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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21

Under thess geographical divisions whose would
constitute twelve states Of the Of Ohio propose
sive the results Of ,st pub
lshed INTO the affairs OF the Hndsons Bay Comps 70
far they descriptive OF the foregoing DISTRICTS
vASCouyER'a EuAyD.
This island Ia fertile welt tmbered finely dverrihed by
mttrsecting mountain ranges and small prAries with ex-
sensve coal fields, compared by witness W the West
MdEg o. yorkshlre coal and fortunate IN ls haeors
70 San Francisco. The salmon and other fisheries
oeent but this advantage shared by every stream and
inlet Of the adjacent coast The climate frequently
compared with England, except that 10 even warmer.
The winter stormy, with heavy rains in November and
seldom interrupt ayr culture vereaion starts In fepru
airy, rapidly progressing in March and fossered by alter
nate warm showers and sunshine in April aud Msywhe
Intense heat and drought often experienced during
jane July and August AZ already remarked the island
Of 10 200 square miles and large AZ Yer.
mont and New Hampshire.
FRAZER AND THOMPSON pvyps.
Norihward OF Vsncouver's Island The coast range OF
mountains trends 90 near the Pacific obssruc inter
with The Interior but "nsde 10 the language
witness, at is fine open country" This IA tne valley
Of Frazer river Ascending this river near Fort bsussy
nsss while Of Thompson river the witness says that
lone Of The most beautiful countries IN the w,rd
sss % al me cOs ~
river, In latitude hftyhv degrees, separated from
bose Of Peace river (Which flows through the Rocky
lance Of only three hundred and seventeen yards.
soCREs of THE ooLuHBA.
sc, british Oregon wsssres Sy the Tppsr Columbia
end ia tributary. the hccorsy or Fiat boz river II Is
estimated above ss e 600 miles and has been de-
ecribcd In enthusiastic terms By Catholic Hshop Of
Drcgoo--De smc-in his "0regou Missons" The terri.
story OF The Koctonsis Indians would seem. from,
bis glowing description, 10 be divided in favora.
Die proportion between forests and prsries on timber
pc Nance birch, pine Of different species cedar and CIV
ress He remarked specimens Of coal. and Is srest
quantities Of lad" apparently mixed with silver The
source OF the Columbia seemed 10 impress him vsrv
important point, lie observes that che climate Is de-
Afnuutbs the extremes Of heat and cold are eel ioya
tnown The disappearing falls. He reiterssos
tho opinion "ths. the advantages nature seemed " have
besioved on the Columbia win render ne geographical
position Te'g vptrant al some future day, sud ths, the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21
Gold from New Zealand.

The Australian aud New Zealand Caz>tte says
The Duchesr Of Lenser rad arrived from Nelson, New
Zealand with 1900 OF gold consigned 10 the Union
Bank OF Australia This believe, The hrsf shipment
Of the produce OF tho newly discovered gold fields IN that
Melbourne
The Lcpdor Globe says.
Last week eleven vessels werc iespatohed 10 Australia
Wilbur 70 Adelaide, two 10 syoney two 10 rortsrd
ray enc W IAnnoes,oo one 70 GeelCrg And 10 Wei
lmfpon. Their aggregate capacity was 8, l2G lors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21

THS Mussrx-A series Of dramatic and cher enter.
,snmenss are 70 be given the American Museum, ,hs
afternoon and evening for NE benefit Of M Roberts, one
d The geptlemsply attaches 70 whoss pol,sper The fro
quenters Of the Establishment have been for long time
indebted FOR many courtesea thai were calculated 10 make
bin remembered, particularly on such the
prefent tmo hs many fsvorite performers who have
volunteered hrf services are Mr. and Mrs. penfaoe, aud
The young Irish COMEDIAN Master Stewart whosc denea-
tons Of character are highly spoken Of by all who have
Witnessed then.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-21


~. Paul 10 Pembipa. ................ ........ $50
Pembina 70 Carlton House. 600
Ss"on W fnmoIon.. 4oO
Edmonton TO Thompson river. ................. 200
Total. $50
They estimate, IN view OF the facilities afforded by the
face Of the country and continuous line OF Hudson Bay
Company posts, that this journey can be accomplished
in seventy days.
What outfit viii be requisite and the facilities for sup.
ply al st. Par, will BIO the subject Of another report
Respectfully submitted.
On motion, the foregoing report was accepted and
adopted.
Col John II. Stevens OF Glencoe presented the follow
ing report
BUSINESS RKroRr.
The distance from s. Paul 10 the gold mines Of Frazer
Ma>a
81 Paul 10 Pembiua. $50
fempina 70 carlton howe. 900
Carlton 70 Edmonton. 400
Edmonton 10 Boat Encempment. ............... $50
Boat Enoampmcnt 10 Thompson river....,........ 80
Making total distance from 81. Paul or go
The committee have made the following estimate OF the
expense necetsary 10 equip and 81 out party Of ten from
81 Paul They have included in the estimate sufficient
food for SIX months
10 bbls. -four, COS, - par Dbl $40
bbls pork, COZ 3 ner bbl..................... %
~ lbs tea, cost 6oc per ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
runoiies.. ~
.oWuer sno IoAn lv0
VPs'n Nv
5oous and implements. 100
ie~"s sno Fehcies.
Iotai cost. sos
H. r.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
Status of the Negro.

We seldom find, in q Northern pa,
per, so much good within a little
space, on the ill-understood matter Of
Slavery, as the following from the
Evansville (Ind) Journal. 1t touch
es upon several points of great weight:
"We confess ourselves very tired OF
the expression, in the manufacture Of
political platforms, that freedom is
national and slavery sectional 1t
will do to round off high sounding
resolution but means just nothing at
all. Freedom is national'-says one
/ OF the indianapolis Conventions
Does it mean the freedom Of white
men! 1t would be folly to enuncate
a doctrine never called in question
since the formation of the govern.
ment. The inference is that the Con.
vention meant to say that the freedom
Of the negro is national; a position
hard to be maintained. But if the
anti.slavery party is prepared to sub
scribn to such a creed, why do they
not 90 a step further and say that the
freedom Of the black man is national!
They are ready to oppose every
measure lettering his freedom even in
the nominally free State. lie has no
right of a freeman in Indiana, lie
cannot vote, he is taxed for the sup.
port of schools from which he is eX-
cluded, and clause was engratted in
the Constitution by majority Of nine
ty-fve thousand forbidding free ne.
groes, under pain Of fine and impris.
onment, from coming into the State.
Let us hear no more OF such high.
sounding talacies.
Let the anti-Slavery party state the
proposition fairly il they are in favor
Of freedom to the negro in Indiana as
well rs elsewhere, and at the next
election the party will be swept out Of
existence and the anti-slavery move
ment will again be confined to such
men as Garrison, Greeley and julien.
Whatever views may be put forward
in party platforms, it is a fact that
the negro is not free in the North or
the South, nor can he be until we are
prepared to embrace the doctrine of
Fred Douglas himself, that the blacks
are entitled to all the rights and priv
ileges of Gee.born Whites. Let all
admit the truth fairly, however disa-
grceable to our feelings"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
3flistrIIanrous 3rtitIts,
The Use OF COaI---A Curious
DelusiOn.

Tie anthracite coal of Peunsylva,
mia has been used for only thirty.onC
years, and yet the consumption al
ready amounts to the enormous tig
ures Of three million five hundred
thousand tons each yesr. The Phila
delphia correspondent of the New
York Tribune relates the following
most extraordinary fact respecting thu
persecution which the person suffered
who brought the first sample Of Goa
tC Philadelphia. 1t is hardly credi
bic:
"Thirty.one years ago the first coal
came to Philadelphia--beingt ten wag,
Oh loads hauled over the mountains
by George Shoemaker Of Pottsvile.
Very few persons could beinduced to
| purchase it, and most of these were
wholly unsuccessful in their attempts
to make it burn. Everybody consid,
cred it a mere stone. Mr.. Shoemaker
was denounced in all quarters as q
cheat, and measures acere being taken
to arrest him far Swindijng; but he
escaped arrest by leaving the city by
a circuiious route.
The most remarkable feature in this
extraordinary speculation was that
Mr.. Shoemaker did not himself know
how to make the coal burn. He was
therefore unable to convince the pub
lie that it really would ignite. Had
hoeXperimented at home, and brought
with him a CRATE or stove, in which
to kindle successful fire, the exhibi
tiOn would have no doubt hastened
full ten years the development of the
coal business. He reached his home,
disgusted at the bolligerent temper Of
our citizens, and heart sick at the i'll
success Of his adventure. His repn-
tation as an honest man was rescued,
however, by an iron master in Della.
ware County, into whose hands some
Of the repudiated mineral fell. lie
tried the coal, caused it to burn freely,
with an intense heat, and was SC
pleased with it that he proclaimed the
fact in the newspapers. This led 9th
ers to try, and they also succeeding
the prejudice was removed, and con
sumption went on from this beginning
until it last year reached the enormou:
quantity Of three million four hund.
red and seventy thousand eight hun
dred and siXty-two tons"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
PnriS Fashions.

A late letter from Paris, dated the
! % September, describes several of the
lately fashioned coitfnres, styled bon.
nets. The first is ofrice straw, with
a large bow of salmon.colOred riband
on the left hand. inside, a fiat ban
deau of the same riband forms
ON the right graceful ro5otte,
and terminates on the left in
Il long branch Of wild white roses.-
The second is composed Of white silk,
covered with black tulle in very open
work. On each side is tuIt of roses
without foliage, and above the curtain
is placed Il flat bow of pink riband
with long ends. The baudeau inside
is pink riband ending in tuft of ro5
es at the side. Another is a drawn
bonnet Of mallow Grape, trimmed with
Hontion lace, and u single bow be-
hind; across the hair IN front there is
a wreath of peach blossoms, and a
blond cap on each side of the cheeks.
Laces are the iavorite trimmings for
mantles, robes, bonnets, and dresses.
There are also some novelties in the
make OF dresses, the fashion of linger-
les and mantles of all kinds. The
sOuaUe basquiDo or jacket for cool
weather is formed of blue velvet, with
a very rich embroidery of steel beads;
the skirts and the sleeves are slit up.
Another pattern of these garments is
made of green velvet, pointed behind
and not tight to the tigure; the wide
sleeves, without seam, are cut square
at the edge. Others are composed Of
black velvet or cashmere, with gold
embroideries or braid. A pardessus
for a young lady is of gray striped
silk, with a pointed pelerine in front,
and behind n hood formed Of two silk
ScarfS tied together, the pointed ends
fall down behind. The sleeves,
straight and very wide, are joined to
the back OF the garment. A ruche OF
jet and velvet is placed al round the
edges and around the neck.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

DIARRHGA.-As this is the season
when the diarr9a prevails to the
greatest extent, we publish the follow
ing from Halls Journal of Health:
alt may be we'll for travellers to
know the first, the most important,
and the most indispensable item in the
arrest and cure of flooseness in the
bowels, is absolute quietude on a bed.
Nature herself always prompts this by
disinclining us to locomotion.
The next thing is TO eat nothing but
common rice, parched like coffee and
then boiled, and taken with little
salt and butter. Drink little or no
liquid of any kind. Bits Of ice may
be eaten and swallowed at will
Every step taken in diarrhea, every
spoonful ofliquid, only aggravates the
disease. If locomotion is compulsory
the misfortune ofthe necessity may be
lessened by having stout piece of
woolen flannel bound tightly around
the abdomen, so as to be doubled in
front, and kept we'll in Its place. Ia
the practice of many years we never
failed to notice a gratifying result to
follow these observances."
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
Double EIOpement-TwO Broth
erS Runaway with Two Sisters.

Mr.. Lloyd, a highly respectable
farmer of Wicklitfe, arrived in the city
last evening in an excited state OF
mind. He sought out Marshal Gal
lagher and told him that his two daugh.
ters had eloped on Monday night with
two hired men, brothers, and named
respectively Chauncy Lewis and Wat
son Lewis. He found the enterpris.
ing party at last at the Franklin
house, on Pearl,street. Watson
Lewis had already married one of the
sister and retired for the night. Chaun-
cy Lewis was making arrangements
to marry the other sister when the
Marshal appeared and took him his
intended to the Police Station. Lock
ing Chauncy Lewis up in the Watch
house, Mr.. Lloyd took his daughter to
the Commercial House and locked her
up in room.
Mr.. Lloyd is quite wealthy. His
daughters are named Mary and Laura.
Mary ID about twenty years old and
Laura about sixteen. They are splen-
ded-looking girls and are fashionably
and richly dressed. They are both
well educated, having enjoyed superb
or advantages in this respect.
The Lewis brothers are uncouth,
uneducated and overgrown specimens
of humanity, and can neither read nor
write. They hired out to Mr.. Lloyd
some Elk months ago.
This is the most remarkable case Of
eIopement that we ever heard OF. 1t
utterly eclipses the Boxer and Dean
case. What two handsome and cult
waited girls, as the Misses Lloyd Ger.
taiuly were, could find to admire in
two such fellows as the Lewis brothers
is moro than we can imagine. Mr..
Lloyd and his wife are overwhelmed
with grief by this inexplcable conduct
of their daughters. CIeueland Plain
Dealer.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

The DANGER OF PEoL1x1TY.-Thc
Rev. Dr., Of Georg ia, has a slow
delivery, which was the occasion o
an amusing scene in the chapel Of the
Lunatic Asylum
lie was preaching upon the abso.
lutte necessity of trusting in Christ
lie was illustrating his subject by the
ease OF man condemned to be hung,
and rOprieved under the gallows. He
went on to describe the gathering of
the crowd, the bringing Of the prison
er, his remarks under the gallows, the
appearance of the executioner, the ad.
justment of the halter, the preparation
to let fall the platform, and just then
the appearance in the distance of the
dust,covered courier, the ,iad ed horse,
the waving handkerchief, the commo.
ton in the crowd. AT this thrilling
point, when every one was listening
in breathless suspense for the de2ioue.
msnt, the Doctor became a little pro.
liX. One of the lunatics could hold
in ro longer; he arose in the congrega-
tion and shouted, " Hurry, Doctor, for
mercy's sake, hwry' They'll hang
the man before you get there!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

SoURGHUM CULTURE-The largest
field Of Sorghum, probably, in the
country or State, is that orMr. Joseph
Liggett, of Lowell. lie planted so me
twenty acres, but owing to the detect.
i've seed, wet weather, &c., not over
seventeen acres are good enough to
work. About seven acres of the cane
looks SPLENDID, and will no doubt
yield handsomely. He is now en-
gagged in putting up his mill, furnace,
pans, &C., and will have molasses in
the market in few days. His mill
is of solid cast iron, made on the most
approved pattern. The crushing roll.
ers, three in number, are TUNED and
polished, and the whole machine is
neat, compact and strong. Its capac.
ity is q gallon Of juice minute, or
720 gallons in day of twelve hours.
Five gallons of cane Juice make one
gallon of molasses, VIII ich gives 144
gallons per day. Mr.. Liggett deserves,
as he no doubt will have, success in
his new enterprise -AahOning (O.,)
Register. - ..
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

0J7 A few days since the wife of
Mr.. Williamson, Of Milford township
Butler county, OHIO, found an old
Spanish half dollar in a closet ofthe
homestead, and soon a lot containing
$l,7OO, in old Spanish silver coin.--
Mr. Williamson Immediately restored
the money to the heirs of the former
owner, five in number, who, in return
presented Mr.. W. and his lady with
$3.50.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

Curious AFFAIE.-The Hawkeye
contains an account of a curious affair
in Burlington, Iowa. A Court decree
instructed the Sheriff to open by force
a safe supposed to belong to a certain
business house whose goods were at
tached. The custodian of the keys
refused to give them up, and the safe
was supposed to contain valuables.-
A lockSmith and the Sheriff worked
at the safe fifteen hours before they
opened it, surrounded by a large
crowd. The contents, a few bad bills,
old insurance policies, &C., were val
ued at fifty cents. Safe was damaged
$3.50, and the expense of opening 1t
was SIS. To crown all, the safe is
owned by person not connected with
the busted individuals, and somebody
has to pay damages.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

OP In one of our Western cities
an artist met q poetical friend, the
other day, FROM New York. 81 am
perfectly delighted to SEQ you," said
he, throwing his arm aff6ctionately
around his friends neck; show long
are you going to stay!" q think
said tine poet, 81 shall stay as long as
ray money lasts" ooh, how diSap.
pointed ami" said the artist, in d
tone of deep sadness; 81 hoped you
were going to spend day or two!"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
9e6s, dd(it ma Sentiment.

AN UNToETUEATE MIsTAKE.-Mr.
Murdoch, of Madison Ind, a few
nights since, thinking he heard bur,
glars about stepped out Of doors and
fred gun at dark looking object
before him. He found that be had
killed one Of his neighbours cows,
worth S100.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14
EhG seven Ancient Wonders OF
the World,

These were, 1st. The brass Colos.
sus O! Rhodes, built by Cares, A, D.
286. 1t stood across the harbor of
Rhodes sixty-six years, and was
thrown down by an earthquake. 1t
was bought by jew from Jhe Sara.
Gems, who loaded nine hundred cam-
els with the brass.
2. The pyramids of Egypt. The
largest one engaged $50, ,OnO workmen
thirty years in building, and has now
stood at least three thousand years.
3. The Aqueducts Of Rome, IN
vented by Appius Claudius, the cen
sOr.
4. The Labyrinth of Pasmmeti
chus, on the banks OF the Nile, con-
tanning within one continued wall,
1000 houses, and II royal palaces,
all covered with marble, and having
only one entrance. The building was
said to contain 5000 chambers, and a
hall built Of marble, adorned with
statues Of gods.
5. The Pharos of Alexandria, a
tower built by order Of Ptolemy Phil
adelphus. in the year 2S2 B. @. 1t
was erected as lighthouse, and con.
tained magnificent galleries of mar
ble--a large lantern at the top, the
light of which was seen near a hun,
dred miles of; mirrors of enormous
sizes were fixed around the galleries,
rejecting everything on the sea.
6. The Walls OF Babylon, built BY
order Of Semiramls, or Nebuchadnez.
Ear, and finished in one year, by 2GO,.
900 men. They were Of immense
thickness.
Z. The Temple of Diana, al
Ephesus, completed in the reign o.
Servius, 9th king of Rome. 1t was
$50 feet long, 200 broad, and supper
ted by 1876 marble pillars, 70 feet long
The beams and doors were Of cedar
the rest of the timber cyprus. 1t was
destroyed by fire B. G. 265.
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A FoRTUNE.-By the death of Mr.
Hobson, Of Calcutta, a youth now il
the employ Of printer at the WestenC
is suddenly put in possession Of more
than $7,500,000. 1t is said that the
young man had no previous knowl
edge of his relation, except as having
once heard his mother say she had q
brother in India.-London Com
Circular.
O The grave Of Franklin, whicI
has long been concealed from public
observation, in graveyard surround
ed a high wall, in Philadelphia, is al
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

A GENEROUS DEED.-The Washing
ton Union states that Mr.. John C.
Rives has recently made a present of
upward Of five thousand dollars to
one Of his employees, Mr.. Michael
Cation, as token Of his appreciation
Of his faithful services. Mr.. Cation
has been in Mr.. Rives' office for more
than twenty-five years, and is now a
venerable old man of about sixty
years.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

A LARGE TAX PAYER.-The New
York Tribune says VIM. B. Astor
paid his tax bill to the Recorder on
Tuesday last, the amount being $685.
900 on personal property and 100000
on real estate. Total, $s5, 900.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

P A waggish friend says, if your
wife is eyorlastingly complaining of
being sick, just let her catch you kiss.
ing the servant girl, and an instant
cure will be effected. He has tried
the experiment, and the result is that
he has never had to pay cent for
"help" since.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

THE Loss oE STEAMSHIPS The list
steamship that crossed the Atlantic
was the Sirius, in 1888. The regular
line OF European steamships was
started by Mr.. Cunard in 1910, and
since that time there have been lost
on the stormy Atlantic, eleven yes.
sells, making an average in Is years
of one in every Is months.
The disasters to ocean steamships
may be summed up as follows:
1. President, Never heard from.
2. Columbia, All hands saved.
3. Humboldt,
4. City of Glasgow, Never heard Of
5. City of Philadelp'a, All hands svd.
6. Franklin,
7. Arctic, 20 A few only saved.
s. Pacific, '5 Never heard OF.
8, Lyonnais, A few only saved,
10. Tempest, Never heard Of,
II. Austria, Burned, A few cnly svd,
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.-Mrs.
Ludwick Snyder, of Burnside town
ship, C!earfeld county, Pa, died at
the advanced age of 1OS years last
week. Her husband, who survives
her, has reached the ripe age OF 112
years.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

G A lawyer in Detroit describes
his poverty as follows: "When | first
came to Detroit, was in perfect rags;
the smallest hole in my shirt was the
one | stuck my head through
and had to have that, my only shirt,
washed by the dozen, for it was in
twelve pieces"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

U The grave Of Franklin, which
has long been concealed from public
observation, in graveyard surround
ed a high wall, in Philadelphia, is at
length about to be exposed to the view
Of the people.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-10-14

J7 Terrill, OF the lafayette Jour.
nal, is pretty good on a sharp reply
and play upon words. A cores.
pondent wishes to know the reason OF
the hump on the Camel's back. Ter
rill replies:
We will mention, for our CORES.
pondent's benefit, that the Arabs
have two legends in regard to IT.
One is that the camel took offence
at not being allowed to lead the pro-
cession into the Ark, and gOthis back
up; and Allah as a just punishment
for his vanity and presumption, and
as a memorable and perpetual warn
to others, never permitted him to get
it down again. The other is, that he
was grazing at a distance from the
Ark, when Noah put out his bills for
sailing, and in order to reach the boat
in time, was compelled to hump him
SELF in a most extraordinary manner.
Ex-Governor GEORGE T. WooD
died at his residence on Trinity river,
Texas, on the 18th inst. He was colo.
mel of a regiment of Texas volunteers
at the storming of Monterey, and dis.
tinguished himselfb the GOODNESS and
courage OF his bearing. He had been
previously Representative in the
Congress of Texas, and in 1S47 was
elected Governor of the State. Since
the expiration OF his term in that office
he has been in private life, residing at
his plantation.