Red Wing sentinel., 1859-08-27
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THE "GREAr EASTERN The English
papers report that the engines Of this big
ship are now erected, the propeller is in its
place, and floats are on the paddle Wheels
The machinery, indeed, is SO far complete
that steam has been got up to try the accu-
racy Of the bearings and so forth. Of he,
six masts, the first, fifth and sixth arc rig.
ged. The carpenters have put up the deck
bulwarks, the painters are giving the boards
tho first coat. In short period the Great
Eastern will be coaled and provisioned, and
ready to take her trial trip to sea.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 19.-The Atlantic Tel
egraph Company has issued an invitation to
inventors, patentscs, and manufactures Of
Sub Marine Cables, to come forward as soon
ss possible with specimens and plans OF Ca
bic, suitable Tor Ocean service, to be sub
mitted to the Company for examination and
testing experiments. ,,.......
The invitation ex ends to all persons en-
gagged in tho robustness, IN whatever country
residing, the object being to get the very
best Cable that can be produced. All com
munications are to be addressed to the Sec
retary Of the Society, George s ward, No.
22 Old Broad ST., London.
The New York Nsn,es says: q The new
Kansas Constitution treats the negro as an
in,psrtine,,ce and a bore, refuses to make the
State responsible for the protection of his
liberty, hesitates even upon the right Of trial
ty jury where he is concerned, and fatty
denies him the exercise of the suffrage
That the Republicans Of the East should
rejoice over this handiwork Of their West.
ern brethren, means, Of course, a long fare
well to the old ant'-sl.very of the party.
A NOTORIOUS ruffian, known in South
western Arkansas as jack Cade, was recent
ly killed by q woman whose husband he
had shot, The widow challenged him to
fight duel, and as the rufiian declined she
attacked him with revolver and lodged
three balls in him, ono of which passed
through his heart.
THE Evsning Post says that the an-
nouncement that CHARLES Dickens intends
to visit this country in the fall, for the col
lection Of new batch of american Notes.
Is more than mere rumor. The distinguish.
ed author is under engagements to give
sixty readings" according to pre- -arrang-
ed programme, at various points, for the
very reasonable remuneration of S25, 900
cash at the start, and one fourth Of the net
profits Of the exhibition
THE New Haven News says that the to-
bacco crop all over Connecticut promises
great things at present. The cultivation
has spread out Of the valley Of the Connect
icut, and there is now scarcely town in
the State in which tobacco patches, here
and there. are not to be found. The price Of
the past few years has ruled 50 high as to
present irresistible temptations .'t;.
The Rajah Of Cashmere has sent a tent Of
shawls as presen. to Queen Victoria, with
bedstead Of carved gold, the whole valued
at sl5o,o0O -5o3g -sU si5
The Rajah Hundersing has just beeh
married at Lahore, to an English lady, Miss
Hodge. 1t is the first marriage Of the kind
which has taken place. The Prince is a
pagan. and immensely rich. 99 @'" ~
Ors of the members Of the Baptist Church
in GAINESVILLE, who voted to expel Deacon
Cox, for acting as Deputy United States
Marshal in the arrest Of a fugitive slave, has
since that time been publicly whipped with
araw-hide, in that city, for repeatedly in.
suating . married lady with dishonorable
proposals. The indignant lady gave her
husband letter that the scamp had sent
her, and the result was, that the would be
gay deceiyer got his deserts
A letter from Washington, dated the l4th,
says that the party for discovering ship
canal across the isthmus Of Darien will be
organized for the most part BY officers de.
.tached from vessel Of the, Gulf Squadron.
II will proceed Oh board the Pret,ble to the
east coast and seek to verify the statement
Of Osborne Cullen and Surgeon Caldwell,
Of our own Navy, that such gap or dc.
preston. Of the Eastern Cordilleras exists as
TO admit Of the construction Of ship canal.
The counvl Y westward by the Bay Of San
Aisuelar or the Pacific, is represented to
be nearly fiat. MI. Avery, who accompa-
MED Lieut.. Strain, goes out to join the ex-
pedition, and withlliInn an experienced gr.
onaut with balloUby 4 Is antiiqil
pated that considerable advantages may re-
suit 70 the expedition a9. 81 n ':"l'
go! LATE news from Europe report symp-
toms Of . serious misunderstanding between
Austria and Prussia. ',' 'i0 ~
81 q RETURNS from eighty-two counties in
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