The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-12-30
CLIPPINGS.

A western paper contains the fol-
lowing advertisement: "Wants a sit
u%ation, a practical printer, who is COM
petent to take charge of any depart
ment in a printing and publishing
house. Would accept a professor
ship in any eff the academies. Has
no object to teach ornamental paint
ing and penmanship, geometry, trig-
onometry, and many other sciences.
Is particularly suited to act as pastor
to a small evangelical church, or as a
local preacher. He would have no
objection q form a small but select
class Of young ladies, to instruct them
in the higher branches. To a dentist
or chiIopodist he would be invaluable,
as he can do almost any thing. Would
cheeriully accept a position as bass or
tenor singer in a choir. Would board
with a family decidedly pious. For
further particulars, inquire at Brown S
Saloon"
An official report on the railway
disasters in Great Britain last year
shows that two hundred and nineteen
persons were killed and seven hundred
and n.nety-ive wounded-t tai, one
thousand and fourteen. Of the persons
killed, one hundl ed and five were ser
wants of the companies or contractors,
and ninety of the wounded. The
significant note is added, that the Ie-
Port OF accidents to servants of the
companies and CONTRACTORS can not he
looked upon as complete, as many
railway companies, not being required
to do so by law, do not report to the
Board of Trade every accident which
may befall this class of persons. The
total number OF passengers who trav-
eled was. 250,59S,9 82 in England
alone.
There is a cunning thief in Chicago,
who goes about in search of a board
ng-house," with a bundle under his
arm. In being shown through a
house, he leaves his bundle in a roem
in which he has noticed something
valuable. Then, when being shown
out of the street door, he recollects
his bundle, excuses himself, and has
tens, ostensibly, to secure his pack
age, but in reality, to steal the article
he noticed in the apartment, leaving
instead his original parcel, which, up
on being opened, is found to contain
straw.
The total population ofCuba was
a little over 1000, 00n in 1850. One
taird were slaves 173, 900 free colortd
and $4,000 whites. Of the whites
0 ,00U are set down as Spaniards,
and more than 400 600 Cubans born.
The residue are Americans, French
and English. 1t is not difficult to see
that the numerical native preponder-
ance is sufficient to sustain the con-
illusions of late dispatches, if we can
rely upon the assertion.
The present whaling season is the
worst in the Arctic for twenty years.
The majority of the vessels are return
ing damaged. No further informa-
ton has been gathered concerning the
polar continent, which was discovered
last year. The ice is extending much
further south the present year. For
y -eight whalers have arrived at
Honolulu the present season, bringing
2,60S barrels sperm oil, 29,345 la
rels whale, and 302, 700 pounds of
bone.
The Pacific Railroad by the Omaha
route is blocked up on the California
division by snow. The company will
have to abandon that line as impracti-
cable in winter. The President of the
Central Road telegraphs to San Fran
ciso from Salt Lake that the road must
be covered in winter against SHOWS, and
1.-The distance is too great, and the ele-
walton of the Union Pacific Railroad
too long, to make covering practical
The upper route is thus CON-
,demned for winter uses, and a con-
nect,on made through more southern
valleys, by what is known as the
Smoky Hill route. This looks I'M
favorable for the OMAHA line, partic-
as their resources from the Gov
eminent gratuity in bonds are suspend
ed by an official charge against the
company that the conditions on which
they were granted have not been
faithfully complied with, and that it
will take more than six millions of ex-
penditure to put the road already con-
strueted, for which bonds have already
been issued, into the condition which
the law requires.
The Hudson River Highland
Company has decided to build
railroad from New York to the
where it will connect with the
Erie and New E gand Railways,
he latter yet to be built to New
Haven. CT. Fisk and Gould, of the
Erie Road, will have controlling in
crest in the bridge, and contemplate
! through and continuous line of rail
way from Boston and New York to
Chicago and st. Louis.