Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1870-11-16

sr. Gxoaor. Sept. II. 1870.

Letter rom ~. deestS is"se'
. ST. GEosor. Sept. y. 1870.
M rprroa. it i perhaps not general
1ly ksown that for sespe tina past ther
have been \mors stsamsss built in tn
Yards K wilfainston. ! Del. than ar
constructed in the port 1T New York
To day nine large ships, elk ofiron ant
thee of wood are in tho course of con
struction at Wilmington. A number o
us went up to that city. ten miles from
St. George, to witness the launching o.
the largest iron steamer ever built il
America. II was on Thursday last. A
large concourse Of people had slready As
sembled in the yard. crowdipg the whar'
vcs. decks, and riggings Of vessels. ly'
ing near by. and up the Chr istiana. Al
l2 O'Clock the usual cry Of Here sbe
goes" announced that the vessele had
been cut loose and had started to move.
The movement at first was almost imper-
ceptable. but the motion gradually accele'
rated until gracefully rapidly she elide'
into the water. saluted BY the deafning
cheers of the assembled multitude. As
she struck the water young lady aboard
broke sbot.ls of wine cross her bows and
pronouncedthe name "Wyanoke which.
unless the joint action ofthe President of
the United States aud Congress reverse
it the vessel must ever bear. This
magnificent ship is built for the old Do
miuion Steamship Company. and will
run between New York and Richmond,
va. a. tH- 7Ii ff .i
Delaware College At Newark. eight
miles from this place, has recently reeeiv-
ed large gift from the Government.--
In view Of this. besides the ordinary
scientific and classical course, an Agri-
cultural Department has been added -
During the war and until now the insti-
tuition haa been suspended, bat on the
cath. Of this month. it opens with fater-
ing prospects, under the new manage.
ment. E' 'Fl- l''i
Well. Prussia has switched France as
a school master would switch an obsteph.
nous school.boy. Who would have
thought three months ago that there
would have been such a terrible war be-
tween these two great European powers I
Who would have supposed that the
French would have at once turned their
faces toward Paris, and instead Of iuva-
ding Germany give " ay to an invasion
of their own soil? Who would have
dreamed that instead of beating Russia
single handed the French would 20
soon be WHIPPED. and the Napoleon dynas-
ty at m end : A few mon tbs ago the
Emperor of France could declare war for
all the Continent Of Europe, and almost
at his pleasure, dictate the terms ,of peace !;
Now no one is go low as to do him ho-
mage. ''How are the mighty fallenl''-
The days of Napoleon are over. and the
days of the Pope are numbered. Let
them slide! May true Republic
new and better order Of things, arise from
the dark chaos of France! May no
other despotism. Pbuinx-like, arise out of
the ashes ef the late dynasty! May the
battle between ths divine right of Kings
"and the people soon end everywhere in
the cause ofjustice and of God! May
the Almighty One turn and overturn and
overturn until He whose right It is to
all nations mingle their
shouts in that laundering Alleleuia; "the
Lord God Omnipotent reigncth.'' ~
Yours, very truly.
1t is not necessary to state TO the
reader why the above letter appears so
long after its date. The contents are
and instructive and these are
the material points in letter or an ar
ticle.-Eu.
RAILROAD ACCDRNr.-On the tenth