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4
Month
March
Year
1844
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West Point Academy. - Tt appears from n statement transmiltod to Congress on Wed - nesday, in ansvver to a resolulion of inquiry relativo to West Point Academy, that the number Cadets admitied int oOf those iiow in service, there are 4 colonelá, 6 lieutenant colonels, 13 majors, 172 captains, 170 first üeutenants, 1S1 secund lieu tenmts, 70 brevet scconct lieiitenante, 5 payrnastors, and 1 military store-keeper. The amonnt appropriatod fqr.lhc institu tion since its eslablishment, for buildings, lihrary, Apparatus, fcc. is $?11S99 C; For salaries, pay, subsistence, $3329 1,501 27 &iC. ;,UO2,9(1 15 JYew Woollen Faetones in Michigan. - The Detroit Daily ArJvertiser says: - "It i b'.it fivc yenrs since tlie Bubject of woolgrowing was agitated in this State tlirongl the newspapers. Nowwe are bcginning t( r.ealize sone of the advantages that were the predicted. Our península has its liolf million of sheep, and woollen factories art inucji talked of. Tn some sections foimda litin are nlready for the superslmctnrc, and r oihers larpe milis are erected. One has gono up ot Ypsilnhti, one at Ann Arbor,one at Scio on e at Pontinc, a very extensivo une at Mar shpll and the last Grand River Times annouiices the cumpletion of one at the Rapid of 100 feet in tangih, for whicii the macliinen had arrived. These wilt make a home mar Uet for a staple for which no othor climatL is bel ter adapled than Michigan. - Esscx Transcript. We leorn from a traveler directly from Danville, that theyoungest son ofGov. Maltocks was found dead in nis room on Monda; morning last, with bis throat cut from ear t ear. The instrument used was a razor. - .Cause -not known by our informant. Johnsjn (Vt )Invc$ligator, Jan. 25.Public executionan exampleto deter crim"b.t - A gentleman who was ndmitted within the ja.il yard, to witness th execution of Horn, had hls pocket pickec of a ten dollar note during the ceremo ny.The Queenöf Portugal drives in style. it seems. Her equipage is described as follows in London paper: A magnificent set of state harness for the Queen of Portugal has just been completed by Messrs. Thrupp, coachmakers, af Oxford St. The saddles and bridlcs are covered with richly ernbossed silver.on vvhich are the arms of Portugal, with silvcr foliagejnning all round, and the forme r areSn-rnounted with solid silver crowns.' The harness is pofusely embellished with the arms of Portugal in different orders, and ihcre are rich riband Jressings for the head, neck, and body portions of it. Thereis a beautiful plume of ostrich feathers, in blue, red and white, for the head of each horse. The saddlecloths are of fine scarlet, decorated with ilver lace, also of blue, red, and white. Che estimated valué of the whole is L2000. Plank Roads.- The statements below are er ved trom a repoit of J. W. Judson, Esq.j J. S. Engteeer, to the citizens of Oswego, by vhom he was emplazad to examiné the roads n Cannda, and are cut froni the Detroit Daily Adverliser. "Thcre ore two plank ronds in the neighjorhood ofToronto. One has buen in se .'iHit years and the other seven. The plank nre pine, three inches thick, 16 feet long, una aid on 4 strifigers of scantling only four oy six inches in size, and sjukud to the same at the end of each plank.. Tlic stringersare said o be ioo srnall, althongh when well imbed' led in the earth, they are quite sound afier eight years' constant use. Col. J. stat es, hat where the bed of the road is leve!, the constnnt pressure of loaded carriage.s passing over the centre of the track, renders the road dislii-ng, ond collects water fier rain, which softens the plank, incienses the wear and tear, iis well n makes thera more prone to rot. - To remetly this, he recommends that hefore the plank are laid, the road or grade, be made ennvning-, so thnt !he wfiter may run offeacl way from the mídale of the track. Plank have b.eon pot down nnd tricd transversely, diogonally and Irngthwise, with the line of the road, The transverse mode ie preferred. A plank road made of hemlocl plank four inches thick, 14 feet wide wilh a carringe track to turn out on each side, have ing fïve good stringors, C incjiês by 8, all com plete will cost nbout $2,500 per mile Tfie fbllowing is the estímate of the engi neer - thcre aro severa 1, but this suits :vy ideo ot'r ennomy belter, than t'uose that cofct more or less: The stríngers mu?tbe so placed,ns to be di rectly ander Uie canwge vvheels giving a con tinooiis bearing. These shotild 3 inche by 8, at 4 dollars per M feet, board mea su re $211 20 195,CG) feet plank, 4 inches thick, 14 feet long gi-1,. 1,132 7Digging tronchen, putting them down. spiking plank, &c. L68 00 $1,(561 92 Contingencies, 10 per cent, 106 1 Estímate cost of superstr'uc' ture,: O1,328 1Gradiüg dopondent on thn peculiarities of sur face, &c. say from $500 to &670. Total eest, $2,500 00 A good road wiil last from eight to ten years, with very slight ropnirs. Tfie plan -should rest firmly on the earih between th sningers, which gives solidity to the structur nnd ncreases the weight that can be draw on the road. A horse can druw niuch mor on a good plank road than on any Macadan road. They have six miles of the iatter an twelve of ihe forrner, in connection betw.ee Toronto and Kingston. Eieht years expei pnce has domonstrated the decided superiotit of plank roads and it is said to be very consid erable.Anecdotk; of Dr. Frankltn. - In his memoirs writlen by himseif, Dr. Franklin relates tlie followinjï natte' of fact which occurred vrhrle he was Clerk of the Pennsylvania House of AsserabJy: "A young man who hod likowisc somr frkr.Js in the Assemblyjnnd wished to succeed me as their clerk, acquainled me that it was deckled to displace me at the noxt electior.; and Ihroug-li good vvill advised me to rcsign, as more consistent wilh my honor than being turned out. My nnswer to lnm was, tha'. I had read or heard of some public min, who mace ít a rule, never to ask for au office ami to never refuse one when otTered to him. 1 approve, said I. of this rule, and shall never ask, never refuse, nor ever resign an cllice. [f they wil! have my office of clerk todispote of'it lo onotlier, Ihey shall take it from me. - I wil! not by givirg it np, lose my right of sdmc time or other making reprisals on my adversarios. I heard no more of this, I was chosen ngain unanimously as clerk at the next eketion." - American. What kxt - Mr. Petitr, a Loco Foco meniber of the U. S. House of Representatives, frotn Indiano, on Monday last weck, !resented a petition of eundry individuáis o! Goorgin, praying that Congress should abo ish the office of Chaplain wherever it occur Onder the On presenting th petition Petitt said he could substanliate th f.ict that se.'imen had been flogeed in th Navy for not attending to the forms of wor ship. This is the same individual, says th correspondent of the Boston Daily Advertise who moved on the first day of the session 'that the services of Cnaplin to the House he diapensed wilh - if elected his pay be de ducted from the per diem of menbers, as it was a sort of service the country did not requiro, it being exclusivo'y for the benefit of ttie members,nnd in which his constituf nts,and thosc of other members liad no interest whatever!" Who says the World ain't growin botter. WKhin the circle of five miles from'th General Post OfBce, London, there are 46 Sunday Schools, attended by 80,052 scholar who are taught by 6,347 j'nstructors.IIORRID TltEACIIERY PoiSONI.NO Inians. - Tho following is an extract from speech lalcly delivered by President [ouston, of Texas: "1 ask you to go back with me to '38. Our intercourse with the Indians, was ïaracterized by flagrant violations ofjusceon our part. They camein among us eaceably and tranquil. Whcnlheyreirned home, traders went out with them, )ácking poison, with aview to kill ofTall ïose who sat down at the first table, for ïey uo not treat their ladies with quite g o much respectas we; they are father ngallant, and always eat first. What vas the result? Three hundred and fifty Cumanches were poisoned and died! - lany more were poisoned, but some reovered. The survivorsburned the men vho had thus treacherously sacrificed so -nany of their people. This was prolaimed as a foul murder of the whites, nthe part of the Indians; but it wasony murdering traders, who, in fact; had murderedthem." The Salisbury, N. C. Watchinan says lat the Howard gold mine is the richest n the U. S. It is described as a small ei n, from 4to 12inches wide. Áquantity f the ore taken from it yielded 200 to [ie bushel. The Great Log Cabin. - Our Whig rethrcn in Richmond, Va. are creating a log cabin of sufiicient dimensions to seat 2000 persons,and leave room for five hun!red more. We presume it will be "filled to ovcrflowing" more than once during he carnpaigh. - Vcrmont Phanix. Largc Dividend. - Tl.e General Mutual Tnsurance Company of New York, has declared a dividend of thirty-six pet cent, on the earned premiums of the yenr. Tlie Liberty vote in 1340, was one in every 400, cast in lbo United States; in 1843, it was one in every 40 ! - True ïVeslryan. At Chesterfield, last week, a man named Powell, accnmplislied the task of walking 7 miles wiihin the hour.The loudest speaker in Congress. - It is said that Mr. Hale from this town and state, speaks with aloudervoice than any one who haseverbeen in Congress. We hope bis voice will be heard there for justice and truth. - JV. li. paper. '' We have followed the business of ex changing money in Wall street for the last ten years, and at no period during that time have the average rates of discount been so low as at present." - Thompson' 's Reporter. How to WmsrEn away Warts.- 'Put 5rour mouth close to the wart, and teil it in a whisper that if it will not go away, you will hum it out with caustic. . If it does not take the hint, be as good as your word.'

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