, 1863-07-09

The boring for coal Mt Bloomington, H.,
still continues, and has reached the depth Of
seventy feet. No coal has yet made Its up
pearance.
- One day last week, the waters Of Cayuga
Lake, New York, were agf.ated By success
sion Of food and ehb tides, which rose to the
height OF foot, and as suddenly lowered. The
boats in the canal leading from the Luke were
looscd from their moonbgs, and large RATS Of
]0E- broken uf' and scattered over the Lake.
A similaT phenomenon took place six years
ago. II is mystery to scientific phil0so.
piers.
The extensive wooleu factory Of Meek s.
Son. ut Ronaparte, Iowa, was destroyed by
fire On Sunday last Loss. $15, ,001. This was
one Of the Oldest manufactures in Iowa,
= The q. s. District Court of Louisiana
Was formally reopened, + few weeks eiuce,
with very impressive ceremonies. The Judi.
ci:l ermine has been rcbap,ised and Justice
oncG more cnthroned In New Orleans
The unity Of the CAnadas is seriously af-
tcctsa In the matters Of localities and religion
The French say they fear the extinction vi
their laws, language and religion. and the Irish
Catholics are afraid Of their religion only.
johnson i Co. immense shovel handle
factory at South Wayne, Me-, was dcstroyed
By fire on the Sd inst. The loss is estimated
Ut $500, 600:
A terrible storm Of rain, hail and wind
occurred at Central City, Iowa. on Tuesday
]ast- Great damage was done to the crops.
through circuit Of country some forty or
Gt'y miles In length.
"A destructive fire occurred at Allegheny.
Pa, by which q large stable WIS consumed
and thirtJ-ni horses burned.
We make the following extract from tie
Hastings Con*e7rx+ Of the I'd inst: 1.-THE corus
Of engineers engngtd on the St. Paul and Wi
mona RailFoad have completed their surver 70 :
&c t.JnRn aud nd +t.n
million. From Mr. Morris, Chief Engineer,
VIC learn the following items: The distance
from St. Paul to Hastings on this route will
be exactly nineteen and q half miles to tue
n'''th bans IF tho river. The crossing will
be made on Bailey street, second below Ram.
present stage, is sixteen feet. The route be-
tween here md st. Paul is very yooa--much
better Than Anticipated and comparatively Of
easy grade. The worst spot they have found
as yet Is the point Of rocks ut Vcrmillion ~
- Tie enrolment OF Cass county (il.) has
been completed. The number Of persons en-
rolled between the ages of twenty aud fortY-
five is about e40. .~
Tie Commission of Special Agents ordered
By the Postmaster General held m adjourned
session at Cleveland, Ohio, on the eth and
18th u1t The euhjrcts Of Letter Distribution
al ii Distribution Offices occupied 4 goot des!
Of the time Of the Convention, aud their i'm.
p'rtaEce ahQ necessary, rs 1eaIufc OF LIE
postal system, was unanimously agreed tn.
Tie eXpediency Of continuing distribution ut
certaiu points already designated for thai pur,
pcte, was also considered according to in
st,uctions, and q revision Of the manner in
Wllrh distribution duties are now perf3rmcd,
particularly in the West, with view to proper
III erat;ons and Improvements. having been
previously assigned to subcommittee. the
results OF its Iabors were adopted, aud are to
be submitted to tbs Department. A report
IL also to be made upon various other postal
m:tters