Indiana American, Volume 18, Number 5, Brookville, Franklin County, 25 January 1850 — Page 2
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j chants. If our families are insulted and dis-! i turbed as they have been iu this place for the I last niocth. thev will be co.nptlled to keep a ,
DKOOK VI IjL'E IaDIAA.''! kettle of boiling water, aud apply it freely to all
AMERICAN-
Ijcal paprra I Mr. C. F. Clarkson, of she Brook uille Amer- J lean, is well know a as a vigorous writer, ;
Christian, and the father of the Sons of Temper
aiKi iu Indiana
Currei-poiidcnee of the lUUimore Patriot. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1830. 1 forgot to mention in my letter written last
evening the fact, that the Senate yesterday re-
From the Alt California. The Golden EmltfrntiM. Iu an article published in the Alta California,
on the 2d July last, we stated the probable pop
FRIDAY, JAN. 25, 1850.
. r't.;- mnve,liheRev.Mr.Sli(-erfromhis.-ostasCha-iu'a"ouof tha country at that time at 30.000
, i.i . , r ' au':5 iu inuiuuii. , 0 cu v u a 1 iilic Hum ' 1 , . t 1 . 1 , these sneaking, lny puppies thai are now tnfes- ... . ., , 1 . .1 . ui.. ..icm.i . m ... ul, tl.p ' souls. As the recent election has failed to bring 3 ' ' Ma.t paper which deserves the especial not.re of lain to that body, and filled the office with tlie . ! tin? our community. e hope all our people, ; 1 1 1 .. .. n . r r ,. p out more than one quarter of the legal voters iu . . .... ' . , ., . a considerate class or persons in our own com- Rev. Mr. Butler, the Pastor of one of the Lpis- ouv i..ur 1 . 6 ,.,.
; men and women 9 will treat litem with that con
i . . , . it I nnnnlrtf inrl am tha hnnPl which that COntfSt
I . it- it rtnnn ( niro ija n IhtB I I il I lit I il fl HH II Ol " " " J I " " " v " '
r la r !.. . .... t.:..L r mutiny. 111s -experience cuinciuei . p. 1 --j- , ,.:. .... f
... 1 1 iriiiin uiri brurtft niuri m nnr i nil, Minn .... , ... i . . W ., . .,A.,J, r M .. .11,,.,. 'iM.r.i. Mr Hill. UP U UUl Ul fl'UruSlllUUl( HI Mto uuiuwi v. V nromised in our lat to pub ish the speech i 1 . ... cisely with our own that we can rea.nly ailtpt the vote stood: Tor Mr. sheer, oil, lor .Mr. liut 11 ft 1 . , . e promiseu in our iai iu t . .' , thev are driven from our community, and are. 1 ... . ,. .,. ....... .... Vi i..,,i, ... t,u . habitants have failed, we have thought it prope
just returned from the mining district on the
Secranrento, that the streams have swelled since the commencement of the rainy season, with a rapidity which has taken all the new comers there at least, quite by surprise, and in very
many instances forced them to abandon their places of operation for the season, almost before
I5at thinking
an honest c
, 1 every word he niters and apply it to many indi- ler 30; whereupon the
vitals hereabouts. Nav, we could take op Mr. casting vole for .Air. Butl-r, an.J elect-M mat pi
r 4t. n - ! ,A Mr rtawt
01 ,ur. laj i iT'J " . , , , compt-rea to enrage
of the unfairness of this cours- or political oea.- , y ins that of e-ving Mr. Clay's reply, without
twtrmtttinir our readers to near Mr. wu-si i sermon from it, and onr only cuncuiiy wouiu t
1 . . ' I ll a liia lila r I nam nanas Ml Hrtiihl . .. . . . .
conclusion to aoopl a ainereni j ,-..,.:. " . be, in givinj; "illustrations," 10 avoid apparem
fresdent gave his naouauis nave laiieo, we nave iiiuugm y,
iiH iiMMcnrtf In Iha tn nwinir siaiistics.
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I They are made up in some instances from actual
pa ma tn the
course. So we herewith present onr readers : meoium sue, ana excellent meenamcai appear- 1 personaliti(.Sl for we desire uever to ba personalwith what his friends say, is one of Cass's best, "nee, just commenced at Rossville, Ohio, by V. For more amuseiiient'8 sake, suppose we try our Next week we shall give Clay's reply. Il is not ; H- Laymon. Cutler couuty is strongly demo- j ham)t by way of -intrcdurtion" assuring the expected that it will requite a speech of near ' ctic, vet we doubt their sapnortiptr two Jemo- J yMlCt however, thr.t we shall deal iu nothing
eeren columns for this g'eatman to demolish the jcratic papers, the telegraph at Hamilton, has ljul ..stjbbprn facts" of recent occurrence:
eophistry of Cass
News from California
ny tlC III! ai?, lanvm iv vt . - ; 1
Ceivea in tnis neignoornoou irum vomui , j
' t:i.. Bu u un.i a Inmt 'OUsatid excellent autleiiiau.
ai lilies as a 11 ai aun ivi.k n . .. . . . t .
I ... ,.. J:....i... i.t Alil.n,,,!. Mr R!;...r ver .W.ded nartisan. ' records, in otlten trom u urn wumsies we
..... . 1 ' ! . , , ,
nnH helierr that the nartv out of DOW- 1 ' 10 procure.
er ou,ht to be in-so believins from instinct, I The population of California, on the 1st day
.nd .,t from .tdv and research into" the nier- ! of January, 1S49, may be set down as follows
i.i r.i.. ...h m,..,r- f th ,-0!Californiaiis, 13,000 Americans, 6,000
" '"7 ' " " . I Foreigners, 5,000 grest parties of the day yet" it wa9 not on ac-j 0 Total 24 000
count of his politics that he was proscribed.- , fa ime d()wn lhe luh da of A
From the Placer Time ofNov.14. Wintering in the Flineii. Now that our paper is enlarged, we shall, in this and subsequent numbers, devote more
I space to the subject of mining and mines than our circumscribed limits have heretoforeal'owed j us to indulge in. We shall to the best of our
they were well begun. A good deal of disap- j "'formation, give a concise yet full nccount of
polntment is of course expressed in many quar-
' whatever may be of interest to those of our rea-
not. we are convinced, become so rich and aris- j , A memberof a prosperous firm hailed usa He belongs to the party which professes to be- J (heM wew a great many arrjva,8 by about an inch thick, weighing seven pounds
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1 . . 1 1 -f i.t j,,,: oera nere auu eiuewiiere wno inon wun an eager ters, though the general yield or gold during K"r 11. .1 1. i..,.. t.,,1 .:. ,n : gaze to the ground-work whence al onr wealth t'te last month appears to have kept quite up to 6 "",ul , . . 1 1 ,1,. 1 and importance are derived, and after a suce"1U former average. As luck may happen, the . 1 . ,, , . . .isionof impartially written articles, perhap the yield on the average seems to range from live I ' r 1 l"e j i! 1 ii . . . ,.i, i.hnr.r i inquirer after correct knowledge will be able to dollars to sixteen dollars a day to each laoorer. 1 , , , . , , f . ! deduce facts which will enable him to arrive at This estimate of course leaves out of view the 1 ... , mve Bl . ...,.. a correct conclusion in regard to this all-imnor cases of extraordinary success and extraordinary ""P"- .... I tnnl tnnii. liar nrennt crtMra will k. nK
failure. Our informants have seen in the llamas , ul' . , ,. , ,. . ; with a few facts and speculations relative to the of a fellow traveler on his way to this city a ' :r.., f. w frm and , Pspects of the miners during the approaching
III U 31. UCaUlllUl "jjcuiiucu v s uu vuivug ; , . - . . -
1 1 I M ii "V .v 1. Vi 1. n at L) TO"
la T .! al. .! ... T. .1- .l 1 ... m .. .1 i
M lUi uu.c iHe urmocrairc piriy. ii short time since, as we were hurry no- from a 1 m?ve in ine GOCirino 01 roiauou in imiur, ..u, , , . . . . ,.. tua ,;.!,
have Wen re- ! is not t,,e nalural l,ut,e,lcy of lni,,es- i,n 0BUn" 1 ''haMy'' msal to our labors iu the office, and r!-; therefore, may console himself with the brlief by epa , round numbers at 5.0H0, (of which ! our informants who were ou the South tork,
uewK.i,eis. ii ,iuu.i iirs;.vvi a.m IUr sired our preseuceiii his cou uli UK-room. His 1 11 si na win oe roiaiea mio piaie again, uuc i
' nnlrnnAfTA wi I tfii if nr. hum n I hiv nl n f . i .... i . j - 1
hich we learn of the death of Elisha Skinner, - . . ""7 ' " V7 ! f!0 " ' S ' , ' T
All the others from ! v t.. ,s rxiensive siore ana us couienis, aim iu sug-
: wii ctiiui. , mi ii imiiiittiv ie (inu di me iirinei- irftt i., iw thu nr.-vnr
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who went from this place
her were well at the latest accounts
lone half were Americans) and the arrivals!
these days. , by land (principally from Sonora and Lower i
lne aenaw l-0i,5 a war'" 'u:'"" California) at 1.000, we shall then have the fol
Most of j
.1 , i . i n...rtar.. .1 t!in Tines.
"""" I. , . . ,. , , ! tht all editors are not democratic.
Rodman was still Keeping coaming nuunc u , . B . . ler county thev are in a fix
pl ingredients of democracy, we are astonished noticing the valuable
iety, pro b-iuo publico, of , carried on, by Messrs. Hale and Chase, on tne i ow. jng ref utf j concern ia au editorial Northern side, and Messrs. Clemens and Butler ' riiri
i
But in But- ! paragraph. Mark! lie offered is r.o advertise- j ou the Southern side all about the resolutions Americans,
Sacramento. J. M. Tyner &. torcum nave
gone to coopering. Henry Berry and Francis M. Kennedy, were about starting for San Jose, where they had made arrangements for working on the public printing during the winter. And
young Kennedy, in his letter, says that Mr. Ber-
rv will publish a weekly paper there. I ingley
They have two , riiput at Vie time, nor has he seat ia auy sincO of the Vermont Legislature. There was good
large rival towns Hamilton and Rossville. and ! We listened with as much patience as a Celtic ' fcpeakiiig, all round; but the subject was one
13,000 9,001)
Foreigners.
Total, 31,000
From the 12ih of April down to the present
cf course both must have a newspaper. Bat it 'constitution aud temperament would admit, bat ' calculated to interest but few save the agitators, ; time, (Nov. 2S, 1519,) we are enabled to give,
is all wrong. It will starve both of them. The neither promised nor refused !o comply with his , South and North. ; through the politeness of Edward A. King, HarTelegraph has been a devoted and consistent very reasonable and disir.toret.ted request. As' Finally the subject was laid aside, and the ' bor Master, reliable statistics of the arrivals by
democratic paper, and if it is to be continued, : wa were about to depart, he asked us if we did Seuate, after a short Executive session, adjourn- sea. They are as follows
J A nil in ilia ft rc t rtlara n r aarlll n a
and an ounce. In the immediate vicinity of i ....
i an erroneous impression hiiicu pervaaes me : 1 r 1. tw.n MA La . .iu;i aJ 1 1, . '
itics were haraly heard of and a very small , , ., , ' , . , . ti j that the dry diggings exclusively are aceessib e proportion of voles appears to have been polled ! u' U,J J. .during the rainy season, buch is not the fact. The Dwi Trsgnlf. ; Many old miners cling to the streams with great The Grand Jury of Boston met yesterday, and tenacity. Selecting as comfortable a location as
9,000, ona of ihe first things to come before them is 1 -Rn t found, thev Ditch their tent or erect their
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" e .nnbtn p.il!rt tnfrnlber their nrnvwinna snd fir.
(,- - t -
S944
1042
5677
209
5886
people of Hint county ara under obligations , not wish to look at a splendid iob of rriutine. ' eJ ov"'r Monday next. Mont hi. Amer. Foreig'n. .Valet, remain. Total.
tft enntinno ilm; : !.. :i- i : ... ...... .. . i Kn t'lprk tt-rtu plerteH in thi. House. Vou ' APn'
r r u -ti ":. : .;n K,nrt'v return ' i.. -ui . w n. u.i n n uns i e repHPU in Itie ai:irni:i;ive, 01 course; wneii - -- May f Rushville, it ts stated,, will shorty Mum nnrl.v ,, , L. .L ... - - , have the balloting and result by telenrauh. Mr. June
home for his family. They all appear to be in , , ; - "e, im ureal ..u. .nrrc,, - , Juj iiuiuc iui mo loiuiij. it 1 r 1 1. tl.. no.L l,..ii : ' , -I.. ti.. r itnt. lifter r 11 ti ti 1 11 cr tin to .On votes. Hiiil beatintr ....1..
i. .r ,1,.; i "" i'i" bih-uih iu rut.it; i comiiiacptirv. exnioueu 10 us a mvreiy passauio - -r e nm.-i
KILietlS Ul ,CU1I.1UK mhii i. -ii.- -
1 " Hl'lbn .1 i . i , . r. . . I . : I . .... . t
fine spitits, with fair pro:
golden dreams.
Young Kennedy says he will start for home '
( make a manifestation on the subject, so that the ; job witha Cincinnati imprint!
, erlitor will know what to do. If he is not wan
ted, we have no doubt he wiM move his boots.
Mr. Forney one, on that ballot, was withdrawn, , September . Oi.tnlii r
2. A wealthy magnate, for whom we were ls wu rlu"Sl ca.io.oaie. ... ..i r . t Tn-niiTht thrt r.iitrussinir poitlff nit ia not slow
, . r- , r , I, ..ill h. ln'' u,vc u" " WM l!B miB' i trying to collect some money in ciscnarge oi a - - " early next Fall, and Mr. Berry . he J J j Baliler that a Locofoco Clerk will be elected
home the first of April '51. It is stated in one ,,.i, um wc c.. .,.., Sa.r - rth lt ,KiS F Rodman obtained in the-",ere n,!' party should stand by him. These the dnly of the Madison papers to fnruish more to-morrow. l me letters mat. o. r . . remarks are made in all kindness, and in nc-or- local news and to pav more attention in puffing Investigations are going on by the 2d and 3d mines $G00 in two days. But this is represented ; fiin I the improvements of their own city. We an- Auditors, in the matter of the extensive forge-
as a rare case. 1 Tf , , r t i , . isweredthat we never omitted to nonce an sum
...... ,.e.T.e i DuuerwuuiG co r-gni, tlie , .)ins ,lat came toour knowledge, and remark
October
November Toiul
3000 314 4271 S655 1746
514 SCO 1531 1414 490
3565 3.06 S6!0 3659 2155
49 S7 151 119 St
3614 3c93 50t
4069 223
19,000 6,500 24,833 667 25,500
I In the article before alluded to, which we published in July last, we stated the then probable population at 30,000. Subsequent experi- , ence and travel through the country has couvin-
r rr: .i ,.,i.:.,t, r n..,io.l ;.. . ' . . . .
iro au.v., ........ o .uuru w ... . ced us that we were theu in error. were
la another part of our paper we give some
lengthy accounts of the" mines
there. But we would warn our rea
themselves against the alluremeti
atOlieS. 1 IlOSO WHO novo vuiiuvi i.uid nuiuua ... . r j . - t-.,i ii. ,..,o.ir ...... . ... ti.- conutv, and then if he wishes another let him ' '-r, he had declined "taking" it several months England, and his speech at the Scolh Benevo- ast there were 31 ,"00 inhabitants in the coun
v - a.li ... ..raiiiniKii' V aa t tit. II nc .'Oil lor R PflHV OIllH lalil J nuiuart'iri- 7 I tint dwa-a ntuliu . 1 . J .1 Tii- r
c i iKe pooa paper ironi some rommercin! city. ! 1 . - j - v.. . - .... uy, us aoove ewiea, u we aua memo me zj.juu
-..... -i courier
and
, diraa noro ; i.A - ... . i j . i i i:r.-..u r. . n a vtn. : former lettet. Some astound. n? develotJtnents :. u a u
P ; ttnf iv.. ;D r .u r i nr rr h P.nnripr nithnut floropthitij? of tUe kind ; have beeu ninde. which will eoou come before i Cf;m- k.. u r
uerstognara , .. . . in thir pr'umM. Ha shook his head, as if iu i,, n..,.;..! nk.,... . . .
is of these gold i wc E every m,n j weea ,ed for a copy of the Banner.- i "V ,-, ' , ,. . W undoul,te11y ,ar below .....v.. .. " .''S'oald taki one of the papers rented in the Hi. r.nlv r. that, the carrier beimr so irrecu- : IIow ll!le ou Abbot Lawrence reception in Admitting, then, that on the 1 lth day of April
who have good trades or professions, with a suf
fie pretended to search for one, and
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ficiency of business to keep them employed, fol- , " r- ..e money io inrow away, anj j we a8sisted him; but it could not he founts.
... ..L.u u .u:. wish to corrupt their children as much ns nos- Diirinir the search, however, we saw several
low noimeeniicemeius ne.u .,t u, .vi.ic.j , . '.. r ... ;..m. ..l . tl. ' President
l' ... . n- ; ! I . . ' . t " ...... i. - ' u I I ir "I Ul UV.-II i l" -- i .
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their anticipations but will they be any hap- .
of making a sudden fortune, their anticipations but will
pier? But many others will be miserably disap-
17 We have a communication on hand, on
tamed that he was one of the tirst men and ,rrived by sea, as hhown by the table above, we
, eonnnest statesman in the country? As ice huve totnl of 56,500. To this must be added
as Secretary of the Treasury, V some 6.000 Mexicans who came into the coun
and of which probably 2,000 sli
Further than this, there have run
' tyiuciiiiaii nnn Louisvine paptrs, nun n muini- .ivnucu., ..i.ic.cijr some b,lnlU a ous New York paper. Our curiosily being Minister Plenipotentiary to any Foreign Nation lry bv aj excited, we asked neighbor Garber a question, of dUlillcliou ' A,lbot Lawrence is the man to 1 p, i villi cut letling him into the "secret," and remain. tl
ascertained that the rich man's individual name. ""I"'- lu """st'" u"u ! away from the several vessels now in this port
rence is to bo rejected
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poiniea, ana w... return ru,.. ... , , inesunject o, temperance, ot room tins week. WMnotoll l!ie subscription book of the Courier', high honor to his country
anu ioriun" or wm ica.c -.urn " , iui n wiii oe nna any iiiiih. 1 on the barren ilina of Caiifomia, far from the j - - - - - j
comforts and endearments of home far from the t. ... T . ... ' . Pork Iackin3 in Ilamiiiou. kind attentions and sympathies of loved ones, j Loutsvi.le Journal, and Harney, aboilt al a cIose, aud which every one so much values when etrng-! 'tlT UTr. '
fflioe with the last enemv. Of all other earthly . , , ! ber of hogs put up :
. , ... , - ,, i-c i.ur, me iemocrai must indeed nave a blessings, let us live a contented life, and finally , wy ollt);inHish e(,i(or. j die amidst our friends. 'We went to the menaeerie, on Palurday, !
The Senate will
at least 3,000 teamen : there have arrived at
Jladison Banner. S0lin p ul a ,top to the idle rumor that Mr. Law- i 0)er pofU , Ca!ifornia 200 gou,9. and there c
POTOMAC.
! have come into the country by the Santa Fe and i ,. , .. . .. . n - Medical Coll
' souineru route, ai least a.uuu
the cuse of the murder of Dr. Parkinan.
are still in the dark as to the defence that will j WOod for the Winter, and, as opportunities prebe made by Dr. Webster. The following letter, gent, emerge from their shelter and collect to-
however, from an intelligent citizen of Boston, . getlier as much of the precious dust as circumwhich we find in the Savannah Republican, : Ftance will allow of. In making arrangements probably furnishes the principal grounds on ( for the rainy season, generally six or eight club which his frieuds rely, and it is well worthy , together for the purpose of building and mesing. of attention: j In digging, from one to three art in concert. Cambridge, Dec. 22, 1649. j There are three reasons why portions of those in You ask for some information concerning the ; the mines prefer the streams to thedry diggiDgs,
awful charge, which has fallen on our neighbor, j The first is there are not so many people there;
Dr. Webster, of being the murderer of Dr. Park- : the second is, the miner is surer of beiug remu-
I cau say shortly, that so far, I have seen . nerated according to the labor performed; for in
no evidence that creates any doubt in my mind o thedry field of operation, while the great ma-
Webster's innocence. All the circtiinstanceg jority may not be able to make their expenses.
that have yet been brought before the public are , now and then one will strike a lead which will
quite consistent with his inuocence, though put money in his pocket thus rendering the dry
quite sufficient to create a strong prejudice diggings more in the nature of a lottery than the
against him, and in the mass ef unreflecting ; efforts on the streams Tiie third reason is, the
people, who look at the case only to fiud proofs niiner is on the stream eatlv in the Spring, and
of guilt, his guilt is no doubt already established-; he follows the water as it recedes, et the ap-
My faith is founded: 1st, In the character ( proach of the dry sea-on. In this way he may and standing of W. hitherto and the extreme j secure a bar on which he can operate for three
improbability of his committing such a crime or four months. Tiitre ar. miners at the present
for $ 1 or $500, at mid day, in a College where time iu this city who are anxiously waiting for were a great number of students in and about an opportunity to get provisions h'ch up ou the the building, and where detection would be al- Yubi aud Feather Rivers; while at the same most cettain. 2J, His conduct from the disap- j time we learn from gentlemen direct from those pearance of Dr. P., at all times and places, up to ' streams that it requires man's greatest effort to the discovery of parts of the body seven days. enable him to get along without any ineum3d, The extraordinary situation and condition . hrance, so swollen are the streams and in such
j of those fragments when found. 4th, The place ; conditions are the roads. Among those from
in and under the apartments of Dr. W., in the ; that quarter hom we have ennversed with.
ege, a public building, to which! there is but one opinion, and that is that there
CoiTeiondrtice of the Buliimore Patriot. WASHINGTON, 11, 1M0.
O" Nathan Brown is now living in New Or- and after a while we observed a general rush of
leans, with his family.
! all the little boys and girls towards a certain
By Wilson & Ppeer. By Fisher Sc Co., By Beattv & Tapscott, Bv G. r.'Bell,
5.900 4,b'0! 3,40.1 1,'200
, give the following result as the present population of the country, derived from all sources
A Clerk at last, has been elected by the House ' except the emigration overthe RockyMountains:
. Californiaus 13,000 Foreigners lt?,500
Americans
mi. f I
I nl liuru hull n n rmc n Vf.ll nm llirnKflf- Stttd where I I. ... Iit.1 f an An nil n,AI i.inn. lti. In .ininlv
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i of Representatives. Contrary to the expecta- : tions of almost every body Mr. Thomas J. Camp1 bell, the present incumbent, received, on the
Total. 15,100 . third ballot to-dav. 11 2 votes and was declared
H- The Wabash Courier, South Betid Regis- ; point near tne entrance. At hrst we did not illsl 30 ono last year. This shows the heavy duly elected. Nine Locofocos, from the South,
ter, Fort Wayne Times, and Centreville Whig Knnw ,0 make ' " nt " son found f.llUll olT of 17,000 Hogs. It is accounted for voted for him. They were Messrs. Venable of 1 . 1 .1 t-v , . 1 that the little fo!k? wptp jrnthpri nir iif-Miin? nup ' . . . - . . 1 1 i-l'-v..L,r if . . j itii -r
nave neen ceieciea oy me iosiiusier ueuemi, : principally oy me mci mui two rouses which onn Carolina, ooawnru, v atiace, wrr iiC i ding that number to the fiVuTes above and we .l . I r : neighbor af the Democrat, under t!ie imnroainn ! .. . i a .. . . i i : i i r . I. r o r rr..n 1 1 o
10 puuuou lilt? prupoai iur x:txi ijiiijj uic maua i usiitiii v pu i up u larjf p iiuuiut-r wcic uui in yurni miu vuiuu k ui cuuri v-aro una, uuuuu:u in Indiana. j that he was u Ourang Octang. It was aniu- i 0 ppraton this ssasou, and by the advance iu ' ul" Alabama, and E wing of Ten .lessee.
sing to hear their question and rem uks ; pr-:Cf.s towar,ig tlie close beyond what our pack- ) The Norlheru and estern Forney men were Which part of him is his face?' said one. 'Isn't 'ra PIlsidrre.i nrudent Purures. Thisdrew rpe a little, a very little, mad on the occasion. Some
Total C4.000
The number of the emigration by the way of
the 'Flaitis'' is variously estimated from 30,000 to 40,000. Our own impression is that it will
not be found to varv much from 30,000. Ad-
Old Times. The following memorandum of the proceedings of the Bible Pocb ty of this county, in its early days, we picked up in the streets 011 Wednesday last, apparently on the original sheet on which it was recorded : Thursday, 19th Sep., 1823. The Bible Society met in course. Present, ' Gen. Robert H nna, Pres't. Ang't Jocelyn, ; Robert John, Benj. MtCarty, Henry Serry, Richard Tyner and James Goudie. On motion, Resolved, That James Goudie and Henry ,
Berry, have an order on Messrs. Jacobs &. Noble,
the 11
second
gly thing making mouths at us?' said a j numl)er9 0f Togs to Cincinnati that would other- ; of them Mowed their ill feeling out loud.
unatr:!!! tin y cut Ins ta,l off for? I tt jse have stopped here. A dealer with whom j 1 wo ballots were had for bergeant-at-Arms.
There cannot be doubt that the figures given above are below the mark; and we have no lies-
said a third. 'I wonder why the Lord created we jiave coVersed thinks there may also have Tl lis o caiiidates in the field was as long as j itation iu saying, and we think the figures will
have a total cf 9 1,000 souls, as follows :
Americans (13,500 Foreigners Californiaus 13,000 Total
his duties employed him only 6 or 8 hours j the people during the W inter, and that if the of tba.24 in the daytime, and that not every great body of the miners continue to entertain day in the week; the rest of the time at j the opinion that opportunities wiJ yet offer for home in Cambridge, three miles distant giving : them to supply themselves with provisions, there a fair and uninterrupted opportunity to others must bean unparalleled amount of suffering to introduce any thing into bis rooms, which j before the rainy season is over, because after a suited their purpose. I time it will be impossible for them to retreat. Be it remarked, that a reward of 43,000 was j Many are now in the mines with a supply of immediately offered for the discovery eX Dr. P. j provisions for two or three weeks, who intendor, (if murdered,) for any information which j at the expiration of that time, to return to the mieht lead to tbe detection of the perpetrators settlements and remain durtn;r th Winter.
From branches of the American river, and the c'.y diggings in the vicinity of theenine, we learn that there are many who have recently arrived
19,500 1 an( ,fter three or four days a further reward
.. . j of $1,000 for the discovery of the body only.
At first there were many rumora that Dr. P. had
sucn a nasty beast? said a fourth. 'He never .. r.n: a- c .!.-.. ... r .i.o... i : the moral law. Mr. Newton Lane, the namitiee
. ucrii a Killing iivui Liuro iv mui i;ivucuiiu in . - was created at al! ; ho was only guessed at, said . .he nuinb of hos, raL,ed iu t,e county. ! f H'e Locofoco party, received votes. .Mr. a fifth." Hamilton Telegraph, j Giddings, of New York, received upwards of CO - Tr,"T' Tr , 'Whic votes. Others of all parties received the Unrr.ion O. Hlnke. 0 The election for Canal Directors of the j 4 " . , t Many of our readers will doubtless remember ' Wl.itwate, Valley Canal, was held at the office , -tler,UF V " Iu, f th'nCS tne a beautiful ballad writ-en mar.y years ago, by of lhe Company, on Monday, the 7th of Janu- to-morrow.
Mr. S.h Sii.;.!, ,t... .t....t. .r i 1 . , m .1 a was pieaseu t ouserveu yuur euituria. re'
who
perished in the snow drifts on the Green Moun. tains of Vermont. True, however, to the in-
Mssrs. J. S Newman, C. B. Jackson, G. Fry- i
baiger, A. B. Conwell, G. Davis, M. L. Eundy,
each size. On motiou, Resolved, That the Board adjourn until their meeting in course. ROBERT IIANNA, jun., Pres't. Circuit Court.
maiks about Ex- Governor Prttt, the newly elected United Slates Senator from Maryland,
I which appeared in yesterday evening's Patriot.
from her person end wr.tnneH h lnr,...t I .1 c n lie is, 111 my esumat.on, just such a bold, inde-
' The mother nis f.mn.t i,.i,.i ;., .i, . r' . .' . . . pendent, talented, unswervin g Whig as will do . tnemo.ner was tound locked in the arms of j The board, r.fter having qualified, went iuto ., . . . , , 0 . . A . death, hut the Hal
, 1 i not iiiiaia. Uius flirt ii.isti,iii t t 10 r.l!iicra nt t ia 1.
for Bible of each kind and 3 Testaments of - tinrt'' of wo'an's nature, she tore the covering ' j. p. jones, G. G. Shoup, and J. Rariden, for
bear us out iu the assertion, that the population of California now exceeds One Hundred Thousand. liRtrMl trom the Placer. 'ram the Alts California, Dee. 1st. Unless the weather speedily grants a respite, we shall venture to "ring down the curtain" ou the Drama of the Golden Farmer "for the sea
son" ending with November. The Winter rains
I r ... . .
,-rrrveu trom me snows 01 tlie mountain is ; which resulted in the election of
D. Moore, Secretary. S. Maker, Treasurer slid Col.
J. Wools, Collector at D B. Morrison, " " W. K. Danburger, " " J.J.White, " "
now the Speaker of the Ohio Senate, able to withstand a fiercer storm of wrath. No low jeer r ,..., .
01 noui cat iiemaencTiips ran hrm him 1,. .i.n,i. .
The Februaiy Term of the Franklin Circuit r.,r,t, ,t r, , , "l lorm as tlie c.iampion 01 law aud order against 1 Court meets on Monday the 4th day of Feb., the an(, nnprovoked B,tBcks of aw and has the authority to set three weeks, should ( breakf rR ad nul!ifyersthe ,e wi j the business require it. , him Ex. i We are not advised whether the law, which; .
was before the Legislature, confining the Grand Jury to three or four days, has become a law. ' We hope not. 1
ampany,
Coniirrsville. Brookville. Cambridge, Harrison. Laurel.
White Water Valley.
i the couutry and the high position to which he j has been exalted. With Pearce and Pratt for i her Senators, the good old Whig State of Mary- ' land will occupy a high position in the Senate of ; the United States. I I know there have been objections urged
I against the election of Gov. Fratt to the Senate, I upon the vague general assertion that the Whig
: would lose the State thereby. Away with all
, such trumped-up stuff. Thomas G Pratt is
Congressional. j Philadelphia, Jan. 1? 1S50. !
The Southern Telegraph was out of order last oil the last of December, the Picayune states, iu ! the AV,,ie ParlV- to stand by President Tay-
lVn.drrinD vrai j.." hi' w,,ich Invented the transmission of the ' consequence of intelligence of a crevasso at the ' ,or E'ted Governor by the people, he so ad
Thenumberof loafers, thieves and vagabonds, ConZTes in season to be aent West. plantation of Madnme Elin, about 36 miles above ; "lillis,,rreJ ,he Bff,,irs of the State as to bring who are now Drowliup about our counirv..t.pr; Iu le House there were five unsuccessful bal-! that citv. The old levee, to the extent f a M ir land out of a position bordering on bank-
the cuize of nedlers. are anntialiv inprvinr '0,s f"r Door-keeper. ' nuarter of an acre, was carried away, aud also a
and their number aud character";, Unm: Ia lhp pe,lat. Mr. Clement's resolutions of in-1 laree portion of a new levee, twenty-five acres creJit and reputation she enjoyed before tem-
alarminjr. And it is lime or .1..;. uiry relative to the acts of the present ad.i.ims- ' in lentil, that was lately made. It was exsec- I Porar' Locofoco misrule had tarnished her fair
A rood deal of alarm existed in New Orleans ' iusl tl,e man ,0 stand bV the Union, to stand by
r
aces against mem. ii is now no uncommon circumstance for our families to be disturbed bydaily, and sometimes hourly, visits from great, laiy, unprincipled pedlers, selling by perplexing and insolent importunities, either .'amnH
worthless, nr inl. r rm.i. a , 1 .. .. ra' interest
, v. ... nv v. :i r 1 1 'Ml 1 (i i lite. day here comes one with trilling jewelry and : coppor spoon?, galvanized with silter. Clos- on his heels follows another with some trilllin.T book. This one will have a circular portraying the beauties of the book, price 10 cents, with a promise to Chi! next day. Whilst he is absent, along comes a stout fellow, who ought to be breaking stoue on the pike with a chaiu and ball to his leg, who has some toothache drops, which ' is probably made of rain water, colored with raspberry or cranberry juice. The next day you will see a great, greasy looking scullion sneaking iuto your house v. ith a pot of vanish. Again comes one with a few buttons, and the day closing with some etout, hearty looking foreigner begging money to repair the loss c( some shipwreck amidst the Fejee Islands, or an earthquake at Demarara. The patience of our people is becoming exhausted, and if our families cannot be saved from intrusion and
tration, and asking information- relative to the , ted that, in the course of a few days, the breach
constitution ol t aliforma, and the application of would be increased to an alarming extent. The i the people of that Territory for admission Into planters in tlie neigborhood had been obliged to i the Uuion, came up in order and cave rise to a ' stop trriiidins. There was two feet water from
personal character, and elicited nothing of gene- the crevasse, on the 30lh ult. at the plantation of
' Mr. Ali'fiilfbnn ti.n mil,. l.nl.iw t hi Ketone
Washington, Jan. 18, 150. 1 disaster. The New Orleaus Bulletin of 1st inst. The Senate yesterday adjourned until Monday. ; referring to this crevasse says: In the Hous-, four unsuccessful balloting.' "The river is now within four feet of high were had for Door-keeper. The last stood: ' water, and the outlet for the" water of this Cre-
Tofis, ( W.) 33, and C. L. Weller, of Ohio, (D.) ' vasse will be iuto Lake Ponchartratii, and from i Mr" Lawrence as support from the same quarter 101. Il required only one more vote to elect ' the reoort.vl .oanii.t.i- of the Pre,, tbe TL will to render service to Mr. Iwis.tlie collector
fame. Such a Whig, high-toned and honorable who knows what ts good Whig doctrine by heart, and dares tell it to Congress, the Executive and the people, is just the man for Maryland to send
at this time to the Senate of the United States
The "Union" copies a string of nonsense and
twaddle in the shape of reasons why Abbott
Lawrence is to be rejected by the Senate as Mill
ister to England. It wou'tdo. Opposition from
tnai quarter win nave as lime ellecl to injure
been seen in several places in Boston and by from over the Plains; and the rainy weather several persons after half past 1 o'clock, P. M. ' commencing si early is particularly hard 0:1 this
when he was known from Dr. W'a. own j pcrticn of our immigrants, for even were provistalement, to be ou business at about that time ! sious as easy of acc?si and as cheap as during in the Dr's. rooms in the College. After two or the Summer and a portion of the Fall, many of three day the friends and seekers after Dr. P J these people would not be able to supply themhad come to the conclusion that these rumors j selves for the Winter, n a large portion of them were ill-founded, and that there was no proof j have recently arrived, and some of them are that he had ever been seen after entering the j much debilitated by their toilsome and protracted College. It might then be suggested to the real journey. In the neighborhood of the North murderer or murderers, that the act might be ' and South Forks of the American P.iver there . 1 .T- ... . r 11 . . r : .1. 1 . ...
mrown oa ui. n . oy nruuny irausiernuj; mo are immense congregations of miners. Fo rap
idly have they collected together that quite pep-
and the worn roads have together impeded travel I body, or the parts which were to be had, to Ins to such an extent as will entirely cut off com- apartments, and perhaps fix on him the deed aud
munication between the placer section of coun- j thusgain $4,000, which, in addition tojthe money try aud the valley settlements for the ensuing nd valuables found on his person, would make six weeks, if not for the "balance of the season," j a "good operation." ending in April. Thencforward, after the You see from the above Bketch, that I believe,
"Winter of our discontent" shall have merged I that the circumstances on which, as far as has
into the "merry month of May," there will be i yet transpired, the churge against Dr. ebster a greater amount of profitable labor accomplished i is founded, are the work of a diabolical conspir-
than the present year has witnessed; a conclu-j acy or plot. The Janitor or person who has sion which is amply justified by present indica- charge of the College who is the body snatchtions. Upon the opening of Spring will also !, or procurer of bodies for dissection, dwells commence facilitated communication, bv means ! the building had access at will to Dr. W'g.
we trust at the disposal of the Post Office Agent rooms had had a difference with Dr. W., who
in this country. j was trying to get him removed for what he j the high hills, which are always fuund iu close To return to the latest'' intelligence at this j thought improper conduct. He wa9 the person j proximity to the streams, it is altogether impeetime in our possession, from various places in who dug through thv wall of a vault under W's ; sible for four-legged animals to "propel," at all. the mountains where gold washing is continued, j rooms and found a part of thedead body, nobody , Iu the Southern mines the same uBfortun&te
the news is highly favorable. The setting in of being present at the finding the other parts of. state of things exist. The deduction to be drawn
the rainy season has been the signal for the aban- j the body found in the Dr's labratory, were not doiirnent of digging in most parts, and the mi- j found until the day after the Dr. was arrested and ners have employed the intervening pleasant confined, and until a long night had intervened, hours between the rains in preparing Winter j &.C., &c. You perceive how all these things quarters. These consist of a rude log house, or i may be, and yet Dr. W.aa innocent as you or
ulous towns have sprung up in the coarse of three or four weeks. This sn:iden visitation of the liquid element has entirely checked r.perations and taken miners all aback; and there being so few of the necessaties of life withiD their reach, it is thought there will he a general rush for this place and San Francisco vsry soon as in fact there is now. We learn from those direct from the dry diggings of the North Fork, that the roads are altogether impassable for teams; and for packing, it requires all the vigilance of the drirer to keep the animals on their feel. To get up and down
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I may very readily be filled up to an extent, which , BV 1 .-trai.ge . u u.ol ..oeuioco writers j reet, at its junction with the American River, ', wnicn went to criminate w., was derived from " it.... .i-.i. . j, i 11U111 themselves UpOll knowing all about who : aim- tlm rnmmpnnnniinl nt tV ri,,o Frnm the ConSDirators IhcmsiilcM. vhn ha k.J
um :ai?i7 oil uvcruuw Ul lite U rrou UUlll tr low " I . . . ......... - . r , .- i- iii au
" . - I . ' 1 I. I I I . I
feather mver the golden news is highly encou
Washington, Jan. 19.
The Senate was not in session to-day. lands, and even back up into the rear portion of are t0 rcied and who conr'"n". what House. Mr. Clingman moved to postpone the the city. ! is lh P"rPorl of ev"y interview which takes election of door-keeper and Postmaster until! r . ! place between Mr. Minister Bulwet and Mr. SeM.irch, lfr.1, which was decided iu the affirma- I T''e 1 Kio"' ; cretary Clayton. I pray that they will not attive by iwo majority. ! T,le following lines by Longfellow from his tempt to be "wise overmuch." Mr. Ashman moved a retonsideration of the for,h cominS vclui"e of Poems are quite apropos The "Union" and other Locofoco prints are
vote and to lay the motion on the table. j Mr. savi ge raised a point that the constitution ! required the House to appoint officers. He de- j uied the right of the door- keeper of the last House ' to act as door-keeper of this. j
The Speaker decided that according to ust g,-, '
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lasuu oy inese stroking vagabonds, the people vu";rl" wuuuuea to serve until the appoint- i Will have to resort to self delense. And if some i lnent of ll,eir successors. It Was for the House j of these scamps should be handled rougher than ; ,0 settl'1 tIle 1uesl"would suit their feelings, it will uot probably Mr. Hibberd inquired whether a motiou to' exceed the demerit of their crimes. These Proceeo 10 the election of door-keeper would now i transient pedlers, if there be any of them honest, 06 ia order. are of no benefit to our country. They are ge- ' The Speaker replied, not until the day fixed ' uerally a close, penurious set, begging their liv- i ,lle lIour? expired. ; lug from farmers, and swiuoling in the sale of : S!,or!ly afterwardsa rough, crazy lookingman i worthless goods. They have 1.0 abiding place. ! took llis st ,nd at clerk's desk aud ia a sten- j They do nothing to improve our towns or coun- torian 'ce. (urged on by members,) began to ' try. They pay no tax for their capital, nor any i make a 'erri(i speech, saying that for five long i license. WhiUt our merchants. h.i bn-l.l ' week he had been waiting for Consrress to do;
our towns, purchase
pay a large portion o
at this time: Thou, too, sail on, O ship of state! Sail on, O Uuion, strong and g'eat! Humanity with all its tears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless ou thy fata! We kuow what master laid thy keel,
What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel,
canvas tent, protected by embankments about j L A dog should not hang on such evidence, the sides, and sheltered from the fury of the i However, the jury of inquest have found that storms by boughs of trees. the remains of the body were those of Dr. P. t The heights of the Sitra Nevada are covered aDd that he came to his death by the hands of with snow, and this has been the unwelcome' Dr. W. form of the Winter visitant in the more elevated The evidence before them has not transpired, "diggings," accompanied by cold weather. The j but knowing, as I do, the character of the hu-
mountain streams are but imperceptibly swollen man mind, and that the evidence before the ju- j
as yet, although the Sacramento has risen many j ry was exparte, and that probably the part of it .' to perform in writing to their acquaintances.
I A .... :, .t,.. oil last SundsV
. ii u n u ivr. ...unit- 1 11 . " mv with all his pockets stuffed, beside some large
open field to manoeuvre in, while their victim specimens which beseemed to take delight in
was boxed up and rendered helpless against any machinations to which his life and reputation
from all the imformation we have at present n that few miners are making more than their daily bread, and that as a tnalter of course new beginners will form unfavorable opinions of mining before they have fairly applied the spade to the earth. The first opportunity that presents for them to drive a quill, they will pour forth anathemas on the country and the "gold hambug" in letters to their friends in the States. We hope and trust that those who hold up and struggle through the Winter, (and it will be a
hard trial for many, and pass the next season in the mines, will then have a more cheerful duty
taunting the Whig press for harping upon the Locofoco defalcations which have lately been discovered, aud observing silence in regard to the penalties of lhe law in such cases of defalca
j lion. All in good time, gentlemen all in good ' rfed well during the low stage of water antece
lime, your Cetaulting political frieuds wilr dent to the rains. made to know the virtues of lhe Sub-Treasury ' The Georgetown Diggings are perhaps the
law that bug-bear bantling of Locofocoism. I most famous at the present time in the Sacra-
ragiug. A bar of the South Fork, situated nine miles above Bidwell's bar, (the original discovery
of gold on this fork was here) has been worked might be exposed, I do not allow their verdict to
during the late month with immense success. J disturb my faith in Dr. W.'s guiltlessness. For The character of the gold is coarser than that of the sake ofhis amiable wife and family, I hope the lower washings, and up to the time of the j my faith may not be shaken. If he prove guilrains, was abundant. The country around is i I shall see human nature under a ohase I of the most mountainous description. The Yuba believed impossible and that is, a man who has
and Bear Creek washings, are said to have yiel- ' 'ived to lhe age of 57 or 6,of a social and benev
olent and cheerful nature, of a good parents
Who made each mast, each sail, each rope, ; have authority for saying that the attention of ! mento Flacer. These are situated about 12 miles
the producs cf the couutry, 'S for P- Ha w ,f our taxes, aud sell under I b'1,c " End had red everyth
as cue of the
dug but death.
What anvils rang, what hammers beat",
In w hat a forge and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of ihyhope! Fear not each sudden sound and shock, 'Tis of the wave and not the rock; Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale! In spile of rock and tempest roar, In spile of false lights on the shore, Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our heaits, our hopes, are oil with thee
the law olticers lias Deeu otticially turued to that j distant, in a north-easterly direction from Calueubject. The points are clear, and Mr. Prosper i ia, on the South Fork of the American River.
Mr. Wetmore, if he does not speedily fork over piecM 0f gold weighing from one pennyweight j Person
aud thorough education, of domestic habits, and in the best society of excitable and nervous temperament, but not passionate could have the blood of a brother man on his conscience, and his deportment and demeanor remain perfectly nat
ural, and unconscious as that of an innocent
. the very heavy amount of money belonging to to ten aud twelve pounds have been discovered
the Government which he still holds in his hands,
will have a chance to see whether there is .ny ' thing in the Sub-Treasury law or not. POTOMAC.
a regular license, are neglected. Aud it is cet- ' T1,e men'l,ets urging him on he spread himself!
ing worse and worse every year and the cha- 1 ' Jr a U1S 5 1"" a,,1 continued I want all Can. ractersjof pedlers are becoming worse, and then i aii annexed, Victoria off lhe throne, aud all ere- 1
growing more desperate, until our wives and atl0U iu this Union. This was followed by
Married On the 8th inst., by the Rev.S. M. Templeton, Mr. Aarou L. Simpson and Miss Sarah L. dauchler of Mr. John L. Schenck, all
Our hearts, our hopes, our pray'rs.our tears, eagt 0f Mi.ldlet.wu, Butler county. Ohio. Our faith triumphant o'er our fears, ! On the 25th Dec , 1S49, by J. Claybaugh D, Are r.11 with thee are all with thee! D G0. K. Herrou aud Misa Rachel Mar-
irk nnd Cold. ' " ol county, unio.
iu this vicinity. The average for day laborers is said to be not lesa than three ounces, while instances of bagging eight and ten ounces per diem are by no means rare. Owing to the earlier advent of the Winter rains and inclement weather, than was anticipated, previsions have become scarceinthe mining district, the wretched condition of the roads preventing supplies from reaching the mountains seasonably. Many persons are returning from
the washings in consequence of this fact. Flour
In an account of the recent expedition in search ! O a lhe 8th Jan., 15-50, by the same al tha house i selling on Feather River at$l 75 per pound
daughters consider themselves utis tfe in our j "onerous laughing and ch.vring, during which i of Sir John Frauklin, it is stated they were 1 of Mr. John McChesney, Mr. James R. Danuy and at "the Mill" (Columa) for SI 2o. All
uses. (he was led out by Mr. Holmes. When ho , r'R" - , l"Vl . ,nc t,,e 8UU' Bml haJ the and Mi Mary Ann McChesney, and likewise Breadstuffs are proportionately high.
l,i ...i.- I.-i ..r. .t reached the door he s-i.l I.;. II.. ' """""- V aerved !
" '"""J - ; " - - , out tl.eir rations cl liTth proof brau.lv bv rhnn.
houses. no was led out ly
e
a possible, bnt obtain them of responsible mer- ' on the 1 ioti cf the Wrt
ping it un with a hatchet, it being frozen solid of Bullcr county, Ohio.
Mr. Isaac Cooperand Miss Flora E. MtChesney, j The Pacific Iews of the JUth of November help him
i ti- ...... r . i . . I 1 1 ; n . .. . i i a ,.
aJB: innuu ii ""C"'SC"1 geuiieiiieii wuuiu uraw ii on tha side of the South
There are many other circumstances which I
have not mentioned, which go to confirm the views above suggested; but I have chiefly con. fined myself to the circumstances which tend to implicate him. These he cannot explain if innocent. He can only say, I know not how this body, or parts of body came int my room. &c., &. With me, all is merely conjecture But if those appearance, may .II have been produced without my agency or knowledge, my character, up to thi. age, forbid, that I should be charged with blood, guiltles., 4cc., du
Senator Dickinson, of v.u i.
.nlrNortVev11'6 UDW S'a S-teTha il the INorth ever marched f.in., .i.. c..i
tod, if he had a sword to draw, he
exhibiting to those who eagerly crowded around him. Some sporting gentlemen offered him large premiums for several pieces which they wished to procure lo ornament their banks; but he "no O.CTERO." In answer to queries as to where he procured his lucre, his answer was, "over the hills;" and be went on his way rejoicing. The effect the state of things we have briefly alluded to above will have upon flour and pork the two most important article, for the mineris simply this: while the former may maintain its present standard in price, the latter will come down; because if miners winter in the cilies and towns, there will be littW or no consumption of pork, as every one knows it is used in very limited quantities both here and in San Francisco. And a. to flour, many vessels have already been dispatched down the coast for the article, and we have do doubt that within three months the market will be abundantly supplied. ITIeeting of Carpen tors a ad Joiners. A very large meeting of the Carpenters and Joiner, of thi. city was held at the city Hotel, on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of fixing theirservices per day; $16 for a day's work was agreed upon as the standard, which we think for a good workman is little enough, considering the
i present prices of all articles of daily consump
tion.
MARRIED On trstirdHV tvemr.g,
J. H. Sparkf, Mr. ConkCT.
John Ho.kf.er to
l,y lhe Be tin Ml""