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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15
TRIAL TRIP OF THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.

Major Horatio Allen, the engineer of the
New York and Erie Railroad, in a speech
made during the recent festival occasion, gave
the following account of the first trip made
by q locomotive on this continent :-ssWhen
was it? Who was it And who awakened
its movement 1t was in the year 1923, on
the banks of the Lackawaxen, at the CON-
mencemen: of the railroad connecting the
canal of the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company with their coal mines-and he who
addresses you was the only person on that
locomotive. The circumstances which led to
my being alone on the engine were these -
The road had been built in the summer the
structure was of hemlock timber, and the
rails of large dimensions notched on caps
placed far apart. The timber had cracked and
warped from exposure to the sun. After a.
bout three hundred feet of straight line, the
road crossed the Lackawaxen Creek on trestle
work about thirty feet high, with curve of
three hundred and ffty-five to four hundred
feet radius. The impression was very gener-
al that this iron monster would either break
down the road or it would leave the track at
the curve and plunge into the creek. Ny re-
ply to such apprehensions was, that 1t was too
late to consider the probability of such oc-
currences; there was no other course but to
have trial made of the strange animal, which
had been brought here at great expense; ;
but that il was not necessary that more than
one shoud be involved in its fate ;ithat would
take the first ride alone, and the time would
come when should look back to the incident
with great interest. As placed my hand on
the Unbelievable handle, was undecided
whether l would move slowly or with a fair
degree of speed but believing that the road
would prove safe, and preferring, if we did
go down, to go handsomely, and without any
evidence of timidity, 1 started with consider
able velocity, passed the curve over the creek
safely, and was soon out of hearing of the
r. or M flreo
miles reversed the valve and returned with.
out accident to the place of starting, having
thus made the first railroad trip by locomotive
on the Western hemisphere"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

and smaller one, which contained the fatal
moose, provdentally encrcled his neck.
Quick as thought lowered myself to the
ground, taking care to reach 1T on the SIDE OF
the tree opposite to where the buffalo was, In
order to gain moments time, and also that
by his making circle he must naturally wind
a portion of the rope around the turn and thus
strengthen the hold on the end of the lasso.
No sooner had reached the ground than the
buffalo, uttering most terrific snort, his eyes
glaring like balls of fire, bounded at me, and
[ felt his hot breath close to my cheek, and the
very earth shaking beneath my feet with the
maddened tread. l had given myself up for
lost. And after running few yards, realized
the naddening conviction that my limbs were
paralized with cold and badly cramped for
want of exertion, and sunk helpless to the
earth, expecting the brute to crush me out OF
existence with his huge paws, when was as
toni he'd to find myself alone and unharmed.
Curiosity, however, or rather desire to be
assured of my safety, prompted me to look a.
round, when to my JOY beheld the huge mon
ster stretched on he plain. L could see the
rope tight as bowstring; and the tongue,
protrudiDg from the animals jaws, showed me
that he was strangling himself as fast as
could desire.
At the sight, the thought of buffalo tongue
for supper returned with all its vigor; and it
now occurred to me that should eat that very
tongue and no other.
Immediately turned in my tracks, ran to-
ward my powder and bals-which in my eager
ness to escape, 1 had forgotten all about
seized my horn and pouch, poured in q charge,
rammed down bullet, and then stealing MIN
bly, up behind the still struggling buffalo, L
placed the muzzle within three feet of his
briskct, and fired. He gave death kick or
two and then lay quiet; it was all over with
him. And so it was with my adventure.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15
THE GOLDEN SUNSET.
By LosGFELLow

By LosGFELLow.
The golden sea its mirror spreads,
Beneath the golden skies,
And but q narrow strip between
OF lane and shadow lies.
The cloud-like rocks, tho rock-like clouds,
Dissolved in glory aost,
And midway of the radiant food,
Hangs silently the boat.
Tho sea is but another sky,
The sky is a sea as we'll,
And which is earth and which the heavens,
The eye can scarcely tell.
So when for us Life's evening hour
Soft fading shall descend,
May glory born of Earth and Heaven,
Tho earth and heavens blend.
Flooded with peace tho spirit floats,
With silent rapture glow,
Till where earth ends and Heaven begins
The soul shall scarcely know.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

FRANCE AND THE UNITED SrArEs.-The Pat
rie French paper, protests against the doc
trinc that Europe is not to interfere with po-
litical affairs on the continent, and scouts the
ssMonroe doctrine" 1t concludes long ar
ticle upon the subject as follows The United
States will not affect in the world what power
full Russia, with her army of million of men,
with her fleets, with the genious of her Cars,
and with the dicipline and the tenacity of
her inhabitants has not been able to do in
Europe. They will not succeed in contesting
her legitimate share of influence wherever she
may usefuily exercise il. We do not at all
intend to oppress them, but they must know
that Europe will not allow herself either TO De
excluded or humilliated. It is necessary that
they should know that we will not ABANDON
either in the Atlantic, the Mediterranean or
the Black sea the cause of right and of civil
iZatiou.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15
THE HISTORY OFACHAIR.

A Berlin journal has the following strange
tale, of which it guarantees the truth :-s'An
old woman, who lately died in the hospital,
left among other things very old arm chair
of Gothic style, and richly decorated. In the
sale of her effects by auction, q foreigner gave
as much as 500 francs for the chair, and sur
prise having been expressed at his giving so
large sum, he made this explanation The
chair, with other things, was offered by the
States of Moehren to the Empress Maria The
resa, and for many years figured in her bou-
doir. After her death it, by her express de-
sire, was sent to Queen Marie Antoinette, in
France, and afterwards was one OF the prinei-
pal pieces of furniture allowed TO Louis XVI.
in the Temple. The Kings valet de chambre,
Fleury, afterwards became possessed of the
chair and took it to England, where it became
the property of the Prince Regent, and after
wards the Duke of Cumberland. The latter
took it to B-rlin and there it was given to an
upholsterer to repair. The workman charged
with the job found secreted in it diamond
pin, portrait in pencil of boy, and num-
ber of small sheets of paper filed with very
small writing. The things he appropriated; !;
the pin he sold, and the portrait and papers he
gave to a matchmaker, a friend of his. AL
though the writing was in foreign language,
the matchmaker succeeded in making out that
it consisted of series of secret and very i'm
portant Instructions drawn up by Louis XVI,
for the Dauphn. his son-the portrait being
that of the latter. The matchmaker, whose
name was Naundorff, some years after gave
himself out as Louis XVII, and produced the
papers and portrait in question to prove his
allegation. After making some noise in France
and Belgium, in which latter country he pass
ed by the name of Morel de Saint Didier, this
man died in lS49. His son, who called him
self Duke of Normandy, went to Java in 1858.
The Berlin workman who discovered the doc
uments naturally did not state how Naundorff
became possessed of them, but just before his
death, which took place lately, he made full
disclosure to his family. They found out that
the famous arm chair had remained in Berlin,
and had come into possession of the old wo-
man, and they caused it to be bought in order
to sell it again in Austria"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15
A F,uons Losnnx CorrEE HnusE-T

A FAMOUS LONDON COFFEE HoUsE.-The
celebrated Rainbow Coffee House in Fleet
Street, London was recently offered for sale
by auction. This place has been well known
for more than $50 years. Aubrey in his
ssLives' speaks of it as coffee house when
coffee first came in. 1t is recorded that in
the year 1857, James Fare, was presented in
court as the keeper of the ''Rainbow" for
making and selling sort of liquor called
coffee, great nuisance and prejudice of the
neighborhood, &c. The Spectator (No 16)
says: 81 have received a letter desiring me
to be very satirical upon the little muff now
in fashion, another intorms me of pair OF
silver garter buckles below the knee that have
lately been seen at the RGinbop Coffee House
in Fleet Street. March, 10, 1710-l1.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

ROLLING IN THE DIRT FOR NoruING.-There
is an excellent story extant. of a negro who
was DESTROYS Of being converted, but who
could not resign the power which Satan had
over him into ordinary hands. Like ST. Chris
topher he resolved that he would not accept
religion from any inferior authority, and de-
termined that the celebrated Whitetield alone
should show him the error of his ways. He
attended scores of religious meetings, always
inquiring "Who's dat 2" whenever an unusu-
ally vigorous preacher took the stand. AT
length he was told that man holding forth to
a crowd was Whiteield. The negro at once
fell upon the ground and rolled about appa-
rently in an agony Of emotion, and rose with
the mighty idea that he was a converted man.
Not long after, he was told that he had never
heard Whitefeld that the celebrated preach
er was far distant from the place at the time.
ssOh 2" said the disappointed fellow, sDen l
rolled in de dirt for nothing!''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

Col. Sutter, the man who first discovered
gold in California, is poor. He owned l45, 900
acres of the richest land in the State, where
Sacramento and Marysyille stand, but Is now
reduced to small farm with q shaky title.
Nevertheless he makes the most of his farm,
and has now in his garden, it is said, 1900
grape vines, besides fig, nectarine, peach, a.
prieot, and almond trees IA abundance.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

An artesian well lately opened at Bourn,
England, sends the water 25 feet above the
surface, and discharges 800 gallons per minute.
1t feeds three mills and is regarded as the
greatest we'll of the kind in the world, except
the celebrated one in Paris.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

The Independence Beige says that NJ. de
Rothschild has sent, through the representa-
tive of his house in the Pontiffical States, the
sum of 1000 francs to NJ. Mortara to enable
him to continue his efforts for the restitution
of his child, without sacrificing the interests
of his family.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

A Mr.. Gerard, in speech at New York, .
few DAYS since, told the folks that 60 900 chill
dren attended the public shools- He then
asks: "Have not these 10000 children 126,-
600 parents Appeal to them and you will
raise a powerful voice which will sweep away
anything that opposes you, like the chat be-
fore the wind.' This is a specimen of the
style in which statistics are manufactured.
The orator overlooked the fact that fe,r Of
the sixty thousand children were brothers and
sisters.-Cin. Com.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

You can always distinguish an Englishman
by two things-his trousers and his gait. me
first never fit him, and be always walks as IL
be was an hour behind time.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

AsKfSa THE QUESTION Vermont editor
advises the young ladies of that section to a.
bandon the s'good old way"of doing up mat
ters in the courting line, and recommends the
following summary method: When you have
got man to the sticking point-that is when
he proposes-don't turn away your head, or
affect TO blush-alI these tricks are understood
now-but just look him right In the face, rif-
him hearty smack, and tell him TO -
ont delay and order the furnfture-
--sfe ---.,.-.sfe would be groan-
II folly weSssu.se.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-15

II folly weSemn.ru
ing In cye-s a0.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28

coR EcTED DAILY BY n. n sPIcTR, AGENT, 81
FRONT Row.
AFPLEs..-.GrosE - 3 90 , barrel
BAcoS....RTb sides sSssi Clear Sides sS@IOei
shoulders. sze7e; Cousty Hare, u9I2Se; Can
vassed Hams, i28I4c z ..
surTER-..-countg Extrs, 25o , - Country Fair,
IsG9cc; Extra western Rslerve, 25o
sEAss.-..Nsvy white, 81 IS per busbsl
BRaN...7s@5Oo Per ost-In |ensnd
0ArrLE....On foot, 495Ee. nett
C~AHBAoE....$lO OO6sl9 so p bun4red
CoRE....Ia Sacks, so6s'.
CHEEsE....ssI,o. ? ..
oHIcEESs...-s7 7sets % p dc-er-in dem,nd
DHIIp FAUIT....Appas, 81 90 81 2s Pssehss
peeled s. oOG 50 fOi urpeIea, 81 759s2 90.
DUcKs....Nu coy, rs GSt 90 p 7 pair Eng lsh, 40
9-Oe per pan
sess....9OG2S- = dozen
FLoUR....Iu SACKS, s~uperhns, q Oo@sl foi Coun
try Extra Pam ". g OOasl 50; IN bbls, 81 eO8T %.
FENTHER ..GoOse, 4064Sc. ..
YouEo GEEsE.. 40 to SOC. each.
HIDEs....niHL I2NsI4ei Green, Sc yer .; Dry
saitsd, I26IsAe; Green saltcd. SC ? y.
HAY...Iu dsassd; Rsssn. sisaS2c per ton.
H~oMISY...s2 oO@Sa 50 p bushel.
LARD... Country Leaf No. !, lOeIIc per D; is kess,
I2e1so,
MEAI....OouutT, 7 G75-R demand.
H-UrroS....0n 70 e. No. 1 o. s esa 90 per teal.
OEIoxs....759sO p busheli Sells. O. 90 2 bushe.
OArs....s GO, per bOshei-in demand
FEAs.... Table, e. OOssI 80 ? bushel.
PEANUTs....7Oe.G sI per bushel.
PoTAroEs....swee, t0ssce y tssleij I'ish, North
srn, sI6I 10 per busael.
PoRx....on foot. sSsse PET y Mess, SIS cO@is %
q Dbl, wholessle.
RYE....Eo demand
TALIow..-.s PCT pound
TuRNIPs....4Oa5Sc per busheI.
TuRKEYs....od d, 81, IN demand.
WHEAT....seuing at 70 70 soc. per tushe
WooI....Wsssed, sc; UnEashsd, 1 @i2se
GAME....venisoa, Sc 2 n; Bear, IoeI5oj Duehs,
"MGnard - 50 co ? dozen; Teal" e. 90 . dozen
squirr Is, 81 IS Dc. Par ridges, 81 90 Dc Turkeys
1851 90
-
N.R-The sbJvo rats are the vhlessie prices Of
. una snd merohantable ~srtieiesj when ne sale l. by re-
IA L additional priccs viii Be Fquiredi II ~i1fericri .
propo5tlo1ate discount must be msde In all Instances.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28
6 MULES FOR SALE
s.OOO Acres Of Land fOr Sale.

The sbJve described lands. belonging 10 the estate OF
Moses Collins, deceased, IL divided into two farms, enc
lying two nj @ southwest o. New Albany, In FontotCc
county, oestBining b.2is aTct with open land g n lent
for twenty hands 70 cultivate. T~he.other lies two mi e
northwest Of New Albany, IN Tippsh county, kississip-
n, containing .s00 acres, with open lsRd samoient for
sixty OF seventy hand SsiI lands are IA q high state
o. cultivation. and vii Be sId IN quantities. 10 salt
purchasers as there is tome Of q not connected to The
farms.
Also, At the same time and pitos. We vii sell IS head
Ct Farm Mules, SOM so K HORSES and Cattle, tvo Jen-
nets. and Two me Jacks. one Of which is the nne 6 In
North Mississippi A large quantity Of Po-k and Stock
Hogs. Corn and feddfr, and q great many sthtr articles,
TOO tecioustO enumeTafe.
Also, = Turnpike Ecrofs Big Creek, for the term Of
shout twenty months. The terms % sac VIII b. two
years time on the iSnis, and enc year on al other prop
erty. Note AMI approved security vii be required oi
purchasers. Any person visiting 70 purchase the lands
can see them b. canlrg On the undersigned, who win
show N lands and hsve The power 20 Ell privately.
\. ". COLLINS,
l. R. COLLINS,
eeDq5-wId Executors n Noes ColinE, Decd.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28

TIE GsIETT GRocEEY.-To the Vexation Of
the propritors Of the Memphis theatre, to the
deep disappointment Of the greater portion OF
the audience, and 10 the disgust Ct the lovers
Of The legitimate drama, it was discovered on
Tuesday night that TIE lessee Ct the theatre, Mr.
CErsP. had taken cut a license 70 dsalin liquors
in this city, and had opened The room in the
theatre, that opens on tie landing which leads
to the box entrance, g grocery or liquor store
There, within the theatre building itself, liquor
is rstailed, and Its disagreesble aud ssomina-
bic stjuncts disgrace he walls Of a building
raised 20 encoursge rational amusement, free
from the degrading secomPsniments too often
found connected with it IL other cities. 10
opening this grocery within he theatre itself,
Mr.. CRIsF has displayed . singular iHcsPaeity
to Judge Of the character Of the people who
give hin their patronage, when be provides FOR
them amusements consistent with self-Tespect,
common sense, good morals and the interest Of
tie legitimase drama.
Eyenin Cincinnati, where the unscroupulous
manager, BATES, introduced these groggeTies
into the theater there, the people refused to
eountensnce such a dissertation, and the Coun-
ell Of the city would 10 longer continue to Ii
cense a place so destructive to the morals Of
those who attended it. This fact Mr.. CEIsP is
well convsrsant with. What the Cincinnstians
refused 70 sanction Will certainly not be eoun
tensnced By the people Of Memphis. Persons
Of high character and Christian reputation who,
,rhIe aTnirf,9 fhe diana nroner have aIrara
refusedtoc ouutenancs the atrocities 50 frequent
ly connected with it, have been in the habit Of
attending The Gaiety the very intention which
led TO the erection Of the building was that Of
rescuing the drama from dissOlute and Injurious
surroaHdings-aIl these facts were known TO
the lessee Of the House, and they have all been
disregsraed
TIE theatre has hitherto been well attended
BY the lsdies, but while the grocery is in opsr-
alton, their eountensnee most be Withdrawn,
as no lady can subject herself 10 the insulting
possibilities that may arise from the proximity
Of the doors, by which they enter and leave the
boxes, and those by which the liquor drinkers
pass out Of the grocery, where they obtain
their supply Of Intoxicating drink. We
hepe for The reputation Of our city,
for the interests Of ali concerned in the
Theatre, for the character Of the drama, and
for the sake Of good order and decent man
ners, that this iIl-advised step will be retrsced,
and the grocery suppressed. If this is not
done, no lady can couutensncs the place, which
viii, therefore, no longer prosper, snd the su-
thorities Of the city viii certainly step in and
suppress what win 10 lcSgrr be > place Of
agreesble and harmless suussnsnt, bat q nui
ssncs fhat must be put a stop 70.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28
10 Ihe PnbIic and me Amicted.

DR- J. WHITE is duly grateful for the oonndsnce
and pstronsgs % tie Afflicted. bestowed upon hin for
mo-ethsn 200 miles around EsmphiI. Many persons
visit the city, desiring his sdvios aud remedies, on IN
CURING for his once OF those Who DO not know that there
arc tss DIS white In the city. are directed 10 Dr.. J. s.
Whlts, Of tbs AlapEthie or old school profession. Nelth-
er Of us desiring The legitimate patieats Of ih5 other,
Dr. J. or John white deems q Necessary and proper for
him to sdHi'e the public and the sfictsd that hts once
and Medical Depot Is on Unloa street. next eoor 70
Messrs. ?. Lane h OPS O,tton uni Coumlss.cn House
Thisi > a branch o. " Dr.. J. whites Cincinnati Hsdlca
Institute" chartered hy the Legislature Of Ohio ard
nov under The charge q Pref. }. r w~hitemors, an able
Chemist Druggist and Physician. a. Sc 3r0asEay. NJ
rcmsdlss are prepared at the Institute from ny fsrnu-
las, b. D.. E~hitten1re. IN all their original purity
hey uaybs had At Wholesale and retaI; ais b. pre.
s~1ipiion, With the abe styios Of Or. WhI:temo7e. Dr..
John White, On UnIoa street, deals altogether IN Ma
lures remedies, These remedies. scting In speciee
harmony with the laws Ct lie, rarely fan to arrest and
permanently cure the mast formidable diseasss-ebron.e
ard seute-sni al ~njusies, Aches and Pains wherever
located Theio oomp.ets renovation Of the entire organ
ism, steadily repairing all the wastes, and building I'D
he sntirs system the extrao7tinary cures which thsy
quickly performs in an ordinary cass-aud complicated
sndiaveierate diseases when psrsevered ia-Yroge them
greatly superor TO any set o. remedies ever employed IN
this oouutry or Europe. DR OHN WHITE,
ociI7dstWatWA Union street. hcmphfa.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28
Twn Hnnrs Ed Memphis.

THE undersigRed a-e cesirous 10 sell upwards
OF 100 acres OF ezcslent land 10 the fouth-
east corner Of Upton county, two miles nurih otSIS
Jason Depof, on The HeDphis and Ohio Railroad -
adjoining the lands OF O0l. Geo. ? Taylor, R. Somer-
VILE, Rsq-, and others 40 scres cleared. the Eost o.
which Is fresh, having been Cleared since lS5J ) the Dali
anoe, Level, rich and vel tiubeTed- The Improvements
cenElst OF an excellent Frame DEeillng with I'VE rooms
butt since 1854. Z large frame Carriage House, good
Negro Cabins, vita bTck chimneyss ana al other neces-
sary out houses, In COED repair. A large Peseh and
Apple Orchard Of cho.cs fruit; q Well Of excellent Wa
ter (; an srcslle1t range Tor stock. Hhording plenty Of VA
ter all the year ro7nd Persons wishing 70 purchase
such a place you'd do wen 20 look at this IS we are ee-
tcrmiued 10 sell. Fer terms and further particulars
address the undersigned 81 sharon Post once, fipton
county, rem. ANN ". BRADSHAW,
5 J. n BRADSHAW.
n. Bill desirrd, The Etock Of HorE, Cat le. Corn.
Fodder. &C win Be- sold With the shove place l VIII
also sdIi l02A acres q good land ~ miles H0rth o.
Memphis, adjoining the lands Of B. Branch, A. B. Taylor
and p. Tayior, Of this 20 acres srs IN cultivation and a
very bold spriHE o. remarkably cold water within Is
yards OF the dW-liing. Ror further particulars. address
81 BRADSHAW, Agent,
au27--tfs sharon P. o. Tfpton c. Tenn.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-28

LOoKING-GLAssEs-How HEY ARE MANU-
FAcTURED.-Ths process is one Of the most
curious Of the modern arts, and is an extreme
" simple one. A sheet Of t%in-foil, somewhat
larger than the glass plate, is laid upon a
smooth table, and quicksilver poured over it
Until the foil is covered with a thickness Of a
tenth Of an inch or more. All impurities be-
ing swept Of from The surface Of the mercury,
and the glass plate made ~scTupulously clean, it
is brought even with the edge OF The table, and
pushed gently forward sideways, so as 20 slide
over the mercury bath, lite edge just dipping
beneath its surface, 90 as to push before it all
impurities, and to exclude all air-bubblss.
Weights are then evenly applied to the glass,
and the whole table inclined 10 such an angle
ss to favor the drawing Of OF the suTperfuous
mercury. This requires some days or weeks,
according to the size Of the plate. There is a
constant risk in the whole process, even when
the greatest care is practiced. The larger the
glass the greater the danger Of breakage and
imperfections. Sometimes the amslgam crys-
~talizes, producing flaws, wbichrequire the ope-
ration to be repeated. It lie these causes which
make large mirrors so very costly. 10 sddi-
tiOn to this, high wages must be paid to the
woTkmen, as the mercury produces salvation,
destroys their health, renders some Of them
crippies for years, ard shoTtels the lives Of all