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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-17
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ere psss of Illisois, has rss.s,y been ,,u.
dyiss ~ hsbsss Of sAs Ss.il, or iseorr.c,,v
''psr'ridss," sivss shs fsllosins testimony
20 The Cioeisssti. Assisss
He observed . sosll Aosk comm, Main,
- 90. side Of the Aeld, ,sakiss abou, s,. rovs
FOL owing then regularly s6reseh The a,Id
scratching ssd picking sbos, every hill iii
they came 70 the other side Of the Held tk,n
taking ssctAss avs rsvs on sAsis rssu,,. ana
shss eoa'iou uinR till be iAoss hs sAss IIsy v,re
certainly pulling up the corn. He shcs o..
and then proceeded 10 sxsuins the corn
sroaod Do oil the grosnd that the, hsl
been over he found bat oss stslh Of esv,
disturbed that sas scratched o-sriy o,s az
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- the stalk. 10 the srsp of the Quail be
foaod one cut worm, twenty enc ,,riped
vine bsgs, over one hundred ehintu br,,
that snii retained their individuality. Q m.s,
sppsreauy sossistiss Of hundrsds Of ship,,
boss, bat not one kernel Of cora. Tn.
qua'ls have been decreasing in number In
that vicinity for sbou, avs year, past, sad
sss ehiuts bog Increasing. 1t 10 believed
thse these faets stand in the relation of s.u..
ssd eject 70 each other.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-11-17
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22

berths ose Of first class passengers being commodous
rooms large enough to contain every requirement Of the
most fastidious landsman The thickness Of tho lower
deck will prevent any sound from the engine rooms
reaching the passengers, and the vibration from being at
all felt by them. On each side Of the engine rooms Is
tunnel through which thu steam and water pipes will be
carried and also rails for economizing labor in
the conveyance Of coal Tho berths OF the
crew are forward, below the forecastle, which
II is intended to appropriate to the officers.
Below the berhs Of the seamen are two enormous cay
ties for cargo Of which tons be carried besides
coal enough for the voyage TO Austra making about as
many tons more.
The weight Of this huge ship being 600 tons, and her
coal and cargo about 600 tons mere the motive power
required to propel her twenty miles per hour must be
proportonate She larger by 1s tons than any
Sci in the world. Her dimensions, compared with Other
large steamships are as folows-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
HER NOTION AT SEA.


is claimed for the Great Eastern that the passengers
will experience motion sufficient to produce sea sick.
ness but correspondent of the London Times who seems
to have some experience, doubts this He says
The leading characteristic Of the Great Eastcrn-at IN
which she differs from every other ship hitherto con.
structed-is that she SHALL under circumstances, be
compelled to lay to- nor in any way diverge from her d.
rect great circle course by action of wind wave
She s to sail exclusively great circle course and not
to be hove TO or allowed TO run free, Of gale,
(uness she has the heels Of it, generally to have re-
course any Of those lodges which resored to to
ease ship under stress Of weather That she will do all
this who has admired her noble symmetry and ex-
quse lines will for moment doubt but will she achieve
this desderaim and be free of all motion at the
timer Her dimensions based upon certain calculations
Of the late DR. Scoresby which assigned $50 feet the
extreme length between the crests OF two waves with an
average depth in the intervening trough Of sixty feet
or mean elevation and depression Of thirty feet each
way above and below the level of the ocean at rest
do not wish to mpugn the reverend Doctors hard
earned experience; but, adopting his method of
calculation detailed in early number Of Household
Words measured eight hundred feet between the
cress when lying to in the Collins steamer Baltic in which
measurement confirmed by Captain Comstock; and
rather think that Captain Harrison himself In com
mand Of the Africa when she, starting from Liverpool
three days us experienced the gale on the 18th
OF October, 1854 Now suppose her voyage out TO
Portland (Which implies average W. s. W. course),
che happens be struck by gale from the north, is
obvious that the Great Eastern vigorously kept on her
course the trough OF $50 feet wide which she
pended will not be spanned by even her great lcngt in
asmuch as she II dagonally Now contend, az
the wave catches her beneath the quarter where from
her great sharpness forward she s rather inclined be
lean she mus roll, and having keel, IL will be very
ro-not in the remotcs degree dangerous, but
s quite enough to discomposc andsman. In the second
place suppose she running before heavy gale OF wind
equally manifest that modification Of the foregoing
will take place. the difference being that, instead OF roll
ing there must be what is technically called ssending"
motion with the certainty, in of short sea- OF very
severe shock to the sernpo though her great strength
renders this comparatively unimpoItant.
PREPARATIONS FOR HER RECEPTION AT PORTLAND.
The Portlanders arc making due preparation for the
ception Of the marine on her arrival We learn
that Committee Of Arrangements, composed Of the city
government, with Mayor Jewet as It's chairman have
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
The THoRNDfKE WILL CAsE.-In the Probate
Court Of Boston the 18th inst the following claim OF

The THORNDIKE WILL CAsE.-In the Probate
Court Of Boston, on the 18th inst the following claim Of
appeal was cntcred:-
And now come Matthias c. Marin, Of Newport in the
State of Rhode Island and Rcbccca Thorndke Marin his
wife, in her right the daughter and of the heirs at
law Of Augustus Thorndikc, deceased and the said Mat
thias G. also in his right husband OF the said Re.
becca and appeal from the Judgment and decree OF tho
said Probate CouA. whereby certain instrument in
writing, purporting 70 be the last will and testament of
the said Augustus Thorndkc admitted to probate,
and proved approved, and allowed and for his last
will and testament to the Supreme Judicial Court next to
be holden at BOSTON, within and for the county Of Suffolk
on the first Tuesday Of October next
And for reasons Of appeal, said appellants assign the
following
First That the said Probate Court and the Judge there.
Of had no power jurisdiction to take tho probate Of said
supposed will.
Second, That the said Augustus Torndike was not at
the time of his decease an nhabtant OF resident in the
said county Of Suffolk and did not die without the STATE
and that the said Probate Court and tho Judge thereof
had, therefore, power jurisdiction take the pro
bate Of said supposed will.
Third That the said Augustus Thorndkc was not a. the
time when said supposed VIII purports to have been
made or at the time Of his dcccasc, nhabtant OF or
resident in this Commonwealth and did not die without
the state and that the said Probate Court and the udgc
thereof had therefore, no power to take the probate OF
said supposed will.
Fourth, That the said Augustus Thorndkc L. ut
the tne SAID supposed will purpors to have been aade
and published Of sound apd dsposng mind and me nor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
The Worcester COwhiding Case.
The Worcester Spy furnishes the following particulars Of


Main street enlivencd yesterday forenoon about
half past ten O'Clock, and gossip made very busy by
an affair in which woman used cowhide with great
JUNCTION. Mrs. Charles g. Wheelock assaed Mr. A. Mes
singer who keeps an embroidery store at liz Main street.
and gave him q dozen more smart blows with her
whip He was In the store in the door way when the
attack was made, and crowd gathered swiftly sec
"what was going on.o The for this assault
given by Mrs. Wheclock as follows
She was passing quietly along Main street, she says at
the time stated in front Of Mr. Messenger store when
without having first uttered word in relation to the
matter, she was suddenly accosted in an importunate
going TO pay this billy going to dun you for it
every time see you in the street, On her remonsrat
ing with him for dunnng her for SO small amount
as eighty seven cents in SO public manner, she
on the sidewalk, and said 10 them: mere
goes lady who refuses to pay her bills See her fine
dress &C., with other language of that character She
states that feeling indignant she proceeded the
nearest place where such instrument could be found
got whip or stick and whipped him. sAnd - she adds
with emphasis, 81 would do it again."
On the other hand, Mr.. Messenger states that Mrs
Wheelock, whom he had several times asked TO pay
small bill Of eighty cents which she owes him. be-
gan the assault upon him thus:-While passing by his
store she looked in and sung out in loud voice.
eighty seven cents eighty seven cents shall never
pay you that BILL &c Then, on his demonstrating with
her she repeated the language when he told her he would
prosecute her II she nsulted him thus acted in that
way any more. Thereupon she Immediately proceeded
to get the whip or stick with which the assault was made
and assaled him.
Mr.. Messenger entered complaint against Mrs. Whec
lock at the police Office through the City Marshal for as
sau and battery and the will up this morning
at ten O'Clock for trial when the evidence will explain the
matter more fully. Mrs Whcelock is q of considc.
rabc muscular force, and of her blows were very
severe She seems to be very expert with the cowhde
but this kind Of experness not usually classed among
feminine accomplishments and is nowse likely that her
example will be generally initiated by ladies here else
where
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22

commenced upon extensive scale the preparations for
the reception Of the large number Of visitors whichw be
attracted to Portland. Is intended to secure tho large
building used by tho English Steamship Company as
freight house, for the purpose Of banquet hail. This
structure is three hundred and twenty-five feet long aud
nearly fifty feet wide. large committee has been ap-
pointed by the municipal government to canvass the city
in order to ascertain the number of guests each pri
vate house can accommodate during the stay Of the
great steamer. programme has been decided upon,
which is as follows;-When the steamer is sgnalled
from the observatory Munjoy, the bells will be
rung and guns fred from different points in tho
city, until her arrival at the wharf The public dinner
will probably take place day two after her arrival
There will be grand ball, general illumination and
numerous excursions among the islands The assange-
mens for the accommodation Of the steamer nearly
completed Two piers built three hundred feet apart
each hundred feet wide She expected TO lie
the head Of these piers and will extend beyond them
about hundred feet both at the bow and The
piers are situated near the brow of Munoy hill semi
circular carriage road has just been completed whereby
vehicles may approach with visitors side Of the hill
and return the other slope the promenade bridge
and flight Of steps building from the hill the foot Of
of the piers for the Of visitors the
In order to carry out these plans meeting Of the sub
scrbers TO the public dinner to be given the arrival Of
the Great Eastern held in Uapps Hail. Portland Me-.
the 18th inst, and the following chosen Com
mittce Of Arrangemens-A w. H. Capp, St. John Smith,
John B. Brown, Nathan Cummings, Samuel E. Spring,
Samuel p Shaw, John A. Poor, Edwin Churchill, VIM. f.
Stafford, J. s. Mllar, J. s. Palmer, A. X. Shurtlef.
EXCURSION TRAINS FOR vIsITERs.
is to be hoped that the different lines of railroads and
steamers will make arrangements whereby visiters
can be conveyed by excursion trains and boats to Port
land the Great Eastern provided that she does
visit New York by the way Of Long Island Sound before
leaving this counry-a design which are informed is
in contemplation. The Grand Trunk (Canada) Railroad
perceive has taken the initiative in this regard for the
company have made arrangements to issue excursion
tickets from all Western points the arrival Of the Great
Eastern. ticket from Milwaukee 70 Portland and back
fixed at 49, and the issue of the tickets will
on the 1oth
We presume that other lines will follow this example,
and afford people in all quarters Of the country the
to make cheap trip East to visit this great
der either at New York Portland, they may choose
THE FIRST VOYAGE.
This monster steamer will take her departure on her
first voyage from Portland England, Tuesday, the
9th inst for Portland the United States. She will
afterwards visit New York On her return she will leave
Portland on the first of November.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22

The FKIZE FluHTkRS--Prlce, one OF the prinoi-
pals in the great prize fight to take place Oh the OH Of oc
tober crossed oyer from this city to Canada Saturday
full made man, and In excellent condition Kelly Il ex
pected today or morrow He is also said 10 be IN ne
trim, and witha very confident Of winning The ha,,i
The fight creates great interest among the fancy and
Kelly from his known powers and sinew s the fyorito
Price, however, has his hackers and they are taking The
equal to any IN the display of rng tactcs md puglistic
science whcn mas occurred in this country Price will
complete MS training at Cowhards Fort Eri and Kelly
somewhere near Point Abino. Buffalo Cour,r Sera no
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22


Nev Shipping Master Appointed BY the Captain General
Nominations Of England and the United States Disre.
gardsd-P Political Arrests and Rumors Of Conspiracy
j. The Captain General has appointed a new Shipping
aster for the port Of Havana against the nominations
for that office made by the Consus General of Great Br
tain and the United States The consequence Of course
must be- that those officers will decline the services Of
the Shipping Master made without due regard and respect to
their recommendations and ship the required for veg
sells of their nations in their consuatcs and save the
unnecessary fees paid for services rendered against their
wishes Without explanation there is discourtcsy in
the appointment not TO be overlooked, and which have
no doubt will occupy the attention of Col Helm On his
return to his post NfA - ~
Avery important trial before the Royal Audcncia comes
off to-day Of fifteen or sixteen persons said to be conp
Gated in some secret combinations associations for no.
tical purposes, to the disturbance OF Cuban peace Sc
Several eminent jurists to speak upon the law ponts
at issue In the case, pro and We shall have no
knowledge of the resolves Of justice for dysper
in danger.
The monetary state does not improve with us-bad to
worse-no action under tho new edtcts for the Spanish
Bank
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-22
The Ministers OF the Great Powers Leny,
Shanghai for Pclkin-Russinn Policy
and a Dimculty I'm Prospect.

From the China Uondon) Telegraph, August 271
portion of the London mail Of May 10 arrived Der
Messrs Don't Co Is stcalper Yangt June o. and
by her fttun to Hong Kong have dates up to june o.
English, French American Ministers at Shanghai en-
route to the north We have announce that thew
all left that place for Pekin June 15 The Hon + W
Bruce embarked on board her Majcsty's steamer Ma
gicicnne, taking the Coromande as tender. do pmr
boulon in his Imperial Macstys scacr On ChayIa with
the steamer Eorzagaray; and his Excclcncy Mr. Ward
IN the United States steamer Powhtan with tho char,
tered steamer Iocy-wa Three days previous Admrap
Hope left Shanghae in the Chesapeake A large Cnrcc
consisting Of seven steamships ton gunboats and tw,,
troop and store ships, 70 rendezvous at Sha
about fifty miles from the mouth Of the Peiho N viii
thus DC seen TINT every prscaon has been taken Cor tho
purpose OF giving the ministers sufficient ~
force admission TO Pekn il such resource should bc mo-
cessary in order that the raca4os q the treses uav
,akc place IN proper manner, Not only have
Dctwcen 6Oo and 600 marines, 100 royal enr;uecrs
eha number Of sailors accompanied the Hon. Mr..
Bruce but an abundance Of provisions was also aan
ready for conveyance by land together with two hundred
military train Coolies TO be much as possible in
dependent OF the Chinese.
II seems that these Coolies are called TIak)as and
were enrolled In our service Mt the taking Of Canton
lhey were noted there for their ahfuness and wercr
dubbed the "Bamboo Rifles" II was anticipated from
the attempt made by the Chinese Imperial Commission
Snanghae 10 throw obstacles in the of the progress
Of the allied plcnpotcntiares, that further cmbarrass
mcnt would hamper their movements at Pckin; but tcro
s general opinion that these have been overcome and
that oil opposition will vanish as they make hc
appearance, but still IL is deemed probable that df
fcuties may arise when they have actually reached tho
capital IS believed that personal interview with tho
emperor will not he at all relished by his Majesty, par
tcuarly when he knows that the foreign ministers WIN
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-12

/ Inc unlerslgncd would respeCiully say to the public
that he IL prepared To supply ayerns Private Ramlca &c.
at short nntce, and accommodating terms with Mas
scy, Collins Brothers celebrated Xx driuglt Ale In
barrels and half barrels
bottled Porter Ale, Lager beer and Cider Mineral Wa
tors Of varous Nyor bottled pure and unadutefacd
-nlr.
Place Of business az the corner Of Sixth and Orange
Streets whore nll orders will la received and attended
apes WILLIAM f0ORD.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-12
Gbe farmer.
cARnoN ANn cAnnoNIc AcIn.

In travelling through portion of the coan-
try, a settler remarked that great inconveni-
enee resulted from the long distance they had
10 draw their lime orbuilding. "Why do you
not burn your own lime p inquired the travel
ler ave have no limestome, was the reply,
g Yes, you have nm abundance scattered nll
over your fields, brought here in boulders. =
How do you know that said the settler 81
have never seen any The traveller broke u
fragment called for some strong vinegar, and
pouring IL on, an effcrvcscence or escape of
small bubbles Immediately took place. The
carbonic acid evolved from the carbonate of
lime or limestone, showed its character. Chalk
and marble are composed of the same materi-
ais as limestone and the experiment with the
same results may be performed on either Of
them.
It is curious fact that charcoal, which is
black, cotton, which is white, diamond, which
is the hardest OF known substances, and lamp
black, which is very soft, are nll nearly pure
carbon under different appearances. The car
bon, uniting with oxygen, forms carbonic acid.
The identity of diamond and lampblack, is
shown hyR very curious experiment Dia-
mond, ut high heat, burns in oxygen, and
forms carbonic acid gus. Heat potassium,
which has IN intense affinity for oxygen, in
this carbonic acid gas, and it seizes the oxygen
and the diamond ia deposited in the form of
lAmpblack. Steel Is iron combined Win
small portion of carbon, the quantity varying
with the character of the steel. Soft cast-steel
has u hundred and twentieth part Of carbon,
hard-steel ninetieth with one-fiitieth II Is
too hard for drawing. Cast-iron has still more
or about twenty-iifth When one-sixtieth is
carbon, il is Mt its maximum of hardness. \
very curious way to prove the identity of dia-
mond and charcoal is seen in the manufacture
of diamond and charcoal is seen in the manu-
facture of steel, which is commonly made by
heating iron in contact with charcoal The
latter disappears, and the iron becomes proper
tionatey heavier, and is converted into STEEL
Now, enclose small diamond in cavity in
iron give it a high heat, and the diamond
will disappear, and the iron become heavier
and change to steel. 1t would seem that the
carbon of cast-stecl is in the same state as in
the diamond, giving the former its hardness.
Some persons puzzle themselves greatly to
know where all the carbon came from that is
found in our immense beds of coal. They
might with equal propriety wonder where the
Immense portions Of carbon originated that
exist in limestone which is about one-ifth car
bon. Every ton Of limestone contains three
hundred pounds of carbon. The great beds Of
limestone which traverse the country contain,
therefore, in the aggregate far greater guam
tity Of this element than the more limited
coal regions. Country Gepfiemda.
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-12
GRAPE WINE.

To make an excellent wine, express the Juice
from twenty pounds OF grapes and rinse the
pulp and skins in as much water as will cover
them, mash them and strain through a coarse
cloth, add TO this the juice and put in two
pounds Of brown sugar 10 each gallon when
the sugar Is dissolved, pour the whole into a
keg having the hung open, and let it stand
where the temperature will be about zoe until
fermentation ceases then hung tight, and let
il rest for month TO settle, when IL should be
drawn OF quietly, the keg well washed, and the
wine returned to il, adding one pound good
raisins-and if the wine does not not seem
sweet enough, two pounds of sugar may be adj
ded TO the whole. The necessity of doing this,
depends upon the kind and quality Of the
grapes The wine should remain until the keg
IS wanted the next season, when ii may be bot
He'd for use
Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-12
THE TRADE N OSTRICH FEATHERS.

LIE lN O7lhiAA
Here is something curious about The trade in
ostrich feathers;
"Leghorn, after the decline Of its commerce
with the Levant, remained the great entreport
for ostrich feathers, and did business in that
article to the amount of about 100000 francs
annually. But since the establishment Of steam
navigation, London has gradually become the
principle centre of that branch of trade, and
Leghorn now only does business to about half
the preceding amount u part Of the diminution
is however, owing to the decline of prices
which has taken place. Seventy-eights Of
the ostrich feathers which Leghorn receives
come from Egypt, and the rest from Tripoli and
Aleppo About three-fourths of the whole are
sent to Paris, and the remaining fourth to Eng
land. White feathers are worth from five to
twenty times more than black ones. All feath-
ers, white and black are sold by weight, except,
however, the very finest sorts, which are dis
posed of according to quality The price of
white feathers varies from j0f to a00f the Tus-
can pound (ncnrly twelve ounccs,I and of
black from 30f to 35f. The trade in ostrich
feathers requires Il good deal Of experience, MS
it is easy to he deceived in the quality when
they are not prepared. Fouror five houses are
engaged alone in the trade Al Leghorn, and
their profits are large. The dealers at Paris
are beginning to obtain from London the os-
trich feathers which the latter get from the
Cape Of Good Hope. They already procure
from that city marabout nnd bird Of paradise
feathers which come from Calcutta, and vul-
ture and heron feathers which come from Brazil