The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-11-17
9.allp Wouatainr

This new lightning line, with dou.
BILE wires, from the tar west TO east
will be in working order before mid,
summer next Judging from the present
progress made and effected through
Mr.. Street, the manager, who has
concluded contracts for the portions
of the line between the Bay and the
Missouri, since his advent here from
San Francisco. The poles are now
all up between San Francisco and Vir-
ginia, Nevada. At least they were to
have been up, on the Both instant,
yesterday, by arrangement of the
General Superintendent, Mr.. Gamble,
with the six parties, contractors for
tho said division. From Virginia City
to Austin. Reese River, the contract
for putting up the poles has been let
to J. w. Coleman, one of the oldest
telegraph men in the far West. He
agrees to have his part completed by
the 1st of January next. From AUS
tin to Schell Creek, Messrs. Griswold
Il Woodward, of Ruby Valley, have
received the contract, and the poles
are to be forwarded by the 1st Of June,
distance of 154 miles. From Schell
Creek to Denver, (via Salt Lake City)
the contract has been made with Brig.
ham Young, who agreed to have that
section built by August lst next.
From Denver to the Missouri River,
the contract has been given to James
Creighton, over part OF which line his
own poles are stretched, SO that, we
might say, portion of the above
subdivision is already made. From
Fort Kearney to Atchison and St.
Louis, there will be divergent line by
this company; and from Kearney to
Omaha, anotherto to connect with Chi.
cago. The line will be in working or.
der from this town to San Francisco
by tho 1st of June next. James
Street has met with good success here,
contracting and making arrangements.
Finding the party here that he
wanted, Mr.. Creighton, he was not
obliged to go on further east hence
his return today to the Pacific.
A GOOD PRACroE.-Fora great num-
Der Of years, it has been the custom
in France to give to young females of
the earliest age the habit of holding
back the shoulders. and thus expand,
ing the chest. From the observation
of anatomists, lately made, is appears
that the clavicle, or collar bone, is ac-
tually longer in females of the French
Nation than in those of the English.
AS the two nations are of the Caucas-
ian race as there is no other remark,
able difference in their bones, and this
is peculiar to the sex, it may be attri-
buted to the habit above mentioned
which, by the extension of the arms
has gradually produced national g.
longation of this bone: Thus we sec
that the habit may be employed to
alter and improve the solid bones.
The French have succeeded in the de.
velopment of part that adds tc
health and beauty.
SENATOR SHERMAN.-Senator Sher.
man spoke at Springfield (Ohio) on
the Sd of October. A resolution have
ing been adopted at tho Senatorial
District Convention in favor of Con
Schenck as his successor in the SEN
ate of the United States, Sherman de-
nounced proceedings against particu
lar persons in the canvass as extraor.
dinary and tending directly to the
defeat of the Union cause. He re-
viewed his own career, declaring his
belief that Lincoln did right TO cal
out $4,000 men in 1861 and blockade