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Mlnot's Ledge Lighthouse.

m
re work Of err citing lighthouse on Minos's ledge
progressing slowly Although the itseH hardly
Desry EXHAUSTED and Il Is believed tSss one miiou DOL
lars Will be necessary TO complete Ths arise. from the
peculiar ratuIe Of the locality which accessible only al
upon II Of very intermittent and expensive character.
The great difficulty Is in preparing the foundation of the
structure rock which Il is 10 be erected being oaly
thirty feet in diameter and only In pleasant wessher
the smooth that the workmen can do auy hing
Al low tide about thirty stone cuttersas many
work 10 advantaeego out to the ledge aud
prepare the rock These men wear India rubber suits,
and very often the waves como up TO their ecks
The height of the lighthouse to be ninety fes wing
q diameter the Of thirty feet ut the top
plan for each Of sof is sent from ash
ipgen, the stones being dovet4led or matched to one
another They will also be boiled with ron that
The npeted 1t viii be almost one solid rock
For sixty feet viii he baiit sod with the exception OF
O small cavity centre about three fee. in diameter
which is 10 be used for we'll will be ha the
lighthouse by an iron ladder upon the outside
For the purpose Of facilitating the work upon this impo'
tant ucIufe tho COVE nmeDt has purchased An island
now known "GoVernmen! Island " containing from ten
to fifteen acres, which Is connected with CohAsse by
brge On this Island several buildings have been erect
ed ,udng carpenters shop, where men are I'm o'yed
In cutting wooden models, being necessary to hsv" pat
tern for every atone; she'd where me zone
work for the lighthouse Is prepared sabe foe the oxen
an horses employed and watchhouse. On rocky emil
nence s an observatory, commanding fine view OF the
ocean, ar marine telegraph to communicate with those
at work on the ledge Houses for the eraves have also
been erected and wharf and boat house add ohs con-
veniences Of the rhcs.
The stone cutters employed receive dollars and dry
cents per day, with fifty cents per hour when they
at work the lighthouse rock In pleasant weather
they generally work four hours per day the rock
but IL s often he that they caDn; get out 70 u for
weeks on account Of the roughne1 Of the sea 7 oe
who wo on the rock are not obliged to work ashore;
consequently they receive dollars per day when
thus employ and have most Of the day 10 themselves
From the foregoing facts, II will be that the work
OF placing Q lighthouse Mnots Ledge will not only be
q slow bnt expensive operation The pains which Is
being taken, however, to make durable structure, ILL.,
in all probability enable TO wi hstand the shcck of wind
and waves, and insure is per manence
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MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
Movements Of Ocean Steamers.
RpnA UHrUARE
POR CALIFORNIA, 30.
New York. July TO-.
srHAMIRs TO AND PROM HAVANA.

poR cALIyoRNrA, 10.
Central America. New York.. ..-July 0...... AspnwsD
srHAhIRs 10 AND PROM HAVANA.
.nS N.I 1 New YSIa "a sv1S a. asvsn. q
arriving at New York 9Th.
Ta1. G CT % New ycrs n Of s:sa ~cnss ;5rys
Nh, arriving at New York zah-
CAaAvlASFrom New York In, arriving havana INA
arriving Al New York Sd - ''' ''N' "~'~N~ ~>
oIrY-From New York Ir.A arriving q. Havana ia
snd NEW 35 Near 0 n from New Orleans s Havana h
BlAci wAza,on-From Kew York En arrive, ii Havana
l<ih, arriving New York ls,h.
1sABEI-From Charleston and ISL doe n Havana m
AID Sd PROM Havana ioh and tn due a. New York lsA
When the above dates fall Sunday. he saH
On Monday, except from New Orleans
The OVERLAND NAIL TO INDIA AND JMNA.
The following may be Of value 70 hose having correspond
rbe mail leaves Southampton On ne Ah and sob of eass
Arrives at Gibraltar about the month
Arrives NJ Malta about the l4ih and sOh Of month
Arrives nj Alexandria about the lsh Of and sh of 10,
Leaves Sue, .oou os oA sAme anA sh or sa Of
Arrive. a, Alden about the 18Th ,sh and ioA or
tzh of following month
val Cor Bombay. and Iib 20 Sch Tor CHINA 40 ~ ~
Indian Navy steamer arrives at Bombay about The %
and q steamer arrives Point de Gale sbsui he SIN or
leave, Point de Gale fao Penang The same day rn.
hrryss At Puio Penang about The l2b ish and ssh
Arrives At singapore sbou, The sh isA sss orr Is
Leaves singapore sbou, u hours aner arrival
Arrives At Hong Kong about The I'D or s< and sh loh
Leaves nert day for shanghai
Two malls leave England-one on he eh and srh Of saeh
same time "A the Southampton mail.
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ArrKxrr TO Asprcr sLAyns rrAFsrn Nsaao

ArTgxPr TO ABDucr SLAMS Br Fave NEGRO
SauoR YESTERDAY free fellow, Of rascsliy phy.i-
ogpomy, from Baltimore, named Bill Ovens, hand on
board the schooner George xscCise, which 10 have
sailed yeuerday, vas brought befo~e Mayor soreven,
DER following crcumstsnces On the prev night
about 10 O'Clock, Bill, who bad been ashore, seen
rowing boal toward the above schooner In which we're
t~s negro wome, and q child. negro boy hailed than
when Bill said The boat had turned ever aad he try
rg hem, and made other He dnal
maraged &c, The three board the schooner with two
Ase bundles OF clothes the wardrobes In fu OF the
" frock shoes end thread and nee ZEE, but very
h'te linen Tue daddles the captain OF the schooner
yer med them, separ ,sey exhibited 10 Oourh Capt
hscChse who native Of North Carolina, stated that
having retired early the Savannah mosquitoes were
1yst ouheseovsy vorscous, he soon alter heard some
nose ON aeox and coming up 10 whist was In the wind
rsn GU on tso og bundss OF daddles and soon dis
covered mat the noise pro eeded from the shipping of the
negro women whom he believed the Bill Intended N
,ecrete on DOero h they 90, 10 Bsl ,re the
bad All their slothes and he 10 sst Yesterday aer
noon thompson, of the mounted police, being 10
iornd o. The affair. with commendsb epergv .oon had
the ceofed fellow and the girls safely in the guard house
The ers were Geo eisnna and ohd sgcd about cir yee
belonging 70 Dr. Wnckler, and the Other grl wa, sssh
aged about sixteen, belonging 70 NJ. Neilaud OF tbs
city Tie On plain OF the schooner expre-se regret that
such should have happened board his cram and ruse
that the law would be a. severe po>,bIe upou Tho
guilty felo~ Bill Bill ordered 10 receive aftv ashes
vel laid On, and then be put board bis vessel 40 the
osptsn wanted 70 sail yesterday .-sdcoanah Gsoyc1n
ynly 10. '
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WILMINGTON, N. C., JAY 3, 1857.
Seamtoatino and FysAin9 in North Carolina-vi,as on
Uuye Ftar-7e Mansions on the R,rv.
The uncertain hour ~ which the steamer leaves Fay.
eitevie for this place. IL being quarter a,er SUNRISE
and the negligence Of he wake me In time
prevented my leaving that place Intended The morning
sfsr wrote you last cannot say, however, that had
any cause 70 regret IT, for very kind friend whose &C
ausintance made politely offered accom- paoy me on
nshing excursion 70 place on Cape fear river called
she Lock"-abost . mile and q half above the boat
landing.
The Lock seems, the ers in serie. Of some eieh,
cen or twenty, between Fayetteville and the fields on
Deep river, (Which tributary of the Cape Fear dis.
tan, by water some hundred and miles, and was
Intended 10 mako slack water navigation COM
pleo, 40 thai the valuable coal other minerals might
hee abroad If all the other ocks are IN the nko cont
lion Of the saw fayetteville, viii be long time
before the ancpstons Of the projectors Of the
will DO graihed. II 10 msorabIy constructed of wood
and being undermined aod the packing fast wash.
Ing out Of the cribs, leaving In 10 be carried
Away at The hst considerable rise Of The water Bu, tina,
We reached the Lock about -four In the Afternoon and
with rod In hand In company with the keeper Of the Lock-
Immediately commences fishing for silver PEI ca and
trout" and assure you that for two three hours
had very hne SPORT Cook, the lock keeper, real dis.
cpie of Izaak Walton, ami s said catch hsh
than any other Of the vsers TO h. much FIRE
qSented and popular nshng place. True u Is he caught
more than Two 70 our one, and nesaved the truth Of the
old adase-" on want 10 catch fish dou't swearr-for
he swore terriby all the time
| len Fay etievlle the steamer Flora McDonali,r
Captain Hart, One boat, aud genileanly commander
The Cape Fear between Fayetteville Wilmington
beautiful stream the banks either side are high
and studded with large trees; several handsome
residences are 70 be seen AZ you pass through
county OF Baden. Among the most prominent rs
that formerly the dwelling OF the late Governor John
Osen, whom you may remember q prominent
actor IN the political convention Of $780, which nominated
Cen Harrison for President &c Amer passing Gov. rens
Ne came TO Eizabeth'osn the county seat scarcely
be seen from the deck Of the steamer stands HUE
back from the river, on very high hill Near Ezateth
orp w~ where Gen. James J. Mckay, formerly q mem
Der 81 Congress and chair OF the Committee Of WAYS
and Neans resided. Near this place notorious cavern
caen the Tory Hole" In which raid durng the Rcvo
uuouary var number of tories took shelter and we're
smoked out by the wings and killed, after hard aght
ard near Efzabeb, and In the vicinity OF Cen McKsys
planiaiicn, where Col Webster OF British army
Who Vas wounded In the bsule at Gulford Court H,use
died and vas buried I understand the British govern
ent have recently erected monument his grave 70
mark he spot
A. ne approached Wilmington came In sight Of the
rice fields and sfer dark ,he OF our p
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Law AND 0RDER-The American papers hold 20
The opinion that the Parsians unfit the freedom u
liberal constitution, they ich excltable set and
fond q revolutions. We ask N neIghbors with ali
their intelligence. much better OF un ier the stars and
srposf True, there political revolutions but N
mans NE and property mperled because the arm Of
the law not strong enough 70 keep down no wcles the
effect " equally bad II nearly hundred men we're
killed N riot In Paris we would think awful thing,
and say, just Ike the french" Here In the city Of
New York, bloody tragedy enacted, and compare
lively speasnr there very little ssd about n9 John
IN b Nesw, ynlp 10
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HnAyY FAmunE-Mrsrnsrous pmA,rnAnAson.

HEAVY FAILURE-MysrKRrous DrsArPEARANoB,
&o-lnfornsiion reached his city Tuesday thai J. n.
shouse Of Woodford, had failed made assignment and
disappeared Sbouse was considered wealthy man. and
specusied IN almost ever thing He In this cny
saturday, and borrowed from relative who s nner.
chant $500 He left for his home the day. and
arriving frankfort at~ bank hours induced OF the
cashiers there 10 reopen the bank 10 up his note,
which be bad permitted 70 be protested He then left for
home and on Monday morning ~ % O'Clock he made
tnmebt OF al bic properly 70 three liens Of woodford
for the benefit Of his creditors Since he has moi been
seen or heard o. His property stated sloo, 900, and
bis Indebtedness at t2o0oe0 We learn that Shouse's In
$4,000 He passed hs paper house 70 the amount
Of $4,000 which purpored 70 be endorsed by his father
and cousin, but turns out haf the names put 70 II
without their knowledge. n H. however, probable that
his relatives who are highly respectable, vii compromise
The matter With the holders Of The Lossvs Jour
nal yvly le
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ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED. EVERY DAY.
POIxITICAI..

N1Ih WAkB MASS MEET1NG-THE CrTIZnHa or
~ ~ twentieth ward. without distinction opsrty arp ~
70 meet In Thirty fourth street. between Gssth ana
avenues on nenday evening, July no. for the purpc
osor, "a ec repeal the ballot Dor Of he
ous mo vrsnnrn laws passed by the Iegtslature ~,
smpre Mae ~ last sesson Hon. Fernando We1d Johrs
Kelly s1Ah Ward, Josiah Sutherland Conrad ccbvrcShsS
"of mo oeners VIII address the meeting. by order
Wu,,,u - Hull FvWLkR, Cbairnaa.
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NaynI InteIllpence.

The United States soop of Vaudaa, at Portsmouth,
NJ which has been undergoing extensive repairs since
her long service in t. Fast India squadron shed
from the floating dock at the naval station, 18th inst
When finished and rigged, she will Immediately be sent
to sea.
The United States soop or Constellation, Com G. H.
Bell arrived at Cadiz the 22d ut last, from Lisbon.
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Au>mpt % AJctlct a SiG>.

Au>npt 10 AJduct a SloN
Quite an excitement raised 10 our usually quiet
town by the attempt Of Jcrseyman 70 abduct slave
living v lib Capt Galloway. Thi, man induced the air,
10 run of, and steal much monsysas she could get
She 60, .ome s24o but dropped $50 the floor In tho
hurry Of getting of This Tuesday night kept her
bid until Thursdsy morning, when he bought three tckes
Of the rslroad ssentoue OF which for GIRL whom
be bad disguised In black clothes and wells over her
ace The negro, In going 70 the cars discovered By
another negro, who called 70 q passing, and who
rested her One hundred and thirty dols found
the jersey man. his wife and the negro The Justice com.
mited the man 10 jail In default 81 900 hail and his
wife 10 $500 The negro gir wassso sent W Jail guess
the gentleman win find negro stealing Won't pay
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-20
NEW YORK HRRALD MONDAY, JULY TO- 1851
Hamilton College. U,rrr,....,..,,.
0uR CLNTOr ro.--.----

QUIZ oLnToF CORRESPONDENCE.
CLINTON, NJ Y, July l6, 1851.
~ <sm-Obmn<noement Week al Hansil
Aege-TAe Exercises &C., dc.
.-. snts are truly Intellectual gala days for the
.llegss and the ancient and time honered GUS
- celebrating thu m in sopg and in prose Ia most
ably observed throughout the Land. Hamilton this
Ar has NOT been behind her sister colleges her nera
~ patriotism for she has emitted wonderful glow Of
word power and successfully asserted the heightened
character Of u aesthetic and moral culture as evinced
In the persons of s large body Of graduates. de-
ermned this year should be characterized by
bra.ion of the Association Of Alumni formed
years since and the somewhat novel feature of the ladies'
providing the collation. occurred. At early hour
in the evening, between three and four hundred
structure built by Professor Eaton for an astrono-
m'cal observatory. The tables were long and wide,
and most sumpnously laden With everything that could
the gastronou ic forces 70 Jump for Joy,
The fetvities were opened by the singing of tho Toll
lowing Introductory ode, composed by Mr.. w. w Bowe :
INTRODUCTORY soNs-rUNs, AMERICA.
Brothers, once more meet
At leaning rs chosen seat,
Old College Hill
With voices deep and strong,
III echoes shall prolopg
The choral ri.
From wrestle, toll and strife
In dusty streets OF life,
We hther come;
Here In these calm ct,ests
Brother with brot. Aer meets
For Alma Mater ereets
Her chldi. "a homo
She dons Ter nicee, cap
Smootns her great cosy lap
WIZ smiling mein.
We. climb abou, her knee
Ia loving liberty,
In thought and acten free,
We're boys again.
At her domestic hearth,
The deareet spot on earth,
We take cheer;
Feeding the holy fire
mat never shall ex ,re,
But blaze purer, higher
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BOSTON, July PAR ships Lusknow, Plumer; Ttinoun
nr, Dudley; vsulh Hubbard; amos Lawrence Drew, 30
Rich Iveircoli banks Star Of the East sims Africa MARI
Brrney, NOreans -
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BOsTON, July H. AM Old barks scian Daves M.,.S..
ridge s.sn,ss sSs's y.ss. Has% rss
kyo; samuel Gilman. Crowei wolcot sarssr NyoyS
onss Ncsero Haroa ~ % load g, sn,cg. s,rso
BALTIMORE Asn cid ship Isaac Newton FULTON Noriesns,
bark hsdlsy Kent Baltimore; brrs sarah xoore Por 40
and Chicop.e; Ho~ yes, Philadelphia '~~'' '''''''
,pbALIiMokh JULY F-at Quarantine. briFs Ocean BIRD
Aiwe from Aspinwsll Key West Bro v pa5t Hnriss
don hsdwn from CniAcLa Islands Al the month OF river
Returned chr Black Monster townsend b,acs for Svors
pu back es. h,ceD th hrg Vim Ora Word Hssssii view.
Sargent Portland sid harris an w.bsler Ryss5 s,hrslsr
ana mht Ray state spares, Boston sohr Tous Clsrh DO
BhssrgyvK July le-yh schr Envoy MARX
bhAlHfREs July 10 arr sohr Monernrna Courcn New
EAST WEYMOUTH July OAR .chr Fixing Eagle, ccos
a tAsfrnhD July ls-Arr schr Coyer Chaplin. Phila-
kEw ORLEANS Jny i1mAy ss Ss. srooe@sn. BROOK.
man Nfork Cid steamships Morgan Place galveston
sc BLACK warrior smith NYork Havans; ship vandaia
nalchless. hmh, Boston.
Ssh, Iys-Ar Oyieb shp xnan Kinsmsn, Boston Cd ship
lowed 70 sea sth sSp rerests barks Edwin and Uncle
NORFOLK July ie-hrr brig Amos, Bsssfori New yors !,
zeJ hyr, King, from Chncba Issnds FOR orders
port CID "a 5ris Palasr Bsoru, New York sd barh A
Cocbrsne royes Rio Jsneiro; brig Amo, Robers Cot
s soSsn. ' Ta sIi9f' o $ss
PdRrsMorrH, July lr-Ar scsr Amsnds Powers. Robin.
opuiNoY July liar brss shee, Anchor, cbe,ey, WI,
mingson NC Isngert Bennett Georgetown; schr Alert
sAtANSAH, July Tod brig Governor Bull Nor,hrop,
SALEM, July led bark Lucia Maria Cbseyer. Rive M,
WEYMOUTH, July io-Arr schr Julia, Barrett, Phusds,
phs.
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:, mp Daring sluo.son, isnce April for sn Francisco,
nay ~ As rs, bp1 Aw,
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-21
The Projection of Game.

Our contemporary of the Union and
american has recently been bestowing some
attention to the subject of the Protection
Of Came" etc in this State. If his eff
forts in this line but prove half as success
full as those Of the leaders of his party, in
cooperation with himself, to frighten the
masses of the sham Democracy with the
horrible hObgoblin of an oath-bound polit-
ical association in Tennessee, he will have
achieved a great deal. Success in this
laudable enterprise, every true-hearted and
correct thinking citizen, giving it mo-
ments serious thought, will take pleasure
in wishing him. Something should be done
to protect the game on our hunting
grounds, and the fishes that swim in our
rivers and creeks. Unless the Legisla
ture takes the subject up and enacts the
necessary laws to restrain unthinking or
wanton sportsmen, it will not be many
years before there will be nothing to hunt,
and nothing to angle, worthy of the name.
The proper sports of the huntSman and
the angler are amongst the noblest recrea-
tions of mankind. They bring man in con-
tact with nature in her most beautiful and
eleyating resorts, and lead his aspirations
into channels of purity and truth, whilst
they infuse into his system health and
strength for the great battle of life. They
| should always be regarded with favor.
But the pursuit of game, and the taking of
fish, out of season, or in any mode that
tends to their extinction, is discreditable,
unsportsmanlke, and should every where
be subject TO severe penalties. In many
OF the States, laws have been passed to
prevent such things, and the result has
proved highly beneficial Forests which
had been nearly desolated; waters which
had been dragged until almost exhausted
of their fnny tribes; in few years have
become restocked, to the great joy of
lovers Of true sport. We think the time
has come when the legislation of Tennes,
see should be employed in the same emo,
bling field; and we trust that the ensuing
session of the General Assembly will not
adjourn without taking decided and favor
able action upon the subject.
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-21

FRIDAY. AUGUST 81, 1857.


The Purchase of Mount Vernon.
The noblest enterprise of the age is that
IN which the Ladies' Mount Vernon As
ISOLATION Of the Union" are engaged-the
collection of money to purchase the home
and tomb of the Father of his Country"
1t may be that some of our fair readers
are not familiar with the subject; and with
a view to enlighten them, and, at the same
time, to arouse their feelings of veneration
for the memory of Washington, and their
pride of character, as representatives, of
! the gentIer sex, we will state the PROPOSE
ton briefly:
1t is desired to get Mount Vernon out
of the possession of private individuals,
and to make it public property. The own
er, Mr. John A. Washington, has consen-
ted to sell two hundred acres of the estate,
together with the mansion and tomb, to
the STATE OF VIRGINIA, for the sum of two
hundred thousand dollars, the sale to be
made before the close of the next Legisla-
ture of Virginia, which will probably take
place in February next. Unless the pur-
chase is made by that time, he declines to
entertain the matter any longer. The La
dies of Richmond, believing that their Sis
tiers, in every section of the Union, would
take especial pride in collecting the pur-
chase money, formed themselves into
Mount Vernon Association, and have ap.
pealed to their sex in all the States to
unite and cooperate with them, in efforts
to effect that object When they shall
have raised the money, the purchase will
be made by the State of Virginia in their
behalf The success of the enterprise viii
be regarded as the work of the LADIES OF
THE UNION, and upon them will be reflect
ed allits honor and glory. Already large
portion of the money, we understand, has
been collected, but far, very far, from the
requisite amount. We do not know that
the Ladies of Tennessee have yet added
anything to the noble fund We hope
they have. If they intend to do anything
worthy of their character, they have no
time to lose. "Time flies, oh, how swift
ly;" and February will soon be upon them.
We appeal to them, therefore, to enter in
to this patriotic work with zeal and vigor,
and to prosecute it, so far as they can, to
success. Let not the fair daughters of
Tennessee be second to any in the glorious
catalogue of glorious women, whose names
shall live in future ages as those who pur-
chased and consecrated Mount Vernon as
"a Temple of Liberty for all time, free to
all who may desire to worship at its holy
shrine. Surely there is in this exalted re-
Election something to stir up the most luke
warm and faint-hearted, to active effort
What say you fair readers of the PATRIOT?
Are there not amongst you those who will
take the lead? Is there no one amongst
you who will use her pen in seconding our
appeal; and with language eloquent and
touching as the voice of woman pleading
the cause of Love and Truth, inspire her
sisters with zeal in this sacred enter
prise
Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-21
The European Harvest.

The Liverpool Times of August lst, says:
The harvest accounts from all parts of Europe
continue to be most gratifying. In France the
grain has been gathered in most splendid condi-
ton, and the vintage also is very promising With
regard TO our own country the recent beautiful
weather has ripened the crops rapidly and reap
ing which has commenced in the south, will be
general over the island in the course Of few DAYS
From Ireland we learn that the prospects are ex.
celent. Even the potato is likely to be more than
usually sound and abundant. We hear Of the dis
ease having appeared in certain districts in the
SOUTH but all the statements declare that this escu-
iert during the present year is more than oIdina-
rlly good and prOmising-a fact, the Importance
OF which can hardly be overrated. The improve
ment IN the physical condition of Ireland within
the last few years is highly gratifying and the pro-
gress towards material prosperity continues to be
uninterrupted