Evansville Journal, Volume 11, Number 39, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 18 September 1845 — Page 2

THE JOURNAL.

"Not Cesar's weal, but that of Rome." THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER. 18, 1845. GRAMMAR SCHOOL. We were not present at the examination of Mr. Spencer's scholars on Saturday evening last, but we learn that they acquitted themselves Very creditably and to the satisfaction of those interested. Mr. Spencer has been induced to take another class before he leaves for the South, and we recommend all those who did cot attend the first school, not to let slip the opportunity now offered of acquiring a know ledge of grammar in a short time and at a trifling cost. His school will open on Monday evening next, in Mrl Barnes' Church. LATEST FROM MEXICO. We are indebted to Mr. Van Derlip, Clerk of the steamer North Alabama, for New Orleans papers of the 8th instant. Dates from Vera Cruz to the 30ib, and from the City of Mexico to to the 25th ultimo, had been received. They contain, very little of interest. War had not been declared, and all prospects of war had vanished. The country is rent by dissensions. Opea revolts have at last broken out in the army, and on all bands the ambitious military chieftains are quarrelling among themselves. The Siglo of the 19th states that a rumor had prevailed for three days in the capital of a military revolt in one section ofthe army under Gen. Filisola, on its march to Texas. Without vouching for their accuracy the Siglo ghes some ofthe details ofthe movement. Jt appeals that the chiefs and officers of the vanguard of this division, while three leagues distant from San Luis Potosi, took advantage of the momentary absence of Generals Filisola hd Ganoa, assembled enjunto) and agreed that they would not continue their march upon Texas unless they should receive, besides their full pay, all the equipments, perquisites, and provisons of an army of campaign. This resolution they reduced to a formal act. It was reported further that Geueials Filisola and Peredes arrived just al the moment, and prevailed upon the division to resume the march. . El Gejen of the 27th ult. has the same rumors, but states that it is likewise reported that the disaffected portion of the army has incorporated itself with the forces of Gen. Paredes; that the latter reiuses to obey the Government ; thai the third division of the army," which is under his command, is disposed for a pronunciamento, and, it is even whispered, that the object of it will be to proclaim a Consul. El Gejen is more than half inclined to believe all this. There are evidently some operations on toot hostile to the Government, but the precise object of which has not yet transpired. A number of the Siglo which we have not seen has been received at Tampico. It mentions the arrival in the city of Mexico of commissioners from Paredes and Filisola. The editor of the Siglo is expressively indignant that officers, who have lived at the expense of the Government, should, when ordered to the frontiers, to defend the most sacred rights of the country, impose condi tions upon their uovernment. It insists, with some spirit and a little Mexican bluster, that they should be discharged from the serTtce. The editor of the Siglo writes in a most despairing tone of the internal condition of the republic, and ofthe state of political raor als at the capital. Here, he says, criminals have no shame, because crime has no punishment. Impurity is the rule of the day; man enter upon revolts, as speculations in which little is risked and much may be gain ed. There is an article in the Siglo Diet y Nueve of the 26th ult., which bares heavily on the difficulties to be undergone by the Mexicans in a campaign against Texas. It asserts that during the eight years they have been making war against Texas, they have never made a single step which could enable them to conquer that territory, and not even ' to prevent its extending its increase and power. The previous funds intended for the campaign, which vould have been sufficient to have carried it on, were wasted in aaothe way, so that the troops of Matamoros have been obliged to become mechanics in order to gaijj a livelihood. There was no money to pay the army. The imposition of any new contribution will meet with powerful resis lance. The Mexicans have acted like prodigal and ill-advised heir: they have lost their credit, and wasted their wealth, and they have consequently arrived at that state of poverty which is almost incurable. Tbe article in question states that it will be difficult to carry on a war with Texas; that the insubordination movement iu San Luis Potosi, shows the disorganized state ol the country, and that the United States will laugh and gain confidence from the fact that Mexico is in a disturbed state. From the genera) tone of the Mexican papers, and from the almost utter impossibility for Mexico to organize an army, we are under the impression that there ti little or no probability of any hostile proceedings on the part of that power.

Indiana Monk?. The iocofoco papers in Ohio and Illinois, are very busily engaged cautioning the public against receiving Indiana money, and denouncing it as worthless? We hope hereafter no Iocofoco will be caught with a dollar of it in his possession. Send it home, gents, we can find use for it here. The following, copied from a Iocofoco paper printed in Sparta, Illinois, is a rich item, considering its source, and will be news to all our readers: ', "Since the failure of the Indiana Bank, great excitement prevails throughout he country. . Our farmers, during the week, might be seen going to and fro in our town, with immense rolls of paper on the Indiana bank. Their great object seemed . to be to get rid of it before it goes entirely down. But it was no go tLey could not get two bits on the dollar. This will make our people more cautious hereafter. We have always cautioned them against the worthless issues of banks, and they will see now who is right."

Shall Bills. The Indianapolis Journal says that several ofthe Iocofoco papers in this State declare the next Legislature, having power to do so, will refuse to extend the privilege to the State Bank of issuing bills of a less denomination than five dollais. These wise statesmen are again about to tinker with the currency. - Do - away with Indiana small bills, and the- whole country will be flooded with shin plasters from the neighboring States, which in the end will prove not worth so much blank paper. Will the people submit to be again fleesed. merely to gratify the peculiar notions of a few designing demagogues? . 07-We are behind our time to our mail subscribers these last two weeks cause sickness. 05-We inform the Corydon Gazette that it is not "preposterous to suppose" there are honest and deceut men in the Iocofoco ranks nor is it "preposterous to suppose" such men "row sick and tired at the slime their party presses continually besmear every thing and every person who may chance stand in their way. It is "preposterous to suppose," hewever, that decency ever actuated a loco foco editor when an opposite course would answer the purpose. General Gaines, in addition to his calls upon the Governors of States lying on the Mississippi, below the Ohio river, has, it is said, issued a requisition upon the Governor of Alabama, for one thousand men. It is his desire to march into Mexico at the head of forty thousand men, and he is fearful that if the present opportunity pass, he will never again witness or participate in an active cam paign. Hence his anxiety to gather the brce together. " The mammoth organic remains found by Dr. Koch, in Alabama, a few months since, are said by Zoologists to be the skeleton of a prodigious sea serpent. So the question is settled. If the sea serpent does not ex ist at the present day, it existed formerly. Miss. Virginia Scott, daughter of General Winfield Scott, U.S. Army, died at the Con vent of the Visitation, Georgetown, D. C, on the 26th ult., aged 24 years. At the recent election in Alabama, it was submitted to the people whether the Legis lature should meet only once in two years. and a very large majority decided in favor of it. The Paris correspondent of Livingston's &, Well's Express ' says, rumors are daily ac quiring consistency of fears entertained of Queen Victoria's sanity. . A Valuable Discovery. A New York paper notices the discovery in that city, by an individual, of the art of preparing a fluid composition or wash, upon well established chemical principles, which will effectually protect all wood substances against takin fire so that such substance, if coated with this wash, although surrounded by flames, would not incur the least danger, from ignit ing by contact. To owners of shingled hous es, and other similar buildings in large cit ies, where fires are frequent, this discovery offers a sure protection. This wash may al so be used for coating the scenery of thea tres, and as it can be made of any color, and m no instance requires to be used oftener than once a year, it may be considered a desider atum long wanted. RAILROAD TO OREGON. The Philadelphia Ledger has taken ground in favor of Mr. Whitney's project of a rail road from Lake Michigan to the Columbia river. We have noticed from time, to-time, that others of our exchanges regarded the the measure, as not altogether visionary. Mr. Whitney intends to bring the subject again before Congress at its next ses3sion.He asks from that body a strip of land, of a certain width, extending from one terminus ofthe proposed road to the other. If Congress grant him this land, and appoint commissioners to take charge of it for his use, be pledges himself to construct the road.

The Townley Estate. Ab estate in England, (a barony, it is said, in Leicestershire,) worth 1,000,000, is seeking heirs in America. The family to whom it belong." were among the first settlers of Elizabethtown, N. J. At a meeting of the descendants held at the Court House in that town on the J 9th of August, over 300 persons, claiming to be ofthe family, attended. After spending most ofthe day in reading old family records, ccc, a sum of money was raised for the purpose of sending a person to England to prosecute their claim. The estate, it is said, has been in chancery, and Lord Noa-

raays, who claimed it by right ofhi3 wife, (whose maiden name wasTowuley,) recover ed an adjoining estate worth 90,000 the same decision declaring that the. principle estate may be claimed by the descendants in ihe United States. We learn from the Lexington (Ky.) Reporter, that a complete and very extensive counterfeiting establishment, which has for a long time been in operation in Lincoln county' within forty miles of Lexington, has been discovered and broken up. About two months ago, a man named G. W. Robison, familiarly kuown as "Wash. Robison," a gambler, passed upon a broker of Columbus, (Ga.) in exchange for gold, 190 in notes of various denominations, from 100 to $5, purporting to be issued by the Bank of Charleston, and the South Wesrern Railroad Bank., So skilfully executed were they, that many business men protested they were gennine, even after evidence had been adduced to prove them counterfeit. Robison was' arrested, and while lying in prison, was taken so dangerously sick, that he believed he would die, and under the influences of his feelings, made a confession, disclosing the place where the money was manufactured, and by whom. In consequence of this information, the Sheriff of Lincoln county, aided by a number of citizens, made a decent upon the farm of John and William Banlon, whom they arrested, and then proceeded to search the house they lived in. There they found a complete assort ment of apparatus fur the manufacture of spu rious bank bills and coiu, comprising presses large and small, stamps, dies, crucibles, metals, and every thing necessary for the perfect execution of work, all of which were, of course taken possession of. ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA. The steamship Caledonia arrived at Bos ton on the 3rd inst., bringing advices to the 19th ult. The cotton market is steady, and the mar ket for American provisions was active. American securities had again revived, in consequence of the reception of the news that the Pennsylvania interest had been actually paid and transmitted. The prospects of a good harvest in Eng land were more favorable than at last accounts. The amount of specie in the Bank of Eng land is no less than 16,000,000, an unu sually large quantity. On this account the Bank refuses to purchase the Chinese in stalment of 2,000,000 in silver, and it will be publicly sold. The Hon. Louis McLane was presented to the Queen on the 8th ult., and was most graciously received. Mr. Everett presented his letters of recall. - It is difficult to say which of the two ministers is regarded with the most favorable consideration. Mr. Ev erett is an universal favorite, and Mr. Mc Lane, it is evident, enjoys also these good feelings, for the papers speak very warmly in his praise. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO GERMANY. Her majesty has at length set out upon her long projected visit to the continent, after having dismissed the peers and the rep resentatives ofthe people from their arduous labors during a protracted session, to the en joyment of a welcome recess. Twelve thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight passengers arrived at New York from foreign ports during the month of August, The number of emigrant? arrived in Quebec, during the week ending August 23, was 22,805 an increase of 5,694 over the same period last year.. A Bold Figure of Speech. At the great council ofthe Seneca Nation, held about two weeks since, near Buffalo, the subject of removing these Indians across the Mississippi being under discussion, one Indian speaker s aid he had no confidence in his white fathers; why should we have? His white falhers had murdered their Saviour, and t what kind of treatment could a poor Indian expect from men who had killed the Son of God. . GEN. JACKSON'S COAT. The- coat worn by Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans has been DresunteH in Mi;,.nnl I w 4VUtJlil Institute by Gen. Thomas H. Bradle, in be! nan 01 a poruon oi me citizens ot Tennessee, with a request that is have a place by the side ol the one worn by the father ofour common country General George Washington. 0r Daring the seven months ofthe present year there have been built at Cincinnajti 17 steamboats, withan aggregate tonage of d,y lb tons, and at an aggregate co3! o213, 000 dollars.

From the Louisville Journal. Patrick Henry's Oris ions ofthe Power and Patronage of the President. One of the most sagacious and far-sighted patriots this country has produced was Patrick Henry, the great Virginia orator. It is veiy generally known thai he was an ardent

lover of popular liberty, and opposed the auopuon or ine present constitution because be thought it not altogerher calculated to secure the blessings of good government to the people. He was violently hostile to the power conferred on the President, thinking it would soon lead to corruption and eventually to the overthrow of the government. A work has recemly been published, entitled "Howe's Historical Collections of Vir ginia." This work coutaius many interesting reminiscences ot ibe greatest of modem ora tors. Among other statements in regard to Mi jienrys opinions, 11 nas tne following in re lation to what he thought ot an important point 01 tne Constitution: "He was opposed to the . adoption ofthe federal Constitution becuse he thought it gave too much power to the General Govern ment; and, inconversation with the lather of a late venerable Senator from Prince Ed ward, he remarked with emphasis: 'The President ofthe United Stales will always come in at the head of a party. He will be supported in all his acts by a party. You do not now think much of the patronage of of the President; but the day iscomingwhen it will be tremendous, and Irom this power the co untry may sooner ot later fall.'" This language was truly prophetic. Many of Mr. Henry's compatriots differed with bim, and thought there would always be enough of sense ot duty and dignity in the President and enough virtue in the people to insure purity and impartiality in the administrations. Time has falsified their opinions4and sustained those of Mr. Henry. Presidents of the U. Slates have been elected mere because they were placed at the head of a party, and they have been supported in all their acts by a party. General Jackson and Mr. Van Buren shaped their courses to suit their party, and Mr. Polk is but the creature ofthe party that pnt hirn in power. Jackson was the first President who professed to regard himself instructed by the people to perform certain acts. He assumed the attitude of a public agent bound by pledges to cairy out popular will. He dictated - to Congiess the course he thought it ought to pursue, and told that body in advance what he would and would not do. He did not act as the advocates ol executive power and patronage in the convention which fromed the Consilulion expected all those to act who should be entrusted with the duties of the executive office. Those patriots expected the President would confine himself to the prescribed duties of his office, and only recommend measures to the Legislature. Jackson, however by construing the Constitution as he, and not they, understood that instrument as enjoining on him the duty of prescribing measures to congress Under this unwarranted construction, he did much towards concentrating all power legislative as well as executive, in his own hands. He regarded himself as the Presi dent of a party, and scorned the will of all who arrayed themselves in opposition to him, however uumerous. He felt bound to do all he could to sustain the party which sutained him, and used the power and the p:tronage of the Government for that p moose. In minority party were utterly proscribed, and regarded with no more favor than if they had been a party iu Great Britain. The patron age of the President as was predicted by Mr Heury, became tremendous, and it was used for the corruption of the people. Partisans were rewarded for their services and devotion to the President, and men, bankrupt iu char acter, were appointed to offices iu which the money of the people was placed at the iner cy of their thieving propensities. In a word, the "spoils system," jthe most iniquitous system ever devised tor the reward of unscrupulous partisans at the expense ol the people, was established. The Iruits of this system were soon mauifest iu numeisus defalcations An incalculable injury was inflicted on the country, lor, not only were millions of the public treasure lost, but, what was worse, a general depravity was seen among persons intrusted with the lunds of public institutions The Sub-Treasury was ou iis legs, and the sub-treasurers plied with great briskness. The drain on the rascality of the nation tho' great was by no means equal to its rapid growth. Where one leg-treasurer left the country for his country's good, ten others, anxious to follow his example, started up to fill tbe place vacated by his expatriation. Ihe demand for scoundrelism, created by the spoils system, was amply supplied, and they who could not depredate on the Uovernment funds pot up hunVble imitations of leg-trea-suryism by making spoils of the property of widows, orphans, and private individuals. The credit of this system belongs to Jack son. He breathed tbe breath of life into ir, and did all in his power to give it vigor and loneveity. Mr. Van Buren, the footstep fellower, added greatly to its prosperity by his official appointments. 1 he system ol pub lie plunder and official corruption reached its climax under his fostering hand. Corruption stalked abroad throughout the land, until the people became disgusted with i 13 bloated form and alarmed at its bold front, and resol ved on its prostration. The monsier was put down in the memorable contest of 1840. We fear, however, that Mr. Polk will lift it from its grave, and warm it into life again by the sunshine of Executive patronage. There can be little doubt anywhere that, if Locofocism shall succeed in esiablishing the abuses and corruptions over which it gloated during the Jackson-Van Buren Administration, a daj full of alarm to all true-hearted patriots will draw on the country. Nothing but tho vigilance of Ihe Whigs can .prevent a recurrence of these abuses. The unscripulous, vindictive, and uudiscriminating proscription pursued by Mr. Polk is well calculated to reproduce the disgraceful scenes exhibited under Van Buren's Administration. It is too early for the country to feel the withering influences of his insane proscription, but, afierayear or two, when their pockets are filled, the robbers will become manifest. The tendency of the prescriptive system is always to corruption, and we fear Mr. Polk's course will bring on the nation as much dis

grace as was felt under the illstarred influen ces ofthe last Locofoco incumbent.

If public virtue is neccessary to the permanency of republican institutions, as all the philosophical writers on government contend, it follows that the course pursued by Jack son and Van Buren was eminently hostile to our form of Government Proscription necessarily brings aboui corruption, as the spoil. system does robbety, and, under their united influences, public virtue, the miin support of republicanism, is weakened. Such was thr view which the illustrious Henry entertained of the nature of this Government and what would be fatal to its permanency. He foresaw the abuse of the Executive power and patronage introduced by Jackson, aud predicted that it might be destructive, al some day, to the existence ofour free institutions. What we have already seen of its disastrous results assures as that it may, if not checked by the might of the people, undermine the structure ofour Government. From the Louisville Journal. Conquest of Mexico. -Penn, ot the Si. Louis Reporter, annouuees that, "iu the event of a war, nothing will satisfy Ihe West shun of ihe immediate invasion and the perm men' conquest of New Mexico and California.' Why stop at this? Does any one doubt the superiority ol our Government over lhal ol every other nation upon earth? Why then, in the name of philanthopy," should we hesitate to avail ourselves of auy and every opportunity to extend the blessing of our institutions to all nations? And lo the accomplishment of this, what prettier commencement could be desired than that which '.he present opportunity offers of extending our limits at least lo the isthmus of Pauama? This attained, ihe construction of a magnificent ship-canal from ocean to ocean would afford us th greatest conceivable facili.ies for the prosecution of father operations. This canal, securely guarded by a military force, would empower us to levy tolls on the shippingof other nalionsto an amount abundantly sufficient for the accomplishment of the conquest ot ihe world. Should the present Mistress ofthe Seas lake umbrage al our proceedings and make war upon us, her vauuting linns would be converted into water-rats into a trice. Humboldt tells us that the surface of the Pacific is fifteen feet higher than that of the Atlantic, giving to the holders of the connecting canal command ofthe tremendous water power of fifteen feet in height by ten thousand miles square in breadth. With this advantage, should the enemy have the temerity lo attack our position on the Atlantic side, whenever they approach near enough we could up with our flood gates, let loose (he Pacific upon them, and shatter their shipping to atoms. Should they conclude to try it again, and, having gained wisdom from experience, sail round to attack on the Pacific side, when ever about to anchor for the assault, up flood gates, wash them in to shore, draw ofi the water and leave their ships high and dry upon the beach; where our infantry could take possession of them at their leisure, and thus turnish us, at once, a navy sufficient to give us command of tbe oceans aud to empower us to proceed with the re annexation of the remaining nations ofthe world. Of these, first of all, let me bespeak the re-annexation of Ireland, sweet Ireland, land of liberty's lovers, who so much delight in coming to bur "land ofthe free." The dear souls, then, would all be here, just without coming at all, at all. And only think', Master Penn, what a nice bit of-a potatoe garden the dear little island would make our President. Then re-annex Holland lor a cabbage patch, aud soon to the ends of the earth for every mother's son of us was at one time or other attached as part and parcle of one or other of these trans-Atlantic nations. And which of all the laws of nations- inhibits our re-annexation with them? 'And then O Master Perm only think what a Congress. Glorious exhibition. The speaker announcing the august Representatives as they rise. The gentleman from Britain, the gentleman from Africa Ihe gentleman from Germany, the gentleman from Oiaheite, the gentleman from China, All with nothing more stirring to discourse about, than rum, corn,' and tobacco. No rival nations to inflime their patriotic ardor; no more worlds to conquer. A glorious milleuiuin. And should even the inhabitants of the moon take it into their heads to make war, and, some night when we were asleep, to slide down upon a rainbow and surprise us, there would always be some ou some part of our vast nation up and awaketo give the alarm. They'll never catch us napping. AML,riltJU3. A WIDOW BEWITCHED. Lieut, Wilkes describes an amusing scene which he witnessed at Astoria, Oregon, where, among a crowd of Indian, were sev eral squ iws, all dressed in their best attire. The principal among them, was a widow. whose lime of mourning for the death of her husband, had just expired. Her object was, accordiug to the custom ofthe Chinooks, to notify her friends that she was ready to re cetve tne addresses oi any one wno was in want of a wife. The widow was of masculine make, and what we would call a buxom dame. She was attended by seven others, of small stature in comparison, who were her maids, and all evidently accompanied her to do honor lo the ocasion. Every half hour they would arrange themselves in a row, and the window at their bead, affecting a modest downcast look would commends a chaunt, informing the bystanders that her period of mourning was out, that she had forgotten her deceased husband giving her griet to the winds and was now ready to espouse another. 'This chaunt was accompanied by a small move ment ofthe feet and body, which, with the guttural song and consequent excitement, of such an exhibition, caused the fair ones to wax so warm that the perspiration rolled down iheir painted cheeks; this, with ihe crimson flush, all, tended to add brilliancy to their dark, eyes, as they were now and then cast around upon the multitude of Indians, who seemed all admiration. An Irish gentleman lately fought a duel with his intimate friend, because he jocosely asserted that "he was born without a shirt to his back!"

HORRIBLE AFFAIR. -Officer A. M. C. Smith after a week's unwearied investigation of the circumstances, arrested on Monday evening, Catharine Coslello, alias Maxwell, and her reputed husband William Maxwell, charged with the murder of a female in February last. The lacta are these: On the 14th of February, 1845, a box was procured from a packingbox maker and laken to Jersey city, where it was secreted in the rope factor? of Max

well. That night the body of a young female, who it is charged died at Madam Costello's residence in Lispenard st;eet through mal practice, was deposited in a sack, and conveyed thence in a sleigh to Jersey City, where it was placed in the box and subsequently delivered at Adams & Co.'s Express Office, and by them forwarded agreeably to the following direction: 'Samuel Whitney, Woodstock, Vermont; care of Peter Dudley, Concord, N. II. From information given Officer Smith some ten days ago, he was led to believe that a certain man was cognisant of the above facts and accordingly arrested him, and though he denied all guilty knowledge he was detained in confinement till he finally confessed the whole matter and stated that before he nailed the cover to tbe box ho looked at the body and found it to be that of a very pretty female with black eyes and a profusion of rich black hair apparently an English girl. - There is a second charge against these parties, which involves in its guilt a third person. In the month of June last Mr. Charles Mason, who keeps a dry-goods store at No. 7 Avenue D, took a young girl of very respectable parents in this City who had become involved in disgrace through her intimacy with him, to Madame Costello, who became the instrument of a most foul and unnatural deed. The girl has related all the particulars to the Mayor, before whom the investigation of these cases yesterday took place, aud slated that she was led to the house by the description of Mason, who averred that he was taking ber to a friend of his, a physician, and that once ihere she was iorced to submit lo the operation. Several days subsequent her condition was such as to oblige her, in order to avoid exposure, to leave her home and remain for a lime in Mrs. Costcllo's house, under immediate care, which she did. Her father adds that her system has been utterly prostrated by the shock, her health imparried, and that her constitution is now in a most wretchedly delicate and diseased state. Mason is a married man with a family which only aggravates his guilt in this most horrid affair. Mr and Mrs. Maxwell and Mason were committed to the Tombs last evening to answer the charge before the proper tribunal, and unless the Habeas Corpus writ be resorted lotbey w.ll doubtless la made to sutler an adequate penalty for their murderous deeds. N. Y. Tribune. Madame Costello. -Provision made for the disposal of dead bodies. The facts which are ehcted by. the examinations in this horrid a flair, warrant suspicions that the . foulest crimes, even to a greater extent than was at first surmised have been perpetrated at. the den in Lispenard St., which we hope is at length broken up. One ofthe witnesses affirms that oue ofthe parties whom we have before mentioned as being intimately connected with Madame Costello, asked him at oue time if he could not dispose of dead bodies, and told him that he could furnish three or lour a week. Some 'time after that, this same person told him that $300 had been offered to get rid of a young female. Shortfly after this, the witness was called upon to assist in getting the body of tbe young woman already mentioned out ofthe city. In the first place, they went to Gold st., and procured a packing box, which they conveyed (o Jersey City, taking along a young kid in the box, probably as disguise. The kid cried and the man of ihe rope walk took it out saying, "People might think we had a baby in ihe box." All things being arranged, they came back for the body; the removal of which was made the subject of much merriment. Witness supposed this was the 300 case, and asked his companion if it was not so. "O no" said the man this is only a 30 case;1 and he gave witness 15, saying that if it bad been the 300 case, be should still have received half tbe money; but said bo "these cases don't occur everyday.. This" he continued, "was an unexpected affair altogether as the old woman told me, in the morning that she was doing very well, but when 1 went home at night, she was gone." As it fearful that ibe features ofthe victims might betray them, they were anxious to destroy this evidence of their guilt, and the wit ness was tberfore asked if he could not sell the subjects without their heads. After making the uecessary inquiries, he told his interrogator he could not inflate them, (we believe 'inflate' was the word.) And thus it is that these wretches have carried on their infernal work; so hardened as to make it a matter of coarse joking. Furnishing three or four subjects a week? Where did these subjects come from? what institution was so careless ofthe remains of those who died within its precincts, that this ropemaker could procure them in such numbers? We shudder as we hear the develop-: ment. - , We understand that Maxwell has procured fcril, and will probably be at large again. No bail has yet been offered for the principal fiend in this work the hag who traffics in the blood of her own sex, is still within the grasp of the law, as is also Marson. who. it is supposed, will not procure bail. ' A thorough investigation is in progress, and new facts will probably be elicited in the matter. What horrors we shall be obliged lo "sud on" next, it is difficult to predict. 'We have no need of 'Barkers' in our country.' while subjects con be procu rred so plentifully. N. x.Juxpress. , ,; "Black-Eyed Texas." Senator Dicken son, it will be remebered.. cal ed Tt black-eyed." A contemporary thinks that if she has got a black eye, the color must have been acquired in some drutken frolic. a the following descrintinn nfhnrin ih Picayune would almost justify such a suppo sition. "Insomepartsof Texas the absolule ne cessaries of life are whiskey and tobacco i j - oreaa ana meat are mere seconarv consider

ations." N. Y. Eve. Mirror.