Weekly Reveille, Volume 1, Number 3, Vevay, Switzerland County, 7 July 1853 — Page 2

03* Yfe take the liberty of copying a few extracts from a letter from a subscriber and an old acquaip lance:

la 1718, patents,: were granted to Savary for tbc first application of the ateam engine. ' In 1764, James: Wall made tbc first perfect steam engine in England.

. We were for an hour in attendance at the Criminal Court yesterday afternoon, ami there witnessed one of the most thrill* mg scenes that ever passed befbre mortal eyes. The great Bank forgery case was progressing. The Hoh. Wm, F. John* sop, a witness called by the defense was on the stand. MA Johnson was a memher of the Stale Senate in 1S49, and. is prominent as a politician and business man. He was a pnticular (fiend ,ol .Kissane, having been a member of lltc firm of Lot, Pugh Co, of which His* sane vyas confidential clerk. He called on Mr. Kissino day before yesterday, and told him that he was able to testify as to his whereabouts an the Mth of December, last, and correct a mistake made by some of the witnesses for the prosecu*' tion. . Previous to ilia) pall he had not seen {Ctssane for ? long time, and it was Irom reading reports, of the testimony in the newspapers that the idea'occurred to him of taking the stand and proving an alibi for his old associate. ■ ;i'

Washlugtpii AflUIrs.

HcucilU.

refun Jed from hs net earnings many long years before the projectors of the line on llie south’ side hayp reached the merits of the disc.ussiop, much leas have bfoken ground.

General Villamil, the new charged si* fairs lo the United Stales "from Ecuador, denies Ihe report that Charles Island has been sold to the Mormons. They simply taken it on lease for a terra ot years. ' is a rumor that Senator Gwmn hasTieen killedio his duel with McKorhie in San Francisco, which creates some excitement. Probably it is unfounded, as it cannot be traced to any responsible source. ■

$lE3363. r EofTOR8:"lmptoyement seems jo he the presiding genius of the present: and we are really glad to perceive that you are determined not to be "behind the times,"—The first number of the W’cekly Reveille has just been received, it is indeed a' beautilul and interesting little sheet; and in fact, embodies just such a class of improvements as has lung been required.

la m3, Thomas Paine first proposed this application in America. in 17S5, two Americans published a work on it.

yuy-fy,' i.nduna: ■THURSDAY HOHNINO,—JUL)’ *:, 1S^

The FotjiUi ot Jaly

lr. 17S9, Wm. Symington made a vojage in one or. the Fourth and Clyde Cana). In 1783, Ramsey propelled a boat by steam at New York.

(D* V. B. Palmer, the American Newspaper Afent, is the only authorised Agent for :tis paper, in the cities of Boston, New York end Philadelphia, add is duly authorized to take advertisements ami subscriptions at the rates required by us. His receipts will be regarded as payments.

Passed of vary qtiieily in this place. Aside from the celebration of the various Sabbath Schools, ajjfJ a few shots from the canon, nothing pnusual was going on. An attempt ty?s mode to get up a dance in the afternoon, but owing to the iuconreniencp of getting a, hall on ppcli short notice, the idea was abandoned. A nprnbe; of "the boys/' hower.er. went |o Craig in the evening, and danced a|| night and went “home with the girls in the jparning.” Altogether, me hat} rather a poor 4th of July.

In 1793, Robert Fulton first began to apply his attention to steam.

The correspondent of.the New York Times writes:

In 1793, Oliver Evans, a native of Philadelphia, constructed a locomotive steam engine to travel on a tempi k c .road. The oral steam vessel that' crossed the Atlantic was the Savannah, in the month of June 1818 from Charleston la Liverpool. •

41>rA$C£ XJEBMS: One c Wr . $1 JOFive Copies, **J{ ' i*cit Copies, .;..... ; Advance'payments-required in alt easts Jor subscriptions at the abate'fate*. Unc copy Gazette and the Lady’s Boos, Sj 50.

'“Independent in all things," is a noble oipitq. ami a feature in the character of (he paper, which pap be saii| of mj otljcr, ever published in Vevay. It is certainly a merit, whic|i every sensible resident of the county will appreciate. 1 know of nothing, in the line of Literature, more despicable than a journal intended to be read by an Intelligent community, . literally “made up" of extracts (torn the various political “Organs" oftije country —npe-like imitations of half famished wit, and antiquated party sayings, i I have no doubt that the friends of improvement will.rejoice at the change, and by word and deed, give encouragemepj to the enterprise. The wheel ol progress in other department# has been rapidly rolling on (or sqjne years past, and there is no; reason w!;y the cause cl Literature and Education in general may not progress in the pame ratio.: Within the Iasi few years Vevay has jmprovnJ greatly in physical appearance, but (fie cause of education in the higher branches seems }p be in a languishing slate.

••The Cabinet is said to hare Mr. Buchanan’s instructions under constdcniion.—Mr. Marcy has been engaged some lime in i preparing them, -but Mr. Buchan* ail insists on haring authority to conduct all ourjmppmm diplomacy with England and l,o.ndon. The Premier ts not disposed to lose ihess opportunities to make reputation jherc, . I he Cabinet will sustain Mr, Marcy, .probably. Mr. Buchanan secs how" the cat jumps, and will not start forborne time y«t» if si all. This is the secret of his failing to go. last week. ■ -I atn satisfied, to day, that an effort will be made to settle the Fishery question, here. There was reason io lesr that Mr. Crampton’s powers unlhe subject were pot sufficiently ample, but it is understood that there is no such difficulty now, and that the question is likely to be satisfactorily adjusted soon. ••I am now positive that nothing has been accomplished in the effort to bring France into a postal convention. Negotiation*, however are still open.”

03*4 J’uuug uian named Jonathan (lain committed suicide at Cenlrerdle, Wayne county, on Saturday (atvoider the following circumstances;

true Lnvr of Kovvspnpcv*.

1, Subscribers who do not give esprc« not:cc w the contrary are considered us wishing to continue their subscription. ‘J. If subsbnbcts order the discoutinuonce «f their newspapers, the publisher may continue to send them until all arrearages are paid. 5. It subscribers neglect orictosu to* take their papers out of the oiliees to which they are ihrect&tetbey ate held responsible until they have sutSfe-tbe bitlsaiul entered them discon* unued. 4. if subscribers remove to other places without hi terming the publishers and the newspapers are Sent to the lurtuct duecliou, mev aft held responsible. 5* 'i’r.c Courts have decided that refusing to take newspapers from the qtlice, bf removing olid leaving tnem uncalled’tor, u pninajacte evidence of intentional iraud. d. The L itiled States Courts have also rcneaudiy decided that a Bust. Master who neglects io perform ins duty by giving seasonable notice, as requited by the Bust Ullice DepjfUfleni, of the neglect of a person to lake twin ike olike newspapers addressed to bun, remiets lbe Bust Master liable to the publisher lor the subscription price.

Paducah Bt.sNa.vr.-— We have bepn favored with an exchange with the “Pennant,’' a new Democratic paper established at Paducah, Ky., by Uol. Sam. Pike, the founder of the "Kentucky Flag.” It is a beautiful paper, and will be a strong defender of the principles of the .party, the supremacy of which, is so cheering to the editor’? heart.-

On Wednesday of Lail Week, and oply three days prior to:-commuting Ups bumble deed, Una young man was married to a young lady of respectability, and who lived in this vicinity, Uu burnt day he left his wile telling her he was going to Centrevjjle.m proppre a house in which to commence housekeeping. He accordingly proceeded to Ccuirevtjle, and while there went to the railroad, entered a car, and after closing it up, drew forth a pistol and blew out his brains.. No one can, as yet, assign any cause lor the rash qcU fltfi. wile witnessed no|lupg jjqusuaj iq Jiis appearance or conduct on- t|ie morning of bis departure lor Centre ville.' The whole transaction, together, with the causes, seems iuvoived'in a mystery which .eternity only can solve. •

After lie had testified Ip the whereabouts of Mr. Kissane on the J 4th of December, and the business .transactions he had with him that day, Mr. i’ruden proceeded to cross-examine him.-and asked if he knew M r, Kissant’s hand-writing.— He replied, with a smile, "Yes, as well aa I know my own,". Mr. Trodcti iheii hand ad him a check drawn by Kissane, and the forged check, and inquired whether he could delect any similarity in the band-writing'that'filled: them up. Mr. Johnson took the papers and closely examined them.* As he did so an exptession of terror came upon his countenance, and with a convulsive movement he threw'the papers upon the table, crying, in a tope ol horrp>, jj'l'hat check is Kissane's handvvritingl’VnHe.'then ttaggcicd.to his chair mne that sent a shudder to every heart—* • G re at God!”—Cf/icift; Rover* ; . .

. Rumors innumerable have been afloat during the past week, with regard to changes in the Madison lute of steamers; but the only change we have been able to gel the run olf, is that C’api. David has purchased the entire interest ol Capt. T. T, Wright, in the Company,

Important Political flfews. WASHlSOTON',*Junf 27.

. lion. Addison L. Roadie, has signified his intention of resigning his Judgeship of the Terre Haute district, This being the case, there will be another office to be filled at (he State election next October.

It is rumored that ilie Uovern'ment lisa been advised, from head quarters entitled to the highest crcdil.of tiie celebration of q treaty between' Spain .sod Mexico, for the.re-annexation of the latter to the former. The treaty it is slated,, was aolemnir 'signed by Centals Canedo and Santa Anna’, .'while the latter was al Havana,— subject uv ratification by the Court of Madrid, and the Mexican as soon as he Iflioutd be hrmly seated .in.the dictatorial tiiair. “These ratifications have been received; and an expedition, it -is said, .is organized on the northern shore of Cuba, destined' id carry six thousand Spanish troops to Vera Cruz,, wheio lhcy are to support the .coup (Tefal, which Santa Anna has resolved to attempt,' ft is likewise asserted, that the departure pf the expedition will be the signal lot * general insurrection on the Island. Thu Cuban? resolved nut to let so capital 4 chance slip without attempting their emmi*. cipauua: and, if we may believe reliable authorities, the movement will certainly triumph. A gentleman who. lias the best opportunities of acquainting himselfwith the secret drift uf Hungs in Cuba, and who poaseeses flic confidence of Goveipment, writes; ••lain told Judge CJaytpu v tbe newly-ap-pointed Consul at the Havana, does nut propose to ruler upon the duties of his 0tlicc limit October. If this is 50, depend upon it, he wilt never act as-Consyl. The fate of tho Spanish autUosUy will hare been sealed ere then.” '

All communications should be directed to the editorsot the Reveille, and postpaid; [jtivale cummumeatiims vliuuld be so worked.

Coal,— Says Prof. Henry, -Pfeaii|pfll of the Mechanics’. institute of Wssftwglon: : - - , '■*

h js irue wo lure several teachers who are intelligent, and eminently qualified to carry on tjje great work—and one, who, with the blessing of health will doubtless ere long succeed in establishing a refutable Female Academy; but Vevay issadly in need of a High School, Une can be well supported,andonce established on a firm basis, World be of great and lasting benefit to alt classes,” ' j . r . .

The ftallroad.

••It has been proved (fiat, on on average four ounces btcual is’auiQcieDt to draw, on a railway, one ton a piift;. ll has also, been found by experiment lluta man work* ing on ; a tread-will coniiuually tor eight hourswtll elevate one and a half million iof pojuuds' foot high. Now, good Cornish engines will perform -the satpe worh by the expeuditureofapower of a pound and a |ia|f .of coal* followa Irom these data diaiabout fivelpps ufcaal would evolve ; as ninth power during its combustion' as would he equal to the von* tinued labor of an. ahle-budted. man for twenty years, ; ai tlie raie.' uf pjglu f hours per day; or, in other ; words, ip the average power vf a man during the active period of his life.” V- v r*

General Almonte..

■The proposed railroad from Jeflersou* ville to Latytenccburglij is, at the present nine, the great .topic ul conversation in ibis county, and ili tlie counties above and below.* ,lt is now uonsiilerhd almost certain that the road will 0c- built— and speedily* too. No one will doubt the usefulness of the road, and surely no one wjH fura’moment doubt that the road will );wj, Stock, in this railroad wou|d be mute profitable that) the etock of any rail* load itrilio .West! The people aye wide awike tin ihe subject. We copy‘ the following from the Madison -Jj (inner, one of ihe pldegt'and beat papers in the Stale: Pr-ject.—The low waterol summer, that coumutes 'year alter year in the Ohio from' ns source to its .nouilj, without: hope.of an increase of water that will aliird navigation fur., the largest class of caused the project of Rom'the Falls to Umciuiuti pardlltd rfyer, Jo be seriously talked of. i)ee|jng? favorable (q the prosecuttuti of the pKipufed fine have b.eeu he/U in Switzerland county, and willingness deciareiTiJoperate, in conjunction with the counties above and below, m its cum* mcnctiacniumi prosecution to coippleiioji. (n view uf the fact that-tins road would nip near the border of the river, which a (fords such cheap conveyance at alt times except when Irozen over in winter or made mo thU uw‘ by thVdry. months of •immine;, some may be disposed to look upon the scheme ps c|_iiujeficjlj bqi ll;is will not lung bo so. Afewyeats ago, when the building of a railroad (rguj ilje city of New -York to Albany, along the the margin ofilte Hudson river, the navigation uf. which Is greatly aided by;udewatei, was first spoken of, if was coilten* ded Vfjai the money expended in its conpiruciwn would be squandered. The work, however? was entered upoq \vi;h an energy il;al carried it to completion, ahd the ruad is now rnqmng with an overtaxed business, riven with i)l.. ijje . rixjra appliances that can be crowded upon |t ; monopolizing completely the transit of passengers and yielding its stockholders dividends quite bs large as the best of the newly opened railroads in the, Urifted Slates. ‘Such js thu history of the'Hudson Kiver Railroad, and we can but predict ihal many years will not pass before such a road will botojlt jronj Uincitinati to . Louisville, and uloqg the norilicfn shore of the Ohio, but Imle (css in length mid profit as gieat upon die capital invested iti its cans t rue lion. The j-pad, once finished, would find a superabundance of business in alone carying passengers ami the lighter articles uf commerce, leaving life heavier freights (or the steamers plying the river, at rales cheaper, perhaps, than could fie afforded by land transportation. Sun* > s i* tljal the cities along the river, and ilje districts of country lor which tho?e cfliea afford an outlet, could at the present time fqrnish ample business for a -railroad at all seasons.

'flie appointment of Almonte as envoy froin Mexico to the United States; satin lies us dial, no matter (»ow warlike may be the language of Santa Anna, towards our it js intention to "speak diggers b(it qse mine.” ; . Qur.knowledge of *\lmohla*scharacter satisfies us that he would be the last man selected , lo roake or . ombiticr a quarrel with bur nation. h ul only distinguished by bis talents, oulliire, knowledge of our language, anti public service?. b«t his.'natural Gririuess is tempered by genial manners, and address w|iich eminently fit liiof'-Vor Conciliation. Many years ago we heard him express - the opinion that the policy', of our .countries should be—♦•perfect alliance and perfect peace.” It is true that War occurred since this- noble sentiment Was uttered, yet Wo have-;tin reason to believe that its value has diminished in the judgement uf the distinguished man who conceived ft,— tUahl Amer. ’

GO* The Temperance Chart has been meddling with politics, ml late. Temperance advocates will make mure by not touching political affairs.

. QCj~ Tto war Department, the Wash* ingiuq correspondent of the New York Times says, is sending an extraordinary amount ul military supplies out to the Pacific coast,' iu anticipation ol any contingency which may arise, requiring an unusual expendituie of suipher, saltpetre, and American lead ami iron. It ts stated: that a vessel chartered lot tltc purpose, is now loading at Now York, with ordinance stores Jor San Francisco; also, that the Government has recently purchased a fast sailing schooner, to sail sooti from New O ' York, for the same destination, with stores tor the Quarter-Master's depot.

Who will say that the Scientific and practical knowledge, dissimmaicd from such an institution, would not add much to the Virtue, Intelligence and Morality, of die community,

Meeting pi the Vcvay Kallroad ' ' Committee. ' - ’ "V '

Tho Co mniiitcc appointed at a Railroad meeting held by the cmicijsof Vevay and vicinity at tjie CftUfl House oh the 18lh'day of June, lb-33, met at the Udd Fellows’ Hat), in Vcvay, ou Saint Jay, July 2d. HENRY Alc.MAlylN, Hsq., was chosen Chairman, a qd Julius Durova, Secretary. . !

Government Prepaid Envelopes.

The envelopes, 1 W®tiiideraiantli will be ready for issuing ou t of.July.~~ The price will be $3 520 per hundred, being three cents each fur postage, and twenty cents per hundred for.ihe^eiivejopes. , t Mr. Q. p, ffegbet Contractor.— The wh|le huITpaper.'ijjade expresely for the purpose, jsvatef-Jined wjih the letters of K’O. p. U.S., being the initials of die ‘-Post Pffice Department of the United Slates, This paper passes through a machine qyiaugptj for cutting o»l gUi) ol the.envelopes at uf)e tune, and is worked by steam power. TIlP envelopes are next passed into the bands of etpbpasers, who stamp them on a portrait of Washington in whim liasrlpaf# They aye then passed to:the fqldipg machine, »nt) dieflce to a (emale having charged of the piloting piesses, where’ the various rates of postage .are stamped upon them with bright red ink. '• 7 • ■

Tug sect, - which a t some future day will, ho doubt, cause 1 sc: riou s diflicnl tits inyhjs country, is increasihg in numbersTwitlt astonishing, rapidity. of new con vert J-froni parisf df . EotopW are ednstandy aniving en route jot Utah..; Many of them start on the" land journey from Keoku k* : Io wa. Some 1,500 pf ihem were lately encamped on tlie hilt above ihatplacc. : One hundred 6n‘board, consisting chiefly of Danes qm) among die number some . Welch and Pdrtpgupse, - This Mormon fauadciaoris is one of the greatest marvels of dm .age. Pplygamy which is penitentiary crime in all states, is arcligiousiiistiluitcmiiiUtah. A knowledge of this fact ‘is almost suffident to induce the belief dial in the revolutions of society aqd governments’ barbarism may.at epmedtsunl day regain its dominion over die whole Infman t family. 1 .; ■ * [Alin. Dim. i

I*. Duma, Esq., presepted a copy of tbe minutes of a similai committee of lUV cjtizptjs uf Rising Sun, for tbe consideration .of.thp committee—which designate the 10th day of July as the time, and tbe Court House iu Vcvay as Hie place, fur meeting such other committees and individuals as may attend, to consult of the matters therein specified. . J(r*ofs«/, 'fftat this Coijimitlpe copeprin the lime aud place named by the Rising Sun Committee, fur the meeting. Ou mution, CapU Score Catvrra, Or. Jos. C. McCctchen, and Julius Durova, were appointed a Corresponding Committee.

The oily government of Louisville huvu passed an ordinance, at the decision of the people, authorizing a subscription by city of $1,000,(11)0 towards the coDBUuction of a railroad from Louisville to tlie Tennessee Slate* Line, to counsel with a railroad thence to Knoxville, The loan is to be obtained for a te;m of 30 years, drawing 0 per cent interest, payable scmt-aijyally in the city of New York.

Lulcr from Bcnnos Ayres.

..By the ship ftlargarcl Eliza, Capr. Adams from Beunoa Ayres ve hare advices Kience.iu May 17.

Thq blockade of tlie city was still kepi up rigorously, by land and sea. Pro visiu us in the city were scarce, especially beef, which had rUed to an enormerous pi ice, and much among the poor was the consequence. ‘ The lailiuf MayTiad been fixed upon for allveisels to leave the harbor, but the time had been extended.

On motion, the Secretary was requested to furnish a copy of the proceedings, together with a copy of those of the Rising Sun Cum* millee, for publication in the Reveille. Adjourned. * ■ '

OCT Of the one thousapd men who formed the New York regiment, in the Mexican war, only 60 are now alive, and about 40 are able to earn their living. Time and the tavages of disease have made sad havocjn their ranks. Thus, we see that one by one the men who stood the toil? and dangers of war are being taken to their last long home.

II. McMAKIN, Chairman. J. Dvroca, Stcretary.

Tlia geucral iinptesbion was that the city \vou(d have to-. yield eventually, although 'itmight yet hold out some time. - Uajit. Adams brought despatches for Washington from -the American Charge d* A Aims. ♦.

'I’lie seff-aealjpg material istlienexi i process, and ■ tfiu carefully examined, counted tpto buntiles u) twenty-live, fiis>rjboied ipt p boxes, and fi-1 nally packed by thousands jii cases ready (up ajiipipepi lb Wubipgtpn whence they are to be sept lo ifte deputy pgstfnasters in alt pans of t|te United direction of the Postmaster Geppyal.' In the manafacture of these envelopes about one hundred persons are employed, ol whom the majority are females. To pro* vide against lorgerjes, ru|es equally* strict with those of the United States Mint hare been adopted, and the building ta guarded day atjd night by private watchmen. 1 — J’he [oilowing is a copy of a septioji of the |iew post qlfiee law posted in alt paps of the manufactory; Forged Envelopes, (tc.—peclion 7 provides against all kinds of counterfeiting, imitation, or lorgeiy of the postage stamps and envelopes, making the penalty, on conviction, a fine not exceeding five hundred or imprisonment not exceeding five years, or by both such tine and imprisonment

jV writer, jlie uuiju]:isund customs of'ihe S says-* ••The work aboyiihpstable jsahogplher performed by men, *('he Swiss say if a young .wbmVp_ milks (a; cdpr(he nfilfe will spoilfothers object to women on ,ac* count of their delicate fingers hot teiqg strong enough (p rni|k'a 4 cow perfep»ly .Ory wliicti causei'3 gradual diipinuiioiiof }|je milk; they ’pretend alsoj;that"wonieh tic* kle the cows, which raakblhem’rfstlfss and mischievous. ; ; - - , -:

itlcctiu? of the i;ishi£ Suit Com*

mitten. * The Committee appointed to coqfer with a committee of the citizens of Vevay, and other Committees, upon: the 'subject of a railroad from Jeffersonville to Lawronceburgh, met at the Telegraph Office, Itising Surf, oq Wednesday Jupe -i, 1353. CaplJolpi t. French was chosen Chairman and S. F. Covington Sec'y. On motion, A. C. Downey, II. T. Williams and S. F. Covington, were appointed to prepare the business of the Committee,

{Severe Storm-Loss ol Lifc-Creat Do mage lo Properly, Few York, July 2.

(£7- The total number of persons itj England and Wales, who are absolutely ‘houseless, and dyyejl in the open air, or seek a lodging in barqs or mu-houses, is 18.001). Neither Ireland not Scotland ape included in tin? .calculation. It would be a pious pQifun fur the good people ol EngUijd, to get up a penny comribuijo;), for their suffering countrymen.

There was a great storm here yesicr. day eveqtog,; accompanied with terrific (bunder apd lightning. , A great many buildings were airuck, and houses unrooted and demolished.

A. C, Downey presented the following tespluions which were unanimously adopted: He$olved, This Committee will meet such other Committees and individuals as may attend at the Courfllouse in. Vevay, Saturday, July, US, 1353 at 1 o’clock F. M. fur the purpose of Cousultatiou and to agree upon $ sign Articles of Assosialion.

• ” • , ., * i, s • * • . * . CoiL VOR .TnB - JaPASliSB; SfcUADJtON. —Two Urge,am) well buj|t 6hjps, aiiacli* ed to ihe Japan Squadror), aye qoff in bur port loading with coal. One is the "Rotbut&'of 8U0 tons the other the "JBehtrly” of 000 tons national measurement. . They wilt, however, lake out about 3,00 tops of coal, the former loadiDg.with,. 1,000, apt! the Utter 8U0 one-hall*'aifiJiaciie, front Baltimore Coal Company’s mines, and the other half-bituminous, from the mines of the Cumberland Coal and Iron Com' pany.—rifn/f. •i’tm.

‘J'he Crystal. Palace is flooded yrith water, and’some of the- 1 glass broken. The new frame building near the Palace was blown down,'and three workmen killed sod seven others injured. A brick building op North River was blown flown, and a man named Charles Flynn, who was passing at the lime, was crushed to death.—The sinfui ffasseverfi at The simple of-Rev. Ur. ’ Ijime’s Presbyterian church was blown down, carying tyuh .it a part of tho roof, and grcaily damaging the dwelling of Mr. Johnson. The rool of the Dutch Reform church was also torn off and fell across the dwelling. Many other buildings were damaged. The loss is very heavy.

Louisville and Frankvort Railroad. —The amount of receipts for 183,2 twelve months, were $187,920 25, and fur eleven months, June, 1853, $197,229 14. Net profits for the eleven mutithr, 880,847 *3. The expenses are 52 82*100 of ihe receipts; the profits 8 13 16 per cent, per annum on $1,000,000.

Heto{ct(t, That notice thereof be published in the Republican; and that the Committee at Vcvjy be requested to publish the same, and procure as large a meeting as possible at- the tune and place pbove described. Adjourned. , ; JOHN I. FRENCH, Pres’U S. F. Comoms - , Sec'y. , .

We have received the first number pi ilte fl'eekty IttpeilU , a pew paper published ai Vfcvay, Indiana. It is a good independent paper, edited with a true Independent spirit, its appearance is a credit ip Switzerland county, and wc sincerely hope the citizens will (Jt> 4? ll}e.cdiiur advises them: ••Come up 4fld subscribe (or the paper, and quit borrowing from the peighbors.” —Sw j, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Escape of Slaves.-* On Sunday night Iasi len slaves, belonging to Hubert O. Todd, Col, James '/’gylor. li. Slaughter Mis. Mary \yii}iluil, and Dr. i’arker, citizens of Newport, Ivy.* tpade their escape from that place.

Cqndeijscd History qf Steam. About 2S0 years B. p.. Hero, of Alexandria formed a toy whjcfi exhibited some of thp powers of steam, apd was moved by its power, A. D. 450, an architect arranged several caldrons of water each covered with the wide bottom of a leathern tube, which to a narrow top, with pipes extended to the rafters of the adjoining building. A fife : was kindled bcthe caldrons and the house was 'shaken by the effpet of lhc_5tcam ascending the tubes. bis is the fifstnotjee of the power of steam recorded.

pn. : ., ‘•Abstracting envelopes during the'process of manafcclure b visited with the same penaluea.”

Men of enterprise should give the subject of this projected railroad careful and pandid cun i Jet a lion, which.it is not doubt ed, will lead them to a conviction of iw entire practicability. ' It need only be detnoniirjled to (tic holders of capital that this would be a safe and profitable investment. aijd the spick wguld soon be eagerly sought afinr, - Against this riser fqid, it (pay be urged th?t a survey of a straight lino railroad from Covington to D'Jujstijlc has been made upon the other side of-the river; True, the survey has been made, but the prmstruction of the road is a far different thing, at least in that quarter. The thou* tuifd andmgre miles of toad that are cither finished or being built in this State }p h*y nothing of such works in the other b'utes of the North west, indicate too plainly id be mistaken by the shrewd cap* the quarter in which energy needs the employmedt of money and credit In work* of internal improvement. ’ The work on the Indiana side of the Ohio can jf quickly determined upon, be built and jj-e capital expended uj its construction

Scitoot,. —First class iii geography come up. Bill Toots, what’s a caper A thing mother wears over tor shoul-

4n Earthly Paradhe.— The Mt. Sterling (Ky.; Whig takes the folio wing ffom'a private fetter just received at >twl plape from the Rev. Samuel B. Hell, San Francisco; 1 California: * * • I the choicest ptacjs on this beautiful earth. No winter, go sufnmpr, no pofd, no heat—a perpetual spring, '* > '* The earth is carpeted with CYepliIponiirig llawcra, shaded by beautiful live oaks, * * * Irish po* utoes weight four pounds apiece; onions two pounds. If you love your body, come and live vyithin the sopnd of the mighty Pacific. There is no such place elibwhere,

OiT pEK. Joseph VjtAqiL—the new Minister from Equator to the Unjicd State?, ji a native of New which ho left about fojty years ago, ihep aq humble youth, to participate }n tho war of South/America.

ders. What’s a plain! A tool used hy carpenters to smooth off boards. What’s a dc*ert! ■ ,h It’s goodies afur dinner. That wJ!l do, .Bill; I will give you a touch rf goodies after school. 'i - ■ .

(fir We have repcived the first and second numbers of the JVcetyy AcciV/e, an independent journal, which has taken tho place of the "Ohio Valley Gazette,” lately published at Veyay. Ind. The new paper is decidedly an improvement on ilia old one, and worthy of a healthy patronage.—.V/rror, Carrollton, Ky.

Ifa 1543, June 17, felascq D. Cjjiroy tried a steamboat of 209 tons with tolerable success, at Barcelona, Spain. It consisted of a caldron of boiling water, and a'moveablc wheel op each aide of the was laid aside as impractible. ■ 4Rmpsmt, however, was made to Caroy. * ftp' In 1650, the firsitniroad was constructed at liewcastlconTync. * t The first idea o{ji steam engine in England was in the Marquis of Worchester's" "History of Inventions, A.-p, 1663.; In 18U), Newcqmep made Ihe first steam engine in EngUndi * f \' ' -p

OCr Linn Boyd has been nominated as the democratic candidate fur Congress in the First Kentucky district,

“During your travels lit Cariada/'Mr, Slocum, did you meet with anything that arrested your attention!” "Yes sir—a Deputy sheriff. He not only arrested my attention, but my person, and marchad us both oil. to Lincoln county goal 'for crossing the line* without-paying duty on ayallcr dog and a hr indie t terrier."— •/That's sufficient, call the next witness”

The following are tho only banka in this city atapding fair: Bank of the ma* tropolis, Bank of Waahingion, palrfcuu Bank, Exchange Bank of Selden, Withers <J* Co.— fFathington City AVarr-

03* John Smith, a boy whose parents reside ql Trqy, jntjjaija, dtoifnptj Louisville Thursday last.

Accounti from New Orleans re* put the occurrence of five deaths from cnoilra, and seven from yellow fever In jhai city during the pasl;wcek. '

*■ A Ccmosrry.—Tho man who is not as much in favor of temperance as any* body.

03- New Albany, Indiana, contains 13 500 inhabitants, according to an enumeration recently made.

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An Crttnordluaty Scone In court.