The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-10-08

each having light to guide vessels at
night and an alarm b II for warming in
fogs. The greatest depth Of the chan,
nell, on the line proposed, is one hundred
aud eighty.six feet. The bridge would
have two or more railroads, which it is
estimated, could be travorsed in twenty
minutes; and it is to be so built as to ad-
NIT the light Of day-beiug lighted a.
night by gas. In order to prevent all
fear Of invasion, the protector proposes
that each end Of the bridge shall be com
manded by stron. battery. The towers,
which would be one hundred feet in d.
ameter, and two hundred aud sixty feet
high, would rest on colossal bases, three
hundred feet square at the bottom, one
hundred and City feet square ut the top,
rising to hei ght of forty feet above the
water, formed of blocks Of granite united
by iron bars. The elevation of the tops
of the towers would be thus three hun
drcd feet above the surface o. the water
Mr.. Boyd estimates the utmost possible
cost of the bridge at e30,O00,0j0, but
thinks that it could be built for half that
sum, and tha. the whole cost would be
reimbursed to the company in eight year..
4 Frec.Born Woman Ten Wears Slave,
Escapes.
The Toronto Globe gives an account of
the perils of Sarah Jane Giddings, alias
Young, who, about a month since, while
at the Falls, concluded to leave her mis-
trcss' services, and fed across the river to
Canada. The master not liking to lose
his property, Ga likely and fine look
ing mulatto woman, twenty-five years of
age, in this manner, followed Sarah Jane
to the Clifton House, where she had OBJ
tanned employment, and attempted tc in
duce her to return with hin. Sarah Jane
tells her story to the editor Of the Globe,
as follows:
"On Saturday, Mr.. Shears Cher land
lord) requested Sarah Jane to go to one
Of the cottages adjoining the hotel, for
the purpose of cleaning it out, accompa-
nylng her himself to the door. As soon
as she entered, she found, to her great
amazcment, her old master ready to re-
ccive her He Immediately locked the
door, and putting the key in his pocket,
piled evory possible art to induce her to
cross the river Every offer, however, was
rejected, the girl p,efering her freedom
to slavery, with all its promised advanta-
ges. He kept her there for some tune,
refusing to let hergo, threatening violence
if necessary. Fortunately, some of the
colored walters noticed that all was not
right. and after receiving no satisfaction
from Mr.. Shears, to whom they conmun-
icated their fears, they resolved on rescu-
ing their friend themselves. Sallying
out they broke the window, entered the
room, aud carried off their prize, taking
her to Drummondville, where they kept
her till Monday, and sent her off to Toron-
to. The Globe says she arrived safel ly in
that city, aud will, no doubt, be perfectly
secure 1t is reported that her master
was at the Rossin House, and some Of
her colored friends were on the lookout
for the gentleman She is quite desti-
tute, having left everything behind her,
but she will not want friends in her new
home. Her case is very peculiar one.
She was born of free woman in New
York City, but when only twelve years
of age was taken to Texas, where she
was made slave in the family Of Mr..
Giddings, with whom, we believe, she has
since lived. She longed for freedom, she
says, and it has been providentially ar
ranged that she should at length gain the
hoon