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See Gbute uno MnOere ge9en Ygilip
9, Spence unO 9lnoere.

Gin Graft eenb IN 9opioiOn gonntp, etlpa aR lien
ron Qaibpie all Der Charlotte 9aneiraBe uns betannf
ais Got go. 3 in Dtuion bes Brent Spence Srats
ties, Der 9lan bteer 9iuiIion 1T engetragen in bsr
Office oes &eaiiters hes genGnnten Gpnntps.
SeoingMn Mngen: = Grebit auf =, IL unb IL
Wenate WOtsn nit oRerfannter STD eritenuue ers
forsert une pfanbre9t porbebalten. gertauf tret
pon 8uridnahme.
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am @onrabeno, ben s. Nfars 1869,
UNI 10 u5r forgcnse GranSitlde uerfaufsn;
Nl. S. Orufer aeaen @enrh SID.

Gin Slid aan0 in Ter Z. gRarO ber StoSt Nafts
uiAe Der gtotooteite oer SanOltrabe
9anoltraBe unb 100 SUB mad elmer Apep 5uritdlaus
fenb; beeren3t n6roI9 non Der 2dnoerei Don Mnorep
0re9orp ulo fioltd uon Der sdHeeFei pen wsc@Alre.
5anIe baranf, beIegen grade spIi9en Der Whtfrees=
boro 2anSftraEe nnO Niarftftrate, mo ie 1 frenSe
gentbun1, n5r6Ii9 non eenamuter 2anSitrGte unb
tpeftIid1 ron Wlnrtiitrase.
g5 e6tnGunqef m Yeun 9eenate Grebtt nit
Snfereiien pom 9erfaufstaoe an Noten NIT oners
fainter 81 BERT lung erforoert unb elm EfauSre9t
urrbehaiten Settauf frei pcn 3nriidnobne.
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Suab M1c@abod unO gnbere eesen 81,
6. @els.

Gin Croft 2anbi GipiISifirist sso.1 pon 9auiOion
Gountp, Tenn., her Elm 9beiI bes @ittwenontbetls
ilbeluiefen an Nirs 4Qdrp 9e Haueuo 1T; besrenst
ipie folgt f8eeinnt bet eipem Yfabl tlt--Strabe ;
non ba Iduft er fuoI1 44k @rao weitIidb 6t 15I100
9oIes uod eiMem Sfefn; Don ba fiioli6 451< @raS
6fIid 80 4oIes mad eirtem Stein an 8onee gendnrs
ter StraSe -- YpIes; pom ba nSrcIidb 62A 9roo
so 3liO6 4pI nit aenaiinter StiaBe mad benz MiIss
qanaspunfte, entbaltenb in Maem 10 Mder.
bingunsen. gaartablan9. @erfanf tret
pon 2uriidnAbme.
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liSenIlirte Ylumbers,
30. 81 Gbur9itrafe, Ebihsn untsrLaIb ter q. q.
NafbbiIle, Sem.
fortgeFabrt wD e bereit iiiih, ale IN ihr sad ftIas
aenoen Mrbeiten nitssuflbren rb 5pnr IN Der pltts
Ii1ften tliih uor5iielibiten Aetie.
@IumGers MfateriaIien an 6ann unn su ser
faHfen. gereIItes BIei, BIeirShren. Bteiffdn9en
Gtferneupnmpen arteFi59e Yampen, gIspAnaper iiiib
iberbampt Hlinr en- ie0er art, Haoewonneu, gBaf9s
itdnee, @aferrIoiets, Hinn In Bl6den, 9pbrdntsss
DE, 9efieI u. In. u, 1. NJ, @asIen9ler nn6 Sass
r6bren itno 9Gnpfaprdrate, 4ainpffpeiten, @eutiIs
&C. M9enten fir ben Bertauf non @lnrf u. Bros
iau7 IM
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MeMe AnSeigen,
gnfISinna einer gartmerfdaft.

Die WartnerftHcff, speItbe seifber unter Dem
6itmanail1en O emo : " u ber II n beftanoeH
bat. lpnloe 5eats 70 So!as gsasniestssn us5eEstns
rddgesogen bat. 9ne ueIte Sproeringen eegen be
gennnitte 6trata bnber, tbnner bieielbcn einreien
nno Gieienigss, sDeIde ibr iaiben molten gefdulgt
bsrtfnn fino oAfprffirt, bnfiir 81 aisittifen.
Den Is. De5enFber 1868,
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Sn gemdbbeit nit 9eEreten, efIafien poii Sen'
Gbancerp @eridbf su 9tafbutac in oen bstreHenosh
Ga6ben, ipsroe ieb am @oHrtbanfe
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Gberiff's Serfauf.-sSli Gemdbbeit eiflsr ven
ditto exponas NerorSnalng On mid gerldtt Miso
IbsrIiefert nom Mbtbaten Circuit Geri9t ron EaS
pi6fon Gpuntp, Fertn., BET feinem Saitnar Iets
BEN Reffbietenoen gegen baare 8a5lnne am Goitrts
hans eEhor in Der Stabt 9tafbpiHe ana 8 n rs
,abeMb ben 6. Rdrs 1885, nnd5itebetn bef9ries
lid. Gin Stiid oser 9beIl 2anb, beIegsiJ nab bee
fislSIit IN eipiIDiariit g. e. 2. pe9reitst tute
ise1 Gto,se RIuer iinS mrs. glsaLss 2anoerei fl6I
.so1i oIier Gone iso 9sorpen uno lueIi pch Briggs
Qillberei, bdelbe, mar an q. g. &ggtns iRoer Gnt
Sohn 6uaqius aiiqefprp9en wutoe unb NIT g5efblag
6eIeet ais bas eieeHtbtain non u e 9uggfrs um esg
ner Grecition in meinen Sdneen ~ @Nrltsa non
ephn .. Sames Mro gesen Ut. gB. garter uRe Ar0ere
ir S26f47, NJ bit ssrttereer ufo &etiI ~ getu9en
Geaebeia ben s. Eebruar 1869.
: ,ss g. Sd. 9oGdI 4 oif5i 3Sherif
febg burd y. 2. gaiues, Depptp.
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S1cue u nsei8en,
- rp c | d 10 a t / . N.
$500 8elObnnn~.

IN. O. BromnIpw, @ pnperne Ii raes
Gtaates TennefIee.- Mne1ls weId1e GegeHtDartiges
feben, usetnen @rnb:
aa mir angeseigt poroen iit, SaB ein etmifier
2a6aria sepplaro, angeEIa9t, einen fcbdnoliChen
nnb abfbeuIt6Hen Mor6 am %. Gttober 1868 an Der
9effon Dpn SoHn gB. 6igbimitb, ehemaIs pon unies
lem gonntp Stemnrt periibt sn babet, iidb ber ges
redbtieteit 6ur6 bic 6Indt entao9en sn paben nnS
iett frei bernmgebt,-
So biete SD, M N. g. % omnI 10, Gonperneur
1pe obeneenannt, Rrait Der mir iibertr1gene Ges
malt Ano Nutprtdt Hiermlit cine SeIobnung uon
Eiuf 5unqert Collars (pou oernen STuethuns
Sert lsn0 fiinfsig pom 0idter Der gsiliOn Gpintp
Court su soblen itnb) lebsr 8erfon oeer ioI9en
cbeu 9erioneu rueIcben genannten2 drtabE
g9DpIar ergreifen an 0enSbertlf ooergetdngntB
Snfpftnr tnires @rlilttns pon Stepor abIefern, 10
6aB gere1tigfeit IN biefenl Sdae tattnbe nno onss
qeibt Der6e. 9iefe Beipbnnag 1uiro bel lIgberfIb<
fung Ses gerbre9ers ausee5ahh 1Deroenr
Smm SeugniB oeen babe tb ge9ens
SlIpdrtises eigenbdnbig unteri@riebel
i& ( lnno bas @rpbe GiegeI bes StGates
Iii @W@I Ianbeften Iofen, in ytafHutle, bea D.
Sanuaf 1862
Sur6 ben gcaperrteur
~. O. Brcmnlpm.
Gtaatsiefretar. 1feb st,usi
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office a. M. 9,ev a rt e. m e'nt,1s
Sfduf F,euneffee.

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Z 81 al bipiiIe, Teall., san. n. 1868. ~ /,
sNgnaebcfe sOerren IN hiefer Gf5Ice pom Were
~ 5olten weIbe Gprtratte fllt 2teferng fol gtnoer
Mftifd einsmgeBeH piinf@ets, bis gum o. 6ebrWar
1863 en4gsgenaeuoullaens
900 Yaar BeinfleiOer( SHfanterie J
1000 WliIitars BInIen,
8 1000 Suite (nouenel -
4, 1000 Waar @trimpfe. e.
1000 Haar llnterboieI. - i'slsE
1900 Sem0en [pouene1 j. s.. -
1000 Wilit1rs q BIantets. saa
1000 9saor @9nbe. x,7
1000 Sbert0de. .....s.s
8,00O sCfuuO MieBs Ycft poer Spsd.
500 9fuuO &afIee.
i,s 500 YfunO 8ndsr. isf
900 Niana @eiff.
1OO@iunO 8erssn.
900 @Iuno Gal5s
800 YfpnD gObnesl. @ go
..s;efesieu Mstife nliiiien BEL ibrer ABliefrruno
Ssss SSssssEkrniffs fetlii uoii outer Naaitif ieiti.
= zsrs Teporlsnseaik bsbhIt M bas AE5t por, oIIs
foppbl non 4lelcuiig ais 2ebenSmits
ei,s NE sn 6erliaef Nuuiitdf fih, AT berioerfeu
,sffhf{orsn bd6eit bct fir bic gepiiIfnb6Il
ax ~ 81 E,,rr.1 hes GDnffdkfes III ftfuer. =
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0eiebdftssR Rartei1.

esSs@ Geibaftsforen Der foIgenben 9trt uDn 6ret
lien lnb ipeniaer lpetbeil fir Ginen Dollar per Ios
# eiiigerldt
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9as obise @efb6it IpirS ron 8. greper, pon hei
aeitb rigen Sirna grennr nnS Albertfon, un6 9Bm
0enberfon rntet BEN 9tDmen m
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Sen. eraut uno lein Cabinet.
seto bes graftO en- E n.
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GbamcerD=gSerfdnfe

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sMMIa Miminiiirator Dsr 6inierInnenfd1ft bes rsr
- iscrbenen gbiIip gubmann 1uerce i9
gIn 90. Sebruar 1869

y : y IN Q 8 81
IL Der seItbersgen zpDbunns ron pbiIip guBmaii ON
9i ro Gote0efttaBe sldIsuiAes nabe pet cid 8ranb,
foIgeiibes Yerionnlei1enfhniti weIdes ais 6iniers
iafiengnft 6es eenaniten @BlnalI qeh5ria befaniit
ift, an ben Metbtetenosn ae9en b0are 2ahfuna pers
fastfen Ctr 6IIcrttrter @Orrutb pc @fpcerteS iehf
in befA teitbkr pem gels6nntem GMsnal oehaifei1e
GoIcn beHn6sf@, befseBgnD aus 1uaes iliss Getp5s
fen, etreils @ngateMe Etfbs GpuMfer, GhoMfoflen
tinb Snbalt Mle Yumpe, Gisbor, Eabas, GeiI & @rss
nete1, &allee ~ /. %.
Den 8. TebxMat 1853. a. 4Lon4
AbminilrateT tes reriiprbsiish 9l gu6iaat,.
febd0 lot
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Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-187?, 1869-02-15

gfcue nentidbe Grocerie.
g. BetI, SO. AZ ylor0@ acrtet- GtraBe, gambler N
len Gortsn europEii4er Sridte, ssdie, u. I. 70.
, 1869-01-26
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE,
Burning Of ths Queenss Priut1uC ONCE
At Oatkw4s G. W.

Despatch to the Montreal Herald.
About 12:3u O'Clock d. N. the rear Of the
on tire. the fire being IN the wooden staircase
behind Craig d Mckenzie's. Il worked Its
way from story to story n1t1i the centre Of
the block was one mass Of flame. From
thence 1t caught to Mrs. Trottes's on Que
stds, ard the Royal canadian Bank aud
Offices Of the st: Lawrence s. ottawa Railway
on the other. An attempt was made by some
Of the clerks to open the Royal Canadian
Bank outside door. In this they aud
some one or two other gentlemen
had just succeeded when terrific explosion
took place before they cn'ered, throwing the
large window framework and doors into the
street, and causing some severe Injuries. A
second attempt WAS then made, when sec.
ond explosion took place In the second story,
mo,c fearful than the Irst, the whole sashes
and windows being driven against the fenca
on the other side OF the street. 4 third ex-
short while afterwards, By which Mr..
Grassett, agent Of the bank, had
bis arm severely injured. Narertbe-
less, after untlring efforts on the part Of him.
self, the clerks, Mr. Cassels {late Of the Upper
Canada), and Mr. H. J. Grasset., Of the Post
books and gold, were removed to q place Of
safety, the upper fat falling In as they
escaped. The fire had nov extended to
every fat on the Sparks street s!de-a mass
Of intense roaring lame enveloPtRS at that
lime, hal-past three, oil the buildings except
the. side on O'Counor street, occupied as
the printing Office. From this an attempt
was made to remove the stationery and paper
stock, about hasf Of which was rot out ;
but 50 fast was the progress Of the fire that
people were compelled to beat a hRsty Re.
treat. and at half.past four the immense atone
side Of this portion of the hYildlng, five
stories high, toppled over with terrific
crash, completing the work Of destruction
to the fine engine and printing presses il
the basement. At i've o'clock, nothing bul
portion 0! the Sparks street wall, black
building 10 the city, and the inest printing
and book. binding establishment In Canada
remained. The total loss WAS $14o, ,ooo.
, 1869-01-26
Fearful Tnle Of Shipyv. eck-The Loss
of tnN Inf S:Gky.

4 Wilmington IN. C.) letter, Of the 18th
inst, describes the loss OF the steamship Gulf
City. Tn. Monday, the 11th inst, a brisk
gale set In, The night vas intensely dark,
heavy. clouds rolled across the face of the
heavens. and the sea was mountains high.
By o'clock the vessel Wns shipping heayr
seas, and notwithstanding the unweasied
exeztions Of the crew and officers she became
utterly uncomfortable. AT 10 O'Clock
shock plainly told that the ship Eas on the
shoals. In few hours she was dashed to
pieces by the breakers. A vail Of anguish
went up from he cseW, who yainly endeayor-
cd to cling to the broken umbers Of the sink
ing vessel, and one BY one they found .
ratery grave. Many met death ere the
waves claimed them BY being d.shed upon
timber. A few were spared the instant death
which was Inevitable, and the doomed men
spent their last moments in ltIerins prayers
10 Him who rules the sea. At about 2
O'Clock the vessel was an utter wreck and
the three snryiyors-Patrick AcC.be, Of
Jerry city, and Henry McArdle' and and
pany with aye others, were clingtng TO a
portion Of the deck resembling ratt, twelve
feet long by about eight wide. On this
| slender dependence for life they were tossed
| by the waves forty eight hours, dsiflng out
to sea. Gradually they became exhausted
@ nrpg IND ne aer % syuehe
their five companions dropped into the sea
| But happily this awful fate was ayerted b1
the arrival Of the steamship ". 7. Clyde
which vessel picked mp the three halt
starved men and saved them. When carried
CD board the Clyde tne men & we're unable Z
the men were picked up about twelve mile
northwest Of Cape Lookout, and that excep
the ratt on which they were found there va
no other trace Of the wrecked vessel.
, 1869-01-26
"T0O GOOD FOB NIaGRRs II,

The sovereign State OF Delaware is
excited. I1appears that the emancipa!ed
1egroes OF that State, being DENIED all
means Of education at the public ex-
pen:e, decided 10 provide schools for their
CHILDREN at their own cost. For this
purpose they subscribed their money,
and, with the aid OF the cdu-
casional branch Of the Free1men's
Bureau, they recently erected the first OF
series OF handsome and subs .antial
school houses. The white Dclawar:ans,
never having cared anything about
schools Tor their own race, became intlir-
nans at the Idea OF negroes learning to
resd and write, when white men, women
and children did not know bow to do so,
and, the1eupon, with the malice which Is
lnseparable FROM Ignorance, they set tlre 10
tho school house aid destroyed 1t. Gun.
eral Howard went over to Delaware to
II nuifc into tho matter, whrrtupon
Governor Salisbury got furiousy ln1g-
pant at thls interference with tho lntcrnal
ailhirs Of sovereign Stale.
We fuggest that Do aware has On op-
pofltinlty n0W To 0reJBcm onu Of her In.
atl'atlons FUN lilo obloquy md lslusts-
tltn IN which Il ls held by mankind. 1'hg
srtu fhDlu OLD btn'c cltngs with nuat,a' cd
ftcllo'' to tho pifiory and lhe whipping
roH'. n 'lIu Hiasu authorities will arrcsl
'hcHu teho" ioti'o burners. ahu tlpk them
."t'holy Vt t''o w!4tpptng'pos., and 4.nnl
thtin III lltu p!llory, tho wnild may Any
l1al tl1''ae nHdua Il! punishment hayu n0l
lcua retained IN vain.
, 1869-01-26

topr d'stilleries running their capacity
wa 254 061 gallons their returns were
sS7. $50 gallens, OF 03 per cent.
twill be remembered that the dis .ilfer
has to pay q tx on 90 per cent Of the
producing capacity OF the still, no mat
ter what his returns may be. Whenever,
Therefore, the returns exceed that per-
cen'age, the excess Is due to the
vigilance OF the inspector, and the
reverse is the case when the
returns fall below the 80 per cent,
In two Of the districts the govern.
ment, owing to the vigilance OF the sub
ordlna'ee, collected tax on 580U0 gallons
in excess Of the 80 per cent and in the
other TWO districts the goyernmen,
would have los! the tax On $4,000 gallons
hsd not the 80 per cent law prevented it.
These tacls show that, with faithful
subordinates, there is q prospect that the
government will realize the tax on over
~ per cent Of the whiskeY actually made,
This will yield, flom whiskey alone,
e40,0o0,o00 year.
The law requires some few amend
ments, The most essential one being some
provision preventing the officers c3nstru.
ing the Law in favor Of every device to
cvade it,
, 1869-01-26

TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TREATY,

TIE JoHHsoN-CLAREHD0s TREATY,
The tsmous treaty agreed upon by
Reverdy johnson with the British Min
lister, and which proposes tha. the Ala
bama claims are to be offset by all the
counter clstms which general rakine Of
the history Of the lsst century csn pro-
cuec, has been made pubic. The partial
publication OF the text in no Way re-
moves the general disinclination OF The
publlc to let this treaty drop just where
1t Is. The country Is ineispos.d at this
time, at the tail end Of 8 miserable and
olsieputa5}s administration, to take up
the misshaicn sll dctormel production
oi Minister who has outltyel mis- usrful-
ress. and whose political lite can last but
lev weeks iopger. The Irea'y, though
tcsring the signature Of the present Brit
ish Minister, is really les~cy fro n the
Tories, who we're forced from utIi:e g
short time since. The American people
hsve, in tsct, hsd no representative Ex-
eeutiyc for four years, and General Grant
has been ELECTED 10 supply that want.
The country has waited fur years for
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, 1869-01-26

A correspondent at Davenport, Iowa,
calls cur attention to a par 1sgrsph IN one
OF cur Washington lettere, under the
heading "Prlce On Irop," in which Mr.
H1ram Price Is clsssed with the subsidy
jGbbrrs-ne having introduced bill to
ccmptl all land.grsnt railroads 10 buy
Americsn iror, and no other, regardless
of ia quslity or price, and also reg ardless
OF The question whether enough Ameri-
can If. n can be furnished to supply all
lhtir wants. The Davenport writer
wishes to know whether personal dis.
honesty is imputed to MIR. P1icc by our
Washing on correspondent.
We did not 50 understand it. The
suggestion vas undoubtedly conveyed
ihst MIR. Price was in bad company-.he
land and bond ezabbers being one and the
sumo with the iron rollers and The tariff
Lobby. But We have never doubted Mr.
Price S personal Integrity. We are sure
TINT his acts ard votes are always bo:-
TONED upon his conscientious con7ictioa as
We bage differed from him on aim 3s
every question on which Republicans
can differ, but We have never seen an5
blem,sh upon his reputation.
, 1869-01-26

[In MT. Pastms interesting a:eount OF 7hs
Inrtntton Of th* Compass. IN Our fonHg fo!xs
for Fenrua1J+ Il the following story told hin ny
q Lake Champlaiu boasman1:
WHe said that be had been prisoner iof
e,rven months In AndeEzonyllle during the
iate % war, s and when he heard that General
sherman xas 1t Atlanta, about TWO hundred
md forty miles distant, he and his
his comrade determined to try to es-
na7 nane and make their way thither. Onc
eapih ~ them had an old fashioned watch with
~ compass In the back Of It and by this
shey expected to disect.their courso> which
| was nearly northwest. But, as they expected
to travel 0, y By night, they resolved not to
Start until they could get bog Of matches,
| so as so be able to strike light now and
| then, to look at their -compass. They de.
la7ed their departure for SIX weeks trying
| ID 9et a boz Of matches. for the purchase oi
which ther gave one Of their negro friends
i Their last fiJc.dcllar bill. He could not buy
box OF matches for five dollars, nor ior any
other number OF dollars, and 50 at last they
made up their minds to start without them,
"Asslsted by their hlao; friend, they 90
away one afternoon, and 10y hidden unit
late In the evening". when they started at
great pace through. tie woods, acl cam
about midnight to a road which seemed +
gc, as nearly rs they could guess. exae:1
. northwest. Seemed, say !; hnt 1t m1st.'~ moi
} aud, If It did rot, It would load then t
; | rsntnre and .ieath. The night wns ,,n+ yer
dark, but sns stars worn hidden b
, 1869-01-26

Of sneakfng out of aay emanuel Of cape
v whIch might be open TO It, So thoroughly
established was this Characteristic oil gun
cotton, that q common lecture experiment
has been 10 iguite puf Of It lying in the
naked palm of the hand, or to fire small
balanced scale. The hand waa. not
burned, the lance of th4 scale vas not dis
tu1bed, aud this becanse of that peculiar
property ofgun-cotton. which mpelled 1t to
get IT'D Of Its force In the eakiest- and most
harmless manner. Contlne the same quantity
10, and II stral2 htway produces effects equiv
aleut to those OF atx times its weight of gun
powder. Butit has now been discovered. In
the course OF some experiments at the War
Office Chemical Establishment, Woolwich,
that b. ignitiug gm-cotton in the same way
by eoneusslon, produc d by the explosion In
contact With It Of 4 small charge Of dctonas.
Ing powder, the full effects Of gun. cotton are
developed whelhez 1t be confined OF not. Nay,
more than the full etiects-itit isnot an Irish
ism 70 say so-aor 1t appears that gun-cotton
nrea ny concassson exefts force equal to
that Of nitro.glycertoe, or nearly ten times
that Of gunpoweer. Thus, whereas gnu.cot-
ton fired BY simple Ignition, pua, of harm.
lees)y Then unconined, exertinr no dpsfrnc,
tive force whatever upon the BODY uuou
which it may be resting, the same Guaefity
o. run~cotton e4plodeu " Conclusion will
shatter blocks Of granite, break up thick
iron plates, and blow down OF destroy any
body in contact with 1t. THIS. We say. Is a
most Important disc very III many way..
In the first place, It seems to strike death
blow at the use Of nitro-GlycerIuc: wheth, r
10 its pure form, or disguised as 'sdyDaulite, ~
or however applied. aud nitro-alycrrinc
VIII be a monstrous good,riddanee. In
the next place, mining Of all descrto:ious,
military and civil, Incomes immensely faci11.
tated, while the dangerous operation vi
tampine, no longer required. For tor.
peao and Submarine purposes the discovery
will be especially useful, Gun COTTON mad
already been adopted as the agent oar crctl.
hnee to be employed in torpcdoes but it
viii no longer BE- necessary to enclose t,.e
charges iu stout, expensive iron cases. a.
heretofore, In order to de evclope tue fu|I el.
feet, Or, indeed, any elect at all; ans case
which ls waterproof will answer all the pur.
pose. For breaking walls and stock ljrs,
Run'cotton fired By concufsiou has hecu
shown By 1somc recent experiments at Chat
ham to be mighty agent Of fdestruetion, and
nothing eau he more striking than to see 4
huge stockade cut clean In o, as by a knlfr
By the simple explosion Of long san sncc
shaped charge OF gun .cott0n.-Oact 4 Uffk
, 1869-01-26

clouds else the friendly North Star would
hafe guided them upon their way. Anxious
as they we're to get On, thsy stood for several
minutes comparing recollections, and d ba-
ting the great question upon which tneir
lives depended. But, the more they talked
1t over, The mora uncertain they became ;aud
row they bitterly regretted their inpatieace
IN coming away without matches
There were = great number Of fro-flie3
dJfrg about. a lccky thonght occurred to
one Of them-the boa:m.n VINO told Us the
ssorE. He caught q freely, and, takiug it
between his thumb AID finger, held il over
his compass. Imagiue their joy to find tnat
the insect gave them plenty Of light for their
purpose; and imagine thelr still greater Joy
10 Uncover that the road led straight to III.
UEion army. Eight nights Of trave! b.ousht
4 Admifable invention! often wonder
that thing 50 Variable can Ie 50 small, ,,m /.
Die az cheap. Il Is nothing but needle. =
pivot aud card, which you caa bug Ior halt
/ dollar, and carry in your pocket, o. danglu
at the end OF a watch chain. Yet, nal! ana
triHing as 1t Is, snfp's company that should
ind themselves In The middle OF the ocean
Without compass would consider it q great
faytr to he alIoweG to- buy one for may
thorkanH 6n1iars ~