Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1851 — Page 2

INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. WILLIAM J. BROWN, Editor. INDIANAPOLIS:

Correspondence of the Indiana State Sentinel. Wilmington, (Del.) Sep:. 8, 1851. Mr. Editor: Perhaps a short totter from me will be

of interest to your readers.

MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1851.

CT The vote taken on Inst Saturday afternoon, oa the

This quiet city contains aboot fourteen thousand inba-1 proposition to assess a tax for lighting the city and pur-

SATCRDAY EVENING, SEPT. 13, 1941.

bitanu is the largest and moat business pl.tce in this chasing a town clock, resulted as follows: Siata, and has ia and aro'if t - mie -plendid manufae- I GAS.

tunag establishments. The Brauuyw me I louring Mills in tUe northern part of tho city, are noted for lUa quan-

titv aad quality of the flour they produce. The Ions established and justly celebrated powder

mills, woolen and cotton factories, and possessions of the 1 3j Ward . a . . ti 1 .-- - I

i'lessis. utipont , commence ujj nie am hbuj w .. ar,l

8am Brenton claimed by the Free Soilers. The followino: from the Ceutreville True Democrat

shows that Mr. Breuton is considered by the Free-soil- about three miles from this place, and extend up the

1st Ward. 2d Ward .

er as '-one of 'era," and that they regard his election

as a Wooly-headed Free-soil triumph. The Newcastle Courier of the 15th August, complained of the State Sentinel for prefixing F. S., (Freesetter.) to the name of Mr. Brenton of the 10th district, aa "unjust.' and adds: " Mr. Brenton is a Whig a warm friend of the administration, and will givii ft a vigorous and energetic support ou all measures of public policy. It is true that oa toe stump be took grounds in favor of amending in some particulars, the Fugitive Slave Bill, and so did Borden, his opponent." We havj a letter from a Frce-soiler of Grant county, f about the same date (August 14.) as the Courier, from which the above is taken, which says: 14 Samuel Brenton is elected to Congress. This is a Free-soil triumph. A- J- Harlan was beaten in the Democratic convention because of bis Free-soilisui. Of this the Free-soilers were well satisfied, and were determined to have a candidate fully committed to their principles. Consequently we wrote out our sentiments in full ou all the leading Free-soil measures, to-wit Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia, Free Territory, no more Slave States, Repeal of the Fugitive Stave Law. He is committed in full to all our principles, in writing, over his own baud and signature. He was not nominated by the Whigs, though most of them Toted for him. If Mr. Brenton has the integrity and firmnass, which we are abundantly assured he baa, by those who know him well, we Free-soilers are satisfied with him. We are not about the prefix, so he has the right principles, aad will not, as too many have done, turn traitor to them when he comes under Washingtou influences. Mr. Brenton is said to be a man of decided ability, great energy of character, and withal, mild and courteous in his manners.

river for about two and a half miles, the whole distance

I being a set ies or succession of falls, which afford an im

mense water-power. In the same space, there is nowhere to be found, perhaps, greater evidences of enterprise, skill and industry. For the extent of two and a half miles, it is, as it were, a village built in tho forest. amonir cliffs of rocks and

ZT" The Treaty with Portugal provides for the settlement of the pecuniary claims of our citizens, presented previous to July 6th, 1830, by the United States Government against the Govemmeut of Portugal, in this wis: The Portuguese Government promise to pay, in satisfaction of those claims, with the exception of that made for the destruction by the British of the privateer hrig Gen. Armstrong in the harbor of Fayal, the sum of $91,172 70, at Lisbon, in ten equal instalments, the the first on tho 30th September, 1851, and a like iustalsnent at the end of every subsequent six months, with interest at six per centum per annum. The claim for the Gen. Armstrong was submitted to the arbitration of the President of France.

water-falls. Aliout two hundred persons are employed I

in tho powder works alone, producing about ten itiou- ; sand pounds of powder daily, being the largest amount, perhaps, produced by any one tinu in the world. Tho business has been carried on. under the same firm first

by the father, and now by the sons for a period of fifty years. They began poor, bnt are now immensely wealthy. They not only manufacture powder for Uncle Sam and i; the lest of mankind,' but they manufacture large numbers of blanket for the Government, and also manufacture broad-cloths, eotton and woolen goods of various kinds. One would suppose the above would give them quite enough employment, but they are among tho best and most enterprising fanners in the country, haying this season some four hundred acres of choice and highly improved land in cultivation. I noticed on their posses

sions two magnificent stone barns, one of which I went j through and examined minutely, and found it superior to any building of the kind I ever saw. It is one hundred I and sixty-eight fret in length by some seventy or eighty feet in width, built of the finest stone, and cost between seven and eight thousand dollars. The lower or base- ' ment story is used for stabling of horses and oxen, and j the whole centre of the building above is supported by j massive iron pillars. It is said to be the best barn in the United States, and in till probability such is the fact. I Near the barn stands a Clay liberty pole one hundred and fiftv feet in height, planted there in the memorable J

days of 1S40. Their private residences are small pala

ces, as it were, situated in bcauulul groves at tne brow of the hill, an i are urrouuded and furnished with every comfort ond convenience. A few days ago ibis quiet place was thiown into great commotion from two young ladies making their appearance on the streets in the Turkish costume. The old and the young were alike curious to sec tho sight. The boys seemed to be in perfect extaeies, nnd the enthusiasm and cheering became so great that the young ladies were forced to take refuge in the house of a friend. The boys then thought they had tbera " treed," but the young ladies passed out tho back way and went on their wav rejoicing. The first Church in the Western world dedicated to Christ, is etill standing on the banks of the Brandy wine, in the eastern part of the city. Its antiquated walls and obliterated and time-worn tomb-stones that surround it. impress one wiih the thought of years passed away, and of time's never-faili.ig change?. G.

5th Ward 6th Ward 7th Ward TWI 44' Majority against Gas tax, 127. CLOCK.

For. ..14 ..41 ..13 o .."14 ..38 ..15 .137

.Igaintt. 60 28 63 17 23" 27 56 264

The Cnban Tragedy. ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY Confirmation of the Cherokeefg news Svfreriagt of the In-radert-Covrage of the America L n at Loss of tkt Spamitk Troop Lopez Oaroted, 4eThe Mail Steamship Empire City reached New York on Saturday afternoon. She left New Orleans on the $Sth ultimo, and Havana aa the morning of the 1st instant The news by the Empire City fudy confirms the sad intelligence of tne otter annihilation of Lopez and his party, brought to New Orleans by the Cherokee. Havana, for tbe la.-t three days ol August, bad been a theatre of the most intense excitement ever witnessed in the Island of ;iba. O i Saturday, the 30tii ultimo.

tbe news i cached Havana of the capture of Gen. Lopez

TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1851. E"The Goshen Democrat volaatecrs We following manly and just defence of our position, against the falsehoods originated with M. C. Dougherty, und industriously ptaarited by tint petty retailer of low scandal, Wm. J. Brown. If Kill Brown bad a particle of the honc-ty, or tho decency that every man should possess, he would promptly retract his falsehoods, and save us the trouble of publishing our own vmdieatiou. Ind. Statesman. We stated before tho election, on what we regarded as good authotity, that Ellis was secretly opposing the election of Dr. Fitch. Two years ago, Ellis zealously and

and his forces, and never was news receivod wi:h more ! honestly no doubt, supported tbe Doctoi's election, and in

For. Against. 1st Ward 27 47 2d Ward 60 9 3d Ward 44 22 4:h Ward 8 11 5th Ward 24 13 6th Ward 50 15 7th Ward 3S 33 Total 251 150

joy and apparent satisfaction. It was a day of jubilee and rejoicing. In the evening the principal buildings in tbe cry were illuminated, torchlight proiessoaS formed, etc. The ileal day. (Sunday.) which is generally a holiday there, was doubly so then, in honor, as they said, of the victory of the Spanish troops. Guns were fired from morning tj uiglit. Shouts and . .ru lor Cncba and tho Queen were continually offered. Lopez was

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in the

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iiiajoriiy tor hock tax, tut. It will be seen that the vote is very light scarcely i more than one-third of the voters of the city having voted on the occasion. We have heard some rumors that an attempt will be 1

made to invalidate the election on account of some al

leged illegality in opening the polls in one of the wards, but we suppose tbey are without foundation.

in uitlercnt parts ol lue town. He was

full uniform of a General, and under his

j left arm was a game cock, and in his right hand a pack I of cards. The rabble amused themselves by shooting at i lie effigy all day. Gen. Lopez was condemned to be garroted on MonI day, the 1st of September. On Sunday morning the ; War steamers Pizarro and Isabella Catholica, were dej spatched to Oahia Honda and Maiicl, to briag up tbe j troops preparatory to the execution. It was reported j that the Pizarro had gone down for Lopez, hut it was afterwards ascertained that he had I .en in the city all

day, but was kept perfectly quiet, in order to prevent confusion. Late in the afternoon, the steamers Haliancro, Almau. lares. Pizarro and Isabella Catholica, all arrived, londjd with troops, being. the remainder cf these

engaged hi the several engagements with Lopez, i hey

will nrnt.ahlv nnx bt fo....vn His wife, whose tick

were marched to the Plaza de Hernas, whero they were . ness cfted him home some time ago. died at Frankfort

ZZf The following are the names of those of our citizens who pay a corporation tax on more than $20,000, and the amount whic they are aisessed on the city tax list: H. Bates $57.130

N. McCarty, 45,626 Estate of A. W. Morris 43.555 1 Isaac Blackford. ( 17,446 personal) 40,676: Daniel Yandcs, (30.000 personal) 40,125' John Carlisle 31,450 j James Blake, SI, 253 !

James Whitconib, (23,764 personal) William Young H. Grilfith James M. Ray, S. A. Fletcher, Little, Drum 8c Andersons, (21,522 personal) William Sheets,

.30,704 .30.400

.27.198

inspected by Concha, after which they retired to their

rendezvous, completely exhausted and tired out. At half-past six o'clock, on the 1st of September, tho troops were assembled at the place of execution, which was at the Ponta, at the entruuee of the harbor, directly opposite the Moro. There were on the ground, at the time, five thousand troops, (three thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry.) and about eight thousand citizens. A few minutes Itefore seven, Lopez was bi ought forward, and ascended a platform, (about fifteen led high.) on which was the cbair of execution. He turned, ami facing tho multitude assembled, addressed them with a short speech, the conclusion of which (and his last word) were, "I die for my leloved Cuba." He then took his seat, the macbinu was adjusted, and at one turn of the screw his head dropped lorwaid; tlien all that remained of him who had so long been the terror and dread of the Cuban Govarnment, was a cold, black, lifeless body. He evinced not the slightest trembling or fear his steps were proud and firm, and his voice dear and distinct. A few hisses and groans were heard from t'.o crowd after the execution; save that, everything

, .,, i ans orderly and quiet. b,JZo j Thcre were jn rnvi

24,605 .24,522 .23,300

This whole tribe of vagabonds got together, "and all with one voice about the spaea ot two hours cried out, Groat is Diana of the Ephesiens. Such was the esdv argument offered by these sbrine makers, great is Diana, and srrijging from motive equally sinister, will be fuutid all opposition to the reform now proposed. We will be told that although there may be some bad men among persons having charge of these trusts, yet the evil is greatly overstated, and that no system better than tho one we now have can be provided . In reply to wl ich I say that the picture is not overdrawn that the swindling ! estates is far loo common , and that men who are called good men. rarely hesitate to make jest as large charges against tho trust fund, for their services, as tbey can get their clever Probate Judge to allow. It is in vain to refer the party interested to the otfieial b' d for redress. Oiteu the amount of the wrong done, estimated by dollars and cents, will not justify the five years seige with its attendant expenses, as already exhibited. The pittance of two hundred dollars may lie of vast consequence to the widow and her , helpless Utile ones. With even this small amount they may be provided with the shelter of an bumble home, and tbe necessary weans of subsistence but the law has ' placed the fitrd in the hands of a barJ and unprincipled man ; deprives her not only of the means of suppnt t . but much more to assert her rights in a court, and then refers her to an official bond for redress, well knowing that ! before it could be obtained from that source, she and ' her family will either perish of starvation , or become objects of public charity. Whether such eases as this arc of frequent or rare occurrence, is quite immaterial. .It is enough to know that they have occurred atid are

constantly occurring all over the State, and you and I, sir, may lay down upon our death bed, wiih no assurance whatever that what has so often happened to the widow and children of others, may not occor to ours. The littie m ans saved at so much sell-denial, to aid in the proper education and care of (he dearest objects of our atrections, may, in the same way be made the subject of robbery and wrong. It is quite notorious that our statutory enaetmer ts upon these subjects, receive little or no attention or regard. Lands are sold through the medium of Probate Courts, by both administrator and guardians, with hardly the shadow of a compliance with the provisions uf the law, and such sales have always, I believe, when tested, been held good by our highest court. Who evei knew or heard of either a guardian or administrator making his account against the estate according to the statuatory fee-bill? They generally charge from five to twenty times as ranch as the law allows, and such charges are pretty generally admitted. I would like to have some one show me where the authority is fount! for allowing lawyers fees against an estate? Certainly not iu t ie statute, and no

where else except in the practice ol the Probate Courts. Our other comU have just precis )y the same power to tax attorneys fees against their suitors as has the Pro. bate Court. The sum is this, the admiuistratoi is paid for doing the business, and if he is necessitated to employ some other person, cither because he is not competent, or is too busily otherwise engaged, be and not the est :to shrill Iii nav for &nr-h sen iitt And vst KUi-h r-hxrerr-c r

monstrous, that at the risk of being deemed made constantly without any authority of law, amount

ing in some estates within my own knowledge to several

; Elkhart county he received 3?6 majority. This year ; bis majority was reduced to 152. The Editor of the ' Goshen Democrat attributes this falling off to other j causes. This may be so; but that Ellis is unfriendly to Dr. Fitch is a fact notorious. There is un unsettled ' question of veracity in relation to the publication of the . Doctor's views on a certain question, which the people ; who know both, will not be long in determining where j the right lies; notwithstanding the declarations of the j Auditor of State, supported by the evidence uf his broj thcr, the editor of the Lafayetlt Cotrier, iud bis father-in-law the 1st Postmaster at Pen Yan, New York. ' With this feeling of bitterness wrankling in his bosom.

: those who know JMlis will not readily suppose that ! would contribute much to the success of Dr. Fitch.

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JITThe Locofoco papers have recently been abusing certain members of the Cabinet for occasionally leaving Washington to visit their families or friends at home. Mr. Crittenden, who has had a full share of their noiice,

on Monday morning last. Dayton Gazette. Gov. Crittenden resides in Washington city, and was on a visit to Kentucky about the time of the State Elections, when his wife was taken ill and died. Sickness of Mrs. Crittenden, which was sudden, neither called him home or from home. UTAn affray occurred last week in Monroe couaty between Levi Collier and James Bales, in which the latter had his scull fractured liy a club- His life was dispaired of at the last accounts.

Outrage. Mr. William Chamherlin, who was a passenger on the

Vara Stephens from Cincinnati, was violently assaulted on Tuesday evoning, while the boat was laying at the Madison wharf, by the runners and two other persons belonging to tho Exchange Hotel at that place. He was cut at with a knife, and his coat entirely cut and torn from htm. We understand that his offence consisted in advisiug some of his friends to put up at the Madison Hotel. Stu-h outrages should not be allowed to go unpunished. LauistilU Courier. This is the first time wo ever heard of any one's being so barbarously treated for giving good advict. Browning has such a ran of custom at the Madison Hotel, that be has no occasion to emplry such runners as the ones mentioned. IjOi" the charge of not having supported the regularly nominated ticket of the party, tho Governor, being

ia possession of all the facts, gives an opinion, viz: " In his support of the candidates of the party. I have evory I reason to to regard Mr. Garber as a co.nijrenr Demochat." This Brown calls " partial endorsement." j This last charge, want of fealty to party nominations, ' is the only charge that can be reduced to writing, and this the Governor, without any overtures or solicitations on our part, answers, and to the point. He considers , our advocacy ef the candidates of the party " consist- j ent.'' JfaJison Courier.

Exactly so. and we consider yortr support of tho whig candidate for Representative in Jcffcrsou county consistent with your present position. Dead. Judge Nathaniel Beverly Tucker, Professor of Law at William and Mary College, died at Winchester, Va., on the 26th ultimo, in tbe sixty-seventh year of his age. XTOur readers are re .'erred to the advertisement in another column of Messrs. New land fls Trabce. successors of S. W. Pugh, Louisville, Ky. Their estab

lishment is a very extensive one and

of being the best house of tbe kind in that ci v to obtain good bargains, as the quality and cheapness of their stock is unsurpassed. Country Merchants, visiting Louiiville should give them a call.

Gov. toiy of

The DirrxBENca between a Fee Negbo and a FrstTiTivB Slave A darkey, in tho South part of this State, stole a fine horse, and soon after a Iridle and saddle. Riding him into Alton, he sold bim, with his equipment, to a sort of smart trailing mulatto, for one hundred dollars receiving ninety-two dollars down, and then ' broke for an Abolition settlement,'' passing himself off aa a fugitive, was furnished with food, money and means, by the " higher law " folks of tue whole route. The unfortunate free mulatto, after the horse, saddle and bridle, had been taken from him by the real owners of them, -tarted in pursuit. He has bad to pay his own

way along, and meets with no assistance to overtake and catch the free negro horse-thief who swindled him. j When a tree darkey wants to travel, he should take the Underground Railroad, and pass himself off as a fugi- , sive. Chicago Cmmrreial Advertiser. Mt'RtzR it Evansville. A man by the name of i Michael Cook was killed in Evansville. on the 1st in!, ay John W Lamb. We learn from tbe Journal that tbey were both boat builders, and until lately had been La partnership, and had had some difficulty concerning their business transactions. Both Lumb and Cook had been before the Recorder that morning the former on account of an attack from Cook, and the latter to make an affidavit that Lumb had broken open his tool chest. About noon , Lumb went to Cook's shop, where a fight ensued, in which Cook received two stabs, the last one causing 31s Heath in a few minutes. The parties were men of families, and were deemed worthy citizens. A coroner' jury returned a verdict of malicious murder. .Virsr Albany Ledger. ITAhby Folsom is invincible. At the meeting of the Free-soilers at Lynn, Mass., to choose delegates to the State Convention, she was present, and having been cordially received moved that one-half of the delegates to Worcester ho fenralee, and supported her motion in a speech which is described by the Abolition Press as being one of "great eloquence and power." This new phase of a "coalition" seemed to strike tbe audience tavorabiy, and the meetiiip continued in session to a very late no, r. Whether the motion prevailed is not stated. The speaker also urged the meeting to take ground in favor of tho Hon. John P. Hale for President of the United Stares, and some prominent free-soil woman for Vice President!

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Interesting California lncideuts. McDougal has issued a proclamation denunciatbe ' vigilauce committee'' orgaaiaaliens. which

at San Francisco and several other ci.ies have taken the law into private hands and Inflicted sumiuai y punishment on a number of desperate villains. The waters aie fast receding iu the different rivers in the San Joaquin valley, and damming operations are be-

! ing extensively engaged in. From all the streams, the

news is most eucouraging, nnd the ruer mining is assuming an importance second alone to the quartz speculations. All the shares on the various streams are held at a premium, which a short time sinco could have been purchased for one-third of their value. The steamship Sea Bird. Cant. Wiiiifms arrived at

San Francisco on the 31st of July, in two hundred and ' forty days from New York. During the passage, she struck on the Island of San Martine, and knocked a hole in her larboard bow. She was run on the beach and repaired. Two companies of overland emigrants reached El Dorado, one on the 17th, and the other on the 21st July; one in 77 days from St. Josephs, Mo., the other in 79 days from Kainsville [sic], Missouri river. They were from Wisconsin, Michigan. Illinois and Missiouri [sic]. One com-

pany went by the Salt Lake country, and found the col-

ony prosperous and increasing. They rejoice in the

prospect ol full harvests, and received the emigrants kindly. ONE HUNDRED INDIANS SLAIN.--On the morning of the 6th July, a party of fifteen men, under the command of Capt. B. F. Harvey, made an attack upon some 800 Pitt River Indians, some 20 miles from Shasta. A warm fire was kept up for some time, some 60 or 70 Indians were killed, and a large number mortally wounded. The party captured and brought in four squaws, and one young child. On the following morning 150 men, well armed, left for Pitt River, and all other parts of the country where the Indians were to be found. On the night of the 14th, a party of five men (miners) were attacked four miles from Shasta. Matthews, from Iowa, was shot dead on the spot, and three others badly wounded, one of whom has since died. His name was Osborne, from Salem. Mass. A fire in Suisun valley ranged over a large space and

hs the reputation I destroyed over AHA) tons ol prepared hay, worth at least

On tbe 20th inst., a shower of meat fell at the army station near Benicia. Major Allen was struck by one of the falling pieces. The shower lasted two or three minutes. The pieces wero from the sizo of a pigeon's egg up to that ol an orangethe heavies! perhaps weighing three ounces. No birds were visible in the air at tho

time

ana over one hundred rnisoners.

(Lopez's men.) who ni e to be sent to Spain for ten years' confinement in the dungeon. The remainder of the forces are supposed to have perished from hunger and fatigue. From the report cf the prisoners themselves, their sufferings before capture were intense. Thev say

Yandes, 22.725 they lived several days 011 the leaves of troes, and the

lost meal they had wa Irom the horse M Gen. Lopez, which they killed ami divided among themselves. Lopex. when taken, was wandering about the country alone. Th. re are various reports as to the manner of his arrest. Some say he was capture) by dogs. Another report is, tht he went to a farm lmue. nnd asked

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pwwvwip iu cm, aim pviini?v"u iu io. uunii, wmiu f property must pass

iis siiiinii'u mm : ne reu sieep, uiiring wuicu urne, me

Robt. B. Duncan, 22,945'

Jas. W

Calvin Fletcher, 21,71 N. B. Palmer, 21,500 Tbe above only includes property within the limits of corporation many of the above persons own a larger amount of property out of the corporation than within it.

Adams & Co. 's Express. By refdence to another column it will be seen that this wealthy and enterprising company have established a branch of their Express at Indianapolis, Messrs Blythe & Holland. Agents. Suitable cars have been oonstruetcd, and trust-worthy conductors appointed. Any article whatever, from a steam engine to a gold watcli, may be transported to any point in the Union, including California and Oregon, with the "certainty, security, and celerity'' of the United States mails, at very moderate charges. This great enterprise is a wonderful illustration of what mar be accomplish .1 by perseverance and industry. Fifteen years ago, Mr. Adams, then a young man residing in Boston, known

the I dy to a few lor his energy, honesty, and strict integri

ty, conceived the idea of these lines of expresses. He first commenced by travelling on the daily line between New York and Boston, carrying a few packages in a small trunk and a carpet satchel. From that small beginning he has extended bis operations until it is now the most wealthy and extensive company in the Union, doing an immense business as exchange brokers in all the largo cities ef the Union, and enjoys unlimited credit and confidence.

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owner of the place obtained the assistance of four men, who bound Lopez hand and foot, and then despatched a person to the nearest rendervous of troops, where he was made secure. The prisoneissay thnt in no instance have the Creoles of tho island manilested the least dis- ! position to join the invaders. Every action they had with 1 lie troops they were victorious. It was impossible for the Spanish Generals to rally their r-oldiers. The number of troops killed, wounded, and missing, is tico thousand. Among these is Enna, second in commund to Concha, nnd said to be the best and bravest officer in th armv. He- was shot through the thigh, at the head of an advancing column. There are now no fears of an invasion. The annihilation of Lopez and his forces has restored, i,i a measure, peace mill quiet in the city, and the excitement is fat subsiding.

Gen. Lopez's Last Moments. At the fatal hour' I Gen. Lopez was brought out, and ascended a platform with a firm step. His person was enveloped in a white , ' shroud. The executioner then removed the shroud, and

(here stood tho General in his full military uniform before the assembled multitude. His npprvtranco was calm, dignified and heroic. Not J a muscle quivered. He looked upon the preparations for ' death unmoved ; his countenance changed not, aud his whole bearing was firm and manly. The executioner now removed his embroidered coat, !

Smith Tbc Connersville Vulley

lion. C. D Has removed to Cincinnati.

(Whig) says: "Had Mr. S. remained in Indium, his name would bavo bren before the next National Whig Convention, as

Legal Reform. No. 4 , To his Excellency Joseph A. Wright. Governor of Indiana: Sie. There is one other matter of deep aud abiding interest to every citizen, and with which are connected

abuses so

tedious, I will veii'nro briefly to remark upon it. 1 mean, sir, the present mode of dealing with the estates of deceased persons, commonly called the Probate System, and which is the parent of more fraud, wastelulness, ruscality and iniquity, than all the other evils of our

laws. Uur .Probate Judges arc generally men ol worth and respectability, and whatever evils exist are rather lo be attiibuted lo the laws and the long established though erroneous practice of those courts, than to any wrong intention on the paitof those whe preside there. Reform here is of the most vital importance to every citizen, inasmuch as it aiiect the deaicsl lights he can have. While living, he may have a volition whether he will enter the legal arena as a suitor; but death comes.

the only great event that is sure to happen lo all, nml

tiic ordeal ol Hie law. the

dearest interests of those he leaves alter him, must be entrusted to other hands. Beyond bis own personal care, it falls to the pioteetion of the law and its ministers; and il such protection proves inadequate, the helpless widow and oiphaned children arc (he sufieieis. In vain will have been the toil of a Iil'e-timc lo provide something for the comfort ami maintenance of those whose dearest welfare lay nearest his heart, if the law. instead of acting as a shield nceomes a sword, Thcre has lor some years, been a growing dislike among the people to our whole bodv of Inws upon this subject. Hard and oppressive cases have ofteu presented themselves, and for a time aroused the attention and sympathy of the neighborhood of their locality, but have either been soon for got ton, or no one cared voluntarily to espouse the cause of the weak and obscure the widow and orphan against the rich and powerful. 11 The lone widow" mav "pine in staiving solitude," and with a snd and comfortless heart see the little property left l.y him she loved1 so well violently taken, squandered or withheld, and for her and the helpless ones to whom she so fondly clings, no one has been found t speak. The law. which should (ei.iost strong to protect the weak nnd helpless, has been to her and hers only an instrument of robbery and oppression. But I will now speak. Would t heaven her cause were in abler hands, one who, with eloquence to captivate, should m..k" himself heard in thunder-tones from this centre to the remotest corners of

our State. I will no longer hold mv peace, but at the

his sash, cravat, and all the insignia of his military rank, I rb of offending the oppressor and his minions, will at-

candidate for Vice President."

Why not present it any howt cinnati will net disfranchise him.

His residence in Cin-

Railroad Excursion. The Bellefontaine Company have concluded to give a Fi n i 1 ro r 1 PYrnrMnn to f ' ! n..f .r fo. 1 1 f( ,r t ' t r. ,-"!,.., f.-..m

I Samuel Lindcrmurtb, left Sacramento city in January ! .1 n l r e . i 'l r , ! for Trinidad Rav. with .000. A dav out he sent back i tho c,tv " t,,e 9lh of October, on the opening of the

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Bay, with $,0(X). A day

by one of his own men, $1,000 to luiy goods from a re

turning train, which he passed on the route. 1 Ins was I tbe last heard ot" him. About six weeks after, his brother found his mules and some of his clothes. The j four Mexicans who were aiding him in his train were : not to be found, aud doubtless p.- 'ictrated the murder.

road to that point ; cars to leave Indianapolis and Ches

terfield at 8 o'clock, a. m. Price to be twenty-five cents

each way

Refreshments on the ground.

OREGON NEWS. Dates from Astoria to the 22d July are at hand. Gov. Gaines and a small parly have gone nut to chastise the Indians and strong fears were eutcrtained for iheir safety. Gen. Lane had headed a party of men. and afler thrashing some of the tribes, killing some 40 or 50, came on down to San Francisco and is now on his way to his old home in Indiana. Safety or Capt. Kiukfatmck. Iu onr paper some weeks b:ick we gave particulars of tbe supposed massacre of Capt Kirkpatrick and some fifteen men who were landed from a steamer at Erving Harbor in June, with the intention of founding a colony. A few davs after, when another vessel landed there to leave supjdies, the party were gone, the camp torn up, their articles strewn over the beach, and every sign indicating that they had been overpowered and massacred. It happily turns out, by this last arrival, that all are safe, after passing through great perils. They had several battles wiih tbe Indians, who were upon them in large numbers, but finally drove them off, and in tho night made their escape. After travelling by land alonq the coast, and encountering several tribes, giving battles in two or three instances, they reached Portland, Oregon, in safety -

Madison Packets. The Wisconsin and Hoosier State have been withdrawn, owing to the low stage of water, and their places are siippli. d by the Mount Vernon and the Fort Pitt, two light-draught boats.

in token of disgrace

General Lopez, with Iiis hands tightly hound together in front, stepped forward, and in a strong, clear voice, slowlv spoke 10 those around ns follower " I PRAY THE PERSONS WHO HAVE COMPROMISED ME TO PARDON ME AS I PARDON THEM. My DEATH WILL NOT CHANGS THE DESTINIES OF CUBA." The executioner, standing a little behind, here interrupted him in an itisulting lone, wiih " Come, be quick, be quick " General Lopez, turning his head partly around, fixed his eye on the man. and said sternly, gritting his teeth, " Wait, Sir." He then continued: "Adieu, sit beloved Cuba! Adieu, sit brethREN." The General then stepped back, seated himself on the stool. A priest with the crucifix and taper stood on one side of him. the execu'ioner on the other. The collar was then placed around the prisoner's neck. The priest now placed the crucifix between the General's hands, and just as he was in the act of inclining his bead to kiss it, the executioner swung the fatal screw, and the head of the unfortunate man at the same instant dropped forwaid, touching the crucifix. He never moved again. There sat the body of one of the bravest men that ever drew breath, but a momeut ago alive, now a ghastly corpse.

The execution was conducted in the most orderly man

j tempt, in this public manner, the by no means agreca1 ble task of laving bnre the iniquities of an oppressive j and unjust system I rust ing that my humble eff"t msy not be in vain that public attention may lc so directed 1 as to eventuate W reform where i'. is ihc most needed, j Our laws Uon the subjects of administrators, cxecn1 tors, guardians, dower nnd partition , are borrowed Irom I the English statutes upon those Mfcjeeti; and I am fully justified in saying, that both in that country and our

own, the whole system has lulled to nnswer tne cnu 01 its desijn. The history of our world shows that the disposition ind practical conduct of the strong toward the weak, has generally been that of oppression and tyranny; and this is true whether of nations or individuals. The language of Blackstone, nearly an hundred yeais go, shows that human nature is about the same in our dav, ss in the times he refers to. Speaking of the ancient English tenures, and the various services ami burihens connected therewith as they existed in the sixteenth centurv, he aar: " The heir on the death of the

of the ancester, if of full age. wes plundered of the first emoluments arising from his inheritance by way of relief and primer desin; and if under age, of tbe whole of his estate during infancy. And tbeu, as Sir Thomas Smith very feelingly complains. ' when he came to his own after he was out of his wardship, his woods decayed, houses fallen down, stock wasted and gone, lands let

forth and ploughed to be barren,' to reduce him still fur-

Politics iu Oregon. The Oregon Statesman says the Legislative Council is composed of eight Democrats and one Whig, and the Honse of Representatives of twenty Democrats and two Whigs. More Salt. Salt-water, in great quantities, has been fnnnd within a few miles of the Ohio, near tho Rauawha river, in Mason county, Va. The water is equal to the water of the celebrated Kanawha Salines.

ner and in perfect silcnc. No shouting or any other ex- ,hei. ne was vet to nav a V(.ars ptofits as a fine for soe

hibition of applause was manifest. Whether this was j jr. out ,is livery: and a'lso the price and value of his

the result ol the news from ew Orleans, or tbe express j marriage, if he refused such wife as bis lord and guar

orders of the Captain-General, is not known.

Immediately after the execution. General Lopez's body was taken down, and privately buried. Beyond tho eireultion of the announcement of tho execution, there was no excitement during tho day. Among the relatives of General Lopez sod Cuba are, his brother-in-law, the Count of Pozosdulccs. a noble-

dian had bartered for, and imposed nion hun. or twice

that value if he married another woman. Add 10 this the untimely and expensive honor of k tighthood, to make his poverty more completely splendid. And when, by these deductions, his fortune was so shattered and ruined thnt perhaps he was obliged to sell his patrimony, be

had not that poor privilege allowed bim, without paying .. . - f 1? A-" If

hundred dollars. The attorney is olten employed, not j lor tne interest of the estate, but to aid the administrator -defend In n against citations and attachments, and . assist him in evciy way to keep the money from distri

bution as lung as possi 'le. and in tue cud, say after the lapse of rive or ten years, when tie s compelled to settle and disgorge, he produces ns one of li s v on-hers tire receipt of ihat very attorney, for ''one hundred and fifty dollars as attorneys fees lor sei vices render- d in the estate of John Mulhaa. deceased." 11 of which is du'y allowed ns a part of the Costs of tMii:g the rotate' And then the administrator himself h-s hud a long and tedious time of it. Ail the days he has spent including those when he was responding to citations and attachments are religiously noted down and swoie to in tho end. nnd are allowed at a price fixed by himself, tc which is itd'led personal exenscs while on the same business, und, to crown all, the costs of the compulsory proceedings which had once been ordered to le mid by bim, are, upon "the sober second thought," sided by a Iii it begging on tho pait of the interested paity, busily taxed up against the estate! Now the stntule says thnt all this shall be presum d to be light and honest! si; hough it may be mnde ex part and without notice to any of the patties in interest, leaving to any one who may have the lemeriiy to complain the poor remedy of a bill in chancery for h's rearetä. The costs and expenses too o mnking asset ts of real estate lor the payment of debts, and for reinvestment, and of partition and in dower proceedings, are onerous and frequently absorb r.o incousiJ-

cradle smue ol the value ol the land. Ail these evils are of the same clas, and require the same sweeping reform. I have not tune to dwell upon the evils of the system. If I had I might point out the modus operandi by which Estates well worth over and above all indebtedness from one to three thousand dollars, nre at the end of eight or ten years, finally settled as in. solvent: how an administrator often takes possession of an Estate and nevt r makes any report at all probably in a few years is either dead or gone Irom the country, and his lioncfsfnnn nolietter. I might advert to the putchasing up of clntms against tbe Estate al half price or less, and proem ing the min to be allowed against ibe Estate at their face. I might refer to the delay and ex pense attending tho appointment of. and settling Estates by administrators of administrators; and the almost utter impossibility of tiifoning by any legal process, the collection of a claim agninst an Ef-tate. AH of these things however nre of such frequent ond common occurrence, as to need only to be referred to. Ii is said thai evei'v one who stands forth in the character of a 1 . former, should have something better 10 offer in the place of thai which he condemns, and to this I fully agree, and most cheerfully, and with great defer. enee, submit my plan for public consideration a plan which t-most sincerely believe, will do awny with most, if not all the monstrous evils we have been considering. I would place the Estates of all intestates, and the guardianship of h11 property of their minor heirs, in the care and custody of one or two men in each coiniy, who should be elected by the people for the term of five years or more to bo called public administrators, who should reside and keep their office at the county seat, to be nt nil times open for the transaction of business.

They should be paid by n reasonable and sufficient fee bill for 1 heir sei vices, which they should, iu no case be allowed to exceed. They should lie required 10 give sufficient bonds, and the use or embezzlement of any funds by them should be made a high misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison and disfranchisement . It should b their duty to take letters cf administration and guardianship at once upon Estates of intestates, nnd ptocecd with the leaM possible delay . to clos the business of the Estate. These lettcts should lie granted 111 general terms " To the public admiuisirator of the county n " so that upon any chaiure of persons in tho offi c. from any cause, no new let.ers n-ed

issue.

man of great wealth and high character, Madame Frias, j n exorbitant fine for a UcenSe of alienation" ! J C - II C t . I I . "I IT - I .

widow 01 a noiiieinrtn 01 wealth, his sisier-m-iaw. tie

had other near relatives. They all left town previous to the execution, nna'iiiing to be near on such an occasion. General Lopez was 55 years of age. He has a son 18 years of ngc. studying in Switzerland. His wife

Although it mnv be we have no such ancient rascali

ties to be used as instruments of plunder, yet other means are not wanting to accomplish the same ends; and I venture the bold assertion, that the winde liody of onr statutory enactments upon the subject of the care,

tCol. Bigler, the democartie candidate for Coveror of Pennsylvania , uses the following explicit aad unmistakable language in reference to the Compromise: "I am for the Compromise measures, and in favor of a thorough and efficient execution of them as they art, and

all luture Congressional agitation of the dues-

settled by tbem."

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jonnsion. me wmg candidate, take tbe reverse ground, and openly proclaims himself aa "agitator." The rteolt of tue electir n in October, will test '.be love of Pennsylvania for tbe Union. Adrian WateJUover. TT The Jeflersonville Railroad is now finished to Viearn, Scott eonatyi a distance of twenty-seven miles, ' and the work is being poshed ahead vigorously. The road is already doing a business far greater than had Wan anticipated. The ears go out regularly at seven o'clock in 'he morning, and retnrn early in tbe afternoon, j Tbe Jeffersonville Company has some two thousand tons of Railroad iron now lying at Cincinnati, and in eonseqnenee of the low water they are greatly delayed in getting it here. LouisriUe Csmrier. CTThe English Papers say that the decease of Thomaj Moore, the poet, mav he daily expected. The last aaeouota state that thcre is no improvement in his health, and aa in tbe case of Sou they, his mind ia beyond the reaair of medicine or of time. Ife hits for many years reiided at tfiperton Cottage, aear Chippenham in Wilt-h;r.

Lost in tiis Woods. The Marion (Grant county) Journal, of the 23tn ult., gives the particulars of a most interest ing and distressing adventure of an old man named Ferguson, aged about eighty years, who, with his little son of eight years, a few days since visited a country neighbor, distant some four miles. Tbey started home in iho evening and got lost, ami wandered about all night. In the morning, they renewed the search for a road, and ke t it up all day, the old man in the evening getting so feeble that he fell over a log and was unable to rise. Tbey were ont three days before alarm was created, when tbe people turned out to hunt them. One day was devoted to the search without success; another one followed, when, after travelling! through

brushes, briars, and swamps, they at last found them,

0Thc following is Irom the pen of our old friend

James O. Eades, Esq., formerly of Connersville, in this : suuls i Stute. Mr. Eades is now the editor of tbe " Iowa ,

j Stateeman," an excellent Democratic paper, published j at Fort Madison in that State: Abolitionism Rebuked. Wc are truly glad to learn ! that our old fri?ud S. W. Parker, Esq., of Connersville, 1 , Indiana, has been elected to Congress over thnt notori- j ; ous demagogue and abolitionist, G. W. Julian, aud we ! have no doubt that Mr. Parker will fill bis place in tbe next Congress with much more credit to himself and ; ' honor to the S'atc, than Mr. Julian did in the last. We ' 1 expect to find Mr. Parkor an uncompromising whig, as t he ever has been, but. at the same time we would muoh ' rather see such men in the councils of tbe nation than I abolitionists and detnagouges We hope to live to sec the day when the democrary in j the Wayne district, will be able to elect a true Jeff r-

sonian democrat to congress. Wc labored ten years

his income as last as previous unfortunate

lie received it

expeditions, he

In this, nnd

lost very

the

Urge

From lbs Cincinnati Enquirer. The Fire Auuihilator.

is in Paris. Tbe General was veiy wealthy, but spent 1 Outodv. control and division of the property and estates

of deceased persons, nre radically wrong and detective, and should lie repealed from the beginning to the end, and a better and more reasonable tysiem be made to take its place. As now administered, the business is dnne in all sorts of ways but the right wav. producing infinite confusion and obscurity; and this necessarily arises, even with the best intentions, from placing tho business in the hands often of a widow unacquainted with cither legal forms or business transactions, and gcnernlly of those who are necessitated to rely upon the aid of others. Guardians embezzle and squander the estates of their wards; under pretence of re investment, convert their real estate

and in a situation truly deplorable and pitiable; the old ; faithfully in thai district for the success of the democratic

man's body was entirely submerged under the water and

mud he as lying on his back, wiih his face only out , of the water. In this situation he had been for more I than two enure days, and yet, strange as it may appear, : life was not extinct. When taken out and conveyed to the nearest house, the old man survived but a few hours. The water had chilled him to the very heart. When found the little boy was seated by a tree close to his lather his head resting on one hand and knee. He seemed to be glad, and remarked: " We are waiting here!" He was cr.able to walk nt the time, bis feet being badly swollen and his limbs stiff. Tbe mosquitoes had bitten tbe little fellows face nntil it was black, but be is in a fair way for a speedy recovery.

IL7A man was cared of tbe cholera at Bloomington. Ia.. last week, after he had been given un by his nhvsi.

ciana, by dashing cold water in copious quantities on' his ! body, and then wrapping him in blankets.

U"J. D. Wcstcotf , formerly U. S. ßenator from Florida. denies that he had any thing t. do with tbe Greer and Donaldson correspondence in the N Y. Herald. TT The rnmor at tbe severe .'llness of Daniel Webster is contradicted. He is soon expected to return to Portfolio In Washington .

pnrty, and was proud to see that each year we gained

something from oir nolitioal opponents, reducing their majority from near four thousand to that of five hundred.

Experiments, both in England and iu this country have resulted so successfully as lo entirely remove all doubt of the practicability and success of uns great in

vention. Uue of the machines, of the house sizo, brought over from London, was tested at liaiiuuoie on the iiih mat., in preseuce ol several practical men, and proved all tlisl has been claimed lor it. A tar barrel, says th.- su . . tuoroughly sataruted, and filled wiin shavings, ami dry bocrd- split tip, tho whole well soaked with turpentine; was set up on end on an iron frame, to admit of lieu draught fiom below, and igniicd; iu an insiaiil the contents were enveloped in flame, which rose with violence I some eight or ten leet above the edge of the barrel. At a time when the combustion was most intense, and tho ( heat bad fairly taken hold of the boaids and the sides uf ; the Inn til, the iustrument wns put in operation, and u su earn of the gaseous fluid, whicii was insiunlly generaj led. directed upon the flaming pile. The effect was tno

They should have full power upon notice to the heirs,

to sell real Estate either to pay debts or for investment, and. upon like notice to the parties in interest, to make pat t. lion and assign dovcer, without tbe formality ot any suit in court, and t make and execute all deeds and other instrumenta to carry out these powers. All Estates should be settled in their office uoon notice 10 the heirs and persons interested. Tbey should be required to report to the court having jurisdiction, at stated times, tbe situation of all Estates, with tbe amount of monies belonging to each, and all investments and depoeftes of money should be made under tbe order of the court. An appeal should lay from their decision of any matter tc the proper couit. I would not deprive any person of the power of appointing by will his Executor and guardians for bis childien, but on ihe decease, resignation, or refusal lo serve of such executors or guardians the administration with the will annexed should then fall to the public administrator and I would make icslamontnry guardians and executors, amenable in ihe first instance 10 tne publto administrator, with whom they should settle, and all their transactions should lc duly recorded 'n their office subject to appeal to the proper court N public admmfs-

trntoi- should lie allowed to cngege in the duties ol any

into money, and then use it for their own speculative j employment which would be adverse to tue interests of

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purposes, until, when tiie heir comes 01 age, insicnu 01

: his woods, lands and houses decayed, like the heir so pa

tlietieallv snoken of bv Blsckstone, helro quoted

finds he has iust no lands, houses or woods at all. and

j in answer to anv legal nttcmpt at redress which lie may mak agninst his guardian, he is met with a long bill of ; charges for maintenance, care of property, lawyer's , fees, court and clerk's and sheriffs fees, till of which are generally allowed in full, without any legal proof ! whatever; besides which, he is made to pay the entire cost of bringing his trustee to an account, and is glad to

whole wns extinguished in twenty-five seconds, and escano nennvless from the tender protection of the law

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The demoer.tie nitrtv nevr r.v.L ... thin K tr. co.a.iico ...it tue , veit.il o. . c. m.u .1 iioics, , J Iu, Innrt Had been let alone. It WO.HQ noun, it s. .mv..

into . nasl.ti.in with ...eh . nil, f etlnn H,.t nf .ho cha. red und moistened contents. Not aspa. k was to be 1 maintained him. end remained entire as a valuable pat

mg

1 abolitionials, and so far as we are concerned, we would ; much rather be defeated under our obi democratic banner than to succeed by any such unholy alliance.

Ocean Steamships on the Pacific. There are twenty-nine ocean steamsuips now tunning between

Francisco and the various pnrts on tho Pacific.

San

There arc others which will soon be added to the list, so that the number will soon bo sufficient to allow tbe departure of a different steamer every day of the month. All this steam fleet has sprung up in the last two and a half years, and the San Francisco Herald predicts that before the next five years expire, steam communication will undoubtedly be opened with the Sandwich Islands, and the other important groups of the Pacific, Junan

and China, Australia, and the adjoining British Colonies, and probably with the rich islands of the Indian j Ocean. The probability is, that by the cod of that time there will be a greater number of s eamers sailing ' out of San Francisco than any other city of the werbt

seen, yet the povter ol the instrument was not exhausted

until s una lime after it had accomplished its work. The National Intelligencer confirms the report that an association of Amciicun gentlemen has been formed, who have obtaiucd the patent right for this country. The association have lately had a session a Washington, and have selected Elisha Whittlesey, President, aud P. T. Baencm, Secretary. The fortune which these men will reap must he immense, if they succeed in retaining the use of the invention in their own use. This, however, will bo secondary to the great value which community will derive fn.m the discovery. One interest alone, which tbe Cleveland Plain Dealer points out, will find il of almost incalculable value the capital employed in the different Railroad corporations in the United States, $300,000,000, of which amount at least one. ihr. I is laid out in cars, bridges and depots, on 100,000,000 comparatively no insurance. What aa immense value the " Annihilator" must be to these corporations aione. In no State, bowevar, will it be more valuable than in

California, where property, is so liable to fire, where no kind of t?iirflie can ha effected.

rimnny at his majority. While there are many very many honorable men filling these important stationa, yet it ennnot be denied that the number falling within the character and descripibm I have spoken of. is bv no moans inconsiderable, nor can it be denied thnt frauds, of ihc most glnring character, are constantly committed and petpstratcd by them. Estates have come too much to be considered a a sort of common fund to be 'distributed, not among heirs, but administrators, guardians, clerks, sheriffs and attorneys, intil the evil has grown to a magnitude so great and p wcrful as to render a successful attack and exposure bv no means ensy. Let a voice for reform ho raided, and enough of interested parties will always be found to raise tbe howl of opposition This also is an old phase of human nature. More than eighteen centuries have gone by since a certain silver-smith; named Dem-trius, and others of like crart. opposed the reform of the great apostle of the Gentiles in attempting to turn the people

from idolatry. And why? Simply becni6o they made

JJiana. wbicn orougni mem m smau

and j silver shrines for

1 gain.

any restate m niscare. Ti e advantage which such a system wonld posrsa

be over the present must be quite obvious to every reflect

ing mind. Instead of having one hundred different persons in a county scting as representaiites of Estates, doing the business in an hundred different ways, ami iu no way at all. we have one or two well qualified men, doing the business uniformly. The puhlie convenience will be greatly promoted by having at one point officers w ho are able to give saiisfaetorv answers to any inqubirs which may I madv respiting Estates in their care. Being public officers, immediately accountable to the people they will be desiroua of discharging t'ieir duty punctually nnd can have no motive for delay in closing Estates, as they cannot use the money in their hands. The business will be done uniformly, and at a very small cost as compared wiih the present mode. The business of most of our counties wonld afford owe person full employment, in tho discbarge of ihe dot ies of the office, and in several counties the services of two would be required. Would not every one feci mneh better satisfied to reave the custody of his Estate in the hands of such a public officer, than to the due course, of administration as now provided by law? Such officers would oeeopv the same footing in point of responsibility with County Treasurer, or Sheriff, and with the guards which would he thrown around them, wonld ( qnile unlikely ever, tsa become defaulters, whereas, our present adminish ators are defaulters all the time some where or another. I have attempted only an outline, and a faint one at that, and am well aware that objections might he urged against it but I think aeue incapeXle of sa easy answer. PLOWPFN.