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, ser,snille Lodge No; lLoss: Of Brooklyn, VIII
stree. Nontague Hail on vussss,. az half past O'clock
sRs 90 bSte GRAND
RIO TIE MEMBERS or THE MERCANTILE LIBRARY
Of ro@ mG,sps es mp en- s2ured the
During The last ye.r he income q The s.-osson has been
bocis shelves library ana the reading room
when he Board Of oacers Al The sDnasi %s.ns made sr
report hey 's US ha, gn-:s We raise The annual dues t
.. @ we .1s Gs & s
gdcious m.nasemeni he lbrArytAn be broushi back
Tie report within the reach Of members It Is
Sa. occurred for me as two years II the aas as raise.
@ e san @ Ghs Ss. Gsn s we
and sq Of from % unSr %smssrs e the Library The Prv
is on psrSsns Which you VIII BE Of ~ most
scen and s.psc,:ee Gentlemen that could be found for
% a:s s cs.ss4 and Do s rd
Fresies namssr "a. sp.a you fellow mem
''' ;HS fS ssa THE
ELIAS Bouprsc cGs s Ess'IessI with PARK Bank
r. A B&CHIA. with wflisns A Co.
Ell xorfsFpx ~is psn ssff.i rsm. ac
NOAH L. fiRSHAH with cispp Kent Becky
CHARLES E. K. SHERMAN Sf ' ss,s Bank Of Commerce.
WALTER COON, win Gsi sssiessln Bro.A.-Aoo
Siskr sJcks4 IL. s e. r.as MAI a.r e'm'AP o.
ehfsLxs u WikDSER, VIII he j. |. Mos Iron works
Jofif iE Z sso r DAN rs mssSs'ss O.
o., g. Election on Tuesday, Nay y Iss.
E.H. Van scAaics. a. n scriba
LewsN Psch, James 4. boyd
Fred White, Frsnk Tmson,
Nominating commites
TAxNASY SOCIETY OR COLUMBIAN oRDFs-Bao
Council Chamber Of The Great wgwam on Monday Nay A.
remaining s.csems VIII .sss place Genera and paSesus
attendance re1nsf y 5psfTiyAs Grand s.eA.r
CisrrR g CHrIDs, Secretary.
Manhattan season q blossoms STD moon 81 discovery
Se OF independence ~, OF NE INSTITUTION os
no ooNrRACroRs-PRoPosALs ARE INVITED FoR
suitable material u~ed OF the front
' s ss ss oss Ely VII
Poan, -tere All nees.sAr p.uen,rs and an exhibit Of a
TUE rouRo ALnsHousE-ro ARCHrYHcrs-sno
Il premium -trchits.s are Invited submit plans wors
ing srs.nss and e.ms,,s Tor hs sulaps' sompls n
New orlss,s ID. land belonging 70 he corporation
ss on the levee and extending run Pety street " Desire
~ inches on P,'y srs.t and s feet II niche. on bssr.
street and sl5 feet inches the rear line when sijons
h Custom Hous. street Ss 3resps on or ssfs ss sr.
ofNoyember merit Acconmcdstons -ill be reqqked p,
proportion o. the in he ike sstaSshmen Tse sb0ve
Sss1% q ss SSRdre1 Soss' w s .T.sdGS or tn
.bo limit he amount Of expenditure the buildings
soa ssess az ,i c R.s ss RsSssa
y Pine s'rse, in Boston 70 Th~ios Esq 70 Kilby
;s s.j Ts. l. g az one: ss Ss.s e 4.
iuge X. b. sHEPHsRD, Inou,-,,,.o,.,
LdAs oFF1Crs
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FRENCH ADvERTIsEMENrA
nE DENANDE urK YIrLE FRANCHISE POUR COZ
~ dre 81 rendre pile dams e nerage prtfererst
sale eui connAit ranxiAia re~ser de 10 4 du
>~an z h du sor an No. $50 BroAxtYyS
TIE DINorsELLE, PARLANT p9uuuArs Er ALE
" msnd desire trcuver fsmi1A pour voyAger Eu-
EDe peut rendre utile soft couurere
prensnt eotu des enfsuts s'sdreser sS3 broadway.
TINE FENNE FRANCHISE DESIRE sE PLACER
Brcoue
INTELLIGENCE OFTyCEa
T,AEE ror1cE-xoRRs CoBNERr CO. HAVE RE.
moved W tt broadway Canal sweet Good help
Description Ausly Of.
hce, II Jibery, near oreenwich street
POLITICAL.
poLrr1cAL-rHE NEsByRs OF THE DEMOCRATIC
Rspubhan General Com mittee of tbs city county
are ssreey aoaaed has reealsr meeting Of ~ with
permanent organization, Will be convened ~ Norsri
~ Tuesday evening nert the 18th inst. at7L O'Clock
Apeucus attendance n particularly requested By order
DANIEL w1Trrk Chairman pro tesn.
yoHS u. NCCvrS,l
T.W hcMAHoF y
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DAssPoRTs-v1srTERs 70 EUROPE, WHO DESIRE
i 70 avoid delay trouble, expense vhsn travelling
tie Con- nent their arrival " England. have thedr
passports vsed for any Kingdom bsie hey visit
upon application 70 W.. ADAMS, BrAdshaws British and
Continental Guides ONCE 50 Fleet street. Lndos tbas
the OF personal attendance the various
bssssdors Consult be undertakes pass
ged reele Fee obtaining sh
Ing The counter sgpfinre Of he American Minister In Lon
don Obtained 70 United States paAsporta All the latest
and description Of stationery and rAverg requisites
ct. GEORGES CRICKET CLUB OWING TO rHE
- nclemency Of the weather. the meeting wbih N
Friday last kas unavodsbly
poned "Wednesday 18th inst. Al2M 1T Hob9ken Mem.
bers all requested 70 be In attendance BY order,
@ STEPHENSON, Secretary.
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NEWHPAHKRA.

T ONION NEWS. Isc rruEs o.; LLoYDs, &c NEWS
- Of the World, &C.; Punch Toe Dispstch. Bells Ldfe
heEno1s Lon0n Journal Herald Cassei and all the pop
ROGERS, s7 Broadway.
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EXCURSIONS.

CuNDAy ExCURsIoN-FAREI 10 CENrs-rHE STEAM
> er fLeRA, Capt Hswes WI leave Spring street
Sunday May l6 for Gutenberg Bus Ferry, Tlietudum
and FORT Lee, follows.-l0 A. NJ, 2P. NJ and 81 r. W
returning Al 9 A. N, ~ IN. and ~ m
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DEsT ASSORTMENT OF MANTuLAs
I'D IN THE CITY
Rest assortment Of bonnets In the city.
Beat assortment Of drees caps In the cltv.
Besi assortment Of head dressesin the city.
Beet styles maptias-
Best styles bonnets.
Lowest prices In the city.
No exceptions the above particulars in any respect
JAMES q. AtrKEN,
3J3 Canal street,
Successor TO Molyneux Bell.
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~nCIAL NOTTSuAn.

~0C1AL NOTISmA
IL PERSONS ARE HEHEBY FoRsIDDEN TO n.E,,
r xs.. s % Ss !: 10
contracting WIN be psS y DC Ssy;n Or nsn roaw.y
NEW yokK. May Il issa
Rso.pwA.. rorULAr L,sSA .Ss 81 toApwAy
oSsa ONE e. 'S Ssn' p'F per
CoNsIDERABLE INEERJrAHCss-ssoooo UNcLAM.
~ s s': 3; &; =, c ,s,'
ArIAsrS,s Is TO 70. CERTIFY THAT Sas ynDEE
s., .prcssd AsssisSs sissS,av sisd!s. :sss
s.pecay thai Levi. Frsni I'D fai
NV YORK, Nay II
HOPE LODGE, NO. IA r. 4 A. M-rHE MEMBERS
ID Of this lodge who are one year Or more IN
u on NEXT Tuesday evening isS nstsns unless
their ArreArase' are settled BY Sst time sy 3rdsr
sYRos HARRIS, Secretary.
INDIAN AID ASSOCIATION WILL HOLD ITS FIRST
on TSesssy night iss instant a.
Fourth speakers are expected The
cegyren o'a secs and parties are invited to participate
JoURpEyxKN HoRsEsHoERs PROTECTIVE UNION
and Benevolent eocety nemoers Of the above SO
morning May II O'Clock A. for ihe purpose Of ces
brsne their seventh snnysrssry by procession line Of
70 avenue G. 70 Fourteenth street Four.eenh stres
wa% %s~
n ess rSSn e s
Twenty hird street T.e.ty third street. . Eighth
seventh avenue seventh avenue % Fort third street Foy
bird sysst % rIh r avenue 2 Forty
Twenty third street Twenty third street to First avenue
JOIN rATr Secretary. JOHN sKELLy, President
r AND wARsANTs-oN AND AFTER JUNE FIRsr,
- will loc,e warrants choice lands nsa. three
railroad lines lows through experienced agents. who will
''''> GIBBS. WATSON aIBBs, log Broadvsy.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY AssocIATioN.-rHE ELEC-
VIII be held Tuesday May Isl polls open rom T. tosP
thsssoadon adopted al me spnnsl meeting
propossd .mendnsn Of he CHAP L. art aud
''' increase u 'l' -nA''' wM PURpY, Rec. seo
AFAsoNIC.-rHE MEMBERS or ARcANA LODGE,
M No 24s aud A. n will please remember their next
oclocf at heir room ODD Fellows Hall corner Of Grand and
&c Ss''
.. @
row MondAy evening the Fh inst a. business OF import
- $500 - '' ISAAC LEVIN. WV
OFFICE OF CHIPPEWA FALLS LUMBERrSG COM
Proposals win received at hs once until e first day Of
June next for building. Sp.,nv
As5S.; " fan: e De ss N9s
high and 70 be built in the substantial and nanke
under the supervision of the President of the
pany 10 be fitted with slide about 20 feet wide and long
enough 10 allow lumber rata pass over in safety.
The quantity OF round timber 70 be used will be about 90 900
feet running measure and viii average Is inches In d
ameter.
All the necessary timber and plank wiz be furnished the
contractor at the head of the falls.
The contract will be awarded on the 18th Of June and viii
the LIST July early day previously the
water viii permit and must be completed by September Is
subject to detention from high water,
viii Ps on he
ton Of the
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Cow - -rsR BEsr PEACH ORCHARD Xxi
~. e~& ~ pe nad Tor he shove Pm, e. called 70
~NeI VUkkIPEla no Canal ssrs~t nev rosysA-
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A IL Bills or FURNITURE OVER az RvrIrrED AT
"A wholesale prices, At u. p DE GRAAFs 81 30 sery
fyoTrAGB AND ENAwErLED FURNITURE IN arr
~ colors "A beautiful u entirely new ssves
try go Bruafwsr between Houston ard Reecker sreess
Prices rcn 90 and upwards Goods carefully packed for
NJ c0unKy J. n. PRFSDFE
TrArULIC CHAMBER SUITS oY FURNITURE IN
IT. al c@oyp and syles wholesale and re<a prices
oso No ~ four DOORS Of Broadway New York
ENAxELG.ED AND GRAINED CHAMBER rURSI
H ture IN Al eo0rs Of superior warranted nsnufsc
WIRE hnshed IN stcscape fruit and howers Al ~ r. FAR
kirStCNs Ss Canal street opposite Wooster New York
EuRrIruRr-FRoM IS TO 81 PER CENT CAN Bp
II saved By purch.rng yogr furniture %
FOsr~2 LEE. 1893 Broome street.
EuRrrruRE-TaE BALANCE or THE STOCK m.
~ msinine N store 70 % DO very opposite Bowery thea
re. te'es se tigspd sa se-,s sss a. sn 20, CO..
easy chairs bur- aus fAsses Ovomans top centre
ard ff ablee a. very lov prices bookcases Fs ana s
worh az end SEE library hootcases So worth se N ahovanv
vardrotes SIS wurih Vs. cooks AMI fancy tables and ese,
sy'icles hB-rhe upterslgued viii continue for th-ee
suced Pr for cash persons wishing bargains woaii
Do vel 70 ear W BUHIFR
E'URrTTURE-rHE LARGEST ASSORTMENT AND
IT ne loves, prices on .ny establishment in this CIV A.
n p. DE GRaAta 81 Bowery.
ptsPreNs SECRETARY BEDsTsAD YEARLY
saves ne price IN reut instantly converts paror sizing
ressh snd ~ insAlmeats Al 81 White i'ree Fe~ York
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HOTEL.

rroes HOTEL. DINING SALOON AND RESTAURANT,
M Of Bowery and Bsyard street provided with all
he OF the the European and
ni.bed throughout with patent spring beds Lodgings and
81 cents.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MALEs.

a Young MAN 70 DESTROYS OF OBTAINING SKI
a books write up ne " competent Tor the taak ana
uoA would situation Trans
Esns Spanish and French made out correctly and IN
- shortes possibe speaks and writes the English ian
vuase correctly he also uensis copytst
Possessing handwriting Fer testing Of these
viii before instAment Address J.
b q, perAld office
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(yHEAP BLEACHED AND BROWN
~ Cotton shee,ngs and shirtings,
Canton hannels, drinss Jeans, denims, bed ticking,
&c &C.
Arho liz sheetings shirtings
namasts efpers, napkins towelhnEs deyee and liner
Goods IN every kind.
Below regular prices.
LORD TAYLOR,
X5 25, $50 and 26l Grand street.
And Al and ~ Catharine street.
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FREECHMAN, 80 YEARS OF AGE SPEAKING
a English desires situation porter In wholesale dry
upeds or ewery business Good city reference Apply ioa
ne week 70 Mr. Doreival g. Nassau st.
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The Z Board 3oa met. prescfIv9 Nc.
President p'Ayy, Psfssaif 81
and ThoY sbseot, Mr.. Richssassssss 81.
AabiV "a, King, I'll limbo III kaa
amounh 70 one hundred id NM M I
and ninety cents, lwas ordered d be e 4 a.
usual warrant, $3.50 80. p s1MM
a bin Of ths pelousas PatriN n, aasS!
ing All Ordinp,ce concerning tbe ra,.s 49,
towns amounting to ifiy-fye donsN sa'ss
deredI to by paid On the usual warr,s &, \. y
making the aggregate sum aof $slss " N \
On motion Of MIR, King,
Rcsolecd. Tint, article XVI ~ \. sSSs ssS
leoncerning the Market of the to,,s WI " Ag8e&llta
- ~ Ut June 1856, which rcsSs ykssalt
AaricLE Nv. II shall lie thu d,,,w !, = .H 49,
, Hpa;ce ns, or 2. the pers..sa appoin W Z ~ IN "
receipt of brands, III WWh;sHh, IN Well kQaptaRS%& u
brand or brands found On seach sst s, se insSsjKf u
market and exhibited IN, confn,n, b y 1 5h9FeMsGj1{3
the color o. such hide, the, date il MI assa8 All (
whon, grougni and the age and Esex ~ ssS5n II "
~ which IT belonged, and the s.;f " VIZ VA
an Times open Tor the inspectiansof S M snas!l III
shaii DC considered, as part Of Tia s ~ Rsllsl4
town Of Qpelousas, and when A,iaI aecofssdf
posted with the Clerk Of tile Boara III n b HSal Nj
by him kept and fer 4 certifcattaV \, " s9les 4sG'
taken from said register, the tessc, u n! hasia
same shall be bound To pay ono d eHs ssGslsaAliES
same is hereby repealed. 10''afs y aSt&
On motion Of Mr.. King, n %sssss
Rcsoiued, That the Clerk 81 IN tsaa.a sssasSSS
company the books and vouc6esfSnf G nv 1Sdah&
with his own books, and report II IN ssu afszsN}
meeting, tle financial condition oftbe III Sstl issst
On motion the Board adjourned. M
los. D. R,cr ca, H;HAYEs, Pissaxt
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The Atlantic Photograph

The Bubble was startled Thnrsdnv IL, IN
announcement that The telegraph cab,e bad been
aid through the broad waters Of tbe Atlantic
The heading of the dispa,cl declared Ills 70,
!. sllt in explicit terms. Al more accirofe ~
EdiDg Of The disl,afch itself showed Inn tba sn.
nouncement Of cumplete SUCCESS was premature
thnngh there was abundant reasen To hone fin,
a short time would zee full realization ,,f tbe
project. If no misfortune lau,el,. therefore
we+may anticipate that within i few IN ys w.
shall be placed ID communication win tie
European sspt45ent.
And now. assuming the work to IL occan,.
plished, what have we gained bv &? 10 ha
sure, we have participated in an eptcrnrise lie
grandest and most wonderful that hos eyer
been conceived BY human Imagination. or reaI.
lied by humad Imagination. or realized he IN
man skill. We have added another. md the
g eatest Of all, to the long list of trium1,l,s
achieved by the reason and sciene Of our aoe,
This perhaps is enough. 1t is certainly rnonal
to stimulate that pride Of intellect which 5
already sufficiently arrogant, aud which fran
conqnering apparent impossibiIities. nav I'D
soon lead us 10 attempt the conquest Of real
inpossibilities.
But beyond all tliis whit have we rairsI 2
When the temporary wonder Of the work sball
nave passed away with its novelty, ives NAV
commence to inquire wy we should ever have
gone into transports Of enthusiasm over i'm en-.
lerprlse which is wholly under British control,
and OF which the advantages to us win depepd
entirely on British suferance. Commemorative,
we may, and probably shall be benefited, if lie
ne be fairly controlled. just so fur as ~acceler-
aied communication is d b snetit to commerce.
and a consequent stimnlant Of. prod1ction a,a
wealth. But we have no guarantee whn,eyer
that the line will be fairly controlled. We
may hope it, we may even believe III; but we
can not know it. The whole thing is entirely
out OF our jurisdiction. The line begins on
British territory on the other side, and ends on
BRUSH territory on this side. Ii il nolhina
more than natural that being under British
control. i will be regulated entirely with refer
ence 10 British interests. American interests
,miy IN fnr no tbcy Il, rn,es,; L. LII. n' n"p
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TrnMs-.Atlnntlc Cab,s.

III ~
TRINITY BAY, N. r., August 5.-1le tele.
graph feet, which sailed from Queenstown on
the f7th Of July, met III nlid-ocenn on the 2ath,
1he ends Of the cable were spliccd together
ut i o'clock r. M. on the 29th. The Niagara
and Agamennon then proceeded in Opposite
directions, paying out the cable between them
at about ~ equal r~atc--the Agamrlnnon with
her %consort, the Valorois, making for Valencia
Bay, while the Niagara and Gorgon directed
their course to this place.
President Bnchananiat Bcford Springs, has
received The following dispatch from Cyrus w.
Field, the General Superintendent of The At
lnntic Telegraph, through the general Agent
Of the Associated Press, New York:
UNITED Stairs STEAM FRraATE NIAGARA;
.y5 OuTrlnity Bay, August &, 1858.
ITO Jas. Buchmaa. P,ssideat Of The Unied States
As soon as both ends Of the cable are linked.
Queen Victoria will send yon q message, and
the Atlantic cable and intermediate lines will
be kept free till You can send q reply.
. Very respectfully, CYRUS w. FIELDM
The cable laid is sixteen hundred and liipe}
eight nautical miles in lnngtis from the telegram
station, ut Bulls Bay, on the American. coast
to the head OF Valencia harbor, and for more
than two-thirds that distance is laid ID waller
over two miles deep.
Communication between the two vessels hes
been kept npeonstantly since the vessels sepera!
ted. The electrical Instruments are attached
to the ends Of the coil on each ship, and worked
the same us 10 Q regular telegraph Office.
The u Uninterrupted and perfect communica.
ton through hewhole length ~ the cable, sub.
merged at an average depth Of two miles, has
demonstrated. beyond a doubt, the practicable.
~ of the enterprise.
Lieut.. Everett 5 machinery for paying out
the cable has worked admirably.
Capt Hudson, Of the Niagara, Messrs. Eye.
rett and Woodhouse, telegraph engineers, The
electricians, the officers Of the ship. and every
man on board the American portion of The feel.
exsrted themselves to the utmost to make the
expedition successful, and, by The blessing of
of Divine Providence, they were successful be.
You'd general expectation.
The Niagara viii discharge her cargo of ,ele-
graph materials al Trinity Bay, and after coal. |
ing at St. Johns, will return 10 New York for
repairs.
We gre indepted for the above details TO Cy.
rus W. Field, Esqs General Superintendent Of
The Atlantic Telegraph.
TRINITY BAY. N. H.. dug. T.--Uomplcie
success has attended the laying and working of
the Atlantic Telegraph. Cnble. Singals are
u NJ being transmitted through the entire length
OF the cable
Tic electricians are nnw coinmepceipg n
series Of experiments 10 test the capacity of
various ielegraphic Instruments, and determine
upon HE best mopc Of communication.
When these-bAperineniS are concluded. the
line viii be opened for business.
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Young mat, a word. We want to tell Won
when yon should take your hat and be oft. And
mind what we offer. 1t is.
When yon are asked to take a drink.
When You find out that you are counting n
slovenly and extravagant girl,
When You find y%ourselfin doubtful company.
When you discover that your expenses run
ahead of your income.
When you are abusing the confidence of your
friends.
When you think that you are a great deal
wiser than older and more experienced people
than yourself.
When yon feel like getting trusted 10 Il new
suit OF clothes, when you havn't money to pay
for them.
When You don't perform yonr duty, your
whole duty, and nothing but your duty.
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#
WHEN N How TO BATuE.-Ihe New
York Evening Post submits Ike following oh
aervalions, on the subject. In these DAYS q
hee weather and s'in.stroke people, are prone TIC
imagine the bath Il safe as well az aereeabl,
resort, But 1t is a luxury that mast be en-
jnyed with caution
/" ! be SKIN eeretes an oil for The purpose Of
inoficatlon and protection from the vicissi,ude.
o. Inc weather, which washing removes, leaving
The drrmls exposed till it can have time IL
renew the secretion and pour tot upoD the
surface. The ardent heat of the sun at such
Inc will inf1alte the skin. sometimes dispr.
ganizing its texture and destroying it entirely
ont more often producing a disagreeable sense
OF ieverlshness. Aware of this liability, the
orientals and South Sea Islanders ALWAYS
anpll'l themselves after bathing, and thus avert
III con sequenees. A bath taken at night or in
The early morning probably is liable to this in.
convenience. Flz
Long continuance IN the water reduces the
tone OF the system, eHfeebles the organs. and
palsies the action Of tie heart. Instances ara
on record OF children that have died when no
evidence OF disease was proved but the deyen.
Grated vitality oceasioned in this way.
a bath taken soon after q meal. particu-
larry after a hearty dinner, is in lLe highest
degree dangerous. Then the blood is direc,ad
10 me stomach, aud the nervous energy is there
concentrated to dispose of The ingesied food
The brain is unwilling to be ,asked, because i,
is not receiving its allowance of blood. and lis
v'gor is called elsewhere ; the muscles demand
a season OF rest, that they may not distract the
stomach from its duty and the extren,i,ics nre
often cold during The digestive process, because
.hey are. deprived ola portion of their blood
The heart alone insists Oh the continuance Of
ITS ordinary activity,
"lte bath taken under whatever form. PRO.
ances a shock upon the whole nervous sysiem
! ne effect OF this. whore there is not sufficient
reactlng power, is 10 impair directly and in.
simultaneously the contractile power Of the mas.
c'es, and of The heart in particular, which i
',se't hnt a muscle and if the shock is sne;,
cieh'iy severe, syncope and death at once 81.
1t is well known tina a blow strucl
pom the stomach shortly after a full meal If
ZEN results fatally. The shock Of a bath il,
not upon the epigastrium simply, bn,
upon the who'd surface; aud the tendency i i
10 para we the muscular system, and nroauce
ieath at orce. The cold bath it will he seen
5 most ikeiy to produce this consequence
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TIE EXTENSION OF THE OF OSSE
TETE RAILROAD.
sIIiss attention Of the reader N directed to a
leag.ly articIp il another column tom " The
hgarP. II in regard to The present con.
diiion II ihe Crosse 11seste Road, and the certain
prospect cfits extension from its present tel.
nj tchAtsiaya, and from thence Il
soft i'as mus o1ipiet
sss,,nsss has been s 5ea
,rete asXsbe conpaTatdiya \
uesS M. The estimate
AN win OFT exceed M 100 st nils:
hcs reason, for.ahis Inv risse 80 expenditure
per milo thus far, and the sal lowesFTsSs5ifnatel
for ID ex tension seems a be attribufa bid
ths uew esxaperaipiient III employing sIdSS lsshoirS
exclusively 10 perform the work. instead of'
letting it ont to contractors. The plan has
worked to q charm. and promises for the
future results more brilliant. The company
are y n rossessi PM f 16 slaves, and when the
subscriptions shall have been completed fof the
extension Of the road. will purchase 80 more,
with this increased force the road viii move
on with despatch.
I'VE Afe gratifed to learn that the survey is
now being made to the Aichafalaya and that
The terminus Of the road will be located near
he month Of Bayou Rouge. When completed
" this point. two thirds Of the distance from
Baton Rouge to Opelousas, will have been
accomplished, and then, the faith of our citi-
zens will wax strong ii the prospect Of having
a road by which we can have communication
with the Capitol in three hours, and NewOr-
leans il less than fifteen. The promises, ca
icases. p,eteats and Anabugs upon uhish ue
Aape been Jfea Sc long By the NsrOrleans and
Opeiousas Railroad Company will then be
turned into . glorious reality, we shall be-
gin to zee the dawn Of q bright future, and
one loud, long, and continued huzza for the
success Of tile Crosse Tete Railroad will
reyerbcraie over tue pine hills and prairies Of
St.Landry.
Press toward gentlemen, and your efforts
shall be crowned with abundant success, com
piete your road to the Atchafalaya and it is
finished This parish will then come to the
rescue, and extend theroad to Opelousas.
The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-08-14

A man up town has sold his piano in conse-
qael,ce OF The hard times. lie is now learning
~ daughters to perform on the washboard
Inc music is not quite so pleasant. but such
more to the purpose. s"e'