The North Pole

[From the Chicago Journal.] Incredible as the fact may seem, there btill livos a man who expresse au appnrently sincero belief that lie will be able o do that in which so many otlier in;repid explorers have failed, nnniely, each that extremity of the earth's axis-1 he North pole. This inan is Capt. H. AV. Howgate, an officer of the United States regular army, through whose effort and expedition has recently been organize and is at this moment en route northward from New London, Ct.- ïaving just sailed - pointing toward 3umberland island to the northeaet of British America. Being unsuccessful in obtnining an asked-for appropriation of $50,000 during the last session of the Forty-fourth Congress, Capt. Howgate and the fricnd8 of his Arctic project stirrcd about among commercial and scientific associations until they received sufficient pecimiarjeuconragement to start the first ljoat nfloat - the schooner Florence - which is now headed by Capt. G. E. Tyson, life-long whaler, and one of the oflicrs of the ill-fated Polaris expeditiou, and manned by a crew of ten picked seamon. all hopeful of a favoraljle termination of their venture. Upon reaching the Cumberlani islaud, or a point a little beyond, the Florence and her crew will go into winter quaxters, and establish what will be known as the Howgato Polar Colouy. This colonization pfcn is the hobby of the present exploration party, the design being to conquer the climiite of the Arctio country by the acclimation of the men from actual residence in the cold nnd dark of tiiose regions. It wil! be a slow process, but is looked upon a the rational method to pursue, in oidei to avoid a recurrence oï the sufforingü and failures of previous adventurers in the same quarter. The work of the colouy the coming winter will be to engage the services of a company of Esquimani, secure sledges, dogs, clothing nfled bv the natives, oil and other necesnaries ol existence in the far uorth. Eariy ú the Bummer following the voyage ttüI be resumed to the west of Greenlaud, where another vessel of colonists wilt be ready to take the supplies referred to, añil establish colony No. 2 ia Lady Franklin bay. Iu this progressie marnier, ntuug up eoiome wiiiuiu ixrairauuication of each other, and gradnally nearer as the pole is approached, it is hoped that the polar question caa be solved. Accompanying the colouy alreadj started are two soientific gentlemen, whose duties will be to observe and collect f uil data in regard to all natural objects in geology, botany, meteorólogo and correlative science, they bcing ann% provided with necessary facilities. These men are selected at the recommendatira of the Yale College faculty, and are Mr. Orray T. Sherman, of Providence, R. L i - a gradúate of Yale and au entimsi;;, ín his chosen profession of I and Prof. Loomis, the meteorología Yale College for many years. Mr, LsJwig Kumlein is another member d the party, lie being a man of some considerable fame as a naturalist. The present adventurers in Arclic research are heartily indorsed by maar men of education and standing in the East, and every reading man will watá with interest the career and issue of te latest efifort to nnlock the secreta of the icy boiu-daries which clog the worU's axis. Besides the Howgate expeditiou from the United States, several others areno contemplating research in the.Arcticiigions, among them the English Capt Nares, who yn go via the Greenlani coast the present year; an outfit from Holland, which proposes to sail bcyraJ Norway, Spitzbergen and Bebriiigs straits very soon; a party from Swedei, which will enter npon the same route il 1878; one from Germany, whici wiJ trj the Siberian course, and still motiiei which will be sent out from Russia. An odd kind of export is a small wction of brick wall, just sent by New Haven builders to Coustantinople, as a sample, in response to au order.