight a founda-
ton. But after examination and serious con.
temptation, suppose your animation was the
fruit of recreation, or had sprung from ostenta.
ton to display your education, by an odd emu.
meration, or rather multiplication of words OF
the same termination though of great variation
in each respective Specification.
Now, without disputation, your laborious ap.
plication, to so tedious an occupation, deserves
commentator, and thinking imitation suffi
cent qualification, am without hesitation,
Yours, MARY MODERATION.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

CALIFORNIA AND THE PREsIDENcY.--We see
that the California papers are claiming for their
State the honor of giving the next President of
the Union. The grounds of this claim which
they present, are the Importance which the State
has already acquired as evidenced by the assess
ed value of its property, which is estimated at
Ss2O00O0,0O0 for the present year; its vast COM
merce, exhibiting more than $S3,OOO,O00 Of ex.
ports for 1853, and the freedom of it's people
and public men from those sectional prejudices
which exist on this side Of the continent, owing
to mixture of Northern and Southern men, and
distance from the scene of strife # eaifeJ
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

NUMERICAL LAWS OF THE Es.-Some
profound Digg has been to work and cyphered
tho following out Of thu last census '''i'''A
]. There are moro males than females born
by about per cent. -'od !H1 ti"5
2. At 20 years Of age this preponderance is
entirely lost, and there are more females than
males. ..,..,e ,...,,...,
3. AT 40 years the balance is again the other
way, and there are more males than females
4. At 70 the sexes are about even, and the
ultimate age of the human being is reached with
out any decided advantage to either sex. (, s
Between 10 and 100 years of age there are
1891 more white women than there are males
being more than 5 per cent of the whole num-
bor. Beyond the age of 40 years the probabi.
ties of longevity are much greater for Ameri.
can women than for men. This contrasts sin
guarly with the fact that the physique (relaive-
ly) of American women is inferior to that of
American men. That fact, as is shown, how.
ever, tells tremendously on women between the
ages of 20 and 40, when their mortality is very
great. .r...,1,7 saar r.. N
The longevity Of some women is very extra.
ordinary. There are 43O American women
above 100 years of age. ...,- .I'ItH
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

The VOICE OF NEBRAsKA.--Ac convention was
recently held at st. Joseph, MISSOURI, in relation
to the territorial organization of Nebraska. "A
large number of the participants in the proceed
ings were inhabitants of that Territory, of all
political parties. Atthis convention, the follow.
ing resolution was unanimously adopted: 5,t,,.
RESOLVED, That in organizing Nebraska Terri
tory, oil who are now, or may hereafter settle
there, should he protected in all their rights,
leaving questions of local policy to be settled
by the citizens of the Territory. gbi i irsnael
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

A CURIOUS Love LETTER.-Madam,- m,-Most
worthy of estimation! After long considera-
tion and much meditation of the great reputa-
ton you possess in the nation, l have strong
inclination to become your relation. On your
appreciation of this declaration, shall make a
preparation to remove my situation TO a more
convenient station to profess my admiration,
and if such oblation is worthy Of observation
and can obtain commiseraton, it will be an ag-
grandization beyond all calculation, of the JOY
and exultation, Of Yours,
SANS DISSEMINATION
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

STATUE OF JEFFERsoN.--The colossal statue
of Jefferson, of the model of which Hiram Pow
ers is the author, was cast on the 25th ult.. mt
Munich. 1t is l3 feet high, has taken 10 tons of
metal, and is one of the five statues which will
surround the equestrian one Of Washington. at
Richmond, Va, which is 80 feet in height. Mr..
p. was present at the casting. 9a Wo8ug1il
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

RATHER CIRcUIToUs.-Mr. Choate is said to
have once described the boundary line between
Rhode Island and Massachusetts in this lam
guage: "Why," said he, {" 1t is like starting at
bush, from thence to blue. jay, from thence
to hive of bees in swarming time, from thence
to three hundred foxes with fire-brands to their
tails"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-03-29

HENRY GRIFFIN, Justice Of the Peace and
Notary Public for Ottawa County, has resumed
his former Land Agency business, and will at
tend promptly to the payment of non-residents
taxes will negotiate for the purchase or sale of
both pine and farming lands. Deeds, Bonds or
mortgages, &C., executed at reasonable rates
and with despatch. Office opposite the Wash
inQton House. Grand Haven.