The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-03
Our Detroit Correspondence.
DErRor, April %, 1850.

DETROIT, April %, 1850
Detroit end Milsyaukie Railway-As Prespects--Grand
Taak Rdiray-- Vessels Loading Here for Lirsrpoot-
Com,ns,ciot Faclh Ties oiIical, de-, dc
gDe Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, which runs IRON
ibis city to Grand BaVen upon Lake Michigan, connecting
with steamers running across the lake 70 MILWAUKEE,, pass
ed into the management Of European capitalists VINO arc
owners Of the majority Of stock OF the Great western
Railway of Canada, about year since. Very extensive
improvements have been and are being made upon 'nB
road The dock upon the Detroit river in this city has
been substantially built it being seventeen hundred fee
length aoI The bank of the river, and new sud ee-
CAN'T freight house is nearly completed being five hundred
feet in length. This road is destined TO good Dual
ness as II has no competition whatever In the
northern counties Of the State, neither VIII 1t
have The Grand Trunk Railway OF Canada
is now being rapidly extended to this city II crosses the
St. Clair Fort Sarna, in Canada and Port Huron
Of State the foot Of Lake Huron from thence s
being constructed in State to this city When the
link from Thomas, @. w., s completed to Port Sarna,
which will be The cenang fall, there will be continuous
line from this city TO Portland, Eane. This improve
ment addition 10 The existing lines Of railroadhe De-
oit and Milwaukee, Michigan Central, Michigan Southern,
extending westward Great Western, of Canada,
extending eastwardw render Detroit grand centre OF
Addition have water communication 20 all paris or
the globe For instance, there are now being loaded AT
the extensive wharf Of the Detroit and Milwaukee
Rslway, the brig Deshler, and the schoouers
slaves for Iiyerpool England whittier they proceed with
out breaking bulk me route is down the Detroit river
through Lake Erie, the Weland CANAL Lake Ontario La
chine and ST. Lawrence river to the Atlantic, dis
about twelve hundred miles. Some seventeen or
eighteen vessels secured for this trade for this
1t updes that two vessels are now loading with ice
in The Saut de St. Marie river som four hundred miles
north Of TO proceed direct to the Island OF Cuba, with
We have cass OF vessels which could be seat to China
0nr ronncr interests are looking up our lumber is
doing we'll and have the best pineries IN the
woria; our crops upvo sue ssounu noses iooAeu vo.
ont nj The close Of the present wear IN excellent
circumstances. The failure OF our principal staple crop
Toe wDea'-ior inc M ..'e" T orchr, or.
cemna 90 sunply the farmers with the necessaries Of
life and the farmers bad nothing To pay them Win
so0d crop, anI ~. WIN We To NO. :,,;,o have bo,,oniod
ne We ave az blsck az the ace OF Grades shade rs ten
degrees better than white man. few days ago darkey
nad wnte man sh, r o n.y. soi @ d,s,ed
TINS state OF thpgs viii not last long, The shell is being
cracked they viii scon see the eht OF Gay me brilliant
s. 20 Isnan and P,rasuav questions sndsobers in
the line Of adjustment opened the eyes Of vino
followed Of Douglas IN MS Kansas neresies ohndodea
They ber6 to see that President bacnansn Is man OF
ability ana sooa Joosmei.:, a 'a o.sa e s
cut the pledge given IN ms a!s. messaee, W ieG.y "a
speedily as possible the perpexng ocnltes exssng De
tween ms snd iofegn countries, sne .espoas'oy VI
which task was lett py previous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ior INN
todo.
The Dumb speaking "no Ino Ocal IAe"I.ns.
VISIT TO THE INSTITUTION DIES sooHDs'AuhfS IN
PARIS.
nwAru ooua ~ ;.i, 80 ,h na.r nd nmro 1o.,i
tuition in Paris
PARIS, March 20, 1859.
strangers in Paris pass strayed aside from the ordinary
na.b which thev usu.v tate and vo.,.rd.v r,,a So,
pA.,, 49,. 49,. ~. pau v~'
10 the ihs'i'uoh oes Deat ana Dumb
Asylum OF Paris witnessed there some very wonderful
examples Of the results OF patient labor which cert,nv
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surprised me, and thought possibly plainly written
account OF my visit might be interesting TO your readers
Although have seen published statement. 70 the ec.c,
A., oon.,anroh,. ucco.. h.a hsor .c,oroa t., e.s,,
children who were born deaf and who consequently had
never exercised their organs Of speech to speak have
~ - = f' W ef' ".Ve
never seen any psn statement OF ac in relation to the
matter which gave me any idea of the perfection to
which tho ev.,ey, vbicb ba. be.r in orora,or ,r,
1870 ~ - - foA ov
rev years. mas peen ALREADY brought propose, there
FORE to give you an account of my visit To the Institution
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the CONVERSATIONS (wnicn were OF course, all held in
tnciy understood that they held through the me-
dunn Of the customary organs speech and by means
of signs.
The guide showed US into room where teacher eur.
rounded thirty forty bows between the az sx
and fourteen years. writing grammatical exer.
cises on the black board As soon as we entered the
the teacher, who appeared to be about forty
years Of age, descended from the bench which he
stood, and coming up to me addressed me with
words Of welcome, saying that he was always
very glad TO receive visitors, and that he
would exhibit to me come specimens of the
proficiency to which his pupils had attained in
speaking, although they were all born deaf. l
noticed peculiar clipping" of aome OF the words and
harsh cultural sound which he 70 Others but sup
posed the teacher TO be German and after thanking him
for his pronered Kindness he called up bright, nte-
gent looking little fellow The boy looked closely at the
teachers lips while the latter told him to bid good day
The boy Immediately SPOKE TO me- enunciang his words
clearly and distinctly and with very correct accentuaton
and said -
How do yon do, sirf'
replied, and the teacher requested me to ask the
boy question l did 30, merely moving the organs Of
speech without uering any sound and asking with my
lips how old ne WASP
he instantly replied " thirteen years and half"
Upon being told by the teacher, he asked where
did you come lromF
1repied in the same manner a. before, from America
The boy repeated America and then taking piece of
chalk wrote upon the blackboard