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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

NosrorK, Aug. "a, 1850.
The steamship jamestown Il ashore Cowpep shoals.
The steamer shuitz bs9 gone to her relief.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

sdern improved pianos and melodeons found a, y
Broadway Pianos and allowed ON purchase. f
sale on monthly payments second hand pianos from $50 4,
$40 melodeons from stot siS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
Member u Le,trs 70 and from the Contineni Of Karop,
IN ne PyIisstan Ciosed Mails
a4ls6e no ool p1s ll2 2l,s

Total ,s65 f12,2 ei 91s,s42 2,1ss,59
Here will be seen the arst OF these three years the
Cunard vessel carried three quarters Of the letters the
next year but little half and last year bu, rihe
third. Part Of this, however, due the
that Of the Cunard steamers Withdrawn from
the line for IN the Crimcs leaving larger proper
ton Of American steamers 10 carry the mails New look
the wonderful increase Of that correspondence sure
proof OF the appreciated advantages OF the serviceand
great majority OF this correspondence this
side In 1864 the number OF letters In the closed mails 70
and Prussia 7l22pt and OF these 62 0o6 were
sent from this country, and 1ss 2ss received from Prus
tia The number Of newspapers sent from this
country 10 Prussia and the German Sites il
enormous. The number OF news papers passing be.
tween this country and Europe in 1854 1865 was
bTbb,2Ts and Of these bsoeT7 were sent from this
country, snd ALA, 601 received from Europe.
Letters and papers sent and received in is62
and IL 631. AS
Letters and papers sent and received In 1854
and II, a3s 500
Total In four years rs ore 008
We not only the amount OF the correspondence but
the east Increase The postage on the mails sent and
received convey the same lesson.
Postage Letters and P1Tes Sent and Rscceed In Prussian
Closed Mails
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23
no Fnrmer..-oo Acres OF Tcod Garden r..ndl

the village Of Hampstead, L. T., WIN be given on share
Otherwise Good buildings and stream OF water plenty
dfruiL &C. Apply 70 J.&F. sToUyEREI, No N3 Centre
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-23

Campbell, Apothecary and Chemist, south !
west Eighth avenue AMI Twenty eighth street.
teen Of practical experience this city. medi
cinss and polite attention At THIS establishment Please call
Baltimore Wecker. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1851-1867, 1856-05-06
NIGDmalcDtnem
unb Die geetntrddtt9un9 BON Iatentredten.

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gprt singer nnS ep 9e9en bte @reltpr
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port III elmer Sieier 8a8n irp nod TT bte1em pnat bprfp
men. unee Nnipre tn6 eere6t nb wuben I6pn mieber.
bolt DOn ben Gertn un6 Surps bedet resba6 MIR aud
bror9 bdS 9ublfum perwarnen e berunlere gatete Sc
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OrQu uIQmD

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gAas3 @r. s on grottfrass bel Dtr 8rIde
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9nb JtltgIe tepGrtEs.
GEflRftF peoiar &c. Dtbsn Dpb t5un uufer Qcaet an
ramiairen, bepVr is aaDtrsroC faufen. 2fnt9
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Jfeae uto fb5ue AlBaarem.
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Ar. 229, 3altsgres, Gdt van gbarIssar
1sa at Aufmeamtett Der Eaner auF tbr neuis mo soc
tasfgpn SansB. Artn auSee;ei@ntten epIbenen ubrtm
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ofan ArtfIel iarmpr ar1ttte f5lu5em gDGer DresDss
ssr gorieH1 ~ aares oeenfaera Oprn- grpstsen pOn
3traitfE mst Glaitpsn lab fetnen 1Giern.
SOloene aGbreu.
9n Den betta Weatrn @arppas aageertst ali 8sarasea
$0Jsegaata, iT bsesn 1ltsgafenfsst rb aiD In Ur
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Uranium bet ber 3tfge8 Nnseluug bee arSlaaDr nutes
erbelten . - s o"'1'*'S'
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c5Ob1t 9yeter MlMaer,

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empfs9lt id BEN seeHrten gu6um in anfsrttsuns
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SS. Sum naer,

IN ubrmader unD @jplpar6eiter,
ka 9ir 73 8bameSbra6e l
- - @nem seebrten pubIifum empfeble IDS n1eiu
gut aprtrtes Eager BDlbnen bernen Ealen. ne
San6s slbren 8eeh gtaoen Obr unO 8inserrnaen Weoa-
lpnS Bracelets Iberbaupt den In bteen eI66ft SprfDn
mnOn Arn, pel4e i 81 ben btsen greten Serfafe unb
fur Seren Ste earantre &aGnubren @pds srben beena
reparrt une sardnr M- Reparatursn plbwnaren uer
oen gut uHQ tWneH qu59efubrt. f8b6nr
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SpeiIen tpS 2gner5 ttb tets SOrrdtbt8. G8ap3m
Baltimore Wecker. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1851-1867, 1856-05-06

8 9tefes 6efanate iDc.sbempfrattf6e W1praenblatt
ert9etnt ta9lth. - 9rets z Gents Der gBode
sdblbar an bte bafir perantpOrtitden Frdger.
Pas Nbonnentent fpfet fir 6as Babe Sd6r $f.75
an8egen .rperDen btli9ff bered,net
This democratic
German Morning Paper $ pub
lished daily. Price Z cents aweek
Advertisements veryFcheap. The
weekly Wecker So a year.
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f6enz, Stanb@ tnb Q6an6@ @ubren &C.
SeTeaerer bren &c. werben nu bic fOIbefe gDefe In ti
stat8 BefeGt tSouc.
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.MSbeeer, NStlfon S SIC

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uAmertcan."
0Ie nerte6neten tnS 0uetn9en GGenten FIR ben Wtr.
tauf pbger Nabnen tn Baltimore ernanat unS laben Ga,
mtt 56rmr unb 5atrtfanten u sefder 8eatang bteses
auSgneftu allen Der Art Bic eBt erfeenen 2tttfen
etn.
Die Gtna9bstt Der &UnRsutin BIZ Der@ebtmarttse Nn
psn bartlett Ots b 59neleiett Der Nrbeit bie MaGnen
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biut9f aussefIbrt.
Gn grantnstmmer TT aur 8bienuns Gainen Rets on.
weienb. Is q sR ct ri 1 unh $ amt itp n,
Sft. I2i 2}uiFtrrreaK.
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SriiRltn8g@ unD SOmmerfleiper.

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bem eeebrt5n @ubum f. ebfnneu Stor tn gtrS
"a Gr 5ottmpreaB rbn bat unb ets 0pphl &let6er IN
better @usmabt DrrntEe pat ale aud aaf Srers anferat
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unterbBlen G.apatten ale IN ees 6dD etn9dBen6e @r
4ltel ub tets pr3 ela Nuspabl srr6big. @tnem aab
asi4eu 8eiHd en esBeultbno, smpfe9it fg
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1sn 8amenz unD SerrenIdu9z zWanufattu
pDu Spbn $. Sins g8tttwe,

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goaadnStafe aHprtrtes Eager er9en Dameu unp
berrenfiefaln S@useu Sn seri6epeurr 2uaItdt
9ub na neufa Wlpo essan nab bausrbd eearbettet
rnb rb 6emerf pas aae &rten Sduben n6 S5eenI
fir Damen upb osrrH lelOf aufertt8 tets mad ben
brnn cons efsrt tn6em sr lie reste unp prOmptefe
@ehisnnnd init hl ater OVERWHELMING piprtAt. 25lptS
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Gcr 5aitimoeg Q11der miro BE Gretanaie Ii.
8utdn6e 0ey aitau UNI ueuen Belt fetnel qeferu
eor oas 2Lu9e flt6reu uu fir hle Demptratte In
4merita uuh 6urQpa at Uirtcn ffreGen 70 vel in
leinen Srditeu ltegt. 3u oielem 3pede eriuGt
ots eedtttpa ote 6reuH6e 6er Demctratte UNI
Hutettu5ut9 ele5 0rgous, @tuiensuugen,
mel0e Der Tenoru3 beS QederS eutlpre6en linb
@tltommeu Byiefe er6ttten MIR unS portofret.
Das g8obenbtntt bes .,99eders erfdetnt iebeu
8yettae unb fOfet 81 bas Sabr.
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Rr. 69 a m Ben T r., meben ben 6anrrberntdrft n
ertautsn @rDBn ale Sprten npprtirten Branttes
Snl Aras u NJ bCr3lsltGer QudttSt au Sen bItafcn
prn. 8erner fabr3trm MIR ae GDrten Sttteres rnS s
ofehlen Obtee Mrtte anr asnsaten Mbnahnte. 11ma9
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leiIerla8er mad grp 65 2anpDer St Sereet babe 1nh
boFglbe nit alien 5pren 6errenern ais 80den, pSen,
gBeaeu &C. fstnen Bis 5a btefea Steen aer-
iTt babe uno 81 maBeea 9rrtiea Sevapfi 11ntS
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E. FISHER & BROTHER
Sran5Siiide
Do upf S 6lefenretnt9uns8 u n ftalt
9er, 106 Sabette=Str.
,rtIen 2i6ert9. Charles ct. 8biren YOn Qtbrts
Dur ne Oampf Reinsunes suaf6tne tnb mir In BEN
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su retngen @u6 Grape Setpe @amtr. unb Ilpuielines
SbaplS, Slid, unb gtanO- Deten &c.
Serren=91Gfe, Spler, 8eifen unb Grapatten
rperoen auf bds Sbente ber8eteat unb mte neu.
Rs- s eden Spn Tett, @tscream, Qempnabe &C.
peroen du88emad}t, obne bas C1anse 3u renf9en.
8. 6errens 8letpr werpen auf 8erangen ause beIert
{3- Sur % btngtpn beiGret unfer 2lgent % CHASE
lite ct gDef nnbe 9enslsan. &p. ae &uftrd9e befeas
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Ctr. 50 5ranFttnlrQ6e.
gDr rpottrea balten tets rprratbfa dae ottunasn
eine UtaaDi no eqaVF Hap pertaufen teelben III Ser
3 4tsHsn pre- fen. t6m1SI
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ma@t ege6enf auf nea ausssp66iten @prrab MODERN RI
5eUg fur 5rublIu8s SDmmertleieer dumertidm. Sc fne
Gu6g Gpestius ssgante 5Denmuifer bic gel6mddSo aen
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8Dr prt9ube eUrfen ubeugt u paB 5elbmafpOae unb
ffe5 8elreten 15Ifa3mr
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I'll %% MS% &deSRn Gtbertps u. epmbarb.Gtr
zsas@ 4ietnen 5reunben un0 benz Yublifunt i'm Nuaf
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@ Serta1te ale Srrten 3uder 8ae Tbee 6uenfrlte SSr
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ltdt unb 5u ben bilteiten Dreieu. 9 11,rs ~
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

RAFT AND ITS DEsrI>Y.-Rccentlv. while in
the vicinity of Peek sip. New York. was ob<erv-
I'd little steam tuC putting with the lahorious
task of towing IA huge raft of pine logs-a raft so
large that the little steam tug winch towed il was
us tie fly to the ok which it toYmcntS. The logs
were all large-hg trees that were in their native
Businesses, last winter, brought the profuse per-
spratlon to the forehead of the wOolmeu who
fcl.ei them. with the thermometer far down be-
low the freezing point. They grew up at the head
waters OF the Su> quchanna river, in PENNSYLVANIA
and were run down that stream this spring in the
frcshet VIII ch annually occurs there with the melt
ins of the forest SHOWS.
Two hundred and fifty miles they dcscen led
that river on its downward current: then, broken
M into sections of suitable size. II horse heing
attached to each, they were towcd through the ca
nal into Raritan Bay. joined together again, a
steamer towS the whole mass of timber to its des-
tinaton IN this city. y SuSquchanna raft is twelve
logs long, each from sixteen to twenty-four feet
IN length. AMI about thirty wide. They
curci compactly by wooden pins, fastening them
TO croSsHoics, ana on the top of this, immense
supericcs OF timber is Piled, an equal quantity
entirely loose.
The reader probably concc.uros that it was
destined for some of our ship yards: this was our
own surn;Sc, Tor here WAS more pine timber than
would he required Tor Il dozen ordinary ships, or
the largest church in America: but we were
wron=. The entirc raft purchased by city
minHfartu~er, to be cOnre!"cd into loco toco
mat'lhes! This is absolute fact. and gives Il
tlnglblc idea of the imipcnsc amount of material
consumed in manufactures, which we often con-
sl'lcr as insignificant CT no importancc.-N.
Y. Coulter.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22
New IolK, March Z.

published in the Charleston papers. state that
the troubles at the College in tl.at place are
not over Yet, and the exercises have been .em-
porarily suspended.
On Thursday the students threatened TO re-
bel unless the trustees returned the arms to
the College Cadets. The Governor intertered,
and partially qu;eted them. but a few still held
out, Il large number OF students lad left the
Col,eg. and the rest lad been suspended, so
that 81 OF 40 only retain their connection.
n company of iillbustrs arrived here to-day
fro Philadelphia, lound for Nicaragua, they
gJ out in the Star OF the West tomorrow.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

DuRArIoN OF flash OF LIGIIrNI>c.-In Aroro.s
Meteorological Essays, lately published. many
latitudes are given where the phenomena of thun-
der ard ghtn ng are unknown those among the
inhabitants of Lima in Peru. for instance, who had
never travelled, can from their own experience have
no idea OF thunder, and they equally unac-
9uainied with lightning, for even nose!ess sheet
er Pen, often moist hut never showing ,rno
clouds. Aracn sums up his inquiry bv saving that
the most brilliant and extensive flashes of jirh,.
ming, which appeared to embrace the whole ex.
tent of the visible horizon, have not a Duration
equal TO the thouSandth part of a second of ,imel
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

A kNowiNG lIonsr.-E. NJ" of Bclcher.
town, writes TO tie Amherst Express about !,
very intelligent horse Of which he is the OWL
tr. The following nci!rnt among Others H.
lIs,ratcs the matter:
"Onc day last week he was driven few
miles out OF town, and on lis return, sometime
IN the afternoon, was fed with meal and cut
feed rs usual, but for his supper lie had nothing
bat dry hay. which did not very we'll agree
with his sense OF right, after travelling twenty
nnllcs with il load, through snowdriits. How.
ever, he kept his thoughts TO himself till we
We're all out OF TIE way for tie night; then
sunderIng his rope in some way, he passed
through tie constable, crossed the barn floor
and the cariaye-room to the granary, at the
further end of the barn, some forty feet, where
he had often seen Us get tn" meal Tor him he
there found two bags Of meal standing by tie
bins, lied ur tight, Lut the Top one being too
n, avy Tor the purpose he threw it aside and a(.
ter examining the other bag, which weighed
b, tween fifty and sky pounds he took it in his
teeth. and carried it about twenty feet to clean
SPOT on the barn floor. Finding it difficult to
unite it, he eat hole in the side and shook
out about peck of meal, and al. what he
wished; and seeing the COW (,he only comran-
ION he has these long winter nights) looking
with longing eye al his pile of meal, lie tool,
mp the bag again, aud carried ii about ten fee,
further TO her mangcr. and there shook on,
some more meal for her. They were found in
II e morning Teasing together.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

ROMANTIC DEsrRlrrIoN.-W Whoever has stcamc I
np that most beautiful of all American fresh
waters" Lake George, must have regarded with
great interest the rocky promontory, called 'Ro-
gers Slide that bathes its giant feet in the nell
lucid wave below. When we saw it for the first
mo, it made deep impression upon us; and vet
We were mainly doubtful whether we were NOT
mistaken as To whether it were the veritable To-
cate. So We vehtured to ask a tall Canadian
Enslishman, with huge plaid shawl uren his
shoulders. AMI Il small round e-glass screw ed
INTO very large. Dubious blue eve, what the
mountain before called. He was some six
or seven feet high and rather retiring in his man
ners. However, he screwed the little glass ont of
his big eye, looking down at US with kind of
subduei snort at our impertnenee ani said: 1T
1t called n Vodgers' Side. understand that A
pawrson of the name of A Woigers being 'otlv
pershued by peek of Indy slode down that
ther-wliik stcepupo his 'aunches!" "Thenk We ~
we said, and 'vamoscd' Immediately. .-hnicker-
booker.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
BANGOR. Me. March II

At the municipal election here to-day, Mr..
Bowman, the Republican candidate for May
or received ll44 votes; Leonard March, op-
position. ll2l.
The Republican ticket is elected in five out
of the seven wards.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

EFFECT OF MECHANICAL SKnL.-To show how
mechanical skill and labor add to the value of
raw material, the British Quarterly Review gives
his instructive calculation:
A bar of iron valued at s., worked into horse
shoes, is worth $lO so; needles, 1855; penknife
bla les, $3.2S5; shirt buttons. so. .4SO: balance
springs of watches, $2j0.000. Thirty. one pounds
OF iron have been made into wire upwards of one
hun lred and eleven miles in length, and so fine
was the fabric that part of X Was converted, in
ieu Of horse hair, into q barrister's wig.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

ToEACCO PACKEp IN LEAD PoIsoNouS.--It seems
from recent medical researches, see American
Journal Of Medical Science for January, 1861
the moisture confirmed in tobac o will oxydize
the lead with winch it remains long in contact,
forming peculiar poisonous salt. The tobacco
becomes COVERED with layer of acetate, carbon
ate, chloride, ana iphat" of lead, amounting to
from six to thirty grains in half pound. The
presence of lead in tobacco is detected by burn
ing the tobacco in II cruciblc. treating the ashes
resulting with hydrochloric acid, then evaporat-
ing the mixture, and treating the redisolvcd resi-
dunn with the iodidc of potassium, sulphatc of
soda, aud sulphuratel hydrogen.
Minnesota weekly times., 1856-03-22

The committee TO whom was reieredthe mat
ter of fraud at the election in the 9TH Ward,
reported last evening. The report sets forth
that large number Of voters were brough,
into the city from surrounding towns, and as
far south as Bloomington, together with other
illegaliteS. The Council however decided
tina, the officers be sworn in this p NJ