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Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24
Correspondence Of the Post.
Wise's Strength In Accomack.
AccoMAcK, March l9, 1859

ACc0MAcK, March TO, 1855.
Messrs EDrToRs: We shall beat Henry A Wise
in this county two to one easily enough. know
the strength of our party in this county. We
rarely ever poll more than sixteen hundred votes.
have visited seven or eight councils, and know
that we number twelve hundred strong. In the
last election we only polled about eleven hundred
votes / mean the county. Success to the good
cauaa-
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24

sEAnoARD AND ROANOKE RAILRoAD.-we arc
indebted to DR.. VIM. Collins, President Of the
Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, for pamphlet
copy Of the seventh annual report Of the President
and Directors Of the Company. The aggregate
receipts for the fiscal year ending February LIST,
1855, we're $201, 1898 so. There was expended
during the same period for the necessary current
expenses, equipments and other purposes, $202,-
$50 IA. The earnings Of the road, compared with
that Of the previous year, will show an increase Of
s64, 02s %, being an increase Of So per cent Two
new locomotives and fftytwo freight cars have
been placed on the road, and have been added to
the rolling stock Of the company during the year
This largely increased equipment has been found
10 be necessary to accommodate the increased
business Of the road. The Seaboard and Roanoke
is one Of the best railroads in the United States
The receipts Of the old Portsmouth and Roanoke
railroad never exceeded $4,000 per annum, while
those Of the Seaboard road have already exceeded
s20l, 1898 6s.--Noyoik Beacon.
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24

THE GALLIPAeos IsLASDs.-The FL Mercurio
de Provincias-a paper published at Valparaiso,
contains copy Of the protest made by the Minis
ter Of Peru, the Charge d Ahaires Of France, and
the British Consul at Quito against the transfer to
the United States of any interest whatever in the
Galapagos Islands. The document says, IL having
come TO their knowledge that by treaty between
the Equatorian Government and the United States
Of North America, by which protectorate is
granted to the latter over the Island Of Galapagos
they presented to the Minister Of Foreign Affairs
considerations aganstit which, however, were in
effectual; and, considering that the transaction
violated high interests, irrespective of Ecuador,
"and that the Government cannot and ought not
to bind itself without the assent Of the nations
whose interests would be directly or indirectly af
fected, and rejecting that their silence might be
received as an implied acquiescence that would
operate against rights which they bound 10 pro-
tect against all risks they protest against the aore-
said treaty, in respect to the stipulation alluded to-
and to every other particular that may damage or
curtail the political and commercial interests of
their respective Nations
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24

SrrzURr OF ALLEGED SMUeaLKD DIAMONDS
possee of custom-house officers, headed by Capt.
Rynders, few days since called at the establish.
ment of Theodore Christ manufacturer and inn
porter Of jewelry In the city Of New York, and
took possession Of his entire stock alleging that
some or all Of the goods on the premises had
been Struggled. The officers retained possession
Of them until Wednesday The safes, containing
diamonds and other jewelry to the value of over
one hundred thousand dollars, were sealed, except
during the time search was pending, and finally
the legitimate importation Of oil the property was
satisfactorily accounted for with the exception of
package Of diamonds and other precious stones
valued at about four thousand dollars These valu-
ablcs were taken into custody by the officers on
the allegation that they had been struggled. Mr..
Christ says he can readily prove that this small
amonnt partly belongs to private individuals the
remainder he purchased from rich lady in the
city. He alleges that the officers acted without
evidence justify themselves in making the seiz-
ure, and says he Is ready to prove not only the
purchase of the goods in the city, but also that
most of them were manufactured by his own work
men and in his own establishment An investiga-
ton will be had-Nep York Courier
Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-24

rE- Senator Douglas is on visit at Rocking
ham, N. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-18

lions - Per report On statement Of
the proper scsounting ofYicer Of the
2esssufy, trsnsmittsd By the escre.
sey. Of the interior, In ansvef 20 a
resolution OF the senate of the tsutS
March. eighteen hundred and nfty.
three, to b Psh ever @ expended
fof the bensft Of ths Choctsv "a.
ton, - ma, Be requested b. the "a.
tnori,sd delegation thereof now IN
Wellington.
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SIX; water pipes n permanent wharf,
guard hcus, ct west gate. shelf ouse;
lightning conductors; railway to s;ar-
house; steambox; fire engine house
and repairs Of eli kinda. .... ........
Fer rspaifs Of ofhesrs' houses, number
one 70 thirt cen, rebuilding email
stables, repairs, Of wafrknt oAesrs'
houses euard-houss, and building
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AT NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
For repairs Of hospital and DEF suden.
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drfdging oopirg for basir; fIhrg 10
and paving. ana removing sunk esis-
son psintstop and coopsrsge, TO
complete repairs Of cisterns num-
bsri fourteen, twenty-five, and twenty
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paits to furnaces, CRATES, and rang.
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washing; water rent; furniture, and
repairs to eame, and repairs of all
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BY the act making appropriations for the service of
the Post Office Department during the fiscal year
ending the tbirteth Of June, one thousand eight
hund ed ar ffty-six.
For transportation of the mails .6,93l, 1888 90
For transportation of the United States
mail over the Michjgsn Central Rail
road, Owe hundred ard eighteen
milss,) from the ninth June, eighteen
hundred and forty nine, t. the twenty.
ishth November. Of the same year 5,l77 co
For com pensaticn to postmasters q s0 900 GO
For ship, steam boat and way letters so 600 90
For wrapping paper $1,000 90
For office furniture Ia the pest Offices $500 90
For advertising 100000 on
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For p rmsDent ann.ity in money, per
fourth srticle treaty tweuty-.our.h
January, eigh eLn hi ndred and TWEEN
ty-siI
For permanent provision for blacksmith
and as istsnt aud for shop and tools,
per eighth article twenty. fourth Jan,
usry, eighteen hundred ami twenty
, six
For permanent provisions for iron and
steel for shop, per eighth ar icle
treaty twenty-iourth JGnaaIy, e'gh-
teen hundred and t~snty Elk
For ninet en- of twenty instruments for
two tcssmitbs and assistants, and
sho, s and toJls, per thirteenth article
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mepts f r education, per thirteenth
u article treaty tsenty-fourth Msrcb,
eighteen hundred and tbirty-two,
and fourth article treaty four b Jan
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For blacksmith aud assistant, and shop,
end tools, during TIE pleasure If the
NJ President, per fifth articls treaty
fourteenth February, eighteen hut
Grei and thirty-three =
For n and stse for shop, during tina
pleasure OF the President per fifth
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eighteen hunired and thirty-thr'e =
Fur wagon maker during the pleasure
OF the President, per fifth aItic.e
treaty fourteenth FebrDary, eighteen
hundred and thirty-thres
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fourth January, eighteen hunarel
aa1 tweBty-six
For education during the pleasure o.
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fourteenth Feb -uaty, eighteen hun
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sIticle to supplemental treaty TWEEN
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third October, eighteen hundred anC
Fer life annui:ies to chiefs, pr SUI pie
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CO being the valu. OF thirty six Feo; ion
Of Ian. set Rra-t By treaty Of eigh
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For second Of eight equal instalmsn,
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For repairs Of oil kinds. ,....."..".".."..
SAN FRANCISCO.
For completing stcrehouse; completing
blacksmithS shop; completing car.
psnters' chop; wharf; grading and
level N yard houses for quarterS
and repairs Of all kinds. ...a..........
For continuation Of basin and railway.
FOR HOSPITALS.
AT BOSTON, MAS ,ACHUSETrS.
For repairs OF all Kind. ... ...... .............
At NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
For enclosing wall; repairs Of BUILDINGS
and fences; grading and cemetery;
machinery; labor and repairs Of Ill
kinds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNsYLvA-
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-20
The Gulf Stream.

II is believed by many that the waters of
the Chill Stream are nothing more or less than
the waters of the river Amazon. The great
father of waters is bedded more than 900
miles Immediately under the equator, aud all
its tributary streams, for many thousand miles,
are constantly pouring their hot water into
this great reservoir of water. As those waters
are gathered under the burning sun of the
equator, they are extremely warm far more
than the waters of the Atlantic under the equa-
tor. The great body of heated water shoots
out into the Atlantic more than a hundred
miles, in the face of the eternal trade winds
The Amazonis is sixty miles wide after be-
ing bedded in its irresistible course, it curves off
to the left, and scuds off before the strong
trade winds till out Of their reach Driven
along with great force it takes its course round
the great bay formed by the two continents of
North and South America Dashing along
the northern coast Of South America, and pass
ing to the leeward of the West India Islands
it leaves the shore of Cuba and proceeds along
the shores OF Florida, the capcS of Virginia,
and the South coast of North America, and
passing along the shores of Newfoundland,
ends its mission among the icebergs which float
out of the northern ocean. Cut off the Gulf
Stream, and it would not be many years before
the North Atlantic would be filed with ice
bergs, and the port of New York would cease
to be the centre of American commerce. .--
Before the course Of the Gulf Stream was
known, ships from Europe TO New York, in
winter, used to sail first to Charleston, S. c.,
then coast it down to the Hudson. The vow
age used to occupy them from six to eight
months The Nantucket fishermen were the
first to discover the course Of the Gulf Stream,
and while English captains were taking six
months to reach New York, they used to make
the run sometimes in one month Vessels run
ming north of this stream in winter get their
sails and rigging frozen so that it is scarcely
possible to make any headHay By running
into the stream they thaw out, for the water
is always warm, and is known by this, and its
intense deep blue color. 1t is provided as a
reservoir Of heat by the Great Governor OF
Worlds. to accomplish his grand purposes 1t
is the influence Of this stream which renders
the climate of Britain so genial Were it di-
verted to break upon the coasts of Spain only,
the island Of Britain would soon become q
bleak, cold and inhoSpitable region, with eli
mate as cold and winter as long as Labrador
and Erin would cease to be named the Emer-
aid Isle. for her fields would be covered with
snow during eight months in the year, instead
of green heritage. 1t appears from the geo.
logical evidences, that the Gulf Stream, at one
period, did not break upon the shores of Brit
ain, and it was then as cold as Iceland. Up
on such harmonies Of natures operations, di-
rected By an All-Wise Creator, do men and
nations depend Scientific AmsrlcaR.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-20

studied it carefully and weighed with due de.
| liberation all the evidence which had appeared
| he was satisfied that he could show why the
prosecution should not obtain favorable de,
ciSon
| In surprise Mr. Woodville bent forward to
listen. The lawyer was tall in person digni-
| fled in manner, and spoke with q peculiar mu-
sical intonation and eloquent flow of language
that marked him as possessing, both talents
| and education of high order In few mi
nutes he was perfectly absorbed in his argu-
ment. 1t was clear and strong in every part,
and tore into very tatters the subtle chain of
| reasoning presented by the opposing counsel.
For an hour he occupied the attention of the
court On closing his speech he Immediately
retired The decision was in Mr. Woodville's
favor
"Who is that ?" he asked, turning to a gen.
tleman who sat beside him. as the strange ad-
yocate left the floor.
The man looked at him in surprise
g Not know him ?" said he.
Mr. Woodyille shook his head
His name is Percival"
Mr. Woodyille turned his face partly away
to conceal the sudden flush that went over it.
After the decision in his favor had been given,
and he had returned home wondering at what
had just occurred, he sat muSing alone, when
there came a light tapping as if from the hand
of a child at the door. Opening it, he found
boy there not over FIVE or six years of age,
with golden hair falling over his shoulders, and
bright blue eyes raised to his own
Grandpa" said the child, looking earnest
ly into his face.
For a moment the old man stood and trem-
bled Then STOPPING down, he took the child
in his arms, and hugged it with sudden emo
ton to his heart, while the long sealed foun-
tain of his feelings gushed forth again, and
tears came from the lids that were tightly shut
to repreSS them.
" Father - The eyes were quickly unclosed,
there was now another present
" Ny child !" came tremblingly from his lips,
and Laura flung herself upon his bosom.
How changed to the eyes of Mr. Woodvie
was all, after this When he met Mr.. PEREZ
val he was even more surprised than in the
court room at his manly dignity of character.
his refinement and enlarged intelligence. And
when he went abroad, and perceived what he
never before allowed himself to see, the high
estimation in which he was held by all the
community, he was still further affected with
wonder.
In less than a year after this reconciliation.
Mr.. Pcrciyal was chosen to a high office in
the State ; and within that time Mr. Allison
was detected in criminal conspiracy to de-
fraud, and left the commonwealth to escape
punishment.
So much for origin and destiny Laura was
right it concerns a maiden far more to know
whittier her lover is going than whence he
came for she has to journey with him in the
former and not the latter way.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-20
Greatest Depths of Mines.

Wheal Abraham attained, (rather more
than 30 years ago, depth of about 242
fathomS, or l,452 feet. Ia fathom being six
feet Dolcoath Mine had reached 235 faith
oms TreSavean copper mine is gradually be-
coming extraordinarily deep, and it is last re-
ported as being alp feet under the surface,
and about | 100 feet above the level Of the
sea. The Consolidated Mines are 800 fathoms
1000 feet deer, and the United Mines $50
fathoms below the adit level Let the reader
realize these depths by immaginary pilings of
the highest buildings, as st. Paurs and the
Monument, on themselves sufficient number
of times to attain the respective amounts =
Speaking of Mines generally. the Eselschact
Mines at kuttenberg, in Bohemia, now inac-
ceSSible was deeper than any other mine, be
ing no less than 3,6IS feet below the surface.
Its depth is only $50 feet less than the heights
of VeSuviuS and it is eight times greater than
the height of the pyramid of CheopS, or of
the cathedral at Strasburg. The bore of the
salt works of Mnden in Prussia, is 2,234
feet deep and 1898 feet below the level Of
the sea. Mines on high ground may be very
deep without extending to the sea level
That of Nalenciana. near Guanaxuato, in
Mexico, is 1856 feet deep; yet it is is $500
feet above the level of the sea, and the mines
of the Andes must be much more. For the
same reason, the rich mine Of Joachimsthall
in Bohemia. though 2,l20 feet deep, had not
vet reached the sea level. Tie ire-Sfrings at
Tseu-heu-tsing, in China, are 3,l97 feet deep,
but their relative depth to the sea level is un-
known.
How insignificant are the works of man COM
pared with nature 4 line 2T.600 feet long
did not reach the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean-LoRdon Mining Journal.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-20

BEAUTY OF S4RAH-The sacred historian
clearly ntimates that the sex were still en-
dowed, as before the Flood, with wonderful
power Of retaining their beauty, and Sarah's
personal charms were unimpaired al what We
should now consider very advanced age
Even on the plain of Canaan, where under
the shadow OF the oak Ogy-es, Abraham had
pitched his tent, the fame of his wife's beaG-
ty," says Josephus. was greatly talked off,
and she was in her ninetieth year when, on
the occasion of Abraham's second visit 70
Egypt, she made so dangerous an impression
on King Abmelech This incident serves to
illustrate how little security was then enjoyed
by the highest rank. An Arabian eplir, or
prince, travelling with a powerful retinue, is
afraid 70 acknowledge himself the husband OF
a beautiful woman, lest on some specious pre-
text, he should be put to death, and his wife
siezed by the reigning deSpot. His apprehen-
sions were in part realized, and Sarah, as soon
as she-had set foot in Egypt, was carried of
from the midst Of her family, in defiance alike
of the usages of hospitality and the common
laws of society. Such was the boasted virtue
of patriarchal times !-History of ljiomaH,
bv s. W F'EIl1z
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-10-20
How They Catch Goldfish.

Goldfish are caught with large hooks, and
are taken from the bottom. Each fisherman
has strong line of from sixty TO seventy faith
omS in length, to which is attached lead of
a cylindrical shape. weighing about five pounds.
This, of course, is the sinker. From this pro-
ceeds the pennant" which is a cord about
twice the size, and Is about three feet in length.
To the lower end of the pennant, and attached
to it by a small copper swivel, is the craft" >"
which is small stout cord about two-and-a-
half feet in length. having three stripes of
whalebone laid around it at the middle. where
it is attached to the swivel of the pennant-
The whole is Scrried or wound with tarred
twinc On each end of the craft is smaller
swivel, into which the gauging of the hooks is
attached. The whaebone serves to keep the
hooks about foot apart, SO there is little dan
ger of their becoming entangled with each
other.
The men arrange themselves on the leeward
side of the deck, throw over their leads, and
unreel their lines till the lead rests on the bot
tom The line is then drawn up so that the
hook will be on the bottom with the down pitch
of the vessel, and with nipperS drawn on their
fingers to keep the line from cutting them,
they lean over the bulwarkS, patiently awaiting
bite. which is known by slight jerk.
They then give sudden pull. in order to
hook him. stand back and haul in the long line,
hand over hand. until the fish is hauled up to
the surface, when he is taken on deck, unhook-
ed, and thrown into q square box which each
man has fastened by his side, called kid"
The hooks are then haitcd and thrown over
again. and the fisherman, while the line IS run
ming picks up the fish caught and cuts out his
tongue
Towards night the fish are counted ont from
the kids. each one separately. and thrown into
large kid near the main hatch, called the
d. dressing kid They are counted aloud as
they are thrown along. and each man is requir-
ed to keep his own account, and report to the
skipper at night, who keeps separate account
for each mau on the log-book The dressing
gang. consisting Of throater." q header. >
splitter and ''Salter," now commence
dressing down. After passing through the
hands of the first three they assume somewhat
the shape seen in the market They are then
passed down between decks TO the Salter, who
puts them up in kenche> or layers, laying the
first tier on the bottom Of the hold and build
ing up with alternate LAYERS of salt and fish
till the kenchcS reaches the desired height
The decks are then washed down. sails taken
in, ami the vessel anchored for the night.