Evansville Daily Journal, Volume 1, Number 180, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 23 November 1848 — Page 2

DAILY JOURNAL. PRINTED ASD PUBLISHED BT WM. H. CHANDLER & CO.

CITY OP EVANSVILLE: THURSDAY MORMSG, SOW 23. For Califobsia. The New Orleans papers of the' 15th inst., speak of a society hating been organized in that city for the purpose of emigrating to California. It is contemplated to purchase a vessel bjr subscription, which will take the emigrants to San Francisco, and will be sold there for the benefi, of the subscribers. A meeting of the society was lately held when a committee reported that the steam propeller McKim could be purchased for 6000, which, being considered a fair valuation, it was resolved that a subscription be opened for members wishing to obtain shares in the vessel at that price, at the rate of 8100 per share, and that each stockholder be entitled to a passage to San Francisco , for himself alone. Twenty-two shares were taken. A Voice from Old Rip. In Stanley county, Ncrth Carolina, the voters, were unanimous for Old Zack. There was not one vote cast egainst him. Let every whig inscribe on the tablets of his memory the name of that glorious county. The Free Soil Vote. As far as heard from 173,335 Free Soil votes were cast at the late e lection. Of this number by far the largest part were cast in New York, Massachusetts and Cbio. As yet we have not the complete Free Soil vote ia any State. CCT"The whigs of Nashville have appointed a committee of fourteen to vUit Baton Rouse and invite Gen. Tavlor to visit that city. Capt. Yea t man and C. T. Reader, of the steamer Tennessee, proposed to take the committee gratuitously to Baton Rouge. Gen. and Mrs. Gaines are about leaving N. York for New Orleans. Fopulatios or Caicaoo. From the census recently taken, the population of Chicago ia thown to have increased twenty per cent, with ia the last year; it is now 19,721. There was no vote for Fillmore in South Cerolina Legislature. The Taylor ticket which got twenty seven votes, had Butler's name on it5or Vice-President. A Veteran Dead. We learn from the Washington Examiner of the death of Mr W ci. Adams, a soldier of the Revolution, a the good old age of 100 years. Mr. Adams ser ved during the whole war, and was attached to the ''Flying Camp" so termed. A city editor thus nudges his delinquent sub scribers: "We don't want money desperately bad, but our creditors do; and no doubt they owe you. If you'll pay us, we'll pay them and the) '11 pay you. IWrish Steamers at Mobile. We learn from the Mobile. Register, that arrangements have been made by which the British steamers will soon call regularly at Mobile Foiut, on their way to and back from the West India is Undi. This line of steamships annually con eumes.it is said, about 6450,000 worth or coal two-thirds of which will be taken from the coa fit Ids of Amabama. Ex-Senator Sevier a recent excursion to Mexico as minister plenipotentiary, seems to have put and end to, or greatly injured, bis political prospects in his own State. Some o the Arkansas Locofoco papers are exceedingly bhter against him casting in bis teeth, like the State Democrat, the labors and profits of hi Mexican mission, $22,300 for three months and fourteen days work or, as the Democrat com putes it, 8216 per day, may be considered a very pretty compensation for the service tuch a man as A. 11. Sevier, without another ticket to the Senate. If Gen. Taylor be the independent and hon est man the country has taken him for, he mutt and will carry out democratic measures. Bos Post. IVhich democratic measures? Van Buren democracy Cass democracy free trade de raocracy or protective democracy? Every thin imaginable has been "carried out under the guise of democracy, until at last the party it self, has been "carried out" by the people who were wearied at being the constant subjects o experiment. Soeriett. "But come what may whatever the result may be we are determined to preserve our equilibrium.- Washington Union. We admire this virtuous resolution on the part of our venerable cotemporaxy, which divested of its poetical ornament, we suppose means in plain Saxon, that though defeated, the official editor has determined not to "break the pledge." An intelligent correspondent writes us, "We have lost everything but our honor." Viashington Union ff that is all that is saved, it will not require itnucb "jatience to endure the load.1

Forged Letters. From the N.O.Bulle

tin of the 4th inst. we learn that various letters, attributed to Gen. Taylor, which Lave re cently appeared in the Locofoco newspapers, and been made the subject of unsparing com ment, were either wholly fabricated or wholy different from that intended and expressed by the writer. A letter was extensively circulated some icie back, says the North American, purpor ting to be from Gen. Taylor, and returning thanks for the present of a horse, which it now turns out, was manufactured for the purpose of producing injurious impressions against him on account of its faulty composition. This precious document originated in one of the armed neutrals, known as the New Or eans Delta, and although that paper recently admitted it to be a fcrgery, not one of the lo cofoco theets which gave it currency has had the common honesty to make the correction demanded by truth and justice. Another fraud of a mean and despicable character, has just been traced to the doors of the Washington Union, which in this cam paign, has carried off the palm for ils base and dishonorable assaults upon Gen. Taylor. For weeks before the election, the Court jour nal assailed our candidate for a letter which it introduced to the public, with an inflammato ry appeal. The letter as vritten by Gen. Tay or reads as follows: '1 tn ücenr rnn fh-il T tiara nn!rnrml declined yielding to similar requests, in the bellet that my opinions, even if I were the President of the United States, would be net ther important nor necessary to iou, and 1 re geet to add, that I see no reason fur departing. in tne present instance, irom mat course. In the publication of the Union the words in italics "to ycu" were suppressed, thereby changing the whole character and application of the sentence, which was personal and not general. An impertinent inquiry had been addressed to Gen. Taylor and this was his re ply. Yet that seutiment after being mutilated to answer a paltry party purpose, was made the occasion of the bitterest animad vernations by the Union, was seized upon by its satlel lites and was placed at the head of the Boston Post as a standing charge against Gen. Taylor Such are the weapons which have been em ployed in this creat battle. It is humiliating to think that conductors of public journals who enjoy to some extent the confidence o the public, and hold positions of influence would degrade their profession by expedients as infamous as these. But in the effort to sue ceed, they have not scrupled at the means to invoked, fighting as they did for victory end disregarding every thing but the spoils. Oihrr letters nave recently appeared above the name of Gen. Taylor, which are spurious upon their face, and were evidently forged for some malicious purpose. ' Truths ISA dvertextlt Spoken. The Lo cofoco papers, finding nothing to crow over, hare taken to philosophy for consolation in their adversity. The Trenton Daily News.for instance, thus soliloquizes: "It is a capital thing to be beaten occasion ally: it teaches many a useful lesson. It hum bles partv prjJe; it makes politicians less arro gant, and more disposed to deter to the opin ions oi omers. u destroys tne out comDina tions and opens the way for new. It leads to new views uf national policy; gives freshness louiscrsMon, ana eucua principles neiore nia den. It compels the nation to progress,' &c Very good philosophy, and none the worse for seeming to be of somewhat a penitentia character. Number or Hogs is Ohio. The State As sessors having completed their Lists, the State Journal furnishes an abstract of the number and value of Hogs in the several counties in that State. This isa matter of great interest to the dealers in provisions. We give the fol lowing results: Hogs returned in 1847, 1,757,318 Hogs 1S13, 1,870,777 Increase. 123.459 The value of swine has greatly depreciated with the depreciation in value of Salt Provis ions. Thus: Assessed value in 1817, $3,160,706 1S4S, 2..329,49 There is a depreciation of value in lha State, therefore, equal to 25 per cent. Whether this depreciation will continue must depend on the resul?sof the Provision Market this winter. Extraordinary Profits! The Clinton Mu tual Insurance Company, at Newark, N. J., in their statement of operations for the quarter ending October 1, 1849, show the number policies issued, to be 1020; the amount premiums thereon, $32,189, and thelossdurin the half year, SI 50! The risk were general! confined to buildings and property in the country, in detached neighborhoods. The Whole or Nose. The Due de Bor deaux, who is the legitimate heir in the direct line of the Bourbons, to the French thronebut that has vanished away announces that be will not be a candidate for the Presidency that if ever the French people call him he wi be Kins of France, or nothing. He has not learned that it is not his will, but thatof thir ty-five millions of Frenchmen, which will de cide these little matters, But the sons of kings and Bourbons in particular, never forget any thing, or learn anything.

Mexico. Mexican papers of a late date

peakof robberke -v' Sances, Indian incur sions, bad police, . of the Government and worthlessness ot the Congress. Some desired, others deprecated, the return of Santa Anna. Congress was closed on the 2d inst. by the President in person. The Government hid issued nronnsal for a - - r--r oan of 6800,000. It was doubtful if the loan could be obtained, although based upon the. United States endemnity. The disturbances in Tampico continue, and the independence os the State, or its annexa ion to the United States, is said to be the moring cause, although other causes are alleged. General Bustainente was in the Siera Madra with thiee hundred men, for the purpose of keeping down the spirit of revolt manifested in parts of Guanajuato, Queretaro and San Luis Upon the whole, poor Mexico seems to be in just as indefinite a condition as ever. Torn to pieces with civil and military dissensions, the government weak and poor, the people dis satisfied and restless, States threatening a dis solution, and doubt hanging upon the minds of all, present a picture truly to be regretted by all true lovers of the human race. From Texas. The Houston Star, of the 2d inst., says the crops on the Trinity and Brazos are the most abundant that has ever been known. The product of cotton on many plan tations is greater than the hands can gather. The corn crop has also been abundant, and the crop of sugar will be at least one-thud larger than last year. The Brownsville Flag of the 1st inst. has been received at Galveston by an arrival there from the Brazos. That paper states that there has been a force of 300Camanch.es on the Mex icau side of the river, above Mier, who raur dered one man, burned several ranches, and carried off the women. The American Com mandantat the "Rio Grande City" had receiv ed an express requesting the assistance of our troops above Mier. The Flag states that an expedition has been determined upon under the direction of Maj La motte, to proceed up the Rio Grande for the purpose of making a careful survey ofthat riv er with a view to its future navigation. They will proceed with the steamer Maj. Brown and a number of surf boats and yawls and expect to reach to within 20 miles of the Precidio with out much difficulty. Here they will encoun ter falls of soft sand stone which can be easily cut through, and above for a great distance the channel is said to be excellent. Brownsville is spoken of as destined to be come the greatcity of the Rio Grande. A thea tre is now building there, and the proprietors advertise for "ladies and gentlemen of ac knowledged talent.' Chief Justice Bigelow gives notice that all free blacks must be dealt with according to iaw, unless they come for ward and give bond to leave the State. A late number of the Corpus Christi Star has been received at Galveston. Many persons are said tobe arriving from the Rio Grande to Corpus Christi, being driven away under the system of Mexican impress ment, now enforced in order to fill up the ranks of the regular army. It is also said that very large numbers are moving this side of the Rio Grande, for the purpose of enjoying the Amer ican, or escaping the oppression of the Mex ican Government. Cultivation or Tei in the U. States.The N. Y. Journal of Commerce states that several cases of black and Green tea plants Chinese stock, just arrived there from London in the ship American Eagle, shipped by Dr Junius Smith, during his late visit to that city There are 300 plants, from five to seven years' growth all are designed by the Doctor for seed plants. A small quantity of tea seed was brought out by him iu the Brittania, which was received in London overland from the northwest provinces af India. It is added that the Doctor designs to proceed soon to the south with a view of forming a plan'alion. More plants and seed are expected from India and China this season, and, if we may judge from the progress already made, we have cow the means in hand of extending tea plantations throughout such sections of our country as may be found adapted to their culture. A letter from Washington published in the same paper, says : It appears that we are, in time, to become tea growers as well as consumers. Mr.Juinu Smith, who has turned his attention to the en terprise of lea growing, has gone to the South with a view to select land suitable lot the cut tivation of the plant. He is to make a plan tation with 500 plants, which he has with him and raise seed for extensive operations. He has shown that tea can be raised here so as to be sold at 6 cents a pound. There is no doubt of his success; and in a few years, the South will demand a prohibition of the importation of Unna tea. Father Ritchie's Last Gasp. "Defeated but not daunled'r-Deaten Out not overwhelmed We have struggled to the last, but we are afraid we shall have ultimately to give up the fchip. Gen. Zachary Tavlor has been elected President of the United States. In announcing this conclusion, we cannot of course conceal our disappointment and regret Our friends in various States have been misloken in their calculations. They have deceived us and we have deceived others. Bu this js not the first time that we have been disappointed and defeated." That will do, for the present, Mr. Ritchie.

Use or Figs. The physicians at Constanti

nople have recommended the use of figs, with great success, as a preventive of cholera. The ruits is said to exercise a healing influence upon the stomach and bowels, and is highly useful in diseases which manit themsefeslves in a derangement of the digestive functions, and commonly to precede an attack of the chol era. (Q-Tbe St. Louis Reveille tells a story of a tailor, who, while looking at a collection of pictures, had his attention arrested by a wild scene of rock and flood, srated in the midst of which, holding a musical instrument, was a figure, whose limbs were far too widely sunder ed to make him either picturesque or natural. The tailor seemed lost, for a minute, in a pro found mathematical calculation. At length tie exclaimed, "Who did that?" "Mr. , i celebrated artist, and it is meant for A p polio,' replied a wag standing by; "Appollo be hang ed!" was the response, "tell that fellow that Jupiter himself couldn stand such a strain on his breeches as that!" Dat Dawn in South Carolina. Col. A. D. Sims, Representative iu Congress from the 4th District of South Carolina, addressed the peo pie ot Ueorgetown in that State, on Mondav, the 9th inst. The Georgetown Observer give a short synopsis of his remarks, stating that he took strong Democratic ground, and adminis ed a wholesome rebuke to that party in the Stale who are trying to form a sectional or geographical political party; and showed con clusively that if they succeeded they would on ly do so on the ruin ol our unrivalled government. We think, says the Observer, it is time the press and the public men of our State should speak out plainly on the dangerous tendency of such resolutions as have passed large public meetings recently held in this State. We are not prepared to calculate the value of the Union, nor have we forgot the trying tcences of 1828 to '32. Iu that contest South Carolina was placed in a position which is now condemned by those who made it. We shall resist any and all attempts to put this State in such a place again, and we ardently hope all who value the great blessings we en joy will unite with us in resisting such move ments. This is quite curious, as well as agreeable, language to come from a Democratic paper in Mr. Calhoun's own Siate.anJ portends a return to reason and common sense. frTThe Biltimore American says a reel, belonging to the United Fire Coinpan, was fished up out of the Basin, near the foot of oi.: i.: i t , - r. i. o&iiuitri s biup yaru, ou rriuay aiirruouu ijsi. It was taken from the United Company about a rear ago, br the Watchman Company, during an affray, and nothing was discovered of its whereabouts until triday. Bltfalo. N. Y., Nov. 14. Michigan Complete. We have now com plete rrtiirus from all the counties in Michi gan, and the majority for Gen. Cass is 1,208. the Legislature is Deraocrolic by a consid erable -.r.ajority; and the Congressional delegation is composed of two Democrats and one V lug member of Congress. 1 hus stau Js the result iu Michigan, Cass' own Slate. Acoustic Telegbaph is Africa. In the re cently published aceount, by Capt. Allen, of the voyage of the British ship Wilbcrforcc, up the reiser, we find the following notice of e musical ieierapn ueu oy me natives, ii is t.t i .1 . . well known that musical sounds may be heard at greater distances than those which are only loud: "As we had often heard that the natives could hold musical dialogues even at great dis tances, by means of little gourd flutes, we prevailed on them to separate, w hile by an interpreter one of them was desired to convev certain sentences to those at a distance. To our surprise we found, on cross examination, thatevery thing had been perfectly understood. They said they could communicate with one, another, even at the discance of some miles, where the locality was favorable to the resonance of the sounds. This facility of musi cal correspondence is not confined to these people alone, since that distinguisheu traveler the late Mr. Bowditch, mentions a similar practice among the Asbantees, and he was also informed ot its existence in the district of Accra. That the Cameroons people have also tutored their bearing with a similar result, we had an instance in the pilot Glasgow. He wasjn Capt. Allen's cabin one day, answering some queries relating to the river; suddenly he became totally abstracted, and remained for a while in the attitude of listening. On beimjL taxed with inattention, he said, 'You no hear my son speak?' As we had heard no voic, he was asked how he knew it. He said, 'Drum speak me, tell me come up deck. This seemed to be very singular, so Captain Allen desired him to remain below, and privately sent several messages to the performer in the boat alongside, who executed them by a variety ol taps ou his wooden drum; and these Glasg w interpreted in a way that left no doubt of his having understood perfectly all that the 'drum spoke.' He also said they could communi cate by this means at very great distances by the 'war drum, which is kept in every village to give and repeat lhe&e signals; so that there is intimation of danger long before the enemy can attack them. We are often surprised to find the sound of the trumpet so well understood in our military revolutions; but how far short that falls of the result arrived at by these untutored savages! "This method of communication is no doubt employed by slave-dealers, to give notice of the movements of our cruisers.' An Ordinance concerning lte wharf of the city of Evansville. Sec. 1 . Be it ordained by thh Common Council of the city of Evansville, That the wharf, landing, and b ink of the Ohio river, ih front of that part of the city of Evansville, lying between the upper side of Walnut street, and the middle of Division street, in said city, shall hereatter be the only port and wharf of said city of Evansville. Sec. 2. That all steam boat?, or other

vessels, boats and rafts, coming to, or land

ing, in front ol the city,shall be governed by the rules and regulations established by this Ordinance. Sec. 3. That boats not receiving or discharging cargo, shall give place to boats ready to receive or discharge cargo, and every master, captain, or owner of any erapiy boat, refusing or failing to give place as aforesaid, when directed to do so, by the harf master, shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars for each offence. Sec. 4. That the following fees or char ges shall be paid on steam boats, coming to, or landing, at said wharf and receiving or discharging freight. On steam boats of one hundred and fifty tons burden and less, one dollar for each twenty-lour hours, or any part thereof, they ihall remain at said wharf. On steam boats exceeding one hundred and fifty tons, and less than two hundred and fifty tons burden, one dollar and fifty cents lor each twenty four hours, or any part thereof they shall remain at said wharf. On steam boats of over two hundred and fifty tons and less than three hundred and fifty tons burden, two dollars for each twenty-tour hours or any part theroof they shall remain at said wharf. And on Steam Boats over three hundred and fifty tons burden, three dollars for each twenty-four hours or any part thereol, they shill remain at said Wharf. And in addition to the above mentioned wharlage, where the bills for freight receiv ed and discharged both amount lo ten dollars or more, there shall be paid one per centum upon the amount of auch bills. And where a boat lies at the wharf more than twelve hours without receiving or discharging freight, said boat shall pay wharfage, according to her burden, as above protided for, from and after the lapse of said twelve hours. Sec. 5. That keel boats, barge boats, flat boats, and rafts, coming lo, or landing at said wharf, shall pay fifty cents for each twenty-four hours or any part thereof, during the stay ot said boat or raft at said wharf; and all keels, barges, flat boats and rafts, shall give place to s.eam boats; and any owner, captain, or other person having cliarge of any such boat or raft, who shall fail or tefuse to give place and remove the same when ordered to do so by the wharf master, shall forfeit and pay lor each such offence the sum cf ten dollars; and no raft shall be landed at said wharf, except for the purpose of being drawn out of the water, tnd every raft so landed shall be forthwith removed by the wharf master. Sec. 0. That ten cents per one thousand feet shall be charged on all lumber tnd two cents per thousand on all shingles, ielivered at said wharf. See. 7. That one cent per barrel shall' !)e charged on all salt discharged at said wharf. Sec. 8. That one dollar per foot in length, per annum, shall be charged on all wharf boats lying at sajd wharf. Sec. 9. That every boat or raft anchoring in Iron: of said wharf, or lying along side of any other boat or raft, shall be charged and pny the sune wharfage as if such boat or raft was tastened. lo the shore. Skc. 10. That any person or persons, commanJing, or having charge of any boat or rail, who hall refuse, neglect, or tail to pay the wharfage aforesaid, at the request of the whart master, shall forfeit and pay for eacli such o tie nee, the guru of twenty dollars. Sk . 11. That the Common Council shall fiorn time to time, at their direction, appoint one or more wliarf masiets, each of whiim shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office, give bond, to the approval of the Council, for . the faiihlul performance of the duties ol his office; said wharf masters shall be subject to the laws and ordinances of the city, and shall be paid such salary as shall, from time to lime, be fixed by the Couucil. They shall see that all boat a and rafts, chargeable with wharfage, pay the same, and that the provision of this ordinance aie complied with. They shall, severally, have the power to cause all boats and rafts to moor and lay in such manner at any point ot said whart as they may deem , best calculated for the convenience of all boats lying at, or near, or coming to said wharf. They shall, in their discretion, cause empty boats and small crafts to be removed for other boats; and they are hereby, severally, vesed with the power of police officers of said city, for the suppression of riots and disorderly conduct at the river, and on and about said wharf. Sec. 12. Said wharf masters shall keep in some convenient place, near aiu barf, book of registry, in which they shall enter the name and tonnage of each steam boat, coming to, or landing at said wharf, also the names of the owners, the lime such boat remained, and the amount of wharfage chargeable and paid on the same; also a registry of Bit boat.", keel boats, bargesand rafts, and the wharfage paid on ihesame; which book shall be exhibited to the Common Council, or any committee, or officor, by them appointed, as often as once a month, if required, said wharf masters shall account to the Common Council, and also to John Milch

ell. Marcus Sherwood, and Moses Ross, and their assigns, as often as they shall be by ihem tequrcd so to do. so long as they or their assigns have any interest, in said wharf or wharfage, in accotdance with the contract between said parties, and the city of Evansville. Sec. 13. The Commom Council may at any time, at iheir discretion, remove any wharf mastei and appoint another in his stead. Passed November 18, 1848. Attest: JAS. G. JONES,AInyor. Jon J. Chandler, City Clerk, Nov. 21-3i