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Year: 1859

The Londen News gives the following
account of a submarine boat:


"Phillips has, while in his boat and un-
der the water by means of machinery work.
ing through its sides awed Of timber four
teen inches square. He can sink his boat
from the surface almost instantly either to a
few inches or feet from the surface Of the
water or 10 hundred or more feet and
again rise quickly er very slowly 10 or near
the surface; go forward, back or sideways
or come up bows first or otherwise, as may
be required. He can attach powder torpe-
Goes TO the outside of his boat on its deck
or sides, and proceed under water out TO sea
in any weather, to an eDemy's ship In sight
fix or anchor The torpedoes under the ships
bottom, set in motion clock to fire the
torpedOes, simultaneously at intervals, and
retire, still under water, out Of danger from
the explosion, and out Of reach of an enc
my's guns. He can also convey powder
torpedoes inside his boat, of 100 lbs Cor
Inore) weight and when under an eneny's
ship, pass them out Of the side of his boat
through his paten hatch, and fasten them to
assships bottom and fire them as above nam
ed. He cnn enter an enemy's harbor under
water md make surveys, only showing u
bove the surface light tube, no moro than
one half inch in diameter, and retire still
undor water, and proceed outside to sea
and make his report TO the commander Of a
fleet or ship. He can go out TO sea, meet
a hostile fleet 90 under their bottoms, fix
torpedOes TO go off by clock work, or bore
holes in their bottoms and come away un-
seen. With large boat he can carry II
or "a FOUNDER Cor even largsr) gun in the
forward end of his boat near the top, so
rugged that he can load in loo. feet deep Of
water, rise near the surface, sight the hor-
rizon for an enemy's ship, and if one is in
sight, take the course for her and proceed
toward her, even within stones throw, rise
quickly, SO near the surface as only TO
show the muzzle Of the gun through tbs
outside port hole valve, aim ct the ship near
her water line, hre, then instantly sink to
reload, and rise at another point to fire
again and repeat. Ifrequired, with large
boat. he can remain under water with sew
eral men with him, and do service at sea,
off or in harbors, for several DAYS without
landing. or showing one inch OF his boat
above water. II the boat is required for
pearl fishing, he can work all day on pearl
bed, raking up and taking in pearls, and
suffering no inconvenience from impure air;
and as the boat is provided with light for
deep-water work, he can move about on
the bottom like fish, and see pearls where
diver w0uld not If the boat i, required
TO visit wrecks and remove treasures or
goods, it is so constructed that he can saw
bore or make fast chains or ropes to any point
of wreck, any, if required, one or more per-
sons can, while under water, 60 out of the
boat through the side matches, enter wreck
or do other service, and return inside the
boat again, without inconvenience.
Year: 1859

"You MIGHr AS WELL. "A plain old gentle
man went with his team to bring home his two
sons, two young sprigs, who were soon expected to
graduate while returning, they stopped at a
The landlord, struck with the dashiuy appearance
OF the two gentlemen, made himself very ofiicious
while he took the old man, from his homespun
appearance, TO be nothing but driver and asked
them If they wished the driver to sit at the table
with them. 'Well, Dick,'i said the yOungster
aside to his brother, as lie is father and it's
his team and he will bear the expenses, think
we had better let him eat with US ~ ayes.
think so, TOO, under the circumstances, he re.
piled. Yes, landlord, you can give him place
at the table,
Year: 1859

CRrMBLING OF st. ANrHoNY's FALLS MIy-
NEsoTA The Minnea polls Journal says:


During the recent iocd at least one hundred
current is rapidly wasting the bed Of sand and the
result is manifested by the frequent falls of large
masses Of the overhanging stratum of rock. As II
entirely disappeared sOme twelve hundred feet
above the present crest of the fall can readily
conceive Of the entire extinction of the gnicent
fall. One hundred and fifty feet have fallen with
in the limit of a single week
Year: 1859

IL The rush Of emigration from Germany has
been arrested by the war The war caused such
an appreciation in the value of real money and
consequently such depreciation in the price of
s1leabe property, that the Germans could not sell
their farms and houses and stoc X for ready money!
which they bring with them to invest in the cheap
and fertile lands of the West The return of
peace will speedily restore this species of property
to its former value, and this fact combined with
the withdrawal of the extraordinary military re-
strictions. will tend to Increase the amount of
emigration for the latter half of the year
Year: 1859

Two young men, who gave their
names as George and Charles Rogers,


sons of Minor Rogers, formerly Of the
neighborhood Of Centre Bridge, and
now a resident of Camden Co., were
arrested in New Hope, on Monday
evening last, for passing counterfeit
bank notes. They had succeeded in
showing" four SIS on the storekeep-
ers in the above mentioned place, in
payment Tor a small quantity of gro
ceries, receiving silver change for the
balance of the amount, but On at
tempting to pass the fifth, George was
arrested. On his person was found the


money he had received from the store


keepers, who were happy to have it
returned to them. Charles was arrest
ed during the night and both were
placed in confinement until Tuesday.
According to the statement made by
George it seems the five notes were
bought by him from man on the
steamboat while coming from the city
on Monday, he paying for them gen
uine FIVE, without his brother being
aware of it, and being out of employ
ment, he thought he would endeavor
to bleed the people of New Hope, he
being very well known there. How he
succeeded is known. A carpet bag
Year: 1859

Winter.


The citizens of St. Paul, Minnesota,
are now in the full enjoyment of win
ter sports, as witness the following from
local paper -


Winter has come, sure Yesterday
the air was cool but not cold. The
ladies were out in furs, and many a
cheek did we see that looked like ripe
Jersey peach, the very pink of perfec-
tion. The local of this paper met with
an accident yesterday. While walk
ing up Third street his pedal extremi-
ties suddenly shot up to an angle of
about forty-fve degrees, and he came
down head foremost on the icy side
walk, tearing his pantaloons, soiling
his good clothes, skinning his knuckles
and putting him in a good humor gen.
orally. While we write the snowfakes
are falling thick and fast. Sleigh bells
are already jingling in our Streets
Plenty of snow will make times merry.
Year: 1859

To the advertisers of both city and country
we now offer sheet that has larger circulation
among business men. las will be seen by refer
snee to our business direetory,) and others, than
any other paper in the county, and is therefore
the medium through which to advertise, in order
to bring themselves more generally before the
public.


We offer other inducements besides our large
and constantly increasing circulation, to adver-
tisers, in these days of scarcity of money, by a


great reduction in our rates Of advertising of one
h1Zf' the former cost.
Year: 1859

No new feature was observable ii
the mode of celebrating the above
named day in this place. The stores
and shops were kept open during the
whole day, and apparently as much
business was transacted as upon other
days. The several churches, in which
services were held in the morning, were
well attended and, of course, every
one who could afford it had a turkey
for dinner, and those who could not,
had something else.
Year: 1859

From appearances Delaware town
ship is to be peach district. Last
spring great many orchards were set
out and next spring viii far surpass
the past one. There is hardly farm
er now in the township but what has a
few bushels ofpeach stones out to frost,
and if these all grow, a person need
not hunt long for peach tree. ,-,
Year: 1859

The entertainment given by the
above named troupe Of minstIels was
slimly attended in this place, but the
performance was good, and worthy of
more liberal patronage. This company
performed at Stockton last evening
and will be at SergeantsVille tonight.
Year: 1859

Nothing eVinces the favor with which
our paper is received so much as the
increase of our subscription list We
have the pleasure of adding sixtyone
new subscribers to our list this week,
and as we do so, return our heartfelt
thanks to the friends who have inter-
ested themselves in our behalf
Year: 1859

A Lodge of the above Order was
started at Centre Bridge, on Nov. IT,,
and bids fair to become large and
flourishing Institution. We hope some
friend will forward US list of the Off
GERS elect, as we would like to publish
it.
Year: 1859

THE SENATORIAL VACANCY.-It appears that
Governor Weller has not yet definitely deter
mined whether be will appoint U. S. Senator
to Gil the vacaGsy occasoned by the death of
Senator Broderick. From the San Francisco
Nesrs we learn that some of Mr.. BToderick's IS
admirers thought that the Governor might be
induced to appoint to the position personal
friend Of the late Senator, az the position
would be merely Of an honorary character, 10
order that some person from California could
announce bis death Ia the Senate, and pay a
suitable tribute to bis memory. In reply to a
letter embodying the wish that such an appoint
ment would be made, Gov. Weller says:


"My present impression is that the public
interest will not suffer if | leave the whole
question with the Legislature. As the next
session will be a long one, very little, if any,
business Of Importance will be transacted be-
fore the month of FEBRUARY. If Mr.. Broderck' IS
death be not previously announced, | have no
doubt the Legislature will select Senator who
can and will make The announcement in tit aud
appropriate terms"


The Governor will evidently be controlled
by circumstances in regard to this NATTER
Being q candidate for the vacant seat, he will
make the appointment if he thinks such a
course will advance his chances of election
"Otberwise-
Year: 1859

MINING ON KERN RIVERA correspondent
OF the Tuare Record, writes from KeysvIle.
Bnena Vista county that every thing there is
in wretchedly collapsed condition. Many of
the quartz veins which have heretofore paid
well, are not now worked, and others are
worked on very limited scale. This arrises
in great measure from the want of capital.
and the heavy expense incurred in getting out
the rock, now that many of the best veins have
been worked TO great depth
Year: 1859

The PRESIDENT AND HIS FRIENDs.-A New
Jersey correspondent Of New York paper
says:


''Some one was running Col. Wall here thu
other day about his being defeated for mis-
sion, when the Colonel very naively replied
That Bnchauan's friends were getting so infer
nally scarce on this side OF the wafer, that he
could not afford to send any Of them abroad.
and. therefore he very prudenty took to send
ing his enemes'n
Year: 1859

LuBEcK d Cove invite attention to the
advertisement Of Messrs LubeCk d Co, who
have just received at their store, No 81 Broad
street. large and elegant assortment Of dry
goods, designed especially for the fall and
winter trade.
Year: 1859

NEW IMPLEMENT OF HDsTRUcTIoN.-Louis Napoleon is
busy examining the exclusion of all other discover
Of the same nature. new machine for the arniug of
ships Of war which said to be the most terrible engine
of destruction yet vented. 1t is a combination of a
whole bradsde TO be fred at once and directed anv
given point, that ship resist the shock The
eoutrvance is said to be improvement the Internal
machine of Ficschi which was radius Of small guns
Year: 1859

BY deducting the amount paid on tho princi
pal and interest of the Court House debt, it
will be seen that the ordinary expenses Of the
county government are little over fifty thou
sand dollars year.
Year: 1859

annum, as the positive legal estimate Of the


value of money, would of course be the pro-


per measure Of damages suffered on account
Of the non-payment of the note when due


Mr.. MAsrERsoN claimed, that he did not have


the opportunity to be heard on the latter


point /; and accordingly asked the Court to
hear him in regard to it. 10 the credit of the
Court, we are glad to say, particularly as it
seldom deserves to have credit awarded IT'D
the request of the Counsel was granted; and
the whole question was reargued at length by
Mr.. MAsrERsoN. in most able, learned and
manner; which we hope will
have its effect in making the Court review
and reconsider their hasty and untenable de-
cision, fraught as is their error. with such
important consequences to the whole commu-
nifty. But, we shall defer further remarks
for the present.
Year: 1859

The contest for Speaker is still going on in
the House. We were in hopes to announce
the election of Sherman ere this, but in that
we are disappointed. Some of the Demo-
Gratis have transferred their votes to Boteler,
the nominee of the South Americans.
Year: 1859

eral assistance either express or implied, as
against the MAJORITY PRINCIPLE


That great principle, which, by the express
agreement of the old thirteen must underlie
all new states.-no new state can be admit
ted unless it is Republican in form" What
is the bottom plank of Republic? Clearly
it is that a majority shall rule in a mon
archy, one may rule, in an aristocracy, or an
oligarchy, few, but in Republic, the ma
joritys subject to a constitution for the pro-
lection of the rights of the minority and the
whole.


Then let our federal papsuckers hoist their
sectional standard, of southern interest, and
unfurl the Black Flag of Kansas Slave Code
or Gag Laws, in this fair state of sovereign
freemen, and they will find us true to the
rule ofmajorities, to prove popular sovereign
ty-the total intervention of one State
with another, or Congress with either the
States or Territories (for the demand if good
for one is good for the other.) But all shall
be governed by the Constitution, and where
that is not express, by the self-sovereigntias
themselves, whenever they may be, upon the
American domain We hold that all rights
not clearly granted away are inherent in the
people, and are retained by them for their ex.
ercise in new cases, under the citizen or self
sovereignty principle, of government Re-
publican in FORM BED Rock.
Year: 1859

0REGoN.-A correspondent Of one of
our exchanges, writing from Portland.
says


Lane and Smith have taken the stump
in favor of Stout, the Democratic nom
inee. Fhe5 intend to stump every
county in the State. Notwithstanding
this, it is my candid opinion he will be
beaten. The fact of his being Calf
fornian. and an ex-member Of the Lane
party, are enough to work his political
defeat in Oregon. 50 deeply and inerad-
ically seated are the prejuidices of our
people. But when you add TO this the
desire of General lanes enemies to
break in upon his prestige, and pave the
the way tor his downfall in 1860, by de-
feating Stout now, think there can be
very little doubt but that he will be dis
'anced by his Republican competitor,
Logan. There is a thorough under
standing if not bargain between Lane 5
enemies and the Republicans i they are
to act in concert nceforth--irst to de-
feat Stout, and in 1860 to defeat Lane
and Smith, and elect Republican and
an anti Lane sorehead to the Senate OF
the United States. They have already
entered upon the work to that end.
Year: 1859

THE PURCHASE OF AsBLAND.-rhe
Louisville Journal says: We have it in
serious contemplation to inaugurate Il
movement for the purchase of Ashland
from James B. Clay. We have no
doubt that he would insist on making as
big a pecuniary speculation of it as the
degenerate descendant Of Washington is
making of Mount Vernon, but this would
be only an additional reason for getting
it as soon as possible out of his UNIV orthy
hands. ..F
Year: 1859

The Progress Of the Great Eastern
Steamship. The leviathan steamship
having now definitely passed into the
hands eff the Great Ship Company, ac-
tive. steps are taken in order to have the
vessel ready far sea by the latter end
of July, or the beginning of August
Several hundred workmen are engaged
in the work and the progress is rapid.
The great shaft. weighing upwards of
thirty tons, was sometime since placed
on board. Since that time the fitting of
the machinery has progressed rapidly,
and one of the masts will lie set up In
the course of few days. The mast is
now lying alongside the ship, and the
shafts are prepared for hosting it into
its place. There will be six masts to the
ship, three of iron and three of wood.
Those in the neighborhood Of the fun
ncls will be iron the foremast wood, why,
is readily understood, when it is remcmr-
bered thai the furnaces, burning $50
tons of coal per day, will send enormous
heat through the monster tunnels. 1t
happens at times that it is necessary to
cut away tie masts, and when they are
of timber there is an obvious mode of
accomplishing this object. Masts ofiron
do not however. afford the same facilities
but this difficulty is to be overcome by a
screw of enormous power, which. placed
on thc deck and attached to the masts.
will, when set in motion. crush in the iron
sides and let the towering columns fall
overheard. a very ingenious arrange
ment for fastening the rigging to the
mas-s is to be adopted, which. in the
event of its being necessary to throw the
masts overheard. will afford fa culties for
immediately letting go all the ropes.
The shrouds and stays will be secured to
| iron rings so constructed as readily to
open when required. but on other occa-
sion holding with a ffrmness which defcs
auy amount of strain which might be
brought to bear upon them. 1t has been
finafly decided that Portland in the state
Of Maine. shall te the port to which the
Great Eastern will make her first yoy-
| age,
Year: 1859

Princess Clotilde is said to have be
come the purchaser 9fthe celebrated fan
belonging TO the late Queen of Dude
The fan is of white silk, richly embroid
cred in emcralds and seed pearl the
handle of gold and ivory, splendidly
adorned wirh iubies, and seventeen large
brilliants of the first water.
Year: 1859

% Copying an item from the Alta
last week, about the shameful desertion
by Henry Simon of his wife and child we
added that the scamp was now at Orleans
Flat in this county and going by the
name of Henry Lemon. 1t should have
been Dutch Fiat. Placer County
Year: 1859

! RUSSIAN DrsciPLINE.-The unifor-
nifty existing among the Russian troops
is something quite astounding. This
uniformity is sometimes carried to an
absurd extent, for their dress, way of
marching. manners, even faces, are pre-
cisely alike. In the Guard, men with
light hair and blue eyes are put together
in one company, the dark-haired men
in another. The excessive discipline
LEADS at times to the spirit of an order
being confounded with the letter. One
day ship with many officers and men
on board went down in the Neva. The
order was passed to the soldiers to save
in the first place the officers of the
Guard. They therefore anxiously in
quired of each officer they gos hold of
if he belonged to the Guard 2 The poor
fellows could not answer. as their mouths
were filed with water so they were al
lowed to drown On another occasion,
it was very dusty, the soldiers were or
dered TO water the field for exercise
While employed in this duty it came on
to rain heavily, bnt they continued their
task with the utmost gravity. They had
been ordered to do it, and that was
enough. At the time when the Winter
Palace was destroyed by fire, clergy
man succeeded with great difficulty, in
saving the sacramental plate. On re-
turning he saw soldier in the corridor,
enveloped in smoke. He bhde him fol-
low him else he would perish in tine
flames but the other calmly asked for
his blessing and died at his post.
Year: 1859

TWELFTH STRBKr.-W0 are requested
by the Mayor of this city to say, that court in
the one involved in the biockading of 18th street,
and that he is now preparing legal opinion on
that question, which will be made public in
short time. He takes the ground that the right
public highway. that has been in use more than
quarter of q century.
Year: 1859

| morning was caused by the partial burning of q
negro shanty, short distance north of the Ian.
prevented the spread of the hames and saved the
building, minus the roof The IRE was accidental.
Year: 1859

Henry county.


A correspondent Of the Dubuque Herald
writing from Southern Iowa says that Grim
inals have monopolized the time of the
courts; every manner of crime has been
walking abroad and running riot in the
south part of the state He gives an &C.
connt of the conviction of Estep and Gaily
and the confession of Carpenter for cattle
stealing and draws the following bad picture
of society down that way:


Old and wealthy men have engaged in
cattle stealing; young and promising men
have been convicted Of horse stealing; men
of influence have been condemned to long
imprisonment for passing counterfeit coin,
hile others have forged and counterfeited
bank bills, which at best are little better
than bogus money. At the late court in
Henry county there have been many con-
victions, and sentences corresponding


One Of the most remarkable features Of
our State trials is, that all these criminals
have acted together in bands, and each
band has been betrayed by leading confs-
derate, and strikingly illustrative of tn.
principle that the greatest william always
turns out States evidence. .-.


The first gang arrested, was from Louisa
county, who, by a change Of venue, were
brought to Henry for trial, but the poor fel.
lows made nothing by the change. Public
indignation, driven wild by repeated acts of
violence and crime, made Henry county
but sorry asylum for lodging Villains
The blood of murder was crying out from
the ground to God theft was fearfully
familiar in the country, and and incendia-
rism was startling the people at midnight
from their dwelling places; and aided by
Vigilance Committees Henry county afford
ed no safety to skulking Williams
Year: 1859

The McFllmseys.


The New York Erpress charged the ladies
with over-drcssing. Miss Flora McFlimsey
sends letter in reply. We quote:


II call upon you first, sir, to look at me
in my ball dress; and l select that because
it is supposed that woman in ball dress
is the costli.st dressed of all women. Sir,
| have not clothes enough on, as everybody
can see, to keep a woman warm, say moth
ing of what propriety and dcccncy require.
There is not a beggar in New York who
does not go into the street with more clothes
than have on; and yet you have the i'm
pudence to abuse me, when reiterate, with
solemn truth, my Nothing to Wear."-
There is nothing on my arms; look at them,
sir, for you may as well look at them as any
other body in the street. There is nothing
on my arms, from my wrists onward and
upward, as you can readily see. Eve her
self, in Paradise, was scarcely with less
clothing than have here on these two arms
Then, there is nothing on my neck, or next
to nothing; and if poor humble woman Of
this world can wear less on her shoulders
than l, the Belle Flora, wear, would like
to see and aid the poverty Of that hapless
woman. My robe is looped up over my
shoulders; and hence the neck, bust, arms,
&C., that God blest me with when l came
into the world, are just as he gave them to
me! Now, sir, if you do not blush when
you see this, or when tell it to you, all l
can say is, blushing is departed from man.
Year: 1859

WA good specimen of what foreigner
can accomplish in the way of English, with
a dictionary and slight knowledge Of the
language, is contained in the following let
ter Of Hindoo postmaster to the executive
engineer, conveying the information that the
post Office window has been blown out BY 9
recent storm: "Honorcd master, yesterday
evening came one great hurricane, valve Of
the window aperture not fasten, first make
great trepidation and palpitation, then pre-
cipitate into precinct. God grant master
more long life and more great post. L re-
main honored masters most obedient Ser.
want, Purvoe Of English Department"