Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 17 June 1869 — Page 2

THE FBAIiCO»AIIEBICAIS CABLE.

The luayinii to Commence «n the 20th of Juno. The following additional particulars of the French cable enterprise fare given by the News: "The French cable, as it is familiarly called, has been made, and Avill be laid from English ships, by Englishmen, the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company having undertaken the contract. Sir Samuel Canning being the engineer in chief of the expedition, and the Great Eastern having been chartered for the work. Indeed, substituting Brest for Valentia, and St. Pierre for Heart Content, the entire process recalls the

laying of the lines now worked by

trifi

in the Med way about the 10th of June, and will proceed to Portland. Here a few days will be spent in taking in coal, after which she will go to an appointed spot some live and a half miles from Brest. One of the vessels of the expedition (the Chiltern) will in the meantime have laid thej heavy shore end. and this will be! buoyed out named. somewhere about the 20th of June, pick it up, and after splicing and testing, will set about her regular work of cable laying, under Sir Samuel Canning and his staff. She will be accompanied by the Scanderia, a

5re en(I'

ffine

an(l

vessel of ],S00 tons and 370 feet Jong, now lying along side her in the Medway, and by the Chiltern, both ships being fitted up with grappling irons, buoys, and picking-up machinery, which are identical in every re-

assistance, should she require it, the Scanderia, the Chiltern and another ship, the old William Cory, will each bear portions of the cable across the Atlantic. The latter proceeds to St. Pierre earlv in June, and having laid

end, of course in direct communication with the line to Brest, and onehundred and seventy-four miles of cable will be laid. Then Sir Samuel Canning changes ships again, and splicing this portion with that on board the Scanderia, proceeds on board the latter vessel to lay four hundred and fifty miles more on the way to Boston.

liThe

Chiltern and her cargo are

called into requisition next, and another splice made. The 152 miles added now carry the cable direct into Boston, and the line will be thus made complete between the latter place and the French port. The frequent splicings, the change of ships and the varieties of cable, of which, though the great length is identical with the Anglo-American, there are six sections—A, B, C, I), E and F— on the whole line, may seem to com plicate the programme but it should be understood that after St. Pierre the real work is over. The rest is shal low water, the whole of which has been sounded, and the greatest depth of which is ascertained to be 3G0 fathoms. Between Brest and St.

Pierre the depth of the line in which the cable is to lie is less accurately known, and there are variations between the soundings taken at various times. These are, however, being veriiied and corrected at this time on behalf of the Telegraph Construction Company, and full information will be secured before the expedition starts. "We have said that the Great Eastera has more cable on board by some hundreds of miles than she has evei1 held before, and it is curious to note

T.nndon T)«ihi I ed out till it is seventy-live feet in di-

a' ,, now bounded, was, in 18150, ,200,000, tbe Anglo American Company. I he

,s ol which OOi.UOO were whites ana present cable is some twelve hundred miles longer than either of its prede-

,, f,, ... still have a clear majority ol Jo,000

about 400 more than when it lelt with 4.! white voters—as

the Anglo American cable, its vasti i' show, il tullv and lairlv made, receptacles being made still vaster, and its main tank considerably enI?r*ed ties and the results of war, was in the "With this cargo the great snip:

will leave her present resting place

t"ls

AVlli ,je

tp,t0 r,ea

a' 7! stan.f,e

lhe Great Kajtern amII,

2 CRAWFORDSVILLE JOURNAL: JUNE 17, 1869.

the difference in her appearance now and when she left Sheerness last. This, however, is not appreciably due to the massive coil she hides. The middle or main tank has been holiow-

ameler, and in this alone more than eleven hundred miles of cable are stowed. The after tank and the fore tank hold nine hundred and twelve miles and seven hundred and twentyeight miles respectively, but all are I below deck, and nunc have the slightest elfect upon the appearance of the vessel as seen from the paddle-boxes or deck, or upon the spacious •ialoons and berths below."

Whites .-end Blacks in VirpiniaDomocriitic Kmiraate.

and indicates, among many other things too numerous to rccite.the days of the week, the month, the year, the signs of the zodiac, the equation of time, the course of the planets, the phases of the moon, the time of every capital in the world, the moveable feasts for a hundred years, the saints' days, (fcc. Perhaps the most curious part of the mechanism is that which gives the additional day in leap year, ,, and which consequents is called into

spect with those on boaid the Gi.eat ^^on only once in four years. The clock is wound up every eight days. The main dial is twelve feet in diam-

Eastern herself. "Some eighteen days will be occupied by the Great Eastern in the voyage from Brest to St. Pierre and immediately on the line being laid between these two places, the other ca-ble-laying vessels will carry on the remainder of the work. For, in ad-

eter, and the total 000.

•A

The total population of Virginia, as

n, on,i

of which (92,000 were f27,000 colored—say 1 (UjJjOn majority of the white population. .That would give a majority of white voters of near 34,000." By' the regular increase of population from 1800 to 1S6H, the ratio of the two races now would be a. majority of whites nearly 220,000, and of white voters a majority of 45,000. Assume 10,000 to be disfranchised by acts of Congress,

cessors it is divided into several sections, and has been manufactured at the rate of 150 miles a week ever since the contract was accepted. Up to yesterday it was within a hundred miles of completion, and was nearly all shipped on board the vessels appointed to carry it out. Thus the Great Eastern carries 2. S52*miles, or, .... ... ,.we

the•

registration will

We assume that the loss of whites laud blacks bv emigration, the casual-

same

proportion to each race. And

a verv

favorable statement for

ceiv blacks. It is also a very favoraJide allowance of equal proportions rethe ed by the immigration of bona ble settlers and carpet-boggers.— I

Richmond Enquirer.

A CLOCK has just been completed! for the cathedral at Beauvais, France,

which far surpasses all other existing

specimens of the clockmaker art. It

Contains

no less than 90.000 wheels,)

cost exceeds $50.-

According to Chinese writers, the, great bell of Canton was cast iivej®

centuries ago. At first no person

dition to accompanying the monster was bold enough to strike it. Aftervessel as an escort, and si vine her ward, however, one of the officials' ordered it to be struck, •whereupon upward of 1,000 infants, male and female, died throughout the city. On this account, young children, both boys and girls, were made to wear! clothing with fringes, to which small! a shore end there will buoy the course silver bells were attached, as a charm and wait the arrival ol the Great, to ward off the evil influence. Eastern. This over. Sir Samuel Canning will leave the latter ship. IJux. S. S. Cox has been riding| which will return to England forth- Arab horses that run 120 miles in 22} sjwith, and will take his place on board hours. He says that nothing can ex -1 the William Cory. Another shore eel the elegance of their bearing and

the speed and hardiness of their thoroughbred training and work.

A GENTLEMAN near San Antonio, Texas, has a farm of 1 '10,000 acres fenced in, and forty thousand head of cattle pastured on it.

THE water power of the Chattahoochee at Columbus, Georgia, is said to exeeed that at Lowell, Massachusetts.

It is estimated that the cotton crop of Missouri, this year, will be worth 810,000,000.

PROPOSALS FOR CISTERNS. "VTOTICE is hereby given, that, by direction of the Common Council of the city of Crawfordsville, sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Citv Clerk, until July 5th, 1S69, for the construction of five cisterns, according to the plans and specifications to be on file in *aid olfice, on and alter the 15th inst.

The Council reserves the right to reject any and all bids not deemed to the interest of the city. T. D. BltOWN, Junel03t. City Clerk.

LEGAL SALE.

DMINISTRATOR'S" SALE.-N^tk^is hereby given that the undersigned, as Administrator of the estate of Jacob Deans, late of Montgomery county, Indiana, deceased, in accordance with a decree of the Court of Common Pleas of said county, made at the May term thereof, in the year 1861), will, on and after three weeks from this date, sell at private sale, all the drugs, medicines and other goods connected with said business, for a sum not less than the appraised value of the same. The purchaser to pay for the same within one year from the day of sale notes to be given with good freehold surety, waiving relief from valuation and appraisement laws.

There is a good house to carry on tke business, which will be rented t6 the purchaser oc reasonable terms by month or year. JOHN NIVENS. JunelOtS.

DRY COOPS, HARDWARE, AC.

CAMPBELL & BARTER

Are mow liMljC ..

sHi:\rw

stock

SPRING' «j OOD8.

wh,e

:u Jo

offer' pric

to this community at a touchcd since the

They have ruade a specialty on

DRESS GOODS.

And can exhibit all the.

N E W S E S

And the latest

Imported Novelties,

I in SPLENDID DESIGN.*. MAGNIFICENT SHADINGS, ENDLESS VARIETIES.

GOODS FOR

WALKING SUITS,

Traveling Dresses, Bridal

Robes, Mourning and

Half Mourning-.

They al*o make a specialty of

I A O O O I S

No outfit will be so rich and unique as that which can be purchased of them.

THEIR TERMS ARE CASH,

Which of itself is a ,guarantee that all their goods are marked at the lowest possible price. Examine for yourselves.

Now is the time to buy

your goods, and Camp

bell and Harter's is

tlie place.

Campbell & JIarter have added to tlieir

Woolen Department

A FULL LINE OF

Factory Goods, Counterpanes, Blankets, Yarns, Cassimeres,

Jeans, Flannels, Quilts, Satinets, Cloths,

And Balmoral and Felt Skirts, which they will exchange for WOOL at the market price.

CAMPBELL & BARTER.

raay6

CORNER BOOK STORE.

Tllli OLD

CORNER BOOK STORE.

IIE lirtj oi 23 has raoviil if thf •i')

CORNER

arc-

B00K STORE

Mk?

South Room, National Block.

.-lSIII'IVttTOX,v HTBEET.

O O

A E S

Buff and White ENVELOPES, lat.es, Ink, Mucilage, Crayons, Pencils, and all that is necessary to make a full stock of Stationers' Goods.

A full and nice lino of

Pocket Cutlery and Poeket Books

Having lost, our entire stock of

WALL AND WINDOW PAPERS,

we have received since an entire new stock in that line, and ask your attention to the best, prettiest, and cheapest assortment ever offered in this city.

Curtains, Goods and Fixtures,

A nice assortment.

PICTURE FRAMES & MOLDINGS.

We had also to lay in anew stock of Frames and Moldings, which are cheaper than ever. Particular attention paid to FRAMING Pictures, and no extra charge for work Cords, Tassels and Picture Nails.

Toys and Notions by tlic Million.

We receive all the leading

Magazines and Newspapers,

Havinsr over fifty different kinds, and any not on our list promptly supplied.

The Indianapolis Daily Papers,

Journal and Sentinel, and the Lafayette Journal, received every morninjr. and delivered to subscribers at publishers' rates. "We cannot begin to enumerate all that we have to sell, but ask you to hunt up the old establishment, and see what we have. And while we would thank the public for their former liberal patronage, we would ask a continuance of the same, and shall try and deserve it by our attention to the wants of the community, and selling at such prices as will suit all reasonable people.

A. FOOTE & CO.

ja-JS

CARRIAGES AND BUCCIES.

FIS11KK DOl.fKHTV. M. 1).

G. II. DKIGtr rOX

DOHKltTY.

ESTABLISHED IN 18.39.

DOHERTY & DEIGHTON,

Manufacturers of

Carriages and Buggies,

VELOCIPEDES,

Sulkies, Spring & Farm Wagons

OF AT.L KIXDS,

\ew 'Brick Shop. Washington Street, opposite Center CMinrch,

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.

THE

verv liberal patronage bestowed upon us iii the last ten years by the citizens of Montgomery, Parke, Fountain, Putnam and Boone counties, and our large and increased business, impresses us with the sense of obligation wc are under to our customers, and we feel it our duty as well as pleasure to express our thanks for past favors, and hope to retain and merit in future a continuance of the same. "We would desire to state that the quality of our work is nearer perfection than ever before, owing to

Enlarged Facilities

for Manufacturing and keeping a greatly increased stock on hand. We would call special attention in this connection to our styles, which are up to the most approved fashion^ of the East.

We invite the farmers and all others to examine our work, which we are determined shall stand on its own merits.

We warrant all our work from one to two years.

Old Work Made JVew.

Repairing done to order in wood, blacksmithing, painting and trimming. Will take Old Vehicles in exchange

nCW WOr]£#

tot

Spg-Remember the place, Washington St., ODDOsite Center Church. apl DOHERTY & DEIGHTON.

DRUGS.

J^adpT liis!

IT. W. FRY & CO.

HAVE JUST OPESED A

Fine Assortment of Drugs,

A I I I S

CHKMICALS

Where nuty be found :i full clock ol* Mijcfl-I.UK-OUH, School. Collet,'!'. Toy. a.nd lil.-nik I

Including a choice lot of Hibles. Prayer and Hymn Books. Note, Letter. Cap, Kill and Wrapping

YE.-.S TU

LXD

JF+1JVCV ,MRTICIJES

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF

CIGARS AXI TOBACCO

OF THE FIXET QUALITY.

All of which we will sell at the very lowest market price. Call and see us. on Green street, two doors above T. W. Lvnn & Sons.

June 21. 1866 T. YV. FilY & CO.

MILLINERY._

I I N E

FULL assortment of Millinerv Goods.

Spring and Summer Stock.

The Ladies of Crawlordsville and vicinity are invited to take a look at them.

Miss Pierpont will also be found in the rooms.

Shop In National Block,

asliingion Street,

Crawfordsville!

Mrs. I, M. Williams.

mavlotf

MILLINERY.

MISS SlJE DARTER'S

New Millinery Rooms.

"jl/TISS DARTER would inform the ladies

JLTJL

of this city and vicinity that she has opened New Millinery Rooms, in Darter's new building, corner Washington and Pike streets, opposite Center Church, and would solicit their attention to her

New and Beautiful Styles

Of Millinery goods, and quality of her work. USfBleaehing and Pressing done to order promptly, and satisfaction guaranteed. I dcclO"

SEWING

MACHINES.

THE

HOWE

MACHINE COMPANY'S

SEWING MACHINES

FOR

Families & Manufacturers.

'"piIE Great Prize, the Cross of the Legion of Honor and Gold edal, awarded to American Sewing Machines at the Paris Exposition of 1S67, over EIGHTY-TWO COMPETITORS, as per Imperial Decree, published in the Monitcur Universal (Official Journal of tho French Empire), Tuesday. 2d July, 1SG7.

The ock-titch invented by 31r. Howe, and made on this Machine, is the most popular and durable, is alike on both sides, and will neither KIP XOK RAVEL, and all Sewing Machines are subject to the principle invented bv him.

A Machine was needed possessing SIMPLICITY and DURABILITY, and adapted to a great range of workj one easily understood and comprehended by all. To produce such a Machine has been the study of Elms Howe Jr who s-ave to the world the First Sewing Machine,"more than twenty years ago and now we offer his last production, a machine embracing all essential qualities, and pronounced the Best Machine in the World.

Persons from a distance can order a Machine with perfect confidence of being able to operate it in a few hours successfully, by the aid of the printed instructions that accompanv each Machine. Drafts or current funds must accompany the order. Machines mav be erdercd by Express, also to collect on tlelivery, if the purchaser prefers. We advise shipping by express, as the most convenient and expeditious way.

The demand for this Ifcw and Improved Machine Is unprecedented in the history of Sewing Machines.

In all the principal towns where Agencies are not already established, we desire ®nergetic and responsible parties as Agents. Many places are of sufficient importance to warrant persons in making it then exclusive business.

Send for circular and samples. OLIN & FOLTZ, General Agents for Central Indiana, T,-: North Pennsylvania st. Indianapolis. decl0m612