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Df""msions IF He Amcriron L"L.x-Thc In
t;st measurement of these fresh water seas are
are as follows: The greatest length of Lake SUI
pcri"r Is ''3o miles; the greatest breadth is LOO
miles; mean depth, ?SS feet elevation, G27
cct; area, 23,O0o square miles. The creates,
length of Lake Michigan is Boo miles; its great
est breadth los miles; mean depth, 900 feet ;
area, a3,O0O square mil +. The greatest Icngtl.
of Lake Huron is quo miles, the greatest brrudti,
Is i6O miles; mean depth, 500 feet, elevation.
l14 feet, area, 10000 square miles The great
est ,ensth ofI.ake Eric is $50 miles its grcatcst
breadth is so miles; its mean depth 200 feet ;
elevation, 555 feet area. 5000 square miles
The greatest length Of Lake Ontario is $50 miles:
its greatest breadth is G5 miles; it's mean DEPTH
SUI feet: elevation 2G2 feet: area, 5000 square
miles The. totul length Of NIL five is 1854
miles. covering an area altogether of upwards of
10000 square miles.
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THE SOUTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.

correspondent of the Charleston Courier,
over the signature of Spectator" has furnished
the following interesting facts concerning the
South Carolina Railroad, which may not be gen.
orally KNOWN among our readers:sse - =,
The South Carolina Railroad was, however,
evidently the great pioneer road of the country,
and the 'avant courier of thes sRailrond system
of the United Stuies, for the factsclearly shows,
i. That the first road of any considerable
length constructed in the United States, was the
South Carolina Railroad, Or, as it was then
called, Tho South Carolina 2Canul aud Rail
road and which, when finished, was the longest
Rafiroad in the world! -
2. That the South Carolina Railroad was the
first road in this country that was commenced
ana carried through with view of using steam
power alone as a motive power OH the road.
8. That TIE South Carolina Railroad was the
first Railroad in the United States upon which q
locomotive , steam engias regularly run and that
The first locomotive built on this side Of The At
lantic was built for this road, and was the first
engine that ever run upon the road.
| IL That the first railroad in tho United States
that carried the United States Mail was the
South Carolina Railroad.
And lastly, that the South Carolina Railroad
was the greatest enterprise undertaken with the
least means, contracted under the greatest diff
eniies, and finally accomplished with the COM
pletest success Of any achievement in modern
times; but "Mere Icfc giants in those days."
Merico, Spain, and General Fuss.-Dates from
Mexico to the 4tl inst, bring accounts Of au in
suit offered to the United States Vice Consul at
Siazatlan A vessel which arrived at that port
from San Francisco, was sold in satisfaction of
Tie claim Of private party in Nazatan, where
upon Mr.. Smith, the Consul. entered protest
against the sale. This protest being deemed q
contempt ofthe judicial authorities, Mr. Smith was
locked up in Jail, uud 20 remained at last advicea
ihe election returns indicate the election of Pres
dept CommonfoPt by au overwhelming majority
Much anxiety was manifested to know the result
OF the imbroglio with Spain. Gen. Alvarez had is.
Fsqed ppnifeao in relation to theSpansl,- Mcxi-
can Question. which is fercely antagonistic to
SPAIN Tho Tehpantepec traisit route was the
subject of much comment IN the country. San
To Anna has written a letter denying the author.
EthP OF The bombasic proclamation lately put for.
kAyard under his name.
r NeD York Soeiety.--For Il Ii crime crime,
Ecrirns, ,eyerywhereJ burglary is chronic; tho
shooting has become stale ,mobs are mere moth.
ings; murders are sources Of mefrinient; laroe.
nies are leyilies, and eis9p3p are productive Of
Pnns; while any new mast tiEssf viii sclfE pAws-
Paper When VIII gey lotlk - tsd,,a
cifsic SeSsd ~
|ssss :iissas a1IlBs E ss;s ;ssl q
80 WI ID & ls SlatoS -
Ssss 3 Iatssl hirkissy
~ ednetjt n Sdnlis{y, Abduction, fcyrery.
ainink goods under falsc pfstehccs
P--tiese are comIpou crimes. And noxsws gafc
having slate Of uncommon onca-1iibme.
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IN" h"nsas Co""cniion.-If the Constitution
al Convention of Kansas about To assemble.
choose to adopt /, Constitution, without sul,s,
TnrntIv submitting il TO the lcoplo of that Ter
ritory for ratification, we See no reason WHY IT,
ought not To be satisfactory 10 the people All
VIII" hal right to vote for delegates To that Con
vcnlon. have been left at perfect liberty TO vote
as they please, and if they have voluntarily
declined voting at all, they have 10 reason to
complain that they We're not represented.
III, however, the Convention should be SO diff
dent of the result of their lbors as 10 desire ,l.
peoples expressed appreciation Of the Constitu-
ton formed, before sending it to Congress, We
cannot imagine why objections should be raised
10 that course, except, pcIhaps OH account of the
necessary delay that it would cause and of the
difficulty OF dctcnnining with accuracy and ius-
ticc those who would have right Ia vote upun
II. a large portion Of the residents i'm Kansas
nave refused 10 recognize the validity Of the Ter
rit"rlal laws and have neglected to qualify them
selves To vote for delegates To the Constitutional
Convention By that refusal or neglect hey have
precluicd themselves from any right To complain
"i the action of that body. BEING in :; Stat. 81,
real If not open rebellion against the legally con-
Silutcd authorities Of kansas there is nohinn TO
he Pleaded i'll their behalf OH the scnrc of lilcr-
atty. Their Persistent and cuntumcliu,s uppo-
sitlon To every effort ln settle the unor, una,
difficulties which have arisen there. deserve.
nothing better than that they should bc left TO
abide by the choice they have ,I,adc Should
the Convention decide 10 submit the formed Con-
stitutiun 10 those. and those onlv who rcconnizc,l
their authority the malcuntcllis will, 10 doubt,
complain bitterly, hut they will have ITO lust
causc-LoutSio"a Courier.
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R"m 0aong Tie Md;ans-Wo do not claim
any original discovery when We assert that ,co-
iol Is the stimulating aud direct cause of fur
htths OF our troubles with :!:c ;;;l;als ms it is of
i"ur-1liils oil the crimes among white men. II
the Government would inllict il heavy penalty
on any one who sells the fire. iicr to the rcd
men, and then dcputizc vgiIant force to carry
that law int" execution and enforce that penalty,
there might be hope of pc -pctual pcnce. In
dians may smoke their knnkinik in Il calumet,
but drink Of whisky is an emblem of contcn.
ton and crazy wranglins. There is four times
the meet, to-day ior the Government TO station
troops along the frontiers TO prevent II set OF var
ah"mds from pursuing this every where nci;lro,ls
raiic, and putting to the red lips Of the poor IN
dian the cup that shall make him mad. Than for
The suppression of actual hoStili,cs THIS is the.
key TO all our frontier difficulties We soil to
the wild and benighie'l savage something that
makes him drunk, then we send Government
4 troops TO bayonct him because he don't keen
sober.
The Chppcwas have been furnished with Il
4uor OH the Upper Mississippi and have couse-
uuently become nnmanagcablc aud warlike.-
They have threatened the white settlers, and
have driven the Rev. Mr.. Brcck from his mission
at l.cech Lake. This infamous traffic not only
sets tribes against each other and lights fruda
sparks of discord into blaze, but it puts in ieop-
ardy the lives of our settlers and our settlers
wives and children, and margins our territory
with blood.-SL Pau Times.
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Cotton Nils Stopped. number of cotton
looms that have stopped in New Engluud, in
consequence of the high price Of cotton and tho
low price OF goods, is about six thousand, and
orders have been given 10 stop many moro as
last us the yarn runs out. We heard yesterday
or Two lurge mills that will run only till the col
ton now III process Of manufacture is exhausted.
This is the only remedy. We talk of .l,c short
supply of cotton. The evil is not there; it.,,s
the over supply of cotton machinery. The
looms now in operation are not only too many
for the supply Of cotton; they are too many for
the demand for cotton goods Mt any thing like
the prices, which alone, at tho present cost Of
the raw material, can return a new dollar for an
old one. In England thirty thousand looms
have been stopped, and prices Have quickly re-
sponded 10 this jndicious curtalncnt Of produe
tion..l'roviiicncc Journal
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49, coIpspfs, Augua Ss, issh..E'
There was no cotton ofsred yeMer5dy. kSid
therefore we can only Continue tie quoiation.
gwen IN our weekly report of atul day last: viz.
!? 10 Iii, and choice is cents
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question, replied (in party Us follows:
am clearly of opinion that tho Legislature
intended to superadd to the other qualifications
prescribed by the then existing law, that of be-
ing iona file inllabtant, who shall have resi-.
ded III the Territory six months before the next
general election. There is no clause in tile act
| of the last Legislature expressly repealing. the
election law, il stood before the passage OF the
net; aud The rule governs in cases ofaTcpeal by
implication, is TO examine the provisions OF both
the old and new stntutes, aud if there is no i'll
| consistency in their provisions, if they are alr
reconciable with each other, and can have their
full operation, there is no repeal of the former
by the latter.
The only inconsistency observable between tlc
election itstood, mp to the passage of the fifth
section, is this: the election law as it stood, re-
quired simply mere nhnbitancy, and The exis.
ting law requires actual residence of six months.
am satisfied that thel last legislature intended
to make no further change leaying the payment
of Territorial taxstill as On Indispensable pre-
re1,site 1 10 The right to vote at our next general
agree with you in opinion that tie fifth Soc
ton of the act OF the last Legislature is void SO
far as it confines the right 10 vote to citizens of
the United States only, who posscss the other
qualifications prescribed; because the organic
act contains an express prohibition to the pass
uge of any law which wcuId deprive :nersops of
the right 10 vote, who haze declared on oath
their intentionsfo become cItizehh and have Taken
an oath to support tho Constitution Of the United
States and tile organic act.
-~sss$-- -" ~.
Carl Ckerny, the Celebrated Consposer-CarI
Czcrny. perhaps the most prolific 'coaposer of
Vienna, died on tho l5,h of JULY in tile G7th
year OF his age. Willie tho celebrated Bceth.
oven finished only one hundred aud thirty works
and the imaginative 1Iummcl only one hundred
and twelve, Czerny has produced almost one
thousand compositions, among them ssyeraI nu-
sicai anthologies, each containing several VOL
umes, but counted only as one. His transcript.
tions aud arrangements from operas, work for
which Czerny was admirably fitted, are not reck-
oned in this enuibaf fation. The faculty with
whioir Czerny mposed is aimnst fabulous, sand
reminds one Of poet Kotzebpe. or of the painter
Luca Giotdano, surnamed IA: presto. ID Is works
did not possess origiqsli Not his lie 10 init
mlaiely com ected with The musical life Of Vienna.
and Ia more than one respect his Iabors win be
DissoQs s,ss %$sS.7 ~ ,sssss;5s,
Cefl, Czerny was born on. tho 2Ist (isth) Of
Ffe6rnsry. I79l Vishns, ID the fawbongh
Jp9erzeil. His ;Mtker, Robenian by hirfh.
WHO came 10 Vienna in 1855, as music teacher.
|Rpstnicfsd hs son sasly il s ast, aud With excel
seet sncosss. Items gssn - sof age tho boy
!sp "a teach. Iiqx nG1iss, .Casofina Belle.
sitiss ghard, wsss subspg his pupils.
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As.rvIIIE G. IT. AugSst asslS55..
Cosson.-;Npne Offering The stieie, hSksv9s.
would briag from IL to IA ceistx ~ Z ss A5
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COTTON ia KIM,

We hear n rrrn, deal or King Cotton, iut II
i, w",ihy "r reflection in The 't,u,h that l,s sccp
tr" j.. ~ the hands of tns" who nnnnTnrtur no,
of those Who produce cotton. Whilst the South.
crm States, which give birth tn the King nrc
among III" weakest Of the cohicdetacy IN mate.
rial wealth nhd power the manufacturing States
have ,hcprcrondrrnncc OF money and population,
and England, through her manufacturing. power
and geographical position, attracts to herself the
wcul,l, of the world. Cotton is King, but not
till the mills of Lancashire have woven his royal
robe. Ii is in England, anil not in the South,
iha. he crccts his throne, and conpels the nations
TO bring tribute-Oho and Illinois their pork
and lard Illinois. Now York, Odessa and Poland,
their wheat; France and Chinn their silk; st.
Petersburg hemp and flax; Brnzils coffee and
sugar--to he returned in cotton goods.
If Cotton is King, his throne Is the loom. and
not the cotton field, and that is fact which tho
planting anl agricultural South connot too deep
ly ponder. Even here, in Virginia. we need to
diversity our industry If We cannot produce
cotton wo can manufacture it, not u small
scale, but extensively, for we have every natural
advantage and resource 10 coinpete with the most
prosperous manufacturing communities. Manu-
| E,cturcrs, commerce, agriculture, mutually sup
port and strengthen each other. Let ls make n
market on the land for the products Of the land
Look ut New York, and in the infinite variety of
ways i'll which she divcrsifics her labor-bcl,od
the secret Of her wonderful prosperity. Observe
how the thing works i'll seemingly insignificant
article, such as hides.
Whilst Virginia permits her forests TO perish,
and has sent her hides to New York To be tanned
New York imports hides, and by The aid of the
bark ol her forests, converts them into leather:
her shocniakers and salcrs convert the leather
INTO shoes, saddles, harness and other articles,
which make up cargors, to bc exported for the
payment OF sugar, coffee. hides and other com
nloditics She has imported. Ths is but one out
oil nn almost innuncrabc array "f examples
which might be named. Cotton is King, and so
every great staple is, in lis degree, King; hu,
what w"nll any of them l.: without the pillars
OF commerce and manufactures to uphold their
throncs.-Hichmond U;sDnf,h
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+ .DeatAs of DR.. Robert Can.pJcU.-It becomes
ouEpainful duty again to record tie death of one
Of the most valuable and beloved citizens of our
District, Dr. Il. Campbell, who, after painful
suiferings for one year. from;Cabccr, brehtlIed
his last Mt his residence, near Cross nill,.on Fri
day last, at the ripe age of II years. III: Camp
bell was for many years one OF the most popular
and successful physicians i,rthe.uppcrpaf Of the
Slate; and by his profession skill and uniform
humane, miH'nnd uimatle,life. cngralicd him
self upon the hearts OF all who Were SO fortunate
as to secure'an acquaintance will, him. We
knew him but slightly, except from the reputa.
ton lie bore nmonG'hs fellow citizcnsa bui We
bear testimony TO 1e universal affection which,
,purc christian, mid for many years an Ekler in
Aibsrty Springs chureb.-La"reasritle Herald'-
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people thsrc ren that cannot or dos not choose, 70
prcsccs and a,enge M women 10 no people q alt sea snu.
class do no, ALLOW their be cen BY the eys OF
man, ana nowhere b This scrapie 90 strong % 10 ho
dosAn where Turks and Persians are tnougnl less
refined doweyer diseolue IN old Begun may be-
and some q them something exsraordinory In
hh way ever she goes CURTAIN ana arsps
IN various ess nled dsr ots u ,ooeana
FOR insAnoe-wbeye the safe Of society makes diisuu
20 p~otecs ", from insult, 10 customary destray
mts nfAnts In order 70 prevent whA, would be
dsgAoe the tribe, but which foe would always, for
.nd : s. % rpsc on isnds, ground ssy cannon
undcsard though TO certain emit they envy fres
dom Of our female society Bot nils the particular point
which they he'd most accessible to insult aud &C
cordinsy The native Journals have always besn full of
most scasoslous hoels upon Engnsn ladies. Balls
hgnsh gentlemen and ladies see one sno.r or, are
continually recorded with malicious additions There
be no eoust Of dssisn In the horrors committed on our
women and girls and, II there doubt Il would
DC remove BY the manner and method which has been
deliberately adopted ought be known, reluctant -
We 70 tell H. that the women and unmar, led girls who
fell into the hands Of the uneers popuace OF Delhi
were carried N procesdon for hours through the chief
snor ~gnisre Of the CITY, WITH every horror sns could as
bruAes and c-uees that then in the sight oftsousands
were perpetraied upon them pas dose Of settled Pw.
Chrisadn empire and Oh,Iaidn Queen Now, W. cay
after fU eeDberAon, and vi due regard 70 the OBJ
policy tina, not one stone OF to !. city should be left upon
anoshcr. Delhi should for the future be only known Ia
history Sodom and GomorhA, SO thas ~ place shall
mot be known We well that this will try the
Adelfy of FRIENDS, but they cannot really be
friends II they wsh 10 preserve the memorial OF
disgrace II must be fully explained TO them that no
dsrnpect Ii intended 10 the MahomedAm dynAsuea Or
the Aanomedan religion, but We desire also that
dsrespeci shAll be Intended or permitted 70 IN. An
execuaon OF ths solemn character 10 not to be per
formed without proper force; bat thirty thousand
British soldiers are equired 70 keep order the
occasion, trust that Ensnssman would bc found
gruoge ears more income TAX that the ma, be
done Will Be the e9hh iss that Delhs has ben des
tvogd, and before its destruction uscred ALI
ANA viii be wiser and better for the example.
TIE NEW COMMANDER AT DELHI.
hsjor General Thomas Reed B., who was appointed
70 the command OF the before Delhi the death or
General Barnard IL officer OF experience and has
much service lie entered the army In l8l3 and pre-
sent ii The battle Of Waterloo Since he has commanded
division OF the Bengal army he has participated In
ra important engagements. In l8a6 Major General Reed
commanded Brigade Of the army OF the Sutej, and
wounded and had horse killed under him ct the battle
Of Ferozeehhh. medal conferred upon him Tor his
bravery upon thai occaaion.
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Telegraph 60 india by the Red sss Route.
From the London Tines, Aug ~.

several letters Containing matter OF much interest on
ibis impor ant subject have recently been atdrered 10
tne onair man o. TIE Ewt India Company By Mr.. Mars
nan NE chairman Of The Ssocaaon formed for the
~ uonon 81 hetraphc line by way OF the Red Sea 10
lnila Ibeae leucrs state The the association 10
connccnon WIN tnar great undertaking, and be sdvsn
eR@ snd nibotlnea 81 the Red Sea line or route, with
much clesrnsss and mparaBty. reference il made 70
some previous communication 10 The Court OF Drectors
about two year. $40, from association formed 70 ON
syuol telegraph from The Dsrdaneos 10 Alexandra
with view r. ~ extension 70 India aud the proeo,a va.
then favorable received by the Indian house. rrcum
stances ~ ht period induced the parties 70 leave their
project In aboy pending negotiations With the Ely
and Turkish governments for armsns 70 lay the cable
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4 DoDwoRTHs DANCING AcADauIxs,
J.. No. 800 Broadway, New York.
No. Isl 0onlAgue place Hruoklyn.

CAsses Win commences IN Vclobo or inn~6sAss
" amer NJ. Dodworths rcsurn from purope.
Mr. EODW0RTH would lake ccoasion say ihsl ~
LONG f,t The necessity OF introducing system Of
ov he U.S. OF the youngv pupils py which NE ererrsse
dapcng would be more be eft physically, and ussfp
In NE 5eveiopemcni graceful has BEEN o
Aic years rae faeiy with which the polka slsias
dancss o The present due acquired has induced many
seeet hose ezercses that Formerly Indispensable
hal neglect ~ OF the be attributed ihe
pcArsnce Of % round sbouidered you1g ~
present gensrAnon They sent 10 school and slowe<
heir tesks without lnerme late ererulse
FRO vfnG frne sssues The position In which has loss
been resfAned shey then 70 teacher of DANCING
with the appreciation ha BY learning The polka scbotsnh and
few other dances, al Ills would be rcmeded, and
would 81 once become graceful surely hess hing
should be better UNDERWOOD Were children 70 dAnnns
early In life Al intervals during heir studies And
the teacher allowed erercis them In such ank n
such dannes In sdton The fashonsbe would sd<
rrace 70 The nxure and evey movement hen some<hns
would be Ar ed consistent with the osie Of hs
BILE accomplishment Anxisus he an 70 its fumA
usefulness Mr. Dofwurth instructed his clAases haa
knOwedsed graceful study the nnuet fe IL and osAGs
dances Of similar nsefu The evident Of th
course In ~ eject he pupils encouraged him n rvl
attention 70 dancing connected with cacsk enica
during bis present through Germany Franco
Britain WIN be hs bushes 70 call upon the proninan
teAras And consult with them regard the bes
Of accomplishing these desirable He hopes there
FORE N gain such Information VIII In addition his
VIII not only make them danes the polka bui viii pr0vs
their health, nFure and walk and. In 3 sauinyy
ofect upon every movement In life.
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MUSICAL AND Danyasa.

2E1 BROADwAY.-MME RAUvAGRAU,s DANCING
OOO Academy opposite Fond st. day and
Ina for private lessons and every evening from IN III ~ for
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DIAnOp MELODrOss And MUSIC AT RRDUopD
prices- The large snd popular Waters Catalogue Wi;
be sod reduced prices during this mouth new ana
before offered 10 this market ~ the WA1kas piano snd
sS broadway Pianos end meloieops for rent
And rent allowed on purchase for sale gnhly raymens