Indiana American, Volume 13, Number 17, Brookville, Franklin County, 25 April 1845 — Page 2

AMERICAN. UKOOKV1LLK, INDIANA. FRIDAY. APRIL 25, 1845.

TL.r Mr- J hn Turner has been appointed IVvt Master at Fail field, in this county. r3 Dr. Pier Can any of this gentleman's old friends at Lileity give u any account of th? Doctor? fr"It is understood that the Lawtenceburgh Whig ie-deud. Dt Dcu it Clinton Rich is a candidate for Senator for the Counties of Jennings and Bartholomew. iJ3 C. D. Smith will be the Wbis can

Jtdate for C.o.jress in the Wayne D.striet.j,ri-"csranon,y find f"!l ope through

He will have no opposing candidate in the j Convention. The Dearborn Circuit Coutt meets on next Monday wt ek. The trial of Jackcmi ftr tli. mtir,?..r i.f ....nit t-Pt rit a i

"e I hnet, God-fearing public officers thro'considerahle interest. . . . , . tout our county, Slate and Nation, we ItS" The Kev. This. K. Thomas, of j , re almost constrained to set our face aHamilton has commenced publication or j gains, any man wno is the nominee of a Ms Magazine. Will brother Thomas fa-i hotde or corrupt political brokers. Our rot us with a specimen? ' ice ,ni),hl , ve ,,m ,itUe ifllience im( D3 A new paper hjs just been com-j we should feel that we were not rouuteutenced at Germantow n Ohio, and anoth- j nanciny one of the w orst cankers to our er at New Paris, Treble County- j political and civil liberty. H3"Tlie river having been very low ami We wcre somewhat amused the other favorable. Mr. Kimble or this place, has aJ' at hearing in the streets a caucus

nearly repaired his d.im 3 Tin Her. Mi. Gilchiist is about removing to this place to take charge of the J Pieslvtcrian Church. j Ed" Louisville Ky. has raised $5000 for the Piiuburgh sufferers. To the Deinxiats. Many of the most i unwavering and consistent Democrats iti the county have taken the Indiana American for many long year, and several more have lately added lhe:r names to our list. And we expect to get many more. Will our democratic friends in this county, or Union, send us a copy of the proceedings of their puhltc meeting, which w e w ill willingly publis-h. Many Democrats take no other paper, and consequently do not eel the proceedings unless they are pub lished in our piper. We hope therefore

at all the future meetings, resolutious will j arc lneJW)' n,u' menials in the hands of be offeied req-tirii'g the Secretary to fum-j lhe base and designing, who are not wilih us with a copy of their proceedings. Im5 10 come before the people on their

We have never refused to publish such proceedings when furnished. White ll'.i.Vr Canal This great public improvement ii fast progressing to completion, and will, in all human probability, be ready Tor the fall business to Cambridge City. Already, we understand, has the w ater been let in at the feeder dam just bolovr Connersville. The aqueducts over Garrison Creek, just above Laurel, and over White Water, just below Laurel, w ill be the last w ork finished this side of Connersville. But we understand these aqueducts will be done in the month of May. "We presume therefore that we shall have an opportunity of celebrating the 4th or July with out friends at Contiersville by water communication. With all the burthen and disgrace of a public debt which we do not pay. we would this day rather il should continue to hang oer us, than o dispense with the benefits and convenienceof the White Water Canal. We were alw ays in favor of Internal Improvements, and with all its unpopularity, we are not yet ashamed, or regret that we advocated such a scheme. We know it w as wrongly managed, but this we never countenanced or apnlog;zed for. The White Water Canal w ill make this valley the richest and most independent part of the world. We are y el young, but with our fertile soil rich and inexhaustible there is nothing to impede our progress to wealth the most unbounded. When w e recollect what has been done in this valley w ithin the last tw enty-five years, who ca,i estimate the wealth, splendor and magnificence which shall beautify and adorn this valley in fifty years. Mansions and palaces will displace the neat cottage farm house, as they have driven out the Ing cabin, and our posterity w ill enjoy in luxury our labors an j the toil ofour Tattlers. But w ithout some great public improvement, w e cou'.d never have been any thing but hewers of wood and maiket pedlars. Few of us fully appreciate the benefits of Canals, Railroads and Turnpikes. Democratic District Contention. Our Democratic fiiends have determined on holding their District Convention at Lawsencebnrgh, on Wednesday, the 7th day ufMay. That is a very sensible conclusi n. We should like to attend, and see the ri::ale of the farce. (Wonder ii we could get care taken f uur horse?) Henry County. The whig cf Henry county, Ind., held a county Convention on the I2ih iust., and nominated Iii Murphy for State Senator, and M. S. Camroiv and SaVl Coffin for Representatives- Those gentlemen, as a m ilter settled, will serve m the next Legislature. IVuine County. Mess. Legg, Julian and Lewis will be the next Representatives from Wayne county, they having becn-e-lected as the whig candidates, which -settles the question in (hat county. The people at the polls in Aug.-t only have to icspond am?n totr.e selection. Wc tre content.

Conventions. We InM i)ie sentiments of the editor of Uie American have bf en known lor many lung years upon the subject of political caucuses or conventions. Our opinions upon the stshject are peculiarly our own, for huh no party or set of men should

I be held responsible, but ourselves. Cau cuses we love nut. To engage in them vns always corroding to cur feelings. In a Government ruled by laws we have what is termed necessary evih. But caucuses are none of the necessary evils of Government, but one of the evils w hich it is sometimes necessary torrsoit to elect some ' .,......!. .- l : . . i. .j .ill 'l III , BI1VJ IIIIUUI jHK Iil lOJUI'HU, whose inordinate ambition and cunning inu,e c'"r SriH Jrty. hen v e contemplate the wreck and ruin that our people have suffered for the w ant of a J good Government, and wise and judicious flaws and the lamentable deficiency of drill sergeant object to holding a Coiv ventionon a certain day, assigning as a roaSO" lhM "il would be a bu?y lime for farmers," thereby endeavoring to insinu ate that the laboring fanner generally took part in Conventions. This, we knew was all soft satrdcr for out-door consumption. Wh, eTcr beard of the honest laboiiug farmer attending conventions, and taking part in them? It is oil folly to suppose any such thing. There are men in the country, who are called farmers, but who have got above work, and are able to litre several hands, whonrea sort of cioss-road politicians, whose names always appear as delegates, and who always go to town once or twice a week to gel their instructions from the managers. Look over the list of delegates for the last ten years, and you will see about the same names who !n merits, but seek to be elevated by the tiammels of party discipline. Fellow-citizens, let us return again to our reason, and once more elect men because they are worthy. Cok It w ill be seen that our friends in Union have some objection to doing up our dirty work. They appear to have strong objections to barging Cook for us. We are not astonished at it. They once had the disgusting and honible sight, and they w ish not a renew al of it. We have strong objections to capital punishment, but more especially to public executions. Bui we are noi prepared to say that the milder precepts of humanity which are gaming the ascendency in the United States, is decreasing the catalo-tie of crimes . IVnu J. Broicn, late Representative In Congress from the Indianapolis District, ai.d Wm. G. English, (in 1S43 4, principal Clerk of the Indiana House of Representative,) have been appointed to clerkships in some of the Departments at Washington. English was a very good clerk in our Legislature, and we have no doubt he is qualified Tor the station to which he has been appointed. But ir they have placed Wm. J. Brown in any place where there is money o steal, he w ill soon show them another specimen or M'XuIty. We advise them to tie Btow n as far as possible from i tht public ciib. We w ih Polk's Govern ment could find some use for John Petit, late Representative from the Lafayette Distiict, and remove him out of the Stale. If we could get rid of Brown and Petit. the society in this State would be decidedly improved. KjWe call thj attention ofour Farmers to the advertisement of Mr. Brown, of McCormick's Reaping Machine. We hope that some of our farmers will make a trial of ono at least, and if they are really a beneficial and labor-saving machine, we should have the benefit of them. From the certificates we have seen from the most eminent farmers in the United Slates, we can have no reason to doubt but it is a valuable improvement in the process of harvesting. Fanners, you that are able, and we have a plenty such in our county, attend to your interests. Rail Road Letting. It w ill be seen by advertisement that the grubbing and grading of the balance of the Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road w ill be let on the 21ih of nexi month. We rejoice to see this great wotk progressing so rapidly. Ii : show s clearly that the energies of our peo ple are not broken down. .Wit Goods. It w ill be seen by advertisements, that our merchants have received their new goods. We have examined ilicm, and find iheir prices reasonable, and their selections rich, substantial and fashionable. Xr The editor of the Jetfersonian, w ill please not include the Indiaua American among those who are in favor of Mr. Clay for the Presidency in lPt.

Itnprotemviis. Mr. Speer is just erect-!

ing an extensive addition to his paper mill, by which he w ill be enabled to make more than double the amount of paper he does at resent. Mr. Cornelius Bartlow, whhiu a fewdays has got in operation a new saw-mill iii this piacc propelled by w aler from the canal. It will be seen also by advertisement thai Mr. Woods is getting ready a new Carding Machine at the Canal Basin in this place. And yet the water power is not one-fourth occupied. JO" A horse ran away in a buggy with two young ladies at Dublin, in Wayhe Co. a few Jays since, injuring severely the ladiesbreaking some of their Jinibs, and otherwise bruising them. Tnos. ttichie.Te old "veteran editor of the Richmond Enquirer, and truly the organ or his pai tj, takes charge of the government organ, the Globe. The fact is announced in the Globe of the 14th inst. Mr. Richie is nboul 70 years old, and has edited the Richmond Enquirer for the last forty one years. We are not advised who takes charge of the Enquirer. Richie has controlled the polities of Virginia for many years. With the Democratic party his will has been law. He i an able writer, and an adroit ( olitician. Hore Fires. On nur first page we have given a long list of fires in various parts of the United States. Bui by the last mails, the accounts thicken upon us. Below we give short notices of various others: td- fn .Yep York Five large buildings ituatedi-ta block bounded by Forsvth, Bromrbridge and Grand streets, NewYork, occupied In part as business houses, and in part for dwellings, were destroyed by fire on the morning of April 5ih. Jr .'t Portland, Maine. The block of wooden buildings, on the corner or Cross and Middle streets, was entirely destroyed by fire on the 30ih tilt, a.Yctr Mbar.y, fa The Slaughter and Pork house on Pearl street, and in the rear or the Bagging Factory, in New Albany, was consumed by fire on Tuesday night last. Loss estimated at 1,500. Supposed t have been set on fire. War Columbus, O.On Sunday morning, about five o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive distillery or Levi Beardsley. Ksq., near Franklinton, a mile and a half west of Columbus, which was entirely consumed. The loss of Mr. Beardsley is from 3, 000 to 3, 500, without any insurance. Thp house of Alexander McLean, at Charloitetow n, Prince Edward Island, recently took fire, and three cf his datinhters, who slept in one bed, perished in the flames. Th? other inmates of the house escaped with the utmost difficulty! College L'imied The Observatory of the College at WTliamstown, Mass., was consumed by fire on the night of the 25th ult. The college records, much valued for their antiquity, and much philosophical apparatus were stored in the vaults of the building, and very little of this was saved. 3 At Oswego, N. Y- on Thursday morning, destroying lhe extensive works of Talcotland Low Loss 10.000 dollars. At Brooklyn, on Friday night, destroyed several wooden buildings injuring three others, and materially the Ur.iverialist Tabernacle. From tie Detroit Daily Advertiser, of the27thult. we learn that the extensive and valuable Flouring mill of Ropert Halsey.on Owcgo street, Ithaca, was destioyed by fire a few days since. itir'Messrs. Sioni ?. of Lewis ounty, in Kentucky, lost 1500 dollars worth of fence rails and cord wood by fire on Monday week besides a large quantity of valuable timber. The fire originated from burning brush. A fire broke out a few days since in the cotton factory of Messrs. Oldham, Todd & Co., about three miles North of Lexington. Six or seven hundred cords of wood and some dwelling houses occupied by the workmen were destroyed. The progress ot the flames w as arrested in time to save the mam building, filled with valuable machinery. Loss estimated at $2,000. Another Fire in Xevark, X J.k fire i Newark, on the I2th inst destroyed the following properly: L. M. & D. B. Crane's Capiuet Factorial Steam Engine, loss SSOOO; insured iii the Croton Co., New York, for $3000. Stock, tools. &c. in do. insured in the same Co. for S3000 about the amount of the loss. Lewis M. LincUl ev'a 2 Patent T.ncl Machines, stock, fixtures, &c, in the same, worth $1500 no insurance. Wm. A. Toler's four-story brick shop loss $4000, insured in the Franklin Co., Philadelphia, for 2000. This building was occupied by R. M. Tuttle & Co., lock makers., Chas. Baldwin, trunk nail manuracturer the loss oreach of whom was, IriflingjJan.es T. Hedden, brass founder and silver plater, loss about 000, fully insured in the North River Co., N.Y .; Geo. B. Flint, trunk maker, small loss, insured; and Patrick Codey, maker of bath-boilers, loss g 1000; insureJ in the Croton Co. 600. ijFire. The Soap Faclory of James Buchan, in Elizabeth, between Spring and Prince streets. N. York, was destroyed byfire, with its contents, on the 13th inst. The loss w ill amount to fifteen or twenty thousand dollars of which, bul a small portion is covered by insurance. John Tims, a member or engine 22, was tun over and somewhat hurt, on his return from the fire. .4 Politician Extinguished. Mr. N. P. Tallmadge, formerly Whig member of Congress,and latterly Governor or Wisconsin, has been removed, and the former Governor, Dodge, appointed in his place. This undoubtedly closes the political career of the Hon. N.P. Tallmadge once a i retly tall man among New York politicians.

Correspondence of the Ind. American. Cincinnati, 22d Apt il, 1845. Mn. Editor: Since I wtole you last, a fatal tragedy has been enacted here. A woman, who had lost some articles of small value, suspected a neighbor cf the theft, went to his house ond with violent language charged it upon him. He being highly exasperated by the charge, and the manner in which il was made, seized a billet of wood and dashed out her brains. The husband of the murdered woman, on learning the catastrophe, resolved, in a moment of insane passion, to avenge her death w ith his own arm, and not wait for the slow proces of law. Clutching a knife be rushed to the scene of blood, and inflicted upon the homicide what is supposed to be a mortal wounk. Thus, In a Tew minutes, the heavy curse oT blood, came down upon two families. Poor, w eak, terrible, rash human nature! how often dost ihou urge men to deeds that "muke holiday in hell!" In lhe Supreme Court latt week a boy of thirteen w as tried for murder. The boy whom he had killed was still younger about nine, 1 believe. There was no conclusive evidence of any malice, or design, and he was acquitted. Fires are very numerous. Two occurred on Sunday though no great damage was done, and two have occurred since. It is not uncommon to have three or four alarms a day. A large share of the fires are doubtless the work of incendiaries either of boys who start them for the sake of fun and excitement, or of older villains who gain thereby en opportunity for plunder. Several boys have lately been arrested, and more are etill at large who ought to be in the hands of the law. Not long since the watchmen foiled two attempts in one night to fire a new block, consisting of six dwelling-houses, on the corner or Eighth and Walnut streets. Although we have an efficient fire department, the city is in great danger, and the late Pittsburgh disaster brings home lhe reflection to us rather unpleasantly. The Ohio just now is quite low, especially considering the season. The fine steamboat "Cincinnati," w hich has been performing such wonders upon the river ror the last few months is lying by unable to get up. She is too long by thirty feet to pass the locks at Louisville, so that she is cut off from the dow n-river trade; nnd if we should have a dry season the $30,000 invested in her will not pay very good interest. Business has been brisk, and still displays a considerable activity. Large f urns

of money have been made by some of our merchants, who purchased early, in the articles of Sugar and Molasses. The latter article was purchased at New Orleans, in January last, for 15 cts. per gallon, and has risen here to 33, or about 100 per cent over and above the expenses of transportation. So high did the speculation in Sugar run a few weeks since, thai a quantity was actually reshipped from Pittsburgh to this place. It is said that one firm will make, from the rise in these wo articles, rrom $13,000 to -.20,000. Ole Bull, the modern Orpheus, has been here, and ror one night condescended to enchant us with his wonder working skill. Though he did not outwardly produce such astonishing effects as the son of Apollo, he fiddled quite as much to his own advantage. The Assembly rooms were filled, and by scraping hisbarbatou ror a couple or hours, he scraped the nice little sum or six or seven hundred dollars into his willing and capacious pocket, a sum which a majority of our mechanics and farmers would be glad to secure at the end of a year's hard labor. Ole Bull has unquestionably a great deal of talent in his elbow and that is perhaps the most available kind. As the woild is, the student may grow pale over his books, the manor science toil in his laboratory, and the states man bear on his shoulders the burdens or a nation, with Utile reward; while the fiddler, the danseuse, the juggler, may reap golden harvests. The Norwegian, however, is said to be a very gentlemanly, and withal generous fellow, lie gave 100 to the Pittsburgh sufferers. About seven thousand dollars in cash have been raised here by the citizens in aid of the sufferers nt Pittsburgh. Considerable quantities of provisions have also been forwarded w hich will probably make the w hole contribution of the city something like 10,000. On Saturday last the city was full of rumors that Mexico had declared war, and was coaling down upon us as lhe classic phrase is like a thousand of brick. The North Eastern boundary question is settled, the affair of the Caroline has been slurred over, and there is no chance of w ar in those directions. That material is all used up. The Oreeon matter is yet open, as well as that of Texas. It will be a mtv certainlv. if one nr iVio nthor n' these disputes cannot be ripened into a war. uur good citizens are waxing exceedingly valiant and pugnacious so long is il since they have had a fight. These seem to feel a good deal like the fellow at New Orleans, described in the Pic; uooray,'says he; "two hours on the levy and noi a fight yet! Won't some .ntlnn.nK 1. .1 , ... ji'iiucmaii ncnc me gonaness 10 nil me or kick about the coat tails, or jist say my wife faint handsome?-1 Poor, insulted. piunaerea .Mexico! ir ever a country had good cause for declaring war, she has; but she will choke down her rage, for she is too w eak to fight. Our Supreme Court has just manufactured twenty new lawyers, or more, Bnd turned them out upon the community with a full license to starve or practice just according to circumstances. Among them was one thrifty looking young fellow, known in these diggins as Jack Brongh. Jack's political star is under an eclipse : & s a . . . r jusi now, ana ne is tnrown upon his wits for a living. He cannot dig he is too fat and begging is rather unprofitable, at least in Mr. Polk's dominions; so he is about to betake himself to the law. I should suppose that whichever side he threw himseir upon would be apt to preponder ate, tnougn it is a lact that the political scale in w hich he had disposed orhimseir. kicked the beam last rail with a thundering knock, notwithstanding his great weight. Doubtless he will make a capital lawyer, for he can say with his gallant namesake. Sir Jack, the hero of Shrewsbury, "I have a whole school of tengues in this belly of mine. An I had but a belly of any deficiency, I were umplv the most active fellow in the Slate!" Truly yours, CIYIS.

Public Heeting.

According to previous notice, a nub ile meeting was held at the Court House. in Liberty, Union County, Ind., on Satur day ine iyih inst. Tor the purpose oflaking in consideration the impolicy of the law inflicting Capital punishment. The meet ing was organized by lhe appointment or William Talbertas President. Hon. Robert Swan as Vice President, and James Thom as as secretary. Resolved. On motion of William Hauchton, lhat lhe discussion or the question involving tiie principle of capital punishment be postponed until the 10th, day of May next. Resolved That a committee of 12 (being 2 from each Township) be appointed to circulate Petitions praying the Governor to commutc'the sentence of Death passed on Hosea Cook, by the Judges of the Union JCirctiit Court, into Imprisonment for Life in the States Prison. Resolved, That Judge William Cason and Th omas Haworlh for Liberty; John Davis, Willian Howren and William Haughton for Centre; John Freeman and Larkin Osbon for Ham ony;W illiain Stagg and John Wood for Brownsville;' Benj. F. Miller and Jeremiah S. Williamson for Union; Alpheus Elder and Henry Pierson for Harrison Township; were duly appointed to circulate said petitions, and to return said petitions by the next meeting. Resolved, That John L. Burgess, John W. Scott, William Cason and John S. Rcid beappointed a committee to draft petitions for circulation as aforesaid. Resolved; That Dr. Z. Casterline, William Haughton and Wm. Talbret be appointed a committee to draft and circulate petitions in behalf of gaid Cook in Wayne County. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be forwarded to the Richmond Palladium, and Jeffersonian; Free Labour Advocate, and Indiana American for publication in their first paper, at the special request aud favor of this meeting. WILLIAM TALBERT, Pres. Robert Swan, V. Pres. James Tuoaias Secty. Beech Grove Seminary. The 11th, semi-annual Examination of the students of Beech Grove Seminary closed on the 28th of the 3d month (March) 1845. after a continuance of 3 days. The Trustees feel constrained unaer a sense ot justice to the school as well as a duty they owe the public, io call the attention of our fellow citizens to this hijWy interesting institution conducted under the superintendence of William Haughton. The examination was extensive and thorough in the various departments of Reading. Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography, 'Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Surveying, Astronomy, Philosophy, Chemistry, History, Composition &o. During the various'exercises, many"of the citizens were present; and witnessed with much interest and satisfaction, the progress which was very manifest as also the prosperous conditions of the school. Beech Grove Seminary is located one mile South of Liberty, Union County la. The neighborhood is healthful and the community around moral and interesting. We the Trustees of this institution do cheerfully and with confidence recommend il as a school very suitable for those of our youth of both sexes who desire to acquire a substantial english education. iiba casterline, Thomas Carr, James Thomas, ElihuTalbert, Daniel Stanton, Hugh Maxwell, J. T. Wright, William Talbert, James Liviston, Benjamin Bond. THE RELIEF. All the cities or the East are moving wii'i spirit in behalf of the Pittsburgh sufferers. Baltimore through her Council, sent in 5,000 at once, in anticipation of contemplated collections. This was well done. Philadelphia will follow up this example Nor will New York and Bostou lag behind in this good work. In the Legislature of Pennsylvania a bill passed both Houses unanimously for the relief of Pittsburgh, which appropriates the sum of 50,000 dollars out or the State Treasury for the relief or the suffering, suspends the cancellation of relief notes, releases the State and County taxes of the sufferers for the present year, and the years 1846, '47and '4S, and remits the licenses taxed up-on dealers in merchandize whose establishments have been destroyed. Cincinnati Gazette ' IOWA ELECTION. The St. Louis Republican says that the returns or the election held in Iowa indicate the rejection orthe constitution or the Slate by a considerable majority. Dcs Moins county gsve 400 majority against it; Lee county about 300 majority in ravor of it; Henry about 150 majority against it; Van Buren against it; Cedar and Linn about 200 majority for it; Muscatine 20 lo 30 majority against it; Louisa and Scolt majority against the constitution; Dubuque precinct, 250 majority against the constitution: 'Johnson 150 majjrity for it. The Legislature of the Territory w ill be Locofoco. Cin. Gaz. Collector for Cincinnati. V. Lapham, rormerly engineer on the White Water Canal, we understand, has been appointed by the Board or Public Works, Collector ofTollsonthe Miami Canal at the Cincinnati office. Cin. Gaz. MORE MURDERS. The Regulators of Lincoln county, Mo., undertook to drive out by forces family supposed to be connected with a gang of horse thieves. They went to kthe house; it was barred; on attempting to force it a bloody fight ensued. One of the family, Turbull, was killed; two of lhe assailants, Davis and Norret, w ere mortally wounded the latter by a scythe wielded by Mrs. Turbull. John Davis was also severely hurl by a corn knife. Cia. Gaz. In American (Toman. Mrs Hunting. the heroic hostess of an inn in Delaware county, N. Y,, protected two sheriff's offi cers at the risk of her life, by standing at the top of a staircase for several Lours with a knife in her hand, and threatning the first "Indian," (or Anti-Kenter) with death, who approacnea. Candidates. Wick, Peaslee, Palmer, Morriaou. Richie, Tannehil), McCoy and Cook are candidates before the democrat ic convention foi Congress.in thelndianapons District.

CINCINNATI MARKET. Apmil 23d, 1845. Beans In good demand at 1 12ia 1 37 J per bushel. BkiswAX-Good, 24a25c per lb. Bottek I2al4c per lb rrom wazons. 18

a20 in market, fresh pound lumps 25c. Eggs Packers pay 64c per doz.. retail 7a8c. Feathers 18s24e. Flour 3 65a3 70 per bbl. Frcit Dried fruits on tbe advance Peaches 1 75; Apples 1 00 per bu. Grain Wheat 75c per bu; Corn 30a 37c. Groceries Sugar 6ia7ic. N. O. Molasses 3235c per gall; Coffee, Rio, 8a8ic. Hay 7 50a8 per ton. Provisions Sales of 1000 sugar cured Hams at 8c cash; 21 hhds country cured Hams at 6c, 36 do Sides Gc, 23 do Shoulders 5c, casks extra; 3,500 kegs Lard on Monday at 8c, cash. Cloverseed 3 50 per bu. Whiskey 20c per gall. New Orleans, Aplil 12. The Cotton market opened yesterday with an animated demand; and the sales reached to 6.5000 bales at a very full prices, holJers in most instances obtain their asking rater. There is a fair demand for Ti.bacco, and the sales yesterday amounted to 300hhds at tatr prices. We have no change lo notice in lhe Sugar market; prices are firm at 5aG$c per lb, according to quality. Molasses is selling at 24a25c per gallon, for cask and cypress barrels. The Flouring market is dull, without any change in price; we quote Ohio 4 favorite city brands 4 20a4 50 per bbl. All descriptions of Provisions are in good request at former prices. Picayune. New York, April 15. Flour n still heavy at 4 C9 for Western common brands. Southern ft4 f!2a - 4 to. Pork Sales 500 bbs new Mess at RI3 - 50. No other business in provision Prices remain steady. Whiskey This article israiheron ihn decline. Drudge 23c. barre's 24c. Extensive Vi re in Mclieesnort.A pass enger on board a boat from Brow nsville, inlormea us last evening, that as the boat w as passing McKeesport. al out half oast 4 o'clock, alarge fire was raging in that town. i ne ooat did not stop and consequenrly our informant was unable to ascertain thu e. tent of lhe fire. Pittsburg Chronicle of i uesaay. Dibd In Ft.Wayne on the morning of the 31 inst. arter a brief but painful illness, Mart Svmmes Cooper, consort of Henry Cooper Esq. Mrs Cooper wae born at North Bend, Ohio, on the ninth of January, IS06, and wan marrisd to Mr. Cooper in February 17:13. Her Father, tLe late Judsre Silver. of Hamilton Co. Ohio, was a native of Penn sylvania one of the earliest pioneers to the W'est and a contracter in the Army of t.en. Wayne during his campaign in tbe North Western territory. Her mother was a relative of the late Judge Cleve Symmes, and in ber infancy, came with him, as one of his family, to the west, in the year 1790. fjr Mr. S. 8. Jackson, informs us that he has raised upwards of a thousand roses from the seed. Ha sowed about the 20 ih of December last, and they are now showing many small buds and even flowers. He occasionally gets a valuable variety by these means. He is also endeavoring to ob tain 6ome new varieties of chiysanthe mums from seed. We consider Mr. Jack son one of our best cultivators of flowers. Western Farmer and Gardener for March. Sale of Human Beings for the Benefit of Theology. We had the following notice of a public sale in the Savannah Republi can of March the 3d, 1845. After descri bing the plantation which was to be sold, the notice adds: "Also, at the same time and place, the following negro slaves, to wit: Charles, Peggy, Antonett, Davy, September, Maria, Jenney, & Isaac levied,. on as the proper ty of Henry T. Hall, to satisfy a mortgage fr. fa. issued out of Mcintosh Superior Lourt, in favor of the Board of Directors of the Theological Seminary of the Synod of South Carolina and Georgia, vs. said Henry l.naii. conditions cash. C. O'Neal, Deputy Sheriff, M. C." 0 A tremendous inundation has taken place in China. Whole Provinces have been submerged iLe destruction to life and property have been immense and it is said that not less than seventeen millions of the inhabitants have bee.i driven from their homes in a stale of beggary and destitution. Xew Jersey. The New Election Law, which has just passed the Legislature of New-lersey, entirely does away with all the October Elections in that State and requires all the Fall Elections to be held on "the Tueboat after the first Monday in Noveember.' which is the same day fixed by Congress at its late session for the Presidential Elections to be held in each State in the Union (not evenexcepting the chivalons Palmetto Stales of South Carolina) and for one day only, and not two as formerly. tCf' Powder Mill Plovrn 1.Ist of r r ma ... 1 J lije. ine powaer mm orj. P. Garesche, near Wilmington, Del., was blown up on Thursday afternoon, at five o'clock, killing one man and mortally wounding two or three others. It is supposed that near 8,000 pounds of powder were destroyed. The Body and Soul are no friends, bul enemies. The one curbs and confines, the other wears and shatters. Perpetual is the terrible struggle, till death parts the mortal and the immortal; and life, the riddle, is lost in the deeper 6ecrets of eternity. And yet, though constant has been the warfare, how fearful is the parting what unutterable visions what awful revealing what dark knowledge haunt the final hour! 0-A newspaper and Bible In every house, a good school In every district, all studied and appreciated as they merit, are the principal supporters of virtue, morality, and civil liberty. Franklin. Steamboat Sunk. The steamer Kate Aubrey, bound Jor New Orleans, was run into, at Ashpori.by the Sarah Bladen, and the former sunk in ten minutes. Boat and cargo a total l"ss.

Accident. An explosion look nl

board the steamer Josephine on her trin am tk. - up me river near maaison, la., on lhe 8tB t-, and a part of the engine ra Hri.. inst. wi - o --...til 111 tremendous force through th .-.k; deck into one of the state rooms, passim thence through the hurricane deck and isappeartng in the river. A gentleman, amed James Ellis, through wh ment the rteam and a portion nf itia chinery passed, was dreadfully scalded ooin arms, irom tne snoulder blades, wert completely flayed the feet in the same conaiuon, ana me lace and neck also ex tensively injured. He survived in great igony until the boat reached Madison vhere he died from the effects of th wounds. MAN'S CHinF ARsnRRi'vn ivtd REST IN LIFE IS altentinfrfa tl,'... of the botjT. Xhia svrv mnn rf 0 - - - j &a JB .ALiCr 1 eace is compelled to acknowledge, how daoiiiuuo ne may ue 10 iena los tcftimonv tO the fact of t.iirl.Pr unit l.nli.r nk;... gaging the attention of tbe mass. 1t r ne epiiapns 01 mosi men might read "He was born. He toiled and worried for food.clotbing and cquippage he sought the phantom, happiness; he died.' If. then, mankind will still persist in attending cliiefiv to hnrlilr wna .11 j ) J J " M . W , Oil UJUhl admit that LeaJth ihould claim their Cm attention. To all true enquirers, therefore, efths war to retrain or nrecervp I,p1ih o say read with candor the advertisement in this day's piper concerning- that celebrated and truly valuable medicine. at. vristar s cajsam of Wild Cherry. Administrator's Notice. The undersigned haa taken nut tottoM r.r Admiuistration on the estate of Burgess G. Wells deceased. Debtors of the estate will please pay immedistelv. and creditor nr.. sent their claims legally authenticated. a uo voibic is insolvent, JOHN A. MATSON, Adm'r. April I9tb, IS45 n3w Administrator's nfiee AlAi those indebted ta ths estate of Elisha Hill, deeeased.are requested to call and settle immedinttk-: at an t Ii ,c.i having claims against said estate to present them duly authontlcated. The estate is lliouglit to he solvent. JAS. II. HILL, Adm'r. April 16th 1343. 17-3w Grinding and Wool Carding. The subscriber has the pleasure of an nouncing to his friends and the public, that he will be reads next wf-k in crrin.i Wheat and Corn.and to Card Wool. I have two setts of good wool Carding Machines, which are nearly new, and w ill be attended to by an experienced Wool Carder. Those coming to mill with their Wheat, Corn and Wool, ii is his calculations to do the grinding and Carding sj that they can be taken back on the same day. I have been at considerable expense ia my repairs, and now hope to cet such a portion or the business of the country at will somewhat make up for my losses. As every exertions will be made to entitle me to a share of business, I ask mv frient'i to give my Mills and Machines atrial. GEORGE W. KIMBLE. April 25th 1345 17-3w. Wool Carding. THE subscribers will be redy by toe Id day of May next, to receive and card woo!. Their machinery is all entirely new, of tb best quality, and will be attended bran experienced Land, and will warrant their ! work as good as any doas ia any place, sod I at tbe customary prices. CUSTOMS, JUERCHAJCTJULL. Their large Corn Grinding and Flooring Mill will also be ready b tbe 1st of May, j for Custom and Merchant work. VVs bare I incurred great expense to put up a mill of I the best quality, and we expect to entitla ourselves to a large share of custo.u.br rendering satisfaction. Our Carding Machinery and Flouring Mill is at tbe lock of the Canal at Jletamoi. PRODUCE. We will at all times pay tba market price in cash for Wheat. We will aleo take Wool. Wheat, Flax Sceo Corn and Oati. for Carding. M. B. GORDON & BROTHERS. Metamora, April 2-3th, 1645 I7-4m WOOL. CAUDIXG. Tbe subscriber will be ready by the first day of May next to receive and card wool. My Machinery is entirely new, of tbe best workmanship, and having engaged the service of Mr. Baxter, an experienced bard, formerly of Clarksburgh, Ind., I Lave Strang reason to promise my customers goodwillI cannot, at present say what m Fr'ces for cerding will be, but they shall be If as at any establishment in the oeaniry tba! does good work. Jly Machines are at t Canal Basin at Brockville, and wool cai. be conveniently seat by canal either up cr down, and tbe boats can deliver it at tt establishment without any trouble, andrsoon as it can be carded the rolls caa i sent back. Great care will be takea lo re der satisfaction. PRODUCE. I will take in payment for cardinff, Wheat, Rye, Oats and Corn- Tbe produce or cash must be, in all cases. P1 when the rolls are taken away. J. WOODS. April 18, 1S45. le-4m. RAIL ROAD LETTLVG. ON Saturday, the 24tb 3Iay next, Sealed Propotah will be received by tin undersigned, at Indianapolis, fcrGrubbmg. Clearing, Grading- and flridging thirtT miles of Road, from Edinburgh to Indianapolis, in sections, laid out by tbe Eo gineer. The work muss be completed tithe first of November, 1846. Tbe Coa; pany will make payment with tie usu deductions as the work progresses, in cass six percent Bonds of tbe Company, ia!e'est semi-annualy at Madison Branch, af-" principal in ten years; or one tbird casi and the balance in honds, as shall be agreec on; and each proposition is expected to state the prices of the work in the different kin of payment proposed. Propositions to do tl wnrt in less tin will be preferred at increased prices, w any proposed changes as lo the mode payment, which the Company can compJ with, will be duly considered. Tbe P" fillees, specifications and estimates msj seen as soon as they are completed by c'' ling on tbe Engineer. If there bedouW as to the best propositions, either for li whole or parts of the Road, the Direct"8 .fa. t " mi 1 1 --'.A at iuu vyoinpn y win meet ana oetiu - . earliest day possible. Further notice ' given.sbould the Engineer fail to comply bis work in time for jufficieot examin1 by those desiring to bid. . S.MERRILL. Sv M. 4-. R. R, Ofmcb, Madiion April 14, 1515 Madison Bani.er $t. 17 1