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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-30

onee, Daysnp0n's block, opposite Leoiaire
House, Davenport, where any Information eau br
oblhiped or orders lett,
All persons warned againss Infringement upon tho
patent.
City and county rights for Iowa and Minnesota f1f
lie. ]. o. VAN BuRGEN d co
"a uc4I lax o. n. BsNJANlN ,isn'l. Agent
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NoIUT PAPHR 1ILL9-

rHksaDscrtbsrs are constantly making variety 81
Printing and Wrapping Pspersa5 tnsir Aiiiin No
lire and viii pay Cash for any reasonable quantity
good eiesa cotton or linen rags sihnSax
A. o. Churehii viii call ON The Merchants through
eeaLAiioua ard psythem In cash or paper for their
rags. S. W. wHkRLoCK.
koiins j ane 30th 1854.
rrpCUy PrwQ IYppApy
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o,Solss.r,, December gath, 1866

You're of the I7th iusauL making Inquiries respect
ing " l.. IhIlas ~ CO.'S PaLont crment hopnhE
came duiy 10 I'D, aud win ehecrialis give you
nv gpinioa--tAssd, nov ever, upNh ohiS limited
KuG.iedg5 OF ais durabihJ.
More llan year since, had Toe roofs Of Two Lew
buildings covered with II, aud, 80 Tar, II has iliis
met my expectations, ana have eNeTg confidence N
ils utility aud durability, the IRiieHti 1as Vi which
iaas ID are Atos ether isforabie lac appe ORANGE
OF the rooaGK TemAius unchanged. II we're build.
ing, shouta use this roohas ~ prs'efeues 10 ANY
OH aud II appears TO be iasI coming mic genera
use mere which spssxs the increasing ceundsucs OF
the community in n. .
yours respectfully, ShAI III obpES
Psi see that the common var paper tsputdo
under Inc ca uyas aida al this time. This think
decided Improvement In me manner 81 putting
y u
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clNcIssA1t, Dccamost i2th, ESQ,
To whom IL may concern .-ibis Is 10 certify tsAt
se have gaopted " r. Cnilds 81 co.'s Elastic rHo
aud Water Proof cement kooans upon our stores
AND cling houses, IL Eas gwen tas most per.
feet atisisetton, and NC eau recommend II to sli
gi,niuy fire and NsIer Pruot Roofing.
siyasi, bahEh fvA FhtLs
Gas Fixtures, No. ca ~ssI Four. b street.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-30

1 IAFiNh my Saloon hand omely rentted, IA,
- coLadsn ioi rendering the utmost satisfaction
IN mo DIkIEd Eus!sEss, which rhAlt he conducted
ON The most approved principles. Warm meals
teEYsd up ht all hours. HOt IUhoe always on hahl
A share OF public patronage is solicited Al The
Queen CITY Inning saloon on Brady street, between
FronL and Second, west side. - - .
mGhS dim JAMES W. AhNDLD.
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OFTFcs or RUcxEYE SrlTE tssERASSE CO.,
No. 10 Pfo4L street, pct. Main ard sycamore,
cincinnati. o., Dec. fbsE, 1859.
TO ali whoua IL may conee IN i--IEAs - TO seft y
that hay examined spsul HIe Us and roofs OF W. b.
onllisA CO - r re and water FrJoI @ene emit Roof
inx snd bsiIaSsI 10 DO eninsntiy sap.nsS to any
olIar Kind o. Roofing In use ~as al eye
sitnss. of sgyera LfiAl OF of Ilssa ROOFS irpm
large y.4las OF aans iron, sG adjoining banding
which struck recty up0E Ihe ko5f aud S0Fuice lof
near v half IN nouf. IL STOOD the tEiSi bsyond all
sxpssta non. q nd ssyed tho ouildnk
si.Esd, l. HLbs
President Buck eye State Insurance 60
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glsc,sS.rt AsEscY Roysi tss. co,
FEB. GA, 1857
have examined W, X, ohiIds q CO. Elastic fifo
nd alter Proof cement Raonns, AMI as far as can
Judge considerL 20 "a iuyeutlon and am willing to
nsure builaInxs mus protected upon the rama tvrus
as A iIsare t.ose o0vared with metal.
sixnr1 JOHN ). LAW,
Agent RoyaIIn. CO, London and Liverpool.
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Al Mnnmn STOCK OF
,Deo0eteW Aeo0 UeOeCees,
nm QIvEk q auv11 HLA11D WARk.
MenaAool Anstrunents, TOYS. &C.,
My BR FOUND At
-. 1oQ0Ass 1oWelfy xFore,
llisek ssssst, corner o. Eagle,
4H8s (ooiN q AAtAropss BleeAsl
neok IslanA, .u'ass.
TlAvING last received . large addi son = ~
Ilfornsr exsonsive stock saita64e Tor ~ HehcSys
we1h instts all V cali snd Examine for them sslses
81 beeeasihesA that q u 20 foAesI receae1 70
sSeIity OF rood 10 my fine NJ object has been 70
SsAe,ish arss class Jswslry store III lS,s SisasS
Ano desire 10 leave isso discssais4 paehs 6oN"
snscess has attended MI saora, =,
No charge Tor showinS gcedss watch viii e 80
r>ssed q represented Prices - lev - IN 10y
90 col on he oder 81 your eom.se. by come
once fdecls-dwtfl =. B. kk0UA.
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Dry Goods, Clothing, etc.
WYE are now offering at new store, No. ~ Bra,
w dy ST., NEXT door to the Post Office, sspiendid
assortment Of
ChoTH HINGE
consisting of all qualities. made NJ In Workman
like manner, and the latest style of
DRY GOODS,
consisting Ia par, of French aBd EnKiish aisr noes
plain and figured Alpacas, black, plain snd eolorct
beisines, all wool Cashmeres, GipghaTns, Csiicos,
White Goods, Embroideries, ShswIs, 1ioaks, Do
nestle Goods In all their branches,
Hats md Caps Al wholesale asa retail, and
great many other articles too numerous 10 men
ton. All Of which will sell as low they be
bought any where west OF New York.
Country merchants are particularly invited 10 ex
anime our stock before making their purchases.
We shslt al all times be happy 10 shos goods
doubt not but We enabled 10 suit the closest
well a. tho must fsstiious buyer.
aug 90 '5e dsu STRAUSS 4 oBERSnoBHFER.
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NEW MILLINERY HOUSE
1shk subscriber having recently estsbhshsda al Ne
ll& LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, . NEST extern
siys
Wholesale and Retail MILLINERY Hsuss,
~oali invite the attention OF eoantry dealers to his
ssoek-amopg watch Will always be found The lsr9-
90, assortment OF PATTERN HATS and STRAW
GOODS. together via Ill The novelties oil the hast
ern Market in this city.
9oocs freely shown, and sold cheap for cash.
nhlI d3m G. C.. WEBSTER.
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)lsurslff.
Assssr~ssee.
FIRE. INLAND AND LIFE.
GTNA,
aheu1AnOx COMPANY, 1A1rJ0RD.
CAArtsrsA lolo.
aAsh CAPITAL, eses,ass
,s.us.ss. 90. a = s = ( s j
each Capital ssoO, 1oo.
NORTHWESTERN
''s''s 81 s &; :: fo =: s'.''
c&sascsic.s Masnal lise susaraass
AoaS Il; s. ch sHs;i.r s., 6 s,; 900
OFFICE, on WgSr EibA OF
Main bet. rroAt and oeee1a Sts
Apta s.dsis HkNky .. HOFFMAN. Assu
ANsckeNe Asssssr~Mse Co.
osss in 10. . davenport. ssssa. over ossss
srosAsr, s.rrev = os''. 3. king Hos.s.
or,ea Hsrss,sA.M; toSrM
J. NJ. .. Barrows, Geo. I. Davsupers, Y. Asrw y
Alfred Sander, ChArlss Lesslts, &. 4. Parry, l. c
pes.Aihs, Js.. n pAi,sli 2; =. Wood .sa, JeA'
o.sa''' Sns5Jf 4 4 siTsss' y = ss'''
L, e. pESS ANT, Prsstdsni
CHAs. LExSLlE, Treasurer
DANIEL L. SHokEY, Secretary.
i !. VI NJ f6SnMEaxlr. K1.eea.
| b B. WOODWARD, Asss1. Fec
1 This ID HON Company. II insures exclusive
| Oh the mutual plan. The stock eelsisss Of prem
ma nosss, and there now oss 900 n sach notes
possession OF tho Company. All this properly ca
Be- roAshsd BY proceas from our own ecarts, an
ID efore olers sufncient suarAnSy that The neE
sxrs viii the sum Incurred In case Of los
lie plan OF insa raace AS come into gsneral u.s.
sts eastern clues because X eoUbtuss cheapusl
with safety. ksd keeps moaey circulating ~ hom
lEas aad other wise b. sent abroad janittv
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5, q. HOokEh, chicago.
Your iaquiry as TO Child's -ement kooang, ca!
| hayefro eK pofieuce the utinost confidence Ia II
foT roofing urPoscs aud recommended for all build
ings which gag ID in pu ing up, as superior
10 lin shingles OF any cement roofing used here
INA FUOIE,
chicago, Feb s7, 81. builder ofRlchmoud House
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CINCINNATI. I4iA inUGth I'D, 1855.
Thine OF tic iltn instant is before me, for reply
TO thy Inquiries about the Patent Elasfic csnelt
koofng OF ". Is. ahIids - CO. have examined
roofs qua by LbcG, aad have my ds cling
hDu &c nd sLt bic eoVofad In In san material.
believe they arc The beat, or Otherwise, The most
pleto roof IN every respect ever put on build
Ing, costing the anon nj .! money, ibey are
nre proof from sparks or lgut eombusubie sub
Stances. Thy Frisnd, hIhA bAihf,
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Omeem..ity niuIng suIoon

A hhESTED by one OFT. Close & co.'s Lightning
"A mods. Kodspat up in the best manner byu.
memo im Y. CLOSE %.
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Important to the Public.
New store! New Stors.!
JUST ARRIV ED!
1,hE andsnisn.a would iafOrn the ci:i=.-. Of
Davenport and vicinity thai no has oDened
splendid assortment Of The
Finest Goods
ever brought to this market, oonsistinx o.
ENsscN Dry GOODS,
L.ess, Rmbroidsnss, Trimmings, Lsdies'and Cents
Furnishing Goods
Small rss g ri Z !: ., which
Quick Returns ard small pfsoa1s.:; ,o,v
.usAda Brady Stree. sssSssa 4ts I'D sil.
WADSwORTH
las received daring shs past week large add.
utions TO his stock or Good, to which he would
lnvne the attention of all who wish goods Of The
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
opposite LsClaire Hence. asele
BLACK SILKS
lnPIRCRs Plain High Lustre, Boiled siiks, aor
lUAntique Ard Black Rspp silks, Black waisfed
and satin Do Cheins, Black Striped and Figured
~ s.sis wAnswoRTH.
EMBRUIDERIES.
A LARGE arrival nom suction-maktnx our
"A stock the larysss and chsaPss. In the city He
a. - IN ali Al WADSWORTHiS.
RAILROAD OORSETS,
lust received ~
q decIe WADsWoRIH'S.
BLACK LACE COLLARS.
A dseis ' y WADswoRTH,s.
SATIN LAIN,
'I>aR richest Curtain Goods In the city, with bands
i and I8sssts 10 mstch,a
iesis WADS@UHTH'S.
BRoCHA LONG SHAwLs.
A NEw aud beautiful stock jast received Al
a deeIs wADSw0kIHS.
Alsxandsr's Kid Gloves.
LARu invoice Of frssh Gloves receSed by expross
- fabdogf at wADsW0kfH'S
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= 4 r>d0csa priees Nov IL S0sg uas " SCI
a cAeap ecods Is ~isa eio &c %; IS nesE - pos
Sbae my prcssrtst, ps..ns
aug 10 an :. - :. a---S---
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NELSON'S JEMEl.neN SEOtAA,
ArsAy g. above the Pest once
WE would tender oGs srsssfei
w gskBow ied genests 10 the pso-
r. aS fos heir liberal patronage sines
L.. ~ oar com me necment 10 basnessr-..
Having removed Into a anger Ana
mora commodicas STORE, SECOND
Soar ahcve our former loeauaa, se would sohsh
an tEspeet,oa OF oar sock o.
VsssASs clocks, Jswsiry, SILVER WAss ssa
f&ney 0osda,
which, i. sox The largest ana Eoss sasaisAseie 70
xAe eIsy Il are ecnstAntiy ix fscsft Ct seeas ~
express, Asa sill AlaAys have the RsAest sNles 70
b I'D q Sha eastern markets. oat a.ssie " sxs"
pfean and quick returns, 4. y ,, Nehse''
Davenport DC, hIfN>
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Nals s,lyer spooss aud For. eli sszes asd pat
L Jtefa, md made expressly 4 TIE aaderGsaea
xi,o ran ssartmeut of Nortaass Setserssed Cola
kszskt lsaxls3 &C S..LoNss'
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row oRXUED
4 Large Stock Of
Sine Watches, Jewelry and
Fancy SS~'
oILLON'S OLD STAND
10. 8 10 Claire Ro~
- vhscs the Attsnuea q NE
PUBLIC
,.,s-s,t e particslarty Invited.

lust RECEIVED,
.I4kGE 10, 8. GOLD PENS 81 tae bess nAH-
Aaasln,e. = hi be he sSl6 law aad -Errsnied
p NJ. HOUSED,
...a. No 2 lei txtfr House.
FRUITS. &C.
. ssgSli laI OF Leuons, oranges sas, osaaies
~ sssss NJ IL HslpEsHBiNKR.
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Fslrba1ss 3 hicksUG Also agents for the Man.
hsts4 Life Insurance. Oaursay, tcA-h capital and &C
Hail Million ID sarsl VI the cry OF ew York
.ad prepared take risks ths most favorable
terms mch5 off
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,ss- CANADA isS
Liquor store.
Pure Imported Wines & Liquors, Cigars g.
N TEL sKv s,otI nus ssKsKs,
rls-, sh. German Theatre, see o.. corner n ElP
Is, in shis city VIII DO tlrnishs sghstsutl. ~ith We
l.yssst aud Dsst styck u impsrlt Nissa Lq9on IS
tarsrs essr brought 10 tne sfsrs eoanas OF
Is.gy sesis we're ~ purchased a honneal talsae'
sd shipped 70 Us II sosI = snasAls - !"
GUARANTEE IHs rukt. a..
Feeling conf dent shat ear ~ NsN S' S1aA'
sas pr,es yin compare fesorsia I'm =, ~ Aasileh'
- invite tbs Sttentio q leIn ,.s4 ~ u.uIe
MH +. Doss1, HOm ~ a,.4,.s,
n E.sskf. froR ho0sz~0 - -
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-06-10

MARsHxL NEy's DEArH ScENE.-The ven.
geance OF she allied powers demanded some
victims and the intrepid Ney who had well
nigh bul the crown again on Bonapane's
head at Waterloo was 10 be one Of hem
Condemned 10. be shot be was led 10 ihe
garden Of fI.uxenburg on the morning Of tbs
7ih Of December and placed in front oi file
Of soldisrs drawn up 10 kill him. One Of the
officers stepped upalo bandage bis eyes but
he iepulsed him saying: s
Are you ignorabt that for twenty-five years
have been accustomed to face both ball
and buIleia -
He then lifted his hat above his head, and
with tbe sane calm voice that steadied his
columns so frequently in The roar and iumult
/ Of battle said t
1declsre before God and man that nevel
betrayed my country. May my death rem.
der her happy. Viae Ia France.
He then turned 10 the soldiers and striking
his hand on hIs heart, gave ihe Older isSold'
iers fire 70
a Simultaneous discharge followed and the
brave Of The brave sank 10 rise no more
He who had fought Eve hundred battles fol
France, ~ one sgsinst tim, was shot as 9
ifaitorf ~ =
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downs midnight Whose house is broken
into by robbers The rich mans. Who
has his pocket cut out, and his coat spoiled
in crowd: The rich man. Who is in
doubt whether the people are not laughing al
him in their sleeves, when they are eating
bis dinnera The rich man.. Who adds to
his trouble by every stone be adds 70 hls
house The rich man--for the higher he
ascencs, the colder is the atmosphere. A
bank breaks, and who suffersa The rich
siockhoIder and deposition. War blows his
horn, aud who trembles? Death approaches,
and who fears 10 look him in the FACET
Why, the rich man-and yet, oil the world
envies the rich. Depend upon il, reader, the
length of yori face will always be pFopor-
TONED 10 the length Of youspurse. II You
1.-Two . two -ssoried fhouse, b ,hanldai and
covst not the lofty mansion Of your neishbor.
You but dishonor yourself, and insult your
destiny, BY fretting and repining.
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1t 10 miserable thing to be rich We aver
!, not from experience, but from observation
Solomon Soulhwick, the veteran Rhode IsI.
and editor, once published poem, entitled
the I" Pleasures Of Poverty !" and, although
nobody read more than the first page, it was
the best thing that Solomon--and he really
was man OF geHius-ever did. II was ths
peversity of mankind, not the "absence Of
caloric,' in the poem, that prevented the
" Pleasures Of Povetyn from becoming as
immortal as the Pleasures of Memory
We pity a rich man-and why? Because
he is like the unlucky fellow who used 10
adcm the frat page Of old-lashioned Alma
naos. Aries, the ram is eternally jumping
over bis head, ready 10 butt ou, his brains for
the sake Of getting al lis purse. Taurus, the
bull, is goring him with horns, TO make him
bleed freely. GGemini, the twins, generally
fall to the lot of The poor man, so we will pass
over lhsm.l The claws Of Cancer are fas-
tened on his. breast in the shape Of needy
relations. Leo is the couchant before him,
watching the opportunity to prey upon bis
possessions. Virgo is laying snares 10. his
heart. Liora is weighing his losses. Sagil-
aarius iransfxes him with The arrows Of envy.
Capricornus Is boarding him with the spirit
Of fivaIy. Aquarius (cbanging The sex) is
keeping him in a whirlpool Of routes, parties
and balls, 10 please adashing wife and mon.
ey-spending daughters. And 10 sum up his
miseries, the slippery fishes render his footing
unstable, and his standing unceriain--for they
are neither more or less than The changes and
chances Of life. Who, sohafd.hearled as moi
TO pity the rich mani .svstal
Who is dogged in The streets, aud knocked
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-06-10
ORIGIN OF MILLS.

Ia early ages, corn was planted in mortars
by hand. Solomon alladss 10 lha. custom,
when he says: "Thoush thou shouidst bray
a fool in mortar with pesile among wheat,
yet will not his foolishnsss depart from him.
The hand mills, Of later times were OF very
simple construction, and were operated prn-
cipally by women. In process Of time, shafts
were added to these machines, and they
were worked by cattle. Water mills were
invented about the time Of julius Cesar but
they did not come into general use lill A. d.
400. II is supposed that wind-mils origina-
ted in the east and were introduced into Eu-
rope by the Crusaders. This however, il
doubled, as such mills were 10 use in Eu-
rope as early as the frs, Crusade. Feudal
lords claimed the privilege of erecting all
corn mills and requiring their vassals TO
grind at their mills, called ban-mills. The
building Of such mill was then very expen-
sive, and none but lords aud barons could
afford the expense; hence they claimed all
tolls, from their dependents, by way of remu-
nera;ion. AT one time :he monks of Ho!-
land desired 10 erect windmill for their
own convenience; the lord Of the soil op-
posed their purpose saying thai the wind in
that district belonged 10 him.
The monks appealed 10 their bishop, who
in grea, indignation, claimed spiritual control
Of the winds, in his diocese, and granted
letters patent 10 the holy fathers. By inn
provements introduced in France, 10 the
grinding of corn, abont the l760, the amount
Of Rcpr ob,aiaed ukps .naasly ds.hasl- -----,-, !.
Saw mills are more recent in their origin,
than corn mills. The earliest method known
for procuring planks, was by splitting the
trunks of trees with wedges, and hewiug the
sides with axes.
Until The middle Of the sixteenth century
all the plank iE Norway were thus mannfac.
iured. The saw is an instrument of very
remote antiquity. The inventor Of il like all
solher benefaciors ranked among the GODS
Ovid celebrated his praises, in his metamor-
phoses. He says the idea was suggested by
the spine which projects from the backbone
of fish. BY others, the discovery is altri.
buted to the accidental use of the jaw-bone
ofa snake in severing piece Of wood. The
saw was used in pit saving during most ol
ihedark ages. It was frs, adapted to mills,
in Germany, in 1922. Saws were not intro
duced into England until 1857. The firsi
constructed millfwere destroyed by. .moba--
The invention of The circular saw added great
ly TO The efficiency of modern mills, and now
almost every variety and form Of timber used
by mecbauics is cut into the proper shape
for use, by such saws.-Ohio Farmer.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-06-10
OUR COUNTRY.

The greatest cataract In the world, is the
Falls of Niagara, where The waters accumu-
laled from the upper lakes, forming river
three quarters of mile in width, are suddenly
contracted and plunged over the iocks, in
Two columns, 10 the depth of one hundred
and sixty feet
The greatest Cave in the world, is the
Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky, where one
can make voyage on the waters of q sub
terranean river, and catch fl sh without eyes
The creates. river in the world is the Mis-.
sissippi, four thousand one hundred miles in
length. Its name is derived from an Indian
word, meaning The Father Of Waters" I.
The largest Valley in the world is the Val
ley OF The Mississippi. il contains five hun
drsd thousand square miles, and is one ol
the most prolific regions on the globe.
The largest Lake in the world is Lake Su.
perior, 430 miles long.
The greatest Natural Bridge 10 the world,
is that over Cedar Creek, in Virginia. 1t ex-
tends across chasm 80 fee. ia Width, and
$50 feet deep, at the bottom Of which creek
flows.
The greatest solid mass Of Iron 10 the world
is the Iron Mountain OF Missouri. Ills three
hundred and fifty feet high, and two miles in
circui..
The largest Railroad in the world, is the
Central Railroad of Illinois, which is Tsi
miles long and cost fifteen millions Of dollars
The greatest number Of miles of Railroad,
in proportion 10 It's surface, Of any country in
the worlds in Massachusetts, which hai
over one mile to each square mile ofiu area
The creates, number Of clocks manufsc
IL red in The world, is turned out 10 the small
State of Connecticut. s,t,.s -.
The largest number OF whale ship. IN the
world, are sen. ou. BY Nantucket and New
Bedford.
The greatest grain poi. in the world is Chi
caao. q, ~ 4, .ssss ~, !, 40 ~.
The largest aqueduct in The world, is the
Crolon Aaue duct, in New York. It tbs fort,
and half miles long, aad cost twelve and
J half millions Of dol'ars.--BridgTort Chronicle
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JOHN PHOENIX IN THE LADIES CAR

II may not be generally known that "John
Phgnix has been passenger on the Central
Railroad, but such rs the fact. He tells an
incident connected with his ride, in letter
TO the Kniekerboeker Magazine, which he puts
on record 10 serve as caution 10 future in
noceni travellers. He says:
"I had observed at each change Of cars,
and they were frequent, when the general
scramble took place, one car was defended
from the assault by slalwart man, usually
Of Irish persuasion, who deaf 10 menaces,
unsoi,ened by enlreaiy, and uncorup,sd by
brbes, maintained his position for the bene-
fit Of The "leddiss." "Leddies' car, sir, av
ye phase; forrid car for ginllemen without
leddies.n Need say that this car so reser-
we'd was by far the most comfortable Of The
train, and that with that stern resolve which
ever distinguishes me in the discharge of my
duty toward myself, l determined TO get into
j, eoute qur eoute. So when We changed cars
at Utica, l rushed forth; and seeing nice
young person, with pretty face, bonnet and
shawl, aud large portmanteau, urging her
way through the crowd, ] stepped up by her
side, and with my native grace and gallant
~, offered my arm and my assistance
They were gratefully accepted, and proud of
my success, ushe.ed my fair charge up TO
the platform of the ladies' car. My old en-
emy was holding the door, "Is that your
LADY, sir?n said he. With an Inward apollo
~ Ia Mrs. Pbenix fot the arsat Injustice
done TO her charms by the admission, re-
piled, eyes," Judge Of my honor when this
low employee of a monopolizing and unac-
commodating Railroad Company, addressing
my companion With the tone and manner of
an old acquaintance, said-HWeil, Sal,
guess you've done well, but Ldont believe
his family viii think much of the match."-
However, got into the ladies' car, and hav.
ing repudiaied the young person, Sally, got
an exceedingly pleasant seat by the side of a
very warm and comfortable young lady Of
sleepy iurn and quiet disposition. | would
not have exchanged her for two buffalo
robes, but alas she gotoff at Syracuse, and
then frosty Caucasus, how cold il was!--And
so grinding and ioIting, jarring. sliding and
freezing; wore away the long night.
To the morning we were at Buffalo. Isaw
nothing of it but railroad depot; but re-
member thinking as stamped my feet and
| ,hrashed my arms 10 restore the circulation,
that if that sort of weather continued, ''the
Buffalo girls couldn't come out to night"
and probably have 10 postpone their appear.
ance until the summer season.