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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-26
The Pennsylvania Main Line az Auctson-so
Hyd<era.

From the Phiiadsiphis Ledger, July ISL
Last evening An eeoft vas asede to sell the NJ ain
Line Of the Public Worka n Pennsylvania. ia pur
sosnce Of an act Of Assembly, passsd Nay 9, 1855,
10 provide for the sale VI tle Main Inns Of the
Pubic Works.n At half-past seven oclook Gov.
Pollock, Attorney General Franklin, Col. A. @. Car
TN Secrstsry Of the Cynmn~eAsa, the Commis.
s.opess . 3polntsi under the a., and the suction
TT, john B. Myers, Esq, made their Appearances IN
rotunds Of the Exchange, which contained
rohabjy ibree bundled pers1us, anxious TO witness
PeInsylvanis improvements. Mr.. Myers, By direc
ton Of Coy; Polio X, CON nencei the prclimin1ies
Of the sale by rcxdlrg tue terms prescribed BY the
act. Thea we're ina, ~ BID less than 81 500 900
should b. received and that dep 5sit OF 800 900
should DC required from tho purchaser, the sane b
be TORE tied w ire STAG uAe3s tie cond ions speci
red By the act ware compled with. In dsfal' OF
the nmedsts payment Of thi, gum oil fi0O, 900 In
available funds, the Msia Line war to ~ again put
~ for sEle. bid was then solicited BIZ Xf. Myers
but there was no RESPONDS He then Commenced e.
Gitsen villsons, ard after the usual msnrer de-
scended 20 eI2h. GALLONS, Sai from fksl sam BY
buDored ID usands 10 tie HMM um price Of g. 800.
600, sithout receiving sinu'e bid.
lioysrpcr POLLOCK, alter c3psutstlon with NJ.
Trsz kiln and others, announced that IL no offers
were msce within i've m .es, tie sale would "a
sljourned. This failed 10 ing an OFF,, and the e
NOT heir the slish.e.t dispostion manifested Toe
Governor stated that the ssle, Ii adjourned, would
b. without dag. After short delay, the sails "A
adjourned sine die ard the act for the sale OF 81
main lire has Al air proved futile.
Governor Pgfl1ck remained is tue Exchange FOL
q con ai2erabe tuns, I'd wac Introduced 20 nun
Der Of cur cisizeIs. The failure Of the sale WA Q
source Of mach regret.
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Tux GoLD DiGGIs0s os THE RED FoRs or rms
AsxaSsAs.--Ibe Ea1 Byytn Infdi,gfhetr, noticing
the pfepara.ioDs ~ . npany OF men from Ion,
rntry ceupty, ARR, FOR depalinte - the RI ported
ecld digging on the RED Fosk OF the Arkarsl4
says" We do not visi 10 be TIE disse 1instr OF
false iLtelijgen Q, and all candor mast sag that
we have no reliable int siigence firm the reported
mires. That there lie gold up the Arkansas aud It's
tributaries there Ia 10 dub, but whsthsr In g1an-
thes 30 pay fir working or not we are unable s,
ray. We would canton Al persons from taking
their families there and ss, oo& " believe oil that
hey rec publisted 10 relation thereto. n young
men ace g. to make the exploration, lot them d.
50, but do not take families Of s3msn an children
there
Tbe Fert Smith Herald, on tina sans subject,
ssys:-" We bavr read several letters p1biisned re-
Gently, purpogting " have bean written by miners
nom The sold diggipgs Of the Arkansag, snd are
fse 20 coniess Mss ~ have d0not ~ V tie ex tsnt
Of The hgdrg anc sucocss OF those nos pr respecting
htr. Wv advise orr ntencs not W BE- To- kasty
n believing thsfe publishea staisnsnts"
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6pSIESSlON bPIDGE, NIR&Rl6,
July %, 1855.
Ireget to see In your psper Of yesterdays date
on article from the Vtio BranscsekeT refe:tiug on
the character Of taose men who are enlsting In the
Foreign Legion. The article | refer to Is a. FOL.
lows
Is to be regretted that government ever undertook
70 raise recruits from among the ou.cts in the United
StAtes the very Of all nations the honor of the
Britain beg depended upon such beings, fear It would
not long maintain its present proud petition. The
penae OF these vorthess hlrengs will be more than
they worth-far more, intssd, than the best sub
jects at homo eouIA b enlisted for We hope TO
end put TO this mode OF obtaining recruits II dero
gstory 70 the 6rst nation ia the world The Of
Britain everywhere are wiling 70 share in the danger
and giores Of the present contest with baroarous
poser and there II no need OF subsidizing mercensry
soldiers.
Now, cir, beg TO tell the Mr. Brmsricker ii &
he states what 10 fsiee. lis true, bad men NAV
enlisted Ia tie FOREIGN Legion as we'll ~ in tho lime,
but this fact should NOS warrant any one in making
such Wholesale charge Is cont aimed Ia the above
extrtct, which Is calculated alike TO damage her
Maestys service, 1t is certain to wound the fee
iDss and discourage the ef5rs Of every honest sol.
der who may be enlisted 70. this p,triotc object.
G. DE KoRPosAY
Lieutenant Colonel British Fo. eign Legion
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News from CubA.

We have received news from, Havana TO the 2th inst
The George Law touched at that pot. There lie po
litical news Of importance
One Of our correspondents mentions the failure Of
of the largest psepe for 81 400 ooohAs property
to the amount OF S. GOO eight sugar estates
eighteen stock farms and great deal Of city property
all productive. He declines making another half NIL
lion BY taking advantage Of his creditors, evidence Of
honor and bounty
Luis Zaya had been arrested BY the government and
thrown prison. under suspicion Of having likeness
Ramon Pinto In his possession The bust Of Pinto has
rot been captured By the polse Several arrests hsa
made Of those suspected Of having been interested
10 the work.
The steamer United States arrived 1T shutdown the
lAth instno passengers giving particulars OF the
Americas newB.
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At Browning s-Thers has been fair supply Of beef
cattle, and prices realized are, II any hing shade
easier. Quite numosr " small grass Alves
clsssed under beeves have been sod ~ prcss ranging
from 80 TO $40 5o-a ANAL number At the lat price
The market for sheep and lambs has fuctustet good
deal during the week Lambs have been very plenty,
while good sheep hsve been quite scarce The receipts
have been at least thousand Less than sst week. aad
Of decidedly Inferior quality The bulb o. the sup
plies comes from Ohio, Indiana Nsv Jersey and this
State and the prices ranged from ~ so TO Oil shesp
and % DC ~ ID for lambs About 800 head wsre ett
unsold
The followiogis memorandum Of sales by Samuel
AaG~ - Axau
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<,olI--To PARSONS WHO Agg sDyvr 10 LAY ~
~ their sosi fx vistss. bsrs u ssanos 70 buy ],
cheap and sse1. ~ shsSrhr o6~rs 70 Nss ratie fs
81 rss ash ssovs ana syg epsl for thr>s tsys ro
bsss ss5bs bv prses Of q 70 pv 10 Ter sssh sEly
pun weight vsrsNsA~a
JACOB y. ooESsrI. ca nssgs. s,rse
/s0Ai--MY obJDT " orfcg eAIEs ASp sskii.
~ ps&ss fer cash Am tsss.rtsy Yssssy rcd
vklss ssh, vsn s,rs>i 81 - - ~ ots ever fys
.ors 81 - "a, fssn ny yDs Hnx saa vt~*1wSn,
Twssty nh s6sst Anf khsA svsnss, ~ f~sss strssf,
pssr hssssvsy FFTIR ctfsvy~.
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AT o'Brien's fair demand has prevailed for hesv.s
and all offered rod 81 full prices Cows and avs
sold rather more readily, and q. bst.er pdcss veas
also brought fall prices.
ls7 beevts. ~ o. 40 20
OF cows and calves .............. 2b 90 ~ 90
80 vesls olive weight ............... axe. DC.
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DiAYfxs CAMS Oy xyfAY Dy%crfsTlos-vun
II aab % tAs uknIss Csss ksasfS~suy, NJ aad ire
trxsd strsst, ssas Efssdvsy, ksiscisg &sgh asa
sssbh $500 waasssssd SD pisAs, go spAssh ssrss
ssssssssA a - varp. .SAs sssssassy fAx ssazns.
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shccSD BOARD.


WgDsFspAy, July rs, 1855.
At Allsrton's the market was scarcely weh sup
piled with beef cattle last week. though with ar
ted demand previous prices barely sustained. The
number In market to day ,s27 and for the week,
1,792. The supplies came mostly from Ohio AMI illi.
nols, and the quality, average, was ordnery 10
fair The best cattle sold .: lie IL 4cthe latter an
outside price, and inferior to good, $40 l0lsc. IL
thought that but fen II any, would be left
sold. Included in the offerings 2oJ cGt1s a.
Bergen, n j., which sod for the Newark, pater
and Bergen Point markets. &c, a. ABOUT tho prices
current here. For ana calves oaly moderate ds
mand has prevailed though previous pr have hesn
realized vealcslves sold to Moderate axtsnt -
Of s,sc. $50, ~ in qualify sheep and lambs have
found ready about previous prices Swine
plenty and duh In cows and caives pge
in prices has occurred, ard the demand IL ros-rAts.
Veal calves sell slowly, at ic &C. I've we!shs Accord
ing to qusl!ty
Beef cattle extra quality, loo lbs. 81 % s so
10. COCA aIAiy............... eoA ~ w
10 cominon' ...t. -. wa -
10 'ntsftor. Qua -
Cows and calves, extra. 90 0os ss 90
- goou-....... ~ oes
DO common. ................... 70 oo . 30 on
NeeB..-. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. a q
10 extra. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o4a
Sheep aud lambs ...... ............. 2 t0a 90
The fooHiDg table sho rs IRON What part OF the cons
try, and ~ Hhnt convey ancas the supplies came =
HUDSON River RNlfosd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. JIG
!" Boats. Observation-Disclosures. 3I5
fT,e haarosa, '0o
Harlem ba'lsoAi. Observation-Disclosures. 80
49,. w.
hen'nchy W
Nov ,,t.r s,.l .'..''..''. ~
Harlem Railroad Co yes and calves ......., ~
Veal calves, 3i7
/" sheep and LAMPS. .........,... l,o2a
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Quarter dollars are proport0nally less produ tive
Of premium, while dimes and half dimes coined b.
fore 1887, have lost rather more by wear, on An
average, than the premium woald make up; those
coined since 1881 to 1853, will average prema
Of - pc. cent on thei1 nominal value:-
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AIhsmbcrIAins q fAir demsnd mas p.svAlIs1, and
full prices have been realized The range IL &c. l2c
and the supplies were about ali disposed OF. Coss,
calves veals and naSs varied but little from last week
The following the sslss-
32B beef cattle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES % ola 90
81 and calves .e25 90 900 o.
200 veal calves fivs wsighD ........ 5xc a7c.
o,Irl snctp ma % % ou
Tns foIo wing table s4osa the sale Of sheep and lambs
BY Rood FoSa, 1t Chambsrlalns Balls Head, for The
and fair qualities Of stock so readily at advance
from last week % prices
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.


WEDNESDAY,, jay 25-6 m.
There was little m 1fe activity in tbs stock mar
ket this moning, ba' the tendency OF prices
throughout was do N wari. At the 6st board Vir-
ginis c's declined per cant; E.ie bonds, 1876, ];
New York Central rs, /; Ncsrsgos Transit, d;
New York Central Railroad, 1; Cleveland and Tole-
do, /; Harlem, /; Reading R,ilrosA I. Chicago
and Rock leland advanced per cent There 10 eyi-
IDENTITY growing desire 10 get rid Of stocks. Tho
large sales to day strong indication OF that and
We thould not be surprised to sec tho daily trans.
actions increase instead Of diminishing, as Is gen.
erany anticipated. Purchasers, buyers option, are
plenty enough ct all times. There Ia se. Of specu-
htors continually in the market, who never
handled q certificate Of stock, And who operate
entirely on f.rencss. These are the buyers at pre-
sent, snd tho hears, although they have no. mu ID
confidence In that class Of operators, when nothing
better oes take their contracts, and generally, o..
maturity all their surplus funds, In the shape OF
differences. Ths stock IA rket hss all the symptoms
of collapse. The indications sre all in favor Of
lower prices. With no buyers, and the strongest
probability Of . stampede among holders, we do not
see the 6ist inducemens TO carry stocks. The pros
pect of getting out at high prices is poor enough.
man who win buy stocks at q time when the
millions OF dollars mus. have gres. nerve aud long
purse, which he wsnia depleted.
After the sd ,urpment Of the board the folio wing
sales of bonds and stocks we're made At auction by
Messrs. Burdst, Davis 4 Hain:-
So GOO Cbicsgo and Miss p. r. LIST mort int added so
$500 Ohio and Miss. r. r. do. d.. %
loco Cin. Chic. Logs port R.R do. d.. 1881
500 DO do. do do. 70
81 shares Kentucky Bank. Observation-Disclosures. 1905
60 Indianapolis and ncinnati Railroad. ........ SO
loo Ohio and Mssissppi r r., Eastern division. Is
Albert II. Nico.ay's regular aemi- weekly auction
sale Of stocks and bonds win take place TO- morrow,
(rhursdayJ at 12I O'Clock, at the Merchant Fix
charge. On the catalogue viii be found great
variety Of first class securities.
At the second b1s'd the market was weak. Erie
appears TO be the heaviest stock on the hs. It IN
doubleday has the widest margin for fall, for it i.
in the hands Of holders dead weight. Nicaragua
Transit was { fraction better this afternoon, with
small sales There were 20 sales Of Reading a. the
second board. This morning there were transsc
lions to some extent at prices lower than have ruled
for some time.
The transactions ct the Assistant Treasures Of
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A CARD 70 rdE or TOWN PUBLIC, AND rHs l..
N cira IN psfusul.r-Ar. De sn ops,sa en-
bssees the prs@bt octlsiop 10 r~tu-n hts ssI
c.rs thsEAs u al ,hoes Kind friends AMI p
toLs who besc Lororsd him With t7elr patron
age luipR the last ave ysars thin be has
ben spgsS1n The cry cocoa badness % The sexner
Fourteenth rrstt and Slxfh sve6ue bus more pASorJ
,srly for Tho a1d kn. feel NJ nAsfsstsd
towards him by all hE rscest trosb~s Ia bnscees
wbich n his IN snfs sas osevt"os1 oy Ne
mismansrsrsrt ,ssscs fnattsetion or oxtlAv.sAnses
MI part but rather b. comb or ciscamss<nce
ever which Re hsa consyl ioe these hiad sssnr
sness Mr. opr. feels .cspy gratssuI and VAL % ~
IL this csfd i= 10 particularly rscsnusDa 70 all nv Tor
mr. customer and r.pat who wish coovsniapt, theAp
AND dssJA9e Place g. lr.ies store whsre they wAu
rttd pontsty fsrs snd honestly In every rssp'et an
wnsts tL'y w isa ALMOST everything IN the CRY GeeA
Al" ~ We ny s..t prc.s--tbs estsshshnpeet o.
NJ. JNo NJ SohNlh, t0rnsr OF Ninsteeath street AMI
sun Hsnae IN ~hSm 10y place tho sost 10 oksn
sonneenc' o. m'i' Aett Of Integrity. honesty ssd 20
Y. sne,s. Very respectfully 0SwIN d usIFk
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plste, 10 to l22 cen a per ounce.
n tis h pkte, 125 cents per oup-e.


In your mossy article 70 Day, speaking Of the se~
Grenada Canal Company and is re'ersncs 10 gold, you
ssy sasaips the report Of hsior Sears that there
Il times AZ much gold there California" or -
that effect The state msIe In conversation -i.h
the company was that considered there was an 81 AL
IL not greater amount Of GOLD 10 New Granada tass 70
CafsrBiA this tsirg the result Of my osseryaion
By correcting the In the Article b. in,erng this
500 viii obge yours, HENRY SkAks
Ynhy. Julv %, 1888
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is 1896 shsep & lAmbs ss,0,7 81
81 Average per head. - 80
'morandaA II sales By James
The following 10 =


The following . meror andum Of sales BY rhom,s c.
LArkips, at Brewnine's
92 sheep lambs $3.50 % Al sheep a. lambs SIs6 90
~ do........ 23s 90 81 do....... 3u 10
1877 do........ ASS 30 boz sheep& lambs 81, 95s 20
G6 dO.,,, 223 10 Average held
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Tor stIE-A Why tfYiLH DAY nURsf, 10.
Il hands high, eight years old ia fact, asd SEED fst
only for rsnt Of uss. Gan - a. t1s s.A.s 81
Wood = Oliver twenty fsr,r street, h,tvsss fsA,s
and Ninth svI1ss.
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a = hENAfD.--D DOG LOST FROM NO 10
Ue) ninth street, Tnssfay evening; srn all bass
and tan King Charles spaniel, With nttss brAss collar
his meek his wers rather short for .he h.esd
ais bar rather shoTt except the legs. vera W III
oaue Of lido. The above reward vll b pai ~ rs,as
iog him 70 the ofhce Of his ewnfr No "a Wan rts-t
Basement. q wFSIu,
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EoK saT-iA tIIGAST COUPE BufIf NJ rChD
~ tcnr, Hen'y nv, N.ls one OF tsa kgss., slss,
rlir Of stylish bay Lortss p~s ctlr .sst vssst
Cd saond and Kind Ayp'y a. Io Tenth street, east Of
fecopd Av.nu-.
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q x REWARD WILL FL PAID FOR THE RFIURN Of
WO small vkss poode dos. shst strAYta or was
sgolen on the svsrirg Of b. 2atb mat fvm lts Lla-
rens street. Wb.a est he had much rSs
morocco collar, With trsss paddock and crimson ribson
attached; his feet shaved and ne answers % the
az Garlic. Tho above reward III b Iai 70
whoever viii rt.erp hiH e. the atoys address.
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@OS REwARD.--Losr, oS SATURDAY EyEsIsG
mAO 2ln instant. two slo0 bilis On tue
Mechanics Bank New York DO not rscoisst what hAns
We other vas bat waa ba2rste Any persos nnains
The Will receive tbs above reward and LAnkI
u the person otrg them, who 10 po~r man, By Cav
Ing them ~ No 90 University place, soraer Of fssiss
street. or 1T W. W. brakes billiard sslooa, corner oil
Twenty second street and Broadway.
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nyTT7Y 4 crooxp 30 ~ wArr1 srarrr-rHl.
IL ysr xlrkss Es< else ,eoms hsvs $50 s~ss 1850
10 sks sse&y sspk<sus sgarsnas~ta ss~~fiy s~w ~
nan 1inlnx LAu mi etA.r tmgsrisst s@sfsvsus%f "a
rowr~ssx. Ne are 49, yysysr~s ~ srw ywtss
sssss - as<.vdsxs 90 10 dab, TIA 81 a. es,sse
o. 80 ssssss
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REV AIDS.

@1Sn REWARD STOLEN, From NJ TIA
O1CO iiilh avenue, on saturday norn.as, 2'st
Inst about 10 oclocs ~ table spoons; ~ tsA %
10 dessert forks "a dessert Spoons is large forks
ssrt knives and egg spoons Engsh silver, very hes
w, Married in German rcxt Any iptcr stsz OF tls
Above may be lett with
gro. " MArSEiL, Chief of Police
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,I,o TIE LovEhs AND inigEDrRs % FINE srOeK. :
The csk bfaixd the.oagt brad staliea WAd lrtaAnAs
vii ltAnd for linn -s number Of mares tee s1sSirs
sssson 1t the Pei House Risblos, ~ 800 Ma ssasss
An moneys - be psa ,Aiofs serving he mar. All -
elGAnts at the riAk Of are owners.
WILLIAM A bro vN, p,sDrsLSr.
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LOST AND FOUND.

r osr-FEOal a WAGON, BY The RrSAISa AWAY
Of hCrseE on the 18th o. July be.usea ThYtsseis
and Tseniy third streets, slver mounted vhip, gold
mounted cane. and o pair OF horse sbseta. msrksd
Tho finder will b. literally ressrsed by l,sv NJ al Or
any oftSen I II y. J0HisS Ritirs Academy, is7 snt
1870 MERGER street
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ltOSx,-A GOOD ROAD HoRsr, BOUND Avn
WCsOtCk,aS IN every rerpcet hisnass aad so
wagon with shifting top built BY teit city msts, the
properly Of gents man leaving the city clerst at
Tho above low rgure The turnout, wb.en 10 ssablsts,
Fan 10 seen, and particulars obtained Of TusAsrs.
ssadIsr, Al Atlsssio street, Brooklyn.
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y~HE HFiW AT LAW or JOHN HARRISON, DE-
i ceased, late Of 1hurstonneid, In the county OF
CumberI.nd, England, farmer whose only brother,
1bomaa Harison "a supposed 10 hsy. settled In Amsr
about the year 1853. and lso the heirs ~ Law of
John !.cwe william Rove ani jacob Rowe who emr,.
ted rom England TO this country about century $50
may kfsr Of thing to their advantage by Ap2y
TO j. a kNIGHr, European agent, 3a3 BroSdwsy, New
York. n. IA cnwpIste list OF AL EBelwh nneal
dividends and Advertisements for heirs at Law b
lnsIt stcd ut the above ones. Fse for search 81.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-08-16
Worth Knowing.

One pound of green copperas (cost seven
cents) dissolved in one quart of water and
poured down privy, will effectually concen-
trate and destroy the ioulest smells. For
water closets on board ships and steamboats,,
about hotels and other places, there is nothing
so nice 10 cleanse and purify those places, as
simple green copperas, dissolved; and for
sick rooms, it may be placed under the bed in
anything which will hold water, and thus rem
der hospital or other places of the sick, free
from unpleasant smells. For butchers stalls,
fish maEkets, slaughter houses, sinks, and
wherever there are putrid and offensive cases.
dissolve copperas and sprinkle it about, and in
a few days the bad SMELL will pass away
If a cat, rat or mouse dies about the house and
sends forth an offensive gas, place some dis
solved copperas in cup or jar, anywhere
within smelling distance and the cure is
sure. l have known a stock Of dry goods
which were nearly spoiled by skunk under
a store, to be cleaned and restored simply by
sprinklng dissolved copperas about the floor.
-Salen Gazette.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-08-16
The Mutation of Matter.

With very near approach to truth, the hu-
man family inhabting the earth has been es-
tlmated at 100000 900; the annual loss by
death is 100000. Now the weight of the
animal matter of this immense body cast into
the grave, is no less than 624, 400 tons, and
by It's decomposition produces 1900, 900 ,OO0,- :
600 cubic feet of gaseous matter. The vege-
table productions of the earth clear away from
the atmosphere the gases thus generated, de-
composing and assimilating them for their own
increase.
This cycle of changes has been going on
ever since man became an occupier of the
earth. He feeds on the lower animals and on
the seeds of plants, which, in due time, be-
come part of himself. The lower animals
feed upon the herbs and grasses, which, in
their turn, become the animal then, by its
death, again pass into the atmosphere, and are
ready once more to be assimilated by plants,
the earthly or bony substance alone remaining
where it is deposited; and not even these, I'M
less deposited sufficiently deep in the soil to
be out of the absorbent reach of the toots Of
plants and trees. Nothing appears TO me so
cannibalizIng as to see a flock of sheep graz
ing in country churchyard, knowing it to be
an undeniable fact that the grass they eat has
been nurtured by the gaseous emanations from
my immediate predecessors then following up
the fact that this said grass is actually assim-
ilated by the animal, and becomes mutton,
whereof | may perhaps dine next week.
Truth is stranger than fiction, and here is a
truth that exemplifes the proverb 1t is not
difficult to prove that the elements Of which
the living bodies of the present generation are
composed, have all passed through millions OF
mutations, and formed parts of all kinds of an
imal and vegetable bodies, in accordance with
the unerring law of nature, and, consequently
we may say with truth that fractions of the
elements of our ancestors form parts of our
/ selves. Some of the particles of Cicero's o.
Esop's body, peradventure, WELD this pen. =
Scientific American.