Locomotive, Volume 44, Number 6, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1858 — Page 2

iiobleness of spirit pervades all their actions; the ridicule of the crowd are but as straws in their pathway, affording no impedimenta that could not be surmounted. - Nature dispises the man of no plan, purpose or mind. Those whom Byron has characterized as Inftrrn tt'f feeAihe as orpttrposo, blown j About by every breath, shook by a sigh, I And melted by a teur, - .-. do not possess the stamina which entitle them to the ' respect of the world. What are they ? From what motives do they act ? They have no fixed principles by which they arc guided, self interest controls and directs them. The man of vacillating disposition has tto guiding star above' the horison his way is dark and dreary. There is but one path for noble natures, and he has forsaken it Such a character can lay no claim to greatness. The man of firmness, spirit, and determination has one clement of nobility; he, like the rock "mid ocean's waves" is immovable. The storms of oppression may rage around him, and the finger of scorn be pointed at him, yet he is still the same, alike regardless of the entreaties of passion or the allurements of interest Such is Nature's Aristocracy which, overlooking the trappings, and destinction of society, see in the man of virtue, talent and integrity, however lowly his position something worthy of admiration. . Burns, the rustic poet of Scotland, has not only seen a glimering of this truth, but the light itself lias broken in upon him, -. What though ou homely fare we dine, .; Wear hodden grey and a1 lh;il, t Give foola their tilts and knaves their wine, 1 A man's a niun for a that. - . , J. J. 13.

For the Locomotive. .. Cultivating ins Mind. Cultivate the mind children. When yon hear anything that is of importance say it over in your mind ; write it in your mind plainly; just think how much of importance it .will do you to remember all you hear, which is worth keeping. There was once a man who cultivated his mind to such an ex. tent that on a friend reading a long and beautiful poem which he ha4 composed, he, the man, claimed it as his own, and repeated it without the book, which his friend could not do and therefore he got it. And now children cultivate your miud, and when you grow to manhood or womanhood you will never rue it.- . THlTOCflMOTIVI; SATURDAY,' MARCH 27,1858. Trs.iturdayiathe day of publication of the Locomotive when it will ilwaysbereadyfor subscribers- In no case will weletacopy oftliepaper go from the office before publics tionday. . JiOCOMOTIVI! STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. ITE would call the attention of Railroad Men, Prusidenteof Collets and Academies, tlie Medical Profession, and all uttiera, to our assortment of NEW AND BEAUTIFUL TYPE -I eust received from the bet Foundries in the United Mates, Jrobriicinsr all the Medical Sijrns, Acecntt Fractions French Letters Algebraical Hig-nsy nd nil the modern facilities fur doing work in the best sLylo. All our Type and Machinery is now, and in good order, including two of A dams' Improved STEAM PRINTING PRESSES which enables us to lo our 'rork in u superior style, ou as shor lime, and ns poo'l tonus as f.ny other oflk'O. Wo have on hand a superior article of SSooh and Col red Papers, and the best of Inks, and as we are practical workmen, we guaranty all work entrusted to ns to be done in the neatest manner, with promptness and accuracy. Our Job Department is well supplied witli all kinds of New and Fashionable Type, and we are prepared to do -A-ll ZSZixicles of JoV Worlt! on the shortest notice, and at the lowest living rates; and BLANKS OF EVEBV DESCRIPTION! on Cap, Letter, Folio Host. Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards or Card Boards. For the character of our work we confidently refer to any Bonk or Job bearing our i in print. Our pricosure regulated at the lowest cash standard, so as to be regular and uniform, and equal to all; and contracts for work will be adhered to. without rusortto extra charges. TtOrders from a Histance promptly attended to, and accuracy zuarantied. Tfj'Offlcoon Meridian street, immediately opposite the Post Ollice. ElAlEK & HARKNESS. For the information of distant readers, and in reply to repeated inquiries, wc 6tate that The Loco" motive is sent by mail to any part of the United States, to subscribers. Subscribers are received for three months, six montlis, or a year, at the following terms. . ... L One copy, three months 25 cts. One copy, six months ; . . 50 " ; One copy, one year. .... . 1,00 " Six copies, one year 5,00 " Thirteen copies, one year. 10,00 " Twenty copies, one year. 15,00 " To be pre-paid, in all instances. The Locomotive is entirely Independent of all . political factions and cliques our great desire being to make it a reliable Family Newspaper. All that wan1 such a paper, from this city, aro referred to the terms above. Spring Fever is certainly contagious. We notice a great many that have it very badly, located daily around "candidates comer," the name given to the corner opposite the Locomotive office. This corner is a curiosity." Being the principle point of the city, it is the best place to meet a citizen, either from the town or country, and the gentlemen with pleasant faces and smiling countenances are stationed there at nearly all hours of the day. It is also the principle fish market of the city, and flowers, and vegetables by the wagon load, can be seen there any pleasant day. Besides these various attractions, the workmen are engaged busily on the Blackford building, thatgives life and bustle to the scene. ' ' ; Revival News. The religious revival is gaining strength and interest daily in this city. With very few exceptions all the churches in the city held meetings twice a day, and a people's, or business men's meeting, : at the hour of noon, is largely attended, with good results. With a large class of citizens, church going is the great business of the day, nothing being allowed to interfere with it. These meetings will be kept up iiext week, and as much longer as the interest continues, or 1 any good can bo done. i IJTlie best printing the neatest printing the most correct printing, of all kinds, Books, Blanks, Cards, or jobs of all kinds, can be had at the Locomotive office. Remember that this is exclusively a Book and Job Printing Office, ourpaper not interfering with the prompt execution of work. C" Mr. W. A. Bradshaw has received from Mr. J C. Teas, of Raysville, Indiana, some very fine RocheL j le, or haw ton blackberry bushes, and has generously presented us with some. These bushes bear very abundantly, of large delicious fruit, and are prized very highly in the East If any of our citizens should want some of these bushes, Mr. Bradshaw will send for them. & Already we see trees and shrubbery along the streets. We would again caution our readers not to buy trees and shrubbery from a distance. The exposure of the roots in carrying a long distance makes it almost certaiu that the trees will not live. A great deal of money has been spent, and time lost, in trying to raise trees brought from a distance.

New Paper. A new paper made its appearance on Thursday, called the National Democrat. It will be published semi-weekly, under the editorial management of Charles Smith, Lite of the Shelbyville Volunteer. The Terms are for the semi-weekly $2.50, and for the weekly $1.00 a year, j In politics the Democrat will advocate the Douglas views being the exponent of the platform and principles laid down by the 23d of February Convention. It has no ticket at the head of its columns. The typographical appearance of the number before ns is not very attractive, and the contents are tame perhaps when the new editor gets fairly to work there will be more vim imparted to its columns. The publication days of the semiweekly will be on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and the weekly on Mondays. Why and What am I ? The confessions of an Engineer. In three parts. Part 1 Heart-ExperL. ence, or the education of the emotions, by James Jack, son Jarves. . The Life and Times of Aaron Burr, LieutenantColonel in the army of the Revolution, United States Senator,' Vice President of the United States, &c. By John Paxton.. ' ; Both the above works ; handsomely bound in cloth, can be obtained at the Book Store of Messrs. Stewart & Bowen. Our space forbids a more extended notice at this time. ' . - '

' gjTMr. E. M. Haugh, showed us a beautiful design for a lamp frame and speaker's stand, for the cen tre of the Governor's Circle. The design is intended as a beautiful ornament to the Circle, and a place for Bands of the ' military companys, and for public po litical speaking. The cost of this will be about $300 which it is intended to raise by subscription. We un derstand that the design was made under the direction of the Band of the City Greys. . . ' ' HI m (ST The Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, says Mr. Harris, the Douglas leader in . the House, is very sick. He is consumptive, and has an attack of hemorrhage.. This is the second attack lately) and is a very severe one. The excitement incident to his situation has probably produced it His friends deeply regret this. He is, however, such an intense partisan, and such a reeuporative sort of individual that probably he will soon appear in the House again, even should he die in the strife. tgzg' Asher Cox, the great Peach man, has shown' us some twigs from his Peach Trees, on which there are sufficient buds alive to make plenty of Peaches. The native Trees have stood the winter best the grafted trees not doing as well. Mr. Cox has a large number of trees to sell, on the lowest terms. ' 6a?" The old frame on Hubbards lot, opposite the Post Office, has been moved off, and the excavation for the cellar of four story brick business rooms will be commenced at once. , Indiana Canal. Mr. Washburne, of Illinois, of the Commerce Committee, is getting up an elaborate report in favor of a new canal around the falls of the Ohio river, on the Indiana side. S"We return our compliments to Mr. Lewis George, for a jug of fresh sweet cider, made on the 19th of March. It was made from cultivated fruit and was fine. ' (s The Mississippi river is open as far up as Prai rie du Chicn, and the steam ferry has commenced run ning. A few fine days will open it all the way to St Paul's, Minnesota. , , . i llST During the past week the School Trustees made another effort to collect the unpaid subscription to keep the schools open, with what success we have not learn" ed. It is conceeded that if the schools are continued after the present quarter, it can only be as pay schools Nearly all the cotton mills in the east have re sumed regular work, on full time. The Cohoes and Manchester mills, employing 1,600 operatives, commenced last Monday ' 6aT The Republican City Convention meets this af. terncon, at two o'clock, to nominate candidates for City officers. The Ward meetings was called for last evening, to nominate candidates for the Council. The Panic. The Chicago Press has an adver tisement forty columns long of lands in that city de" linqnent for taxes. ' '"' IS" We are under obligations to Hon. J. D. Bright ot the U. S. Senate, for valuable public documents. 63 The days and nights are now about equal the sun rising and setting about six o'clock. 6aP The following are the Councilmen whose term of office expires in May. Messrs. English, Porter Harvey, Locke, MuNabb, North, and Cottrell. ' 83?" Look out for the man with the straw hat about these days. Democratic Ticket. At the Township meetinrr last Saturday, the following Ticket was nominated for the Township offices : For Trustee. W. AV. Weaver. . For Treasurer. Adam Knodle. For Clerk Samuel Hoefgen. For Constables Oliver Keeley, Edward G. Brinkmayer and Alexander McKinley. Emigrants for Kansas and Nebraska. The steamer Shylark, from Pittsburgh had on board three hundred cabin and one hundred and twenty-five deck nassengei-s, on their way to Kansas and Nebraska. There was also six hundred and fifty tons of freight, including forty-seven horses. A number of families have already started from this county to Kansas, and others are preparing to go. Hard Times Nearly Over. The New York Herald says thrt a larcre monev broker of that eitv last. Friday discounted $250,000 worth of grocer's paper, including paper given for teas, &c, at 7 per cent, six months, which may be considered as indicative of great ease in the monev market A large auction house stated that out of three hundred customers, only sixtyfour had suspended ; and of these only four had failed to pay, cither in full or over fifty cents to the dollar. A New Territory. A reselution was introduced into the Wisconsin Leoislature last Tuesday, nronosinnto cede back to the General Government all that part ! of the State lying North of the third correction line, providing Michigan will cede back that part of her iwiiu ouu vesc oi iaKe iviiemjran, ior tne Durrn. ., . ' pose of forming a nuw Territory. A new fire company has been organized in the Third and Fourth Wards, under the title of the " Ro ver k ire Company." Its location for the present will be near the bridge crossing the canal on the N. W. .; Diagonal. At a meeting of the Company on Tuesday .' evening the following officers were elected : President, Jas. Russell ; Vice-President, J. A. Wonnell ; Secreta- , ry, E. Locke ; Treasurer, R, A. Looker; First Director of Hose, Joseph Williams ; 2d do. Perry Gorham ; ; First Director of Engine, John Gorham ; 2d da James Stuart ; Messenger, Jack King. Messrs. Looker, Locke and Wonnell were elected a standing committee. After adopting the By-Laws, the Company adjourned to next Tuesday evening at Wonnell's Carpenter Shop. ' Journal.

From Washington. The following is an extract from the Washington correspondence of the New York Herald, of Tuesday: 1 ,' The Democratic caucus of Senators this morning determined not to olfer the amendment which Mr. Green, of Missouri, gave notice sometime since he intended to offer, of merging Kansas and Misnesota together. The object of this movement is to strengthen the Kansas bill in the House, which it will do, as most of the South Americans will now vote for it, but which they would not do had the Minaesota bill been attached to it The South Americans are dead against Minnesota. It is extremely doubtful whether the Minnesota bill will be taken up in the Senate for some days not, perhaps, until the Kansas bill is disposed of in the House.; , . -. . .. .: i. .. - Lecompton looks better to-day than it has at any time yet. There will be a prodigious fight on it in the House to-morrow. Both parties have their full strength on the ground. ' ' ' -1 The presence in Washington of that remarkable man, Governor Robinson of Kansas,' at this crisis, is attracting a good deal of inquiry. ' Some say that he has come for the purpose of posting up the anti-Le-compton men with the tricks of Calhoun ; but there are shrewder people -who say he has other fish to fry. The Delaware Indian Reserve lands of Kansas are the best in the territory: they cover an immense and fertile district of country, i The tribe are negotiating to sell them, and it is said that quite a number of local and federal officials of Kansas are anxious to get a liberal grant from the tract in behalf of a railroad as soon as the government can dispose of these lands.--Perhaps Governor Robinson may have a finger in this pie. He must be after something more important in a cash valuation than the United States Senate, or he would hardly be absent from Kansas at this juncture. Senator Gwiri will to-morrow insist on taking up his Pacific Railroad bill ; and he will doubtless succeed,

not, however, without a desperate fight Wolcott, the Middlesex Mills man, has been released on bail, and is now on his way to Boston. The bail is $2,000, and Willard of the "hotel is his bondsman. It is believed that through informality in the indictment this will be the end of that farce. r The Tribune's correspondent, of the same date, says: The Lecomptonites are not very jubilant at their barren victory in the Senate. ' It is remarked that if Messrs. Allen of Rhode Island and Jones of Iowa had obeyed instructions, and if the half-instructed New Jersey Senators had truly represented their constituents ; If Messrs. Fitch and Bright of Indiana, who have no right to their seats, had been turned out,' there would have been a majority against Lecompton.' His doctor says that Mr. Harris is iii an improved . condition to-day, and with care will recover. . Visitors are prohibited. ' Mr. Jeff. Davis proposed coming to the Senate this morning against the remonstrances of his family and physicians, unless some ' Republican would pair with him. Application was made to Mr. Cameron of Pennsylvania, who, from old personal relations with Mr. D., agreed, under the circumstances, as the result could not be affected. The Administration dropped Minnesota from the Kansas bill, fearing its effects on Mr. Maynard and other Southern. Americans; but Pugh's amendment damages Lecompton as much, it being offensive to many in the South, and only carrried through the Senate by the urgent persuasion of the President and Cabinet. . j . DEMOCRATIC MEETING PIKE TOWNSHIP; Pursuant to a previous call, a largo number of Democrats of Pike Township convened at the Township house on Saturday, March 20th, for the purpose of nominating candidates for Township officers and appointing delegates to attend the County Convention. On motion, Dr. Geo. W. Duzan was called to the Chair, and A. P Wiley appointed Secretary. After the object of the meeting was stated by the President, the following persons wcro nominated. . Township Trustee Manual Michaels. Township Clerk James M. Draper. Township Treasurer Reuben Klingensmith. Constable John Bird. ' "- ' Township Assessor A. P. Wiley. ..'; On motion of Mr. Sourwine, the President ap-' pointed Messrs. Loftin, Forman and Watts a committee to appoint delegates to attend the County Convention. The committee reported the following persons as delegates: Jas. Davenport, M. G. Padgett, D. McCurdy, jr., J. II. Wiley, Jesse Starkey, James Haines, A. P. Wiley, J. M. Draper, Wm. Jones, T. E. Watts, W. H. Foreman, L. Bush, J. M. Vorhis, Wm. Graff, M. Michaels, S. H. Hogshire, Dr. A. Loftin, Jas. Reveal, J.Coble, J. Artman, Dr. G. W. Duzan) M. Kepple, J. Klinginsmith, sr., Jacob Sourwine, Jacob Klinginsmith, Peter Shellhammer, J. Hickman, jr., and J. C. Myers. On motion of Mr. Loftin,' all Democrat of Pike were invited to attend as delegates. The Chair appointed the following Township Committee:: . Messrs. A. P. Wiley, James Haines, Joseph Klinginsmith, T. E. Watts and J. C.Myers. ' By Mr. Loftin: - Resolved, That the Locomotive, Volksblatt and Sentinel be requested to publish the proceedings of this" meeting. . . On motion, adjourned. " ' GEO. W. DUZAN, Pres't. A. P. Wiley, Sec'y. - A coal dealer, gives to the Journal the following as the probable amount of coal used in this city for one , year: The amount of Pittsburgh coal brought to the city during the time specified is a little over 150,000 bushels, and of Western coal about 200,000 bushels ; and if he present winter had been as cold as last winter was, the amount would have been one-third more. . I find the sales of Western coal for the last five years to av-' erage 200,000 bushels per year. The sales of Western coal alone, show on the books of one dealer, J. II. Ross ' to be something over 100,000 bushels per year for the' last five years. The coal trade is yet but in its infancy in this city. My own sales of Western coal, in the last year, have amounted to 168,000 bushels. The Rolling Mill. Six out of twelve shares ($14,500) in the Indianapolis Rolling Mill property; are advertised for sale in the New York papers. " It is thought that the sale of these shares will be shortly made, as there is a large amount of capital now in' New York seeking investment. With the return of confidence to businesscircles the rolling mill will again be in operation, and its columns of black smoke arise in evidence of life, industry and enterprise below. This mill is conceded by manufacturers of railroad iron to be very superior it its construction, and capable of making large profits when in operation. Its location is second to none in the Union for commanding patronage. On this point the New York Mining Journal and Railroad Advertiser says: This is one of the most promising and substantial industrial establishments in the West, and such a favorable opportunity for investment very rarely occurs.' ; Two thousand miles of Railroad are now in active operation in Indiana, aside from switches and side tracks, which would give two hunched and fifty thousand tons of railroad iron in use in the State. . All of this iron must be renewed about every ten years, which will require an average of twenty-five thousand tons of new rail annually. , This mill will not, however, be limited to supplying the wants of Indiana and other Western States, would find the cheapest market for the exchange and renewal of iron here, and this mill would be called on to renew not less than forty thousand tons of old iron annually. It will readily be seen what a' vast field of employment is insured to this mill, and that very large profits must accrue to the proprietors. The construction of the mill is, in every respect, first class, with all the latest improvements, and there is no question that it is the finest property of the sort on this continent Mr. Douglas, previous to commencing this mill, spent several months visiting the iron mills at the East, and ascertaining what improvements had of late been made, and by that means has undoubtedly got one of the best mills in the Union. In the single expense of fuel for steam power he effects a saving by his arrangement of boilers and furnaces, over the Pittsburgh and many other mills, of from $10 to $50 a day.

HOG CROP OF 1857-8. . Below we give a synopsis of the annual statement of Pork packing in the west for the last two years, with a comparison between them, from the Cincinnati Price Current of this week. It will be of interest to pork packers and raisers, as a basis of calculation for the coining year. Although not as complete as desired, yet sufficiently so for the use they are intended, we have concluded to publish the statistics we have collected of Pork packed in the Western States the present season, in our present number; and more especially are we urged to do so, without further delay, because, upon putting our returns in shape and footing them up, we find the result materially different from what we, or what has boen generally, expected; and, consequently, calculated to produce considerable eff ect upon the market It will be seen that the returns received since we published the footings from one hundred and six places, some weeks ago, show no net increase of consequence. It is true at many of the places there has been a large increase, but at the smaller places the falling off has been equal to this increase. Here follows lengthy columns of figures, giving the number of Hogs packed atone hundred and ninety-six places in the Western States, which are summed up as follows: !'' ..!.. RECAPITULATION. . .' " , . ', 1856-7. ', . 1857-8-Ohio............ 494,565 ' 599,787 Kentucky 353,272 . ' 357,510 Indiana.. .320,463 ' .423,956 Illinois..."......,..,,, 378,671 ' " ,435,411 Missouri 144,994 173,636 Iowa....'-. I... .... ,...102,698 86,608 Wisconsin .......... 15,000 , 16,000 Tennessee 42,811 37,973 Grand Total. 7. .... . 1,852,479 2,130,773 Total of 1856-7 .1,852,473 Increase ... . . . . . . . ,'. . .. 278,290 It then proceeds: . ... , . ,, . As compared with last . year, this is an icrease of about fifteen per cent. With reference to the weight, we endeavored to obtain the comparative averages from all the packing places, but failed to obtain them from sixty-four places. From one hundred and thirty-two places we obtained the average weights, this season and last, and the aggregate weights of an equal number of Hogs at those places each season, stand as follows : r . . Pounds. 1857-8 . : ..'.'.... ..... . . .195,267,998 1856-7 . . 186,393,240 . Increase this year .. 8,874,758 This increase is equal to about 4J per cent which is equal to 101,211 Hogs, and being added to the increase in number, makes the total increase in number and weight equal to 379,510 Hogs.. As regards .the increase in Lard, we cannot give anything beyond an estimate, not having been furnished with information sufficient to form correct premises from whieh to draw any accurate deductions., ; We think the increas is, however, not over two pounds to the Hog. . At all those places were packing commenced early, the Hogs were light, and larded badly; but at those places where packing did not begin until the middle of December, which was generally the case, the yield of Lard was good and the Hogs were better. As a general thing packing commenced a month later the past than previous seasons, and was continued later. A larger quantity of Pork has been cured by farmers, generally, the past season than usual, and this has been more extensively done in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois, than elsewhere, owing to the unsatisfactory state of financial matters, and to the fact that all those farmers who held over their Meat the previous two years mado money by it. Now, with reference to the number of Hogs shipped East, we supposed we should have been able to give the complete return, but our friend at Detroit, by some mischanco or other, has failed to send us the report of the number shipped over . the Great Western (Canada) Railway ; with this exception, we have the returns complete, which are as follows: , '..-.. ' , ' 1856-7. 1857-8. Received at by Lake and railway . 258,899 ,243,664 Exported by New York & Erie Railway to Dunkirk 41,685 : 78,441 Do by Central Penna. Railway from Pittsburgh 52,603 53,211 Do by Baltimore & Ohio Railway from Wheeling and Moundville. 59,233 39,781 ' ' 412,420 4i5,107 The shipments over the Great Western (Canada) Railway last season were, 747,485 Hogs. As soon as we obtain the report, we will give it in our paper, together with the returns from the additional packing places, not included in the above. Another fact, of which we are advised by our cor-' respondent should be mentioned. Owing to the unusual mild weather, great difficulty was experienced, and unusual care required in curing meat, particularly Shoulders and Hams, and a large quantity of them have spoiled. In Tennessee, this was more general than elsewhere. '

NEW BOOKS. Autobiographical Sketches aud Recollections during a : thirty-Jive years residence in New Orleans, by Theodore (Jlapp. For sale by Stewart & Bowen, Indianapolis. ' This is a neatly printed volume of 420 pages, con" taining the Biography of Rev. T. Clapp, paster of the Church of the Messiah, in New Orleans. In introdu. cing the work to the public, the author says : Those who peruse this volume will see that my life, in many respects, has been uncommonly eventful. Nearly thirty-five years have been spent in New Orleans. It has been my lot to pass through twenty most fatal and wide-spreading epidemics, including the yellow fever and cholera. Besides, during many of those summers which were reported to have been healthy by the medical authorities, I have witnessed a great deal of suffering and mortality among unacclimated strangers. ' It may be a mere fancy, but it has always struck me as a fact, that in Louisiana nature, itself is, in many elements, less steady and uniform than in the higher latitudes ot our country. Not unfrequently the alternations of health and sickness, joy and sorrow, commercial prosperity and misfortune, sweep over the Crescent City with the suddenness and fury of those autumnal hurricanes which occasionally visit it, by which in a few moments of time the strongest edifices are leveled with the dust, the majestic live oaks and cypresses prostrated, and the vessels along the levee overwhelmed in the flood. It has been my duty one dav to officiate as a clergy man, when a lovely daughter, shining in all the charms and freshness of life's green spring, stood before the bridal altar, and took upon herself the beautiful vows of wedlock ; the very next, and in the same room, by the side of her coffin, I have been called to preside over that melancholy scene which is the termination of all earthly prospects, btandins; in the pulpit one sab bath, my attention was arrested by the interesting form of a young gentlemen before me, in the plentitude of health, and listening with apparent attention to my words. The Tuesday morning following it became mv duty to accompany his corpse to the Cemetrey, and to write a letter announcing the sad event to the surviving relatives in a distant land. ! . Transitions from lite to death equally sudden have been common occurrences in my experience. The N. Orleans epidemics otten prostate hundreds ot friends and neighbors in a day, and like the flash from the tempest-beanng cloud in a starless night, disclose to survivors the perilous rocks uKn whieh the bark of life may be dashed to atoms in an instant As to mortality, the bloodiest battles of modern times can scarcely compare with the ravages of yellow fever. In 1 853, more lives were destroyed than the British army lost on the field of Waterloo. A volume, however ably written, could not worthily portray the wretchedness caused by a single epidemic its long annals of bereavement, of widowhood, of orphanage ; its unutterable griefs, solitude, and destitution ; its heart-rending spectacles of thousands who fell without a relative or friend near to close their eyes and perform the last sad offices for their remains. Amid such melancholy scenes a merciful Father has allowed me to live more than a third of the present century. The inhabitants of New Orleans have trcat-

ed me with a noble and unfaltering generosity. I haVe been familiar in the confidence of families of every name and denomination, not excepting the Creoles the Roman Catholic church. I have had access to all grades of character and condition, in hours of sorm.

misfortune, gloom, and despair ; and when the faces 0f friends grew dim around their dying beds, and the out. ward world was receding forever from their view, j( has been my privilege to point their spiritual eyes to that Redeemer who has conquered death and all 0)lt enemies, who can enable us with joy and composure to drink the last bitter cup of mortal grief, and beyond the dark and dy ing struggle has promised at last to in. troduce the race of man to the progressions of an etcr. nity, constantly increasing in the freshness, extent beauty, and plenitude of its divine, unimaginable charms. Kansas Passed the Senate. The bill admiting Kansas as a State, under the Constitution framed by the Convention at Lecompton, passed the Senate on Tuesday, the 23d inst . The following is the final ac. tion, on the passage: "" 1 " 1 3 : Mr. Green withdrew the Minnesota bill altogether and moved three amendments to the original bill. ! Firstly, to strike out the preamble and insert the fol. lowing: Whereas, the people of the Territory of Kansas did by a convention of delegates at Lecompton on the 9tji of September, 1857, form for themselves a Constitu.. tion and State Government, which said convention having asked admission of the Territory into the Union as a State, etc. Carried. Secondly, To amend the second section by insert. shall be construed to abridge or infringe any right of I the people asserted in the Kansas Constitution, at all ) times to alter, reform or abolish their form of Govern. ment in such a manner as they may think propper Congress hereby disclaiming any authority to intervene or declare the construction of any system of States, except to see that it is republican in form, and not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States. The amendment was agreed to yeas 31, nays 23. . - Thirdly, A verbal amendment in the 11th line of the second section to the bill to cancel the word "of" in the sentence in the ordinance of said Constitution, and substitute therefor the words "annexed to," making it read in the ordinance annexed to said Constitution. Carried. Mr. Pugh withdrew his amendment of March 2d to the amendment of Mr. Green, and substituted another, setting forth that Federal laws are not inapplicable to be extended into the State of Kansas, and that a Judicial District be formed, and that a Judge, District Attorney and U. S. Marshall be appointed and paid as in Iowa. The amendment was- agreed to yeas, 37 j navs, 19. : ... - Mr.' Crittenden moved a substitute for the bill in substance that the Constitution formed by the Lecompton Convention be submitted to the people of Kansas now; and that if it be approved, the President shall admit Kansas by proclamation. If it be rejected, the people of the Territory shall call a Convention and form a new Constitution. The substitute makes a special provision against the occurrence of frauds. : : Several Senators here took occasion to explain their votes. - Mr. Kennedy, of Maryland, as a conservative, middle man, would- support Mr. Crittenden's substitute, reserving the right afterwards to vote for the original bill, in obedience to a resolution passed by the Legislature of his State., Mr. Pugh, of O., reluctantly voted against it for the same reason. ;- ; - " Mr. Iverson, of Ga., defended his position. Mr. Green accepted the suggestion of another verbal alteration. Mr. Crittenden's substitute was then put and lost. Yeas 24, nays 34. The bill as amended to admit Kansas into the Union was then put and passed yeas 33, nays 15. The vote is as follows: ; . Yeas Allen, Bayard, Benjamin, Biggs, Bigler, Bright, Brown, Clay, Evans, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Green, Gwin, Hammond, Henderson, Houston, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, Johnson, (Ark.) Johnson, (Tein.) Kennedy, (Md.,) Malory, Mason, Pearce, Thompson, (Ky.) Thompson, (N. J.) Toombs, Wright, Yulee 33. Nays Bell, Broderick, Chandler, Clark, Collamer Crittenden, Dixon, Doolittle, Douglas, Durkee, Fessenden ' Fnote. Foster. TTnlo. Hnmlin. T-Tm-lin. TCinnr Pugh, Seward, Simmons, Stuart, Sumner, Trumbufl, Wade and Wilson 25: Absentees Bates and Davis. Reed, of N. C., paired off, with Cameron, of Pa. THE COMPARATIVE PROFIT OF RAILROADS IN EUROPE AND THIS COUNTRY. . The latest railroad returns received from foreign countries, compared with the latest returns of the railroads of the United States, lead to the unfavorable conclusion that while this country possesses the most extensive system of railroads in proportion to its population, it is also by far the worst and most fraudulently managed system, and the least profitable to its stockholders, of any in the world. According to the latest authentic returns, this country possesses no less than 26,000 miles ot completed railroad, or as near as can be calculated one mile of railroad for every one thousand of its population. Including all of the States west of the Mississippi the amount ot railroad finished West of that river being very small, and therefore not taken into the account there is a mile of railroad to about every thirty square miles of territory. Our own State has more railroad to the square mile than any other, having a mile of railroad to every six miles of area, and Massachusetts ranks next in this respect, having one mile of railroad to every six and a half miles of area. Next to these follow Ohio with thirteen and a half, New Hampshire with fourteen and a half, New Jersey with seventeen, Vermont, New York and Pennsylvania each with eighteen, Indiana with nineteen and Illinois with twenty miles of territory to every mile of completed railroad. The average cost of all the railroads in the country, in bonds and stock, has been about forty thousand dollars per mile, making the aggregate cost amount to the enormous total $1,040,000,000. Of this cost about $500,000 is represented by subscribed stock, and on this amount the whole profit or dividend paid to the stock holders during tne past year lias not exceeded $10,000,000, or an average of two per cent on their investment The interest on over $145,000,000 of railroad bonds has also not been paid during the past year, and on a considerable portion of this amount no more interest will ever be paid. This is the present condition of the railroad interest in this country, in the aggregate, as a profit paying investment to its stockholders, and in this respect it is on just about the same footing with the manufacturing interest of New Yrok, Pennsylvania and New England, viewed in the aggregate, and at the present era of their history. In Great Britain and Ireland there are 8,635 miles of completed railroad, or one mile of railroad to every 3,000 ot population, and every 14 square miles of area. In England alone there are 6,384 miles of railroad, or one mile to every 2,500 in population, and every nine square miles of area. The total cost of all the railroads in Great Britain and Ireland has been $555,000,000, or about $177,000 per mile, averaging about double the cost per mile of a few of the most extensive lines in this country, such as the Boston and Worcester, the Hudson River, and the New York Central railroads. Some of them have cost over $1,000,000 per mile. Of the whole cost $387,000,000 has been raised by loans or bonds, $285,000,000 by issues of preferred stock, and the remainder by ordinary stock subscriptions. The common stock or share capital amounts to 57 per cent of the whole cost. During the last year the working expenses of all the roads have amounted to $115,000,000, or $13,500 per mile. Out of the net receipts the average dividend paid has been 5 1-1 0th per cent on the loans and preferred stock, and 8 l-8th percent on the common stock. This result speaks well for the value of this kind of property in Great Britain as an investment, showing on the whole that it is managed with great prudence and honesty, and that the average net dividend on the common capital stock is already nearly equal to that yielded by the British Consols, with the prospect of a regular and considerable increase for the future. In France, railroads have yielded still better returns to their projector's and stockholders, and have been as much more profitable than those of Great Britain as the British railroads have been more profitable