Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1858 — winans' New Steam Wonder. [ARTICLE]

winans' New Steam Wonder.

The steamship which the Messrs. Winans, of Baltimore, have had on the stocks for some time past, was launched on Wednesday last. Her builders expect her to cross the ocean in six (lavs. She is built somewhat after the plan of the Burden cigar-boat, which aoine years ago ran between this city and Troy, but the material used is ironi. She draws, with sixty tons of coal on board, six feet. The hull consists of two immense iron cylinders, tapering to a point at each end. and is propelled by an immense, single paddle-wheel amidships. Her projectors intend that, instead of riding the waves, as is common, she shall go through them.—TVeic York Atlas. time since a citizen of Texas, Joseph Head, was tied to a tree, stripped and flogged in a most outrageous manner, by order of Captain S. M. Barton, United States Army, Commander of a military post on the frontier erf Texas. For this monstrous outrage Barton was arrested, tried before the criminal court of Bexar, found guilty and fined in the sum of SSOO. His fine was promptly remitted by Governor Runnels, and the culprit went unwhipped of justice. Mr. Head commenced an action for damages against. Barton, which has just been determined at San Antonio, the jury returned with a verdict for the plainitiff of $2,000. Singular Accident.— The Hartford Press, in describing a game of wicket, gives the following remarkable incident: “Mr. Jabez Alvord bad buckled a strap around bis right arm above the elbow, to prevent his arm from becoming lamed when throwing the ball. Soon a large throw became necessary, but as the effort was made, a crack, short and distinct as that of a pistol, was. heard across the playground, and the young man’s arm fell powerless at his side,, the ball describing u short curve beyond. On an immediate examination of the arm by Doctor Phelps and Steele, who were upon the ground, it was found that the bone was broken short of. just above the point where the strap was placed. Qij”Mr. Gurley, Republican candidate for Congress, in Cincinnati, was formerly a Universalist minister. One of his opponents was trying to persuade an old Methodist not to vote for him. “Do you think you are furthering the cause of religion,” said he, “by voting for a„ Universalist, one who does not believe in a hell!” “Yes,” was the old Methodist’s reply; “if by the time Mr. Gurley has been in Congress a year he does not find out there is a hell, then I don’t understand the present Administration. I shall vote for him.”

Remarkable Accidext. —Mrs. Marshall of Tallahatches county, Miss., a lady somewhat advanced in years and very corpulent, (her usual weight is 200 pounds,) went out in her carriage a few days since to call upon a friend, and on her return to her home was caught in a violent storm. A large tree was blown down and fell directly across ihpr carriage, between her and the driver, smashing the body of the carriage to atoms, and yet neither she nor the driver was injured. The steps which were of iron, and folded up inside the carriage, protected her feet from being crushed beneath the log. The fright threw airs. Marshall into a severe spell of sickness, and had a very singular effect of turning her head quite gray. Strike. —The Mayor of that immense city, Waterbury, Conn., becoming dissatisI tied with a salary of §>so per annum allowe<! i him, and not considering it sufficient to support his family and official dignity, lately struck for higher wages. The citizens generously raised bis pay to $100; but,”not content with this liberal allowance, he protested, and they reduced it to the original sum. The Mayor then called a meeting at which he proposed to resign, and leave the good folks at liberty to elect a man who | vy6iild serve them tor SSO per year. His i resignition was accepted, but no one was found to fill his place at that price. Give the Dogs Water. —At any place where horses are watered, such as at cabstands, a small tank should be placed for dogs.- There are hundreds of wild dogs at Rome without homes or masters, which sleep anywhere in the streets, but you never hear of a mad-ifog in that city, because there are fountains in every public street,' besides numbers in the private court-yards, so that water is abundantly accessible. The dogs come every evening at dusk into the Piazza del Popola,-in droves of twebty or thirty at a time, to drink before going tv sleep.---Notes and Queries. Precocious Child. —A little fellow at Richmond, Yirginiu, named Walter \Y. Brvant, only seven yars old, presents one ofthe most remarkable instances of rapid growth of which we ever read. His bight is live feet lour inches; weight ninetv ; pounds; measures around the brea-1-Ihirtv-tive and oqei-balf inches; around the waist, thirty-seven and one-half; his arm measures fifteen and leg eighteen inches round. His face is said to be as large as that of a fullgrown man, and his health is exceedingly robust. No cause can be assigned for this extraordinary phenomenon. 'The Camels. Forty-nine of the camels belonging to. the L njted States are now at Camp Verde, sixty miles from San AntoniaOnly one of those', imported has died,.while ten have been added bv birth. Tfiese voui.ig American born camels will thrive well, ami promise to grow up i-qtial in all respects to those imported. Notwithstanding the successful trial made by Captain Beale explorations across the continent, there are some officers .of the army who doubt whether anything is to be gained by the use of camels. ' . ' The. I,aw Against Dceli'g in ’Tississirj pi. —Attorney-General Wharton has expressed the opinion that connection with a duel, either as principal or second, is no bar to eligibility to office, in Mississippi, except upon indictminl and conviction. The Opinion was given in the case of Judge Hitchcock, of tfie English Circuit. The decision was given on account of a inolion for. arrest of a Judgment given by aii elected JudgeOf the Circuit Courtuon the ground tbqt" he had once been engaged in a duel, and was therefore, illegally oil the bench. Woman Burned to Death. —We learn that a young woman named Smith, residing near Momence. Kankakee county. 111., was burned to death on Saturday night of last week. It appears that she was lying on a lounge in a room by herself, reading, or sewing, with a light near her: she fell asleep and her clothes took fire, and before assistance came to hand she was so badly burned as to Cause her death. ; Eight Hundred Sheep Poisoned. —The Gardener’irChronicte states that Mr. Bird, of Benton, England,-had a flock of 867 sheep which were dipped in a chemieal solution to destroy ticks, lice, &c.. and turned out to grass. It is supposed the solution was supposed to have been washed off - by a shower of rain and eaten by the sheep, as in four days only 26 out of the whole flock remained alive. (Ct = ’A writer in the Genesee Farmer savs he has tried the cultivation of wheat in hills two feet apart each way, and two or three plants to the hill. And he reports obtaining from a small plot of ground, a crop so large as to be equal to two hundred bushels *to the. acre. The soil is kept stirred .and cultivated during the growth of the crop. Successful Steam Wagon for the Com-‘ mon Road.— A steam wagon, or'tractionroad locomotive, is used in Ma' - ysville,-Cal._ ! . and draws trains of heavily ’ laden wagons, on common roads with the greatest ease, turning corners with the greatest facility. It mooves through loose sand as well as on [ hard roads, and without increase of power. [ Connecticut Town Ej-ectthns. —About [one half the towr.s of Connecticut held 1 their annual town elections on Moi.Jay. |As far as hoard from, the Democrats have [ carried thirty towns and gained two, and the Republicans have carried forty-seven towns, and gained fourteen, showing a net Republican gain of twelve towns. Onto.—-A dispatch from Columbus, dated ; last night at 10 o’clock, says that the Re* [ publicans in Ohio will have from ten to sisI teen thousand majority on their State ticket, and fifteen or sixteen out of the twentydime members of Congress. Well done tor Ohio. Pennsylvania.— The telegraph reports the utter route of the Administration in Pennsylvania. Jehu Glancy Jones and I Owen Jones are beaten. Glory enough!

Traveling Umbrellas. —Prof. C. G. Paire, of Washington City, lias recently patented an improvement in limbrellas, by which the handle can be taken oft’the stick and so placed on the wholebo le ribs as to afford an for the he d when one desires to sleep in a stage or r lilroad car. D'. WasKburne, a younger brother ■of the famous three, is nom hated to the Minnesota Legislature by the Republicans ■of Hennepin county, and there is some talk of adding him to the Washbi rns in Congress next year. Francis Adams, lion of John 'Quincy Adams, and who in 1848 was a candidate tor Vice President, has been nomrnirted for Congress by the Republicans tn his district in Massachusetts. The Next Legislature.— As far ns heard from the. Republicans elect ten Ii ?presentatives l o the State Legislature in countiei and districts t hat elected Democrats two years :igo. No news of any Republican losses in the Legislature has yet reached us. Masculine Preponderance ■ —By actual •■count, there'arc at Victoria 3Q2 000 men to only 168,000 women. Poor f 'Hows, they outrht to visit Brigham Young': settlement and establish an.equilibrium. OO’John Minor Botts, the b •4-fellow of President Tyler, is named as, a Presirfential candidate "for 1860, to run on amative American, protective tariff, and nter ational imp>. rove me nt platform. (Ry’Jt is proposed to vary the size of bank notes, according to their denominations, as a preventative against the altet ition of the same. • ftJ’The city. of St. Joseph. Mo., with ten thousand inhabitants, has n it one public school, nor any place to hold one.