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Mutual Life Insurance Company OF New York.
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IyHE assets of this company amount to nearly -FOUR
IL and entirely cash. which hre sii
hdd thousand dollars
real estate in the city and State of New York valued %
lions u dollars
thousand doiays the property VI the policy holders
application and pamphlets giving every information sup
applying the Office the comlany agents
: FREDK g. WINSTON President 4
ISAAC ABBATT, Secretary. .-'
SHEPPARD H0MANS, Aetuary.
MINTURN POST, NJ. d.. Medical Examiner.
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No. II CliG area, Neo York.
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their large stock Of printing writing wrapping and all other
Kinds Of which they offer for sale az Ae lowest market prices
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American Gothic and Brass Foil Roofing.

INVENTED BY EuGENIo IAInIA ARCHITECT, NJ. B. A, &c
nESIGNS made for concrete churches, villas cot
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Coaauy Generals 06oGen. George Gibson comnssary gen
assistant Captain d. L. Simpson, six clerks and one messen
ger, .ls.r. -a
Snyoon 0oeGen. Thomas lawson surgeon general
assistants, DR.. H. C. Wood and Dr. G. n Wood three Clerks
Kngs 0GceGeaeral Joseph Totten, engineer assistant
Captain III g. Wright nye clerks and one messenger
1ryyaphal Beaucol J. Albert colonel Of the corps as
sstan Captain Woodruff four clerks and one messenger
BwaauC II r. Craig colonel Of ordnance ASSISTANT
Capt. Wm. Maynader eight clerks and one messenger
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Episcopal High school, or Virginia,
HOWARD, maans
Three Miles Wcst Of Alexandria. " y
REV. JOHN p. MCGUIRE RECTOR
TIME seventeenth session of this institution will
IL commence Wednesday, tho 9th September next
R $3.50 fr board, tuition lights mcnding Ac paynblc
10 annually advance.
Modern languages music, and drawing charges
Pamphlets containing the course Of study torms
sent 10 those who request them Direct TO 49, 30,
REY. JOHN p MCGUIRE
@ theological seminary, Post 0dbcc
Fairfax county Virginia,
July ls-1aWl0t f ~ W ''N'fI
NOTHING NEW--Tales; by the author Of John
IN Harhx,' |t'3 T.-I AYE.
Egypt Nubia; by wm G. Prime
Gibbons Decline and Fall Of The Roman Empire abridged by
smith, LII d. af al'49 ~ als C'3 .iNi ~
Post omoc Directory for the United States.
Jmea FRANcK TAYLOR.
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Tickets $l0-halves $6-quarters 81 SO.
Certificates Of packages Of 20 whole sl4o
Do do 20 half ...s............... "a
DO do 20 quarter do .................... s5
Orders for tickets packages in the
above splendid lotteries will receive the prompt
account Of each drawing will be sent Immediately
whe order fren t
Address p. J. BUCKLEY, Agent,
sep10 wllmiugton Delaware
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30
STARTLING CALCULATION.

Somebody with 4 strong antipathy to pigtsR
and fine-cut, has entered into an Investigation,
which has resulted in this wise
If tobacco chewer chews for fifty years and
consumes each day of that period two inches
of solid plug, he will consume 6,i75 feet, or
nearly mile and quarter in length OF solid
tobacco, halt an inch thick and two inches
broad, costing two thousand and ninety-four
dollars! Plug Ugly, sure enough! By the
same process OF reasoning, it Il man elects one
pint Of saliva per day for fifty years, the total
would swell into two thousand, three hundred
gallons; quite respectable lake, and almost
large enough to float the Great Eastern inl
Truly, there are several things we never dream
ofin our philosophy. Whether these interest
ing statistics will diminish the sale of the juicy
weed we are not able to Philadelphia
Journal.
We are sorry that sssomebody' did not ex-
tend his calculations little further, and en-
brace more than single tobacco chewer In his
estimate. There are at least three million
very energetic chewers in the United States.
If one tobacco chewer consumes in fifty years.
two thousand dollars worth of tobacco, then
the three million will use up in the same time,
the handy little sum of six thousand million
dollars, the annual interest of which would be
four hundred and twenty millions, and tho in
terest each second would be thirteen dollars.
The number of rail-cars or ships that the to-
bacco would load, will leave to some of our
younger readers; but will merely state that ao-
cording to the estimated quantity OF saliva G.
jected by each tobacco chewcr, the whole q
mount discharged by three million Americans,
would be 4 hundred million hogshesds. This
would be more than enough to fill the Eric
canal lis whole length, three times OF SINH
ar canal more than thousand miles long,
Engineer Burrctt ascertained that about twenty
millions cubic feet of water poured over the
great falls of Niagara every minute yet enor-
nous as is this amount, the estimated quantity
OF American tobacco saliva would keep this
great cataract in full action for more than two
thirds of an hour.
II the Yankees were compelled 10 manufac-
ture ali this from their mouths by means of q
poisonous and bitter weed, it would no doubt
be regarded as tyrany infinitely worse than
any exercised by George IL, or any modern
European dcspot.- Country Gentleman.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30
ALEGEND OF NEW ENGLAND.
by JoHx C. WHITTIER.

Ono hundred years ago .-the hunter, who
ranged the hills and forests of New England,
fought against other enemies than the brown
bear and the panther. The husbandman, as he
.o'ied in the plain, or narrow clearing. kept
closely at his side loaded weapon, and wro't
diligently and firmly in the midst of peril.
Ti.e ..eGuent crack of the Indians rife was
heard in the still depth of the forest-the
dsa,h-kacll Of the unwary hunter-and ever
and anon the fame Of some departed farm
hsuse, whose dwellcrs had been slaughtered
hy some merciless foe, rose redly upon the
darkness Of the nighttime. The wild and n
cry eyes of the heather cleaned through the
thick underwood of the forest, upon the pass
ing of the worshippers of the only true God; I;
and the .war-whoop rang shrill and loud under
the very walls of the sanctuary of prayer.
Perhaps part of New England affords
wider field for the researches OF legendry than
that province of Massachusetts Bay, formerly
known as the province of Maine. There the
ferocious Norridsewock held his stern coun-
cals, and there the tribes of the Penobscot
vent firth with song and dance to do battle
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

\ SPARrAS.-Among the Europeans who
were endeavoring to escape from Delhi, when
it was rayagcd by the cruel East Indians. WAS
an English officer with his wife. As he bore
her along amid the dead and dying, he was at
tackled by party of mutineers. His good
sword was drawn, and seven ruffians fell. Slow
ly retreating, while keeping them at bay, the
fiends made rush at his vile, but shot from
her husbands arm saved her honor, though il
cost her life. Another shot, by his own hand
too, and the husband rested beside the body
of his own wife.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

SOME idea of the extent of the great wall
of China may be gathered from remark Of
DR.. Bowring, in a lecture that country re-
Gently delivered in England. He said that if
all the bricks, stone and masonry in Great
Britain were gathered together, they would
not furnish materials enough for such wall
as the wall of China, and that If all the mate
riaIs in the buildings of London were put to-
gether, they would not make the towers and
turreis that adorn it.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30
VOL. 4.--N0. 6.

That party must first sustain the cause of the
white man-the poor white man, and the in
dustry Of the poor white man-agsinst the
slave holding ariStocracy of the South, before
l can ever again be- Democrat
IF the principles to which / have refeEred be
the controlling, governing principles OF our
country, then we will have government OF
wisdom and OF freedom but if, on the other
hand, these other principles shah rule, then
of dcspotism. [Great applause.l
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

At a railroad station, an old lady said to a
very pompOus-looking gentleman, who WAS
talking about steam navigation. s.Pray, sir.
what is steam p ssSteam, ma am, is-ah -
steam is--eh ,--ah steam is-steam ~ 81
knew the chap couldn't tell ye,' said rough
looking fellow standing by, .'but steam is q
bucket of water in tremendous perspiration l.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

CRIME IN NEW ORLEANs.-There has been
ffty-two murders and homicides in New Or
leans during the past eighteen months. A
great many persons have also disIppearared,
who are supposed to have been murdered
Thirty of the number killed were foreigners
killed by foreigners.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30
CLEARFIELD Pa WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 80 1857

the rayenous beasts of the wilderness. Their
scalps were borne home-ward in triumph by
the successful rangers, whose children and
grandchildren Shuddered, long after, at the
thrilling narrative of the midnight adventure.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

There are occasional showers of meteorie
stones, which some philosophers think aro
sent of from the moon. When we SEQ and
hear the multitudes of dogs in some OF our
towns, we are tempted to wonder II there -.
not been a shower from the dog star.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-09-30

A man named Alexander Immel, fell dead
last week while engaged in a dance at the
farm of Judge Peters, near Philadelphia
His hand was clasped within that of a female
relative. and he was going through the figure
when he fell.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25
A'rest Of an alleged Murderer, &c.
coRRRsPoNpRNcE orrH HxpIspAreu
BucKINeHAM. eaa Nav ,s,7

BUCKINGHAM, 23d May, 1857.
- MY last letter informed you of the murder of
aeorge Winfrey At the Court House of this coun-
Y, by Robert p. May, and that up to that time
.ne omcers bad not succeeded In arrsstinR him
Jan lanes A. Wright, one Of the Deputy Sheriff. of
THIS county, arrested May on Thursday, andIhs has
been committed to jail, for examination before
tne county Court, at the June term He Is now
connaed In the same room with Jones, who broke
out OF the Nelson county JAIL and was arrested in
.nis county Jones is one Of the brothers who kill
ca free negro In Nelson last winter; the other
ofotner mas been tried and sent 10 the penitentiary
TOT ntteen years. So far have heard of nott,n
that paliiates the murder Of winfrey; 1t seems To
nave been most wanton and unprovoked
Inc weather yesterday was summer like. inst
such rs the farmers are wishing to see / hear of
some complaint of chinch bug, though the wheat
small. but abundant.
Before long, shall go to the Court House, and
will then give you the promised account of that
interesting village
Next Thursday is election day. In this county
there will be q severe race between Col Bondu-
rant and Capt. Shepard. The whips crack, the
hoaters are In clover, and after election day. every
thing will be quiet Very truly,
UNCLE REUB.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

NEW AND INGENIOUS INvENTIoN-One OF
the n neatest and most ingenious inventions " have
recently seen is a self supplying fountain pen
known as Warren's "Semper Paratus" It Is, as
It's name implies always ready for service, SIM
pie in its construction, and neither leaks nor cors
rodes It will work for four hours steady writing
with q heavy hand, but with ordinary writing
about eight hours without rep!enisning ana
when exhausted 1t may be filled by simply put
ting one end of the tube in the Ink and withdraw
Ing the air with the lips.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

DEATH FROM THE POWER OF IMAGINATION
A story is told In a late number of Noucele Zei.
tung OF 4 physician who tried an experiment on
criminal, capitally condemned, illustrating the
power of Imagination. The man was permitted
to see dog bleed to death, and to see all the
symptoms of falling life as detailed by the physi-
clan. till the moment of the animals death I'm
mediately afler, the criminals eyes were ban.
dagsd and his arm pierced with lancet, though
no vein was opened The physician went on de-
scribing the same symptoms Witnessed in the dog 8
case, and fually pronounced the words, now be
is dyiug" The man did really expire under these
operations. although he had not lost table spoon.
ful of hlaod
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

MORE FILLIBUsTERING.-AW Washington letter
writer says:
"Privste advices were received here from Calls
fornia by the last steamer stating that the clipper
ship Ocean Bird had sailed from San Francisco for
San Juan del Sur with 293 men, well oficered,
equipped, and provisioned, to aid Gen. Walker
Considerable excitement prevailed at San Fran-
CISCO and the Cafornians were determined to
take forcible possession of the Nicaragua route to
insure the safety of travel and the transit of its
treasure Whether Walker is wiped out +" OF
not. they are determined that the Costa Ricans
shall not hold possession of the right of way to
their exclusion
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

ANOTHER ARCTIC SEARCH.-The Kingston (Ca.
nada) Whig announces, as q positive fact that
Dr. Rae the Arctic traveller, aided by the contri-
buttons of friends, is building in Kingston dock"
yard an Arctic schooner to be ready in May, to 60
down to Quebec, thence to the Arctic regions, to
make one more search for Capt Franklin's party,
dead or alive DIR. Rae is to command the schoo-
ner and the party of hardy adventurers to accom-
papy him and man his vessel, are selected and en-
gagged.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

FIRE AND Loss OF LrBE IN BosroN.-On
Wednesday night, ,as stased Saturday by telegraph,
Are broke out In boarding honse In etillman
street, Boston, kept by Mrs, Fitzpatrick. widow
woman. The Courier says;
Nrs. Fitzpatrick was one OF the FIRST up. She
dept upon the first fioor and upon pcrsetvug the FIRE
rsa ieto the street and gave the alarm She then
vent inso the second story and alarmed the boardefs
there She then went toto the basement to rouse
those who sept there. The smoke wsa by that time
40 thick 90 to sufi cate her. She fell and when the
fremen entered ths house she was dead
pavtd Fisher, cotk maker, who resided in the
third story found tying the landing Of the
cond stery. burned 20 death.
When we enter red the beildinE with Coroner Prstt
the body OF Fisher had been moved into one of the
rooms Ia the second story, aud placed upon roush
he'd, and sheet placed over il. On moving this
covering the spe ctssle horrible In the extreme
JUST at the foot OF the basem stairs lay what
Mrs ki zpstrick mAss of sshes. burnt flesh and
t.ilswy fat marked the place of her head the trunk
wss visible, red and bstered, and small white foot
stuck on. from the ashss. The arms looked IL the
flesh had been roasted, and then peeled from the
bones and what little clothing TO be seen was
ike the pieces of paper piece of roasted meat
1t was scene which battles descriptions the low eel.
lar reekiug with wet the fcemen in their water.
proofs the sckiy coroner and or two spectators
huddled round a mas of bones fesh and ashes that
an hour before was q woman warning her boarders
sssinst the danger to hch she herself fell victim
Fisher leaves a widow and two children. Mrs Fitz
patrick leaves at least one daughter married to q
boarder Ia the house.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25
THE FOREIGN NAPPoINTMENTs.-TheW Washing"
ton Union of Saturday has the following in rea'

ton to the foreign dIpIomAIc dpPUiutueHtS'
But. of cours, >, the appointments must be bounded
bv the Offices to be filled, and not one in ten, we u.
derstsnd of those recommended for missions abrosd
ssn he snccesaful We think we may add safely,
from what we have learned on this subject that the
proportion viii be much less a. to the valuable CON
sula.es Some Of these were filled BY ePPointment.
made under the late administration within the last
two years and are not likely suppose, to be iai'
mediately changed. 1t 10 understood that tne e le
Of the applicants are now before tne
menis as circumstanoes may justify and his own time
may permit 1t cannot be expected, OF course, tnst
hs viii deep atch the whole foreign list In mornga
this weald be absurd. And, Whatever may DO nla
general policy a. to renewing our representatioa
abroad. we are quite sure that, even - 90 Plsce.
have not vet asked leave to return homo, he VIII
employ no unreasonable abruptneM In reeainns
them. or In any other manner give them just Coos
sion for ccmpaiut
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

THE WINDING UP OF STATE BARK-At the
quarterly session of the Board of Directors of the
Indiana State Bank just closed. there was burn.
ed of the bills of Bank returned for redemption
during the last three months, one million four hun
dred and eighty four thousand six hundred and
ninety seven dollars, Isl 484 696) and during the
same time the Bank has paid off of deposits $141,
643 She has collected of debts due her g. 54s 3l2
Her whole circulation when she closed business
On the lat of January, was a. 065. .527.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

sSow.-A gentleman just returned from q trip
through northern Vermont, Informs the Spring
held Republican that snow fell all day Sunday,
l7th, among the Green Mountains. At McIndoe's
Falls Caledonia county, VT, the snow lay on Sat
nrday two feet deep. The bills in Delaware co
New York, were white with snow Sunday even
ing OF last week
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

FATALITY AMONG SHIPBUMDERs-The State
OF Maine says that singular fatality seems to have
attended the shipbuildIng operations on the KEN
nebunk river, last year, some of the most enter
prising builders having died, or become danger
ously III, Is they were about to commence the
spring business.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

ICEBERGs-The Switzerland. at New York;
from Liverpool reports passing six very large ice-
bergs and much field ice the 1lth In lat. AZ As,
lon 5000
the 10th, in lat42 o. Ion. 81 49, saw an iceberg 300
feet high
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

DEATHS DoIKGa-The whole community pro-
foupdly sympsthiz with the family Sf our friend
and fellow-ei izen, Col Pulaski Holt account OF
the aitii stive bereavement which has just bealen
them. On Monday, the 1lth, Miss ulia A. Holt, an
only daughter was buried. On yesterday SON, Pey-
ton C Holt, aged q, consigned to the tomb. -
And to-day another son, Grimes Holt who died yes
terdey noon s 10 be buried And we also learn that
Ars II tsnow lying very i'll Truly this 10 sad 70.
cord Of deaths doipKs in family. within ten days
Macon (GG Citizen Goth inst
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

MORTALITY Three young ladies, students at
the Judson Institute, Marion, Ala, died during
one day last week. Miss Whitsett of Greene
county, Miss Brame of Tippah county Miss, and
Miss Stewart of Scott county, Miss
James Humber, editor of the Old Colony Memo
rial at Plymouth, Mass, died suddenly Thursday.
DR.. Robert Saunders, well-known citizen of
Memphis, Tenn, was found dead in his garden
last week.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

Long RACE-A pacing match of 27 miles came
of at Butler. Pa, last week, for purse of $500
the owners of the horses being Thos. Fawcett
and Jno. Vsnsel The horse of the former won,
beating his competitor two lengths. Time-2
hours minutes
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

Cotton Seed Oil fs . new article which has res
eenhy been Introduced in the northern markets -
dence Il sells ct SI TO 81 O3 per gallon blsachsd
1si.lo, and the crude article at 90 70 70 cents
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

THE POLICE DIFFICULTIES IN NEW YORK -
The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger, writing on Thursday. says:
The Police coutroveuy /, the only thing talked Of
Tke military begin to appear on the scene, thereby
increasing hs ominous aspect of things, Tbs Second
Division Citizsni Volunteer. Numbering some 5000
bs, ouets have preferred their services to the Msyrr
ia defence of the constitution and the liberties of the
city
This evering, the volunteers are TO have auoths,
meeting, rumor says 20 psrfec, their ation
20 be resdy for any emergency. This So called Ci
tiers ounteers are rot Part and parcel of the reg
lar state militia but are made up chiefly Of target
compsries
The ew (Albanyl Com mmissoners met this morn
ing at heir temporary headquarters In White st.
About thirty policemen we-e on hand.-.d ser ter
from the Wood ranks There are ro seven Cap
tsins on the side of the Albany Con missioners -
As soon their forces a-e by few ad
ditiona recruits, it i. said, attempt will be made
20 take possession of the station houses on Monday
night next
In the Supreme Court, Special Term this morning.
Judge Clarke denied the application for ipjunction
upon the Quarantine Commi customers with costs A
thinss stard row. then the Commissioners may pro-
ceed the erection OF the fever hospital at Seguina
Point unless further resort 10 had to the law Of which
there is no probability.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25
CHEAP HOUSE, AND SIGN PAINTING

CHEAP HOUSE AND SIGN PAlNTlNei
u AND GLAZIN6-fhe subscriber proposes %
will do his work In such q manner - to please al.
patrons All ask 10 fair trial; give me )oo ana
viii do it in sush q manner TO insure Anotner Hoo
of the Msrphsll Theatre up stairs. between Grace
and Broad streets. respectfully solicit call
from nv friends aud fellow-citizsns. NY motto -,
punctualty to all jobs, either large or ;ps S3ns
minutes notice. WM- Y, 20.
nv l2-Im Practical House and Sign Painter
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

ELoQUEScE.-Mr Ruskin, author of Stones
OF Veuice," sent O check for one hundred guineas
70 Rev Mr. Spurgeon, after hearing him preach, as
Donation towards a fund for building . new
plaee Of worship, and ~ IN expression Of his ado-
ration of his eioguence.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

EMIGRAKTs The schooner Elizabeth, Capt Lsch
en-, arrived In Norfolk, Friday, fro Hewburn, N C
with lS emigrants for Liberia. They were all free
There srei Portsmouth q Others, for the same des
from Hanover county, Va ell having been emsnci
pated by their owners. fheyare in charge Of Rev
Wm Starr the active Agent of the Virginia Colo
nization Society.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-25

ACQUITTED AT the recent term OF the Circuit
Court of Franklin county, Va, Judge Gilmer pre-
siding. James Arlington was tried on an fndicf-
ment for the murder of young Turnbu!i, and ac-
Quilted, on the plea of insanity produced by ma
mia n0fn