Indiana American, Volume 22, Number 22, Brookville, Franklin County, 19 May 1854 — Page 2

Iii IBHAHA AI1ERIE AH BROOKVILLE, INDIANA

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1831. 5T SINGLE COPIES of the IXDIAXA AMERICAN cm be had at this office, neatly enveloped und propaid with stamps, at n centt each. tus xtuTOTAcnna Qnsnc. Wo refer to this quesiioa again, beC . ... caoe wiwconcteve that proper un aertaiiuinc oi me poiiuuu pennce men, in regard to is, or of vital importance at this time. That there is some difference of opinion, as to what is best, none will deny. Some, conceiving that merer form, and under all circumstances, alcohol ia mischievous, aim at an entire and tnconditional suppressions of its manufacture. Others, supposing that most of the evils can be prevented bj throwing judicious restrictions around the sale of it, do not propose to restrict the manufacture, but to take an oversight of tho liquors, even in the manufacturer's hands, and not allow it to be sold by him, or others, so that it will likely find its way into the tippling houses, or elsewhere, as an article of beverage. This class embraces, we believe, a large majority of the tem perance men of Indiana, and of tho United States. Such we conceive to be the position assumed by the late State Con vention.and also bjr the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance. We are aware that, both in the Convenüon, and in the Grand Division, .motions have been frequently made to strike out the moditying clause, "as a beverage," and make an unconditional attack upon spirituous liquors in every form, but such motions hare found but few advocates and few rotes. This position of the conrention we beliave is right. It accords with our own views of what is demanded, and hence we can advocate it not only as a mat Ur of polier, but also from th love of - it. In some former articles we alluded to this subject. In our aim at brevity, wo may not hare been sufficiently exelicit. Rumors hare reached us that we hare been misunderstood or misrepresented, or both. We have been represented as favoring the manufacture of spirituous liquors. One periodical, edited by a warm personal friend, has been made to say that we are lidding or tht patronogtoftht dietillert. All that we havo to say is that these persons bare misunderstood and misrepresented us. One of the former articles certainly put the distiller and his co-laborers, the corn-raisers. In no enriable position. With us, however, the question if, how far shall law restrain these jointproducers of the deadly poison for wo know no difference morally, between the corn-raiser wood choppcr.wood haulers, cooper or distiller. At present, when at least nino tenths of , the pro-, ducts of their joint labor, go to destroying men, soul and body, we place them all on a- par, morally, with their partner and fellow laborer, the tippling house keeper. When the time comes, as come it will, when alcohol will be used only for lawful purposes, then the whole band of them may pursue their arocation as innocently and as honorably as any other class of useful citiiens. But the question now before the temperance world is legal interposition. Simply as a moral question, the whole subject has had ita day, and receired in all its bra nches, ucmistakable repro bation. We now ask that law shall take cognisance of this moral question, aa it docs of the moral questions of stealing, adultery, arson, false swearing murder, etc. The question then is where shall legal restraint begin? In our former articles wo assumed as granted, that alcoholic- or spirituous liquors might be manufactured for mechanical and medicinal purposes. We assumed al.no, that tho law ought not to prcrent this. And, as it would be impossible to prevent fraud by saying that it should be manufactured for no other purpose, we said in brief. "Let the manufacture be unrestrained only do not allow the manufacturer to keep a tippling house or sell to those that do." This sentence is brief, but we thought it sufficiently explicit to embrace all that is contemplated by me resolutions oi me Mate Temperance Conrention. We believe yet that it does comport precisely with those resolutions. ' That this is a correct epitome o those resolutions will appear, wc think from the fallowing article from the Massachusetts Anti-Liquor Law. This law, it will be remembered is regarded by Ncal Dow himself as a better law in its details, for the states in general than tho original Maine Law. W heard him so express himself soon af ter its passage, and we beard his opin ion endorsed by many of the member of the National Division in 1852. In Maine, as we said before, they can ' not manufacture even what they need for lawful purposes. Not so in any other state. llnce no stato has adopted Maine's provision on the manufacture question, but' all the states that havc adopted the "Maine Law"its essential features we mean, have adopted, in substance the Massachusetts clause relating to the manufacture. Here it is: " --v Sao. 4. The commissioner! or

several counties, and the mayor and

aldertuanof tho city of Boston, on the first Monday of May annually, or as soon thereafter as practicable, may authorize sucn persons as snail apply to them, in writing, to manufacture spirituous or' in toxi hating liquors, at a suitable place or places within their tespective county or city, and sell the same in quantities not less than thirty gallons, to bo exported out of the Commonwealth, and for "mechanical and chemical purposes, or in any quantity to duly authorized agents of the towns aed cities; and such authority, given as aforesaid, shall coottuuo for the term of one year from the date thereof, unless sooner revoked for cause, or annulled C hereinafter provided and specified. Will tho reader pleasl notice how exactly it comports with the expression "kt the manufacturer bs unrestrained &c"? The authorities are to allow "such persons as apply die." Any number of them that select suitable places . and give the necessary bond, "not to keep a tipping house nor sell to those who do." They may export it by the barrel, and 1st Indiana and "other states see that when it reaches their borders it does not find way to tippling houses. . Tho author, ities of Massachusettscou'd not control it here, if they should try,' and hence they do not fool away their time in trying. The manufacturer may also sell by the barrel for mechanical and chemical purposes, to those who need it for such purposes, or he may sell it in any quantity to authorized agents. There are many better scholars, and better writers than our humble self, and we will give any one of them a year's subscription to the Spontoon if he will condense that - article in the same number of words to a better ad vantage than we have done. That we have been misunderstood by many true friends we do not com plain. But that they should continue to misrepresent us is somewhat pain ful. Out we have been understood and appreciated by many of the greates1 and best men of the temperance cause. We could give many extracts from let ters if necessary to show that our po sition is tbo true one. The following must suffice for tho present. Hero is an extract from- a piivate letter from Gen. Cary of Ohio, than whom there is no truer or greater roan enlisted. He was not onlv the first, but he has been the most constant and ab!o advocate of legal prohibition. He says: "I have read the article in your sharp little Spontoon. on the subject of the manufacture of Intoxicating liq ors. There is no doubt but that a prohibitory law suited to Indiana or Ohio must provido for the continued manufacture of pure alcohol, for legitimate pur pout. Alcohol it nccessaiy in the arte, and we, a kmjKrun mn, lo not attack it in its proper place, nor do r desire to interlere with it, except so far as it interferes with tho public good." It will be observed that he says 'pure alcohol." This reminds us that the Grand Division at its It to session, past a resolution in substanco (we have ost the resolution and quote only from memory) that as alcoholic liquors as used for medicinal and mechanical purposes, are not the same as used for a beverage, it is not prudent to admit tho manufacture of auch liquors as are used as a beverage. All we have to say is, that we accept the amendment, and yet we gain nothing by it. The meanest kind of whisky can be made and often is made out of "pure alcohol," and at least we are driven to guard the placeof retail tippling houses. Our articlois already too long or we would quoto the endorsement of other able men to show that tho prudent and real friends of the temperance movement do not expect or deiiru to stop the unconditional manufacture of spirituous liquors, but design only to so restrict it as to put an end as far as possible, to the evils of drunkenness. CONGRESSIONAL. The telegraph gives an account of the most disgraceful proceedings of Congress on the Nebraska question The friends of the bill have tried to bring the gag law into operation, and stop the debate. No wonder. A few such exhibitions of fraud as CoT. Teu ton gave, a part of which wo publish this week, will set tho people to think ing and acting. Tho only hope of the measure is to rush it through without debate. The session of the house that begar. Thursday atnoonlastud till midnight Friday night, and the most disgraceful acts were perpetrated. No doubt, the bill will pass the house with the clause excluding foreigners, stricken out. The Senate will then acopt the House bill, and the deed will be dona. But there will be a day of reckoning. Let it come. If this nation u to bocome a slave holding nation if the' the wholesale doctrines of Wellington' and Jefferson and our fathers ;enerally are to be trampled under the feet of slaveholders, let us know it, that we may know what do. For on , if that bill passes, and if, under it, tA3 beautiful domain to which it applicsbecomcs slave territory we declare etenal hos tility to compromises, anc to tho men who betray freedom. Later. Tho House hela riotious session on Saturday wilhoucomng to a voto on the slavery cxtenson bij. It will pass, without doibt. Curt representative J. II. Laie Avon lie bill after all. Ut frv" has ttU

smma et gaud utes, kaute.

A few weeks ago our neighbor 1 of the Democrat published the amount oi various kinds of liquor sold in Gardiner Maino with a view of showing that a prohibitory law only put the sale into different hands withoutdecreasing the quantity that men would buy it as a mcdicino and then drink it, and he predicted that, if n similar law to the Maino Law should bo enacted in Indiana tho health of Brookville would become alarming bad. Not wishing Ai aid, directly or indirectly in imposing upou the people of our native state a aw that would tend only to the practice of frauds we sat down and wrote to a friend, Rev. Mr. Webber, now stationed in that city, to ascertain such facts as would lead to a proper understanding of the subject. Here is his letter. Will our neighbor do his re aders the favor to copy it? Every paper that gave the statistic should give the accompany explanation. They owe it to the cause of truth and humanity. Let the reader ponder then e facts, and then 1st him ask the question whether the Maine Law is a failure. And if, in so short a time, such a change can be produced in such aplace as Gardiner will not every lover of humanity aid in procuring a similar law in this state! Gardisxr, Me. Apr. 18, 1854. Dear Brother: Youre flßth inst came duly to hand, and at my earliest convenience I Immediately attended to the subject of your inquiry, and give you the result, as furnished to mo by tho city agent by whom tho liq uors for the city are sold, and tho pres ent Mayor of the City. 1 havo also consulted a number of our most responsible citizens, in referenco to tho comparative amount of liquor sold in tho Ctty now, with what was sold ' 1 . .1 . . . . . r . previously to tno enactment oi me prohibitory law. The following is the result: "The table" contained in the slip inclosed in yours, is probably nearly correct. This agency supplies two other towns entire, and tight others partially, beside our own citizens. According to best calculation I have been able to mako with tho above aid, the wholenumbcrin all these towns, including our own City, whogetthcir liquors at this agency, is 12,432 which would give to each one anuuly a little less than 15 cents worth of liquor. It should also be understsod that deducting the per-cent profit, charged at the agency to pay tho salary of the agent, (for hii salary is fixed) would lessen the amount as appears in the "tablo" one third; which would be 81,222,29 instead of 1, 033,54 as in tho table. It should also'be reracmbered that this amnuulU not all uod for "mJitno" but a portion of it is used for mechanical purposes; what proportion I could not ascertain, as no particular note of the use to be made of it is kept by the agent. You w;U remark that it is alio stated above, that the agent is paid for hisieiviccs by tfixiJ tahry, instead of a per cent on the sales tho object of which arrangement is, to take from him all motivo to sell; except what might appear tobe the real need of the applicant. 4 have made Inquiry at to therclative amount, sold now, and before tho law. On this question there is diffcrenco of opinion, but according to the best data I could obtain, the proportion sold now compared with what was sold before the law, cannot bo onvtigthpart, some say one 20th, one lOlh dec. &c. J udging from my own acquaintanc with tho matter, comparing ten years ago with the present, I should say thero could not bo one tenth sold now in the city that was sold at that time. You could then hardly visit the bus! nets street of tho city from 10 o'clock in the morning till 10 or 1 1 at night but you would see moro or less Intoxicated persons in the streets, and brawls and fights wero frequent occurences. Now you may go every day in tho week, and not one time in fifty will you see a drunken person, and brawls and fisticuffs havo ceased among us. The result of tho law is mostialuta' ry. Its popularity is daily increasing Yours, &o. GEO. WEBBER. CHEAT ECLIPSE. An almost total eclipse of tht Sun is to take placo on tho SCth of tho pres ent month. Beginning of eclipse 3h 25m. T. M., mean time. Greatest objuration 4h. 40m. P. M. at Cincin nati. End of tho eclipse 5h.57m. Duration, 2h. 32m. Digits eclipsed, 9 on the Sun's Northern limb. , This is the most remarkable eclipse that w ill appear to us for many years. At Burlington, Vt., tho Sun will be centrally eclipsed. Tho border of the Sun will there appear as a bright ring The lino of central eclipse will pass over Oregon, part of Canada, and into the Atlantic Ocean on tho coast of Maine. EEAtmrrjL habsess. If you want to see a beautiful specimen of carriage harnesp call into the shop of George Smith. It w.ll be difficult to find a better job in tho city, and it would bo mean to goto the city for harness when abetter article can be bought here cheaper than there. JCjTTho Ladies of tho Methodist Sewing Society, will hold a fair in Harrison Ohio, on Wednesday 7lh day of J uno 2 o'clock P. M. All friends jre respectlfully invited to attend, and 'ill try to be there ourself.

THE CETIL' S BTJTTDAY BCH00L, . I This school meets with great regularity, in the market house chiefly, early Sunday morning, and continues in session most of the day, sometimes adjourning to other localities as the advancement of the pupils requires. We witnessed a part of the exorcises last Sunday, as we returned from an appointment in tho country. Two of the advanced scholars wero fighting and swearing in a style that indicated great proficiency in their studies. The yourger boys were looking on with intenso interest, evidently Iraproving by the exercises, and several gentlemen, (probably teachers in the school,) wero enjoying the exhibition of youthful improvement, with as much gusto as a certain class of persons enjoy tho fighting of angry dogs. At what hour the exercises closed, or who received the most applause from tho spectators we are not informed. - We understand that the school ii to meet there again next Sunday morning that there will be a partial intermission, from 9 to 10. to give soma of the younger' ones a chance to atttnd the school at the Presbyterian ('Lurch alio from 1 1 to about 1 to give the same children a chance to attend preaching, and to get their dinner, and another at about 2, to giro some a chanco to attend the Methodist Sunday School. Tuition is free. An able corps of teachers will be in readiness, near by, to givo instructions in swearing, smoking, drinking, and fighting, should the older scholars not bo able to render satisfaotion. As thero is some danger of the exercises at tho market house being interrupted by the Marshal, it is understood that, should this happen, the scholars will meet in

the vicinity of the Oregon, or elsewhere as the good of the school msy icquire. Parents areenvitednottoaccompany their promising sons, particularly pa rents that are religiously inclined. All that is asked of them, is to let their children out, except the few hours of intermission already alluded to. They will probably, return in good season for supper, without such trouble as some foolishly bestow upon their children. N. B. No money nor books will be required. The superintendent, the Devil, will see to furnishing all nec cssary instruction and parents are only required to adopt as their motto the beautiful language of tho poet, "Let em rip." Should any of them become drunkards, or gamblers, or thieves, or be mulcted into fines for riots, all that will bo necessary will be to abuse every body that talks about such events, and say "I could not help Is." - - - - JfiTThe quiet of our city wasdis tuibed last Saturday evening by the unexpected arrival of a band of music from parts unknown. It was in a well got up musio wagon, and drawn by good horses, and as it came down tho streut there was equal admiration and wonder. The musio was good much better than that which had accompa nied the pick pocket shows so somo good judges said. But when it came opposite, lol it turned out to bo Gard' wer t Urate uana, who wero just trying their new wagon, which , they had just received, and in which they expect to attend not a few celebrations this summer, if the lovers of good music will bo liberal enough to help tl em pay for the wagon, and their instrumenta, and their lime. We wero not a little amused at tbo effect that tho discovery that it wis not a "show band" had on some people. While we were the better pleased to discover that it was our own, some said "humph! it is only the Brookville band after all We suggest hope nobody will get mad and stop his paper we suggest that every mother's son of thnm gets some "injun" costume, lets his beard grow hideously(those that can't, can buy artificial whiskers, and ugliucss, for tho occasion) and then give aa "entertainment," for tho lovers of "raro and splendid pieces." We will print the posters, free, gratis, for nothing, on our new Power Press. UQUOBLAWIIT OHIO. It turn out as we feared it would, in reference to the new Liquor Law of Ohio. It has provisions that render nugatory all tbo stringent provisionsof the Law, as the lw of Indiana has. Gen. Carey is out upon it in real good earnest. Wo are glad to sco this. The battle in Ohio will only wax the warmer on account of this attempt to evnde the force of public sentiment. rEESONAX. Rev. A. Eddy, formerly of this country, now a member of tho Cincinnati Conferenco has been spending a few days in Brookville. Ho looks well, and is about the same size as hft used to be in other days. HcisnowP. E. on West Cincinnati District. IQ-We call the attention of persons having small amounts to loan for a short time, to tho advertisement "Loan Wanted." The person applying is fully prepared to do all he says. Administrators or guardians or others, will not only secure n good interest by lending to hira but they will help an industrious and worthy younjr man. who has capital but not money. jtSrWho can tell us where It. A. White has gone to? He has left without paying for his paper.

WAS TOS CTTBAJ The Washington Union of last week

says: "The administration is exercising a vigilant watchfulness over American interests everywhere, and is resolute in its purpose not to yield in any instance to the slightest degradations upon those interests by ny foreign State, however strong or however feebio. A nuisance ot a most disturbing character to our repose has long existed at our very gates a defiance of all the friendly remonstrances which we have made upon the subject. It ie now in the courso of frightful ex tension, lhe time has cone by for treaty negotiations for its removal. Hedress or action is now the alternative demanded by a nation's voice. To that voice tho nation's Executive will nobly respond. More than two informed in categorical terms, If we mistake not, of our rcqusiiions for the insults to which we have been submitted, and for tho injuries which we had sustained. A few days will, perhaps, put us in possession of its mamI mm ' This sounds warlike? The immedi ate cause of this determination is supposed to bo the intelligence brought by Commodore Newton.' He relates that Pezuela, the Captain General at Havana, has in his possession a royal decree emancipating all the slaves in Cuba, but be refrains from publishing it in consequence of the present stato of European affairs. The Cuban Creoles are ripo for a revolution." Commodore Newton has received orders to hold himself in readiness till the Government receives the reply from Spain relative to the Black Warrior affair. The "nuisance" alluded to by "tho Union" ia probably tho project for the emancipation of the slaves in Cuba. But, if Spain promptly apologize for the seizure of the Black Warrior, and make ample reparation , what will the Administration do then? What pre text will it hunt up for abating the nuisance? If the following item of news, just brought by the Arabia, be correct, the Slavery propagandists must make up their minds to tolerate the nuisance, at least for a time: "JlftdriJ. It is stated that Mr. Soulo had received instructions to demand reparation in the caso of the Black Warrior. On the Cth, the Spanish Government made a proper apology and pecuniary recompense." Meantime, some of the New York papers among them tho Tribune and Timet publish letters from correspondents in Havana, coolly inviting tho United Stales to tako possession of Cuba, without any more ado. JI-Tho pick-pockets that accompany tho hippodromo made n good haul at Indiana pol ubwt tor than they did at Drookvillo. One of them was arrested and is now in jail ia that city, where tho whole posse ought to bo. Will the press in the parts of the state that this thieving gang has yet to visit, please say to men who havo money and watches, that they should leave all at homo but "a quarter" or so, when they go near the shows. Of course we do not expect them to advise their readers to leave themselves at home for they would not get the advertising of the shows a perquisite that few editors have the courage to refuse in this age of "dollar papers" when the only profit of an office is advertising. And, by the way, who is to blame? Wo aro hardly prepared to .blame the editors. We blame rather tho stinginess of many moral men who will patronize "cheap papert" regardless of their moral tone. We could give many instances of this. About the time we first paid our respects to Yankee Robinson, a class leader in Brookville a man who is growing rich as fast as any man in town, of his capital, refused to continue the American, because we would not let him have htuxuty ßvt ctntt cheaper than any other person in town, and sent for a dollar weekly, that is printed from old dailies, and every number of which has puffs of theatres, concerts, shows dtc., kc. Well, if he can pray, "Lead us not into temptation," and furnish his children such mental and moral iood as that, it is on a principle that wo wot not of. Wo could give other instances equally illustrative of the fact that the littlencts of good men compells editors to insert such advertisements as n matter of self preservation. We aro uot yet driven to that point and hopo wo never may be. CQ'lt will bo seen by our telegraphic news that affairs in Europo aro growing lively, and the war has commenced in earnest. Tho Allied Pow!:rs have struck their fir?t blow, but it does notappear to havo been a decisivo one. The naval opera'ions in the Black Sea have tcrminutcd in what pugilists would cull a "drawn batii. On tho land tho evacuation of Wallachia by tho Russians wears tho aspect of another disastrous defeat, but wo cannot venturo on a prophecy as to the final result from such very small beginnings. The next European Mail will bring us news of much interest, which wu may now expect to bo repeated weekly. 'Governor Dutton, in his message to tho Connecticut Legislature, recommends the passage of a Maine Luv Temperance Bill and a more efficient organization of the malitia. He takes strong ground against the Nebraska BUI.

UAUKZT8. Our faithful Cincinntti correspondent siys, in hi letter of ost Monday: The flour market remains quiet. Prices are nominally 1,75 to 8,00, for good brand. Holders are firm, and receipts are very licht. In provisions but little is doing and prices area little lower. Sugsr is more active, and commands a little higher price thin heretofore. In molasses there i no change. Good Rio coffe command's from 11 to 12 cents.

Recfpts of cheese are very small. One hundred boxes rold to d ay at 8 J. Butter is coming in more freely, and prices are a little lower. Eggs have declined and now bring only 8. Sinco the above was written, the At lantic has arrived at New York with advices of a decline in the price ot fluur, which has a tendency to check specula tion. Ed. To tht "Arithmetical Question," in te American cf May 6 th. Fiiido Ooonwm: To ar your dur frlond, ths tlnktr, froru ruin, A Co lieg b'boj U up and s-4olnp; Bortuta tint bo It a brars workar of mtttl, Ttks br tbs Uimwr bolli or bis kstilst Oua'i iwsntj-fouf luch fjuf-touun, vtry cttr, (S4.33T) T'oibor fourute and ixty-four handrsdlht sp pssrs. (14X389.) JAMES M. WY.f.N. jCSTlIon. A. L. Roauhe, onoof the Judges, of the Supreme Court, resigned his office on Wednesday, the 2d inst. He look this step in consequence of having been elected to tho Presidency of tho Indiana and Illinois Central Railroad; tho want of the road requiring his active tiupermtendance, und making it impossible for him to attend to other duties. Wo understand that the prospects of this road aro now excellent, and that there is every likelihood that it will be pushed on to its final completion without difficulty, or loss of time. Sentinel. OCT Ex-President Fillmore received a striking reception at Atlanta, Ga. A largo number of locomotives were ready, wiih their steam up, and as the engineer of the train that contained Mr. Fillmore, gave the signal, they all uhistL'dat once, and such a mighty shriek of welcome as then rent the air, was never before heard on earth, or in the heavens, or tho waters, under the earth. S3T At a recent strike of Barbers in tho city of Portland, one of tho speakers closed a most pathetic harangue with the following appropriate outburst: Then fix our scale of prices, And let tho tidings roll, Till due return from labor Shall r pead from pole to pole. ?TWe are happy to learn that the friends of temperance at Harmon, O., Iiwti it it..4. vW into cüect the Ohio Liquor Law, if ii can bo done. A Harrison League has been formed, with a capital stock of about 860,000. They intend toenforce the law to its fullest extent. iClTJohn Freeman, the alleged fugitive, who was arrested by one Edington and imprisoned, has recovered $2000 from Ellington for false imprisonment. When he recovers about twice that amount from Hon. (?) J. L. Robinson, negro hunters and negro catchers will bo careful how they foot twih freemen of Indiana. KAlvinP. Hoveyof Poseycounty has been appointed one of the Su preme Judges of this State, in place of Judge Roacbo resigned. Ho is a young man of promise, and much of a gentleman. We would prefer Judge Iglehart of Evansville, but wo can not help it now. jL3"Onceonatime,"an Irishman and a Negro wero fighting, and while grappling with each other, the Irishman exclaimed: "You black divil, cry, cnoughl" I'll fight till I diel" "So'll I," fiUDg out the negro; I always docs." ACCIDENT. Rev. John Gilchrist, of Dunlapsville Ind., was seriously injured on Satur. day tho Cth inst., In attempting to stop aspan of horses from running away. Doubts are entertained of his recov ery. OCrTbe trusters of the Brookville Collego at late meeting clecccd Mas. II. B. Hibbim ofFulrfleld, Teacher of Instrumental Music io their InstitutionMas. Hibben is one of the most accompiiehed music teachers in the west, and can not lall to render satisfaction. 2TJudgo W. M. M'Carty is in town. He has not permanently located at Indianapolis as we had been nformed. Tempersncs Fountain, fooJ csoba Boiler fur than Hum or brandy, at Dr. Moody's Soda Fount. If you don't believe it, just go and see it. SMALL FOX Ail CLOTHE INDIANS. Tho Minnesota Democrat, of the 26th ult. contains u report of Dr. T. T. Mann, who had been sent out by the Governor of Minnesota to vaccinate the Chippewa Indians, among whom the small-pox was raging wan great violence. Tho parly found that the disease had made fearful destruction in one band 67 had perished. The Indians wero almost frantic with fear and dread of the pestilence, and to soon as it makes its appearance in a Joage, me doomed victim is abandoned to his fate. CAPITAL PXTHISHXEiri. The bill to abolish capital punishment, after being debated at geat length in tho Ohio State Senate, was lost by a majority of two votes.

ABE THÜ2 TOO KaFTXtAILItOAXSES ltO tum. Br E. Gest, Chief Engineer on the Day ten Short Line Rail Road. Tha tenor of many of the recent railroad articles in influential Eastern Journals has been such as, if uncontroverud, to work great detriment and injustice to Western enterprise, by causing distrust in the minds of capitalists, and thus, while promoting that material aid so essential to the early

deve'opraent of the incalculable latent resources of this Western Country, also deterring them from reaping araplo and ceserved remuneration for thus assisting a young and energetic com munity in its onward progress towards competency and wealth. That the majority of these articles emanated in no feeling inimical to the prospcritv of tho groamg West, we can readily ocliuve; bit rather from a lack of - that knowledge impossible to be obtained withoutpersoial observation and actual rcsidtusc among us; uoris thisamatter of wonder, for not a few, born and reared in the midst of these continued aud rapid developments, with temperaments hjwever sanguine, have often itncsöed results of such importance and magnitude, as to appear almost the work of enchantment, and not to be accredited as facts had they not been effected under their own immediate observation. By. reference to the man. it will bo seen that it embraces the following wiioie rouoiu. or fMki-t couutice, vis: in Ohio, Brown, Butler, Clarke, Clermont, Clinton, Greene, Hamilton Montgomery, ono half of Highland and Miami, and one-third of Darke; in Indiana, Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, half of r: i .i r t- a... V rxV lurce-iourms oi rayeue; in Kentucky, Boone, Campbell, Kentoa, half of Bracken and ot Pendleton, three-fourths of Gallatin, aud one fourth of Mason. Within this territory lie.in vhole or in part, the following RailDads, nil of which will bo in operation y 1060, and they, probably, will be ill the roads ever built within the area tamed: COMPLETED. MILKS. Ohio and Mtssippi, 43 Iidianapoli and Cincinnati, 29 Cincinnati Hamilton & Doytoa 01 Hamilton and Eaton and Richmond and Newcastle ....05 I ay ton and Western and Central Indiana, CO Greeuville and Miami, 16 Etyton and Michigan 23 Slsd River and Lake Erie 33 Little Miami Si Springfield and ML Vernon 13 Springfield and London .......11 Columbus and Xenia, 19 Day too, Xenia and Delpre,.... 16 Cincinnati, Wilmington and Zanesv il Ie, 28 Cincinnati and Hillboroujh, 33 Coviogton and Lexington, 31 070 CONSTRUCTING. MILES. Dnytonend Cincinati,. , 03 Cincinnati, Iebanon and Xenia 33 Xenia and Delaware,.... 23 Mnrictta and Cincinnati,.... 18 Covington and Louisville,. 43 Indianapolis and Cin. (direct, SO Cn. Western and Chicago 70 Junction, , oo i L:uiuinrudjLmLFutJlYj I! ! I t: I (irrrnvtiit and Miumi extension lb riqua Branch, Hamilton & Eaton, ...33 Franklin and Warren, 30 491 PROPOSED. M1LIS. Marysvillo and Cincinnati, .....60 Xenia and Helpre,.... 17 Cinrlnuatii.Poitsmouth and Parkcruburh , 40 Newport and Louisville 30 Jlarrictta and Cin. aud UiiUboroueh, (connection with tunnel,) 15 162 RECAPITULATION. Miles completed ...570 t constructing,,. 431 proposed ......162 Totsl miles 1223 Or onemile of road for each 6 six tenths square miles of territory. The following Recapitulation and estimate show the gross value of Real and personal property, and that of the domestic products, for the year 185U, so far as pertains to country property: Value of Farms and Implement 6121,641,833 " of Livestock,.. . 10.254,208 M of Slaughtered Stock,. . .2,002.876 of Wheat, Bsrley and Buckwheat, 3,517,158 " of Oorn, Oats, Clover, Grass &. Flax Seeds,. .9,243,398 " of Tobacco,..., 819,949 " ol Wool 229,888 " of Potatoes, 003,023 -' of Orchird and Garden Pro duct 3G1.983 " of Wine,.,. ...02.220 " of Butter,.... 806,793 " of Hay 1,270,095 of Beeswax, Honey and Sugar 224.095 " of Molasses,. 20,103 " of Flax 38,220 "olllomo Manufactures Total 8151.303.781 From which it will be seen that less than half of the territory la improved. that the density of population in the Ohio section, was at tnat time, over 84 souls per square mile, and for the whole area, was over 72; and that its density is only exceeded by that ot Connecticut, xtnoae isiana andMassachusetts. Allowing for tho natural increase of population, and for that to bo attracted to it, by reason of the great demand for labor upon the many public woiks, and in manufacturing establishments, its population will doubtless, in ll!C0 bo at least 101 to the bquaro mile, and the value of the lands and domestic products will be proportionally increased. In Massachusetts, with a population of 137 per square mile, and one milo of Railioafor each 6? square miles of territory, the Gross Receipts of their roads aver. aged 0.026 per lineal mile, for the ytur 1S52. In Jew lork, for the same time, the receipts were about 65.052 per,mile, with a population of only 67 to tho square mile. The Gross Receipts of the Liulo Miami road, for the last year, were 7,850 per mile, and those of tho Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day'on Road, 87,475 per mile. Both Massachusetts and &ew York, have barren soil, in conjjj.irisou with our own, yet the above results have been actually produced. Il is not, therefore, fair to estimate that in 1 60. with tho population above stated, and with nil these roads completed their Gross average Receipts, per mile, will not be less than those from the Massa-

chusetts roads in lEo2? Most certainly it is, and there is good reason to suppose they will exceed the amount of those receipts. Tke gros cost of the 1223 miles of and, when completed, with rollin , stock buildings Ac, sufficient for the business to bo done, allowing fur a proper proportion of double track, will nouxeced 833.0C0 per mile, or 359,000. The receipts, at SG.0S0 per mile, will be 7,309,793 Deduct L0 per cent, for work ing expenses .a XS4.S09 $3,GÜ4,SD3 Interest on 620,000,000, at 7 per cent, 1,000.000

Amount for dividends anJ depreciation, Si.234.S39 Or a dividend of 81 p r c nt. with a fund to supply depreciation of $500 per milo. To say the least, such cerLinlr is the jiromise of the roads within the cir cuit of a radius nxtv miles from Cincinnsti. 6orrtsTonhnct. For the American. T7I2 C0SKX2.SVILLE TEIXOSAKL Friend Goodtcin.'lldxing had the pleasure of reading the Telegraph for several weeks, I take pleasure in recommending it to the citizms of Fayette county and ilklerv , It ij really gotten up and filled with int-riirg -matter, I would be far from endeavoring to flatter the editor, as he, is en entire stranger to me, but I consider that we should render unto every man that which is due to him. Our friend has located ia our county and is editing a paper which does honor to the county and which if properly sustained will speak well lor our citizens. I - regard it as a duty incumbent upon every man who wishes to see our county advance in science and literature, to encourage such Journals as are calculated to disseminate usi f j1 knowledge among the people. A good coun ty paper isjust as essential, and adds as much to the advancement of a corurauuty as good school. Show me a community thatdoej not make an interest in et tablisbing and supporting a good school, and you find as a general thing an ignorant indolent and dissipated community. Tho same ruie will hold good with regard to encouraging a good county paper. In this age of improvement it is necessary that wq should keep ourselves well posted up in order to keep pace with the times, and as the public journals are the best mcaakof doing this, itis to our interest to patronize thera. A good county paper adds life and interest tobusincsa in any community. I hope that tho citizens of Fayette county will subscribe liberally for the Telegraph, and I am i&iUGeJ that us many of them as are fond of good rCodiiU-lV 111 ifut Uuü wmy . LcU -with usury. When 1 peak of the citizens cf Fayette county patronizing the Telegrsph;I do not mean it should not bo patronized by others, but I mean that we should any to those at a distance that we consider it worthy of their patronage from the fact that we patronize it at home. Thero aro some things of general interest which transpire in Fayette County, cd 1 am ure that the Telegraph will keep its readera wll posted with regard to thoe things. I learn that the temperance men of Connersville aro taking aciiic measures to put a stop to rum skiing in that place, I think that sor.iethin of general interest will be dono on thai subject soon in Connersville, and if you take the Telegraph you will learn what is transpiring here weekly. JAS. W. OH I'll AST. &-JA poetical young" gentleman, while alono in a village church the other day, under the influenc of highly devotional feeling, delivered himself uf tho following sublim verse, which betrays more genius and wit, than sympathy for our fallen race: "I stand again, Ohl sacred fame, Beneath thy turret high. Conscious that all, By Adam's fall, Aro fond of apple nt." The deacon remained after the sermon on the next Sunday, and summoning on the "Nine" to his assistance, wrote directly underneath: "Men to this temple should resort, In pVayer their lime to pass, But some appear to come for sport, With too much apple tatt." ' X5TCoL Benton, because the man of his choice was not appointed postmaster at St. Louis, has resolved not tosend anything to that office through the mails, but will transmit all his communications Rnd public documents, under his frank, by means of Adams & Co'a Express. This is a good move, and meets our, decided approbation. The mails aro now loaded down with books and 'other docume nts under the frank of members of Congress. They are a great nuisance to the mail service, and add nothing to the revenues of the Department. We hope other members of Congress will follow the example of Col. Benton. If they would, it would give much moro certainty and celerity to the mails, and greatly reduce the cost of. their transportation. Sentinel. tSTTo the d sgrace of tho canine race a drunken dog made his appearance in Milwaukie. Tho Democrat says: 'he acted pretty much as other folks do when in a similar state. He made very good rail fence for a few minutes, and then went and laid down by the side of a wood pile. MARRIED. Oa ihs 16Uilnit..al tie riMrnc ol Jas. Ffter By Ror. T. M. EJJy, Mr. Uemt W. Ujumlit to Mlu' Puias J. Hast. Of course the happy couple remembered the PRiSTirt you would have thought ro if you had seen that cake..