The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-11-01
THE DAILY GAZETTE

THE DAILY GAZETTE. s
Doc STory We stepped into the
telegraph Office in Portland Ohio.
soon atterit was first established for
tunately just in time to witness the
following amusing scene
While the operator was explaining
10 Us the mysterious working Of the
galvanic current, and the m0dus oper.
ands OF its application in transmitting
intelligence between distant places,
tall and aparticularlynngainly specimen
| Of the gsnu& bnmo stalked into the
office.
He was muscular, brawny fellow
Of the species Pike, and 10 Judge from
his basqne manners and uncouth ap.
pearance. had always twelt on the
frontier. OF somewhere near sun down
ontside the pale Of civilization.
He showed the symptoms Of rapid
walk, and hastily eiquiretl:
"Telegratt office, ehl's isA
1t is. sir, said the operator polite
ly. -9'Ss
Runs from here TO Dayton!''
Yes" ssss
Good | have got a right smsst
job for We left thar afore sun up
this morning, in sich an alliired splut-
ter, clean forgot my dog at the
tavern. Hes mighty powerful good
dog, stranger, J. tell YEA cross he
tween Newioundlander and regular
bull--smaIt as II mountain cat. and
stout as a grizled bar. He can whip
his heit IN wildcats every day, an is
wltll hi-N-cItcl.omta to hunt Injins.
an thar's whar lin gwine. Now, |
want youto telegrati him down here
in double quick Short meter, for the
steamboat is gwine to leave in an hour
an | would not loose the crittcr Tor
heap
We observed a comical expression
dit over the operatorss conntenancs
as he pretended TO note down q des
cription OF the missing quadrdped.
and answered. "All right, sir," to an
assurance ON the part OF his excited
customer that would ''drap ia arterth
log in half an honr:"
When he returned, the first object
that attracted his attention was
stump tail pup OF the most diminutive
proportions, which was tied TO the leg
ofthe operating table and zsalutsd ;
him as he entered with ahrll bowl z
WOW. WOW. 4
You are inst il tiine, sir Here il
your dog, all O K. 0nlva little out
of breath, owing to the rapidity OF his
journey, said the operator blandly.
"WhaE iul rogated Pike. striking
an attitude expressive 9. astonishmenl
which was 70 pregnant eE words
Here, sir, tied 20 this ableiasf
Nv hat. that teeuy sprinklins "
izzled bar my dog! lontod darned
short-legged. little, sqnint-eyed. lop
cared, NANCY beast is my dog. No,
sir, that aint my dog. Nine is the
best dog in Oregon wallopin, Big,
splendid anitnal--a ryg'lar beauty
a two hundred pounder, sir. Phew.
cuss snake" At this point the
speaker, having exhausted his vocabu
larry, stopped to take breath.
Very singular. extraordinary ain
gular, | may say. Has your CORES
pondent made mistake, and forward
ed the wrong animals.
Mistake be cussed! It's reg'lar
swindle, sir. That blasted tavern
keeper up thar has stole my dog, an,
sent me this internal little runt in his
place. What's the damagel'
ssNothing, sir, since yon have tailed
to get the right animal" replied the
operator, who joined in the nproarious
burst Of merrimenr a. Pike left the
Office swearing 'he was gwine up to
Dayton to scalp that dodrotted. dog
stealth tavern-keeper
A AiDDsoRIPTtoN OF THE VICTORIA
BRrDeE.-The total length ofthis gi-
gantic yiaduct will be 9.439 feet. 70
wit: approaches, 2,377--abntments,
4S4- tubular railway bridge, 6,37s.
The number OF arches or openings By
which the river will be spanned, 10
twenty-six. The Iron tube is to be ~
feet high in the centre, and gradualls
inclining towards the ends, in every
80 feet, SO that each end iswili b.
about 17ieet high, Each ofthe asshs
es above mentioned II spannsd b.
wrought iron beams, resting on solia
piers Rhinestone brought from Lake
Chanplain and Point Claire. a village
about rs miles distant from this city.
The centre opening, which is the
channel course, is $50 wide, each Of
the other openings is 242 feet wide
The tube will be so feet above sum-
mer water level at the centre, and 81
feet at the abutments. The tube will
be l6 feet wide. The weight OF the
wrought iron tube, through which the
railway will pass, is estimated at up
wards OF II 900 tons and the masonry
will contain upwards OF $4,000, 900
cubicfee TWAS designed by Robert
Stephenson, Esqr., and is now being
carried on under the superintendent
Of A. NJ Ross, Esq, the Engineer OF
the Company. The contracton M
the celebrated trn OF Mcssrs. Hs>a
Brassey, Belts Il jackson. ThisAlaA-
ter firm is very ably represented hhs
by James Hodges, Esq, who has a.. =
played much skill in the condnct oi
the work. This magnificent wurk.
when completed, resembling ii ~
sign the bridge over the Menai ~iltss
be the most extensive strlctlrs 11*s
this principle which the scie1oee1 -
can claim as its ovn- n
will be an object Of attraction aad a.
to parties from all quar1aot /
the globe, ,--Moaatreal Herald
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