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recover from It's effects. Stock 00o0o bushels;
price, SIC. a &c.
The August term Of the General Sessions COM
mences this morning, Recorder Barnard presiding.
The prison calendar is very large this month so
that 10 bail cases will be tried during the two weeks
that the Court is in session. The offenders are
charged with burglary, larceny and ielonious as-
saults 1t is 10 be hoped that the Recorder will
er, himself as much az did the City Judge in July to
rid the crowded prison-a contamination devouty
to be wished at the present time.
The steamship North Star, which left port on
Saturday for Southampton and Havre, but was
obliged to anchor at Quarantine. owing to some
trouble among the crew, took her final departure
about half past nine o'clock yesterday forenoon.
ne Gales Of cotton saui day embraced aboo, $50
bs'es closing without charge qustatoos Frur opened
with animator and slight Improvement in prices for
descriptions of ssass brandt coeed
tamey. Tho sales footed up about II 600 ls 90 5bs
Wheat was drm with sales Of about 62.cco bushels At
prices given In another place. Corn nsmer aud ,rs
active, The sales reached within tbs neshsorhcod or
about 100 COO bushels as full prices, quality couroeres
Rye was firm and scd 1t 8cc. Pork wxs lees
buo, ant, with sales Of mess at SH 80, asd primo
81 $l4 10 Sl4 10. Sugars continued firm, with
sales OF about COO hhds At full prices Tue stock
amounts TO only %, 1873 hhds., against 1871 hhds
at the same time last year; 100 hhds mo,ado asauss
79l lat scar 1888 boxes against 20 4:, and $500
bags ascM "a GAG year Coffee firm, but quiet
The stock II Rio 10 1885, and about IS bags Of ell
kinds. Freight engagements Light AMI rates dull
The chief engagement consisted Of bbs -four 70 v
erpoc At L. Cd To Antwerp $50 bales Of cotton
engaged as I'd, and some rosin to Tendon 81 %. I'd.
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News FROM CHNA-We publish to-day seve
raj interesting communications from our cor
respondent in China. The U. s. frigates Missis-
sippi and Minnesota were Off the river PeiHo,
where our minister, Mr.. Reed, Lord Elgin, the
British ambassador, Baron lie Gros, the French
ambassador, and the representative of Russia,
Admiral Count Poutiatin, were all assembled.
The Chinese are represented as on the qn rire,
their forts we'll armed aud manned, and their
officers keeping close watch on the Allies. Our
officials were received in friendly manner, ADD
Mr.. Reed had been in communication with Pc
kin. The Emperor had consented TO send com
missioncrs to a conference with the foreign
representatives, and they we're about to proceed
up the river Pei-Ho to point selected for that
purpose.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-02

THE GREAT SCIENTIFIC WORKS or THE Day
TuSNEIIISG THE ALPs.-It has long been a
question among scholars as to whether what
we call the progress Of the nineteenth century
in arts, literature and science was not an en-.
tire fallacy. II has been urged that the great
works OF antiquity could never be parralelled,
much less surpassed, by the Swans and mechan-
clans of the present day. Without attempting
to soy whether We could construct Coliseum,
Colossus Of Rhodes, or pyramid of Cheops,
we desire to direct attention 70 some of the
great enterprises Of the day having for their
object the advancement Of commerce by the
shortening Of distances between important
points. Take, for example, the accounts which
we publish today Of the proposed tunnel
through the Alps, the Leviathan steamship and
the Atlantic telegraph. The fret pamed work
has occupied the attention of scientific men for
many years, and the amount of patient research
and careful inquiry that has been bestowed upon
IL can be partially understood from the memo.
raudum read before the French Academy of
Sciences which document we have translated and
printed in another place. II Is demonstrated
now that by the force OF compressed air the
monarchs of European mountains may be at
tackled, and gallery eight miles in length
drilled through their centres. This railway
tunnel, the greatest work Of modern times, Is to
be completed In six years; and as the French
writer well says, when II is finished there will
be no Alps The idea is magnificent, and the
novel principle of the machines to be used for
carrying II out affords fine study for all who
are interested In the exact sciences. In these
practical days who is not SO interested!
The mighty Leviathan steamer approxima.cs
completion. At recent meeting Of the com.
psDy which owns the ship, the directors asked
for twenty thousand pounds with which TO com.
plete her. Should that be rsissd-and there Is
no doubt about Il from the tone Of the meeting
we may expect 10 see In q short time The trial Of
an experiment second only in mechanical im.
poriancc 10 The invention Of steam itself Mr..
Brurcl has attempted 10 construct ship upou
en entirely novel principle vessel Elk times
larger than any Other ship afoat IL he cue
cecds the whole system Of oceao navigation will
be changed.
That The Atlantic telegraph, and, indeed,
more than one Of them will he laid before
many years, no one who is at all Informed upon
the subject eutertsins doubt. The great re-
suits Of this work ere already familiar to our
readers. II will complete the Gordon of intelli-
pence between all the greet Powers Of the
Christian world, bin6ing two hundred millions
of people with al electric chain.
Other works no less great aud important are
pros ressing or projected. Among ih,m we may
mention the several British and American rail
vsys 10 ccrnect the Atlantic with the Pacific
coast; the ship canal across the Isthm;s Of
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buenCs A. rec, determined e. FevolutioYize their
country and restore to it its freedom. They
sim mortal blow at the despetsm of the
Lopez family, and profess to be able to
overthrow it with the strength and means
they have already concentrated The ani-
val OF our squadron in the river will pro
baby be the signal for the attempt of these
exilts, and If we get to blows, they
could operate favorabiy under the pro
lection of our guns There is 10 doubt
that five hundred disciplined troops once at
Assumption would effect successfully an entire
change of government. The despotism Of
Lopez is felt in every department OF trade and
business, and brushes out every hopeful feeling
of the Paraguayan heart.
Should Captain Page be unable to obtain tho
proper kind of vessels he now needs he will IN
doubtedly purchase briggs, fit them to bear heavy
batteries and tow them up the river. This alter
native it is to be hoped will not be necessary.
Several recent attempts have been made Ia
deprecate the Importance Of this expedition,
and to ceDsure the administration for taking -
decided course with q weaker nation. The
conduct Of Lopez has not been without vindi-
Gators in the American press. But if we are to
suffer indignities from every weak Power be-
cause it is SO, we shall be the prey Of the
meanest of nations. In this case there has
been murderous assault on an American YES
sci, and the death of one Of her crew, and, be-
sides this, the tyrannical expulsion of an Ame-
rican company and the destruction of their
property to an enormous amount without any
justifable cause.
The alarm of Lopez at the course which the
President is now taking, is readily seen in the
efforts Of anonymous correspondents. But
the whole subject was thoroughly examined
at the State Department. Lopez is not
able to excuse himself. He feared that Auerj-
can commerce would liberalize and advance his
people, that he would lose the exclusive CON
troll he enjoys by his own DEGREES of the bust
ness of Paraguay. The introduction of ploughs,
books, printing presses, cotton cleaning and
weaving machinery, rice hullers. saw mills, and
samples of every useful American fabric or i'm
plement adapted to improve the condition of
the country, was too dangerous to his dynasty.
He expelled the company be had invited there,
and broke up their thriving establishments by
fraud and violence. 1t is too late In the day to
deny this Whatever follies the former Cousul
may have committed in the conduct of his bust
ness, are quite extraneous to the real matters in
dispute. We require satisfaction, and we must
have it.
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NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 1853

hcsse sDo tss Contract, ~nich ~sssss6 Ia II
hoard his preselcs Hs then w,hdrr sno after fully
Considering and lscussos the subj fiseciea g.
llleEn M SnSLiOa tha b1 coupa GsciiLed recls
nse his Cain: thss Is pnisl ca,.a saai 3. shc
chicago Company Stote otetsefer7~ mad rso.
avery expensive ACC utiscn 10 ,na u,ossa C,l.
shch stouic hsss sayec exc-Ls for the
they Iureuec tgns ~ init l'E oad BE- opea
tas sso- ter sl ciA1a siuRr eoatsaTs, wh:Sa 10
cfist' "a 81 n.s I.ce " he stJr1Ht ~ iea-s
buu6rse IN sWfa, UT icn wTula ss vausd ever
nnlfn cCl tDa. could icea u
TtcogDzl smornt o. clcirs 10 snG,snr II toe
Asg ext enotures Siressy made ~ sre ths srau. &c
Az a simple matter of curiosity, a, lrt from
lis Eject o. public morals, ~e shauid like t.
know what explanation can be given ot tbess
curious cortradictlous, and bcx the swora tee
timopy Of the lobby broker Of ;he Thirty. fourth
Congress can be recopcileo R,.h TIE facts 80
simply and clearly detailed by MI. Kiosurn
II Simonton was merely told By outside pac
ties that be would be compensated. how does
il happen that he had H. bis pocket contract
from a recognized agent OF a responsible com
psuy. giving him quantity Of land estimated
b, himself Ut $40 900. And what becnmes of
his other statement, that he knew OF 40 money
being offered to be paid corruptly, because it
was 70 well understood that he could be party
to no such transactions! Viii the little Seward
organ, of which be is the Washington represeu-
tsiive, make, or get him to make some exp.ana-
ton Of this, or will he and il be- content TO let
judgment go by default.
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A HIGHLY CoLoRED JUBuEE.-To day all the
abolitionists, "white spirits and black, red
spirits and gray" intend to unite In cong of
praise over the downfall of the British colonies
in the West Indies, by the emancipation of the
negroes oRce held there in bonds. The "colored
citizens of the State of Massachusetts, (they
ignore the bred Scott decision "Down East,'D
are to convene in mass convention at New
Bedford. The corresponding committee state
the object Of the convention to be s'to protest
against the barbarism that Expresses us,
the arrogance and the brutality which 80
UNANIMOUSLY ignore our manhood" They fur
Their say that "the general government, ma
jority of the States and Territories, are growing
more malignant against US generally. The
present aspect Of affairs in this country fur
nisbes no grounds of hope, and the future is
equally ominous of evil"
There is great deal of truth in this curious
circular; but we must take different view o, il
from that which will probably be adopted by
the convention. The social condition Of the
black man here and elsewhere offers curious
philosophical study For two centuries he has
been alternately oppressed, petted, bullied aud
patronized. Some people have succeeded in
raising him to decent level Of intelligence
by means of slavery; others have "ameliorated'
him back to his native barbarism. In this
country the black man IL gradually dying out
under the influence Of free white labor. AS n
slave he will eventually disappear altogether;
o. free man the faint Of blood still adheres to
him, and by acknowledging the fact that he
needs to be patronized and ameliorated ard
sustained he offers the strongest argu-
ment In favor OF The theory which
maintains the inferiority of the African
race. The black man. North or South, is in a
bad way; but the black man at the North is
the more 10 be pitied of the tHo. lie il Pa
riah even among the men who rave the loudest
and the longest about his wrongs lie has
lately found out the latter circumstance aud so
we find him cutting loose from the Garrisouian
crew; he intends now to see what be can do for
himself. With the recent developments at Iii.
IBERIA and Jamaica in full view VIC are afraid
there is indeed no hope for the black man, un-
less be returns to first principles, and cxerts bis
energies in fields where free labor cannot CON-
pete with him This questionable most i'm
portant one in the matter, now that the political
part Of the question is shelved--is not alluded
to In the call Of the convention at New Bed
ford, or that Of the old fashioned Garrisonians,
who meet at Milford. We would respectfully
urge its consideration upon the orators of all
colors.
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THE TELEGRAPH FLEET on IT'S WAY-Thc
Atlantic Telegraph squadron is fairly on its
VIZ. The ships left Queenstown about day
break on The 18th Of July, and on the same
morning the Niagara was seen of Cape Clear.
and the Agamcmncn off Kinsale, q short dis.
lance astern.
Itwould be impossible to predict the result oe
the present attempt to lay the cable; but there
seems to be want of organization in the ar
raneements on board the Agamemnon which
does not aueur very favorably for success. The
late disaster on board that vessel does not ep-
pear to be satisfactorily accounted for By those
10 charge. That The cable broke when there
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The NICARAGUA TRANSIT FIGHT IN New
Transit route grant have been forced at last to
transfer their fight from Central America to
Washington; and preparations are being made
by both parties in this city to proceed to the
federal capital as soon as Mr.. Buchanan returns
from Bedford Springs. How the fight has
to the uninitiated; but it is evident that there
are now but two in the field, VINO marshal their
forces respectively under the lead of Gen. Joe
White and Commodore Vanderbilt The for
mer, with the Cass- Yrisarri treaty as their war
horse, have established their headquarters at
the Metropolitan Hotel; while the latter have
Gen. Jerez and the gathering of their followers
at the New York Hotel. Each camp has sent
out its outrupners and spies, and the quarters of
the enemy are closely watched by either party.
Both express the utmost confidence that they
will obtain the victory.
What Gen. Jerez's mission is to be is not yet
very clear. Some say that he comes to act with
Yrisarri, and others that be will supersede that
gentleman. In the present juncture, he is a
little exercised with doubts as to the recep-
ton he will meet with at Washington,
and steps have been taken to ASCERTAIN the die
position of the government. There are some
ugly things to he explained away on the part
of his principals-the haggling and bad dispo-
sition of his government with regard to the
treaty; the cheat put upon Gen. Lamar about
its ratification; the impudent and false declara-
ton of Nicaragua and Costa RIGA TO the Euro
pean cabinets under the guidance of Nous Bsl-
ly, and the violation of Gen. Lamar's CORES
pondence. In regard to the latter point it is
asserted that Gen. Jerez can make it clear that
the Nicsraguan government officials did not
break the seals Who did it, then? There is
come mystery here. There is another point
that Is not 60 clear. A legal title to the Tran
sit steamers now in Nicaragua certainly vests
in some American citizen OF citizens: yet no
one appears to claim them. How is this? It
looks very much as though there is cheating
somewhere. But what we want to see is how
Gen. Jerez can explain away the studied dis
courtesy and insults Of his government to this
country and TO the American Minister in Mica
ragua. Until this lie done our government
should not receive him; and If il is not done
quickly and amply, the sooner he is sent home
the better will it be for all parties in the
future.
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Nicaragua; tie projected railway ufSn the
same route; the Tehuartspec railway; ice
Suez cax,Al, which will shorten the distance 20
Ibdis by two thousand leagues, acd the coz
rietiou Of which has been truly called a
"ui0mpb of cisilizsticn TO less glorious than
the discovery Of new world" Then we have
the Eupbrates railway connecting Alexandria
with The Persian Gulf, folloSing toe course Of
the historic river through countries made in
mortal b. both sacred and profsae writer's for
centuries.
Looking ut these great works, the magnif-
cepce Of which seems almost besoad human
Zen, may We rot claim something for the
progressive activity, science and perseverance
of the working men of the nineteenth century,
My we not say with Calico, the world does
move, Notwithstanding the croaking and doubt
ing of all the old fog'es in the universe? The
,riumphs OF mind over matter have only just
begun TIE peaceful victories achieved by the
combined powers of the man of science aud the
man of muscle will blot out forever the great
&c! achievements Of the men Of the sword.
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NEW YORK HERALD.
JAMES GORDON ENNETT,
EpiroR AND PROPRIETOR

ornos n. ". cossks or FULTON AND NASSAU SITS.
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View YexA, Monday, August 2, 1855.
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BAaEUs's AkERlciN MUSEUM. Brosd~ay-After
and HT-nins sAoic vHsraiIc9uisH AND CuhIosrrs
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
Our State.

So far as heard from, Minnesota Elec.
tions have gone Anti-Lecompton. The
Moccasins are everywhere defeated and
the Democrats and Republicans will have
the next Legislature, if our Moccasin
Governor calls it together.
If he does not, he will only postpone
the evil day and make it worse when il
comes. The people will triumph next fall
more easily than they did this, for the
Moccasin rule is over in this State.
Blue Earth county, for the first time
has gone Republican. Sherbourn, Anoks
and Manomin have elected A. Stoyell
Republican, by 1877 majority
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
Indiana.

Indiana is reported to have chosen her
Republican State ticket by five thousand
majority. The Legislature is also Repub-
lican, and will Of course choose Senators
to take the seats now usurped by Bright
and Fitch. The five Republican Con-
gressmen are all reelected by increased
majorities. Schuyler Colfax's having
been doubled from 1856-with John G.
Davis, Anti-Lecompton Democrat, who
was nominated by, and is fully identified
with the Republicans VIM. M. Dunn,
(Republican) has beaten Hughs, Lecomp.
ton. Eight Of the eleven members are
St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-10-28
NE YORK TRIBUNE:
1858--59-

YNHE successful laying Of the transatlantic
i Telegraph Cable marks q new era in the
history Of Human Progress. Henceforth Eu-
rope, Western Asia, and Northern Africa lie
within an hour distance from our shores, and
the battle which decides the fate of kingdom,
the capture of Vienna or Gibralter, the fall
Of dynasty, the triumph of usurpation, the
birth of an heir to royalty, the death of Mic
holas or Wellington, in any country which
touches the Mediterranean, the Euxine, the
Black Sea or the German Ocean, will be pub
lished in New York tho next morning, if not
on the very day Of its occurrence. In a mo-
ment, as it were, We have been thrown into the
immediate intellectual neighborhood of the
whole civilized and a large portion of the semi
barbarous world. The rise and fall of stocks
in London or Paris will henceforth be reported
from day to day in the journals of our seaboard
cities. The boldest operators in Wall Street
will refuse to buy or sell until they have read
the quotations of that days business in the
Royal Exchange and at the Boarse, whose
transactions will have closed an hour or so he
fore ours can begin. A revolution in Paris, an
important vote in Pertinent, an instruction
in Italy, a fire in Constantinople, will be dis
cussed around the breakfast tables of New York
a few hours after its occurrence. A mighty
though silent transformation in the conditions
of human existence has just been effected by
the little wire stretching across the oceans bed
from the coast of Ireland to that Of British
America and one inevitable result of this must
be an unexampled community of feeling and
interest among the nations of Chr;stendom, and
a consequent desire for a more intimate ac-
quaintance with each others doings through
the medium of the Newspaper Press. It seems
hardly possible that thousands should not
henceforth read their own journals, who have
hitherto been content with an occasional glance
at those taken by their neighbors; while many
who have hitherto been content with Weekly
issue will now require a Semi-We ekly or
Daily. In short, Intelligence, always a vital
element Of growth, in wisdom, success in busi-
ness, or enjoyment in life, has now become
indispensable to all.
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clock, was becoming dark, and the bal
loon was soon lost sight Of! A period of
more intense wretchedness to the parenta.
heart, can scarcely beimagined. III.
Gas there was but little wind, the bal
loon had gone almost directly upward, till
its disappearance in a south-easterly course.
Messengers were dispatched through the
region in every direction, and the alarm
spread rapidly, creating everywhere the
intensest excitement. In all quarters the
men and boys rallied in parties to scour
the country and search the woods, in the
expectation that the victims would some
where descend and be subjected to the per-
lis Of drowning, or else Of starvation, IN
discovered
At Centralia the intelligence caused an
Understandable sensation. The idea became
current that they must encounter frigid
atmosphere which they could not survive.
1t was about three o'clock on Saturday
moroing that Mr.. Ignatio Atchinson, iy-
ing on Moore's Prairie, eight miles from
Mt. Vernon, got up, as he says, and went
ont upon his porch ITO see the blazing
star'-the comet. An immense spectre
rising from tree, about twenty yards dis
tant rather appalled, him, and he re-enter-
ed the house and walked his family. On
coming out again, weak and pitteous
Voice called to him from the spectre,
"Come here and let us down; we're almost
iroze." Mr.. Atchinson speedily perceived
the astonishing nature of the case, muster
ed help, cut several limbs of the tree. and
drew the car in safety to the ground
The lictle boy was first lifted out, and
when placed upon his feet instantly ran
for several yards, then turned, and for a
moment contemplated the balloon with an
parently intense curiosity. The little
girl told her sorrows and adventures with
an almost broken heart, to these people,
who, strangely indeed, had not heard Of
the disaster.
! A messenger arrived at Mr.. Heryey's,
eighteen miles distant, at P. NJ. with
the transporting intelligence that the chill
dren we're safe. We will leav it to our
readers imagination to suggest the Joy the
intelligence caused. It was late in the af-
ternoon when the little ones arrived and
were clasped once more in the embrace Of
their parents.
The happy result was received at Cen.
tralla, and announced on Sunday morning
IN the churches amid ectasies Of 10y. The
children were broug ht there on Monday,
and welcomed with the firing of cannon
and general jubilee. Photographic por-
traits OF them were taken by Mr.. VIM. B.
Mathews, artist in Centralia, and variety
OF presents were made to them. The girl
is named Martha Ann, and her littl broth
er David lsam. She says that she soon
cried herself to sleep, and that she cried
until she slept little, and then awakened
in the tree.