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Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

Y
is no telling what has turned up at the Fed
eral City since Saturday, but we guess there
is no Speaker vet. Greeley telegraphs as
follows:
Washington, Dee. 8.
1 hope for the election of Banks to-mor-
row, but do not confidently expect it. l think
his vote will go to LOG on the second ballot
A letter to the Tribune says:
Washington, Dec 9.
Government has received authentic infor-
nation of the fitting out of an expedition in
the United States to join Walker in Mica
Iragua The President will issue procla-
nation Immediately, warning those concern
ed against such infractions of neutrality and
treaty stipulations. Wheelers recognition
of Walkers military government is not au-
thorized nor accepted here.
No official communication has yet been
received from Gov. Shannon, nor are orders
issued for the intervention of the troops at
Leavenworth or elsewhere. The admins
tration is careful about touching this matter.
If Banks should not be elected tomorrow
the plurality principle will be adopted on
Tuesday, and that will accomplish the re
suit forthwith. Fuller's friends urge him
not to withdraw, and this temporarily en-
barrasses the success of Banks.
The dispatch to the N. Y. Times, reads
thus:
Washington, Dec. 9.
Banks will certainly be elected tomorrow
morning, unless defeated by treachery.-
There are rumors of the latter tonight but
cannot believe them well founded, because
nobody can possibly expect to cover treason
in such case as this so that the people will
not instantly understand and punish it.
There are serious symptoms of discomfort
arising. If Banks should fail tomorrow, all
will be at sea again, and the organization
will be postponed indefinitely. l believe,
however, Banks will be elected, although
Wheeler, Walk, and Whitney, all refuse to
vote for him, as do Ball, Moore, and Harri-
son, of Ohio.
If the plurality principle shall be adopted
to-day, an election will ensue, but we have
no idea the factions which prevented the
election of Campbell, and which at last ac-
counts were preventing the election of Banks,
will consent to any such thing. The game
is either to divide the Republicans and thus
conquer, or to weary them out, in hopes a
Nebraska man or milk-sop man may slip
in
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14

Snecal Agent has visited Europe snd made careful
and jucious selections of Foreign works Of ARR both II
Bronze and Marble; Statuary and choice Paintings
The whole forming large and valuable collection Of
Paintings and Statuary TO be distributed FREE among
members of the Association for the Second Year.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Cosmopolitan Art Association.
SECOND YEAR.

5ENUNU EA X
4 RRANGEMENTS for the Second Annual Collection Of
this anu popular Institution for the diffusion Of
Literature and Art have been made the extensive
SCALE Among the works aread gagged is the farfsed
"GENOA CRUCIFIX !"
which originally cost Ten Thousand Dollars.
In forming the New Collection the diffusion Of works OF
AMERICAN ART. and the encouragement Of American &C.
MUS have not been overlooked Commissions have been
isUed to many Of the most distinguished American Artists
who will contribute of their finest productions
Among them three Marble Busts, executed by the
greatest living Sculptor-IIIRAl POWERS.
GEORGE WASHINGTON,
The Father Of his Country:
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
The Philos 5pher;
DANIEL WEBSTER,
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1855-12-14
Washington. Dec. 8

1 hope for the election of Banks to-mor-
row, but do not confidently expect it. think
his vote will go to LOG on the second ballot.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

A FUSNY EPIsoBE.-A few days since, we
mentioned that "small chance of fight
had occurred recently at the Bardstown, KY,
between Hon. Charles G.. Wintersmith and
DIR. jackson, candidates for Congress in that
District. In explanation of his part in the af-
fair, DIR. Jackson issues card, from which
We take the following extract:
"After turned to the audience to depre'
cate such unfair treatment, received blow
from Mr.. W., which excited enough anger
to induce me, although held by the right arm
by third party, to grasp the gentleman by
the top of his head, when, tony astonishmen1
and the CONSERVATION Of the crowd, the whole
scalp came off A slight left-handed blow
from me, which made distinct occular de
monstration, was all the fight ! perpetrated
the rush and interference ended it. After
wards approached Mr.. W., who acknowled
ged himself in the wrong and not able Il
fight me. After short interview betweel
us, he called the audience together, and mad'
public apology to them, and then publiel.
asked my pardon, which was promptly gran
| ted" a4 st
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
NEA EATHlNG.

Sea bathing requires caution to make it
useful ana health imparting. Sir Arthur
Clark says; the manner of bathing, though
point of the first Importance, seems, by
most people, to be thought Of no consequence
at all bat let the effects of bathing be con-
sidered, and this Indifference will appear in a
strong light. BY the compression of the
whole external surface of the body which
takes place on iudicious immersion, the blood
is carried on with increased force to the heart,
and returned by the reaction with proportion
al impulse. BY this increased action and ve-
locity, the copillaries are opened, the sluggish
and tenacious humors loosened and the whole
system invigorated; but all this depends
upon total and instant immersion.
To suppose that stepping into bath, or
wetting the body by parts, will produce these
effects, is an absurdity. Everything beyond
n single plunge is preventive of benefit. BY
continuing in the bath the body is robbed OF
its natural heat reaction prevented; the YES.
sells collapse. and Transportation by the natural
channel Of the pores is suspended; obstruc'
tions are confirmed, and paralysis is frequent
| ly induced. TO leap from height into the
water is injurious An easy and nearly
| horizontal position is the best for the moment
ofimmersion and the proper time for bathing
| is when the natural inclination is the strong
est ; and this, generally speaking, will be al
ter considerable exercise, but short oil pro
ducing sensible perspration or fatigue. NC
thing can be more injurious than lingering OF
the margin of the food till the stagnatns
fluids refuse to obey even the spur OF INNER
sion. The bath should be used only once {
day. With regard to the exercise of swim
ming, it should be of moderate duration
when long continued, it has, in numerous in,
stances occasionpd the loss Of limbs and not
unfrequently proved fatal. Sir Arthur CLARK
seems conscious of treading on slippery
ground when he advises ladies. to dispense
with dresses while bathing. Children should
never be dipped more than once and that
with the greatest care; let the immersion be
deep, and quickly done. The proper depth
for general bathing is about four feet and q
/ half
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
LOST BAGGAGE

Among the curiosities which the visitor
may see for the asking in England, is the
Lost Baggage Department of the Great
Western Railroad, in Euston Square. In
this depot may be found always every variety
of articles, embracing the range of the three
kingdoms, animal, mineral and vegetable {;
poodle dogs, bedding, umbrellas, monkeys,
French sole leather, trunks, canes, market
baskets, metallic cases, smuggled goods, green
vegetables, dispatches, &c, to the end OF the
catalogue. AT stated times, whatever has
laid unclaimed q certain number oe months is
sold at auction and the proceeds credited TO
lost baggage account, with full details. On
the railroads in this country q similar depart
ment is becoming quite distinguished ica-
ture. Some of the larger companies are ap-
plying to their Legislatures for the right TO
dispose of these accumulations of stray bag
gage after the system pursued in Europe.
The New York and Erie Railroad have a
depot for lost baggage at the foot oil Duane
street, New York city, to which all stray ar
tlcles from their line are sent The New
Y Iork Central Railroad have their stray bag
gage depot at Rochester. To those who are
not familiar with the incidents OF travel, the
amount of baggage ard articles lost from the
passenger trains by the occupants will seem
almost incredible. This lost baggage depot
at Rochester is two hundred feet long by
seventy-fve feet wide. The articles in it are
so arranged that the marks upon them can
be readily seen, and each style of article is
placed together; the trunks in rows, each oil
similar color and size, six or eight tiers IN
height, are arIayed around the sides OF the
hall and in parallel lines across. An officer
of the company is constantly in attendance
whose sole business it is to see to this charge
The average number ofpcces Of stray bag
gage always in this depot is about two thou
sand. People are continually applying Tor
lost articles. Some ten thousand different
pieces of passengers baggage are restored to
their owners every year from this road alone.
Besides this general depot at Rochester, the
local stations all along the line have more
or less baggage in them awaiting claimants,
which, after q certain number of days, IL an
owner is not found, such articles are forward
ed to the general depot. Before stray bag
gage is put into position it is examined, and
full description of contents carefully recor-
ded in books kept for the purpose, a copy of
which is furnished to the company's travel
ling agent. This is q person who is con-
stantly travelling on the railroad and steam
boat routes every where in search of and to
restore lost baggage. \ convention OF lost
baggage agents from all parts of the United
States is to meet at Rochester on the goth,
for the purpose of comparing their books, and
facilitating the business of their departments.
Boston Courier.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
ALUMINIUM.

NJ. st. Claire Deville has lately been de-
lighting the French Academy OF Science by
exhibiting his discovery of the means OF OBJ
tanning from common clay n metal called
"Aluminium," wich rivals silver in beauty Of
appearance, and surpasses it in other quail
ties. The metal has heretofore existed only
in small quantities (; but by the new process
can be produced in masses sufficient to bring
it into general use, and make it replace for
many purposes the real article it so nearly re-
sembles. The national lntelligencer learns
from Paris that the members OF the academy
of Sciences and the numerous auditory were
loud in their admiration and surprise at the
beauty and brilliancy of many ignots oil alu-
minium presented by Mr.. Dumas, the cele-
brated chemist 1t was impossible to believe
they were not silver until taken into the hand,
when their extraordinary lightness at once
proved tho contrary. That metal should
weigh so little seemed almost incredible.
The price of aluminium short time since
in France was about the rate Of gold Mr..
Dumas assured the Academy that, owing to
recent discoveries reducing the expenses OF
extracting it, the cost of production was now
about one hundred times less, and Mr.. Bal
lard, another member, stated there was little
doubt that the effect of competition in It's
manufacture, together with the advantage oi
throwing it open to the industrial resources
of the world, would be to reduce the price as
low as five francs the killogramme, or about
forty cents a'pound.
This important result is mainly attributable
to the facility with which we are now able to
procure pure sodium in abundance, which is
the active agent for the reviyification of alu-
minium, and which was at one time very ex-
pensive. Soda is obtained by the decompo-
sition of carbonate of soda by charcoal. By
the aid of little lime it has been found easier
to separate it from oxygen. The conversion
of aluminious earth or clay into chloride o
aluminium takes place so easily that the price
of the chloride only comes to about ten cents
q pound.
MIR. Dumas observed that the .generaliza
tion of the procedure of Mr.. Deyille, the ap
plicaton Of chlorine to the extraction oil met
ais. forms a new era in metallurgy,
Among the many remarkable qualities o
aluminium. such as its resistance to oxydatioI
either in the air or by acids, its hardness, ~
wonderful lghtness, its malleableness' the 10
lcility Of moulding it, &C., Mr.. Dumas men
another, its sorority. An ingot was suspen
ded by string, and, being lightly struck
emitted the finest tones, such as are obtalhe'
only by combination Of the best metals
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

The EMPRESS EUGENIE--Somebody has
written the following beautiful sketch OF the
beautiful Empress of France:
The Empress Eugenie, without being by
any means the perfect beauty her fiatterers
declare her to be, is certainly one Of the very
loveiest looking women that could be :onnd.
Her face is lighted up with such an innocent,
gentle and vivacious expression, and smile
of such exceeding sweetness as to render her
perfectly charming. Her manner is at once
graceful, dignifed and gracious; she looks
absolutely radiant on public occasion, and
performs her part so perfectly and with such
a look of absolute happiness that she seems
not only as though she had been born to the
station to which her singular fortune has
raised her, but appears beside her impossible
and undemonstratve partner as though she
was sovereign in her own right, who had
espoused some man ofhumble rank and sought
unconsciously to atone for his comparative
cold and ungracious manner by the over
flowing of her own royal and native courtesy.
And yet to see her small, sweet, but pale and
xeary-looking face at other times, one would
say that she had already entered upon that
destiny of sorrow of which the line Of pain
across her brow would almost seem to be
natures own prophecy.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
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From the Louisville Journal.
THE WORLD Is FULL OF BEAUTY.

There is beauty in the forest
Where the trees are green and fair;
There is beauty in the meadow
Where the wild flowers scent the air
There is beauty in the sunlight
And the soft blue beam above;
Oh the world is fall of beauty
When the heart is full Of love.
There is beauty in the fountain,
Singing gaily at its play,
While the rainbow hues are glittering
On its silvery shining spray;
There is beauty in the streamlet,
Murmuring softly through the grove ;
Oh the world is full of beauty
When the heart is full of love.
There is beauty in the moonlight
When it falls upon the sea,
While the blue, foam-crested pillows
Dance and frolic joyously;
There's beauty in the lightning CLEANS
That DER the dark waves rove,
Oh the world is full of beauty
When the heart is full of love.
There is beauty in the brightness
Beaming from the loving eye,
In the warm blush of affection!
In the tear of sympathy
In the sweet low voice whose accents
The spirits gladness prove
Oh the world is full. of beauty
When the heart is full Of love.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
SALT AROUND FRUIT TREEs.

AS a stimulant for plum trees, salt is IN
dnestionably one of the most efficient and sal
utary applications which can be supplied
The plum is indigenous in marine locations,
and hence the benefit of salt when applied as
a manure. Most of the varieties of the plum
now so extensively cultivated and so deser-
yedly admired, are traceable to the beech plum,
consequently, when they are attempted to be
grown in the interior, they languish for this
element, and slcken, and, indeed, very fire.
quently die if it be not provided. A good
compost, in which salt is an ingredient, should
planting, and n pint or so sprinkled over the
surface Of the soil, above the roots, once or
twice year. The spring is good time to
apply il. Young plum trees derive great
vigor from its free application, and old ones
are reiuvenated, and made to bear almost as
literally as younger ones.-Ger. Telegraph.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

PRooREss or MoRMoNIsN.--Twenty-fve
years ago the "Prophet' Joseph Smith or
ganized the Mormon Church with six men,
bers. At the present time the Church in
Utah Territory contains three presidents,
seven apostles, two thousand and twenty-six
seventies" seven hundred and fifteen high
priests, nine hunded and nnety-four elders,
1--WE hundred and fourteen priests, four hun
dred and seventy-one teachers, two hundred
and twenty-sevcn deacons, besides the usual
ratio of persons in training for the ministry
but not vet ordained, and four hundred and
eipbty-nine missionaries abroad. During the
six months ending with the beginning OF
April last, nine hundred and sixty-fve chill
dren were born in the territory of Utah, two
hundred and seventy-eight persons died, four
hundred and seventy-nine were baptized in
the Mormon iaith and eighty-six were ex-
communicated from the church.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

THRILLING ESCAPE FROM A BLACK SNAKE.-
On Monday last, several children, among
whom was an interesting daughter of Joseph
Hemphill, Esq, apcd about ten years, were
enjoying a sociable pic mic in woods about
mile south of West Chester, and were
thrown into panic by a large black snake.
Miss Hemphill, lingering behind her COM
rades at some blackberry bushes, espied a
nest of young snakes, andimmediately started
to run towards the clearing. She succeeded
in crossing the fence, when her progress was
impeded by a large black snake, that had
wound itself twice round her thighs, on the
outside of her garments, and bound her sc
tight that she could not move. Howor wher
it got there she could not tell, her ideas being
so confused by fright on seeing the nss from
which she ran. She was relieved in hel
locomotion by the snake taking a highe
position, when she threw up her arms anC
ran, using her basket to fight the reptile
which cung to her and bit necessarily at he
dress. She was finally relieved from he
perilous situation by gentleman who wa
attracted to the spot by her cries, ANA wh'
killed the snake.-ITest Chester pa JeG.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
APPALLING SACRIFICE OF LIFE.

War was declared against Russia by Eng
land and France in March, l654-only six
teen months ago. The prodigious loss OF life
which hostilities have, during that short space
of time, occasioned begins to call forth remark
from the European press. The progress oil
enlightenment and Of science does not seem,
from the calculations that are made, to have
rendered war less bloody than Of yore, nor to
have diminished the aggregate Of losses by
exposure and disease. Since the declaration
of war by Turkey, in the autumn Of 1853. the
loss to that Empire is estimated at 10000
men. The French have, since their arrival
in the Crimea, lost 10000, dead or invalid 4;
while the British have suffered to the extent
of 10000. The loss of the Russians is vari-
ously estimated from 100000 TO 100000,
Austria, too, though not at war, has suffered
immensely by diminution of force in the un-
healthy localities where she has been obliged
to place her armies. Taking also into ac-
count the mortality on board the ships of
war and transports, and among laborers Of
different kinds attached to the armies, Of
whom there are thousands in the Crimea, it
may be assumed that from COO, 900 to 100000
men have perished or become invalid since
the commencement of the war, What the
amount Of mortality will be when operations
shall be conducted on larger scale-when
bloody battles shall be fought in the open
field aud gigantic contests shall decide the
issue of campaigns-remaius hidden in the
future. The wars of the French Republic
and Empire cost to Europe 6,OoO,0 of men,;
but, if we may judge from the past eighteen
months, the present struggle is destined to
exceed all that have gone before il in the
Widespread destruction which it will cause.
.Journdl of Com.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
select poetrp.
LIFE's A RAILROAD.

Life's q railroad! Hurry on!
Always keep going!
Never stop to look at flowers
By the roadside growing.
Never think of anything
Bnt your present hurry,
What if you should lose train?
Wouldn't you be sorry?
What's the use Of signing so
After beauty, lying
Half asleep beneath the trees
Where the winds are dying;
Where through winding cattle paths,
Creep the lazy hours,
And the slow-paced seasons walk
Ger unconscious flowers ...
Beauty changes with the times,
Once she chose her shelter
In the shadowy solitudes,
Lest the sun should melt her.
Stronger r-breathed, she dashes on,
Now, from town to city,
In locomotives shape,
Nothing's half so pretty.
LIE was once trodden path,
Where the travellers CHEEKY
Spoke to all they chanced to meet,
Or would rest, if weary.
Rest is now quite obsolete;
Sips of slumber take You,
Careless who beside you sits;
Norwalk draws will wake you,
Lile's railroad. Hurry on
Always keep going
Never stop to look at flowers
BY the roadside growing.
Never mind what's on the track;
On-though headlong-faster.
If the engine Progress stops,
That's the great disaster!
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

A You've MAN SAwN IN Two.-The Her
aid regrets TO learn. by private adyiees from
Durham. that, on Friday last, at Il. o. Brig
hams saw mills, about six miles from that
village, young man, named john Spooner
was sawn in two by circular, saw. The saw
was going very fast, and was about two feet
in diameter. The young man was STOPPING
to pick something up, and fell on the carriage
moving towards the saw, Before he hat
time to recover himself, the saw caught him
and cut him in two INSTANTLY Monirea
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04
A CARD.

GEORGE BROWN, Inspector of Mines, ten
w ders his scrv ices to land owners and Min
ing Companies. in making examinations, reports
&c, of Mines and Coal lands. From his expert
ence in mining operations, as he understands the
different branches, having carried on Mines for
number of years in Schuylkill Co., and having
now large number of collieries under. his super
vison-he hopes TO give satisfaction to those who
may want his services Refers TO Benjamin
Miller and W. Payne, Esqrs.. Philadelphia. and
d. L. Nice and James Neill, Esqrs., Pottsvie.
Communications Dy Mail promptly attended to.
Pottsville, March IL, le55.-3m.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

AN AWKWARD PREDIcANENr.--LastS Satur-
day evening, just at dusk, two Young gen.
tlemen who were bathing in the Miami river
at Dayton, perceived scamp running OF
with their clothes. They instantly swan
ashore and gave chase, but without success
and they were compelled to betake them
serves TO acquatic sports until the evening
was lar enough advanced to enable them u
feat they accomplished about midnight, after
some unpleasant encounters with mosquitoes
and dogs, 800 Va ~
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

WAGES IN GERMANy-Clerks in Mercan-
tile houses get from $500 to 5000 per year !
wages of carpenter (per day. in summer
twenty-nne cents net; in winter, p cents
net ola mason (per day. in summer. 20 cents
net in winter, 27 cents net of blacksmith
per day 40 cents, or 80 cents per week and
boarded; coopers 49 cents per week, and
board; baker, 40 cents per week and boarded
House servants--women from 81 to 80 4O
per month men at all prices, from So and
IS down TO their board only.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-08-04

se CosrrprsrIAI.--A man in Brooklyn, n.
", advertised last week for clerks, TO 80 to
New brunswick. N. J. lie had plenty OF
applications, and made an engagement Tor
one e year with two young men. Ihsy Were
to start next morning, and in order to feel
assured that they would not dsappoint him.
he requested them TO leave their watches
and they complied. The young men then
left, and so didtheir employer 81