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, 1859-01-25

WAsuiscrsS Jan. ~ 1EJ
The report that Messrs. Seward. Hale, Gid
dtngo, Chase, Nade and other distinguished
Republicans. are in'iavor of the stealing Of Gu.
ba is stupid fiction, started in the silly hope
that it will have some political effect Ut the
North. Rspublcans here all look upon the Gu
ban nloEemen: "a Il transparent hu,nbug, which
will result in nothing. The only foundation for
the stories about the secret negotiations with
the Spanish officials is j runor that the Presi-
dent - trying TO bribe the GaEeruor-General
and the Spanish military commanders in Cuba
TO betsag the island into his hands. THIS is al
legged to DC the objec: Of the thirty millions
But it is also suspected here that large share
Of the money, if the President gets it. will he
used with the mere prospect Of SUCCESS to carry
the next Presidential elsctinn
, 1859-01-25
The StuTe Exodus.
fI.x,ts H.. ILL.,, II n

In addition to the large number of nec,o
slaves talen II on Thursday By the New Fnils
City for The South. the Mononguhela took avay
thy, und tue John " Na!sh smaller lot yester.
day. The Auat Lefty arrived FROM keoluk
last evening, having stvesa! blacks on board
IRON Northeast Missouri. in cha1ge Of n "a
md doub,less tbsr me na aunt Lsty
eVerT bout from the Missouri. have more or
!ese every trip Of that peculiar property" !"
"nlen all sdn', is disappearing from the Siats
o. 81 10 wonderfully rIpid rate. The uuijers Of
@.ssou'i ,ha5 l. wiz hoon ndnit, VIC suppose, that
4,roe = ~ 10 n.teaas IN cci Of emancipation in
Legislature By b RepreEeutaiisWs W from @ ,ha m cilv
Of St Loui4. ""11 AAe 1'@,
, 1859-01-25


W4SuIsG7os. jan. 60 ~?
The ccntralizl:ion Of power III The !lanus III Tue
Federal GUycrLlurnt Las cL:i>td to t'r gaauIl. IL
Is no s like ua. inll. ahd raptd Ii ihe deb'te
vIl eli t.r, pace III th: Huu>c ol II pteacutat IVES
Oh Iu.,luy i,s' Mr. phr!l:s the Chairman Of the
t'onlil.,,- Of Mays and Mcln~ auununced the eX-
+: ordinary ducIrine, III reply T. question IRON
Mr.. Cu!f4N, ul III lianl, tua lhc President uf tie
United States cd'not ony appont PERSONS TO
,r,'cn n4--"n4. LM thai be c,n rrea'e lie mis-
s!'u! give nr phelI, :, owu l,hsu &C. IN al'u'
ii II III tie mission to Persia. He say:
''Ifint leis,!rnIn viii examine the ia~*, lie
vii! iiud that ,hesc !. src fed authority fur 1he
:sy1.ni.l Inrnt II ministers IL nlny u the udtois.
Is TO the tropiir,vtf ulaku. an appropriation
IL the ,nissol, In Persia, hat Is Question which
Il a,ldt. - ,>e!l 10 tit ,lcln9uls o the Commit
tce,"
Aud again:
:" I;nt |, NAV 1,c 1n4.t.r ~ sound discretion
whether ,It,. pi,-rilt sou'd luakc al appo'ut-
itc of minister IL any tslyi.n Baton uple>s Con-
:!ie>s siuulJ bavc mt.Ie an appropriation to pay
the >a!';I ot tGal minister
liz c'lnmu.i ulIuH this extraordinary u"ctrine
vii! suggest i!>elt to every intelligent mind.
NAtH G!auey Jones was appointed resi'!cAt min
;-tt.r tn Nitnu:: 10 WAS appointed 10 Til tic Vi
csl.y cltat hy ;;t .~lgnltluu nf tlie Hun. >.
J,nh-''A, 'i t',nrsia, wlb Ind III Vain tlie1 III
i',sIe ti l,- 81 Fused IL 1nr nf the first u it>
..a->; bu: .tltu JJnr! VII, >rEeCt II, the plcsi-
tlrn in III" tysr..se Of TIC imperial rowef r,.lcr
rtt! ~ by Ar. Phelps. atunce elevated Jones tu
se EiS:..-t Gr..s!r.
Au'5lr'r tCI III CONNECTION with tlIis idea Of
cen!rt i.ia. q ,yclln"nt. and Of rcpoS'ny 1'nwcr
III tl;. h,nl@ Vi Ill Executive who use, it unly 10
IL ,'zoy State sovereignty a!l i1epculent public
uc iuu. \ tew .lsy> asn, III a dcbate i'll tie Sc
late tie lt-o.uilu,i oi Senator Andrew John
}trrslIs' Z i,r tue re,!c;itn Of the public cN
lrnI!turs, Mr.. $ ,:.l!'E-, oi R1,. Island, charged
that ,he Postmaster General vas giving out con.
tracts lu1 Gu ring Halls at .Nor1nt rates, in
yipatiou If Ia AMI 1uat iii, priuciple had ob-
tainti >iHrr 1>45. Mr.. Hnntcr. 1hc Chailm u Of
Inc C''mm'tr ul Fi,anct iu the Scli.1e aain;tfed
tAs truth # lie gtn'rM aeeus Iiuns, but t'lrued
tile rc-i'uusbni. l'y tic allegation that the ap-
preparations could int ec se|usrd after the con-
lrdrt> I,. la"a n,ar, at,l til" -vryice be4ui.
lie HOUSE I'll l. rrc>s Natives. iu the exercise
o j Viz. d'-cr.tion, struck out in committee the
appropriation tDr ,le mission O; Persia and
shall mi le aston she'd it their action in this res
poet is not extended IN other departments inclul-
;lls that If ti t;'ltsal Pu>1 Ullicr. AIN ,ll to
sc HAT suIlu vi 1llr Southern 1n.n have ,ial nlc-
nin'c!re enough Ii r.i.s their y,jce eaillst this
threatening cu;rlI ion Vi filings aid hope that
When tlle several appropriation bills cu1ne u Ike
np7rtr'l Ia t!lc linr~r, and wl!tn members wilt
b" sutj jt'!el tn 14c test vi Itle :lcs AMI nut-s
llrrc i'll Ire lW ark ri independence to c;,utirm
the hcalll,y Acii,'n nj the s'nnrnitIte,
, 1859-01-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,


tFfCm our OWL 70 fespondentJ
WAsu1so7ox. Jazuary %. 1855.
The Cuban demonstrston il laughed at 1tis
humbug for 1850. Tbs Democracy must have
good cry. II will be- Cuba and niggers The
dose will be sHeetened with perspective view
Of cheap sugar- The drapery will be skiliully
arranged 10 as to screen O foreign wer and
debt Of $5o0. .oo0. 900. with ta1es in proportion.
It was lucky thing for Douglas, for when be
came out Of the caucus, the renegades and reg
utars gathered about him to congratulate him
upon his return 10 the true fold.
Both Committees on Foreign Affairs hare vo-
ted to report tho bills for the sac, 900 900 refer
red to them. That is bagatelle, when it il re-
membered that in two years Cobb i Buchanan
hare. .quaudered$6o, ,ooo, 900 more than they hare
received Democracy makes no account ofmilliouB
when the belong to other people. This is only
an item in the 5000, 900 600 which It is resolved
to pay for Cuba, if it becomes necessary. The
money will not be voted, not dime Of it, but If
it were placed in the Presidents hands he would
have neither the nerve nor the senae to use it to
any purpose. 1t would, however, furnish the
nutriment and pa6ulam for innumerable little di.
plomatic jobs whereby certain statesmen now in
the shade would absorb few thousands each.
Mr.. FarnBworth has ready Tor submission to
the Hon.a a ssries of re,olutions in favor of
opening negotiations for the acquisition ofBrlt-
ish America, in which he makes out @ case
hundred timer stronger than is described il Bu-
.ss..-,. ~. r,,h, Th. a,,a,a
eoanan 'aa4en'alon I'VE, eu'1 AUG auae10
tion Of Canada il destined to be the great issue
Of the future Let the ball be now set in motion
r., ,,a .x,.,.;or ~ f-sodo,, ovor 4ha ,n;,htv
iof tuo e1sen'''u " neeooD4 ''e' .D0 su''
North humanity deterlorates IN the tropics
II is the vigorous bracing North which Bends
for,, ,ha .u,-ns of har children tn renovate
S''A, -,
fnnakloo. Lei, tnen' tne oannes o' tne Hepuo'
lie be extended over that magnificent country
which now bovs TO the sceu,ra OF fo1eien mon
...h u,.. ~. ,..d;,;,. ae oo,.,a ,h,t ;,, i,
Asn' upon VIC eono''''D' ~ s'oSo'' 'n~' ~" 'A'
habl$ants consent
Some of ths haugers.on of illibusterisa have
s,ar,ed tha .torv that the newlv,e,act E,ecu.
"s' ~
'aFe OF mexico na7 sent mere HI ones 10 8eh 90
nora and chihuahua tor fifteen or twenty mill
,ons Itisa Raorhack of which such nrnctised
, 1859-01-25

EM1GEASra--The number Of emigrants who
left Liverpool during ls5s was 70,4S6, de-
crease of71 ,456 IL compared with the year pre-
ceding. OF these emi9rauts nearly Il 900 we're
bound for the United States.
, 1859-01-25

ecHoolAAsTka THRAsuKp.-A .each.- i, ,rs
o. tas Public Schools Of Davenport, low. b. vas va
nant the 9sasr n DAY by ihdg
Trouble il expected 10 result {rnm il. 0ppeo@
, 1859-01-25
Lacrosse and Milwaukee Railroad.

Lacrosse and Milwaukee Railroad.
The y. ]. Ersuiny{ost OF Jan. 18Th, Contains
letter from y. L. Ssauuton, Esq President Of
the Lacrosse and Milwaukee 4 .ilwuy, in relation
To the condition Of that company. The letter is
prompted BY the expectation that the road would
be sold by the trustee Of the third mortgage
bondlolders. Mr. Slocaton makes the follow
ing statement Of The financial condition Of the
, 1859-01-25

JUDS0N'S PATENT GOVERNOR VALVE
For Fl2us Mills We conf 1ensIy recommend them IT,
pesior 10 AaJ other style Of kogse. aad they will
Savo from Is to 50 per can't in Fue1
Over the usaa1 clxss Of Po:tes Ia u.e a. the West We
shall keep an ass11nent dfeeas size! at our estab
lsnuent where they be c1Ai1e1 aud the
tofoEmst obiai.ed regarding them. Competent men
Hll des ed br furnished up aod Gl1t knEtues
In a.y p-r1 OF the co11ify. We sill also supply
WATERwHEELS, SKATING, GEARING, kC.
At Gerry Loso fIour$x.
r. W. BAXTER * CO.,
hu Furnishing Depot West Water Etraet between R1o-
dolph and ii Matlson. Caleaxo.
|" z. .. Addle exs. Box no. ~ ixAn-bS1
, 1859-01-25
COMETIIING NEW y MITCHELL 5
y PATENT
Metaliic-Tipped Boot anu Shoe.

An Improvement has beea arnIeI to Boo's sad oes
By which Il eat slrits L. Expense Is male. Every
bupi AMI shoe +al-r That cLl VII Ut
ut the hes-cons.xueei kh>e Ia from fur SIX
tks Aul tha: i.sefto j. lied t1c sai4. VI aui4c-
tuess to cb.i4:e this 1tieitu:sT-
THE "METALLIC TIP"
Facet. and cve.ccEss l.. 4 s-a pie=e n conper l.
ne4t yf4s ened 10 n. OF tie b5ot sEc:, zeoT2
cos1uete rsttetti to Il: and rendering the eEu1
the most .uye!ra.e STAN. e: Intellectual u kck il
cut
Ne p,esen: this inve3tlca With The o!!es knou'.e Of
and experience /, its F. aetical Utility HaYscr for
reary heen subjected to the tess l.
ht. ~ rs Intrinsic E3ets. artuA1ly *urucut-d
every j7ctrn thkt ecu July he !tsGus;s 81; int
the pAn7ing err Etatrs. shFfI are but - av-
eras. Of u14ires Of Others wi a5uEh4nty
We h=>it1s:an In thai Tie Nrc III fIps
SO. Is des sa i e1F iy snptrcec, fur EA..dEea ai:
iur:h. i st.le: aud We conaitf !: moderate
IT.. e!ne tn i one sIr thu Me'ac Tii viii
twr to trer III. old style. 4kiux sAvlss u
nezr;y tEu-thirIs in tie eI Jease II SIDES
M+ssrs. WaDsNORTlI l. NE. Is, of Chiea.o,
Have heen prirted AGENTS N tn. sale Of the Houts
aid SHOES and AUTHORIZED - us2oAe Of 1oEn a1d
Cout.tr K.Lt2
oan' i:atons ilrcs.ea IA them the uadersIsael
CHASE scE1>SEf 4 CO..
Ii 4 - f1tet s.. Boston. Mas
y. Bills invention iS ! complete trtteeEon from
the cutting 1T Pr l- uFss&eS =. i4 t.l=l!:tly asa1t
elt> Miners' all occupations Hhfca tleutar!y
tNrn-e the the Ut e bout shoe IL c.1. cut
q 1lyctl
, 1859-01-25


AToTHERs, AS YoV LOVE YOUR
WatnA Tpr Tars.s san5s r.. atsih oIn x. .1
nC.n sur, g o,ses d.ss.:es, e u ~: s.:s
circle around the eyes AID
FOR WtV'S w TEnHT. .hfsE
nRM fhey sre T ! drite.ors orera-
fee:a L, 1ecare them a-d restore heal IN q,
aad b Ee. Of children have It 10 foand Their
, 1859-01-25

Net tatntngs.- Gj -
Til. earnings Of tic road lave disappointed its
friends. The depressed condition et the West
the cessation OF emigration and tile s;a.,l:iun Of
business. aifard hut little encouragement fur tic
future.
Repeated efforts have been made to iuduca
Governor Randall to give the Company patent
for the lands, lie still withho!ds it, upon the
ground that the road must first be built from
Madison to Portage City, Notwithstanding The
nb;est jurists OF the States Of New YORK and
Wisconsin,, and the Department Ut Washington.
are Of opinion that the Company are new enti-
tied to the land, There il no legal remedy
against the Executive OF tha: State. Repeated
propositions huve been made to submit the uues.
tion to the Stats or United States Courts. but
without Effect
There have been inFinuatons made as to the
third mortgage bonds being improperly dis
posed Of. THIS moriS-ge wAs executed for the
express purpose Of settling the floating debt ::
for projecting the farmers who hare mortgaged
their farms 70 aid in the construction Of The
I'd +; funding cospols, and to pruv1de the ne
ceesary means for the existence Of the Compa-
ny. and Indispensable expenses, until the earn
iugs ot the road would atiJrd some relief The
road was then advertised for sale By the Sheriff
Of Milwaukee, and foreclosures OF indiyldua!
mortgages, and proceedings to enforce pay.
nlents fur right Of why ware in progress. No:
tice WIS published in the New YORK and Wis
cousin newspapers, to all the creditors, that the
Company would glyo those bo1ds il payment
Tor I'LL the legal unsecured Indebtedness uf the
Company. 1rd tur couro1s upoa the land grsut
bonds. The following is q Statement OF the
amount disposed OF IN
Third Hosisace boni1 rsei in Wisconsin for
ros ssr ansaeu!e, dehs: il w!.coa:ia ioic
'r .T"s,r s.oa the = a. !, o. te Co au"
- - ont Of "iseonsia...' i05 l0j
Fos spo ri peis.lfo for ,h.no;e of ClaEberi,o .,,H9
, 1859-01-25


will add further, that Whenever and wherev-
er these third mortgage bonds hive been used
or pledged. it has been done ia good faith aad
for the best interests OF the Company.
The Pot makes the following summary state
ment Of the facts contained in President Star.
tons letter:
II will be seen By the statement Of Mr. Star-
ton, Presideu. Of the Lacrosse and Milwaukee
Railroad, that in case the land grant bondhod-
crs sell the road. it is subject 10 the prior Liens
or LOS miles; if The third mortgage boudhold-
ers sell il, t. g road will be subject to prior
liens amounting to $500. sos On 200 miles Of
road, which is 49,0u0 per mile II the stock
holders still propose to bold II, the road is sub.
ject to debt Of 81, 62s, EOS, which is about
HIS 900 per mile.
, 1859-01-25

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FOR ALL DISEASES AE}>INE ERnN
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III Il IL Is
s @oTt1GUa14y &oHa2 ana A3UA.
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ITii y1r -nisIsr,,sot az H.. .o1-.n q, ~. Ts 81
In The sidr. i! Ions la.e,nttnx. Hen tteai Pe7ers
on II ne srs:em IT, {n.rr,l,rnt, ~ Al rrtahs
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49, 49, ~ .ea =, 1enr +. n ~ ~ @ ~ - ~ -
tsa ~ ~ a .H @ ~ ~ ~ - 3use. itstsai ot
sese t1*s "aso eHs 111'a'e "ale 'aes GO oot cure
MoL1sE;. III. F.h. u. 1851.
~. i q ..1or a. ~ - q ~ M "eana y2us ,os
fhr ,-~ms1-nt rutr II I'll n,1r:or. ~ ~ t. !. H. .
, 1859-01-25
Me y E'R'S
Miraculous Vermin Destroyer,
For the Destruction Of
Rats M1cc, Noles, Bu.s, Mosquitoes,
Reaches, Flcaa, Moths, Garden

1naett&, Ants, &c.
THE CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS
/ known rader the above title fer TIE Lat q yea.s
throughout Europe, where they hzv- met with frum-
plat success. have Aeeurei for their 1aveator and
Manufacturer votle Vide celebrity. atteted By tbs E-
negors Of RassA- France, Austria the Queen Of Ing
1Aod, the Kin&s Of BtAnn. Ho3Isad. Nap!es Bayati
tndoEsed ~ the Directors o. pualc Ina:ltalnu8 aad
the approval OF private eitsz ihas theJ
the ontT remedies In the world suFe 10 cxteGaAte al
Kin u o! vetrato.
cone intuder1 without mercy and ne7er fall Hi At
has erousht death 70 millions q them IL The world and
from this day the watch word Of al ho1sek+epeE< ter
chants 1ho owuerA aaa hush zndnen will be no uot=
Ve1mtu."
~6et4l packages tron s cent? to ti.O TxRNs-S1x
monthA i've cent I'd for casa tao agents. Depot
Of tbs inventor and proprietor,
JOSEPH MEYER Practical Chemist
6l3 Broadway, tcor. Hous.onst.) New fuzk.
, 1859-01-25

G:e5
Tllt' annual interest upun the first and SECOND
mortgages aud land grants mortgages and juJs-
nr:ut>. exclusive of the third mortgage, is uv-
wards OF $40 uU0.
Mr. Chamberlain, the lessee Of the road, is re-
qicl br the telms of Ills lease, 10 pay the inter
est aud sinking iunsl upon the tit-t and scvond
mortgage bouus, eastern division interest to city
O! Milwaukee, and then is entitled to credit auy
surplus earnings Upon lis judgment.
The croseaE1'n:s "f he for the year rr4viou, IN
tc lst . -tobet last were. 4Jl;;4 q
E1Htilses-. ~ ~. IL
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14
SgAlarrlaa!es.

At Philadelphia, on the I'd inst, by the Rev.
Joseph III. Kennard, Mr. Samuel Musturd, Of
Philadelphia, to Miss Fannie S. Kroesen, Of
Lambertyie.
On Saturday evening; 3Oth of April, at the
parsonage in Frenchtown, by Rev. j. W. Bar
rett, Mr. Aaron Buffer, to Miss Evalinc Mackey,
both of Frenchtown.
On Sunday morning, July Sd, at the NJ E.
Church, Frenchtown, by Rev. j. W. Barrett,
Mr.. George L. Smith, to Miss Mollie E. M'Clary,
both of sFrenchtown n j.
At Philadelphia, July 4th, by the Rev. j. H.
Mcfarland, Mr.. Wm G. Thorn, of Pennington,
to Miss Kate A. Clark, of Trenton
July 4th, by the Rev G. Van Horn, Mr.. Hen
ry r. Queen and Miss Sophia A. Teats, both
Of Clinton.
June goth, by Rev. John L. Janeway, Mr.
John Ryan Of New Hope, Pa, to Miss Lydia
Moore of Pennington, n J.
On the I'd inst, at Everittstown, by Rev. J.
S. Colt, Mr.. Daniel Harris, to Miss Catharine
Vanderbilt; both of Alexandria.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14
THE TEMPERANCE corFEE-RooM, in New Yorl

The TEMPERANCE COFFEE ROOM in New York
over which awful" Gardner presides, is already
apopular institution. A reporter found numbers
OF respectable working-men reading at the ia
bles, one or two smoking, and a little gang Of
regular bruisers in red shirts, calling for lem
onade at the counter and watching Awful,
Gardner with much curiosity. The Awful
shook hands with them very cordially. One tall,
muscular man came in who said he had trained
Gardner for prize fight once in Philadelphia
but, like him, he had enough of rowdyism. and
was trying to lead good life he had heard a
the room, and it wasj just what he had long wished
for his old comrades.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

DEATH OF A MINSTREL. Thomas Coleman
died at Newark, N. j., on the evening ofthe 9th
inst, in his 34th year. He was born in Boston,
Mass, August 9, 1925, and for more than twenty
years has been among the most prominent define
ators of the Ethiopian character. He was a
pupil of John W. Smith, the original " Jim along
Josey," and was well known years ago by the
cegnomen of " Piccaninny Coleman" Poor Tom
leaves wide circle of mourning friends and re-
latives.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

LAST THURSDAY afternoon trotting match
between D. Talman's George M. Patchen, G.
CARTS Millers Damsel, and D. Pliers Brown
Dick, best three in five, for purse of $500, took
place at the Union Course, New York, and was
won by the George M. Patchen. Time-frst
heat won by Patchen in 2 minutes 264 seconds ;
also the second heat in 2 minutes 261 seconds /;
third heat won by Brown Dick in 2 minutes 20
seconds; also the fourth heat in minutes %
seconds; and the fifth heat was won again by
Patchen in minutes and 26 seconds
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

The ONO grape crop promises juicy return.
One cultivator thinks he will have about 5000 gall
Ions of pure wine in the Fall, and another antic-
pates yield of 1000 gallons to the acre. A
singular appearance of the grapes was noticed
recently. They were covered with spots, as if of
mildew. These were due to severe hail
which passd over the vineyard on friday last
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

YOUNG AMERICA. A young fellow in Detroit,
Michigan, went to the house ola lady to invite
her two daughters to dancing party. She re
fused to allow them to go. A quarrel ensued
between the boy and the girls on one side, and
the old lady on the other. The young people
finally threw the mother upon the floor, choked
her till she was nearly dead, and then went off to
the ball. The boy was sent tojail.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

"RooT, HoGG OR Dye. I'm one of the coun-
ties of Wisconsin, it is said there are three cand-
dates for the Legislature j. M. Root, Demo
crat Robert Hogg, Free Soil, and T. a. Dye,
Wing So, on the election, it will be Root,
Hog, or Dye" with the voters.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

THE JAPANESE AMBASSADORS NOT COMING
YET-The first Ambassador from Japan was
expected to have arrived with his suite at New
York, by either of the two last California steam
ers but it seems from some correspondence pub
lished in the Herald, that they will not make
their appearance before February next.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

PENTLAND's CIRCUS TENT was blown down
during the exhibition at Hackettsown, N. j..
on Wednesday evening of last week. The au-
dience was not a large one and, beyond good
fright, the people escaped without serious injury
except in one instance, il which little girl had
her arm fractured by falling pole. The rain
poured in torrents, and the damage to hats and
crinoline was great. We learn that it also blew
down in Belvidere on Saturday evening last.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

THE GREAT TIGHT ROPE FEAT-It is some
time since the public were informed of the inten-
ton of Mr. Emile Blondin to attempt the haz-
ardous feat of crossing the Niagara. river on a
Tight Rope. From the fearful risk attendant
upon such an undertaking, from which no possible
good could result, it might have been reasonably
doubted that any one could be found possessed
of sufficient foolhardiness to make the venture
For this reason many persons regarded the whole
affair as hoax; and, although we have at vari-
GUS times published the reports and statements
as to the preparations, we were nevertheless in
clined to similar belief. But there is no longer
any room for skepticism. The feat has been
successfully accomplished in the presence ofnear-
" ten thousand astonished spectators. The per-
formence took place on Thursday evening at
little after O'clock when Mr. Blondin crossed
over to the Canada side in nineteen minutes in
Guiding the time occupied in stopping and drink
ing the health of all present from bottle of water
which he drew from the river beneath him.
Having reached the Canada shore, he rested
awhile and then recrossed to the American side
in twelve minutes. AS may be supposed, he was
vociferously cheered and having been allowed
few moments to refresh himself, he was seized by
the enthusiastic multitude and carried on their
shoulders in triumph. After this, he was placed
in carriage and escorted through the street,
"the crowd thronging on him, says report,
tand cheering in the widest manner"
The hero of this rash exploit was formerly con-
nected with the famous Ravel troupe, among
whom he held high position as a superior gym
mast. He is now thirty six years old, about FIVE
feet eight inches in height, and weighs one hun
dred and forty two ponnds While in company
with the above named celebrated gymnasts, he
was particularly noted for daring and reckless
acrobatic performances. After leaving the Ra-
vels he joined the Martinetti company, but for
the past year or two he has been interested in q
circus as part proprietor
The rope upon which he walked was stretched
at a height of one hundred and ffty-one feet
above the rushing torrent. The distance from
point to point is eleven hundred feet and the
rope itself is three and quarter inches in diane
ter, thirteen hundred feet long, and, with the
guy-ropes necessary to steady it, cost $780,
Suspended across the chasm, it is said to have
resembled a mere thread" Nevertheless, Mr.
Blondin walked over it as if he were walking on
a bridge, kindly offering, when about to start,
to take any gentleman what please to cross "
on his back. Ofcourse the offer was accepted
by no enc, and he performed his perilous adven-
ture alone and with complete success. Thus
was accomplished an exploit which, as has been
well remarked, for foolhardiness has seldom
been equalled, but which, as an exhibition of
nerve, stands without parallel 1t is said that
Mr.. Blondin has expressed his intention to repeat
the feat several times during the summer.
The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-07-14

TREMENDoUs-A short time ago schoolmas
ter was wanted for western village; one
the applicants being asked to give philosophical
reason why cream was put to tea, said, Because
the globular particles of the cream render the
acute angles of the tea more obtuse." he was
elected