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U|4lft'fyqi Vf To) n WWfr^'i'p) -ii slfiJiiLSi \J uisLkisLLis^iii uJL)u?\i^dAJi^}iLsia TWO DOLLARS PEB ANNUM] "Tiija r1 3tl ioe op Xjibbhtv us "o t n XX int a. xj vicshxianoe." [PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. BY DAVIS & CREWS. ABBEVILLE, S. ., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1. 1857. VOL. XIV ... . ... NO. ^ THE LOSS OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA. \ "Wo publish further particulars uf the ; appalling catastrophe of the 12th inst., by ! which five hundred and odd souls were lait- j dtd into eternity. It appears from the j statement of Capt. Badger, that the Central : America went down at night, inst.ad of in j the fiiorning, as heretofore stated. Among : the lost was Purser Dobbin, of North Car- j olioa, a brother of the late Secretary Dob btti. It will be seen that the brave Lt. ; llerndon, is among the lost, lie was calm and collected during the whole scene and ; while upon a hatch-way, floating in the j ocean, gave his watch to another person, j requesting that it might be given to liis , wife. Tlic accounts which follow are from . our various exchanges. The steamer Central America, left Aspiti- ; wall September 3d, ami arrived at Havana, ! on" Monday morning, the 7lli inst., after a ' very pleasant trip, took on board 1 10 tons ; of coal, and left for New Yoik. ajjain on | i a I Tuesday, the 8th., at 9 1-2 o'clock A. M. j Capl. Tlio>. W. liadgcr, who in company ! with his wife, came over as passengers, gives ' the following: STATEMENT OK CAI'T. THUS. W. BADCEH. i This is my third trip, as a pas>cng?*r, on ^ the Central America. I hail considered her staunch and safe as any vessel that floats. \ We left Havana, on Tuesday, 8:h, with fine* i weather, light wind from N. N. K, and smooth sea, until Ihursday morning lOih inst., when a fresh breeze from the North sprung up, increasing gradually, until eve- ! liiiig, when every thing indicated a licavv : gale. The mercury in the barometer going tip slowly. The engine was making her I usual revolutions.- The g-'de increasing ; gradually until morning, when owing t<> the lieayy sea, the engine had to he orked by hand very slowly, and men were placed at ? j proper places to push the cranks hv io keep ; tlicm from catching on the centre. On Fi i- i day, at 12 M., the ship was free from water, j with head to the wind, laving very easy j and engine workirg slowly. The passengers were perfectly rpiet and unaware of any danger. At 1 1-2 P. M, the ship gave three or i four heavy lurches, when I quietly went out ! cf the cabin and looking down in the engine room, found the engine w>>ikiug very j badly. I looked well down into the lee 1 bilge and found the water lisinj' which I j reported lo Mr. A?hhy, < 'lii> 1' Mu^iuc r, who : was on dock, occasionally looking into the j engine room. I I then returned to tlie cabin, when the ! ladies inquired if there was any danger, and to quiet thcin, told them there was | none, as I honestly thought at the time.? : In half an hour I returned to the deck to j see if she had bettered her condition, which j was about 2 o'clock I*. M., and found the j engine stopped and the ship paid off into | the trough of the sea, which caused her to j roil 10 icewaru. i men procucueu 10 me j fire room, and found the water had increased in the lee bilge, and asked the engineer why the engine was shipped, saying " if yon don't look out the ship will fill with water." He then gave orders to the steward's department to get buckets and come down to pass coal to the tire room saying, "if you don't work brisk you will have to bail llic ship ; for if the engines stop, the pumps, of course must." I then urged him to put a gang to bailing and not wait any longer, as tlio water had rose high enough to put out the leu fires, and immediately proceeded .to the companion-way and passed orders to the gentlemen in the cabin to form a line, and help to bail the ship, which order they at once, complied with. At tins time the steward's gang commenced passing water from the fire room, having abandoned the coal; and the passenger gang passed their buckets from the cabin through the saloon? one or two gangs in the meantime were put to work in tlie steerage, The Captain had the deck pump* rigged, about this time also, but they proved useless, and could not be made to work. At this juncture, a report readied the engineer, that a leak was discovered around the lee shaft, which was occasionally tubmerged, while rolling iu the sen. This was ihc principal leak I had heard of up to tbis time, and the ship was perfectly tight in lier bottom. About 3 P. M., the engineer requested tho Captain to keep the ship off tho wind, mo as to right Iter, and enable him to get tbe engine to work again, but in setting the 11 head sails" they were blown away, and it was found impossible to wear tho ship.? 'f lie Captain then commencd preparing a //riay,-which was made and placcd overboard, but soon found to do no good. I then proposed to the Captain to cut away - ilia I-- ! 1---1 v ivio iun9it hiiiuu no iiiiiiieumieiy liau .done, aud the ship ?eemcd easier, and appeared to ride better. The Chief Engineer then ordered llio booths and oth? r wooden material handy, to-"to torn away to fire up tho Donkey Boiler#, (which are on deck,) so as to got the pumps to work, which was without success. At dark of that day, (Friday,) lliegalo wax at its height. Tho bailing gangs were augmented, and every man who could aland worked through the night. Tho galo continued in its furv until about 4. A. M.. Sat urday morning, when it commenced to sub st4<B? (At daylight the water was found on th? increase and tbe gangs were unable tc Jte?p it down, and ojj examining the dead r lipids around tlio lower cabin, they were ! found to I oak very badly. We then applied ! whips and casks at every hatchway for i hoisting out water, which in conjunction ' with I he gang, appeared to keep it under. At 10, A. M., Saturday, the sea had moderated, and the passengers, exhausted by their laborious duties since the day before. I beg an to Hag, and tho water again to in- j crease. About 3 P. M., the brig Marine run down ; under our stern, when our boats were low en d, and two out of the five were stove by the heavy sea, leaving us only three to work with, one of which was in bad condition. We, however, succeeded in putting on board of tlio brig all tbo ladies and children, which in a manner revived the spirits of the gangs, who resumed their labors, but without avail, as the water had reached the lower cabin lloor, and of course hastened the sinking of the ship; as soon, however, as the boats returned from the brig, after landing the la- j ?1 ic-s and children, the gang partially aban- j dotted their work and a rush was made for | the boats. Every one seemed to look out ' for themselves, ami the only disorder during : the Irving time, was now. The Chief Kti- i gineer having set the example in abandon ing the ship, every one else was anxious to j get into the boats. The brig being much i;.,i it !.- . i.:.? i ? ' ! ji-ntvi mull up; rinir, unuai iu ! much faster wliii-li soul) placed Iicr sonic | distance oir. The last load of some twenty | or more men having gone ami the boats not returning, all communication with the brig now ecasud. About dark that night (Satnr- j day) an American schooner supposed to be i the Sovereign of N. V., run down and sp.d;e to us. hut Ih ing unable t?> render us any as- ; sistanee. promised to lay by us all night* j At this time the water was half way up : (he lower cabin and the gang still working. | which continued until 7 1'. M., when they ! gave up in dispair, feeling 'twas impossible 1 to save the the vessel. From that time . until 8 o'clock every body was busy providing something to keep themselves above the water. Among the rest 1 provided myself with a : plank about 0 feet long, and a little after S, ! the ship sunk rapidly, carrying about 500 per- j suns down with her: the most of them nr<isr> ! again, and the scene beggarded description. j Some wore crying, " God tave me!" ' God j liave mercy 011 me !*' and other pious cj.-icn- { lations. Some were screaming, some cry- j ing, some prating. I have been a sea-far- , ing 111.111 for twenty-live years?:i sliij) mas- ! t.-r lor ten years, but never experienced such a scene before, an J God forbid I ever shall again ! Many unable to swim clung to those who could, or laid hold of the larger pieces of llie wreck, which were swamped. In ten minutes not less probably than three hundred had sunk to rise 110 more, whilst myself and others who had succeed in holding on to some means of support were scattered over the dailc and dreary occan, floating oil' with the tide. There was .1 large Dumber of passengers had bags of gold dust, r.nd | some doubtless perished in their dibi ts to j I s:ivc u. l may also lierc add Hint from fitly to sixty passengers shut tliem| selves up iti their state rooms in despair, ami sank with the ship. Those who had succeeded in keeping themselves afloat, soon scattered over the surface of tl c ocean for a distance of about a mile. One hour after the ship 'sank I sa.v a light at the leeward, which wis seen hv most of those rescued. : supposed to be that of the Schooner Sovereign. but it soon disappeared. We knew j that the ships to leeward could not reach us, and turned our gaze in the opposite direction. At 1 o'clock on Sunday morning we saw approaching us under full sail, with a strong tllf^ Xoi-lvr>(ri:ill l>;ulr TTII/iii run our midst, and those on watch were astonished with the cry of hmnrm beings.? Captain Johnston, the commander, immediately hove his vessel to, under short sail, and coinmcnccd to rescue us. The steamer at this time had been down over five hours. Hit launched his boat, and threw out Topes and buoys, and did everything that good i seamanship and a human heart could dio| tate to save as many as possible. I was i (lie fourth one rescued, and witnessed the noble exertions of himself and ^crew j throughout the night. Ho continued his ; search among the drift wood, tacking backward and forward, up to 12 o'clock 011 Sunday, but did not find any one after 0 o'clock in the morning, and consequently relinquished the search at noon. On tho^morning of Sunday the brig Marine was out of sighf, and the schocner was tome six miles to leeward, and appeared to be laying to, but soon bore away 011 her course, doubtless being satisfied that it was impossible to reach as, also seeing the bark backing and filling to windward. The saino day at 2 o'clock wo spoke the bark Saxony, bound to Savannah ; she rei ported seeing a b? ig with a number of la dies en board (supposed to be the Marine) , under full sail steering North. Wo boro away with a fair wind for Nori folic as tho nearest port, anxj arrived off Cape Henry on Thursday exiling, fivo of us reaching Norfolk in a pilot boat at day light on Friday morning, wjiich we had i chartered for that purpose. > Capt. B. lost 920,000 iu tpecio?hie ; rvifi', however, had seemed ahout the same sun: in drafts, &C., about her person when sh.? left the ship. THK DKOWMXCi OK OA IT. HKKNDON. (Japt. llerndon was on his po?t and at work all the titne during tin* storm, without rest and, in conversation with Capt. lJadger, expressed his intention of sticking to the ship as long as (hero was a soul on board, ni.d ten minutes before the ship went down fired rockets from the wheel house, where he remained until tlie ship went down. The last seen of liim was by Mr. J. I>. Demmet; says that he saw him during the night oil a hatchway, lie was brave and undaunted t? the last, and only feared death because it separated him from his A \f_ D..: i 11 ' iiiiMj. /i .in. ? inn was* iiaiiueu a waicn I.y the noble Captain to carry to his (Capt. II.'s) family, which is all that is left of him, it is feared. AN INTKItK.STl.NG 1NCIUKNT. Mr. Win. X. Osborne relates nil interesting circumstance, lie says he was the last man who went down, being the highest man np in the riging and was occupied in discussing how the ship would go down, with Oapt. Dyer, who was just beneath ; the one raying she would go down bow first, the other stern first, which last proved correct, as she did go down stern first, and dropped almost at once, like she was falling. While up in tlio rigging lie divested himself of liis clothing, except shirt and pants, throwing all h:s money over with his clothes. Soon after doing this, tho ship went down, and he never saw Capt. Dyer, again. Mr. O. then got upon a hatch and drifted olT to leeward ; seeing a light, pursued it for four hours, l>y means of a paddle in shape of a hunk sl.it; when, losing sight of the light, fell in company with a man who gave his name as Julian Stetson, who called to him and asked if he would like company? Osborne remarked y?< provided there w * """ '?y c^naiilg ClOS' 0. discoverc like his owi nti hour, w' the stern. back; Stetson stariiu^ borne, who was now some distnnce behind, lost sight of Stetson and did not know what had become of him, but proceeded 011 to the light, which he reached in about two hours, and found it 01: the biig Kllen, which had already picked up about thirty five. After going on board, some one asked him if he had seen anv one e!s.? down tliut way, when he told them yes, lie had seen a very pleasant fellow down tlie leeward, who had been his companion in trouble, and would like to save him, if possible; when another man remarked, that he had seen a noble fellow down to leeward, too, and would like to save him also, as they had tloated together some time. '* What's your name?" says Osborne. "Stetson," said he. " Well, I tun Osborne," said the other; and thus they had met on the same vessel, after having drifted about for some timo on the broad Atlantic, without knowing eaeh other by sight, and only by name, having exchanged names while floating together on their respective hatchways. They both came to Norfolk in the brig Ellen. A BltlDAL I'AKTV. Mi. A. J. Easton was married to a young lady the day before he slatted, and was on a wedding tour. Ilis wife was placed on the Marine, leaving him on the ship. Our readers can imafrine his feelings 011 moetino a o O his bride in the evening at the National llolvl, Noi folk and her joy antl thankfulness ut having her husband restored so unexpectedly, after she .had mourned him as dead. He loses a large sum I am informed, and a gentleman, by the name of Birch, who was the proprietor of a stage line, and a very wealthy man, was lost, together witli $70,000, which a passenger says be knew he had with him. Thus, it is impossible tc tell the amount of loss bj' this awful ca lamily; but tho impression is, that it fni exceeds the estimate made. CONDUCT OF THE ENGINEER. It is to be hoped that sotno palliating circumstances may bo elicited when linn shall have elapsed suflicient to clear up this matter, in regard to the Chief Engineer') flf??prlinn r?f lllft r1ii? hii.'I fr? 1>tn uinmilni conduct previous to that desertion. It ii said he acted the part of a coward in de selling his duty, when there was no o.lrthlj necessity for such conduct, and at a tiin< when a little nerve would have saved tin ship and brought all in unharmed. The v essel was in a strong seasway a this time and laboring very heavily in tlx trough of tho sea, and it id believed if tin Chief Engineer had have kept the btean up so the steamer could have worked, sin would liavo worked out of hef difficulties Dm in una urmi-ai muuicin nu negiecieci U do his duty, and tlio steamer was renderct entirely unmanageble. WHAT THE ENGINEER SAYS. Portsmouth, Vn., Sept. 10, 1857.?Ei roneous statements having gone forth, ii connection with the disaster to tlio slcamc Central America, as to my conduct ns Cliit Engineer, I desire to correct them thoug ll>p medium of your paper and placo m coudjict before tlio publio in it* prope light. It has been alleged that the loss of tli eleamer was sojely attributable to my nff , lect of duty io permitting the fire* of tL i engines t? uuuecMSarily go put, nni tin ] rendering the vessel unmanageable. Tlie i statement is entirely false. Tlio fact is, ' that llie slentncr tilled with waUrso rapidly, | from leaks and the boisterous character of | I the sea, tint the files could not be kept up, though every remedy which suggested itself was employed for that purpose. Another statement is that I acted prcma- j lurelv and unadvisedly in quiting the steam- I er. The assertion is equally false with the ' first. After consultation with the commau- j der, ('apt. Ilerndon, and the first officer of , " I | the ship Mr. Clins. Vanrensalear, it was our ' ' unanimous opinion that tlio Central America J | coul?I not live till midnight of the evening j ! on which she founde.ed, and the justice of i i (he conclusion is sustained by the fact that, 1 i in a much less space of time than predicted, the steamer went down. Previous to the meloncholy termination J of the struggle, however, and at the solicita! tion, or rather the direction, of Capt, Ilern; don, I did get one of the ship's boats ready, I and placed in her all the ladies and cliil- , I dren 011 board the steamer. The brig Ma- ' line was then coming down to the assis1 tance of those in the boat, and alter a lon<j 1 ; efl'ol't tho.v worn lnn.l.i.1 J J w,,oIt was after this, however, that Captain ; Heriidon saw the necessity of closer coin- ; inn: ii-atiou with the brig, as also the neroa- ; sitv of a larger number of boats, in which ! to transfer the passengers from the steamer, and by his direction I left in the next boat ! J j from llic steamer for the brig, to effect the j desired arrangements. On niv arrival ' aboard tlie brig, I communicated with her j captain, who informed me he would beat down as fast as possible, but that it would j necessarily have to be with caution, as he j was himself in a disabled condition, having | lost his main yard and some sails. Captain ! Hurt "so of his only boat, a j vail, but denounced her ns entirely unsafe ; ?that she would not live three minutes in T~ ?i.o meantime two boats arI and viiiiciuv. . j and return with iuo to rescue otnero, i they positively refused to comply, as nil on j board llie brig can testify. I was thus left ! powerless, and had 110 other alternative but j to remain on board the " Marine." This is a brief, but impartial narration of; I facts, which will be confirmed so soon as 1 1 | arrive in New York and a full investigation j can be had. Until this shall occur it is buL i just that public opinion should be suspon d d, as it will vindicate my character as an j ollioer and gentleman from the aspersions . attempted to be cast 011 it. I am, very respectfully, GEOIIGE E. ASIIBY, I Late Ch'f Enjjin'r Central America. I 0 ! 7'A,. ' i.twiiiuuo ju/iy.? Hie astronomical ! observations made by Mr.Jones, in tho ele! valcd city of Yuito, nro of decided interest | and importance. His observations were I inado at an elevation of nearly ten thousand ! feet above the level of llic sea, and near ! the equator, and resulted in tlie following conclusions: That the the theory respecting the neb', lous ring round the earth is true; that this ring crosses the ecliptic in longitude 60 degrtes and '240 degrees, at an angle of about four degrees ; that it is not a very remote distance from tho earth ; . that tho nebulous matter of which it is composed is self luminous, while also it gives us the sun's reflected light; that space . auoui our earth, and probably all space i connected with our universe of stars, is filled with self-luminiou8 matter of great tenuity; that the milky-way is composed of this I self-luminous matter, in some places greatly , condensed, the substance from which all r worlds were formed, from which perhaps ,1 worlds are now being formed, and into .' which perhaps they again resolve themr1 selves; that the milky-way is a spiral in ! shape, and Mint our place in this spiral is about ouo-third or one-fourth of the way r from tho Southern Cross towards Sirius. > m ? ! The Greek Love of Beauty.?Nature and 5 climate, heaven, and earth, and ocean, 4 religion and morality, tho state and polir lical life, all contributed to awaken and to s strengthen in the mind of Greece a love for the beauty of the material, as well n? n Iovo for ihe beauty of the spiritual world. 3 Kritobulus, at one of Xenophon's banquet?, 3 was heard to 6ay, "By the gods, I would rather bo beautiful than bo King of Persia!'' j This is a thorough Greek sentiment. The Grccian poet, in speaking of tho four ? things most desirable as a crown to tho 1 happiness of life, places personal beauty at a tho head of his list; the other three desid' erata?u Riches that do not give pain to ^ anybody, health, and blessing of friendship1' ?come only in to servo as a setting for tho v t a ? rni-~ n 1 * -? | (Jiainonu 01 ueauiy. me uroeK mind tnus ] became n bright mirror, reflcoting countless different productions of art, the beauty of Grecian nature nod of Grecian life. These j. works of art made tho Hellenic breast swell , with proud joy nnd glorious emotion, and they left temples of worship of tho beauti^ ful and monuments of delight to tho most '' distant posterity .?-Crayon. ' j ^ ? ..... o An old Indy being at a loss for a pin cushion, mnde use of an ouion. On th? 10 foliowiug morning sh<v found that all the is (iceJles l)nd tears jn their eyes. b'rvtn the Xaihville Republican Manner. AN APPEAL. Sons inul Daughters of 2'ennessee: Come forward, and wiih one accord unite your hearts and hands in the glorious work of rescuing from mournful desolation and shameful neglect, the sacred spot where sleeps in sad oblivion the noble dead ! the Father of his Country ! the purest and greatest hero the world ever produced?George \\r?t.i.i ...i > - iiimiiim^tuu. mruvau iihiiiu tuanus unrivalled in tlie annals of fame ; and to whom under Divine Providence tliis nourishing Republic owes its undisturbed enjoyment of freedom, wealth and national glory, unsurpassed bv that of any country in any age. We feel that one word alone is necessary to arouse to prompt and generous action evory warm-hearted son and daughter of our beloved and happy Tennessee, the favored home of patriotism. All wo ask is, that you shall at once, by unanimous and liberal subscriptions, secure to yourselves the glorious privilege of having your own and your children's names enrolled on a bright tablet that will tower high above succeeding generation:5, among those to whom alone belong iho honor of preserving from decay and oblivion, as long ] as time shall endure, and Atnei . shall bo a nation, the home and ^ravc of Washing- ; ton. Wo know that every eyo will sparkle with delight at the prospect of so great a gooil to bo achieved as tho one now presented to you, and every hand be extended to form a strong chain of unity in carrying out the noble enterprise that now demands your strenuous aid. Give, for your country's name and honoi', whatever you can spare from hard earned, honorable labor, and affluent, store; but let it be the tribute of the heart from Tennessee's I rave sons and beauteous daughters; a tribute that thousands who come after us shall rejoice ill and envy you that ' ft" "?-ivile??c, wishing it had b^eu, theirs. ~ ?nwn the t before the family auei 4...v may be another Washington in purity and excellence, and when she trains Lim for life's hardest duties, let her place before his mind that Christian soldier, who, on the eve of the deadliest conflict with his enemies, knelt at the shrine of Faith, prayed to the "God of Battles" for success, and invariably found victory. Let every ardent and high-souled youth, just emerged from the halls of his "Alma Mater" into the busy crowd, as I13 looks with eager eye and uplifted brow upon life's battle field, and buckles 011 his armor for the comb.it, put forth his strong, untried, unsullied hand, earnestly and untiringly to labor for the accomplishment of this noble work, and pleading with eloquent tongue for Washington's sacred ashes, never rest till lie brings thousands into tho treasury of I Mount Vernon, that he may proudly claim the spot that holds those ashes as his own possession and his country's, won by his noblo patriotism. Then shall rich blessing fall upon his path, and peace upon his heart?a worthy sen of tho great patriot who tlceps beneath tho green sod, watered by a nation's tear's while tho name of 'Tennessean" shall in future bo a passport through the world. Let every teuder-liearted, enthusiastic girl whose soul is attuned to 6wectest harmonies, whilo yet she sits beneath a father's sheltering wing, and feels |iorr.puUe beat high at deeds of chivalry and prowess, think a that wondrous man who ?tood between his country and tho foe, between tho old world and tho new, and fought for freedom and for life, that she might sit beneath tho peaceful shades of her own majestic forests, and listen with unbroken joy to the muimuring music of her own broad sparkling streams, tuning bor lyre to notes of love or : i 11 i- 1 iuuri iiiicui) nuu uunu iu iiJiiuo liCr afraid," When she thinks of thai "good old warrior," who perilled his life and name, and | all he possessed iu earth, that the sons and daughters of America might he freed from British wrongs and British chains, let her remember that the " brave heart" though it beats no more, sends up a silent but thrilling appeal from the drnt, and softly demands and urn to preserve its mouldering ashes, lest they bo scattered to the winds?a fre*h garland to adorn that sculptured memorial?a tree of undying foliage to shelter it from the pitiless storm, and a graceful banner to wave over that hallowed spot. Let her realize that it is a daughter's previous privilege to watch over the sainted relics of a "Nation's Father" her sweet duty to plant the tree?to strew flowers above lliat noble heart?to prepare the banner on whioh is to he inscribed, WA Nation's Gratitude," and to embalm the memory of the " Illustrious Dead" by tbe exercise of Jjer kill, taste nud affection to embellish hit "early home and last retreat." In order to be worthy of ibis, let every youug girl in Tennessee d?ny herself e*ery luxury and vanity, in order that the may give all thai she can spare to purchase Mount Vernon the grave of Wttli!bgto% where rareti flowers shall bjoom beneath her gentle eye . ? . and thus will she shed a lustre on licr putli with which 110 jewels could over compare. Let the diamond crest of our fair Statu shine forth with starry light; and let the name of Washington bo engraven upon it j in characters that no cloud shall obscure, no changc shall blight. Let the memory of Washington and the honor of Tennessee be ever linked in one, ] till future statesmen shall arise to carry on j tho work of love and gratitude, and bear tho name Washington to RUcceedinsr irene- i rations. Let "Washington and Freedom," "Truth and Virtue," be ever inscribed on the proud banner that floats so lightly above the lofty mountains and the rich valleys, the broad rivers and the green hills of our favored and 1 happy State, the land of the " brave and the beautiful." M. U. FOGG, Vice President Mount Vernon Association for tho TJnion. THE FLYING FISH. Among all the smaller inhabitants of the sea, the flying fish is one that attracts the most unqualified attention. To passengers ] confined for a lr ng time on shipboard these little expcii i ...UiroR skimming over 1 lie surface of the sea are a source of infinite amusement, They are never known to grow larger than a herring, and very little is known of their habits. The enemy of the flying fish is the dorado, very slender in form, though often six feet long, and by the aid of several pairs of fins, is capable of passing through the water with immense rapidity ; on the other hand, the flying fish is fum'shed with only two pairs of fins, or.c of which is lamer than the bodv, and a<*.? c? - 1 > if necessary fur its preservation, as a pair of wings. No one can look at a combat between the dorado and flying fish without ilitr.w.ct 'I'l,- ? !.!_ !? > I iuu sci uuii nuvor leaves ilie | water while it lias safety in swimming, but fiually, becoming fatigued, it lias resource to another expedient for safety, which is, escape by flight. The long fins, which ^nnrin to ffiow useless in the water, are now ?l>v which from :*or two i i n sinks ne, liow h power of renewing us euuiM sr, and to proceed with increased velocity io swim wing; still, however the dorado keeps in view, and drives the flying fish into the nir; at length the little flatterer is seen to dart to shorter distances, to move with greater effort, and at last, entirely helpless, drops dpwn into the very mouth of its untiring pursuer. 13ut not the dorado alone?all I animated nature seems combined against j this little fish which seems to possess double ! powers only to subject it to greater dangers, for though it should succeed in escaping ' frAm 1(5 nnntnSnc aT Mm #!*< * f , ..w.it ?*vi vuviiiivg v? tuu uv.t|/j j tug 1.1 W|/H/ j bird aud albatross aro ever on tho wing to seize it. Thus, pursued in both elements, it sometimes seeks refuge with a new enemy, for it is not unfrequcnt that wholo shoals jump on board of tho passing ships, when they become objects of intense curiosity A new kind of safety valve for steam builers is announced. It is an elbow pipe fixed below the water level uf the boiler, and subject to the action of tho fire. The pipe is perforated with holes containing metal pings, more or less fusible, according to the working pressure of the boiler. The moment that the water in the boiler, from ncgloct or otherwise, is below the levol and leaves the pipe bare, the heat from tho fur naco acts upon the plugs, which melt, and tli? steam oozing through the holes, immediately relieves the pressure in the boiler and extinguishes the fire, making explosion impossible. ^ A California paper mentions an important improvement npon the usual method of obtaining wa'er for irrigation and domestic purposes, it consists simply in the sinking of a shaft by means of a two-inch augur, attached to light bars o( iron, with other apparatus for pumping, drilling, etc., similar to that employed in boring artesian wells. It requires but the labor of a few hours with this apparatus, to reach a depth of fifty feet, whence can bo obtained n supply of water that cannot be exhausted by constant pumping. ^ < ? ' " Broko into the pocket of the editor of this paper, sometime during the week, a ten ceut piece. To whom it bolongs or where it came from is a mystery to us, and we earnestly request the owner to come and take it away; we have been without money so long that its use is entirely forgotten. Upon one side there is a beautiful young lady, with a handkerchief to hor eyes?weeping to think that she has no mato, and a night cap on a pole as a signal , of distress." Mitigated Affliction.?A gentleman step tu><) intn ? itnra nrliorA nAnn Hiif " mmirnimv r" - -*? "? "'"ft goods" were sold, and inquired for slatepolorod gloves. Tbo polite clerk informed l)in) that only black goods were sold in that room; for slate-colored gloves he most i step into tho mitigted affliction department. | kaw is like a sieve; you may sea through it, but you must be considerably reduced before yoa can got through it. [ Thrilling Narrative?a do?*s tail under a cart wheel. > THE VICTIM OF POLITICS. J\sler Brush, tlio vivtiin of politics, seated npon the curb, *vitli his feet across tho guttor, placed his elbow on n stopping stone, and, like Juliet on thy balcony, leaned his head upon his hand?a hand that would perhaps have been the better fur a convcring, though none would have been rash enough to volunteer to bo a glovo upon it. IIo was in a dilapidated condition?ou^ at elbows, out at knees, out of pocket, out of office, out of spirits, and out in the street; an "out ami outer" in every respect, and as outre a mortal as over tlio eye of man did rest upon. For some time Mr. Brush'* reflections had been silent. Following Hamlet's advice, "he gave tln'in an understanding, but no tongueand lie n.*}ievod himself at intervals by spitting forlornly into tlio kennel. At length, suffering hit locked hands to fall between his knees, and heaving a deep sigh, he spoke : " A long time ago, my ma used to put on her specks and say, ' Peter, my son, put not your trust in princes and from that day to this, 1 haven't done anything of tlio kind, because none on 'em ever wanted to borrow nothing of me; and I never see a prince or a King?bill one or two, mid llity had been rotated out of oftico?to borrow nothing of them. Princes! pooh! Put not your trust in polilicimieiH?them's niv sentiments. Von might just as well try tu hold >iii eel, lor I've tried both, and 1 know. Put not your trust in poliliciimei*. or you"! get a hyst, ' Ten years jigo it came ]?>{ . my head that things wcreu,l going on light; so I pretty nearly gave myself up tee-totally to the good of the Republic, and left the bhip to look out for itself. I was brimful of patriotism, and so uneasy in my mind for tho salvation of freedom I couldn't work. I uieu 10 guess wuicli side was going lo win, and I stuck to it like wax ; .sometimes I was a one side, sometimes I was a'totlier, and sometimes 1 straddled till the election was over, and came up jist in time lojino tlio hurrah. It was good I was after; and what good could I do if I wasn't on the 'lected side? But, after all, it was never a hit of use. Whcnev^ tUfrirtitthr WIG over, -uauaMtCT"wtjSt'side was sharing out the loaves and the fishes, and I stepped up, VH be hanged if they didn't cram all they could into their own mouths, put their arm9 over some, and grab at the rest with their paws, and say : ' Go away, white man, you an't capable.' Capable! what's the reason I ati't capable ? I've got as extensive a lliroat as any of 'cm, and I could swallow the loaves and Hslios without choking, if each loaf was as big as a grind stono and each fish as big as a sluigeon. Give Potep a chance, and leave him alone for that. Then, another time when I called, 'I want some spoils, says I; 4 a small bucketful of spoils. Whichever side gets in, shares the spoils, don't they ?' So they first grinned, and then they ups and tells me that virture like mine was its own reward, and that spoils might spoil me. But it >vjjs tiq spoils that spoilt me, and no iouf and fish that starved me. I'm spilt because I couldn't get cither.' "Put not your trust in politicianers; I say it again. Both sides used me jist alike. Here I've been serving my country, more or less, the6c ten years, liko a patriot? going to town meetings, hurraing ypy daylights out, and getting as blue as blazoa~ blocking the windows, getting licked fifty times, and having more black eyes and blooily noses than you could shake a stick at, all for the common good, and for the purity of our legal rights ; and all for what! Why for nix. If any good has como of it, tlio country has put it in her own pocket, and swiudled mo out of my arijings. J can*t get no office! Republics is ungrateful' It wasn't reward I was after. I scorns the base insiuivation. I only wanted to bo took euro of, and have nothing to do but to take care of tho public; and I've only got half?nothing to do! I3oing took care of was the main thing. Republics is ungrateful ! I ntn blasted, if they ain't. This is the way old soldiers aro surved 1 Well, well; live and learn?live and learn V Tho world's not what a man takes it for before he finds it out. Whiskers grows sooner than what experience does. Genus and patriotism au't got no chance?an't got nary look." There is a great demand for a kind of plaster paper, says our city correspoudent> that will enable gentlemen to stick to their business. A raw Irishman on his first sight of a J 1 * '?? ? luuuuiULivt'f ucciurwu, "118 a suiamooat hunting for wather." Mamma, can a door speak ?" "Certainly not, my dear." 'Then why did you tell Aune, one morningy to answer tbo door!" An indirect way of getting a glass of water at a boarding house, is to call for 9 third cup of tea. \Vfcy is a roasted p?g on a spit like a missionary 1 Because it is going round doing good. Wltat ia nAAvA am J VTUIIU ! MIVIU UDdUVI ft UI Wlllft, pvoiiva^ than the child's idea of ioo?44 Waier gone , to sleep." "What it best to prevent old maids from despairing. Echo?Pairing. Great cry and little wool?An Ethiopia!} jo font, just born. <6