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The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-22
Steamships.

cS@tdIl2DlR2.
E ,rr,e F0 D o SAVANNAH y, \. Ma d., =,
ErSEssSs4sssss The fine steamship CITY OF NORFOLK
j. G. Parker, commander, will sail as above.
dations, apply to T. H. BELT, in,
oclS6t Agent, Union Dock.
4@A FOR CHARLESTON.
III. fT r. PASSENGER LINE
EzzEsss5ss The wcll-known and fuyorite steamship
GEORGES CREEK.
b. MORLEY, Commander,
is now receiving freight for the above port and will have
despatch.
No Bills of Lading signed after the departure of the
For freight passage, having superior aoaommoaa
tons. apply to A. c. HALL Agent,
ocl45t lli Surar'S wharf
FL q - n NJ T.. L. CTrtTTA
<zTx.1ffI11EFa EASTERN, WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
srSESNEs5aSa STEAMSHIP FREIGHT AND PASSEN
GER LINE
The TEN STEAMERS of this Line now in first rate
order and the Agent announces to the business commu-
nifty that Steamer will leave JIG Spears Wharf Balti-
more, and Pier Thirteen, North River, New York EVE
RY AFTERNOON, at 5 O'Clock
Insurance may be effected goods by the CromWeITs
steamers to or from New York open policies
Office at oneeighn per cent This Insurance will he ef
ected for the account of the owners of the property oss
If any payable to them) with the responsible Compa.
MES, whose certificate will he given when required
one OF the above steamers will leave Baltimore EVERY
SATURDAY afternoon, at O'Clock Charleston s c.
For freight or passage having superior accommodations
apply to H. c. HALL Agent
116 Spears Wharf Baltic
A B. CROMWELL, Il CO.,
cor. Washington 4 Albany SITS, n Y
JOHN W. CALDWELL, Agent,
lc14 u Charleston, :. c.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20

THE OLDEST BIBLE IN THE WonLD.-
The Detroit Free Press says that Rev. Dr.
Dutlield, Of that city, owns the Oldest BIZ
bic in the world. Lewis Cass, Jr., procured
it of n Greek monk, who brought it from
the Greek convent in St. Catherine, at tho
foot of Mt. Sinai. Mr.. Cass befriended this
monk, who was in trouble, and he in return,
presented him with the volume wo have do
scribod. According to his story, it is tho
work of ono of tho ancient monk scribes, in
the convent above named. When it became
known that Mr.. Cass was parting with it,
and that it was going out of tho country,
the round sum of $4,000 was offered him
by the monks of the city of Rome. 1tisa
book Of 600 pages, made entirely Of velum,
and tho printing is all done by hand with
a pen and ink. Every letter is perfect in
its shape, and cannot not bo distinguished
by any imperfectiohs, from the printed let
ters Of the present day. Tho shape Of the
letters are ofcourse, different from those now
in use, but in no other respect can they bo
distinguished from printed matter.
The Free Press says oft:
Tho immense amount Of labor may be
conceived from the fact that there are two
columns on each page, each Of which lacks
only about ok letters of being as wdo as
tho columns Of this paper. They will aver
age sixty lines 10 tho column. Tho col
umns numbering about 200, wo have about
10000 lines in tho whole book. Nothing
short Of a lifetime could accomplish such n
work. Tho date of this book is A. d. $50.
1t was consequently made 500 years before
printing was invented, and is 92s years old.
There is probably nothing on this continent
in the shape Of book equal to it in age
Tho vellum upon which it is printed is of
tho finest kind, and is made Of the skin of
Young lambs and kids, dressed and rubbed
with pomice stone until it is very thin. 1t
is somewhat thicker than common paper,
b,ing n medium between that and the
drawing paper now in use. The fine veins
in Lhe skin arc distinctly visible in many
places A pencil mark was drawn by the
operator to guide the construction Of each
line. Many pages have these lines visible
on their whole surface, no effort being made
to rub them out. Two lines running up
and down divide the columns with mathe-
ulAtlcti HCCuTdcY. Ab luc pcElnuiOR OF
each chapter, highly colored ornamental
letters are placed. These are the only
marks of the division of chapters. There
are no subdivisions into verses, the chapters
running through in ono paragraph to the
end, and no descriptive headings.
Tho following correspondence is said to
have taken place between a New Haven
merchant and one of his customers:
"Sir--Your account has been standing
for two years; must have it settled imme-
diateIy."
To which, in reply
"Sir- Things do usually settle by stand
ing; | regret that my accout is an exception.
If it has been standing too long, suppose
you let it run little while"
PEACHES AT CINcINNATL-Tho Com
merciaI says ripe, plump and luscious
peaches are arriving daily in largo quanti-
ties. The choicest varieties aro selling at
from two to three dollars per bushel.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20
Tho Celebrations.
New York, Aug. IL

New York, Aug. | 2.
The Joint committee Of the Common
Council of Now York on celebrating the lay
ing of tho Atlantic Gable having detormin
cd to celebrate that eventby salute of one
hundred guns and national salutes with
ringing Of all the church bells Immediately
upon the transmission Of the reply of tho
President Of the U. s., to her, Majesty
Queen Victoria, and with bonfires and ilu.
limitations on that day and also by militia
ry and civic procession some days thereafter
to be followed by municipal dinner, which
festivities are understood and expected to
take place simuptanoously. with those in
London aud throughout Great Britain and
the continent, would request tho citizens
throughout the United Statos and British
provinces to unite with them and order
their festivities to take place at the snmo
time and in tue, same order, of which due
notice will bo given. BY order of tho Com
nittees T. G. McClencharj, Secretary
In addition 70 the above, it is suggested
that as soon as, The Presidents reply to the
Queen shall have passed over the eastern
wires. tho lines Of all the telegraph wires in
the country shall be united and tho words
of greeting between these two distinguished
persons be transmitted to every city, town
and village having telegraph station, and
immediately thereafter that all the bells in
the country be rung for one hour, and such
other demonstrations of JOY bo made as the
citizens Of various localities may deem pro
per and expedient.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20
The Advantages of .ho Gable.

1lS VI NSDics
Z We yesterday referred to fact connect
ed with the closing scenes of thewar Of 1912,
to show that had Communication by tele-
graph then existed between the continents
the battle of New Orleans would not have
been fought.
The ~. Y. Tribune calls up another fact
connected with the history Of the same war,
to show that had such connection exist
cd there would in all probabability have
been no war at that time Tho Buffalo
AdVertiser in alluding to the fact says.
"On The 18th of June, 1912, our Gov
ernment declared war against Great Britain,
under the inspiration of our younger, more
ardent and less experienced Republican pol
iticians of that day, over-ruling the Judge
ment of their older compatriots, who had
endured and still remembered the trials and
sufferings of our Revolutionary struggle
We had many causes of complaint against
Great Britain; but one Of the most promin-
ont and palpablc was based on her Orders
in Council, by which our trade with the
Contenent had been most outrageously har
rasscd and crippled. Those Orders il
Coanca had been repealed 6eforetCs deelar
ed Var, though the fact was unknown and
unsuspcctcd here. Had it been known-ir
other words had tho Atlantic Telegraph
then existed-it is quito probable that wal
would not have been declared, that further
negotiations would have been had, and ami
cable redress of grievances attained, saving
TO each country thousands of precious lives
aud hundreds of millions of dollars"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20
Fremont Journal


Failrona Arrangements for tho state
Fnir---Letter from Secretary rklippart.
ONO STATE BOARD or AeMcuLTURs, /
State Agriculture Rooms,
81 e Columbus, Aug. 8.
] In reply to tho question daily propound-
cd to me by letter and otherwise, "What
are the railroad arrangements for the benefit
Of exhibitors and visitors at tho State Fair
at Sanduskyr | have deemed it not i'm
proper to publish the following list of roads,
together with tho arrangements made with
each. Tho following roads will convey pas
sengess to and from Sandusky at half the
usual rates Of fare, and stock, machinery, or
other articles free of charge:
Sandusky, Dayton e. Cincinnati.
Cleveland & Pittsburgh.
Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati.
Little Miami, Columbus d Cincinnati.
Central Ohio.
Pittsburgh, IT. Wayno & Chicago.
Cleveland IL Toledo.
Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula.
Marietta, Cincinnati & Hillsboro.
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton.
Dayton d Michigan.
Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati.
Sandusky, Mansfield & Newark.
Columbus, Piqua & Indiana.
Greenvilos& Mami.
Sprn6eld, Mt. Vernon and Pittsburgh.
Tho following roads will convey passon-
gers as above, but will charge half the usu-
al rates of freight;
Indiana Central, Dayton & Western.
Cincinnati, Wilmington, g. GAINESVILLE.
lin order that no misunderstanding may
occur between visitors or exhibitors and
Railroad Superintandents, the former are
respectfully requested to observe the follow
ing regulations:
Before entering the car purchase halt
fare ticket, or what is the same thing, a
ticket which guarantees the possessor to re-
turn free, from the Ticket Agent at the sta.
tion; Conductors arc not supplied with tick.
cts of this description. Full freight must
be paid 10 the freight agent, before stock
machinery, or other articles for exhibition
can bo shipped-tho shipper taking the
agents receipt for the same. AT the close
Of the Fair, tho Corresponding Secretary
will issue certificate of exhibition ION ap-
plication at his ofiice) to every exhibitor
Upon tho presentation of the Secretarys
certificate, together with the Agents re-
ceipt, at the station from which it was
shipped, tho money advanced for freight
will be refunded to the exhibitor, provided
it has not changed hands.
These regulations are necessary to pro-
tect the railroad companies from imposition,
and it is hoped that erory visitor and OK
hibitor will at once see tho proprioty Of con
forming to thom.
Through the courtesy Of Hon A. L..
Backus, ono Of the Board of Commission
ers of Public Works, all articles intended
for exhibition shipped via Miami Canal, or
the Northern Division of the Ohio Canal
will bo passed free of toll.
JOHN H. KLIPPART, Cor. Sec.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20

DEPARTrRE OF PAuPERs.-The ship Oil
yer Putnam, Capt. Smith, Of Tbayer &
Warrcn's lima Of packets, which sailed for
Liverpool Saturday afternoon, took ont 1875
passengers, about rs ofwhem were paupers
collected from the State Aims Houses, and
returned 70 the old country, whence they
eams.-BOston Tyavsler, Aug. 2.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-20

The other day a clerk in store at Wheel.
ing, Va, discovered in coffee sack, note
Of the denomination of Sl,0oOson the Roy
Al Bank Of Brazil a piece Of silver coin ard
twelve gold pieces Of Brazilian coinage
The treasure had evidently been placed in
the sack for safe keeping. The lucky clerk
fobs the plnndor.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

The Great Comet.-Information was recei-
we'd by the Arago that the great comet Of
Charles ", as it is sometimes called, but bet
Ter known to astronomers as that Of Fabrcius,
has at last made IFS appearance, and will short
" be visible to the naked eye. It has been
seen from the Paris Observatory through teles-
copes tits not yet known whether it win ap-
pear as it once did, Ike a very large aud bright
star, or with atail 100 degrees in length, Its
first appearance was in 1904, and its disap-
pearance took place on the I'd Of October Of
that year, the day on which Pope Urban w.,
died, as the world thought in strange coinci-
dence. In 1856 it te.appeaFed and was Oh,
served by Paul Fabricius, astronomer to Charles
", who executed map Of its path, which was
published in November Of that year.
The Emperor considered ii as special omen
Of his own approaching death but he lived
for some years afterwards. It was then de-
scribed as great and brilliant star Its
course was Through Virgo and Bootes, past
the pole of the heavens iuto Cepheus and Cas-
siopea." The celebrated Dr. Haley calcula-
led its elements more than century after
ward, and several others after him. The cal.
culation Of Mr.. BONNIE. Of Middelburg, Of the
Netherlands. of recent date, are more precise,
and are generally supposed to be morereliable
than those Of his predecessors. This aslrouo.
mer finally came to the conclusion that in the
year 1894 its ellipse had period Of ll0,044
DAYS, or 500 522 years, expedited BY planetary
disturbances by 4.077 days, and that in 1883
its mean motion corresponded to period Of
sos, 1859 years. Its present revolution he cal
culated would be shortened by perturbation
l0.48 years, and the comet should reach is
perihelon about the I'd Of August, 1858.
NJ. bind, the great English astronomer,
Hoes not or did not entirely coincide with NJ
Bonnie. He wiots to Professor Littrow, d.
rector Of the Observatory at Vienna, urging
him to search for the original chart Of Fabri-
cius This was accomplished, after consider
able exeuon, througllth medium Of the
newspapers, and with It was oLtained, very
unexpectedly, from the ducal Libraries at VOL
fenbutte and Gotha, a. descriptive treatise by
the NurembuFg astronomer, Joachim Heller,
who had observed this very comet for fifty three
davs--a much loneertime than Fabricius had
taken for his obseFf6.ioHs. Th0sa more com.
plete elementary series was obtained. Mr.
Hind tliereupon modified bis own views, con-
eludlne that The comet would hasten ils re-
turn, for several reasons Of an Astronomical nn:
lnre, and that is fs.appeaFauce was near at
haod. This, then, is the month during which
the comet Of Pope Urban and Charles ",
should make its appearance. According to
htest advices ae already mentioned. i has ap
peaFed to French observers, aud viii soon be
viniblstens.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25
HE WEALTH AND RESOURCES OF
MISSISSIPPI.
Ne Value ef her Lands and he Nnm5w Of
her SlaUes

Madison McAtee. ESQ., the able and effici.
at Auditor ofPubic Accounts has furnished
pc Mississippian with very valuable and
Interesting statistical table. showing the as
issssd value Of lands il 1854 and 1857, and
the increase in the value thereof, togethel
with the number Of taxable slaves in the State
IN 1854 and 1857, and the increase in the
number. This table exhibits very gratifying
results, and, in commenting on them, the
Aississippidp very properly indulges in The
following iubilant expressions Of Ielicitation
70 which we most heartily respond
by these tables, 1t viii be seen that The
total value Of lands in the State was estimated
at the assessment Of 1851, at $l4l,747 $50
showing The enormous incfease over the as
sessment Of l854s-o $5O,es0.460l
The number Of taxable slaves 10 the State
ia 1854 was 326,S6l, aud IN 1857 the mum.
Der was s6s,l -being an increase Of AZ, 1853,
and an increase IN value, rating each slave al
$500, Of $25.207,s00
Within the period embraced in these tables
(Ihree years) the land and sIayeiptoperly has
advanced in value, 10 the aggregate, SIC, 49,
2o0
The value osthe entire property 10 slaves
may be safely computed at $22O,99O, 200,
which added to the estimate Of the lands
would make as The value Of the two interests
$462,656,0S6i
On examining these statistics, the reader
will that the large increase in the mate
rial wealth ofthe State has occurred more ge-
nerally in the region subject to overflow, but
which, until the recent foods, had been parti-
ally reclaimed and put in cultivation; and in
the counties which have enjoyed the benefit
of railroad facilities. What stronger argu-
ment need be urged in favor Of the vigorous
prosecution Of all our contemplated railroad
enterprises. and of the adoption Of wise and
efficient system for the complete reclamation
of the swamp or valley region, the finest body
81 III the past, 'IiHe ps0pTsuT 'r1sEra nave
ample encouragement for the future. But a
few years ago. comparatively, Mississippi was
a wilderness. Nov her wealth is reckoned by
hundreds ofmiIliohs, though she seems 10 have
hundreds Of millions, though she seems to
have taken but single step on the high road
Of prosperity and success"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

England and Amsricc in l8lS.-The fol
lowing is from the London Times Of March
IS, 1918:
:" The public will learn With sentiments
which we shall not presume TO anticipate, that
a third British frigate has struck to the Ameri-
can. This is an occurrence that calls for Sc
rious rehection--tIis and the fact stated in
our paper yesterday, that Lloyds list contains
notices Of fyehundred British vessels captured
in seven months by the Americans. "Five
hundred merchantmen and three frigates" -
(Aye, and three sIoops Of wary "Can these
statements be true, and can the English peo.
pie hear them unmoyedl Any one who had
predicted such result Of m American war
this time last year would have been treated as
a mailman OF 4 traitor. He would have been
told, If bis opponents had condescended to ar
que with him, that long ere seven months had
elapsed the American flag would have been
swept from The sea, the contemptible navy q
the United States annihiated, and their mari.
time arsenals rendered heap Of ruins. Yet,
down to This minute, not single American
lrigate has struck her flag. They insult Us,
and laugh at ouf enterprise and want ofvigof.
They leave their ports when they please, and
return to them when tsuits their convenience;
they lFayemelhe Atlantic. they beset the West
India Islands. they advance 10 the very chops
Of the channel. 1hey parade along the coasts
of South America nothing chases nothing
iatelaspsa md nothing engagas Ghem bus .
yield them triumph"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

The WooDvILLE RERUBLIoAr is issued every
"Wednesday morning, N Three Dollars year, Il
paldin advance, and -Four Dollars. if paymehi
be deaged.unti the expiration Of six months.
ADveRTIaEMENrs inserted at One Dollar Del
square (ten lines OF less) for the first insertion
and MY cents for each continuance, The usual
discount made to yearly advertisers. Where
the nnmber of Insertions are not marked, the
advertisement will be coptinued during the
pleasure Of the publisher, and charged the full
number of Insertions given.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES for State Offices,
Ten DoIlara for County Offices, Five Dollars,
invariably in advance.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25
From tie Home Journal.
THE HEROIC AGE.

The following "reminiscences, by the Hon,
David Sherman Boardman, Of New Milford.
Connecticut, relating to the personal appear.
ance of the greatest citizen Of his country, is
an exceedingly interesting narrative, and the
venerable writer (now in bis ninetisth yeaD
has kindly yielded to our request and detailed
the impression made upon his youthful mind
by the sight Of the grandest figure that adorns
the heroic age of the Republic.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

A Solemn DaTs Wmk.-The Washington
InteIligencer Of the 9th inst, says:
Judge Crawford Of the Criminal Court,
yesterday passed sentence on four murde-
rers--one to be hung on the 22d of OctO-
Der, two to confinement and labor in the
Penitentiary for fifteen years each, and one
to confinement and labor in the Peniten-
tiary for eight years--s solemn warning
to that large class of reckless and riotous
young men whose passions and vicious
courses may be hurrying them on to the
sad fate Of the four guilty ones now about
to expiate their crimes"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

DGr After all the fuss in launching the
Leviathan steamship and the rivalry be-
tween American ports to secure her visits,
it is now doubtful whether she will ever
zsz.I-i ,-niii lion iluIIzea e
ed. The builders owe nearly nan a mlIIIon
upon her, and the probability is that she
will be knocked of at a.small price, and
be laid up in some harbor Of England as q
Government storeship.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

P. s. There is fault in stuart's Dor.
halt in representing bis face TOO fleshy, Or, as
Judge Washington expressed it to me more
than forty years ago, TOO fat. The best re-.
presentation ofhis looks that have ever seen
is pFoflein Sparks life Of Washington.
d. S. b.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

Another Agricultural Fair.--The Aber-
deem Conservative contains a long list of
premiums to be awarded at the fair Of the
Monroe Agricultural Society, on the 18th,
and the three following days of October.
This is the Oldest surviving Agricultural
Society in Mississippi and during the six
or seven years that it has existed, it has
made its mark in the Improvement in agri-
culture, and especially in stock in its i'm
mediate neighborhood
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

4 Canal Through The Rocky 1lountains--
During the late debate in the British House
Of Commons on the subject Of the renewal
Of the Hudson Bay Oompany's privileges.
Lord Bury, who displayed an intimate
knowledge Of the country over which this
company exercises jurisdiction, affirmed
that Communication might readily be
established between Lake Superior and
the Pacific Ocean, by means Of ship canal
connecting the head waters Of the Saskat-
chewan and Columbia rivers. Both rivers
take their rise in the Rocky Mountains,
the Columbia flowing west to the Pacific,
and the Saskatchewan east to Lake Win
nipeg, little to the northwest Of Lake
Superior With the exception Of single
rapid, (which might be avoided by ca
nal, his lordship stated that the navica-
tion Of the Saskatchewan offers no dificul-
ty. With that one exception, vessel of
considerable size can be taken no 70 the
foot Of the Rocky Mountains, and at this
point there is a gapin the mountains which
would interpose no great obstacle to a
junction Of the Columbia and Saskatche-
wan, whose sources are but q little dis
tance apart. Thus direct water commu-
nicatiOn would be established with the Pa
cifc.
The Issuantepec Transit Route. The
Washington States, Of the 4th inst, has
the following:
There is every reason to believe that
the New Orleans Tehuantepec Transit
Company will be prepared to commence
the United States mail service, and have
the route ready for the transportation Of
passengers from New Orleans to San Fran
cisco and Frazer River by the LIST Of Octo-
Der.
In a few days the stages and harness
will be shipped, and every other necessary
arrangement for the opening of this great
route will be speedily completed. There
are now some $50 or 400 laborers at work
on the road, and, by October, it will be in
as good travelling condition as any turn
pike in the United States"
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25

g S. D. Queener, sheriff Of Campbell
county, Tenn, and Travis Gibson, were re-
Gently murdered by two men named Tur
ner and Lewis, whom they were endeav-
oring to arrest for passing counterfeit
bill.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1858-08-25
BY = a -W0ODVIlLE. Mss, AUGUST 3. s.
p. Is5s.--YoI. 35, N04 new sERIEs.-voI. ?, No 4.

saw him, except in the mental contemplation
Of his undying glory.