Locomotive, Volume 46, Number 10, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 October 1858 — Page 2

THE LOCOMOTIVE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1858. ' Tr7-SaturdVlho day of publicatiou of the Locomotive when it will Iw.ysbereadvfor subscribers, tnnocaseyill welotacopvoftbepaper go iroin tu.uu.vc - Monday. - , fTs LOCOMOTIVIl STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. , TE would call the attention of Railroad Men, Presidentsof W w-. . nd Academies, the Medical Profusion, and T v ..-t. , STEAM PRINTING PRESSES which enables in to dootirwork in asuporlorstyle.on asshor llinicand as good terms as fny other olliee: We have on hand a superior article of Hook and Colurrd JPapcru, and the bestof Inks, and as we are practical workmen, we guaranty all work entrusted tons to be donein the neatest manner, with promptnossand accuracy.. . .. ' : Our Job Department is well supplied with all kinds of New, nd Fashionable Type, and we are prepared to do , . . j i All Kinds of Joto WorU! on the shortest notice, and at the lowest living rates; and HLAHK8 OF EVEKV D E S C K I P T I O M ! on Cap, Letter,' Folio Post, Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards ot Card Boards. . For the character of our work we confidently referto any .Book or Job bearing ourimprliu.- j. ''., Our prices are reirulated at the lowest cash standard, so as to be regular and uniform, and equal to all; and contracts for work will hit adhered to. without n-sort to extra charges-' Q"Ordorsfrom a lisliince promptly attended to, and accracv iruarantied. n. u-. . if70fflceon Meridian atreol.lmmediately oppositetne rot Office. ' KLDF.K HARKNKSB. r : Important Decision. Judge Perkins, m the Putnam Circuit Court, recently rendered a decision that is important to the business men of the state, and -aU that handle money. Some parties brought suit against the individual stockholders of the Bank of Gosport, a shin-plaster concern, that is now said to have some $75,000 of iLs notes still unredeemed, to recover the amount of their notes. The ground of tho defense was tliat the bank was an illegal institution and consequently its issues were void. The decision holds that no other mode of banking is intended or authorized by our constitution but the State Bank and Free Bank systems, and those to be authorized by law that the Citizens Bank of Gosport is an illegal institution, that its issues are void, and cannot be made the foundation of an action; and that though any consideration given them may be recovered back) a suit on the bills is not maintainable. -This' decision will apply to all other shin-plasters in the State, and by it the holder cannot recover by la w of the person issuing bills of this character, although he may be fully responsible. This decision must have the effect of driving all this class of paper at once out of circulation, as it should do. Extra Session. The Governor has issued his proclamation for an extra session of the Legislature to convene on Saturday, the 20th of November next just four weeks from this date. The necessity for this extra session is to provide for the payment of the interest on the public debt ; to meet the current expenses of the Government ; and to raise a revenue on the general levy of this year. The Legislature will be composed of the members just elected. By the constitutional provision, an extra session' can last fortyr days, which will bring the coming session up to the hollidays, and the regular session commencing soon after them, will make the session this winter unusually long. The time was fixed as late as possible by the Governor, to enable the State Officers to make their reports to the Legislature. ' . . At the State Fair Elder & Harknkss took the first Premium for Book Printing, the only class we contended for. The volume exhibited as a specimen was the Indiana Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court, which for mechanical execution will compare favorably with the best Boston Printing. In Book Printing we have no rival in tliis State, and we are prepared to print briefs, pamphlets of all kinds, catalogues; and all kinds of Printing in the same style. Those having work to do, that want it well done, should give us a call. 1 The official vote for this state is not all in yet. Enough is now in, however, to know of a certainty that the entire Democratic state ticket is elected, in-j eluding the Supreme Judges, by majorities ranging from three to five thousand. By next week it will be known definitely. : There are three Democratic congressmen elected -Niblack, English and Holman, the balance, eight, are Republicans. ' '. The legislature is reported as a tie in both houses, with two seats contested in Putnam county. To make this result, anti-lecompton men are counted with the Democrats, and old live Whigs with the RepublicansWe copy the list of members in another column from the Sentinel. The,. contest for county treasurer will now come up before the board of county commissioners. The ballots have been recounted in most of the boxes, and reports made first one and then another ahead there appears to have been a good many mistakes by the clerks of the election, if rumor is correct. As the case now stands, Mr. Beck has been declared elected by tho board of canvassers by one majority. Mr. Barker has filed his papers contesting the election,and the commissioners must judge between them, receiving evidence under the same rule that governs the Circuit Court. An Enormous Wolf Killed in. Marion County. On Tuesday last, Mr. Asa Pinkney Draper, ' of Pike Township, Out squirreling, came across an enormous grey wolf, to which he immediately gave chase. He ran him f r a half a day, and, finally gutting within rifle shot, brought hiin down. The animal measured seven feet from the tip of the tail to the snout. Tliis is the only wolf killed in this region for many years. It had escaped from some outside exhibition at the recent State Fair. . CaT Let advertisers remember, especially those that want to reach the greatest number of consumers within the reach of retail dealers, that the Locomotive has a larger circulation in this city and vicinity than any other paper, for evidence of which see the Letter List, published By Authority. If any person has a good second hand safe, of medium size, suitable for a counting room, for sale at a fair price, they may hear of a purchaser by sending word to this office. . .; '-. '. i: if" A portion of the Atlantic cable is laid across the Ohio river at Evansvillc, connecting Evansville with Henderson. It works well.

all others, to our r.,-nTT' i

J usi received from the best Foundries in the United States, embraci e all th I Medical Signs, Accent, fraction, fV.nx Sif , and all the modem facilities for dofK work ft . e best slfle.' All our Type and Machinery i, .evrTand in good ordef, Including two of ,Aoa Improved

Central Canal. It will be seen by the proceedings of the Council in another,folumn, that resolutions have passed ordering the filling up of the - canal, on Missouri street, in this city, i An opinion from the

City Attorney is also published, declaring that the city has the rightj to fill up tho canal, on the ground that it has been diverted from the use' intended when the street was taken, and consequently the State, and those purchasing from her, have forfeited all right to the use of the street. The attorney, however, doubts the expediency of the act, and declares that it will cause innumerable suits, that must result in heavy cost to the city, even if successful. This action of the Council is very important to the city the constitu ents represented and it should be well considered, in all its bearings, before the matter goes so far that it cannot be recalled. The Councilmen- are not acting for themselves alone, but for the whole city, and their action will unquestionably have an important influence on the future prosperity of the city.; If they let private interest control their action, they will be certainly held accountable by their constituents. ' .We have, on several occasions, expressed a desire that the canal should be filled up South of Market street, in the cily, and we see nothing now to change ! our opinion on that point. Below that street it is ot no use but to carry off the water used by the laper Mill, and furnish uncertain power to Underbill's Mill. If this was done, it would make a good street through one half of the city, and the damage, if any . could be recovered, would be more than overbalanced by the increased value of property, and the additional taxation. If this was done, it would destroy the power at the Paper Mill, but to obviate this we have a suggestion to make. Instead of abolishing the mill, or re. moving it to the lower end of the arm of the canal, a sevycr might be made,, large enough to carry off tho water, west on Market street to the lower arm of. the canal, below where Carlisle's Mill stood. - , This sewer would be but four squares long, or 1680 feet, and ic could have a fall of about one foot in every hundred, ample to carry off the water. It would cost some money to build it, but if well done it need never be repaired ; and for one we would be willing the city should join in , building' this sewer, and use it in draining all the city North of Market and West ot Meridian streets, i If this was done, it would add to the value of the power in the lower arm of the basin more than that taken by the Paper Mill, as the fall is 'oTcater.' This far we would be, willing to go towards filling up the canal, but no farther.. ; -. . :-. i ,' If our city ever arrives .it the importance anticipat ed, and contains the number of inhabitants we all count on, there must bo more manufacturing done here than there is now. . To ' accomplish tliis, every citizen, and the city in her corporate capacity, should offer every facility to manufacturers to locate here. Nature has done much, hi furnishing timber, and our railroad system has aided largely by facility of transportation, and private enterprise has done a good deal, but still there is plenty of room for more energy to be displayed. It is admitted on all hands that water is the best and cheapest power that can be used for manufacturing of any kind. We have a water power, poor, we admit, under present management, but capable, in the right hands, of turning nearly all of White river over water wheels inthis city of making a power at least equal to Dayton. , The canal is now in bad hands it always has been, for the interest of the mill owners, but with one-tenth of the money spent in some places for power in improving itj the volume of water could be made ample, the fall is now thirly-five Jeet between Missouri street and .the river. The canal cannot always remain in the present hands it will, no doubt, change owners soon, and if the purchasers will do as they should do cement the bottom and sides of the canal, so that grass will not grow in it, and no obstruction be offered to the water they can make a power that will give an impetus to manufacturing here that would astonish us. This can be done, and will be, sooner or later. If the Council persist in their determination to fill up the canal North of Market street if even one square is filled, these advantages will be lost forever, and in future years, in looking at the causes that advanced or retarded the growth of our city, those Councilmen that acted on the matter, will either get credit or censure, as the result may prove they deserve. We therefore urge the Council to fully consider the' importance of this question its influence on the present and prospective prosperity of the city, before they go too far. Remember That Ohr of the premium Metropoli tan Gallery has just received a beautiful variety of Daguerreotype cases, and we say to all persons, to go to Ohr if you want true, artistic, rich-toned, and well-finished Daguerreotypes, Ohr is the only artist in the city making the genuine old style Daguerreotype. ; All work executed at the Metropolitan is of the very best, and at as low prices as at any other gallery that makes honest work. : ; A mean picture with ghost-like eyes and face, is dear at any price. But one of Ohr's make of pictures with richness of drapery, delicate blending of light and sha le, life-like expression of the eye and graeefulnes1 of position, is all that one could wish. Go and see him. Rooms in College Hall Building, a few doors east of Wright House and nearly opposite, Odd Fellows' Hall. , ' . . . Fletcher's Farm. Dr. Stevenson, President of the State Board of Agriculture, during his visit to the State Fair, visited the farm of Mr. Fletcher, northeast of the city, of which he makes mention in the Republican Banner. We mako the following extract : We accepted an invitation from Calvin Fletcher, Jr., to spend the evening with him and with great pleasure availed ourselves of the opportunity to examine his farm and farming operations. Mr. Fletcher has about seven hundred acres in tliis farm, all fine arable land, adjoining the city of Indianapolis on the North East. The crops on the farm are mainly corn, wheat and grass. The first tiling that we noticed was a hedge of one mile in length, which looks well and is likely to make a good fence if the osage orange is capable of doing it It seems, however, too much disposed to run up in strait long switches and not to send its branches in a lateral direction so as to give breadth to the hedge. This hedge of Mr. Fletcher's is the best that we have seen and bears evidence of having been cared for. We next examined the new nursery of Messrs. Fletcher & Loomas. Everything is in the best order : clean, and the rows distiuctly labelled. They are only commencing, yet a good many fruit trees and evergreens have been set. A brutal prize fight took place in Canada, on the 20th inst., between Heenan and Morrisey. Morriscy was the conqueror in eleven rounds. About 3,000 persons were present, and large sums were bet on the result C"The Marion Circuit Court, Judge Major presiding, will commence its Fall term next Monday. The Court room has lately been fitted up with a new large safe, the floor strengthened and other improvements made. Large shipments of Cotton-, from the South to the East, are now being made by railroad through this cily. Five hundred bales passed through on Thursday.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE. ': ! SENATE. :'. - DEMOCRATS HOLDING OVER, j, Jackson and Jennings James E. Wilson. ' Putnam an1B Clay. . ..... . Aarchibald Johnston, j Shelby and iLtncock. . . .David S. Gooding. Montgomery Lewis Wallace. Clark and Scott .'. . . . . . . .David McClure. Ripley .Robert W. Fisk. Miami and Fulton Hugh Miller. Washington and Harrison .. Horace Heffion. Vio and Sullivan William E. McLean. , Gibson, Pike and Dubois. .John Hargrove. DEMOCRATS ELECTED. Adams, Wells and Jay David Studabaker, . .f Allen. '. . . .J. . Allen Hamilton. Brown and Monroe W. C. Tarkington. Bartholomew Smith Jones. Ind. Dearborn .... Cornelius O'Brien.. . Franklin... Aaron B. Line. ..

Green and Owen ....... .J. N. Connelly, Ind. Huntington and Whitley;'. J. R. Slack. ' ; , Johnson and Morgan W. II. Jennings. ' . Knox and Daviess. . '. : . . James D. Williams. Martin and Lawrence ..... T. R. Cobb. Ind. Orange and Crawford. . . . .Quinton Lomax. . Posey and Vanderburg. . . .M. T. Carnahan. , , AVan-ick. Snencer. Perry.. .John C. Shoemaker... Clinton and (Jarroll .James uuen. , , ", '" REPUBLICANS HOLDING. OVER. ... Cass, Howard and Pulaski. . Charles D. Murray.' . Delaware and Blackford ..Walter March. Noble, DeKalb & Steuben .Alanson N. Hendry. Decatur John F, Stevens. Kush : Henry, . . ..; ; Hamilton and Tipton . . Larporte and Stark; .... Hendricks and Boone. Randolph. . . . Marion, .i. .....Stanley Cooper. ! n .i . . . . Isaac Kinh-.y. i . : . . ... .John Green. :; t ... n i ... Morgan II. Weir. .... Solomon Blair. I it.) ....Daniel Hill. v i -.- f - '; . . .'.John S. Bobbs. i; i 1' Isaac A. Rice. t-n:r." Fountain. Lagrange and Elkhart. .. . .John Thompson. ': if - ' REPUBLICANS ELECTED. ' ! Floyd D. C. Anthony. " Favette and Union ........ Thomas W. Bennett . Jefferson. . . .... j ..... .John 11. Cravens.- ; i Maidson and Grant. 4 Harvey Craven. ' Wabash and Kosciusko I i .'.James D. Conner. " -Benton, Warren and White.George D. Wagner. 1 ' Marshal and St. Joseph-.. .Rufus Brown. ' 1 Park and Vermillion, .v. . .George K. Steele. Tippecanoe. .C . 1M. C. Culver. ' ' 1 Wayne. Othniel Berson. " ' ' Lake, Porter and Jasper. . .David Turner. : ". ! ' Ohio and Switzerland. : . ...Benj. Robinson. Amer. J rJ. , REPRESETATIVES ELECTED ' .',!, Democrats in Roman, Republicans marked, with a and Whigs with a . . AUon , ; . . . ...... .M.McLain & C. WTheeler. Adams. .Jonathan Kqlly, sr. ' : .( Bartolomcw . . A. G. Collier, Ind, ' Boone Clak Duvoll, Ind Rep.: . Boone and Hendricks. . . . . O. S. Hamilton. , . Brown.. , L.Prosser. , ,: : .;. Clark ' I....... A. J. Carr. ., Carroll, j ....... t . . Nathaniel Black. -, ; , Crawford..... ....... David Summers. , Clinton ....James R. Newton. ; Cass...'....i ...C. B. Knowlton. .,.',- Clay... ..... i. .Lewis Row, Ind. . ,,, Dearborn W. Tebbs, N. C. Durham. Daviess B. A. Clements, jr. , ;,, Delaware William Brotherton. ; Decatur. ....... William J. Robinson. ; DeKalb...;.. .Miles atermau. .... j . Dubois -M. Kempf, . . ,: ,, ., Elkhart John lhompson. Elkhart and Lagrange Charles L. Murry .,y... f Floyd J ohn S. Davis, f ; ' -. , ' t Fayette and Union. ....... George W. Tread way. Franklin ; . . J. nomas uutora. ; .-: Fulton. Banner Lawhead. ;;r Fountain. Horatio R Clay pool. ;,. Green Elijah II. C. Gavins. ..; Grant. William Hall. ; . Gibson i Wood. : t Harrison.....; Henry Jordan. ; i Hancock Samuel Shockley. . Hamilton and Tipton Addison Boxley. : . .f. Henry. . . . .3. H. Mellett. , ; .. Howard l T.J.Harrison. .; Hendicks Levi Ritter., ........ Huntington and Whitley. . .J. B. Firestone. Johnson.. Augustus Keefer. Johnson and Morgan O. R. Dougherty. Jennings Jno. T. Shields, Ind. Jay '. .. George C Whiteman. : Jefferson D. C. Branham, J.L. Mansfield. . Jackson '. Thorn on Wells, Ind. Knox. ...... '. J. N. Eastham. Kosciusko Sylvanus Davidson. Kosciusko and Wabash..'. .'-.'Andrew J. Power. Lake.. Elihu Griffin. Laporte M. G. Sherman, W. H. ... . j Scott, ; Lawrence R. Boyed, Amer. Lagrange Le vi L. Wildman. Madison William A. Thompson. Miami William Smith. Marion..' J. W. Gordon, L N. . . , - . , Cotton. Morgan. . .'. ....... . .'. .... .Cyrus Whetzel. Monroe, . . .Martin C. Hunter. Montgomery. . . . . .'. . . .James F. Harney. . Martin '.. . C. S.Dobbins. Marshall and Starke W. O. Parks. . , Noble Stanley.; Ohio and Switzerland ..... . W. II. Gregory. Owen. John II. Morton. Orange .., David S. Lewis. Posey -Hasel Nelson. Pike G. W. Massey. Porter Thomas J. Merrifield. Parke Samuel H. Johnston. Putnam L N. Ryncarson, J. B. Fornyee. Pulaski and Jasper 1 . D.' Snyder. . , Perry Hamilton Smith. , Ripley. . .' . . . . Wm. L. Hartley. Randolph Silas Colcrrove. Rush Festus Ilall. Shelby and Hancock Thomas Clayton. Shelby. . , William Major. Sullivan David Usrey. Spencer Calvin Jones, A. L. D. . Scott. . , T. M. Sullivan. bteuben .1 lino Uark. St, Josephs Thomas S. Stanfield. Tippecanoe .7 C.Miller & J.N. Stiles. Vermillion Aqulla Nebeker. . Vanderburg. .Ben Stinson. ; .. Vijro .John P. Baird. Vigo Vanderburg and Posey... Wabash......:... Warren . ' Wayne ......... .W. K.Edwards, f .James E. Blythe. f .John Comstock. . .R. M. Nebeker. .W. C. Jeffries J. II. Hamilton J. M. Austin. .AVilliam F.Parret ' . J. A. Bowman. . - Warrick Washine-ton Washington and Harrison. .AVilliam Hancock. White and Benton. ...... .David Turpie. Wells and Blackford W. T. Shull. Postage Stamps. The 'Stamp Bureau of the Post Office Department, which is under direction of the Thud Assistant Postmaster General, John Alarron, Esq., has made the following returns: ,r For the quarter ending the 30th of September last, there were issued from tliis bureau the following: One cent stamps : 9,490,600 Three cent stamps 30,455,600 Five cent stamps 127,680 Ten cent stamps 737,830 . Twelve cent stamps 331,350 41,133,060 Stamps returned. 62,800 Total stamps .......41,070,160 Of stamped envelopes there were issued 241,150 note size, three cents; 6,454,350 letter size, three cents; 42.850 ten cent envelopes; 100 official stamps. The net revenue accruing from this source amounts to an aggregate of about $1,344,900.

For the Locomotive-x LATE.".

WE" MET, TOO f BY MARY tYNN. Wo f rin 1atf.-mv bark had snilorl The morning hours of life away, . VA And noon-day beams, its coming hailed, That told of rosy morn s decay. Sweet Fancy's dreams were fading fast, The flowers of Hope their brightness lost, And Love's fair visions changed and dim, ' 'Ere yet thy bark my path had crossed ; And though thou ne'er canst be forgot, j We met too late, I love thee not. ' We met too late, another bark 7 '' - " In earlier days sailed near my own ; . A few sweet hours close by my side ' It kept, then left me all alone. It left me, but it bore away " ' " All that I had a heart's deep love. - Nor could I from the bondage break, y No more than chains the fluttering dove ; And though thou ne'er canst be forgot, i We met too late, I love thee not' ., We met too late, our barks must part, : : Thou canst not sail in seas with mine, For o'er me break rough waves and wild, ' That must not even threaten thine,' . , : , , 7 - I will not take thine offered love, : i And tell thee I am all thine own; . 1 -. No! in that bark my heart is bound, ' "" ;i; , . , And I must sail alone, alone ; ! ' , p ' For though thou ne'er canst be forgot, ; ' . We met too late, I love thee not iOTTR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DISPATCH. Post office affairs lh& Franking privilane Gov. Denver's HesKjnation the recent election in Pensylvania et' . .. ' Washington, Oct. 19, 1858, ... The Postmaster General complains of genearl neglect of duty on the part of Postmasters in not cancelling or effectually defacing postage stamps on letters mailed at their offices. From the number of frauds and trouble it has occasioned this evil has assumed a serious character. The Postmaster General calls the attention of all Postmasters to these facts, and to the law of Congress on this subject, and suggests that if the evil be not abated it may be necessary to nave a mnn severe law enacted. The Postmaster General having received inquiries from members elect of the next Conm-ess as to when their franking privilege commences, states that it will not commence until the 4tn ot Jjlarcli, isoa. Governor Denver, of Kansas, cannot be induced to retain his office. .He has positively resigned, and is on his way to Washington. It is not suppose, j he desired to occupy the position of Commissioner of Indian Affairs permanently, ana tnereiore wn not iry iu nave Mr. Mix removed for a teporary convenience. It is said California is his destination, a sphere more suited to his undoubted talents.- ; . In suite of the defeat in the late Pensvleama efections, the administaration is well advised, from numerous correspondents, of the high spirits and determined resolution of its party to rally the Keystone State, as after the defeat ot 1854, and leels assured ot luture success. : The local elections and the tariff question, as relates to the iron interest, have had more to do with defeat in Congressional elections than anything else. K Y, Herald. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR Whereas, Section 9th of Article 4th of the Constitu tion of the State of Indiana provides that when, in the opinion of the Governor of said State, the pubhe welfare shall require it, he may, at any time, by proclamation, call a special session of the General Assembly : ' ' Now therefore, I, Ashbf-l P. Willard, Governor of the State of Indiana, behoving that the public welfare renuires a special session of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, at Indianapolis, the Capital of said State, on Saturday, the 20th of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, and I hereby require all the members of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana; to be and appear at Indianapolis on said 20th day of November, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused to bo affixed the seal of the State, at the city " of Indianapolis, this 19th day ot October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, the fortyseal. third of the State, and of the Independence of the United ; i :. States the eighty-third. ASHBEL P. WILLARD. - Dan'l McClure, Sec'y of State. FROM WASHINGTON. ; , Washington, Thursday, October 21. Between $800,000 and $900,000 will bo required for the pay of the volunteers engaged in the service against the Florida Indians up to the time of the removal of Billey Bowlegs and his band. The balance in the United States Treasury, Monday, was nearly $4,000,000. Amount of the week's receipts, $752,000; drafts paid, $1,703,000; drafts issued, $1,062,000, being a reduction of 310,000. . The commissioner of the Land Office has transmitted to the Governor of Missouri two patents in aggregate for 78,000 acres of swamp lands, under the provisions of an act of 1850. . .- The Commissioner has rendered an important de cision, involving the title of Portland City; Oregon that the entry by the corporate authorities is in conformity with tho law of 1844, and confirming the donation claims of Siark, Lavtnsdale, Chapman & Coffin. Hog Market. The Cincinnati Gazette of the 21st says: .....,.- The feelins in the hon market, as regards the future, continues very strong, and purchasers are abundant at $5 60, and we understand a wouia De paiu for November and the early part of December. ' Large sales of mess pork could be made at $15 for the whole season, at seller's option. Reports are circulated that about one-third of the hogs in Kentucky have been swept away by cholera, and a similar estimate is made withTeference to Southern Indiana and Illinois.' . . : .. .... i ' . . ii hi Thanks. At the last regular meeting of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, the following resolution was uuimously adopted : Resolved, That we herewith tender our heartfelt thanks to those citizens who so kindly assisted us with means to fit up our Synagogue, and further, that the cily papers be respectfully requested to publish these proceedings. - - MAX GLASER, President J. Mitchel, Sec'y. Godey's Lady' ; Book, for November, has been placed on our table by Messrs. Stewart & Bowen, of this citjv This is a fine number, containing a beautiful steel plate engraving of" The Inn Keeper's Daughter," a beautiful colored Fashin plate, besides any quantity of illustrations. Godey always keeps " ahead of the hounds," in new and beautiful designs for his Book. Graiiam'8 Illustrated Magazine, for November, has been received from the publishers. It is illustrated with a beautiful colored plate ot November Fashions, besides patterns, and filled with excellent literary articles. Graham is one of our favorites, and should be on tery Lady's centre table. T Mr. Wm. Y. Wiley, Real Estate Agent, sold the Quarles property, fronting 69 feet 2 inches on Circle street, on Monday last, at $ 1 10.00 per foot front. amountingto$7,608.33.' R. L. Walpole, Esq., was the purchaser. - - - . " Next week we shall publish "A lay of the Sea, son," as requested. It is worthy a place in the Locomotive.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council met on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock. Present all the members excepting Messrs. Porter, Dunlap and North. Petitions, Memorials, &c. By Mr. Greenfield: a petition from the trustees of Wesley Chapel, saying that taxes had been assessed on their church property, nrhon hv statute it should bo exempted. Referred.

Kv Air. AlcJNabo: a petition irom pioueny uuiuura s i. i :.4.i. r t n;.;nn. iim;. . ------ .... ... on Tennessee street, euuui ui uuuwitiut., v.i1.......nig of the track to the Rolling Mill as a nuisance, ana ask-ino-that it be removed. Referred to a select com mittee, consisting of Messrs. L,ocke,IviCJNaDDand n.nglish. ... ... By Mr. Hadley : a communication from several citizens calling the attention of the Council to the condition of thecrossings of Market andPennsylvaniastrcets. Referred. '"'.'. "'"', .7" By Mr. Locke : a petition from Jeremiah Shea, asking for the use of a gravel bank, near Scudder's oil mill Reports from Committees. By Mr. Hadley, from the Committee on Cisterns : favorably to the construction of wells in the bed of Pogues Run to supply the place of cisterns. : Concurred in. ; .' T By Mr Locke, from the Committee on Accounts: an ordinance for the payment of sundry claims, ainount-ino-to 1,144:10. Passed under a suspension of the rules. . , ' ': - REPORTS FROM OFFICERS. : Treasurer's Report. The Treasurer's monthly report shows : ' Balance on 1st of September, 1858: ... ......... Trvos collected on delinquent list of 1M7 ii " " lt'55 . Amount from former Treasurers Printing. .......... r tit-, t , Total...... ........ .'..'..'..'..,.,. Orders redeemed during September $a,42 ;si 2,(155 51 347 21 itrue buliHice ............. 6 46 Balance Deducting Treasurer's percentage leaves ;,, Of.,,.,,,,...., - Clerk's Report. The Clerk's report shows the amount of orders outstanding on the 1st of September, 1858, to be $32,913 57. Amount issued in September, $5,429 60; of which amount $2,158 79 is for street improvements.. The Sexton reports 32 interments for September 5 from the country. No prevailing disease. The City Attorney reported as to the power of the Council to fill up the Canal, as follows : - REPORT OF THE CITY ATTORNEY ON THE CANAL QUESTION. . , To the Common Council of the City of Indianajiolis : Gkntlemen : I have examined the question referred to me by the Council at its last meeting, as to the power of the City to fill up that portion of the Central Canal now occupying Missouri street, and would respectfully report the following facts, and the conclusion 1 nave arrived at m view oi mem : , Under the general internal improvement act, pass ed January, 1836, the State took passession ot Missouri street for a public purpose, viz : for a navigable Canal. Afterwards, in January, 18&0, the btate hav ing abandoned the construction of the work for the purpose of navigation, the Legislature authorized the liovernor ana Auditor to sen au me ngnr,, uue ana interest of the State in said Canal at public sale. In the month of September, 1850, Gov. Wright and Auditor Ellis advertised the sale of the Canal, in which advertisement it is stated that the "State has abandoned it for the purpose of navigation." On the 16th of November, 1850, sale was made to J. a. JNewman and others, who afterwards transferred their bid to Jeremiah Jackson and others. It afterwards came into the possession of a company incorporated under the name and style of "The Central Canal Manufacturing, Hydraulic and Waterworks Company," since which time the title has been in continual litigation. The only question presented by tho above facts is, had the State, after condemning Missouri street for a specific public purpose, viz : for a navigable Canal, and before the completion of the work having abandoned the pur-., pose for which the street was taken, the right to convey any title in said Canal to a private individual ? My opinion, expressed in brief, is that when the State abandoned the purpose to which she had condemned Missouri street, that then the street reverted to the city, and the city has the right to fill up so much of the Canal as occupies said street. The expediency of so doing, however, is an equally important question. Aside from the incalculable benefit to the city of this immense water power within her limits, of which she would be deprived, in regard to which, however, it is not my province to report it would be inexpedient in view of the almost endless litigation which such an" exercise of power would assuredly entail upon the city. I have not been able to make this report as full as I could wish, as I found it impossible, among unindexed city, records, to find certain facts which would have thrown much light upon the subject -I have deemed it unnecessary to "cumber the record" with authorities in support of my opinion. Respectfully submitted, S. V. Morris, City Attorney. Report accepted and laid on table. , Mr. Vandegrift called up the resolution introduced at the last meeting of Council authorizing the filling up of the Canal. . Mr. Cottrell offered an amendment to the previous resolution authorizing a solid fill across the Canal at St Clair street.. Lost . , . , The original resolution was lost. The vote was reconsidered on motion of Mr. Cottrell, and the resolution, as reported by Mr. Vandegrift, was passed Ayes 6; Noes 4. , . The Civil Engineer submitted the bonds of several street contractors; progress in various street improvements; that the track of the Rolling Mill company, on Tennessee street, is in some places below, and in others above, the grade of that street. The Captain of the Night Police reported the number of arrests for the month ending October 9th, as follows : ... For-Intoxication. V 122 " Assault and Battery w 24 " Prostitution 17 " Games at chance 13 " ' Violating street ordinance 4 " Public indecency 2 Total 182 The amounts due the extra night and day police forces during the State Fair were reported and ordered to be paid. Resolutions. A resolution offered at a previous meeting, by Mr. Fletcher, allowing $900 to D. B. Culley, for "righting up" the city books, was taken from the table. Mr. Cottrell moved an amendment of $600. The amendment was lost, and Mr. Fletchers resolution adopted. By Mr. Vandegrift : appointing a Select Committee to contract with the Torre Haute Railroad Company for the construction of a dirt bridge across the canal, at Kentucky avenue. By Mr. Fletcher : for changing the course of an alley in out lot No. 92. By Mr. Vandegrift : that the Finance Committee be instructed to report in reference to the terms of a city loan, on one and two years time. By Mr. English : instructing the Street Commissioner to notify the Bellefontaine Railroad Company to construct a crossing over their tract at the alley south of Vermont street. By Mr. Locke : instructing the Engineer to advertise for bids for filling up the Canal at the crossing of Indiana Avenue. By Mr. Cottrell : giving the name of Cumberland street to the alley running between Washington and Maryland streets from Delaware to New Jersey street. . By Mr. English : that E. May be allowed to construct a sewer from the U. S. Government building to Pogues Run. Laid on the tabic on motion of MrVandegrift By Mr. Cottrell: instructing the Street Commissioner to notify E. May to fill up the ditch dug by his order on Pennsylvania street previous to the late election. Ordinances. An ordinance for the improvement of Indiana Avenue, between the Canal and West street, was taken up and passed. Sad Casualty. Two daugters of Abram Vines, living near Lanesvillo in this county, were carelessly examining a gun, which was loaded with a wad, some two or three weeks ago, when the gun went off and its contents were lodged in the knee of the younger, aged about twelYe years. She lingered about two weeks and died on the 11th inst. Mr. Vines had buried his wife and infant chid in August last. Ameri can.

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